Indiana Story Is About Politics, Not Love

Tuesday - March 31, 2015

RUSH: We've had Josh Earnest weigh in on Mike Pence's remarks today in Indiana, talking about fixing the bill, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. It's at the press briefing today, and Julie Pace from the AP said to Josh Earnest, "Okay, Governor Pence said earlier this morning that he wants to amend the legislation to clarify that it does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. Does the White House feel that that's the right approach, to amend the bill, or do you support a full repeal of the Indiana law?"

EARNEST: We've seen the governor and other Indiana officials in damage control mode here because this law has provoked an outcry from business leaders across the state of Indiana. Understandably, we see business leaders saying that they are reluctant to do business in a state where their customers, or even their employees, could be subjected to greater discrimination just because of who they love. That's not fair, it's not consistent with our values as a country that we --

RUSH: Ah, wait a minute. Stop the tape. We gotta deal with something else here 'cause I'm starting to see this phrase all over the place, "We can't allow these customers or employees to be subjected to greater discrimination just because of who they love." Who they love. It's not about who anybody loves. It's about gay marriage. It's about people who have religious prohibitions against it. It's about gay marriage. It's not about homosexuality. It's not about honoring disagreement, discrimination against homosexuality. It's about people whose religious beliefs prohibit them from 
engaging in activity which lends credence or support to gay marriage.

But this business of who you love, where does that stop? If you're gonna start throwing the phrase around "who you love," what happens if you love your dog, which we have had a story of a UK woman who wanted to marry her dog, I think, and did. Do you remember that? Married a dolphin. Okay. Whatever. She wanted marry an animal that was not a man. Where is this "who you love" business? That's a catchphrase, that's designed to silence all opposition because who opposes love? My God, we need more love in the world. What are you doing, you're against love? People love each other, it's horrible you're against love. We need more love in the world.

That's precisely why they use this phrase "who they love." But who they love, what does that mean? Where does that stop? Well, hey, I'm not the one using the phrase. Don't get mad at me for thinking about a woman who wanted to marry her, or did marry, a damn dolphin. I didn't. I'm not making it up. She loves the dolphin. Is it legit? So, anyway, that's not fair, that's not fair. The point here, Mike Pence, the point is -- oh, gosh, I just saw the clock.