TYT: Religious Bigots Make Hundreds Of Thousands Through Crowdfunding

[WhoIsNumberNone]

"No doubt you’ve heard the proverb, “A fool and his money are soon parted.” Nowhere is this more true than in the case of people who send money to businesses that claim a “moral” stance against serving gays or anyone in the LGBT community.

After Crystal O’Connor of Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Ind., harrumphed that the pizzeria would not cater a gay wedding with its pies, saying, “We are a Christian establishment,” the restaurant got loads of good and bad publicity. It got slammed on Yelp for its bigoted remarks and claimed that it was “forced to close.” Of course, the airtime it got on right-wing media like Fox News had the opposite effect. Conservatives sent checks to the poor, misunderstood business so it wouldn’t suffer. At last count, the total was around $850,000.” *

John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/jiadarol) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) discuss.

*Read more here http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/06/1376034/-Crowdfunding-anti-gay-business-The-GOP-retirement-plan

#0 sez: "FYI folks- If my state ever passes a RFRA law, my plan is to open a restaurant and refuse to serve gay people. But it's only so that RWNJs will send me money. I'll do something nice to thank the gay community afterwards."

[panfluteman]

1. So - Religious Bigotry Can Be Hugely Profitable Anywhere In This Country!

That's the major point and conclusion I came away with from watching this video. And if it can happen and be hugely profitable even in the state of Washington, a liberal state that legally fines business owners who practice religious discrimination and bigotry, it can be hugely profitable anywhere! I suppose that the state of Washington can up the ante and raise their fines for discrimination, but this might just have the effect of increasing the amount of money that these bigots can raise as well. Hmmm... this fact might also open doors for the unscrupulous business owner as well, if they can figure out how to position themselves in such a way that they appear to be having their Christian convictions under attack... They might just be able to make more money this way than from their regular business activities... Need a lot of money to invest to expand your business? How about trying a little bigotry? Indiana could have opened up a veritable Pandora's box of crazy possibilities!

[WhoIsNumberNone]

2. That's exactly my plan

I've always dreamed of getting rich fleecing right wing morons.

[panfluteman]

3. That's MORANS, Dummy!