The Washington Post reports: The text messages arrived on Monday, the day before Kansans were set to vote on an amendment that would excise abortion protections from their state constitution. The text claimed that approving that measure, which could allow the Republican-controlled legislature to outlaw abortion, would safeguard “choice.” The gambit was all the more alarming to abortion rights advocates …
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Anti-Gay US Rep. Tim Huelskamp Loses Primary
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), who relentlessly flogged the Federal Marriage Amendment and attended NOM’s hate marches, was defeated in yesterday’s GOP primary. The New York Times reports: Huelskamp, who was elected to Congress in 2010 and quickly earned a reputation for frustrating Republican leaders, was defeated by Roger Marshall, an obstetrician from Great Bend, in the primary for the First …
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Read More »KANSAS: Staffer For Anti-Gay US House Rep Busted On Child Sex Charges
Family Research Council BFF and US House Rep. Tim Huelskamp (above) is best known around here for his attempts to block marriage equality and LGBT rights. But the “family rights” advocate now has a major in-house problem. Via Topeka’s CBS affiliate: A staffer for a Kansas congressman is in jail charged with 17 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. …
Read More »Rep. Tim Huelskamp: Gay Marriage Hurts The Economy, Rejects Laws Of Nature
Rep. Tim Huelskamp appeared on Tony Perkins’ radio show last night to flog the latest attempt to pass the Federal Marriage Amendment. “This is National Marriage Week. What a better time to call your members of Congress and say, ‘What are you doing to protect marriage? What are you doing to protect children and our economic well-being?”
Read More »GOP Leaders Appear In Janet Porter Documentary: Gays Want The Total Criminalization Of Christianity
Kyle Mantyla writes at Right Wing Watch: Today, Faith 2 Action’s Janet Porter sent out an email to activists excitedly announcing that she is finishing up editing a new anti-gay documentary that she intends to release at the National Religious Broadcaster’s Convention in Nashville at the end of this month. Among the participants are Rep. Steve King, Rep. Trent Franks, …
Read More »KANSAS: Gov. Sam Brownback Leads Rally Against Same-Sex Marriage
Via the Kansas NBC affiliate: Governor Sam Brownback spoke out against same-sex marriage at a rally on the east side of Wichita. The Whistle Bus Stop Tour rally this morning brought dozens of speakers out, all of which oppose same-sex marriage in Kansas. The rally was also met by opposition of those who feel Kansas needs to get on-board with …
Read More »Human Rights Campaign Inducts 19 Members Of Congress Into Hall Of Shame
The Human Rights Campaign today announced the induction of 19 member of Congress into its Hall Of Shame for anti-LGBT actions. “If you want to understand why LGBT equality has hit a roadblock in Congress, you don’t need to look any further than these leaders of anti-LGBT obstruction and animus,” said David Stacy, HRC’s Government Affairs Director. “These members go …
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Haters Gear Up For NOM Hate March
Tomorrow we’re gonna hijack the fuck out of that hashtag.
Read More »Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS): God Is The Third In Your Three-Way Marriage
Matt Wilstein recaps at Mediaite: Many opponents of LGBT rights think marriage should only be between one man and one woman. But not Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS). As he told his colleagues on the floor of the House Tuesday evening, “There’s a third person in your marriage.” He was, of course, referring to God. Huelskamp was speaking out in support …
Read More »Rachel Maddow Vs. Rep. Tim Huelskamp
If you didn’t catch this craziness last night: A question over the inclusion of Army Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg at Tuesday’s State of the Union address spiraled into a policy-spanning battle between MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), who accused her of hiding from what his party calls the truth about the Benghazi attack. “This administration …
Read More »Brian Brown: Please Send Us More Money For Our Doomed And “Moot” Campaign
“Let’s face it: Anthony Kennedy and his activist cronies on the Supreme Court are itching to redefine marriage and impose same-sex ‘marriage’ on an unwilling nation. Justice Scalia has warned us clearly in his dissent that the only thing that will stop Kennedy and crew is their own sense of what they can get away with. The most direct and …
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GOP Rep. Tim Huelskamp: The Supreme Court Has Attacked Jesus Christ
As I reported earlier this week, Huelskamp is planning to reintroduce the Federal Marriage Amendment, which has ZERO chance of passage. Image source.
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