Crowd rallies against Iowa gay marriage

Doughboy71

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:11 PM
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Crowd rallies against Iowa gay marriage

A Republican candidate for governor vowed today to stop gay marriage if he’s elected, but several Statehouse officials say his proposed method would be illegal.

“If I have the opportunity to serve as your next governor,” Bob Vander Plaats told a crowd of about 350 people at a rally, “and if no leadership has been taken to that point, on my first day of office I will issue an executive order that puts a stay on same-sex marriages until the people of Iowa vote, and when we vote we can affirm and amend the Constitution.”

Several lawmakers and Phil Roeder, a spokesman for Gov. Chet Culver, said the governor doesn’t have that power.

More here from the Des Moines Register

Oh what lies we won't tell to get the crowd worked up and ourselves elected.

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BOSSHOG

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:13 PM
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1. Conservative Patriotism

just warms the cockles of my heart. If elected I will on my first day in office remove civil liberties from law abiding tax paying citizens.

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KamaAina

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:15 PM
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2. What has 700 arms and 47 teeth?

Hint: See above. :P

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shadowknows69

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:16 PM
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6. Because anyone who has had bad dental care in their lives is stoopid

Biggest assholish remark still allowed on DU next to "They must be off their meds"

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KamaAina

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:24 PM
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7. It's really the other way around

FReeper types often tend to have had bad dental care. This does not necessarily imply the converse, that all people with bad dental care are necessarily FReeper types.

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shadowknows69

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:26 PM
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8. Oh, no, that wasn't the implication you made at all.

:eyes:

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shadowknows69

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:15 PM
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3. Well, he's got 350 votes anyway

Edited on Mon Apr-13-09 03:17 PM by shadowknows69

Bwah ha ha ha ha!! I know Iowa isn't the most densely populated State in the Union, but you call that a rally?

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Bill McBlueState

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:15 PM
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4. wow, that guy's a candidate for governor?

I thought he was just a random windbag. What is it about conservative candidates having no clue about the powers of the office they seek? This brings to mind Palin's thinking she'd be Queen of the Senate.

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LuvNewcastle

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Mon Apr-13-09 03:16 PM
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5. Yep. All Iowa needs is

a good old-fashioned demagogue to sort this out for them.

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