My sincerest apology DJ. I didn't know where else to put THIS little gem but I have to share:

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"To me sex is primarily purposed to produce people. Sex that doesn't produce people is deviate. That doesn't mean it's a problem, it just means it's not doing its primary purpose."

— Montana state Rep. Dave Hagstrom (R), quoted by KXLH-TV, saying he will vote no on decriminalizing gay sex in his state.

Read: http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/04/11/quot…

H/T: PW

TPM:
Echoing a popular conservative talking point, Paul repeatedly reminded the audience that Democrats passed Jim Crow laws in the south and that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, as were the first black legislators and the founders of the NAACP.

“Would everyone know here they were all Republicans?” he said at one point, referring to the NAACP’s founders.

“Yes!” came the booming response from nearly the entire audience, who appeared offended Paul would even raise the question. [….]

Full read: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/rand-p…

Look. I know the *Southern strategy* long ago doomed the GOP to become…well…what it's become.

But GOOD.LORD. Watching this all play out (in full view of THE WORLD no less) is beyond anything I ever imagined…smh.