Gingrich aided Iowa judges’ defeat (who threw out a ban on same-sex marriage)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110316/NEWS01/703179902/0#gingrich-aided-iowa-judges-146-defeat

Published Wednesday March 16, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential presidential candidate Newt Gingrich quietly lined up $150,000 to help defeat some of the Iowa Supreme Court justices who threw out a ban on same-sex marriage, routing the money to conservative groups through an aide’s political committee.

Gingrich, the former U.S. House speaker who has aggressively courted the conservatives who dominate Iowa’s presidential caucuses, raised the money for the political arm of Renewing American Leadership, also known as ReAL.

That political group, Renewing American Leadership Action, then passed $125,000 to American Family Association and $25,000 to the Iowa Christian Alliance — groups that spent millions before last November’s elections that removed three of Iowa’s seven high court justices.

The court had unanimously ruled that a state law restricting marriage to a man and a woman violated the Iowa Constitution.

The financial transfers, which appear to comply with campaign finance laws, were part of a steady flow of cash into Iowa from conservative groups such as the National Organization for Marriage and the Family Research Council.

FULL story at link.

[Zoeisright]

1. I hate that gasbag more every day.

That son of a bitch is divorced how many times? And he thinks gay marriage is a threat? I wish there was a hell so that fucking prick could burn in it forever.

[1monster]

3. His sister is a lesbian... I would think it would be hard to be related to the newt without any

other tensions. As it is, I don't know how she can stand the twerp.

[madinmaryland]

2. Why am I not surprised. After 30 years of this, they are getting

their every wet dream to come true.

:(