Wow. Never before have I ever heard a celebrity or athlete come right out and say something like, “Well, you know I hate gay people.” Tim Hardaway was taking an interview from Dan Le Batard on CNN sports radio when Le Batard asked him how he would handle playing with a gay teammate. Here is his reply:

Do you believe that? Agree or disagree, you gotta be shocked with how eager he seemed to be about telling the world he’s a homophobic. See my previous article on homophobia for my thoughts on this matter. I’m sure “Timmy” would agree with me there.

This ranks up there with Rick Santorum’s comments about gays:

“If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual (gay) sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything,”

Santorum basically blames everything on the gays. Whilst I agree with Santorum, you gotta be careful about what you say publicly. As for Hardaway, it won’t matter; he’s retired. As for Santorum, I think it bit him in the ass during the midterm elections last year. He’s no longer a Senator from PA; he’s just a gay-bashing citizen now.