Pawlenty bows to pressure, will sign NOM’s marriage pledge

[brooklynite]

Source: Minnesota Independent

Tim Pawlenty will become the fourth Republican presidential candidate to sign a pledge by the N

“We got word last night he’s signing on,” Brown told MSNBC.

The NOM pledge asks candidates to work for a federal constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage, defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court, appoint judges and an attorney general “who will respect the original meaning of the Constitution,” create a commission to investigate harassment of “traditional marriage supporters,” and end same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia.

Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum signed on to the pledge earlier this week.

Read more: http://minnesotaindependent.com/85817/pawlenty-bows-to-pressure-will-sign-noms-marriage-pledge

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isn't it cute when little kids imitate their brothers or sisters?

[Angry Dragon]

1. t-paw is such a spineless little boy

lead him around by the nose and he will follow

[no_hypocrisy]

2. What happened to the concept (myth) of "The Big Tent"?

[brooklynite]

6. I think the Republican Party has a "Big Closet"

[movonne]

3. This to me should be illegal to sign these pledges ... they are

not representing the people...especially in the not raising taxes...they are only representing the wealthy...

[brooklynite]

5. Um, by that measure, it would also be illegal to say the same position...

...and there's nothing "illegal" (not getting into "morality") about refusing to raise taxes...as long as you're willing to cut expenses to match them.

[MedicalAdmin]

18. I pledge never to vote for a politician who signs a pledge. n/t.

I further pledge to kick grover norquist in the balls if I ever have the displeasure of getting that close to the ass.

[Renew Deal]

4. Sell out

[jwirr]

7. Doesn't matter - he will never be elected again. He is another once-ran

ass.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. mmm yes homophobia sexism and racism all in one fundie bundle.

[onehandle]

9. Pre-1967 version: 'Pawlenty bows to pressure, will sign NOM’s anti-multiracial pledge'

The Klan lives on, repackaged as GOPbaggers.

[Kalidurga]

10. He didn't bow to pressure...

he just wanted to look like he put up a fight..

[ck4829]

11. Pledge includes a promise to create a commission to investigate boycotts of homophobe-run businesses

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1662050

[russspeakeasy]

12. You absolutely must admit...he does provide some humor

in this otherwise Cormack McCarthy story we are living...:rofl:

[beac]

13. Alternate headline:

Fourth Person with No Chance of Becoming President Signs Pledge That Will Make Him and Others Look Like Idiots in History Books of Tomorrow

The NOM pledge is sickening and the fact that the GOP candidates think signing it makes them MORE electable is pathetic (and wrong.)

[progressoid]

14. "As a freedom & liberty loving individualist, I pledge to do whatever these people tell me to do"

[Hawaii Hiker]

15. Today's GOP is basically

Al-Qaeda in America...

[tanyev]

16. Oh look, P-yawn-lenty thought of another way to get his name in a headline.

[ej510]

17. We to flex our muscles like this on the left. We need to force all politicians on the left to sign

a repeal DOMA pledge.

[glinda]

19. So typical of him. No surprise about he he does his bidding for.

[Beaverhausen]

20. I thought Romney wasn't going to sign it?

[brooklynite]

22. No, no, you're thinking of the CRAZY social conservative Pledge...

...the one about slaves having a better familiy life than blacks do today

[BlueIdaho]

21. Yet another irrelevant politician clings to the past instead of looking to the future.

I spend my professional life around young people and there is one thing I think I can say for sure. This is a non-issue for the next generation.

[MadMaddie]

23. If he bows to this pressure

will he bow to Terrorist?

Spineless weasel..