Michael Savage blames gays for the economic crisis

You might think that the current economic crisis is the result of excessive deregulation in the financial industry, or banks that were too careless in their lending, or home buyers who bit off more than they could chew.

However, syndicated right-wing radio show host Michael Savage has a different theory: It's because of gay marriage.

Here's the scoop from Media Matters for America:

During the October 1 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage said: "[Y]ou may say, 'Why should we care about homosexuals trying to destroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mock God, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human species? Why should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown?' Because the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moral downturn in the United States of America." Savage also said: "[T]he government has no right to force people to accept homosexual marriage. It is why the West is dying. It is why we're melting down as a nation. It is why there is no -- why we have almost negative childbirth rate except amongst illegal aliens."

Gee, I didn't realize that gay people had so much power.

This is reminiscent of how Jerry Falwell blamed 9/11 on abortionists, feminists, and (of course) gays.

Same old, same old... When all fails, blame the gays. Even though they really just want to enjoy the same rights as the rest of us.