Jeb’s Anti-Muslim, Anti-Gay New Hire

[DonViejo]

Olivia Nuzzi

Jay Sekulow, Jeb Bush’s new hire, is a fairly dramatic departure from his moderate image.

Lawyer and political adviser Jordan Sekulow is the Saul Goodman of social conservatism. He frequently appears on right-wing television to pontificate—his face caked with makeup, hair gelled back, suit shining, and double chin taking on a life of its own—about a wide range of topics, from Christian persecution to conservative persecution. On social media, he branded those behind the proposed Ground Zero Mosque “terrorists.” And in his capacity as executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice, televangelist Pat Robertson’s snake oil mega-mall of right-wing legal causes, he has lobbied foreign governments to ban homosexuality and fought efforts to allow exceptions to anti-abortion laws when the life of the mother is at risk.

And on Friday, he announced he’s going to work for Jeb Bush.

That’s right, Sekulow will be a senior adviser to the political action committee of the likely Republican presidential candidate most often labeled a moderate.

“Governor Bush knows how to take bold conservative ideas and put them into action,” Sekulow said in a statement provided to the Christian Broadcasting Network. “I am excited to begin a conversation with conservatives about Governor Bush’s pro-life, pro-family, tax-cutting record in Florida and the ideas we need to put into action to give every American a chance to rise up.”

While Bush has not endorsed Sekulow’s extreme anti-gay position, Salon’s Luke Brinker notes that he also has not “staked out positions substantially at odds with those taken by Sekulow and the ACLJ.”

Until this point, Bush’s hires have done nothing but bolster his moderate reputation—especially on the issue of marriage equality.

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[GeorgeGist]

1. Jay Sekulow (Headline) and Jordan Sekulow (Body) appear to be different persons ...

Jay

Jordan

[DonViejo]

2. Father and son, maybe?

[blkmusclmachine]

3. Bush = Bush = Bush