Rick Santorum Opposes Equal Rights Treaty For People With Disabilities

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By Aviva ShenOn Tuesday afternoon, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) read a letter from former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) imploring Senate Republicans to ratify a United Nations treaty affirming equal rights for disabled individuals. Dole, who was hospitalized on Tuesday, was a World War II veteran who suffered lasting disabilities after his service

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[karma_aster]

Complete lack of common sense isn't considered a protected condition under this treaty, is it?

[skellington1]

I believe it's a learned (well, failed-to-learn) behavior, rather than an innate condition. At least in this case. It goes with the similar total failure in reading comprehension.

[robintheshrew]

Why am I not surprised?

[tadpool]

[effervescent]

Awesome gif. <3

[tiddlywinks103]

I do love how these people always use the buzzword of "unprecedented' a.k.a "New! Never seen before! Not familiar!! Abort! Abort! Tradition is best!" to whine about ANYthing that seeks to change the current inequalities in our society. It's all about creating fear in basic-ass people, like change is evil, and will destroy what America is about, when NOT changing is what's really killing it, and them, and they are just too hate-filled and ignorant to get it.

[kaymyth]

Of course they don't. The Republicans looked at a thing and said, "Aaa! The Democrats are supporting a thing! Quickly, we must make up a reason to oppose it!" And thus gridlock is formed.

[rkt]

it would be funny, if it wasn't also true