back in the 90s we supported a similar bill but had flip-flopped on it by the time he ran for president, the last time. sponsor the employment nondiscrimination act. do you support it? at the state left, i think it makes sense at the state level. you said you sponsor it at the federal level. i would not support it at the federal level. he wants the federal government to ban gay marriage. did he think we wouldn t notice the hypocrisy? nice try, but we got you. so did the country that came in 17th place. let s raise the bar and elevate our academic standards. let s do what s best for our students-by investing in our teachers. let s solve this.
republican national committee, this weekend on meet the press. you believe that gays and lesbians in america deserve equal right. i think they regard equal rights in say, equal rights in the workplace. as romney pointed out numerous times. hospital visitations. i think for the sake of dignity and respect. wow. he thinks employers should not be allowed to discriminate against gays and lesbians. seems basic, good position. but gary sergeant of the washington post point out that stance could put him at odds with his own party. the senate is going to hold hearings soon on the employment nondiscrimination act. the bill bans discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation, and gender identity. and lots of republicans oppose the legislation. including willard romney.
it again. by sending it to the state veterans and military affairs committee. also known as the kill committee. where conservatives predictably rejected it with the party line vote. republican speaker of the house effectively killed a civil rights bill and 30 other pieces of legislation in the process. that s democracy at work. thanks, speaker mcnaulty. way to go. joining me now from denver is the bill s sponsor, colorado state representative, mark farn dino who is hopely gay. and david serotto, columnist for salon.com and morning radio host at kkzn in denver. i think it is sarota, i mispronounced it. thank we maine start with you, what s your reaction to the
i can say i ve known one or two people that have taken stuff out of the white house. but we don t have to talk about it on the show tonight. thanks for your time tonight. thank you. just when you thought willard s republican support didn t get any more tepid, here comes george w. bush on an elevator, no less. we ll explain. and, this republican lawmaker in colorado single-handedly blocked a same sex civil unions bill on the verge of passing the union s attack against marriage. we re live in denver with the bill sponsor. stay with us. [ female announcer ] e-trade technology can help make you a better investor. our new e-trade 360 investing dashboard shows you where your money is, live. e-trade pro is so usable you ll actually use it. and our apps are the ultimate in mobile investing. become a better investor at e-trade. the day starts with arthritis pain. a load of new listings. and two pills.
house blocking this bill? i m really disappointed by what happened, both tuesday night and yesterday. the speaker went to extreme lengths to stop civil uniones from becoming law. it went law that three committees in the house getting support from at least three, in those committees, three republicans. we thought it would be between six and ten of the 33 republicans supporting civil unions. but the speaker put the house in recess, wouldn t allow us to have a debate on civil unions on tuesday. and killed 30 other bills that same night causing us to do go to special session to deal with the mess that he created. sew killed 30 bills. not only your bill, but 30 bills. yeah, he killed many bills. and a lot of those that we today deal with this special session around job creation, $20 million water project. unemployment insurance reduction that could reduce small business