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Posted by streetcarman1 on Fri Apr 22 13:51:28 2011 The GOPer never seems to let up on his bigotted ideas:From the NYDAILYNEWS.COM: 'Don't say gay' bill advances in Tennessee, would ban teachers from discussing homosexuality BY Aliyah Shahid DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Friday, April 22nd 2011, 11:23 AM A Tennessee Senate committee has given the green light to a bill that would bar teachers from discussing homosexuality with elementary and middle school students. The legislation, dubbed the "don't say gay" bill, states teachers cannot "provide any instruction or material that discusses sexual orientation other than heterosexuality." Republican Stacey Campfield, the bill's sponsor, has argued the move is "neutral," according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. "We should leave it to families to decide when it is appropriate to talk with children about sexuality - specifically before the eighth grade," he added. But gay rights activists are blasting the legislation, which passed 6-3, as a form of discrimination. It "limits what teachers and students are able to discuss in the classroom," Ben Byers of the Tennessee Equality Project told LBGTQ Nation. "It means they can't talk about gay issues or sexuality even with students who may be gay or have gay family." The bill will now head to the full state Senate. The latest vote was split along party lines, with Democrats opposing the legislation. ashahid@nydailynews.com And the same guy in 2005: From MSNBC.COM: White lawmaker excluded from black caucus Angry politician compares Black Legislative Caucus to KKK Associated Press: updated 9/27/2005 10:35:18 PM ET 2005-09-28T02:35:18 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A white Tennessee lawmaker lamenting his exclusion from the state’s Black Legislative Caucus claimed Tuesday the group was less accommodating that even the Ku Klux Klan. “My understanding is that the KKK doesn’t even ban members by race,” said Rep. Stacey Campfield, adding that the KKK “has less racist bylaws” than the black lawmakers’ group. The freshman Republican from Knoxville was rebuffed earlier this year when he asked for the Black Caucus’ bylaws and inquired about joining. There are 18 black state lawmakers in Tennessee. Caucus chairman Rep. Johnny Shaw, a Democrat, dismissed Campfield’s request and called him a “strange guy” who was simply interested in stirring up trouble. “He is using this as a joke. This is an insult coming from him,” said caucus member Rep. Larry Miller, also a Democrat. “Why he chose to focus on the Black Caucus, I have no idea other than he is crazy and a racist.” The 37-year-old Campfield defended himself Saturday in a message on his Web journal, or blog, under the heading “I too dream.” The long excerpts from the Rev. Martin Luther King’s famous 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech infuriated some readers. It prompted Campfield to ban reader comments after some of the angry postings included death threats. Experts on race and hate groups said Campfield hit a nerve when he used King’s words to take on a black institution. It’s the same tactic white separatists often use, said Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center. “Very typically these days we see white supremacists, hate groups, trying to use the words of King and other civil rights leaders to try to advance their agendas,” Potok said. © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. And again in 2009: From the Nashville scene.com: The Adventures of Rep. Stacey Campfield, Action Slumlord Posted by Pete Kotz on Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:38 AM As an addendum to Jeff Woods' continuing saga, Holy Shit! These Are the Guys Who Run Tennessee?!, we present Stacey Campfield, ultra-moralist and Republican House rep from Knoxville. Last week, Campfield was nicked by the Knoxville News-Sentinel for being a rather egregious slumlord. After visiting one of his rental properties, city inspectors found 47 violations and ruled the home "unfit for human habitation." Campfield naturally blamed it on his renters. But his explanation rings hollow. Among the problems were a basement flooded by raw sewage, rigged electrical wiring, and a furnace that didn't work. But when the students complained about Campfield's slow repairs, he threatened to sue them, bragging that his connections made him immune to remedy. Can you say "douchebag," boys and girls? Fortunately for the kids, they kept detailed records, even taking video of the aquarium of feces that once was their basement. Read the story, and you can't help but believe the students are telling the truth... The greater question is why we keep electing these people. Last week, Jeff Woods reported on the adventures new House Speaker Kent Williams, Noted Pervert. And he's actually an upgrade over the guy he beat for the speaker's chair, Jason Mumpower, 13th Century Preservationist. Campfield provides an even greater study in psychological abnormality. By day he's among the shrillest, most conservative members of the House, a braying moralist and man of God. (Get a load of his website, which carries the spirit and linguistic qualities of that mean little seventh grader you suspect of torturing cats.) By night he allows renters to live above a sewage containment pond. What Would Jesus Do? He'd politely ask Campfield if he'd be interested in converting to atheism. So while the rest of the country just dumped George Bush, Tennessee's still stuck with people who make Bush seem like John C. Calhoun. I don't know about you, but this doesn't speak to a promising future. |
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