Jindal hates gay people, not as smart as some thought.
Bobby Jindal refused to continue the executive order signed by Blanco that would prevent workplace discrimination against homosexuals.
This is really nothing new, Jindal whined about this very thing when Blanco signed it at the beginning of her term. At the time (in a post I unfortunately cannot find) I criticized Jindal for two reasons. First, he had promised to work together with the Governor and the first thing he does (before even being sworn in to his only full term as Congressman) is criticize Blanco instead of talking to her first about his misguided fears about what this would do.
Bottcher said Jindal’s letter violates the “spirit of cooperation” expressed at a meeting last week between the governor and members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation. Jindal should have called Blanco if he wanted clarification about the executive order, Bottcher said.
“Certainly the governor believes that public officials ought to talk to each other directly and not write a letter, send it to the media and have the media call the office,” Bottcher said. “Her door has certainly always been and always will be open to any Louisiana congressman.”
Second, Jindal showed he had zero understanding of federal law on this issue. He should have educated himself before making this public criticism. Instead, he shot first and never bothered to ask questions later.
But Blanco spokeswoman Denise Bottcher said the directive will not restrict the ability of religious groups to pursue government contracts, noting that federal law already protects their right to use hiring practices that conform with their particular beliefs.
“The governor’s executive order does not have the power to change federal or state law or any court decision, and Gov. Blanco has said the order does not impact the hiring practices of faith-based organizations,” Bottcher said.
I am assuming that nothing changed in federal law that would make this claim invalid. So I guess in Jindal’s 3 years as a Congressman, he didn’t learn anything about federal law on this issue and still remains ignorant of the facts. The fact is that Blanco’s order would not have effected the hiring practices of religious organizations and Jindal’s “excuse” for not continuing the executive order does not hold water.
According to the Advocate:
Louisiana Family Forum is a group that seeks to “persuasively present biblical principles” in political and other issues. During the campaigns last year, the group’s leaders told Jindal and some legislators running for office, how disappointed they were in Blanco for signing the executive order, said Gene Mills of Baton Rouge, the group’s executive director.
“Gov. Jindal comes from a different mindset, understanding the damage that this potentially poses to children and to the economy. He decided not to re-up that executive order but to simply let it sunset,” Mills said.Jindal is refusing to continue the executive order that Governor Blanco issued that included sexual orientation as part of the protected class of groupings (like race and gender).
Gene Mills is an idiot if he thinks that government protecting people from discrimination is harmful to children and to the economy. Of course, being the head of the “Louisiana Family Forum” tends to not require a lot of logical reasoning skills. Just hate gay people and you are good to go.
And Bobby Jindal? Well, Jindal has proved that even when he was shown that the order would not effect religious groups, he closed his ears and like a child went “LALALALA, IM NOT LISTENING”. He instead listened to fear mongering gay hating groups and made it the official policy of the office of the Governor to not care about gay people and any struggles.
I am really not shocked that Jindal would promote a policy that allows for discrimination based on sexual orientation. However, for him to fall back on the same excuse that was proven wrong 4 years ago may serve to show that Jindal really is not as smart as his backers wants us to believe. Either that, or perhaps he is just choosing to remain willfully ignorant about the issue. Either way, it does not bode well for the people of Louisiana.
But don’t blame me, I never voted for Jindal.
Update:Someone suggested to me that perhaps he is neither dumb or ignorant. Perhaps he just believes that the voters are dumb and/or ignorant. It is possible that Jindal may be playing up to the masses because he feels that they are dumb. I mean, the majority of the voters bought his B.S. during the election. I guess he figures he has carte blanche to continue to spread his B.S.