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Hutcherson is as misguided as they come, and so full of ego that he will never see it. I feel sorry for his kids.
Wow.
Good civics lesson, Hutcherson.
Unfortunately, the moron class in this country thinks that football+Jebus=smart.
I am beginning to suspect that someone else told him to pull out of that debate.
Second ummm what…
I'm so UN-proud of this black person, as a black person.
If the bigots are going to deprive my daughter's family of equal rights, by all means let them at least see all of us. It's the very least they could do.
When Hutcherson says this is an "adult" matter, he means it's supposed to be something we're ashamed of, which we're not, of course. Testifying to congress about a matter that concerns one's family is a noble thing for the whole family to do together. And it's a great civics lesson for the young ones.
When he says that being black isn't a choice, it seems very much like he wishes it was a choice so that he could choose otherwise. It would be sad to behold if there were any evidence that the man deserves pity rather than derision. What a bizarre world view this ugly toad of a man must have.
But it's interesting to ponder that Hutcherson and I do share a common experience, and that is knowing the irrational rage institutionalized bigotry creates in some of its targets, primarily the male ones.
There are times when listening to a lunatic speak is so disorienting I can't even remember where it veered off into the woods. What the hell was he talking about? Did I fall asleep for part of that video? Where was he?
It's pretty interesting (if cringeworthy to see black men exotify, but apparently it does happen.
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I'm Pastor Ken Hutcherson of Antioch Bible Church. I've been a pastor for quite some time. I've been black for a lot longer than that. I was born and raised in Alabama, where blacks and whites didn't get along very well, and I tried to be one of the main reasons they didn't. I was extremely discriminatory towards whites. The only reason I played football was so I could hurt white people legally.
The problem is that you guys keep throwing up to us that this is a civil rights issue. There's nothing civil rights about this. Nothing. It is not protected by the Constitution. And you are throwing up in front of us over and over again that you should not allow the people to vote for this because it is just not right for a civil rights issue. Well you're trying to make it a civil rights issue, but it isn't. It's not protected by the Constitution. And the reason why the civil rights for me was taken to Congress and not the people was because it was protected by the Constitution. So the people did not have the right to go against the Constitution unless the people voted to change the Constitution and it hadn't been changed yet.
It is so important for you to understand that what you are asking me to do as an African-American is accept what you are going through because you are uncomfortable, not because you are persecuted, not because you are hung in great numbers simply because of your color. I was born black, I am black, and I'm gonna die black. And Michael Jackson couldn't even get out of being black. So you gotta understand when you try to throw those things at me it does not hit. It does not hit at all. As a matter of fact it's kind of disturbing and very upsetting because you talk about love, you talk about wanting that family and everything else and...
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I'm Pastor Ken Hutcherson of Antioch Bible Church. I've been a pastor for quite some time. I've been black for a lot longer than that. I was born and raised in Alabama, where blacks and whites didn't get along very well, and I tried to be one of the main reasons they didn't. I was extremely discriminatory towards whites. The only reason I played football was so I could hurt white people legally.
The problem is that you guys keep throwing up to us that this is a civil rights issue. There's nothing civil rights about this. Nothing. It is not protected by the Constitution. And you are throwing up in front of us over and over again that you should not allow the people to vote for this because it is just not right for a civil rights issue. Well you're trying to make it a civil rights issue, but it isn't. It's not protected by the Constitution. And the reason why the civil rights for me was taken to Congress and not the people was because it was protected by the Constitution. So the people did not have the right to go against the Constitution unless the people voted to change the Constitution and it hadn't been changed yet.
It is so important for you to understand that what you are asking me to do as an African-American is accept what you are going through because you are uncomfortable, not because you are persecuted, not because you are hung in great numbers simply because of your color. I was born black, I am black, and I'm gonna die black. And Michael Jackson couldn't even get out of being black. So you gotta understand when you try to throw those things at me it does not hit. It does not hit at all. As a matter of fact it's kind of disturbing and very upsetting because you talk about love, you talk about wanting that family and everything else and...
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I am Pastor Ken Hutcherson of Antioch Bible Church; I've been a pastor for quite some time—been black for a lot longer than that. I was born and raised in Alabama, where blacks and whites didn't get along very well, and I tried to be one of the main reasons they didn't. I was extremely discriminatory toward whites. The only reason I played football, so I could hurt white people legally.
The problem is that you guys keep throwing up to us that this is a civil rights issue. There's nothing civil rights about this. Nothing. It is not protected by the Constitution. And you're throwing up in front of us over and over again that you should not allow the people to vote for this because it's just not right for a civil rights issue. Well, you're trying to make it a civil rights issue, but it isn't. It's not protected by the Constitution. The reason why the civil rights for me was taken to the Congress and not the people was because it was protected by the Constitution. So the people did not have a right to go against the Constitution unless the people voted to change the Constitution.
And it hasn't been changed yet.
It is so important for you to understand that what you are asking me to do as an African-American, is accept what you're going through because you're uncomfortable. Not because you're persecuted. Not because you're hung in great numbers simply because of your color. I was born black. I am black. Gonna die black. And even Michael Jackson couldn't get out of being black. So you gotta understand when you try to throw those things at me it does not hit. Does not hit at all. As a matter of fact, it's kind of disturbing and very upsetting.
Upsetting because, you know, you talk about love, you talk about wanting that family and everything else, and you talk about the children. You know what? I got half-black kids. They're worse than all-black kids, 'cause they're discriminated against just as much. And you have passed laws that make sure if there's any black in any kid, they're considered African American even though I got married to the whitest white woman in the world.
So let's do what's right for kids. I would never bring my kids into a situation—if I love my kids—how you have berated your kids in front for emotional response—and Representative Pedersen, you are the worst. You brought four kids in here, and they was devastated. Hopefully they was devastated because they was in here, and not because they act that way all the time. But yet still it isn't about the children. It isn't about marriage. It is about you. And it is about you wanting your way, and you'll use whatever and whoever you can to get it.
So I think this board should be absolutely ashamed of how you're allowing kids to be used for an adult reason.
Thank you very much.
I wondered for a second if, when he said "for an adult reason", that was some kind of subtle implication that gay marriage=gay sex=pedophilia, but then I remembered he's not that clever and is only barely stringing words together as it is. Innuendo is beyond his powers.
Sen. Ed Murray was right about not hating. What the pastor needs is love. There is quite a bit of self-loathing in his speech. He obviously grew up in a very brutal environment and that has helped define who he is.
Although he is the spokesperson for SFM, do not become too focused on him. He is his own worst debating partner. Based on voting results from R-71, the real opposition comes from the more rural parts of the state, so talk to your neighbors outside the city. Real opposition also comes from national anti-equality organizations such the National Organization for Marriage. They are well funded and are a lot more media savy.