This is regarding an incident that occurred during an exchange with Newt Gingrich and a gay Iowan where Newt supposedly tells him to vote for Obama.
From GOProud:
The liberal press is at it again, attempting to mischaracterize the words of a Republican Presidential candidate. Speaker Gingrich said absolutely nothing wrong in his exchange with the gay Iowa voter… Speaker Gingrich handled himself with class and dignity in this discussion with the gay voter and the press reports that have reported otherwise have done a real disservice to the truth.
From Log Cabin Republicans:
In this political climate, the door is wide open for a strong Republican candidate to win the support of conservatives, independents and disillusioned Democrats – and there are those who are working hard to paint any and all Republicans as bigoted in a fear-mongering effort to shore up the president’s base. That is unfair and highly unfortunate for our community.
From Stonewall Democrats:
Yesterday, Newt Gingrich told a gay voter in Iowa he’d be better off voting for Obama if same-sex marriage is an important issue to him. Today, conservative gay groups are trying to spin away the truth. The problem they have is that this fits perfectly with Gingrich’s past statements regarding LGBT Americans. Earlier this year, Gingrich called same-sex marriage ‘a temporary aberration’ and in 2008 he referred to LGBT equality efforts as ‘secular fascism.’
Perhaps these groups would be better served by recruiting and grooming better candidates than making excuses and spinning fairy tales.
From Newt Gingrich Campaign:
As you can see from the transcript and video, Gingrich was saying that he plans to talk to all Americans about jobs, national security, creating a better future for America and many issues. He did say that for voters whose most important issue was allowing gays the right to marry, that it was legitimate for them to support Obama for president.
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