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June 21, 2006
The ravages of political correctness
When one of Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich's political appointees, Robert Smith, had the gall to say that "Homosexual behavior, in my view, is deviant. I'm a Roman Catholic," the Governor faced a choice: fire Smith for the transgression of committing a thought crime; or not fire Smith, then face accusations the Governor protected Smith's "hate speech." Bear in mind Smith's appointment is to the board of the metro transit authority -- not quite a nerve center for anti-gay policy-making. Still, Ehrlich took the easiest path, and fired Smith.
I have to think that Ray Bradbury's fictional firemen would approve. Anyway, as John Leo describes, if it's true that calling homosexuality "deviant" is grounds for dismissal and "unacceptable," gays are evidently the next "favored class" in America. Wonder how blacks feel about this?
Posted by bill at June 21, 2006 01:43 PM
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