Pat Boone: Some of Donny Osmond's best friends are terrorists

In an apparent bid to join the Sally Kern club, Pat Boone recently compared Proposition 8 protests to the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai:

"What troubles me so deeply, and should trouble all thinking Americans, is that there is a real, unbroken line between the jihadist savagery in Mumbai and the hedonistic, irresponsible, blindly selfish goals and tactics of our homegrown sexual jihadists. Hate is hate, no matter where it erupts. And by its very nature, if it's not held in check, it will escalate into acts vile, violent and destructive."

You might recall that Boone recorded a homophobic robocall for a Republican Governor in Kentucky late last year.

Sexual jihadists? Did I blink when the gay war against heterosexuality was declared? I thought marriage equality was about gaining the ability to take care of our partners with as much help as opposite-sex spouses get from the government. I guess I was wrong about that. Or maybe Boone is speaking about an issue he does not understand at all.

Boone isn't the only celebrity commenting on equal marriage rights, however. Read about Donny Osmond's recent comments (and more about Boone's crazy logic) after the break.

Boone brings up plenty of crazy in his attempts to justify his conclusion:

"Oh, I know the homosexual "rights" demonstrations haven't reached the same level of violence, but I'm referring to the anger, the vehemence, the total disregard for law and order and the supposed rights of their fellow citizens. I'm referring to the intolerance, the hate seething in the words, faces and actions of those who didn't get their way in a democratic election, and who proclaim loudly that they will get their way, no matter what the electorate wants!"

Isn't it cute how he uses quotes to marginalize things like making sure the person you love has health care? Well, see here's how he sees the whole issue (emphasis Boone's):

"Every homosexual citizen has the same, identical rights as any other American. The Constitution says nothing about marriage, and shouldn't. Marriage is not a governmental creation; it is a time honored and biblically ordained institution that is subject not to the government but to the will of the people."

Donny Osmond in an Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Donny Osmond has also posted a comment about gay marriage, prompted by a fan's question. Osmond makes the "some of my best friends are gay" excuse, even saying those very words, without any sense of parody.

"There are many gay individuals that are members of our church. I know many of them. In fact, some of my best friends are gay. You ask how I react regarding their marriages. Well, I do support our Church leaders who say that we can accept those with gay tendencies in our church as long as they do not act upon their temptations. Everyone has tenancies to succumb to temptation, but we all have the same standard given to us by our Father in Heaven. Whether we may be tempted to be immoral with members of our own sex or of the opposite sex, we are expected to live chaste lives."

So basically, he's saying he knows gay people and doesn't treat them badly personally but he believes they should have less rights than others.

Boone's column earned him the silver medal as Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" last night. Osmond, meanwhile, hopefully has some heartfelt conversations to face with some of those gay friends.