He said, "I’m tired of these judges who want to follow what the Founding Fathers said and the Constitution. I want judges who have a heart, have an empathy for the teenage mom, the minority, the gay, the disabled. We want them to show empathy. We want them to show compassion." - Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) on Barack Obama's judicial appointment philosophy.
In the first place, I can't find any record of Barack Obama saying any such thing.
And second, it's not "the gay," Senator. It's "teh gay." If you're going to bash us, at least get it right.
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