Courtesy of WaPo:
While debating a land-use bill at a committee meeting on Tuesday night, Pennsylvania state Rep. Matt Bradford laid his hand — for just a moment — on the left forearm of the colleague sitting next to him.
That colleague was conservative Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, who interrupted Bradford mid-sentence with a personal bit of information.
“Look, I'm a heterosexual. I have a wife, I love my wife, I don't like men — as you might. But stop touching me all the time,” Metcalfe told Bradford, who then began laughing.
Several other members of the committee, which Metcalfe chairs, giggled and smirked.
“Keep your hands to yourself,” said Metcalfe, a Republican from Butler County. “If you want to touch somebody, you have people on your side of the aisle who might like it.
“I don't.”
Bradford, a Democrat, appeared to be stunned by the comments.
“Okay, chairman, chairman,” he said, widely grinning as committee members laughed.
One member appeared to conceal her face from the camera with her hand. “We're officially off the rails. ... My intent was just to beg for your permission for about 30 seconds.”
“Then beg, don't touch,” responded Metcalfe, who is serving his 10th term in office. Bradford continued to laugh.
I have seen some rather stunning examples of homophobia in my time, but I think this one easily makes the top of the list.
You know what they say about those who freak out the most about homosexuality don't you?
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While debating a land-use bill at a committee meeting on Tuesday night, Pennsylvania state Rep. Matt Bradford laid his hand — for just a moment — on the left forearm of the colleague sitting next to him.
That colleague was conservative Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, who interrupted Bradford mid-sentence with a personal bit of information.
“Look, I'm a heterosexual. I have a wife, I love my wife, I don't like men — as you might. But stop touching me all the time,” Metcalfe told Bradford, who then began laughing.
Several other members of the committee, which Metcalfe chairs, giggled and smirked.
“Keep your hands to yourself,” said Metcalfe, a Republican from Butler County. “If you want to touch somebody, you have people on your side of the aisle who might like it.
“I don't.”
Bradford, a Democrat, appeared to be stunned by the comments.
“Okay, chairman, chairman,” he said, widely grinning as committee members laughed.
One member appeared to conceal her face from the camera with her hand. “We're officially off the rails. ... My intent was just to beg for your permission for about 30 seconds.”
“Then beg, don't touch,” responded Metcalfe, who is serving his 10th term in office. Bradford continued to laugh.
I have seen some rather stunning examples of homophobia in my time, but I think this one easily makes the top of the list.
You know what they say about those who freak out the most about homosexuality don't you?
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