[chemgear]

Obviously there have been lots of talk about Hunsperger's bigotry but some people also pointed specifically to his condemnation of the Edmonton school board for trying to institute their "anti-bullying" policy that came with it.

When you've got some religious nutbar saying that a certain group of people are going to burn in hell and they go out their way to call out a school board trying to put in policy to stop bullying . . . well, people tend to draw some conclusions when that nutbar wants to run for public office.

Heck, toss in the other racial silly comments on top of that and people think it'll be open season on them/their kids if they're not straight, white and religious (rightly or wrongly.)

And I certainly don't think people see it as a “libertarian issue” at all. You are the leader of a political party running for office, votes, and public trust – as a leader of any organization you either strongly condemn that kind of crap or you are saying that you basically endorse/condone it. The pathetically weak and delayed response basically told voters that it was A-okay with the political party and its leadership.

“Here’s the deal, we are totally okay with bigotry and racism in our political party – but trust us, we’re not going to legislate on these issues. Just vote for us.”


To be fair, maybe Hunsperger isn't that much of a nutbar - hell, nearly 3,000 people voted for him. WTF?