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Texas Republican Senate Candidate Claims That Being Gay Is A Choice That Will Be Punished By God
Texas Republican senate candidates Craig James, a former NFL player, and Ted Cruz went after former Dallas mayor Tom Leppert (R) for marching in a gay pride parade during a debate yesterday in an effort to portray Leppert as pro-gay and out of touch with conservative values. Both men pledged to stay away from gay festivities if elected and James went so far as to suggest that being gay is a choice that will be punished by God:
MODERATOR: Are you saying Mayor Leppert is in favor of gay marriage?
CRUZ: What I am saying is that when a mayor of a city chooses twice to march in a parade celebrating gay pride, thats a statement and its not a statement I agree with.
JAMES: I think right now in this country, our moral fiber is sliding down a slope that is going to be hard to stop if we dont stand up with leaders who dont go ride in gay parades. I can assure you I will never ride in a gay parade. And I hear what youre saying, Tom, but leaders our kids out there people need to see examples.
MODERATOR: Do you think people choose to be gay?
JAMES: I think its a choice, I do.
MODERATOR: Its not in the genes?
JAMES: I think that you have to make that choice. But in that case right there, they are going to have to answer to the Lord for their actions. We should not give benefits to those civil unions.
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http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/02/23/431445/texas-republican-senate-candidate-claims-that-being-gay-is-a-choice-that-will-be-punished-by-god/
As if I needed another reason to hate Craig James.
He's a 2bit former analyst for ESPN who was awful. He was a running back at SMU, and though he denies it, I'd bet cash money he was on the take too.
His son wasn't a great payer, but with Daddy's help he got a D1 football scholarship to ?texas Tech. When baby couldn't play, James was all over the TT coaching staff with advice. He finally got the coach fired, albeit with a dumb move or two by the coach.
James is a slug who isn't worth the time to pour salt on.
w8liftinglady
(23,278 posts)Tom Leppert was a decent mayor,albeit a republican. He tended to drop party when dealing with dallas issues.
Screw Craig. He is a total asshole.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Not everyone in Texas is a bigot
I have met a lot of sane people in Texas
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)sadbear
(4,340 posts)Nobody here likes him. Not even republicans. He is a douchebag among douchebags.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)SMU got the death penalty for recruiting violations?
Even if he was completely innocent of that, fuck that guy. He sure isn't innocent of being a bigot.
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)when he played there. MEH!
RKP5637
(67,008 posts)psychological evaluation of them would turn up some very interesting facts.
superpatriotman
(6,224 posts)pictures:
Craig James (Two first names?)
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Ted Cruz (Cruise?)
Both MAY be judged by their deeds. No one knows for sure.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)A choice that will be punished by God, but apparently Mr. James isn't quite persuaded as he's willing to take over for God in the here and now (also, there is the possibility, however slight, that God doesn't feel the same way Mr. James does, in which case Craig's righteous smiting needs to happen pronto before those gays get away with it).
It's an odd thing, though, to be running for public office while publicly proclaiming that not all citizens and taxpayers are entitled to share in the benefits of the society they fund. Sounds like Mr. James is in favor of special rights for some people.
LiberalFighter
(50,343 posts)They should worry about their own soul. Which I doubt they have.
Initech
(99,881 posts)"Get off my lawn!!!!!!!" And such.