Gov. Rick Perry
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a GOP presidential candidate, has signed an anti-gay marriage pledge from the National Organization for Marriage, the Associated Press reports. By signing the pledge, Perry has vowed to support a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage throughout the country; defend the Defense of Marriage of Act in court; appoint judges and a U.S. attorney general who “will respect the original meaning” of the U.S. Constitution; support legislation allowing D.C. residents to vote on whether to overturn the district’s same-sex marriage law; and appoint a presidential commission to “investigate harassment of traditional marriage supporters.”
Although Perry’s decision to sign the NOM pledge comes as no surprise whatsoever to us, the AP writes that it “repudiat[es] his earlier comments that marriage rights should be left up to individual states.” For a recap of all that, go here.
Other Republican presidential candidates who’ve signed the NOM pledge include Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. Check out Bachmann’s signed copy below:
UPDATE: Brian Brown, president of NOM, issued the following statement about Perry’s decision to sign the pledge:
“Kudos to Gov. Rick Perry for making it clear: he’s a marriage champion. The purpose of NOM’s Marriage Pledge is to move from vague values statements to concrete actions to protect marriage. Gov. Perry joins Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum as a signer of NOM Marriage Pledge. By doing so, Perry makes crystal clear that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, gay marriage is going to be a bigger issue in 2012 than it was in 2008, because the difference between the GOP nominee and Pres. Obama is going to be large and clear. We look forward to demonstrating that being for marriage is a winning position for a presidential candidate.”
That motherfucker has got to go! If he gets elected, God forbid, I will be leaving the country!
If he or one of the other evil nut jobs become President I’m already investigating moving to either Canada or Europe ASAP they can all kiss my gay ass
Gay bashing creates tea bagging superstars.
At least he has plenty of NOMs.
…..dancing with Bigots….bye,bye, Perry!
Perry has turned so far right he makes Bush look like a moderate. Where the hell is his rent boy? Most likely 6 feet under, but still there is hope. If you have had sex with Rick Perry, please come forward and help us stop this guy!
More of less?
“Cowturdulance and Secession” et al.
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cowturdulance-and-secession/
What bad language in the pledge. Do they really mean “apply the original meaning of the Constitution” and ignore all the amendments?
Why are the new gays so mean and closed minded? They used to be nice but they’re going to cause problems for themselves like the muslems
If it weren’t so serious, I’d think it was really, um, funny, how INTERESTED these “conservative” people are in gay marriage, and then, OF COURSE, denying that it should be allowed to exist. I think there is some serious suppressing of desires going on here.
What really should piss all of us off, are these stupid little gay twinks who call themselves “republicans” I can’t believe the gay republicans can sleep at night knowing they support this crap.
I’m surprised it took him this long! I thought this would be the first thing he did when he announced his candidacy.
But Brian “bigot” Brown is right! At least his stance on the issue is crystal clear for all. Him and his fellow GOP haters let us know exactly where they stand on this issue, and just what they think of us.
Dredging up evolution, polluting the air we breathe with a “flip of the bird” to the Federal government’s regulations, merging his “christian values” in to his governing practices and claiming moral superiority via being called by God to save the country. Where is there any evidence that this guy is anything but self absorbed, secular, a bigot, on a self serving ego trip? He is no more qualified, or interested in Serving the Public, Rick Perry, serves one and only one, and his name is Rick Perry.
Those of you saying you will leave America if Perry gets elected because he is anti gay marriage… I would be happy to donate money for your ticket. OF COURSE I WOULD INSIST IT IS A ONE WAY TICKET.
Anyone else find bob ncox ‘s name a bit ironic considering his obvious stance on the issue? just saying …
I hope I can leave this country, it surely won’t be the one I hoped it could become. bob ncox, I’ll take you up on that offer. Why would anyone or group, that has been discriminated against want this CRAZY Goon running our country into the ground. He and the other Terrorists, that claim to be “Christian” (Christ Like), want to write into law a discrimination, exactly what the black community and others, have fought against for at least a decade or more. This guy’s a HUGE nut job that thinks he can get away with ANYTHING!!! ask his “boy” about that one, He’ll pay off whom ever it takes to get what he wants. OR maybe just OFF them when they get in the way.
You can count on the Texas Based Reality Series LezBeProud to do our part in standing up against Rick Perry and NOM. We really have to all come together for or freedom to love who we CHOOSE to love!
Our freedom – oops!
Hahaha! Yes Morgaine!
If Perry wins I wouldn’t be leaving just because he is anti-gay marriage, bob ncox, it is because he is a dangerous liar, who is pandering to the religious extremists who would gladly plunge us back into the Dark Ages! If this horror becomes a reality, I will take you up on the offer to fund my expatriation!
So basically Rick Perry has officially signed a record of proof that he is going to illegally push an agenda and try to overthrow a document that has been used by American people for hundreds of years? Sir… It is people like you that makes me happy I am studying to be an attorney! You make things too easy for me to argue especially when you leave behind a PAPER TRAIL!!!! Good Luck trying to win this thing! As much as I am not for another Obama Administration. I am just as opposed to a Perry Dictatorship!!! At least now I wont have to worry about you on the nation or state level anymore!!! 🙂
First off, Perry is reversing his erstwhile passionate stance on letting states decide these issues, which reveals (if anyone doubted it) that he is nothing more than a calculating politician and cannot be trusted to stick even to his stated principles. Secondly, Perry, Bachmann, et al represent a political bloc that has forever assailed “liberals” for attempting to influence the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court, while conservatives in fact do this quite aggressively, as is shown by Perry’s flip flop. No matter, his calculation will most likely prove insufficient to overcome a powerfully negative image. Even if Perry is nominated, which is far from certain, he will have to defeat an extremely well-funded sitting president who has proven himself a strong, canny campaigner with a firm grasp of issues. Many are citing Bush 2000 as reason to fear, but it will not be so easy for the GOP to rig the national elections a second time.
To comment on the pledge here would be talking to the choir. Statements and comments on BGLT blogs and friendly blogs are useless in this social war. You all need to go to the conserve blogs and news medias and state your position, point and reasoning why the anti-gay agenda will destroy this country and only will only make it like a Taliban country. “The Taliban seek to establish a puritanical caliphate that neither recognizes nor tolerates forms of Islam divergent from their own.” This is what Bachmann and her fellow thinkers want in this country. Replace the word “Taliban” with “the Backmanns of this country” and “Islam” with “Christianity” and you have the mission statement of Bachmann and Perry. Go ye all forth and spread this message on all of the conservative medias–radio, TV, newspapers, blogs and the churches. Stop wasting your time on preaching or commenting to the choir. This is said with all sincerity. As one of the 15 who were responsible for the Anita Bryant war in Dade County, Florida in 1977, I understand the fight and where we went wrong in presenting the fight. We did not take it to the conservative voting people. Get the BGLT community and friends to take it to the conservative public.