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The sons of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) were disappointed with their father's criticism of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on marriage equality, exemplifying the generational divide within the Republican Party on gay rights.
"I believe this Supreme Court decision is a grave mistake," Walker said on June 26, when the Supreme Court struck down state bans on same-sex marriage.
That response didn't sit well with his two sons, Matt and Alex, who are taking time off from college to help their father with his upcoming presidential campaign. In an interview with The Washington Post, Walker's wife, Tonette, said she immediately heard from her sons about their displeasure with Walker's comments.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/06/scott-walker-sons-marriage-equality_n_7735402.html
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)That's why you have parents, to embarrass you. When they run for president, it just takes embarrassing to a nationwide level.
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)wife expresses moderation, like the Bushes did
still_one
(92,230 posts)agree, she is going to play the game
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)Who grows up in a union household and marries and supports the destroyer of unions?
angryvet
(181 posts)"Tonette" (named for the musical instrument?) said she supports gay marriage and brought up her cousin. I didn't note any equivocation.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)In other words, we'll be hard-core to the right-wing lunatics who vote in the primary, but refer to the wife so in the general people will say to the non-lunatics, you see, he really didn't mean it.