GOP Rep. Tim Walberg, one of the finest far-right freshman loons in the House, has been catching a fair bit of heat in his district recently for his vote against reauthorizing the “Head Start” education program. The Patriot Majority group has taken to the airwaves to smack the congressman over his vote:
When asked to explain his vote, what does Walberg cite as his defense? Why, preventing lawsuits from the Wiccans, of course!
His only concern was that it didn’t exempt communities of faith from the hiring restrictions that other groups with Head Start classrooms must adhere to. […]
In other words, say a Baptist or a Catholic church wanted to continue to offer its Head Start program and a Muslim or “a Wiccan from a coven in Ann Arbor” wanted to apply for a job to teach there, now it couldn’t discriminate based on religious grounds anymore, or vice versa.
He said he offered an amendment that would have made that change, but it didn’t get any traction.
He said he doesn’t oppose Head Start, but by keeping that provision in the bill, he said religious organizations might decide it’s better to get rid of Head Start. It would also open all of them to lawsuits, because the Wiccan, or the Catholic or the Muslim who wasn’t hired, could say it was because of their religious beliefs, he said.
Nevermind that the “Wiccans in Ann Arbor” haven’t raised a fuss about the program so far. Walberg’s just being vigilant — very vigilant.
..that the liberal media chooses to attack Rep. Tim Walberg for voting against education when all he is doing is protecting us from terrorists like this!
HE LIKELY USES THESE DEMONIC POWERS FOR HIS ELECTORAL SUCCESS! AND HE (probably) PLANS ON USING THEM TO TAKE OVER THE
COUNTRYWORLD! HE OPPOSES CHRISTIANITY AND EATS BABIES AND KITTENS AND PUPPIES FOR DINNER AND OWNS A SURFBOARD AND LISTENS TO ROCK AND ROLL AND WANTS TO RESURRECT DRACULA AND–…okay, I’ll stop now. I’ll admit to having a bit too much fun with that paragraph of nonsense.
As a Wiccan, let me tell you. We deal with this sort of bone-headedness all the time. For instance, the high schools around here don’t do Halloween celebrations anymore because “the pagans object to their portrayal.” I don’t know a single Wiccan that would complain over Halloween celebrations, we relish them. Yet some Christian mom complained, and they get their way while blaming the pagans. Two-fur.