I had to read this one a couple of times to make sure I got it right …
Down there to Florida, a Republican … Republican … lawmaker earned praise from both sides of the aisle after cutting off a witness who likened LGBT people to pedophiles.
The incident occurred during a meeting of the Florida House Appropriations Committee when Greg Pound, left, who is well known at the Florida Capitol for his extremist right-wing views and conspiracy theories, testified on the topic of ‘saving families’, saying:
“Just a real quick question on the alphabet there. The L is for lesbians, the G is for gay, B is for Bisexual, T [is for] Transgender, Q is queer, and then P would be pedophile. Now let me ask you this: Where do these people get their children? Where are they getting these—”
And that was when Republican … Republican … Representative Travis Cummings, chairman of the committee, intervened:
Cummings: “Mr. Pound, your testimony has ended here on this item today.”
Pound: “On what grounds?”
Cummings: “On what grounds? What’s coming out of your mouth. It’s offensive.”
Pound: “The LGBT is not offensive? It’s not morally offensive to you?”
Cummings then directed the committee’s sergeant-at-arms to remove Pound from the podium, prompting applause from the gallery.
Bravo, sir, for what you said and for what you did, and for doing so as a Republican, in an age when most … most … members of your party would stay silent.
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most members of the GOP would agree with pound.
ReplyDeleteNot all republicans are evil and bad...there just isn't enough of ones like Greg Pound. There are a few of these unicorns in that party...just far far and few between.
ReplyDeleteGood fellow!
ReplyDeletexoxo :-)
Kudos to him for having a brain, a conscience and a backbone.
ReplyDeleteDebra said it all. We can only hope others will follow suit. Thanks for posting this. A reader in Philadelphia.
ReplyDeleteMay we start meeting more Greg Pounds!
ReplyDeleteFinally someone stood up to a bigot! Well done sir!
ReplyDeleteIt's hoped that if a few stand up and do what's right, more will follow.
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