Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli spoke at George Mason University’s Law School last night. Protesting outside were about 50 gay rights supporters, who did not attend the speech. Since this speech was open only to GMU students with school ID’s, it is most likely that the protesters were school outsiders brought in for the event.
An article in the Washington Post stated:
He (Cuccinelli) also stressed, students said, that his letter was not legally binding and that his office was beholden to what state legislators decided. Cuccinelli also answered several questions on the subject “at length,” and said he did not promote workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, students said.
“He prides himself on upholding the Constitution. That’s the platform he was elected on,” said Adina Horvath, 34, of Fairfax, a law student at George Mason.
But the radical left could not resist attacking Cuccinelli for his Italian ethnicity. The article continues and recounts the story of one angry gay rights supporter who shouted “Go Home!” as Cuccinelli was leaving. This outburst quickly disbursed the angry mini-mob as they feared exposure for their radical ethnic views.
Ken Cuccinelli was born in this country to Italian and Irish parents. He is a citizen. He is home!
Protesting is a basic right in this country, but when these radical left wing hate groups use ethnic attacks, they go beyond protesting to outright racial hatred.
The article said Ken Cuccinelli seemed unfazed by the hurtful remark, but we all know this type of hate speech cuts to the very core of your being. And it has no place in America.
Outbursts like this are unwelcome in civil discourse and discussion. The entire message from last night’s protest was not about Cuccinelli, and it was not about gays, it was about anti-Italian bigots.
How is "Go Home" an ethnic slur. Thats quite a stretch don't ya think? I'm in full support of Cuccinelli, but I'm not buying that.
Grat, you need to read the WaPo article's last paragraph."A little after 6 p.m., when the class ended, Cuccinelli was heckled by a young female protester who yelled, "Go home," as he entered administrative offices on the second floor of John T. Hazel Jr. Hall. Most of those at the afternoon gay rights rally quickly dispersed after the outburst; Cuccinelli, who is a 1995 alumnus of the law school, appeared unfazed. "The protester yelled "Go home" and the crowd "quickly dispersed after the outburst". Ken was "unfazed".If the bigot had intended for him to go to his residence, which, by the way, IS in Fairfax, why would the reporter feel it necessary to opine on Ken's being "unfazed"?Cause and effect. Action – reaction.You may not "buy it", but the gay protesters did. Ethnic slur, plain and simple.If the WaPo says the crowd "quickly dispersed after the outburst", you can take it to the bank. You may not know this, but the right has few friends at that paper.
I'm sorry but I'm still not buying that. We as a country are way too sensitive. "Go Home" could mean alot of things, but just by itself, that argument doesnt hold up. Sorry but thats the way I feel.
Your prerogative. I stand by my conclusion.
How does Ken feel about it ? I don't quite get it myself Tom.
Cuccinelli has now refused to allow Virginia to join 48 other states before the Supreme Court of the United States this coming October in opposing those out-of-state “Baptist” protesters who show up to disrupt Virginia’s military funerals.
The ones who shout “God Hates Soldiers” and “Thank God for IUD’s” during the grave-side ceremonies.
America’s veterans should stand up for once. They should condemn these filthy monsters.
And they should condemn Virginia’s twisted, cynical, “politician” Cuccinelli for the vile sleaziness he is.
Well, I have to say I despise what Westboro Baptist Church is doing. If it were my son, I would not be able to allow them to remain there. A baseball bat ought to do the trick. Temporary insanity.
Some funerals have had Marines come out to hold the assholes out of sight and earshot.
But this is a slippery slope. How much of an expectation of privacy do you have in a public cemetery?
My fear is that if the Supreme Court rules you have a right to privacy in a public place, then what would stop a group of Socialist liberals from holding a “private ceremony” favoring Socialism in the middle of a Tea Party? A ruling against Westboro Baptist Church would mean the Tea Party must leave or be in violation of the Socialist’s privacy.
I would prefer that not happen. When you take away free speech because you don’t like what they are saying, it will come back to bite you.
It is the same as flag burning. That is free speech. I hate it, but justify it in my mind that by knowing that the flag was desecrated just by the one who would burn it even touching the flag. IT should be burned after someone like that touched it.
I can promise you this, they have a right to protest, even though it cuts me to the core. But if someone beat the s%&t out of them, I bet no one would have seen a thing.