Belatedly More Coverage of Ken Cuccinelli's Extremism

Anyone who has followed Ken Cuccinelli's career in the General Assembly and remarks he has made over that period realizes that the man is a religious right nutcase who is utterly unable to separate his Opus Dei - think the Davinci Code and the Spanish Inquisition - like Catholic beliefs from how he wants the civil laws to be applied. When he was interviewed by the Virginian Pilot, he made extremely anti-gay remarks and now that his opponent, Democrat Steve Shannon, is calling him out on them, Cuccinelli is crying foul. The only thing foul is Cuccinelli himself and his theocratic mindset and inability to see others not like himself as fully human and as equal citizens. In my view, Cuccinelli is unfit for any public office, much less the office of Attorney General of Virginia. In fact, given his religious extremism and intolerance of others, he is better suited to be seeking a job with Family Research Council, Focus on the Family or even some anti-gay hate group. Here are highlights from the Washington Post that have also gained coverage in the Richmond Times Dispatch:

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In a phone call with reporters, Shannon cited comments that Cuccinelli made to the editorial board of the Virginian-Pilot newspaper of Norfolk, which quoted the Republican as saying that "homosexual acts" are "intrinsically wrong" and violate "natural law" and that this view should be appropriately reflected in state policies. The state senator made the remarks, according to the Virginian-Pilot, when asked for his views on the state's nondiscrimination policy toward gay men and lesbians.
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"I happen to think that it represents . . . behavior that is not healthy to an individual and in aggregate is not healthy to society," Cuccinelli was quoted as saying. Shannon, a state delegate, called on Cuccinelli to apologize to "hardworking Virginians." He also asked for Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert F. McDonnell to denounce Cuccinelli's statements.
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We should not be driving people out of state government who are committed to serving the public good based on sexual orientation," Shannon said. "That's not who we are as Virginians."
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As the Times Dispatch reports even the often pathetic and spineless Log Cabin Republicans are demanding an apology from Grand Inquisitor Cuccinelli.:
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The Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia, a gay-rights group, issued a statement attacking Cuccinelli for his remarks in the Virginian-Pilot. "That Mr. Cuccinelli would make such incendiary and prejudicial remarks as a candidate for the state's highest legal office is truly frightening, and we call on him to apologize for injecting his personal and hateful opinions into this race," said David Lampo, the club's vice president.
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Cuccinelli is a menace to society and Virginia in particular and I hope to God Virginia voters wake up before November 3, 2009, and realize that Cuccinelli is totally unfit to be Attorney General.