Another day, another stupid remark from GOP clown of Ohio J.D. Vance.
This week, the Hillbilly Elegy author said he doesn’t support federal legislation to codify protections for same-sex or interracial marriage, calling it a “bizarre distraction” from other more important issues, such as outlawing porn, banning anything LGBTQ-related from classrooms, and forcing 10-year-old rape victims to birth babies.
Related: J.D. Vance posts racist video but all anyone’s talking about are his erect nipples and bad eyeliner
Speaking to reporters at the Ohio State Fair on Tuesday, Vance was asked about the Respect of Marriage Act, which passed in the U.S. House last month.
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The law repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman. It would requires states to recognize all marriages as long as they were deemed valid in the state where they were performed.
Vance, who is married to an Indian-American woman and whose U.S. Senate campaign is being largely funded by gay billionaire Peter Thiel, replied, “You have a sky-high inflation crisis, you have a huge recessionary problem, and we’re arguing about rights that have already been granted by the Supreme Court. It seems like a bizarre distraction for a country that actually has much, much deeper and more serious crises.”
He went on to argue that the Respect of Marriage Act raises religious liberty concerns and doesn’t account for the rights of churches or nonprofits to operate according to their values.
Because irony is apparently dead, shortly after making the remarks, Vance released a new campaign ad on Twitter featuring his wife, Usha, talking about their loving interracial marriage and beautiful son.
I love our first ad, where my favorite person tells my story. We fight for Ohio because it’s our home, and when I was a kid, Ohio gave me a chance. pic.twitter.com/4RfeAOfrIm
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) August 3, 2022
In May, Vance told the fearmonger rag Crisis Magazine that he wanted to ban all porn because he believed it was harmful to American families.
“I think the combination of [adult entertainment], abortion have basically created a really lonely, isolated generation that isn’t getting married, they’re not having families, and they’re actually not even totally sure how to interact with each other,” he said.
We’d argue a much more effective way to ensure the safety and longevity of American families would be to codify protections of marriages, not banning porn.
Now, some tweets…
JD Vance said women who are beaten by their husbands should stay married to them.
JD Vance said a 10 year old girl who was raped should be forced to give birth
JD Vance said Married Gay people should have their marriages stripped away.
Send money to @TimRyan to stop him cold
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) July 28, 2022
JD.Vance says concerns about protecting gay and interracial marriage rights are a “bizarre distraction.”
He’s quick to take into account, however, “religious liberty” and the rights of churches or nonprofits to operate according to their values.
Zero empathy. A robot. #OHSen https://t.co/NdYoQW5Mvw
— Scotch Scoville? (@scovilleunits) August 2, 2022
JD Vance believes people should stay in violent marriages for the kids. His position is indefensible and dangerous.
We can’t let him anywhere near the Senate. pic.twitter.com/IEcAm9zWlJ
— Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) July 31, 2022
JD Vance is opposed to divorce, even in a violent home, gay marriage and all forms of birth control. His ideal marriage is between a belligerent bully like himself, a cowering woman, and kids who can't wait to leave home to escape their Dad's bigotry. It's the Republican dream
— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) July 25, 2022
He is literally in an interracial marriage LOL
— Captianhowdy (@Captianhowdy33) August 4, 2022
Mister P
Same sex marriage does not prevent Churches from operating according to their beliefs… Unless their beliefs are discrimination.
bobmister250
Churches are allowed to discriminate. It’s businesses and tax exempt charities that are not allowed to discriminate.
v6origal97
If he wants to move on to the issues he outlined, great; he can sign the bill, so it’s not a “distraction” for him, or his colleagues.
Jim
Religious liberty is just a way to say bigotry
BEWARE OF CHRISTIAN NATIOALISM
Sotzume
Another fat white pig who should be taken down.
Creamsicle
Good luck trying to ban porn. Just in general. People be horny and they’ll get it if they want it.
But especially with both major parties being lead by octogenarians who still think the world operates like it’s 1970 while simultaneously taking as many campaign donations as possible from the big tech and big data industry.
Who else do you think is buying and using all the data that those porn sites collect about you?
And people aren’t delaying marriage and home buying because of porn. They’re delaying it because the cost of living is insane, the planet is burning in a new way every month, and our earning potential was stunted from the get-go because of the 2008 financial crisis. That crisis was caused by rampant fraud in the financial system that regulators did nothing to stop, and created massive amounts of wealth inequality that has only gotten worse with the bifurcation of the economy ever since the covid-19 pandemic.
But yeah, let’s talk about how protecting marriage equality is the “distraction.”
wikidBSTN
Republicans are acting like the vote was a distraction. It was a vote. They were there in the room. All they had to do is press the yes button instead of the no button. That’s it – matter over.
Mack
He’s betting that Uncle Clarence is going to protect interracial marriages but not same-sex marriages.
butchqueen
He should be fisted with Crisco and crushed glass.
Max
why be nice and offer the Crisco in the first place??? maybe hot sauce is better!
TheMarc
Not a shock. These types will do or say anything for money, notoriety, etc. from their base. In fact, it should be the default expectation we have of modern Republicans. It’s gotten to the point that Republicans like Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney are practically heroes for having an actual moral line; even if it still falls short of reality.
The REAL problem is those like Peter Thiel. Gays almost inexplicably side with hardcore, right-wing politicians despite them expressing views to the effect that we should be jailed or even killed. Why would someone who identifies as gay support people like J.D. Vance or Donald Trump?? Probably because their hedonism exceeds levels that are accepted by even the fairly liberal gay community. Peter tried to build his own country offshore despite being an American billionaire which affords him quite the charmed life. What the hell was he trying to do offshore?? You’re kidding yourself if you think it was about taxes.
James
ANOTHER USELESS HATE FILLED NAZI MORON.
still_onthemark
Tim Ryan is a great candidate and although he has an uphill climb in a Republican state, Vance keeps on saying stupid and offensive things. And downright weird things: outlawing porn? John Ashcroft (GWB’s AG) was all set to try that in 2001, wanted to focus the entire DOJ apparatus on porn porn porn, then after 9/11 porn fell off the radar. Porn is everywhere on the internet now; how does Vance propose to stamp it out at this point? He has no details of course. Also a war against porn might appeal to a few feminist Democrats but it would not be popular with Trump’s snarling male base.