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| Miley Cyrus to Mike Pence: You're an a--hole |
| 2015-03-28 |
| [POLITICO] Singer Miley Cyrus wants to take a wrecking ball to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's "religious freedom" bill. "You're an asshole @govpenceIN," Cyrus posted on Instagram on Thursday, alongside a headshot of the Republican governor. And he should care about the opinion of someone who twerks precisely why? "The only place that has more idiots that [sic] Instagram is in politics," she continued. Cyrus' harsh words come after Pence signed legislation Thursday that would allow people in Indiana to withhold their services for same-sex weddings and other activities for religious reasons. Some say the bill allows for businesses in Indiana to withhold services without government intervention and others say it allows for discrimination against gays. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #21 would Christians be required to prepare a Satanist cake? Sure, but the law, in its majestic equality, also requires Satanist bakeries to bake cakes for Christians, so it's all even-Steven. Who wants the first slice? |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-03-28 23:06 |
| #20 would Christians be required to prepare a Satanist cake? Yep |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-03-28 20:21 |
| #19 Sooner or later a Moslem bakery will refuse service to gays and the arguments will be interesting to watch. Perhaps the Koch brothers should find a way to facilitate that exchange to make the public debate more interesting. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-03-28 19:54 |
| #18 There's a 'mafia' in a lot groups who's end is power never justice. They use the 'movement' for cover. First they ask for tolerance, but what it devolves to is a demand for submission. That's why its an oligarchy not a democracy or a republic. Small special interest groups suddenly have far more power than the majority in dictating what your culture and society is. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-28 17:16 |
| #17 #7 Miley is right. Pence is an idiot. Businesses cannot deny services to willing customers because of the customer's race, religion, disability, etc. That is the law. Using the law to permit discrimination by gender is uncharitable and also bad politics. Thus stupid. Rammer's right. #16 Would you eat something which someone was forced to cook for you? But so is CrazyFool. The Gay Mafia (and others) are engaging in lawfare against the fundmentalist Christians. And winning, because the LAW is on their side. Religious folks are bound by more than law, and have a hard time fighting back. They'd better learn. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-03-28 16:15 |
| #16 Would you eat something which someone was forced to cook for you? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-03-28 16:06 |
| #15 There is a certain subtlety to Hupineger's suggestion that I appreciate except that I would charge them. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2015-03-28 13:34 |
| #14 Imho, a law is another brick in a road leading to more laws. When someone I don't want to serve comes to me, I do a sub-par job, apologize (it's best to cite something beyond my control), do not charge for the experience, and direct them to a competitor or two whom I enjoy watching twist. Looking at what seems to get ahead nowadays, I'm starting to wonder if laws are for sissies? |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-03-28 13:22 |
| #13 How about To put it in terms that gays might understand, economic transactions should take place between “consenting adults” |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-03-28 11:47 |
| #12 rammer Freedom of association is the most basic freedom. If a company is incorporated then it's a different story. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2015-03-28 11:44 |
| #11 Ooooooh, Miley Cyrus is upset! Let's all listen... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2015-03-28 11:17 |
| #10 Its private property. Owners have the right to restrict anyone from coming on to their property. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-03-28 10:34 |
| #9 This is just another signifiers that gays control show biz. Always have. Everyone in show biz has skeletons in the closet ( pun intended) and are terrified that their hair dressers, make up artists and dress designers will spill the beans and ruin their careers. Most of Hollywoods recent love affair with the velvet mafia is simply blackmail. Gays have leveraged the new social media landscape to their own advantage. Well played. |
| Posted by: Macbone 2015-03-28 10:24 |
| #8 So I can walk into a Jewish/Muslim butcher and demand he prep a pig for me? Right. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-28 10:21 |
| #7 Miley is right. Pence is an idiot. Businesses cannot deny services to willing customers because of the customer's race, religion, disability, etc. That is the law. Using the law to permit discrimination by gender is uncharitable and also bad politics. Thus stupid. Every time these conservative-values Republicans pop up, libertarian-values Republicans need to slap them down. And it is pathetic that the most effective slap Mr. Pence has received so far is from a nearly illiterate stoner. |
| Posted by: rammer 2015-03-28 10:18 |
| #6 "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." I guess they skipped over that in your Civic class. Oh, wait, never mind. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-28 09:51 |
| #5 You know, Obama may be a positive factor after all. Under his leadership the various elites/victim groups abandoned even the pretense that, for them, tolerance is a two-way street. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-03-28 04:23 |
| #4 And he should care about the opinion of someone who twerks precisely why? Because precise twerking requires rhythm, athletic ability and practice. Oh, wait. Not what you meant (but it *is* the kind of mistake a Russian troll would make). This is important because the Miley Cyrus Seal of Disapproval is a big two thumbs up for whatever you are doing, and you should probably keep on doing more of it. As a compass, Miley reliably points south. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-03-28 01:18 |
| #3 So much for the 'new civility'... |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-03-28 01:14 |
| #2 So what is a Miley Cyrus? 5280 feet of bad road, connected to a self centered adolescent posing as an adult. |
| Posted by: Knuckles Hupogum4168 2015-03-28 00:50 |
| #1 All the bill means is people may reserve the right to serve anyone - which was what some of this was about. Especially whiny, destructive, annoying politico fascists that are removing peoples livelihoods over fake anger and punishing them for their personal views. These companies and people do not belong to this government. And Fuck all of you who think they do. Fascists |
| Posted by: newc 2015-03-28 00:15 |