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Newt Gingrich to gay Iowan: Vote for Obama

by theGrio | December 21, 2011 at 2:49 PM
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From Des Moines Register

Oskaloosa, Ia. – Newt Gingrich told a gay man and longtime resident of Oskaloosa here today that he should vote for President Obama.

“I asked him if he’s elected, how does he plan to engage gay Americans. How are we to support him? And he told me to support Obama,” said Scott Arnold, an adjunct professor of writing at William Penn University.”

Arnold, a Democrat, said he came to the event at Smokey Row coffee house with an open mind. But he wanted to ask Gingrich about how he would represent him as president after reading past comments the former U.S. House Speaker as made about gay and lesbians.

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Filed in: Politics | Related Topics: 2012, Des Moines, Election, Gay Iowan, Gay Rights, Iowa, Newt Gingrich, Vote for Obama
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