Good As You: Tony Perkins Roundup
10/17/2012
Congrats, Matt Birk—man who says gays are 'pawns of the enemy' thinks you're awesome
Tony Perkins' latest radio commentary: [FRC] Applause from one of the most anti-LGBT voices in all of America? Eh, I guess that's kind of like the Lombardi Trophy. Except, you know—not at all. *** For more Tony Perkins slights than...
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10/05/2012
Tony Perkins denies he harms gay kids—by claiming they chose a 'lifestyle' 'dangerous to selves and society' (cc @fakedansavage)
Wanting to rebut Dan Savage's opinion about the real dangers he sees Tony Perkins' overheated rhetoric, Perkins went on Mike Huckabee's radio show. And what did Tony do to combat the charges? Well, he told gay kids that they are...
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09/12/2012
'It's time to dial down your demonization of those who differ with you' says one of America's most anti-LGBT voices
And now, Family Research Council president Tony Perkins takes a break from his career built around stopping or taking away every single right and/or protection for LGBT people so that he can make this aggressively self-unaware claim: Reminder of just...
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08/17/2012
No labels. No claims. No editorializing. Just Tony Perkins' record (#GLAADCap #FRC)
I'm not saying anything about anything. I'm simply going to repost the documented and sourced quips and slips that have earned Tony Perkins the reputation that he is now facing/challenging so publicly: Facts - Says about gay people: “They are...
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06/20/2012
Audio: Tony Perkins 'doesn't really care' about homosexuality; proceeds to link it to adultery, 'special rights'
Tony Perkins, when he's not busy defaming the character and journalistic practices of yours truly, spends nearly every day of his life fighting marriage equality for same-sex couples, employment protections, anti-bullying provisions, inclusive military service, and basically anything having to...
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06/19/2012
Game on, Tony Perkins! FRC leader attempts to smear me, draws more attention to his own smears
Exodus International, Focus on the Family, the Southern Baptist Convention, and U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) have all criticized Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council for awarding the unbelievably incendiary Ron Baity with FRC's top award. So what has...
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06/12/2012
Happy Pride from Tony Perkins!
Happy Pride Month from Family Research Council president and frequent TV pundit Tony Perkins: "The month of June is Gay Pride Month. Now, I have not yet seen where they have declared Adultery Pride Month, I have not seen where...
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05/24/2012
Video: Tony's never been to the homes he daily decries (cc: @tperkins @brookebcnn)
SOURCE: CNN CNN's Brooke Baldwin asked a great question of guest Tony Perkins. BALDWIN: "Have you ever been to the home of a same-sex couple, Tony?" The Family Research Council president's predictable answer: "No." He, a man who dedicates an...
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05/11/2012
Listen to Majority Leader Cantor lend credence to Tony Perkins' 'values' and 'moral fabric'
On a recent edition of "60 Minutes," Diana Cantor, the wife of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, revealed that she supports marriage equality for same-sex couples (10:06 in this clip): But rather than support his wife's views on what makes...
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Tony Perkins continues to scare America with negligent 'war' analogies
"Now it will be up to Americans to decide if they can stomach thefull-scale war that's coming, waged against marriage and religious freedom with every weapon at the government's disposal, if this President is reelected." -Thoughts attributed to Tony Perkins,...
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04/24/2012
Video: Tony the Teflon tiger gets another mainstream media pass
Liberty University is one of the single most anti-LGBT institutions in the United States. Just look at the kind of things that its Associate Deans tweets out to the public. Tony Perkins (a Liberty grad) is one of the single...
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04/20/2012
Audio: Popular TV pundit says it's 'a fact' that gays face 'eternal damnation'
This clip, from truly extreme North Carolina radio voice Steve Noble, is a couple of years old. But it's important, since Tony Perkins' punditry profile only continues to grow. Tony is speaking about LGBT people: [SOURCE: Called 2 Action] It's...
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04/11/2012
Video: Chris Matthews 'probably with you' on the Tony Perkins issue
The Faithful America organization continues its awareness campaign, this time with a much more receptive and supportive Chris Matthews on the other end: *RELATED: As you surely know, GLAAD is taking its own approach, simply highlighting the egregious things for...
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03/20/2012
Tony Perkins doesn't want to judge judges on basis of sexuality; except when he does
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins today, stressing that qualifications matter more than sexual orientation: [SOURCE: FRC] I agree. Find qualified judges, regardless of sexual orientation, and judge them on the merits of their rulings rather than their family makeup....
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06/28/2011
Tony Perkins predicts gay marriages destroying the country; hopes it won't happen before his Values Voters Summit (*already has deposit on exhibit hall)
"The American people are there. They know intuitively what marriage is. History shows it, the Bible shows it, [and] society has reflected it," Family Research Council (FRC) president Tony Perkins says of the findings. "The further we move away from...
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06/07/2011
Video: Accusing the President of hating the army (like Jesus would, natch)
Earlier today, I opined on the careless rhetoric the opposition uses to keep thinks like inclusive service up before public debate. So I now want to thank the American Family Association's Tim Wildmon and the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins...
