This Pennsylvania Politician is a Hater. It's Time to Let Him Know.

categories: Republican Party and LGBT Rights, State LGBT News

Published September 26, 2009 @ 07:53AM PT

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe

When you think of Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, it would probably be best if you let the following words float into your head: homophobe, radical, wingnut, and downright mean. Why? Well, when it comes to LGBT rights, Rep. Metcalfe has been an uncontrollable foe, opposed to anything that he can twist into fitting what he calls a "homosexual agenda." Case in point, he blocked efforts by the Pennsylvania legislature this week to recognize October as "Domestic Violence Awareness" month.

Why would a politician oppose a largely symbolic measure that honors victims of domestic violence? Because Rep. Metcalfe thought that doing so would be catering to a gay rights agenda.

This is a politician that, simply put, can't tell his ass from his elbow, nor decency from complete idiocy. He's so out of touch with the reality of Pennsylvania voters that a local paper even branded his last name a verb that means "wantonly engaging in acts of stupefying redundancy." They've certainly got the stupefying right.

Rep. Metcalfe has also been obsessed with getting Pennsylvania to ban gay marriage. He's a member of a small fringe team of legislators that crafted langauge for a marriage ban, and he's called LGBT people "not normal," "sinful," and said that he "chose" his heterosexuality. But the nice thing about Rep. Metcalfe is that he hasn't just kept his insanity focused on the gays. He's also gotten involved in bashing Muslims too (which means he fits the latest Pew Forum report on discrimination to a tee). Rep. Metcalfe refused to vote to honor the 60th anniversary of a Muslim group in Pennsylvania because "Muslims don't recognize Jesus Christ as God."

Huh...so I wonder what Rep. Metcalfe thinks of Jews, Hindus, and Buddhists, too?

Does it seem ridiculous that this man draws a salary from Pennsylvania taxpayers? Sure does. Local activists have already created a Web site, Dump Daryl Metcalfe, to try and draw attention to this man's homophobic and bigoted career. Now, here on change.org, you can add your voice, too, by signing an email campaign that goes directly to Rep. Metcalfe, to Rep. Samuel Smith (the Minority Leader of Pennsylvania's State House and the highest State House official in Rep. Metcalfe's party), as well as Rep. Sandra Major (the State House Republican Party Caucus Chair). It's time to send the message to these folks that Rep. Metcalfe's brand of hatred is both an embarrassment to the Republican Party, as well as an embarrassment to Pennsylvania voters.

Sign the petition here if you'd like. And for more information, visit Dump Daryl Metcalfe.

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IDIOT

Posted by Cherokee Fred Jesus on 09/26/2009 @ 10:39AM PT
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No hes not an idiot. Don't insult the idiots Fred. He is far below the idiots. We call them the fundies. Or as I like to call them. "The Freaky Fundie Fucktards."

Posted by Chris Marshall on 09/26/2009 @ 11:09AM PT
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Daryl Metcalfe is an intolerant conservative who has an incorrect view of LGBT rights. It's obligatory that the intolerant Daryl Metcalfe be kicked out of Pennsylvania's legislature. His comments regarding LGBT people are of nonsense, thus he has no credibility. Since he also justifies racism, it's one more reason that Daryl Metcalfe be kicked out of Pennsylvania's legislature. LGBT rights trumps and will always trump the intolerance which conservatives spew.

Posted by Edwin Bonilla on 09/26/2009 @ 03:53PM PT
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He looks like a smarmy little bitch who only wishes he was somebody special.

And your right mr. marshall although I would have just left it at fundietard... :)

Posted by Thomas McHugh on 09/26/2009 @ 05:39PM PT
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Nah at FSTDT.com fundietard is for the little sissies who only strip people of their rights at the ballot box, the fundie fucktards are the ones that actively try to do political, emotional, and physical harm to us.

Posted by Chris Marshall on 09/27/2009 @ 01:38PM PT
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Good point mr. marshall.

Posted by Thomas McHugh on 09/27/2009 @ 04:36PM PT
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Any one here see a beaver when you look at that picture of Daryl Metcalfe. It could also be a chipmunk too, but i think beaver fits nicer. What do you guys and gals think?

Posted by Chris Marshall on 09/28/2009 @ 06:19AM PT
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I think he's too damned ugly for either.

Posted by Thomas McHugh on 09/28/2009 @ 11:26PM PT
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People who are full of hate and prejudice cannot be Christains, no matter how much they say they are.

Posted by Rachel Russell on 10/04/2009 @ 01:29AM PT
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Indeed miss russell.

I sometimes wonder if they can even be human beings...

Posted by Thomas McHugh on 10/04/2009 @ 06:14PM PT
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Michael is the Communications Director for the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, and previously was Communications Director for Pax Christi USA, a progressive Catholic human rights organization.