Posted on 04/19/2015 1:21:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
NASHUA, N.H. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has attended a wedding reception for a gay couple, he said Sunday, though the potential 2016 contender still believes marriage should be between a man and a woman.
“That’s certainly a personal issue. For a family member, Tonette and I and our family have already had a family member who’s had a reception. I haven’t been at a wedding,” Walker said when msnbc asked whether he would be willing to attend a gay wedding. “That’s true even though my position on marriage is still that it’s defined between a man and a woman, and I support the constitution of the state. But for someone I love, we’ve been at a reception.”
The Wisconsin state constitution had banned gay marriage until a federal judge ruled the ban unconstitutional in 2014. Wisconsin newspapers reported that Walker attended a reception for his wife’s cousin, Shelli Marquardt, shortly thereafter. After a brief period, an appeal halted gay marriages in Wisconsin — but they resumed late last year when the Supreme Court rejected the appeal.
Walker isn’t the only potential GOP candidate willing to attend such events. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who announced his presidential bid last week, told the cable network Fusion that he would participate.
“If there’s somebody that I love that’s in my life, I don’t necessarily have to agree with their decisions or the decisions they’ve made to continue to love them and participate in important events,” Rubio said....
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Say it ain't so.
Interesting line of work.
The trick is to say "No" in such a way as to unambiguously imply “you degenerates make me wanna puke and I’d rather stick my face up Moochelle obama’s fat ass” without actually uttering those words.
And we've had plenty on FR say just that.
If you don’t help your guy, you are helping the other guy. Whether you like it or not, you are actively casting your vote for your guy by showing up or you are passively casting your vote for the opposition by staying home.
Seven million conservatives voted for Obama in 2012 by staying home. There is a risk that they will vote for Hilary in 2016.
“Less than perfect”? I was thinking more along the lines of “pusillanimous, two-faced, mealy-mouthed, and puddin-headed.”
I knew there was a reason I would never vote for him.
I’ll never vote for Jeb or Christy. I need to know more about Rubio. I prefer Cruz. I’ll hold my nose and vote for Walker.
I’ve been invited, but turned down the invitation to the sham show.
"Judge and Jury"????
Quit babbling.
Jesus spent time with sinners
He called them to repentance. He calls us to repentance, also. He does NOT call us to wallow in our sins, nor does He call us to enshrine them in law.
Sodomitic ceremonies are ungodly.
So will you be casting your vote for the Hildebeast if Walker gets the nomination?
In 2008 and 2012 I saw people stay home because the Republican candidate wasn't conservative at all.
No, neither John McCain nor Mitt Romney are conservatives.
Bingo!
Who's "my" guy?
The leftist that the Republican Party puked up isn't "my guy".
Deal with it.
Quit lying.
So will you be casting your vote for the Hildebeast if Walker gets the nomination?
Give it a rest RINO-bot. You’d vote for Hillary if she ran as the Republican candidate.
You’ll devour any crap sandwich the GOPe offers and ask for seconds.
Oh no I will vote if we have a real conservative as our candidate in which case you can hold your nose and vote with us. Ha!!
Thanks!!! Well said. We will not be attending a Rino coronation.
Damn easy. “my girlfriend’s mom is in town”, “we have a location shoot in the desert”, “my nephew is graduating” etc. Walker should have said “this is a political year etc’. It won’t surprise me Walker will be reading a speech in Spanish at La Raza 6 months from now..
No RINO’s, no way. Keep right or exit.
Which is a lie, that seven million stayed home or those seven million, by staying home helped Obama win a second term?
Vote for a Democrat? Me? No way in hell.
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