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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Scott Walker And The Right-To-Bigotry Law

Over the Easter weekend, just about every right wing pundit was expressing faux outrage over their trumped up war on Christianity/Judaism. This was to be expected, since they do it every religious holiday. This year, it was a little worse than normal due primarily to the blow back Indiana Governor Mike Pence received for passing the Right To Bigotry Law and because Madison, Wisconsin passed a law protecting those that aren't Christian or Jewish.

Leading into the weekend, Scott Walker finally had memorized his answer to the expected question about Indiana's debacle. And as expected, Walker put his foot into it, calling those opposed to Indiana's law as chronic complainers:

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told a conservative crowd this week that people around the country protesting Indiana's religious freedom law are "looking for ways to be upset about things."

Indiana has come under fire — and the state has faced the threat of business boycotts — because of a law approved last week that critics say would allow businesses to discriminate against gays for religious reasons. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a Republican, has defended the law, but on Thursday signed a follow-up measure aimed at ensuring businesses could not engage in discrimination.
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