(Folks have asked what's going on up in Williamson County and Diana Maldonado's race. - promoted by Karl-Thomas Musselman)
If the name Steve Hotze sounds familiar or makes your stomach turn, it's probably because last year he was responsible for a direct mail program which focused on fear mongering and gay bashing against now Houston mayor Anise Parker.
Now Steve Hotze has a new partner in his war against common sense, GOP candidate for House District 52 Larry Gonzales.
As it was reported on Right Wing Watch on June 15, 2010, Hotze is on a crusade on behalf of the radical right:
"...All aspects of life -- government, science and education -- to adhere to fundamental biblical beliefs. These beliefs include the following:
• A wife may work outside the home only with her husband's consent
• "Biblical spanking" that results in "temporary or superficial bruises or welts" should not be considered a crime
• Medical problems are frequently caused by personal sin
• Treatment of the "physical body" is not a doctor's highest priority
• Doctors have a priestly calling
• Physicians should preach to their patients because salvation is the key to their health
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/...
Larry Gonzales claims he's a moderate Republican but his alignment with radical right wing religious extremists seems to indicate otherwise. One can assume based on Gonzales's associations with Hotze that he is planning on running a campaign of hate and fear mongering instead about the real issues affecting the citizens of House District 52. |
