This Pennsylvania Politician Is A Hater. It's Time To Let Him Know

by Michael Jones for Change.org:

When you think of Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, it would probably be best if you let the following words float into your head: homophobe, radical, wingnut, and downright mean. Why? Well, when it comes to LGBT rights, Rep. Metcalfe has been an uncontrollable foe, opposed to anything that he can twist into fitting what he calls a "homosexual agenda." Case in point, he blocked efforts by the Pennsylvania legislature this week to recognize October as "Domestic Violence Awareness" month.


Why would a politician oppose a largely symbolic measure that honors victims of domestic violence? Because Rep. Metcalfe thought that doing so would be catering to a gay rights agenda.

This is a politician that, simply put, can't tell his ass from his elbow, nor decency from complete idiocy. He's so out of touch with the reality of Pennsylvania voters that a local paper even branded his last name a verb that means "wantonly engaging in acts of stupefying redundancy." They've certainly got the stupefying right.

Rep. Metcalfe has also been obsessed with getting Pennsylvania to ban gay marriage. He's a member of a small fringe team of legislators that crafted langauge for a marriage ban, and he's called LGBT people "not normal," "sinful," and said that he "chose" his heterosexuality. But the nice thing about Rep. Metcalfe is that he hasn't just kept his insanity focused on the gays. He's also gotten involved in bashing Muslims too (which means he fits the latest Pew Forum report on discrimination to a tee). Rep. Metcalfe refused to vote to honor the 60th anniversary of a Muslim group in Pennsylvania because "Muslims don't recognize Jesus Christ as God."

Huh...so I wonder what Rep. Metcalfe thinks of Jews, Hindus, and Buddhists, too?

Does it seem ridiculous that this man draws a salary from Pennsylvania taxpayers? Sure does. Local activists have already created a Web site, Dump Daryl Metcalfe, to try and draw attention to this man's homophobic and bigoted career.

Now, here on change.org, you can add your voice, too, by signing an email campaign that goes directly to Rep. Metcalfe, to Rep. Samuel Smith (the Minority Leader of Pennsylvania's State House and the highest State House official in Rep. Metcalfe's party), as well as Rep. Sandra Major (the State House Republican Party Caucus Chair). It's time to send the message to these folks that Rep. Metcalfe's brand of hatred is both an embarrassment to the Republican Party, as well as an embarrassment to Pennsylvania voters.

Sign the petition here if you'd like. And for more information, visit Dump Daryl Metcalfe.