Satan, God, and
toga-wearing gays are all part of Brent Rinehart's bid
for reelection as Oklahoma County commissioner.
Satan, God, and
toga-wearing gays are all part of Brent Rinehart's bid
for reelection as Oklahoma County commissioner.
The Associated
Press is reporting that Rinehart has prepared a 16-page
comic book that lampoons liberals, gays, and critics of his
hard-right stances.
In one sequence
Satan ends a sentence with "If I can get the kids to
believe homosexuality is normal!" To which an angel replies,
"Hey, Satan, not with Brent around you won't."
Even in
conservative Oklahoma City, Rinehart's campaign materials
are inciting fury. "A drowning man tends to thrash
about," Oklahoma attorney general Drew Edmondson told
the AP. Edmondson was depicted as a villain in the
comic book. "Nothing Rinehart says is worthy of
comment or rebuttal," he added.
Oklahoma County
sheriff John Whetsel called the book "extremely
pathetic and very bigoted."
Another section
of the comic book depicts five gay men holding signs, one
of which says, "Jim Roth is our leader." Roth, who is gay,
was a commissioner who worked and often clashed with
Rinehart.
"I've really
encouraged [Rinehart] on more than one occasion to get
professional help," said Leonard Sullivan, an Oklahoma
Republican. "He really needs it." (The
Advocate)
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