Tag Archives: Tim Pawlenty

The results of the first 2012 GOP presidential straw poll are in from New Hampshire. Gingrich, Giuliani, and Santorum all got 3% or less. Donald Trump: 1%.

“I think he’s showing that he is more willing to listen to the voices of combat personnel and leaders than the current administration — and certainly more so than are the members of Congress, who recklessly rushed to repeal a law that enjoyed such widespread support among the military.” – Elaine Donnelly of the Center For Military Readiness, responding to …

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty tells the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer that if he is elected president, he will work to reinstate DADT. The below interview opens with Pawlenty’s additional vow to thwart to overturn the DOMA. (Via – Right Wing Watch)

Newt Gingrich and Tim Pawlenty, both of whom may run for president in 2012, are supporting a campaign in Iowa to toss out the state Supreme Court judges that ruled in favor of marriage equality. The effort to oust the judges was launched last week by former GOP candidate for governor of Iowa, Bob Vander Plaats. Gingrich: “Iowans are unique …

As he promised, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) has vetoed a bill that would have given gay couples the right to make burial decisions about their partners. Citing his support for “traditional marriage,” Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed a bill on Saturday that would allow a surviving same-sex partner to sue to recover damages in the case of wrongful death and …

Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty vows that he will veto a bill allowing gay couples to make burial decisions for their partners, saying that such a right is unnecessary. Supporters balked at the governor’s rationale, saying his suggestion that same-sex couples could achieve the same rights through a will still leaves gays on unequal footing with their heterosexual counterparts — …

“That statute is not worded the way it should be. I said I regretted the vote later because it included things like cross-dressing, and a variety of other people involved in behaviors that weren’t based on sexual orientation, just a preference for the way they dressed and behaved. So it was overly broad. So if you are a third-grade teacher …