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04/07/2011
Tony Perkins: Democrats hold hostage the military they disdain
Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal and even inclusive hate crimes laws are reasons why the Family Research Council pits the Democratic party against out nation's fighting forces: This is of course nothing new: Tony's playbook is all about accusing Democrats...
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03/17/2011
Traditional journalism needs to stop the 'traditional marriage' rhetoric
This is how WVLA, Baton Rouge's NBC affiliate, covered Tony Perkins recent speaking engagement at LSU: [SOURCE] These folks are protesting simply because Tony supports "traditional marriage"? Uhm, no. They're protesting because Tony Perkins is someone who paints the national...
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03/02/2011
T. Perkins, as unswayed by teen movie law as he is Equal Protection, thinks cocky is path to happy ending
Family Research Council head Tony Perkins writes in USA Today: "The biggest trophy that gay activists now seek is the redefinition of marriage. Currently, only five states allow same-sex marriages. How can a team leading 45-5 be losing? Where the...
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01/31/2011
'Dire' situation: There's conversation to be had here -- just not the one Tony Perkins is having
Okay, (A) In "Money For Nothing," the word in question is "f*ggot." And yes, that word absolutely does mean the same thing today that it meant in 1985. (B) That aforementioned word is not even in the same ballpark as...
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01/26/2011
Perkins uses his missionary position to knock 'unhealthy and destructive' millions
Tony Perkins: "Tonight President Obama recognized the important role of parents in the educational achievement of their children. President Obama himself has set an example as a father and husband. However, the agenda he has pursued and articulated tonight does...
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11/18/2010
In this DADT discourse draft, we totally have Tony's number!
In a new commentary for Daily Caller, Tony Perkins fear-mongerily warns that if DADT repeal goes through, then the President will have to reinstate the draft. So okay, fine. Whatever. Tony Perkins has more than proven himself willing to say...
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10/13/2010
Squashing Tony's negligence, from a mom who knows the danger all too well
There's been a bit of a make-good from The Washington Post, following the fallout from the paper's careless decision to run Tony Perkins' factually-challenged propaganda without insight or pushback. Late yesterday afternoon, they posted a response piece penned by Sirdeaner...
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10/12/2010
And now in undeserved credence news: WaPo gives anti-bullying ink to man who says gays 'are held captive by the enemy'
On numerous occasions, we've mentioned how bizarre/frustrating/unacceptable it is for the mainstream media to continue to put Family Research Council president Tony Perkins on TV and in print, citing him as little more than a mere "pro-family" voice of dissent...
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10/01/2010
Audio: If you put rainbows in his batter, it'll make the Tony bitter
If the pastries in question were for a Christian event or holiday, Family Research Council president would be going absolutely apedoodoo about the discrimination and disrespect shown to the customer. And guess what? Tony would be right. Because bakeries really...
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09/14/2010
It's Tony's script, we just get aggressively miscast within it
Tony and his Crocs would like to share some thoughts with you. And while you're reading them, me and my eight extramarital sex partners are going to go WD-40 the door so that we can reach "all manner of moral...
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09/09/2010
Video: Tony's TV priorities: Making 'Real Housewives' drama seem that much less frivolous
Not sure which is most annoying about the following clip: -Tony's aggressive attempt to misinform the audience about Judge Walker's ruling, acting as if it would force Christians to personally accept, preach in favor of, or perform same-sex marriage ceremonies...
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08/26/2010
How not to write a coming out card
"I'm saddened because I know Ken [Mehlman] and care about him as a person. Homosexuality not only has negative implications for society, it also has profound, well-documented negative physical and mental health consequences for those who engage in homosexual conduct...
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08/09/2010
Video: Tony Perkins plays the 'nice' pundit on TV. Dig a little deeper to see what's really going on.
Honestly, it shocks us that Tony Perkins gets to keep his mainstream, buttoned-up, conservative pundit throne. Because let's get real here: We are talking about a man who has claimed in more than one sermon that gays are "held captive...
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07/01/2010
Uncross your fingers: 'I love her, I have a thing for redheads' not in Tony Perkin's testimony
Family Research Council prez Tony Perkins has yet to testify against Elena Kagan. But this is what he'll say when he does: (*Note: Unlike FRC's past on-record comments, TOny manages to get through without saying gays are "held captive the...
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06/29/2010
Why is the opposition so 'held captive' by the far-right?
Back in March, while speaking at a Nashville Baptist church, Family Research Council president Tony Perkins claimed that gays and others who he debates are "being held captive by the enemy": (click to play audio clip) *FULL VIDEO: The Quest...
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06/16/2010
Yea, yea -- Tony backs gay ban itself. Better discussion: He inherently opposes *gay man* itself!
On Sunday, 2/28/10, the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins took to the pulpit at Nashville, TN's Grace Chapel Church, where he proceeded to tell congregants that gay people are "being held captive by the enemy": (click to play audio clip)...
