Gay Men To That!!

Dana Milbank It is ironic that Dana Milbank accuses those who have criticized his column, calling into question the SPLC's hate group designation of The Family Research Council, of not being nuanced in their view of the situation.  It is Dana who doesn't understand that you can be a hate group and not be violent.  His view that it is violence that should trigger the "hate group" designation is deeply flawed.  The lies that The Family Research Council spreads about the gay community can inspire violence.  The SPLC calling them on that hatred is appropriate and necessary.   From  Michelangelo Signorile   Via Huffington Post: Milbank was invited on my SiriusXM show to discuss  the column he wrote last week  which has generated much controversy on social media. In the comments section on the  Washington Post ’s web site and on Twitter and Facebook, many criticized Milbank’s defense of the FRC as a “Washington think tank” which thus...

Michelangelo Signorile Michaelangelo  Signorile is a very skilled debater but does it really matter?  Will Tony Perkins ever  admit that his words and actions are hateful?  His very livelihood relies on demonizing gays and lesbians.  I know this debate would not change his mind but it may change the minds of some people watching it.  I say "bring it on"!! Via Huffington Post: Dear Mr. Perkins, Let me again express my strong condemnation of the shooting at the Family Research Council offices, as well as my support and concern for all those affected. Security guard Leo Johnson, who took a bullet (and luckily did not lose his life, and is currently in stable condition), is a hero who saved others from being shot. I'm enormously grateful for that. As I  wrote here  last week, whatever the gunman's motives, they are twisted and utterly unacceptable. This shooting is an outrage and should send a chill through everyone on both sides of thes...

Family Research Council's Tony Perkins After the Terrorist shooting at the Hate Group Family Research Council Headquarters, its Founder Tony Perkins says that being labeled a hate group is the cause of the shooting.  He blames the Southern Poverty Law Center for...well...telling the truth about their hateful ways and accurately designating them as a hate group.  Perkins claims that he is just espousing a "traditional biblical view" of homosexuality but ignores other "traditional biblical views" or simply doesn't care about them.   Via Huffington Post: As authorities revealed details about the Family Research Council shooting, the head of the influential conservative organization blamed the attack on "reckless rhetoric," but then delivered his own politically-charged remark, saying critics gave the accused gunman "a license to shoot an unarmed man." Tony Perkins' comments Thursday fanned already-inflamed statements from b...