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Tennessee lawmaker says ‘lighten up’ after posting pressure cooker bomb joke
A Tennessee lawmaker who posted a joke about the pressure cooker bombs used to murder three people last week in Boston now says that people need to “lighten up.” In a post to his personal blog on Monday, state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) displayed a photo of an “Assault Pressure…
8-year-old follows Tenn. lawmaker around Capitol until he drops welfare bill
A Tennessee lawmaker has relented and agreed to drop his bill linking academic performance to the family’s welfare benefits after an 8-year-old girl shamed him by following him around the state Capitol. On his way to vote on Thursday, state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) was confronted by 8-year-old homeschooler Aamira…
‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’ now requires ‘outing’ of LGBT students, critics warn
A controversial piece of legislation derisively called the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” has been re-introduced to the Tennessee legislature by state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R). The proposed law would prohibit pre-K through eight-grade students from being taught any material that was “inconsistent with natural human reproduction.” Last year, critics warned…
Tenn. lawmaker: Cut parent’s welfare benefits if child gets poor grades
Tennessee State Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) on Tuesday defended his proposal to tie a family’s welfare benefits to their children’s academic success. “We have a three legged stool for education,” he explained on MSNBC. “One part is the school, one part the teacher, and one part the family. Probably the…
Bistro boots brunching lawmaker over anti-gay remarks
A restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee has refused service to a state lawmaker over his anti-gay views, The Raw Story has confirmed. An employee of Bistro at the Bijou told Raw Story that owner Martha Boggs turned away state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) over the weekend. “He just came in for…
GOP lawmaker: Virtually impossible to get AIDS through heterosexual sex
Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) falsely claimed on Thursday that it was nearly impossible for someone to contract AIDS through heterosexual contact. “Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community,” he told Michelangelo Signorile, who hosts a radio program on SiriusXM OutQ. “It was one guy screwing…
Author of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill says his legislation is not dead
Tennessee state Senator Stacey Campfield (R) doesn’t think his bill to limit the teaching of sexuality to “natural reproduction” is dead, contrary to the opinion of Gov. Bill Haslam. Haslam told The City Paper that the bill “didn’t pass and probably is never going to pass.” The legislation would prohibit…
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