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04/30/2010
Video: OWN. YOUR. DISRESPECT. FOR. THE. COMMANDER IN CHIEF. TONY!
On the very day that Tony Perkins was disinvited from speaking at Andrews Air Force base, we pointed out the likely reason: That he, just moments after the State of the Union speech, wrote that this nation's Commander in Chief...
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04/14/2010
Video: They laugh so as not to decry (for at least one second)
4/9/10: Southern Republican Leadership Conference: Oh these "values voters" just love those folksy zingers, don't they? Slap the knee, drink the TEA, screw over those who love differently from thee. Oh so charming, no? Although we do fully believe that...
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04/06/2010
He who 'sins us' vs. sense as it pertains to us
No person, LGBT or S, is forced to answer the census in one certain way. It's up to the individual and/or couple to choose the responses that best match their lives. If a religious straight couple is legally married under...
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03/01/2010
Audio: Tony shows Andrews the bullet that they dodged
You know how the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins is going around telling everyone that there's absolutely no reason why Andrews Air Force Base should've disinvited him from speaking at one of their events? Yea, well -- this weekend at...
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02/26/2010
Tony Perkins dished it, doesn't want to take it
Just hours after President Obama gave the State of the Union, the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins wrote the following words, which were obviously (and characteristically) meant to undermine the commander-in-chief (and gay people) in the most jugular-ripping way possible:...
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08/27/2009
Perkins takes on the president, film's most famous sheepherders
OMG -- Please tell us that Tony Perkins does not really begin this video by saying "from Saddleback to Brokeback" I mean don't get us wrong -- we're not offended. A touching love story that details two men who were...
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07/01/2009
Perkins: Waah! We don't get to stall this bill like we have in the past. Waah!
Of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy's (R-VT) plan to finally get inclusive hate crimes legislation passes after the July 4th break, the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins (or his ghostwriter) today says the following: In a letter to members...
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06/09/2009
Matt, Tony: To be a 'victory', you two would've actually had to win something/done something to earn it
It is hysterical hearing the far-right attempt to spin the Supreme Court’s Denial of Cert into a victory for upholding Don't Ask Don't Tell. The reliably jovial Matt Barber weighed in with the following: “This is a military victory of...
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04/14/2009
Video: Sending Mel to tony neighborhood
Just as with the Telegraph, we would've preferred it had CNN not cut off the following James Dobson quote mid-sentence. However, we'll overlook that point for now, since Mel and Tony's subsequent debate is nice and hearty: Ya know, of...
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03/13/2009
Dent in the tent: Tony threatens to grab sleeping bag and go home
As predicted, the social conservatives are starting to come out against Michael Steele for, among other things, his quasi-positive comments regarding homosexuality. This one comes from the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins (or whoever writes his stuff): Earlier this week...
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03/06/2009
Video: Everybody's deb8ing it
Mikey and Tony on Andy: My CNN Debate Last Night [The Gist]
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02/23/2009
Wherein Tony Perkins justifies all of our earlier points
Earlier today we posted a lengthy piece detailing why we felt a suggested marriage "reconciliation" that appeared as an Op-Ed in this weekend's New York Times could never, ever work. Now, the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins is lashing out...
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02/13/2009
There's no hetero story to which Tony can't attach gay blame
Who's to "blame" for Nadya Suleman's octo-birth? Lesbians, natch: From Tony Perkins/FRC Ya know, because an unmarried, food stamps-claiming mother seeking a multi-birth via IVF is EXACTLY the same scenario as a stable lesbian couple seeking to conceive a sole...
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02/03/2009
Audio: With Steele in his party's spine, Tony shows signs of unease
How do extreme social conservatives feel about new RNC chairman Michael Steele and his potential to undermine their far-right agenda? Well here's what FRC's Tony Perkins told Matt Barber on today's "Liberty Live": *Audio source: "Liberty Live" (4-5 ET) Oh...
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01/29/2009
We're Number 1 (if you're not gay)! We're number 1 (if you're not gay)!
When it comes to most issues, social conservatives like to position America as the non-debatable leader, #1 the world over. But when it comes to extending the same benefits to same-sex partners of governor workers as their heterosexually-married counterparts current...
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12/12/2008
Commissioning inequality: LA body earns principled scrutiny, exclusionary support
The Pelican State's extremely conservative governor, Bobby Jindal, has set up something called the Louisiana Commission on Marriage and Family, which is passed off under the pretenses of strengthening LA family life. Of course the commission is really just a...
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11/21/2008
At war with harmony: Pro anti-gays turn to 'e'
When we saw that the eHarmony matchmaking service was, due to court action, planning to open up their site to same-sex couples, we figured there would be some push back from those anti-gays who prefer eDiscord. We did not, however,...
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11/13/2008
Video: Savage but fair
First Colbert and now the Coop. Dan Savage is on a roll: Oh, Tony. The only "red hair-ing" here is the disingenuous, un-American, unlawful, tyrannical, church-state-linking nonsense that you have been propagating under your own fire-tinted mane! Because ya know...
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