McGhee: Comments 'Not Meant as an Attack' on Gay People
Republican state Senate candidate accused of attacking gay people at forum hosted by Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance.
Republican state Senate candidate Tim McGhee is accused of attacking gay people in comments he made at a candidate forum hosted by the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance in Arlington's Ballston neighborhood Tuesday night. The liberal Virginia politics blog Not Larry Sabato has audio transcript of McGhee’s closing statement from Tuesday’s forum. Both were posted Wednesday under the headline, “Republican Senate Candidate Goes To Gay Forum And Attacks Gays.” In a conversation with Patch, McGhee said his remarks were “not meant as an attack.” “It was a personal view, and I was reaching out on my perspective of scripture and life,” McGhee said. “It was meant to be an added perspective on who God is and his mercy.” McGhee said he tailored his …
George
2:44 pm on Friday, October 21, 2011
Gratuitous conclusions unsupported by facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices, sophomoric reasoning, and a mind blowing hypocritical carving out of second amendment rights for interlocutors of the favored, while excluding the same right to free speech by one who differs in a point of view appears to make most of these comments an observation of a cesspool of small minds. While… more ›