"We hate gays" rally in Raleigh
Kleinschmidt 2005 | "We hate gays" rally in Raleigh
Here they go again. Ignorance and hatred dominated the local news following rally in Raleigh.
In what Democratic leadership accurately described as a political ploy, 3-5 thousand people were bused in to Raleigh yesterday to condemn their peaceful, and loving neighbors who just happen to be of the same sex. The contrast is stark between yesterday's rally supporting constitutionalized discrimination and the NAACP rally last month calling on the legislature to actualize their stated commitment to civil rights and civil liberties.
To their credit, Senate pro Basnight and Hackney were not moved. In response to Called2Action Chairman Steve Noble's assertion that his group is "able to bring pressure to bear on the people who have bottled [the amendment] up," the N&O reports that
Basnight isn't in a sweat.
"I really don't know what pressure is, so maybe I better learn."
Notwithstanding Basnight's and Hackney's determination not to bring a constitutional amendment to a floor vote, I still can't help but be disappointed by their default response to these efforts which amount to nothing more than,"I really don't know what pressure is, so maybe I better learn."
"Hey, I'm all for discrimination against the gays. We proved it when we illegalized their relationships by statute more than 10 years ago."