You really have to hand it to John Kasich — this delusional creep is still running for president, despite finishing in last place in just about every available race. We’re not just talking about losing, here. It’s as if he set out to run a marathon, disappeared for a decade, then re-emerged with a long beard to finally crawl across the finish line … backwards.
It’s probably not helping that he’s making disastrous appearances like his recent Q&A at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, where an audience member asked him a bunch of questions on LGBT topics. Are we born gay, the man wanted to know, and Kasich answered:
“You know, sir, probably. I mean, I don’t, I don’t know how it all works, Okay? I mean, look. Are they? You know, probability they are. Okay?” Well, great, thanks for clearing that up. You clearly have a firm grasp on the situation, John.
For what it’s worth, he also seemed resistant to bathroom-bans for trans people, saying, “I think we should just try to, like, take a chill pill, relax, and try to get along with one another a little bit better instead of trying to write some law to solve a problem that doesn’t frankly exist in big enough numbers to justify more lawmaking.”
He makes a good point — there are no cases of predators using trans access to bathroom as an excuse to molest anyone. There are, on the other hand, plenty of cases of Republican politicians committing sex crimes, so maybe we ought to ban them.
Kasich is still dragging his feet through the dark ages, and recently opposed marriage equality and adoption for same-sex couples. He’s also referred to the “gay lifestyle” and said that openly gay soldiers should be thrown out of the military. And then he says that he’s attended a wedding for a gay couple, as if that entitles him to some kind of tolerance trophy. Good grief. John Kasich can’t even bigot properly.
musclemutt
Check your dates on his gay comments. And then check his later follow-ups.
John Kasich has been known to state a position and then announce afterwards that he’s changed his mind from a wrong position after getting better informed. That hardly makes him a nitwit, or else that makes me one occasionally as well.
Then perhaps we’ll see an article explaining that further research urges restatement of the governor’s position on gay issues.
Kidding! I can’t recall ever seeing that happen without dire, heavy pressure.
MacAdvisor
“despite finishing in last place in just about every available race.
Um, no. He won his home state, finished second in a couple, but has consistent won over some of the others who have dropped out.
Masc Pride
The guy asking the questions was pressing him and refused to take the more neutral answers Kasich originally gave. I think Kasich should’ve just said “I don’t know”, and then he should’ve moved on to the next question whether the guy was satisfied with that or not. It’s not a presidential candidate’s job to figure this stuff out or offer opinions on what’s biologically unknown.
Louis
I cant figure out for the life of me how people who clearly do not possess brain cells actually think they can and should be president of the United States.
It just boggles the mind.
Brian
Male homosexual desire exists in all men. Therefore, asking someone where “gay people” come from is moot. It’s a form of identity politics that is so rampant these days, unfortunately. I don’t think it serves the cause of male homosexual desire when people ask such silly questions.
onthemark
“Daddy, where do gay people come from?”
“Well, sweetheart, I think they come from Chicago. They move to Ohio because we have cheaper housing.”
@MacAdvisor: Yes, that seemed like a strange thing for the writer to say, since Kasich finished second in SIX states in just the past two weeks. Lucifer Cruz finished last. It made a lot of news or so I heard.
Sluggo2007
Kasich can’t figure out where gay people come from? They come from straight people, asshole.
Masc Pride
@Brian: It was a very silly question, and there was really no correct answer. The guy’s sole intention was to put Kasich on the spot, and I was rather disappointed with Kasich’s clear lack of command in that situation. I think he tries too hard to be the nice guy, and it ends up making him look like he can’t be firm when necessary.
Johnjon33
we come from Ferndale, Michigan.
1EqualityUSA
from closets
GayEGO
Where do gay people come from? Most definitely a womb, but with all of the genders coming out of the closet and having operations to match their requirements, it is getting more difficult to explain! Equality for all! :>)