Big points for being transparent for West Virginian Bruce Barilla, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. In the grand tradition of the Christian right wingnuts, Barilla sort of tells the truth when he says that the man he is running against supported “bankrupting coal-powered plants,” (Barilla claims opponent Nick Rahall “supported” Barack Obama, and then quotes the president as saying, “If somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it’s just that it will bankrupt them because they’re going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted,” to which I say “So?”). Barilla also refers to the Federal Estate and Gift Tax as the “Death Tax,” which is deceiving. Oh, and did you know that Americans could go to jail for not buying government mandated health insurance? That’s the point of health care reform. Go to jail, sickos.
But despite all of these hazy, murky, scary sounding lie-ish (the opposite of Colbert’s “truthiness”?) statements, Barilla is straightforward about one thing. Gay sex is bad, and something not to be supported, and he’ll say so. I commend him on wearing his bigotry on his sleeve.
If you support Bruce Barilla for the U.S. House, be sure to stick a box of Barilla pasta in the window of your home or car. No, seriously. He wants you to. (Bruce Barilla has “No relation to and [is] not sponsored by Barilla pasta.” He works at “The Greenbrier.”)
