Most Republicans keep their real motivations indoors.  They put on a dandy face and leave the ghosts and goblins at home when they venture out in proper company.

One slipped out.

Meet Republican Michael Peroutka, a candidate for the Anne Arundel County Council, an area that includes Annapolis, Md.

Peroutka starts by throwing a fit about  “hordes of non-white immigrants.”   He favors secession so the South can return to its “Anglo-Celtic” roots.  But, that’s just getting warmed-up.

Peroutka opposes gay marriage, says he believes in creationism and favors the dismantling of public education, which he has called “a plank in the Communist Manifesto.”

He sang “Dixie” at a League of the South conference in 2012, calling it “the national anthem.”

Look, I’m not saying that all Republicans are racist homophobes.  I’m just saying that all racist homophobes are Republicans and there’s a damn good reason for that.  Even Republicans who aren’t racist homophobes have something about them that attracts racist homophobes. You’d think they’d try to figure out what that is, but they don’t.  They are too busy talking about building a fence on the border and stopping marriage equality.  Then they want to act shocked, shocked I tell you, when a blazing racist homophobe wants to hold their hand.

Anyway, back to Peroutka.  He is probably gonna win because he’s running in a GOP stronghold.  .

Thanks to Tina for the heads up.