What is up with the right wing's obsession with all things gay? Maybe Frank Rich was on to something in his Sunday column, Just How Gay is the Right?
Today's The Hill has a report on Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) obsession with gay books:
After reading news articles about a 7-year-old girl borrowing a children’s book from her school library about two men marrying, Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) began to craft legislation that would give parents a significant role in reviewing literature before it can be accessed by young children.Rep. Jones thinks gays are bad. He has become a gay-watchdog:
Jones’s bill, introduced late last week, would establish review boards of five to 15 parents who would analyze and make recommendations on potential purchases by educational entities.
Jones, who says he regularly carries a copy of King and King to emphasize his point, is scheduled to discuss his bill this week with the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 100 House conservatives.Sounds like a gay book club. I am getting a yuk out of the whacko right wingers sitting around reading gay books. Are they shocked or titillated? Probably both. For their next gay book club, maybe they should try "The Best Little Boy in the World."
