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Iowa Press: Social Issues Still Front and Center

August 13, 2011 – 7:00 am

The Daily Nonpareil (of Council Bluffs, Iowa): Americans may be focused on the economy at the moment, but conservative social issues will play a role in the Iowa GOP straw poll Saturday and beyond, according to state and national supporters of those issues. “These issues haven’t gone away,” said former Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave. “They will […]

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Rick Santorum to GOP: Embrace Lincoln, Not Douglas, on Marriage

August 12, 2011 – 6:00 pm

Rick Santorum proves himself one of our most principled and intellectually interesting political figures today: From its inception the Republican Party has been the party of the family and great moral causes. This is only one of many reasons why it is so disturbing that some prominent Republicans have seemingly washed their hands of the […]

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Photos: Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum Join the Values Bus Tour

August 12, 2011 – 4:23 pm

Tim Pawlenty speaks at one of the early stops of the NOM Values Bus Tour: Rick Santorum speaks at one of the more recent stops this week: There’s still a chance to see the Values Bus at the Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa tomorrow!

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Sticky: Bachmann, Pawlenty, Romney & Santorum Sign NOM Marriage Pledge

August 12, 2011 – 3:56 pm

We’re continuing to draw attention to the four announced GOP presidential candidates who have signed our NOM Marriage Pledge: Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in the first wave, and Tim Pawlenty soon after. We will extend an invitation to Gov. Rick Perry to sign the NOM Marriage Pledge when he enters the race.

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Cayuga County Clerk Refuses to Sign NY Gay Marriage Licenses

August 12, 2011 – 3:00 pm

AuburnPub.com reports: A town clerk in Cayuga County has informed her town board that because of her religious beliefs, she does not believe she can sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples, according to a member of the board. Ledyard Town Clerk Rose Marie Belforti submitted a letter to the Ledyard Town Board saying that her […]

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Maggie Gallagher Scores the Iowa Debate on Social Issues

August 12, 2011 – 2:52 pm

First published as part of a National Review Online symposium this morning, reacting to last night’s GOP Presidential debate in Iowa: Others are going to focus on the core economic issues (Newt Gingrich did have a great night). Here’s the Maggie awards from a socially conservative perspective. Note: All quotes below are approximations. … Co-winners […]

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Video: The Iowa Presidential Marriage Debate

August 12, 2011 – 2:32 pm

A lively debate took place on marriage last night: Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum vs. Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul. Watch it and tell us what you think! Who was the greatest marriage champion on the stage last night? Here’s more on the poll they refer to showing tjat 58% of Iowans believe support […]

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Iowa Poll: Support for Civil Unions Biggest Deal-Breaker for GOP Caucus Voters

August 12, 2011 – 1:53 pm

The results of this recent poll conducted by the Des Moines Register surveying 400 likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers was brought up in last night’s GOP debate. As you can see, support for civil unions is the biggest deal-breaker of any single issue (click here for full-size version): Two more interesting facts from the poll: respondents […]

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Gay Activists Threaten to Boycott Shoemaker New Balance over Romney Signing NOM Marriage Pledge

August 12, 2011 – 10:00 am

ABC News reports on gay activists’ ricochet strategy of boycotting any business that supports someone who promises to protect marriage: It’s not easy being a Super PAC donor. Especially if you’re giving to the pro-Mitt Romney Super PAC – “Restore Our Future” – which in just one week has seen two donors receive flack for […]

Posted in Culture, Free Speech, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (27)

Gov. Cuomo Pursues Constitutional Amendment ... to Allow More Casinos

August 12, 2011 – 9:00 am

So marriage doesn’t deserve a vote of the people but casinos do? Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed his staff to examine the idea of allowing privately owned Las Vegas-style casinos in the state. Options to permit more casinos are being weighed, Cuomo said Tuesday when asked by the Times Union to state his position on […]

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Photo: Values Bus in Sioux City!

August 11, 2011 – 1:59 pm

We’ve been following along with the NOM Values Bus tour via its Twitter account. They tweeted this photo a little while ago during their stop in Sioux City: “These Iowans [are] ready to send a prolife & marriage message at Straw Poll.” You still have time to visit the Values Bus on the road – […]

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Round-Up: Local Press Covers NOM Values Bus Across Iowa

August 11, 2011 – 1:55 pm

The Values Bus is covering 1,305 miles this week in four days with events in 22 cities, passing along the way through 47 of Iowa’s 99 counties. Here’s a round-up some of the earned local media coverage: Associated Press (Des Moines): During the statewide bus tour, activists will also promote other conservative social causes, such […]

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Christian Post: "Values Bus Tour Takes Off With Pawlenty at the Wheel"

August 11, 2011 – 1:21 pm

The Christian Post reports: The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) in support of the top four presidential candidates, who have signed NOM’s Marriage Pledge, is ensuring that marriage will be a major factor in voters’ decision on which candidate to back in the upcoming Ames Straw Poll. NOM, along with FRC Action and Susan B. […]

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New Brookings Report: Two Major Family Scholars Affirm Marriage Decline Hurting Children, Society; Propose Six Policy Ideas

August 11, 2011 – 1:00 pm

Brookings is consistently ranked as one of the most influential and most quoted think tanks in America. Prof. Brad Wilcox (Director of the National Marriage Project) and Prof. Andrew Cherlin (Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University) take a look at the factors influencing the decline of a healthy marriage culture from […]

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Ann Coulter Joins GOProud

August 11, 2011 – 12:30 pm

In ThirdAge: Ann Coulter, conservative author and commentator, is joining the advisory council of GOProud, a conservative organization whose membership is primarily homosexual. The group announced Tuesday that Coulter is now an “honorary chair” and her official title will be “gay icon.” … Coulter joins anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, online media mogul Andrew Breitbart, and […]

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