After being called to account for his bigoted comments (captured by our own DA Morales) the Superintendent of Public Instruction has apologized for  using an “unfortunate choice of words” while defending Russell Pearce – all the while maintaining that the association between Pearce and neo-nazi JT Ready is solely “simply based on a photograph”.

“I used an unfortunate choice of words in making the following point regarding accusations made against an elected official being affiliated with a hate group simply based on a photograph:”

APOLOGY

He explains that he just isn’t very quick and what he was TRYING to do was to quote Pearce himself, who evidently said:

“I’ve had my picture taken with Democrats and lesbians and yet no one’s accused me of being a Democrat or a lesbian.” and somehow “lesbian” came out “known homosexuals” and others who have “engaged in past inappropriate behavior”.

We all know how that can happen.

Perhaps we should be grateful that Huppenthal maintains such a rosy view of the criticism leveled at his buddy Pearce, considering his predilection for freudian slips.

Just think – he could have said:

“Just because someone has supported known homosexuals for City Council, appeared at their rallies, attended their baptism into the LDS Church or personally ordained known homosexuals and others who have engaged in past inappropriate behavior into the LDS priesthood, I never hear that person called a known homosexual”

That would have been a real mouthful even for our glib Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Update at end ——

It’s been a typical week I suppose.

First our intrepid TC reporter D Morales posted a video of Arizona’s Superintendent of Education and all round bigoted racist Huppenthall comparing neo-nazis to “known homosexuals” and others who have “engaged in past inappropriate behavior”.

This was such a hit that Equality Arizona is using it in their email fundraising.

I urge everyone to contribute.

Then the Boston Pilot, the oldest Catholic paper in the country (and as such really only suitable for santorum clean up, not reading) published a scientific article explaining the cause of homosexuality.

A gay gene ?  Overbearing mother ?  Early exposure to Tinky Winky ? God created Adam and Steve ?

Nope.

The demons are doing it.

Devils are prowling around our pregnant women and when they find a vulnerable one are turning the foetus gay.

Now it turns out that the author Daniel Avila is not himself a theologian. He is a lawyer and the Church’s hired gun in their legal efforts to persecute gays, and as such spoke outside of his area of expertise (attacking gay people legally, not theologically).

So they have issued a “Retraction/Apology”

I think the Church really missed an opportunity here.

Just think, they could have started a small cottage industry of sprinkling holy water on pregnant women’s bellies (for a small donation of course).
Maybe even bless a cracker and superglue it to their belly buttons ( for a small contribution).

That would keep those pesky demons away.

Finally, out of fear that some might think our national motto was “E Pluribus Unum” our Congress passed a non-binding resolution stating that it is in fact “In God We Trust”.

Because that “everyone is welcome” idea is so 1940s.

It’s enough to make a gay atheist want to go invade some heathen country and bring them the benefits of freedom and Democracy.

In other words – a typical week.

UPDATE

Idiot Avila has resigned

Marriage adviser resigns over Satan-homosexuality column