few in iowa think same-sex marriage is legal. do you believe a lesbian mother should be allowed to marry her partner? you know, i m not going to talk about the specific issues. i m going to let my husband speak on issues. i m here to really just talk about my husband and what kind of a husband and father he is. and those those are hot button issues that distract from what the real voting issue is going to be at this election, that is going to be about the economy and jobs. on one hand romney is saying to the evangelical base and then his wife says we don t want to talk about those issues, but want to talk about the economy and when asked about the specifics on the tax plan they don t want to talk about those either. i hate to break the news to mrs. romney, but as a gay american i am a real american and vote and i m not the only gay american in america and so since that s the case would be quite a claim to fame if you were. smithsonian or something.
step back. the country, you know, we talk about these divided states, in some corners of the country, there seems to be a lot of unity, a lot of acknowledgment that this is not this isn t a gay rights issue. this is a civil rights issue. but in other parts of the country, there seems to be a much different, more different attitude as far as gay unions and gay rights and gay marriage. i guess i wonder as a gay american, how does that make you feel seeing the discrepancy between the attitudes here in new york city and elsewhere in the country? it makes look, i m very proud of my state. very proud of my mayor, very proud of my governor, for what we have in new york. but i m not satisfied. and i know we have more work to do to make me a full citizen in the eyes of the federal government and to give every american the same rights i have in my state, in their state. but what i end up feeling after 12 months of new yorkers being so great is energized. stronger. ready to fight harder to
airport. another work in the dallas-ft. worth airport. cops say they were members of two puerto rico-based drug trafficking operations. that bust after airport officials installed a new system for checking cargo that makes it possible to track more drugs on the island. we re expecting a press conversation this hour. we ll take you there as soon as it happens. all right. day two of jury selection and it s moving quickly. the judge has made it very clear he wants opening statements in the jerry sandusky child rape trial to start next monday. then comes all the witnesses. dozens for each side. but that s not all. the lawyer for the man known as victim four is confirming that sandusky wrote his client letterings and they ll likely be read in court. now, abc news says they were love letters. victim four s lawyer won t confirm that. we do know this accuser is 28 years old and expected to be the first prosecution witness. sara ganim won a pulitzer prize for her coverage of the san
firms to administer and supply the contraceptions. here is the thing. i want institutions, especially churches, to make sure their own house is in order before they try to pass judgment on other institutions. we have to also keep bringing this up. contraception doesn t just have to do with conception. contraception is a life and death health issue that s not related to sex or sexual rep reproducti reproduction. the issue is not clear without all the facts being on the table. there you have the employer making the decision on the health care. you have churches that are run by men telling women what to do with their bodies. i m sorry. i don t date women. i m a gay american, that sounds like a really stupid way to get
they put options on the table to administer and supply contraceptions here. but here s the thing. i want institutions, especially churches, to make sure their own house is in order before they try to pass judgment on other institutions. we have to also keep bringing this up. contraception does not just have to do with conception. contraception for women sometimes is a life and death health issue that is not related at all to sex or sexual reproducti reproduction. because we have an institution coming out with conservative actuary way without all the facts being on the table. there you have an employer making decisions on the health care. you have churches run by men telling women what to do with their bodies. i m sorry, i don t date women. i m a gay american, but i have to tell you, that sounds like a really stupid way to get people to be on your side. thanks for joining us tonight. appreciate it. mitt romney s campaign co-chair makes a trip to wisconsin to help scott walker.