Bob Vander Plaats, the President of The Family Leader, Iowa's leading anti-gay group and creator of the GOP 2012 presidential 'Marriage Vow', had a good laugh in March over a "fag" joke at one of its organization's events, Think Progress reports:
ATTENDEE: You know what my wife says? She says: Iowa, the state where you can't smoke a fag, but you can marry one.
[Laughter]
VANDER PLAATS: Oh shoot, that's pretty good, that's pretty good. Oh shoot.
Watch (you may need to turn up your volume), AFTER THE JUMP…
Igor Volsky notes:
"Vander Plaats' reaction is not entirely surprising, since the group has previously compared homosexuality to the cancerous effects of second-hand smoking and links supports to ex-gay reparative therapy. What's more telling is the willingness of Republican presidential candidates like Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich to attend the group's presidential forum and Michele Bachmann's and Rick Santorum's eagerness to sign its pledge."
