• Stopping Discrimination Is Bad for Business, Tennessee Governor Says
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[url]http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/14/Stopping_Discrimination_is_Bad_for_Business,_Governor_Says/[/url] [release] Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill in May that voided antidiscrimination ordinances created by cities and counties, which had barred employers and others from discriminating against gay people. But Haslam told the Nashville City Paper that he's not only against local ordinances. If someone proposed adding gay people to the state's antidiscrimination law, he'd oppose that too. "Why wouldn’t I add gays as a protected class? I just feel like there’s enough regulation coming down," he said in a back-and-forth with a reporter. Haslam argues that stopping discrimination is bad for business. "It is a business issue in the sense that businesses keep having regulations put on them," he insisted. "Let’s say I’m a Muslim subcontractor who wants to work on the convention center, and I feel very strong that regulation shouldn’t be placed on me. Is that a Christian conservative issue?" Although Haslam repeatedly said he's against gay marriage, the governor says he's not necessarily pro -discrimination. "It depends," he told the City Paper reporter. "How are you defining discrimination? You could say I’m discriminating already because I’m saying I’m not for gay marriage. Is that discriminating?" "Yes," reporter Jeff Woods answered. "Is it? OK, then I’m drawing a line there," said Haslam. "But I’m not going to draw a line when it comes to hiring practices that I’m involved in." Haslam relegates the decision on whether to discriminate to the human resources department of any local business. "If I’m running a business, I’m going to go out and hire the best people I can, period," he said. "On the other hand, I don’t know that I necessarily want the local city council telling me my HR practices." [/release] Clearly the sanest man around.
Good ol' backwards Tennessee
WHYYYY is my state like this? They should notice they aren't doing anything good by our school records. We're near the bottom of the country, and I probably wouldn't be able to spell this if I went to another counties school since ours is one of the best in the state.
[quote]Although Haslam repeatedly said he's against gay marriage, the governor says he's not necessarily pro -discrimination. [/quote] [quote]"On the other hand, I don’t know that I necessarily want the local city council telling me my HR practices." [/quote] Hmm. He doesn't want the state governing too much, alright. He's against gay marriage, okay. He's an ordinary republican then. I have a feeling the reporter did his best to make a big deal out of the fact that the bill happened to touch down on gay people aswell. It does not necessarily mean the governor voted [I]just[/I] so that gays would be discriminated against. Or maybe he's just an evil old bigot like the rest, I dunno.
[QUOTE=demoguy08;31132327]Hmm. He doesn't want the state governing too much, alright. He's against gay marriage, okay. He's an ordinary republican then. I have a feeling the reporter did his best to make a big deal out of the fact that the bill happened to touch down on gay people aswell. It does not necessarily mean the governor voted [I]just[/I] so that gays would be discriminated against.[/QUOTE] He's going to follow through though. The man struck down a discrimination law that was there for a reason.
I'm discriminatory against stupid people. That man is not fit to be a public servant.
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;31132323]WHYYYY is my state like this? They should notice they aren't doing anything good by our school records. We're near the bottom of the country, and I probably wouldn't be able to spell this if I went to another counties school since ours is one of the best in the state.[/QUOTE] I feel for you. Governor Perry here in Texas is much like this, and then some. And he wants to be President! Joy, now there's a chance everyone can feel as happy as I am. Unfortunately, his followers and supporters will see this move as rather one against "big government" and troublesome regulations. I believe Rand Paul made much of the same argument this governor is when he was asked about his thought on the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
[quote]"Let’s say I’m a Muslim subcontractor who wants to work on the convention center, and I feel very strong that regulation shouldn’t be placed on me. Is that a Christian conservative issue?"[/quote] Could someone explain what he is talking about here?
[QUOTE=Contag;31134641]Could someone explain what he is talking about here?[/QUOTE] I think he's saying that he hates muslims too
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;31132323]WHYYYY is my state like this? They should notice they aren't doing anything good by our school records. We're near the bottom of the country, and I probably wouldn't be able to spell this if I went to another counties school since ours is one of the best in the state.[/QUOTE] I know that feel bro.
Anyone ever noticed that the two worst states, Tennessee and Mississippi, both have three instances of double letters I think there's something to this
I swear someone opened a gate and let all the bigots flow in.
I heard no proper logic in anything in the article. My head hurts now. :suicide:
"You could say I’m discriminating already because I’m saying I’m not for gay marriage. Is that discriminating?" "Yes." "Oh shit, this reporter's smarter than me. Break out the vacuous, unintelligible crap!"
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;31132323]WHYYYY is my state like this? They should notice they aren't doing anything good by our school records. We're near the bottom of the country, and I probably wouldn't be able to spell this if I went to another counties school since ours is one of the best in the state.[/QUOTE] Aw, fucking neat, I go to a good school in TN, too. WHERE YOU AT, BRO
If a politician over here said anything like that then they'd get kicked out of their position within a week.
So I saw this and 5 minutes later my uncle from Tennessee text me asking when I would be visiting again. I replied back, "When you get rid of your dumb ass governor."
[QUOTE=Zeke129;31138142]Anyone ever noticed that the two worst states, Tennessee and Mississippi, both have three instances of double letters I think there's something to this[/QUOTE] They also both end in the long 'e' sound. That's two reasons, maybe that's why my state is only halfway stupid. (Kentucky)
huh it tends to be the other way round
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