Pat McCrory, Likely GOP Nominee For North Carolina Governor, Quietly Favors Gay Marriage Ban

Charlotte Observer:

He’d rather talk about something else – say, the economy or education.

But press Pat McCrory about gay marriage, and the presumptive Republican nominee for governor will say this much – and little more: On May 8, he plans to vote for the proposed N.C. constitutional amendment reaffirming the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Read the whole story at Charlotte Observer

Comments

[AliveInNYC]

08:35 AM on 04/19/2012

A Republican voting against equality and justice. This is news?

[rextrek]

08:22 AM on 04/18/2012

ahh NC - another GOP Hate State in the Making....and another state in this country to avoid.

[Ioan Lightoller]

04:02 PM on 04/17/2012

Of course he does. It doesn't affect his life or any of the lives of the bigots. But that has never stopeed them. Disgusting that he has to make points with the voters or his god by voting for prejudice and backwardness.

[Stevenson52]

02:46 PM on 04/17/2012

I'm shocked!

[adhamm0]

01:53 PM on 04/17/2012

Wow! Now, that's a surprise. I never saw it coming, I mean with all the moderate Republicans these days. Please don't tell me he'd like to repeal an "equal pay" law, or further restrict abortion, or do away with unions, or something like that as well.

[KirkCLinn]

01:31 PM on 04/17/2012

How is this News?

[david of real earth]

12:36 PM on 04/17/2012

No big surprise here. If you want sane marriage rights in this country you will have to wait a few generations. OR MOVE TO A STATE THAT ALREADY HAS THEM - TRY THE NORTHEAST.

[Ioan Lightoller]

04:00 PM on 04/17/2012

Why? So you bigots can continue in your bigotry against other law-abiding tax-paying citizens?

[gaydood]

08:52 AM on 04/17/2012

now its out of the closet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[teatwerp]

08:20 AM on 04/17/2012

make sure it's isn't quiet and that every voter on nc knows what he supports.

[lambdin1]

06:52 PM on 04/20/2012

Ha! Like that is going to make a difference.

[jjkmack]

05:29 AM on 04/17/2012

Until 1967, one man and one woman could not get married in North Carolina...that is, if they were different "races". And boy did they have some wacky definitions of "race" in the anti-marriage laws of North Carolina.

[oldwolf49]

04:48 AM on 04/17/2012

I don't think we are supposed to know this yet, seems like it was a secret.

[kaykaythere]

01:30 AM on 04/17/2012

If gays are not considered to be equal people, why should we pay taxes.

[TOPCAT711]

12:41 AM on 04/17/2012

C-O-W-A-R-D

[Contact1972]

02:45 AM on 04/17/2012

He's also a

B-I-G-O-T

[My Way]

12:12 AM on 04/17/2012

Republicans are worse than the KKK. At least the Klan comes right out and says they don't like gay people just because they are gay. The Republicans try to hide their views and practice bigotry on the sly.

[lambdin1]

06:56 PM on 04/20/2012

Agreed! But the GOP/TP only succeeds in keeping it from other GOP/TP members. That's because they believe everything the GOP/TP says.

[PrairieGayCompanion]

11:18 PM on 04/16/2012

He sounds like a certain Texan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJG75FJkjr8