Arkansas state representative Jon Hubbard has been left on an island by his own party after it came out that he'd written a book suggesting that slavery was a blessing in disguise. The state Republican Party announced earlier this week that Hubbard and two other Republicans who pulled out their white sheets won't get any more funding.
But if you want to get an idea about how widespread Fischer's sentiments might be to the Republican base, look no further than Bryan Fischer. Earlier today, the American Family Association's policy chief largely echoed Hubbard's sentiments. He said that instead of being stuck in a continent drowning in poverty, they're in "a land of opportunity." People for the American Way got a clip.
Granted, Fischer didn't go nearly as far as Howard, who claimed integrated schools were a bad idea. But still, for anyone to even suggest there was anything good in slavery is beyond the pale.
In any sane world, this would be the end of Fischer. But then again, we're talking about a guy who still has a job despite embracing AIDS denial and tax protester theory, and who even thinks kidnapping is perfectly acceptable to get kids out of same-sex households. Still, one can hope that this is too much--if we raise enough of a stink about it.