Restore American Glory – This week, the watchdog site Mediate published a feature story about MSNBC host Joy Reid’s old blog and the many times she posted opinions and language on that blog that blurred the line between politically incorrect and downright homophobic. Reading through the old posts doesn’t particularly give us the chills – Reid is expressing fairly standard opinions, especially for 2006 – but oh boy, you can imagine how this hits the ear of the 2018 ultra-PC left, which has turned the LGBT cause into the Great Civil Rights battle of our lifetime.

Some examples:

Defending remarks NBA star Tim Hardaway made about playing basketball alongside gays, Reid wrote, “Keeping it real … most straight men feel exactly the same way, and would have the exact same reaction to the idea of stripping naked in a sweaty locker room in close quarters with a gay teammate. Most straight people cringe at the sight of two men kissing… Most straight people had a hard time being convinced to watch ‘Broke Back Mountain.’ (I admit that I couldn’t go see the movie either, despite my sister’s ringing endorsement, because I didn’t want to watch the two male characters having sex.) Does that make me homophobic? Probably.” Continue reading →