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:Eric Ethington (Author) | August 11, 2011
Iowa – Here that sound? That’s Mitt Romney’s campaign circling the bowl my friends. While campaigning in Iowa today, responded to some hecklers that “Corporations are people, my friend” as he tries to justify raising the retirement age to support Social Security and Medicare rather than fair taxes on Corporations. Romney squares off tonight in [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 16, 2011
Iowa – Former Speaker and now expected presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has been caught funneling over $350,000.00 into SPLC-certified anti-gay hate groups in the past year. Apparently someone didn’t get the memo that most people in this country aren’t anti-gay anymore. Last year, as NOM and the American Family Association (AFA) launched the campaign to oust [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 2, 2011
“In The Life Media” has just released a fantastic video ripping apart the lies of Iowa’s so-called “Family Leader” group. They’re the sleazemouths behind the whole Gay Is Like Smoking lunacy. But they are pointing out that despite their radicalism, the group is attracting 2012 GOP Presidential hopefuls. Tipped by PRIDEinUtah reader Shelie I. Tim [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 25, 2011
Iowa – The House Republicans are getting desperate. 6 have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill which not only bans marriage between gay couples, but states that the law is “un-reviewable” by the Supreme Court. If it passes, the Supreme Court would be barred from hearing any challenges. After the Iowa Supreme Court ruled [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 10, 2011
Iowa – With the state legislature working on proceedings to impeach 4 of the Supreme Court Justices over their vote to legalize gay marriage, activists and the Lieutenant Governor delivered 3,248 signatures to the House Speaker demanding that he block impeachment. The signatures were delivered to House Speaker Kraig Paulsen’s office by former Lt. Gov. [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 8, 2011
Iowa – State Representative Richard Anderson (R-Clarinda) has just introduced what he’s calling the “Religious Conscience Protection Act.” It would legalize discrimination against same-sex couples by business owners of all kinds, including restaurants, landlords, hotels etc.. Rep Anderson claims that he’s trying to protect religious freedom, but he’s proposing a law which infringed on the [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 2, 2011
Several of our readers have sent this to me, I’m sorry I haven’t had a chance to post it until now. 19 year old Zach Wahls speaks before the Iowa Legislature and tells them exactly what effect his two mothers had on his upbringing and character. Amazing vid folks, watch it below. Got to be [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 1, 2011
Iowa – Despite passionate public testimony, the House has just voted 62-37 to pass House Joint Resolution 6 which strips not only gay marriage from the state, but also civil unions and domestic partnerships. The only thing standing in the way now is the Senate, where Democrats hold a slim majority. HJR 6 would put [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 1, 2011
Iowa – Last night the State Legislature hosted a public hearing on House Joint Resolution 6, which would repeal gay marriage. Testimonies were poignant and powerful as more than 100 people packed the small room. Highlight videos below. The Iowa House is debating the measure right now, I’ll have the video posted as soon as it’s [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 27, 2011
Iowa – The fight for gay marriage goes on. Senate Republican Kent Sorenson yesterday tried to suspend the rules of the Senate temporarily in order to bring same sex marriage up for a vote. The measure was defeated narrowly with Democrats refusing to back down. The measure to repeal gay marriage and strip citizins of [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.