Monthly Archives: January 2012
GOP field slugging it out in SC
The South Carolina primary has distinguished itself in the past by bringing out the worst in campaign tactics. So it is no surprise that this week, some Republican contenders accused supporters of Rick Santorum of rigging a consensus vote by
Marriage equality: A busy 2012 is off and running
Pro-active efforts got underway this month to establish marriage equality in at least three more states. After a 2011 that saw marriage equality become reality in the most populous state yet and the Obama administration issuing a major statement against
Assessing GOP endorsements
Endorsements can work two ways: They can draw support to a candidate or repel it. In the GOP primary campaigns, there are both.
Canada DOJ triggers same-sex marriage scare
The Canadian Department of Justice told a court in Ontario this week that a lesbian couple from the U.S. and England who obtained a marriage license there in 2005 should not be granted a divorce now because they were not
NH takes Santorum down; Romney up
The New Hampshire primary results took anti-gay Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum down several notches Tuesday night and boosted the more progressive Jon Huntsman up a few. Many pundits
GOP candidates try to look moderate
After spending eight minutes discussing gay-related issues Saturday night, the six remaining major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination were asked about the issues once again Sunday morning. Frontrunner Mitt Romney said he would not suggest that gays don’t have
Candidates defend views on marriage
The audience in New Hampshire listening to Saturday night’s debate grew noisily restless with reporters’ questions about the right to privacy as it regards contraception. But when the topic became same-sex marriage, they seemed to be listening more quietly
Santorum’s not the worst on gay issues
Republican Rick Santorum is not the most anti-gay candidate running in the presidential primary in the New Hampshire Tuesday. A candidate on the Democratic side is.
Santorum challenged on gay issues
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is being challenged more frequently now about his anti-gay positions, including by conservative media. In a live interview Wednesday, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly
