Conservatives suspend Scottish candidate over homophobic remarks

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

The Conservatives today suspended a parliamentary candidate who said homosexuality was "not normal behaviour".

A Tory spokeswoman said the comments by Philip Lardner, the party's candidate for North Ayrshire and Arran, were "deeply offensive and unacceptable".

They acted after comments posted by Lardner on his website were brought to their attention. Under the heading 'What I believe in', Lardner said: "Homosexuality is not 'normal behaviour.'"

Andrew Fulton, the chairman of the Conservatives in Scotland, said Lardner's views had "no place" in the Tory party.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/27/conservatives-suspend-candidate-homophobic-remarks

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Paging Michael Steele...

[RKP5637]

1. Good!!! n/t

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. And here, conservatives are lauded by their party for saying the same thing.

I wish I lived in a civilized country.

[name not needed]

3. If the GOP suspended candidates for being homophobic morons, they wouldn't have any candidates left.

[Toasterlad]

4. Me Too.

Really tired of being a second-class citizen in a third world nation.

[regnaD kciN]

6. No, actually...

...here, a G.O.P. candidate calling gays "not normal" would be considered too liberal -- they'd have to call for concentration camps before their Party would make them media stars.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Not very open minded, coming for somebody who wears a kilt nt