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National Organization for Marriage
"Ron Paul: Wrong on Marriage" +
:30 ad run starting Dec. 29, 2011 in IA.
[Sound/Music] Male Announcer: All the
major presidential candidates have pledged to preserve traditional
marriage.
Only one major candidate has refused. [SFX] Ron Paul.
Paul has said [typing SFX]
"sure" to gay marriage.
If the federal courts impose same sex marriage, [typing SFX] Paul is
against an amendment to fix it.
Ron Paul has even called for abolishing marriage altogether.
You may think of Ron Paul as a conservative, but when it comes to
marriage he's a radical who would destroy traditional marriage in
America.
The National Organization for Marriage is responsible for the content of this advertising.
Notes: The Dec. 29 press
release...
National Organization For
Marriage Ads Take On Ron Paul Over Marriage Stance
Television and Online Ads Target Iowa Voters with the Message that Paul
Is Wrong On Marriage
Des Moines — The National
Organization for Marriage (NOM)
today launched a series of television and online ads critical of
presidential candidate Ron Paul's refusal to fight to preserve
traditional marriage. The ads will air during the run-up to the Iowa
presidential caucuses on January 3rd.
"Many people think that Ron Paul is a conservative, but when it
comes to marriage, he's no conservative – his position is radical and
will lead to the destruction of traditional marriage in America," said
Brian Brown, NOM's president. "Preserving traditional marriage matters
to Iowans and NOM wants Iowa voters to know that Ron Paul is the only
major candidate to refuse to pledge to preserve marriage."
Five of the major candidates on the ballot in Iowa have
signed NOM's
Marriage Pledge, promising to take specific steps to preserve
traditional marriage — Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney,
Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich. Ron Paul has refused to sign NOM's
marriage pledge.
The television ad, found here,
informs voters that Ron Paul once said, "sure" when asked if gay
marriage should be legal. He opposes a constitutional amendment to
restore traditional marriage should federal courts impose gay marriage,
as a district judge in San Francisco has already done. And Paul has
even gone so far as to say that civil marriage should be abolished
altogether.
In addition to a television ad, NOM also launch a series of online
advertisements and a new website, www.wrongonmarriage.com
highlighting Ron Paul's flawed views on marriage.
"Ron Paul holds positions that many conservatives support, but his
position on marriage is far out of the mainstream and is simply
unacceptable," Brown said. "Marriage between one man and one woman has
been the foundation of American society and American families. It is
truly radical for a serious presidential candidate to blithely cast
marriage aside, suggesting that any private arrangement between adults
can be called marriage. Marriage uniquely serves the common good and
America deserves a president who respects that. Quite frankly, Ron Paul
is worse on marriage than even Barack Obama."