Gronstal - In the Pants, I mean, Pocket of Rich Gay Dudes
Nathan Greene
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By Emily Geiger
Chuck Hurley of the Iowa Family Policy Center has been in the news over the last few months bringing attention to the need for an amendment to the Iowa constitution defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Despite the fact that polls show a large majority of Iowans support this move, and despite a recent Register survey of the beliefs of Iowa legislators themselves showing another huge majority (82%) also believe in this definition, the Democratic leadership of the legislature (that means Gronstal) have stonewalled and will not even allow the proposed amendment out of committee for a full vote of the legislature this session.
Why? Well, as Hurley has pointed out in the last few days, the answer seems to be MONEY. Hurley and his group have scoured campaign finance disclosure records and found that Iowa Democrats in the legislature have received over $170,000.00 from out-of-state donors who identify themselves as gay-activists and proponents of gay-marriage.
Given the public’s opposition to gay marriage in this state, the only plausible explanation for Gronstal’s (and his puppet, Murphy’s) staunch opposition to letting this come up for a vote is that he has been influenced by this huge influx of money from gay activists who likely have never even stepped foot in our state. Yet, they have more influence with our legislative leadership than we do. If that doesn’t piss you off, you don’t have a pulse.
And what is Gronstal’s response to this? Classy, as usual:
Um, Mr. Gronstal, do you really want to get into an argument about who is sinning more when you’re supporting conduct the Bible specifically says is deplorable? Exactly which Commandment and sins are you even talking about? Way to go all “ad hominem.” Throwing out argumentative fallacies like that is generally a sign of desperation from someone who can’t defend his own position. (Note: Gronstal never actually addresses why he’s taken so much money from the gay marriage advocates… way to avoid the argument.)
Oh, and you want to talk about who’s salary is paid by the people of Iowa. At least Hurley’s salary is made up of money people voluntarily donate of their own accord. Gronstal, on the other hand, has a state salary that is involuntary taken from the people in the form of taxes, which Gronstal himself has a huge part in creating to burden the people of Iowa. Which is more loathsome and morally reprehensible?
Gronstal, you want to go around calling people “hateful?” Why don’t you start by looking in a mirror. And while you’re there, you can ponder “unethical”, “for sale”, “unaccountable to constituents,” and “whore for the gay lobby.” Take your time. I understand it’s going to take a while…
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We need to support our reps. that actually stand up for us! People like Elesha Gayman and McKinley Bailey, I would like to ask anyone that can to make a contribution to these patriotic Iowans!
I attended a Community Forum in Council Bluffs this morning. Mike Gronstal was one of the speakers. When asked about his stonewalling and also accepting money from the Gill Foundatation among others, Gronstal became angry and said many times that Chuck Hurley is a liar. He also stated that he has not accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from these groups. Interesting choice of words - Hurley not there to defend himself.. and exactly how much money HAS Gronstal accepted from these groups?? Other issues were given more time, but when DOMA came up - we were told to move on to other issues.. his agenda is very clear - we need to replace him.