THE EARMARK

When an Oklahoma politician seeks to establish him or herself as the state’s most obnoxious, hate-mongering bigot, the task is formidable.  After all, the state’s U.S. Senators, James “God, Guns, & Gays” Inhofe and Tom “Lesbian Bathroom Orgy” Coburn are so homophobic, that out-hating them would appear to be an almost impossible task.

Until now.  Clear the decks for Republican State Rep. Sally Kern, who has just issued the “Oklahoma Citizen’s Proclamation for Morality” aka “blame the recession on the gays”.  Here’s an excerpt…

WHEREAS, we believe our economic woes are consequences of our greater national moral crisis; and

WHEREAS, this nation has become a world leader in promoting abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery;

If you read on, you can also witness Kern ranting about the need for even more religion intertwined into our government.  Her argument largely consists of putting phrases like “HOLY BIBLE” in all caps.

It should be noted that Kern spewed similar noise 15 months ago when she told a citizens’ group…

“Studies show that no society that has totally embraced homosexuality has lasted more than, you know, a few decades. So it’s the death knell of this country.”

That particular speech also listed Islam (the entire religion) as a national threat, and it got Kern into trouble — although less so for her bigotry than for the fact that she directly plagiarized Mike Huckabee, who told GQ Magazine, “there’s never been a civilization that has rewritten what marriage and family means and survived.”

Long story short, Kern may be overmatched by her home state’s resident bigots, but there’s plenty of room for her in the Big Tent of Huckabee’s national GOP.  (Assuming Huckabee himself isn’t under that tent at the same time — both figuratively and literally.)