In a video posted on Friday, Ed Kelley, the editor of The Oklahoman newspaper, blasted Sally Kern, her supporters, last week's "Sally Rally", and her distracting bigoted message.

Said Kelley: "What if instead of 1,000 people gathered to praise her, 1,000 people - smart, law-abiding people who really care about Oklahoma and its future - came instead to insist that our state can and must send legislators to the capitol who will focus on real issues that affect Oklahoma. In other words, 1,000 voices that said we've had 100 years of Sally Kern, and 100 years of that is enough..."



via Towleroad.

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I want to say that it blows my mind that over 1000 people came to "demonstrate" at the Oklahoma State Capitol to show just how anti-gay they are, alas I'm not surprised at all. It is quite saddening though that the 'over 1000 people' took time out of their day to see who can be the loudest about being bigots.

via 365gay:

More than 1000 people demonstrated at the Oklahoma Capitol on Wednesday in support of state Rep. Sally Kern (R) and her recent remarks that gays are more dangerous than terrorists.

A sign saying "We Stand With Sally Kern" was placed in the rotunda of the capital during the rally that organized by socially conservative groups.

Kern (pictured) was cheered when she told the crowd that their support affirmed the rights of conservative Christians "who want to stand up for the truth of God's word."

"What has happened to me has served to advance the gospel," said Kern, who was greeted with chants of "Sally, Sally" and was frequently interrupted by shouts of "Amen."

Kern made the remarks in a speech to a small gathering but did not know they were being recorded. The tape fell into the hands of The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund which then posted it on the video sharing site. (story)

In the speech Kern said gays have become more dangerous to the American way of life than terrorists.

"The homosexual agenda is destroying this nation; it's just a fact," Kern went on to say in the speech.

The Victory Fund, who posted the original video (at end of post), made comment about today's gathering of Sally Kern supporters. I wonder if they all look like birds too?

From the Victory Fund:

As some of you no doubt heard, Sally held a rally today inside the Oklahoma State Capitol building along with some of the country's most vocal anti-gay leaders. Together, they quoted scripture and decried so-called attempts to silence her.

Of course the irony of this is almost laughable. These folks are complaining about limits on their freedom of speech-at a public rally inside a state capitol building. You really can’t make this stuff up. Over the past few weeks, Sally Kern has said to any reporter who will listen that she is proud of the speech we broadcast on YouTube. She should be thrilled now that nearly 1.1 million people have listened to it.

Today Sally and her admirers trotted out their favorite talking point-they don't hate gay people, they love us and want us to change. Well, nobody who ever loved me talked to me the way she did when she compared us to terrorists and cancer. That's not the language of love or even tough love. It's the language of fear, division and yes, hate.

Across America, Sally and her friends in the anti-gay industry are backing narrow-minded, extremist candidates who want to implement her world view - a world in which gay people are encouraged to fake being straight or to simply disappear altogether. If you're gay, or if you are related to or know people who are gay, you understand how dangerous and misguided that message is.

Here is the original video released by the Victory Fund:

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Queerty reports:

Oklahoma lawmaker Sally Kern simply can't quit her anti-gay ways. After coming out last week against gay discrimination, Kern took pen to paper and published an op-ed in which she again rails against the so-called "gay agenda".

Anyone who thinks there is no homosexual agenda need only look here in Oklahoma to the newly formed Equal Rights Project created to help elect candidates by bridging the gay/straight community. The Equal Rights Project states "We felt we were uniquely qualified to help those running in the South and the Bible Belt. Running in these communities is much different than in California and New York. Our idea was to train, educate and support all candidates who support equal rights for all."

Homosexuals are already citizens who have equal rights. They want "special rights" for the acceptance of their deviant lifestyle. I'm thankful that Oklahoma is different than California and New York. I pray it stays that way.

Kern's vile politics doesn't stop with the gays. Homo-journo Michael Heaton attended Kern's University of Central Oklahoma appearance last night and reports that she refers to non-Christians as "infidels" and that Christianity stands as the only path to salvation. It seems to us that despite Kern's claims that we gays are worse than terrorists, it's she who hold more in common with Islamic fundamentalists than any homo we know.

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