GOP Lawmaker Demands Recall of Car That Drove Him to Gay Club

[marmar]

from Truthdig:



GOP Lawmaker Demands Recall of Car That Drove Him to Gay Club

Posted on Mar 7, 2010
Satire by Andy Borowitz

Editor’s note: Although Roy Ashburn is a real state senator who really was arrested on a DUI charge after allegedly being at a gay club, in this column Borowitz takes the liberty of manufacturing a set of quotations for satire’s sake.


SACRAMENTO—Anti-gay California state Sen. Roy Ashburn today demanded a sweeping recall of the vehicle that drove him to a gay nightclub last week. Ashburn, a Republican who has consistently voted for anti-gay legislation, said that the car drove him to the club “against my will.”

“If we are recalling cars for problems with their brakes and power steering, then surely we should be recalling vehicles that force their drivers to go to gay nightclubs,” Ashburn said.

The senator said not only did the car drive him to the gay nightclub, but it forced him to enter the club and party there for hours, resulting in his later arrest for DUI. “I can’t tell you what a menace this car is,” he said. “It really is the gayest car I’ve ever seen.”

In addition to calling for a recall of the gay car, Ashburn said he would sponsor legislation mandating that all California vehicles be fitted not only with GPS but also gaydar. .......(more)

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[Edweird]

1. Just for him....

http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/why_do_all_these_homosexuals

[xultar]

2. The car musta forced that guy to leave with him too. Dayum Toyota DAYUM Toyota to HAYLE

[Ozymanithrax]

3. Could the car then also be charged with conspiracy to comit Rape...

Just asking...