In a HuffPost Live interview today, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich joined host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani and slammed the opposition to the recently passed religious freedom bills in Indiana and Arkansas. Gingrich claimed the resistance to the legislation is part of a liberal “lynch mob” mentality and is an example of “selective outrage.”
Gingrich: “The fact is, for example, the governor of Connecticut announced he wouldn’t send people to Indiana. Well, Connecticut has exactly the same law. They adopted it 20 years ago. The head of Apple announces that he’s deeply disappointed. Apple sells cell phones in Saudi Arabia, where being homosexual is a death penalty. The level of selective outrage, the opportunity to pick a fight — the news media couldn’t help themselves.”
Gingrich: “The word went out: ‘Whatever it is, we’re against it. This week we’re against the color green, next week we’ll be against the color blue,'” Gingrich said. “You look at the number of institutions — the NBA, NASCAR, go down the list. This is pure mob psychology.”
Gingrich: “Go down the list of what religions really believe, and then look at how many things are now politically incorrect. You read certain passages from the Bible, and you’re going to be attacked on some university campuses because you violate their politically-correct code.”
