Iowa Gov: “Inappropriate” to Link Marriage Debate to Crime

[William769]

Rhetoric in the marriage equality debate in Iowa played no role in the slaying of a Waterloo teen who was called “faggot” before being beaten to death, in the opinion of Gov. Terry Branstad.

During the Republican governor’s weekly press conference today at the state capitol, a reporter brought up the August 19 death of 19-year-old Marcellus Andrews, “then asked Branstad what his role was as governor to control the tenor of the debate over gay rights, given the heat of the controversy over the marriage issue here,” The Des Moines Register reports.

Branstad responded, “I see no link whatsoever and I think it’s inappropriate to try to blame people that are not associated with having committed a crime. I think we need to focus on the people who committed the crime and they need to be brought to justice.”

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/29/Iowa_Gov_Inappropriate_to_Link_Marriage_Debate_to_Crime/

[GodlessBiker]

1. He's so full of fucking shit. He has blood on his hands.

[joeybee12]

2. So full of shit if you gave him an enema he'd weigh five pounds...knr

[WillParkinson]

3. He's right...

Everyone calling gays perverted and saying they have no right to live in peace with the one they love are in no way to be blamed for someone calling gays perverted and saying they have to right to to live.

(On edit, adding the sarcasm tag for those who might not get it.)

:sarcasm:

[RetiredTrotskyite]

4. Yeah, Sure, You Betcha

Sure there was no connection between the anti-gay rhetoric of the anti-equality campaign in Iowa and the murder of Marcellus Andrews. If I believe that, I'm sure Gov. Branstad has a bridge he can sell me. In other words, he's full of shit.