At first glance, Brian Schatz seems like a pretty inoffensive choice to be Hawaii’s next Senator. He’s young, he’s ambitious, and he’s unabashedly liberal.
Now, read this paragraph:
“I support traditional marriage. I support traditional family values. When family traditions and values are honored, society has fewer problems. Crime is reduced. Literacy rates are higher. People are healthier.”
If you thought that was written by Palin, Santorum, or Bachmann, you would be mistaken. This homophobic ditty was penned by a young Brian Schatz when he was running for the State House of Representatives. Remember, this was the same candidate who once referred to himself as “the next Patsy Mink.” [Now would be a good time to mention that he also once ran a company called “Hubris Online LLC.”] Brian Schatz, who fancies himself the next progressive superstar in the Senate, was perfectly willing to blame all of society’s ills on gay marriage. But he sounds a little more like Ted Cruz than Ted Kennedy.
An old Schatz campaign flyer
Smile, kids!
He said, "Just being around for a long time is not sufficient criterion for being a leader in the state of Hawaii. The question that voters should ask themselves is, given a position and given the authority to make a real difference, what was done?”
Indeed, Mr. Schatz. Indeed.
