U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx claimed today on the House floor during debate over the victorious Hate Crimes Bill (supported by the United Church of Christ and many other religious organizations) that the clear evidence that Matthew Sheppard was killed due to his homosexuality was a hoax. Listen to this:
I understand she later went on to claim that the deaths of Jews during the Holocaust were exaggerated, that NASA never really landed a ship on the moon, that George W. Bush was the winner of the popular vote during the 2000 election, and that Jesus was just kidding when he said love your neighbor.
