Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt called the clarification of Missouri State University's non-discrimination policy "unnecessary and bad."



"Today's decision bows to the forces of political correctness," Blunt said in a statement issued after the school's Board of Governor's vote Friday.



Blunt has rarely, if ever, issued opinions about board actions concerning policies, but Spence Jackson, the governor's spokesman, said the governor had a right to speak out against a policy "like any other citizen in the state."



Blunt said the board wasted time taking up the issues, and Jackson added that any time spent on a non-discrimination policy protecting gays and lesbians is "too much time."



"He was pro old policy," Jackson said.



Most Missouri universities have sexual orientation included in their policies, but Jackson wouldn't say if Blunt would recommend those policies eliminate those protections.



MSU President Mike Nietzel said there was no political pressure to clarify the policy. The recommendation came from a committee looking into ways to improve diversity on campus.