Huckabee compares same-sex marriage to drug use, incest

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Sunday April 11, 2010 · 9:53 AM PDT

2010/04/11 · 09:53

In an interview Wednesday, former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee weighed in on embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, slammed his potential 2012 presidential primary rival Mitt Romney, and reiterated strong opposition to same-sex marriage and the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.’

The popular Fox News host, who appeared at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ, leveled into Steele for his handling of last week’s revelation that RNC officials spent donor money at a bondage-themed Los Angeles strip club. "I think what’s happened is horrible," Huckabee said. "The question is, how is [Steele] going to take control and how is he going to explain it? I think there does need to be a better explanation than what’s come forth so far," he continued. "It’s been pretty weak."

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Tuesday January 12, 2010 · 7:28 PM PST

2010/01/12 · 19:28

...at a public university, during a time of economic recession?

The TCNJ Perspective has the full story here: http://tcnjperspective.wordpress.com...

As far as we can tell, there is nothing legally suspect with Booker accepting such a large speaking fee. But it does seem ethically dubious.

TCNJ is furloughing professors, cutting services, and engaging in other cost-saving activities that one might expect a public university to explore in such challenging economic times. And yet mayor of Newark Cory Booker, a sitting public official, accepted $11,000 for a 90-minute talk in November. Was it appropriate for the TCNJ student government to offer such an exorbitant honorarium? Perhaps not. But should we expect Booker to reject such a prodigious gratuity? Absolutely.

Your thoughts?

Same-sex marriage in New Jersey -- or, the need for intellectual clarity

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Thursday January 07, 2010 · 4:02 PM PST

2010/01/07 · 16:02

In the wake of today's predictable yet stinging marriage equality loss, one thing is clear. No matter how strong our finances may be, no matter how robust our lobbying arm might appear, no matter how many phone calls and emails and letters we shower onto our legislators, what is really needed is a shift in public sentiment. We're on our way -- but we're not there yet.

What happened in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire last year that got them across the finish line that did not happen in New Jersey? Nothing especially obvious. Garden State Equality rivals if not tops the LGBT-rights advocacy groups found in those states. Countless hours and dollars were poured into this effort, marvelous television and radio ads were purchased, and for awhile there it did seem like wavering legislators were coming our way.

So what is different about our state and our more successful brethren to the north?

One word: religiosity

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Sunday November 29, 2009 · 6:23 PM PST

2009/11/29 · 18:23

Greetings friends,

A vast, ideologically diverse coalition of social and political organizations have unified to call for a rally on the State House in Trenton, NJ, to show our support for the marriage equality bill that is currently pending in the state legislature. The rally will be held this Saturday, December 5, from 11am to 2pm at 125 West State Street, Trenton, NJ.

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Wednesday August 12, 2009 · 9:32 AM PDT

2009/08/12 · 09:32

I interviewed Councilman Ron Rice, 41, and State Senator Ron Rice, 63, about what some have called the changing generational tide in Newark that began in 2006 when Cory Booker won the mayorship. Councilman Rice supported Booker over his father, who ran as Sharpe James' successor.

What has come to symbolize the divide between the "Old Guard" of Newark and the younger, progressive movement, is the issue of gay rights, and namely same-sex marriage. Sen. Rice is one of the few Democrats not in support of pending legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey, while Councilman Rice is a vocal proponent.

Aside from the public policy implications, what have these political differences done to their relationship, as a father and son?

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Should Corzine step down?

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Tuesday July 28, 2009 · 1:27 PM PDT

2009/07/28 · 13:27

Jon Corzine is the only incumbent governor up for reelction this year, and despite his deep pockets, isn't looking so good. And on the heels of last week's massive corruption bust, it's beginning to look like even more of an uphill climb. Should he consider stepping down?

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Tuesday July 14, 2009 · 8:29 AM PDT

2009/07/14 · 08:29

President Clinton has revealed he is now a supporter of same-sex marriage. I spoke to him last week at the Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, D.C.

My article in The Nation is below the fold...

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Wednesday January 14, 2009 · 5:23 PM PST

2009/01/14 · 17:23

I don't like to toot my own horn, but I think I deserve a friggin' inauguration ticket. I was on board with the Obama campaign before it was even officially announced, spreading the word about the candidate to family and friends. I've met both Barack and Michelle, as well as Joe Biden. I traveled to New Hampshire for a week to campaign for the primary a year ago. In my home state of New Jersey, I personally registered over 200 people to vote. I represented Obama in mock debates and forums. I canvassed. I phonebanked. I'm sure many of you did the same. So why is it that we, the grassroots, can't seem to get inauguration tickets?

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Monday October 20, 2008 · 10:19 AM PDT

2008/10/20 · 10:19

I've always kind of assumed that the overt racism being talked about recently is confined to rural West Virginia and other such places. But I was canvassing this yesterday afternoon in Northeast Philadelphia, as I've done for the past few weekends, and things changed. It's a very interesting place demographically: some minorities, but mostly working class whites of Irish, Italian, Polish descent - Catholic, less educated, but most importantly for my purposes, strong Clinton supporters. Northeast Philly went for Hillary 70-30 in the primaries, so we've made it a point here to introduce ourselves as volunteers with the Democratic party and not the Obama campaign. There are a lot of Democrats that have voted Democrat their whole lives and will look past reservations with Obama and once again vote for the Democratic ticket, just as they always have. By the way, Biden is very popular here, and people often cite him as one of the reasons they have come to support Obama in recent weeks. On the other hand, I've never heard a good word about Palin, and it seems to me that she really turned off truly undecided people who gave McCain a serious look but are now getting comfortable with Obama.

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