Tony Perkins heads the Family Research Council, which has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. There are ample reasons why FRC earned that designation. But, Perkins, who is notoriously obsessed with all things gay, remains a fixture in GOP politics. And, he's happy with the top four Republican candidates and thinks the other right-wing religious types will approve, too. From The Hill:
Evangelical voters would likely accept and enthusiastically support any of the four frontrunning candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said Tuesday evening.Perkins recently trashed the Obama administration's support of the "It Gets Better" campaign. And, he's made similar comments ugly comments about youth suicide before. Because, really, why would someone like Tony Perkins want to stop young LGBT kids from killing themselves? Wonder if the top four GOPers agree with him there, too.
Perkins, an influential leader of social conservatives, suggested that Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), and Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) would each be acceptable to evangelicals.
"Yes, I think so," Perkins told Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs, who asked if the four frontrunners "would satisfy the evangelical right."
