Former Bush Strategist: Anti-LGBT Law Uses Christianity Like Muslim Terrorists Use Islam

Former Bush Strategist: Anti-LGBT Law Uses Christianity Like Muslim Terrorists Use Islam (Mediaite)

On This Week With George Stephanopoulos, former George W Bush campaign director Matthew Dowd predicted that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer would veto a just-passed bill that would allow discrimination against LGBT customers, and also read the impetus behind the bill into the history of people using religion to mask exploitation and repression.

“I think in the end Governor Brewer is going to veto this,” Dowd said. “It’s an easy veto to do because of the things going in the business economy there.”

“This is one of those problems where people use religion as a way to enforce discriminatory practices,” he continued. “People used religion back in the 1860s, when they used religion to defend slavery. We’ve used religion to go to war. People criticize Islam because they use religion to fight and kill people. This is the problem. I think she vetoes it, because there’s no way this can survive.”

“Hallelujah,” Donna Brazile said. “I hope you’re right.”