Iowa gov cool to attempting gay-marriage reversal

The Associated Press ^ | 4/7/2009 | MIKE GLOVER

[Ol' Sparky]

It's time for Iowans to start practicing ACORN-like tactics and show up at the governor's mansion and make him realize the consequences of defying the will of the people.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Get out of those hay fields and carry those pitchforks.

[P-Marlowe]

We are in the midst of a serious economic recession," said Culver, pointing to rising unemployment and last summer's record flooding. "That is where, I believe, my focus and energies should lie."

Some of us believe that we are in the beginning stages of the judgment of God on this nation.

I hope I'm wrong.

[what's up]

Since there are two people in the story who are designated as Repubs and since the Governor’s party is nowhere designated as is usual with the MSM when they want to hide the Dem party ID, I assume we can safely assume he is a Demoncrat?

[Marie2]

OK Iowa, it’s time to replace some judges and legislators.

And a governor.

[Ol' Sparky]

Some of us believe that we are in the beginning stages of the judgment of God on this nation.

We might be on the verge of the rise of the Antichrist to power, who might just be Obama himself. But, Christians and conservatives need to go down swinging. Complacency isn't going to cut it anymore. It's time to get as militant as leftists.

[exist]

So the Governor is going to focus on the economic crisis? Right. Translation: He's going to pretend to do stuff and hope the economy turns around, as it always does, in time for reelection.

Whereas the marriage issue is actually something he can do something about-- what does he do? He punts.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The gay ragers have intimidated the wits out of too many career politicians. The Guv doesn’t cotton to the idea of angry flamers bedecked in feathers and leather marching on the capitol.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The Antichrist needs the fatal head wound which is miraculously healed, in order to fulfill prophecy.

Maybe the Birthers succeed in getting Obama deposed (or to quit) as President, whereupon there conveniently turns up a vacancy for the U.N. Secretary-General and voila, he’s named King of the World.

As for the gays, the battle happening now in the USA is what Europe saw some decadent decades ago. They’re probably a minor part of the story.

[vrwc1]

However, Culver said the issue before the court in its unanimous ruling Friday involved only civil marriage, and that churches and other religious institutions do not have to perform them.

Yeah right. I give it a month before some homosexuals sue an Iowa church because it won't marry them, or won't let them use their facilities to get married.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The minister will be in no trouble, but the facilities question is an issue. If the church lets out the use of their building for anything not church related (perhaps even only as a polling place) then they may be forced to let any Tom, Dick, or Harry in.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yes, of course he’s a democrat.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Something’s rotten in the state of Iowa. Something may be rotten on FR too (some other threads of this ilk have gotten shunted to Bloggers & Personal)

[peyton randolph]

Something may be rotten on FR too (some other threads of this ilk have gotten shunted to Bloggers & Personal)

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The pink triangle mafia secretly controls FR? LOL.

[iowamark]

Democrat Culver, of course, supports homosexual marriage. He appointed the justices who overruled the marriage laws. Since he is up for reelection next year, he is trying to play both sides by saying that he is “personally” opposed and publicly in favor.

BTW, Jim Robinson isn't perfect but I don't think that he has any sympathy for redefining marriage

[seatrout]

Wait until Iowa crops start to fail, and our food prices go through the roof. California suffered fires and drought galore after their Supreme Court legalized same-sex “marriage.” My favorite example is Russia. After it became officially atheist in 1922 (USSR established), it was one bad harvest after another.

[katiekins1]

You bet! Social Engineering in the heart land! It will not happen up here in N WI. I will raise HOLY HELL!!! Its bad enough WI. Has a lezzie Assistant Atty. General! And she is also a communist! Come up here! It would be my pleasure,to demonstrate rural justice my way.

[katiekins1]

Off topic but related. Dear Iowa,pay attention to your ILLEGAL DNR changes! In WI. I see they are changing our hunting RIGHTS! I will not change mine. Its our RIGHT! Changing regulations etc, to confuse the average hunter. Please monitor this.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Seems like too small a data set to conclude a purely divine curse. Communism’s curse was that of being just plain stupid. Men fancied they could do better with a planned economy than with a free one, but the vagaries of sun and rain and climate and crop growth never followed the plan. So there was agricultural waste. California has had one year with this idiot court (before Prop. 8 arguably mooted it) and commonly gets fires and droughts. Probably the Westborans won’t get their wishes/prophecies in Iowa either. Not even Sodom went under until the last “righteous” people had fled.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Does Iowa’s Culver have any relationship with the Culver chain of ice cream and “butterburger” joints?