Wingnuts Rejoice Over Andrew Sullivan's Position On Hate Crimes

Under headlines like "Homosexual Leader Admits Hate Crimes A Fraud", wingnuts sites have been crowing for several days over Andrew Sullivan's dismissal of the Matthew Shepard Act as a "scam." Via World Net Daily:

A longtime pundit and supporter of the homosexual lifestyle choice has admitted online that the so-called "hate crimes" bill now pending in the U.S. Senate is totally unnecessary, according to a report. "The real reason for hate crime laws is not the defense of human beings from crime. There are already laws against that – and Matthew Shepard's murderers were successfully prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in a state with no hate crimes law at the time," wrote Andrew Sullivan in his "Daily Dish" column. "The real reason for the invention of hate crimes was a hard-left critique of conventional liberal justice and the emergence of special interest groups which need boutique legislation to raise funds for their large staffs and luxurious buildings," he continued.

Matt Barber, director of Cultural Affairs with both Liberty Counsel and the Liberty Alliance Action, commended Sullivan, whom he described as "one of the foremost leaders in the homosexual activist movement worldwide," for admitting S. 909 is "a money making scheme." "Well, the cat's out of the bag," said Barber. "I almost never, if ever, agree with Andrew Sullivan on anything. But I must give credit where credit is due. Sullivan's admission that S. 909 is both a 'symbolic' and 'meaningless … money-making tool' devised by the extremist homosexual lobby is both refreshing and stunning at the same time."

A hate crimes bill passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House last month. Sen. Ted Kennedy's Senate version of the bill has 34 cosponsors and may be voted on this month.