Rick Perry seems to have forgotten his own arguments again. Just days before the Iowa Caucus vote, Perry spoke at the Blue Strawberry Coffee Company in Cedar Rapids. A video of his attempt to woo voters was recorded by CSPAN. In his speech, he repeated a desire to use Federal tax money to inject religion into public services, and he also forgot ... [Read]

"It's been a myth for many years." Marcus Bachmann, following up on his wife GOP Republican candidate Michelle Bachmann's response to a woman at an Iowa campaign stop in which the candidate was asked if she was aware that 10% of the population was gay. "That's according to the Kinsey Report," replied the candidate, and Marcus followed up with his ... [Read]

In terms of civil rights, in terms of the progress of human decency, one of the clearest political victories of 2011 -- a long and cruelly delayed victory -- is the triumph, last June, of marriage equality in the State of New York. This is a victory that will, if we are lucky, spread to many more states and has ... [Read]

"Why are you demonizing gay and lesbian people?" An unidentified heckler at an Iowa coffee shop following remarks by Governor Rick Perry. Perry is airing a campaign ad in Iowa in which he says "there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school." Perry ... [Read]