Tag Archives: Bob McDonnell

VA Gov. Bob McDonnell: We Don’t Need LGBT Rights Because There Is No Discrimination Against Gays

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says he sees no need to re-implement his predecessor’s ban on discrimination against LGBT state employees. Because there’s no evidence that it happens. Gov. Bob McDonnell said today that Virginia does not need to write protections for gays and lesbians into state statute because he has not seen evidence of discrimination in the state workforce. Breaking …

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Virginia Is For Bigots

William and Mary college students Casey and Cassie break down the anti-gay actions of Attorney Genernal Ken Cuchinelli and Gov. Bob McDonnell. The two have been part of a spring break action by Virginia students protesting the removal of LGBT protections at Virginia’s public universities. (Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

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VA Gov. Bob McDonnell: I’m Not Making It Illegal, But You Shouldn’t Discriminate

After weeks of criticism over his explicit exclusion of LGBT people from an executive order banning discrimination against some groups, today Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a statement ordering state agencies not to discriminate against gays. The statement has no force of law and is effectively useless to any homosexual fired for being gay. In a strongly worded edict, Gov. …

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Friendly Voices – Taylor Reveley

“Let’s be clear that William & Mary neither discriminates against people nor tolerates discrimination on our campus. Those of us at W&M insist that members of our campus community be people of integrity who have both the capacity to meet their responsibilities to the university and the willingness to engage others with civility and respect. “We do not insist, however, …

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Jon Stewart Rips Virginia Over New Anti-Gay Policies

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Virginia To Delete LGBT Employment Protections From State Universities

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s campaign to make sure that every LGBT person can be fired for being gay is expanding to his state’s public universities. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has asked the state’s public colleges and universities to rescind policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, arguing in a letter sent to each school Thursday …

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Defense Contractor Urged To Reject Virginia Location Over LGBT Rights Slash

By executive order, last week Virginia Gov. Bob McConnell excluded LGBT residents from state employment protections. In return, gay rights groups are now lobbying defense contractor Northrop Grumman to reject Virginia as the location for its new national headquarters. One Maryland politician is leaping to take advantage of his state’s new recognition of same-sex marriages. In a letter sent Thursday …

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Maddow On Bob Marshall’s Idiocy And Virginia’s “Hard Right Turn”

Rachel Maddow takes on Bob Marshall’s statement about abortion and deformed children and his attempt to force an end to funding for Planned Parenthood. Virginia has undergone a “hard right turn” since Gov. Bob McDonnell has taken office.

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VA Gov. Robert McDonnell Strips Gays From State Jobs Protection List

Newly elected Virginia Gov. Rob McDonnell thinks it should be legal to fire someone for being gay and has removed sexual orientation from his state’s list of protected classes. Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has signed an executive order barring discrimination in the state workforce on grounds that include race, sex, religion and age, but not sexual orientation. The order, …

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GOP Response To SOTU

Of course they gave the job to one of the newly elected GOP state governors. Cuz, you know, that was a message to America. Bonus points for the Scott Brown shout-out!

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Virginia GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Bob McDonnell Reaffirms Anti-Gay Stance

Bob McDonnell says if elected Virginia’s governor, he would not renew his predecessor’s executive order banning discrimination against gays.

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Them Eye-Talians Is Comin’ Ta Get Ya

GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell gets some help from the NRA, who uses a Sopranos-type character to warn Virginians that the mafia (or something) will be coming for their guns if they don’t vote for him.

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Will The “All Porn Makes You Gay” Guy Sink Bob McDonnell (R) In Virginia?

It turns out that the 2009 GOP candidate for Virginia governor, Bob McDonnell, cited Michael Schwartz (the “all porn makes you gay” guy) two times in his master’s thesis at Liberty University. As has been noted here, McDonnell’s thesis also rails against “cohabitators, homosexuals and fornicators” and says that women shouldn’t work outside the home. Since Bob McDonnell thinks Schwartz …

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