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Indiana Governor mad at Left’s intolerance of intolerance & won’t say if law discriminate against gays (VIDEO)

March 29, 2015 By Egberto Willies

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Governor Mike Pence upset about intolerance of his new law’s intolerance


Governor Mike Pence appeared on ABC’s ThisWeek to defend and clarify his new Indiana law that allows businesses to discriminate against gays and others. Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) signed the bill into law last week. The governor has been under attack from just about every sector.

George Stephanopoulos pointed out that one of the governor’s supporters, Eric Miller of Advance America, wrote the following.

Christian bakers, florists and photographers should not be punished for refusing to participate in a homosexual marriage!

“This is a yes or no question,” Stephanopoulos said. “Is Advance America right when they say a florist in Indiana can now refuse to serve a gay couple without fear of punishment?”

The Governor immediately went into spinning and non-answering mode. He said the purpose of the legislation is to protect the religious freedom of Hoosiers. He attempted to spin that President Obama signed similar bills in Illinois which of course is a false equivalence since Illinois Civil Rights laws protects against discrimination of gays.

Stephanopoulos tried to pin the governor down several times. He asked the same question requesting a yes or no answer on the specific case of a florist. The governor simply would not answer.

The governor actually implied that the Left was being intolerant of the intolerance the law represents. “The issue here,” Mike Pence said. “Is tolerance a two way street or not. I mean there is a lot of talk about tolerance in this country today having to do with people on the Left.” The governor and his ilk refuse to be cognizant of the fact that being gay is not a Left, Right, Republican, or Democratic thing. Gays are in every strata of our society.

In the end the governor states that the law will not be changed. He may sign clarifying language but the law stays as is.

 

 

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About Egberto Willies

Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.

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