Nobody accused of having the balls to follow through, most of the MAGA morons run their mouth but only the mentally ill go around killing people - see the Parkland shooter.
Porterfield came under fire for comparing the LGBTQ community to the Ku Klux Klan, and using a derogatory term for homosexuals in reference to the name of a tour Milo Yiannopolous (who is gay but known for extreme right-wing political stunts) took to college campuses a couple of years ago. The state GOP and other Republican delegates have denounced his remarks. Porterfield has remained staunchly unapologetic, and has now turned to painting himself as the victim, sporting his red MAGA cap, calling Democrats who want him to resign “socialists” and referring to the LGBTQ community as “vicious” and “political terrorists.” He made even more disturbing remarks in a near-20 minute interview with Rachel Anderson on WVVA-TV. Anderson asked Porterfield, who has two young children, what he would do if one day one of them told him they thought they might be gay. He said if it was his daughter, he would take her for a pedicure, if it was his son, he’d take him hunting and fishing. In both cases, after those activities, he said he would “see if [they] can swim.” He then grinned. Anderson tries a couple of times to get Porterfield to clarify what appears to be a reference to drowning his children if they were gay. Porterfield doesn’t offer up much of anything but that grin. Porterfield said he and his family have been harassed and threatened by members of the LGBTQ community, and that he’s worried about his safety. In the same interview, though, Porterfield downplays these communications, suggesting that those who oppose him are creating fake email or social media accounts to make themselves seem larger in number. He also said he won’t be intimidated and laughed off the idea of resigning over his own words and actions. Porterfield has the right to say anything he wants. That doesn’t mean saying such things as a member of the Legislature doesn’t have consequences. There are a few basic issues that Porterfield doesn’t seem to understand. In the interview with Anderson, he continually calls the group antagonizing him “the LGBTQ.” LGBTQ is, as many people know, an acronym for anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. Porterfield seems to think it’s an actual organization like the NRA that exerts its political will and influence on government. There are certainly organized groups that do lobby for LGBTQ rights, but the gap in Porterfield’s understanding is telling. He also accuses these groups of being “bigoted” and “socialist” for attacking anyone who does not believe the same things they do. That’s patently false, and it’s pretty clear Porterfield doesn’t have much experience with communities that have had to fight for decades for basic civil rights and acceptance, all while being ostracized and, in some cases, assaulted and even killed for being who they are. He sees lawsuits against discriminatory businesses or local laws to protect the LGBTQ community as an attack on what he is used to. What Porterfield really wants is for everyone to think like him. He can’t understand why everyone won’t wake up and see what he thinks is happening. If he can’t openly discriminate against what’s not normal to him, or, worse, the people he’d like to discriminate against have the audacity to fight for their basic rights, surely the sky must be falling. Sadly, Porterfield is only the loudest of those who share his views. Other legislators voted with him, and he didn’t get into office without a constituency. Porterfield should school up or step down. In the meantime, he’s a perfect example of why West Virginia needs to add protections for the LGBTQ community into its own discrimination law. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opini...cle_295a6fe5-c911-5991-bde5-6a579c29c2d4.html
what part of the word illegal don't these trumpers understand? https://www.rollingstone.com/politi...ump-supporter-arrested-identity-theft-904350/ Anti-Immigrant Trump Supporter Who Went Viral Yelling: ‘Respect our Laws’ Commits Identity Theft, Says She’s Above the Law Jennifer Harrison, founder of the right-wing group AZ Patriots, was arrested in Arizona this week on suspicion of identity theft. Harrison became a viral sensation back in August after a video surfaced of her wearing a MAGA hat at a Tucson City Council meeting while protesting an immigration proposal that would prohibit police from inquiring about a person’s immigration status. Harrison’s viral moment came when video captured her yelling, “Respect our laws!” among other things, during the meeting. But the video’s success was mostly due to a man in a green shirt who could not stop laughing at her antics and the reaction she elicited in the room. The hashtag #greenshirtguy was born and quickly climbed Twitter’s trending list. Ironically, the law that Harrison was charged with breaking, a Class 4 felony, is most commonly enforced against undocumented immigrants who have used either used a fake name or identity in order to obtain employment, according to the Arizona Republic. However, the probable cause statement says that Harrison used “the identity of another by accessing an elderly victim’s hotel points.” She then allegedly used the points to make hotel reservations in order to attend a rock music festival. The court document said that Harrison “created a scene” while at the police station and that “she believes she is above the law and does not want to be treated like a criminal.” The “respect our laws” advocate also, according to police, kicked over a trash can and used profanity.