Carlson needs to get a real life...
From Raw Story:
Tucker Carlson criticized Neil Giuliano, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, on Thursday, saying, "You all are doing a pretty lousy job of explaining why gay marriage is a good idea. Your arguments are all revolving around the question of rights. ... Most people hear the word 'rights' and they turn off. That's a 1960's argument and they're sick of it."
Carlson then began criticizing the pending hate crimes bill, telling Giuliano, "If under this bill, if you're attacked for being gay, the person who attacks you is punished more severely than the person who attacks me. ... Maybe I'm attacked by someone for being straight. Why are you worth more as a citizen than I am?"
"People are singled out all the time for categories that aren't covered by this law," Carlson continued, "but they don't have effective lobby groups like you do. ... The bottom line is -- no offense or anything -- but you're not more important than I am."
"It's about the intent of the crime," Giuliano tried to explain. "If the intent of the crime is actually rooted in hate because of sexual orientation ..."
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