Cenk Uygur
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Republican Goes On Anti-Gay Tirade
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February 12, 2019
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3:03Now PlayingRepublican Eric Porterfield is on a streak of antigay attacks. Brooke Thomas, Mark Thompson, and Ben Mankiewicz, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. MORE TYT
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"A second round of bigoted comments from a Republican delegate has drawn frustration from legislators and no sign of resolve.
Delegate Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer, made the comments after calling a reporter to discuss a report in Friday’s Gazette-Mail. That report detailed a flurry of criticism House Democrats aimed at Porterfield on Thursday in response to an inflammatory anti-gay and lesbian rant he delivered in committee Wednesday.
“The LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan, without wearing hoods with their antics of hate,” Porterfield said in an interview Friday morning. He also called the gay community a “terrorist group” and said he is being “persecuted” by the gay community in retaliation for his remarks, including receiving threats on Facebook and voicemails.
On Wednesday, he used the anti-gay slur “f----t” in a committee meeting, within the context of quoting the name of a speaking tour that uses the term in its title."
Hosts: Brooke Thomas, Mark Thompson, Ben Mankiewicz
Cast: Brooke Thomas, Mark Thompson, Ben Mankiewicz
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