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Conservative columnist: Ryan made a mistake speaking at ‘Values Voter Summit’
The Washington Post’s conservative political columnist Dana Milbank, in his column Friday, openly criticized GOP Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan for his appearance Friday morning to speak before attendees at the Family Research Council’s “Values Voter Summit.”
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GOP touts opposition to marriage equality at anti-gay summit
Republican public officials — including the No. 2 person on the GOP presidential ticket — weaved opposition to same-sex marriage into their speeches during an annual social conservative conference in D.C. as they criticized President Obama’s policies and reaffirmed traditional values.
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Who’s Who at this year’s ‘Values Voter Summit 2012’
This weekend Republican and conservative leaders, including GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, are set to address the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.
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Fischer warns of ‘homosexual agenda,’ gays a threat to public health
Speaking at the the Values Voter Summit on Saturday, the vehemently anti-gay Bryan Fischer, spokesman for the American Family Association, warned of the “threat” of “the homosexual agenda,” said the nation must choose “between homosexuality and liberty, because we cannot have both,” and said gays are a threat to public health.
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Santorum: Economy dependent on traditional marriage; lies about same-sex weddings
GOP presidential long-shot Rick Santorum on Friday told attendees at the Values Voter Summit that a vibrant economy is dependent on traditional marriage, and that President Obama has ordered military chaplains to “break the law” by requiring them to perform same-sex weddings.
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Poll: Voters say ‘it’s the economy’ stupid, not gay marriage, family values
Several GOP presidential hopefuls are making appearances this weekend at the Values Voter Summit in Washington — an event that traditionally focuses on faith and social issues — but a new Washington Post/ABC News poll reflects that “family values” and gay marriage are not as important to voters as it is to the candidates.
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Iowa congressman: Marriage equality will erode America’s foundations
Iowa congressman Steve King, who once claimed that gay rights will lead to children raised in warehouses, told the Values Voter Summit that marriage equality for gays and lesbians will lead to the downfall of civilization.
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Dear Mitt Romney: Prove Us Wrong
Mitt Romney is scheduled to speak at the far-right “Values Voter Summit” on Saturday morning, immediately before the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer, a man with a long and shocking record of bigotry toward gays and lesbians, American Muslims, Native Americans, African Americans, Mormons and other minorities.
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Values Voter Summit: GOP candidates plan weekend with anti-gay activists
This weekend, nearly every major GOP presidential candidate, along with the top two Republicans in the House of Representatives, will speak at the Values Voter Summit, an annual gathering of the leaders of the movement to integrate fundamentalist Christianity and American politics.