Profile In Courage: Dubious Rubio

Sen. Marco Rubio is too scared to come out for or against the Arizona bill SB 1062. Rubio goes to great lengths to split hairs and try not to offend anyone. Short version: Rubio doesn't believe that gays should be discriminated against and Christian fundamentalists should be able to discriminate against gays. What a crystal clear position.

“Well, I don't believe that gay Americans should be denied services at a restaurant or hotel or anything of that nature. I also don't believe however that a caterer or photographer should be punished by the state for refusing to provide services for a gay wedding because of their religious held believes. We've got to figure out a way to the protect that, as well.”

Rubio doesn't have to worry about being challenged for babbling nonsense. Meet The Press anchor David Gregory is more likely to bust a move than ask a follow-up question.

Wingnut of the Day: Judson Phillips

Judson Phillips of Tea Party Nation has penned another comedy masterpiece. Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed SB 1062. Brewer came under immense pressure from the business community. The NFL moved the 1993 Super Bowl because of Arizona refusing to recogize Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday. The NFL was prepared to move the 2015 from Arizona if Brewer didn't veto SB 1062. An NFL source was quoted by Deadspin.

No one wants to do this, but if the league's hand is forced, it would have to begin preparing for that process,'' the source close to the situation said. "If this doesn't get vetoed, it has to know, what has to be done next? That discussion has begun.

"Two weeks ago no one would have been discussing who finished second in the 2014 Super Bowl bid process. So that's what changed. The NFL has to know the possibility, however remote, that it would have to move the game and begin preparations to do that. It would be imprudent not to begin that process.''

Brewer realized the NFL and many other businesses would stay clear from Arizona. Money is more important to the Republican establishment than social conservatives. That doesn't make Judson Phillips happy. He went off on Tea Party Nation. Mediaite has posted Phillips' post.

Should a devout baker be required to create a cake for a homosexual wedding that has a giant phallic symbol on it or should a baker be required to create pastries for a homosexual wedding in the shape of genitallia? (sp) Or should a photographer be required to photograph a homosexual wedding where the participants decide they want to be nude or engage in sexual behavior? Would they force a Jewish photographer to work a Klan or Nazi event? How about forcing a Muslim caterer to work a pork barbeque dinner?

Phillips apparently spends way too much time thinking about penises. How many gay couples are rushing to their local baker and asking, "Can you make me a cock cake?" What Nazi or member of the Klu Klux Klan would ask for a Jewish photographer? The problem is nonexistent. Judson is just mad because Arizona cannot legally discriminate against gays.

Don't believe Phillips is homophobic? Phillips accused President Barack Obama of being a gay crack addict.

A man named Larry Sinclair claims that in 1999 he and Barack Obama had sex and then smoked crack cocaine. This is 1999, nine years before Obama would run for President.

Crack cocaine is very addictive. It is very destructive. Addiction specialist will tell you that a crack addiction is very tough to break.

Is Obama an addict? Was he an addict in the past?

These are all legitimate questions to ask about a man who has his hands on the nuclear trigger.

Pjillips didn't bother to fact-check Sinclair because that wouldn't help his agenda. Politico reports Sinclair has a lengthy criminal record. Sinclair has forgery charges in two states. He has 13 aliases on his Colorado criminal record. Sinclair served a year of jail in Florida for theft and forging a bad check. It goes on and on.

Phillips is willing to cite someone as discredited as Sinclair to falsely gay bash President Obama. Phillips is a bigot. Plain and simple.

Arizona Republicans Sponsoring Homeless As Green Party Candidates

The New York Times ran an article on GOP operative Steve May has been recruiting homeless people to run as Green Party candidate. The Green Party is so dysfunctional that they can't field candidates for races. May knows it is easy to get these homeless people on the ballot. May is hoping some progressive Democrats will vote for the Green Party candidate (translation: May's homeless candidate) and take votes away from the Democrat on the ballot.

May freely admits to recruiting these candidates.

“Did I recruit candidates? Yes,” said Mr. May, who is himself a candidate for the State Legislature, on the Republican ticket. “Are they fake candidates? No way.”

Exploiting homeless people for political gain. Steve May is one poor excuse of a human being.

Jan Brewer's Debate Meltdown

Arizona county coroners told the Arizona Guardian they cannot back up Gov. Jan Brewer's claims that there have been a rash of beheaded bodies. Brewer claimed illegal immigrants have come over the border and beheading Arizona citizens. Brewer spokesman Paul Senseman could not say where Brewer got her information on beheadings. The whole beheading story seems to be something Brewer made up to justify signing the ID bill.

In a debate, Democratic opponent Terry Goddard asked her to recant her statement that beheadings took place. Brewer side-stepped the question. After the debate, the media asked Brewer why she didn't recant her statement on the beheadings. She was also asked if she believed that the beheadings occurred. Brewer refused to answer both questions and abruptly walked out of the debate. Brewer had a Sharron Angle-style meltdown.



Almost as bad is Brewer's opening statement from the debate. I truly thin she was ad-libbing and had no idea what to say.



Arizona has a $700 million deficit going into the next budget session. Brewer is being disingenuous by proclaiming the budget balanced. Each new legislative session presents new budget challenge. If Arizona had a surplus then Brewer would have a right to brag.

Update: Brewer will not debate again.

McCain Campaign Running Robocalls in Arizona

This is just too funny. The McCain camp are forced to home robocalls in Arizona. Someone is pushing the panic button. From the polling data, I don't see Obama winning the state.

Here is the robocall script. The McCain camp have nothing left, but fear.

I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because Barack Obama is so dangerously inexperienced, his running mate Joe Biden just said, he invites a major international crisis that he will be unprepared to handle alone.

If Democrats win full control of government, they will want to give civil rights to terrorists and talk unconditionally to dictators and state sponsors of terror. Barack Obama and his Democratic allies lack the experience and judgment to lead America. This call was paid for by the Republican National Committee and authorized by McCain-Palin 2008.

People that run on this garbage don't deserve to hold power.