NYT: 'On Gay Rights, Obama Lets Surrogates Lead'

[MADem]

40. Ron Paul was only too pleased to take the endorsement of that nutty pastor who advocated death for

'unrepentant homosexuals.' I don't think Ron Paul is the go-to guy for much of anything, except maybe a return to sexual and other harassment in the workplace!

Citations:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/28/phillip-kayser-ron-paul-gays-iowa-caucus-2012_n_1173338.html

http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2012/01/ron-paul-says-victim-sex-harassment-bears-some-responsibility-for-resolution/fyCUfBYPwVLj4eLcE4YnPI/index.html

A couple of "Oh, no he did NOT say that" quotes:

...Texas Representative Ron Paul today stood by statements he made in his 1987 book arguing that someone who is a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace should bear some responsibility for resolving the problem and that society should not bear the burden of paying for the care of AIDS victims.

In his 1987 book “Freedom Under Siege: The US Constitution after 200-Plus Years,” Paul wrote about sexual harassment in the workplace, “Why don’t they quit once the so-called harassment starts? Obviously the morals of the harasser cannot be defended, but how can the harassee escape some responsibility for the problem?’’

In another passage, Paul wrote, “The individual suffering from AIDS certainly is a victim - frequently a victim of his own lifestyle - but this same individual victimizes innocent citizens by forcing them to pay for his care.”

...“If it’s just because somebody told a joke to somebody who was offended, they don’t have a right to go to the federal government and have a policeman come in and put penalties on those individuals,” Paul said of verbal harassment. “They have to say maybe this is not a very good environment. They have the right to work there or not work there.”