Will anti-gay politics take a back seat in Iowa?

Are Iowa’s Republican politics still dominated by social conservatives and their fixation on marriage or abortion, or will fiscal issues blunt the impact of the religious right in the 2012 presidential contest there?
A number of recent articles paint a mixed picture of what GOP candidates can expect when they begin crisscrossing the state in earnest ahead [...]

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Huckabee: Fight Gay Marriage, Even If It Costs You Your Job 

Speaking at an event in Iowa, likely Republican presidential aspirant
Mike Huckabee urged the crowd to be “spiritual warriors” in the fight to
protect the sanctity of marriage, even if it costs you your job.

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Huckabee: I Didn’t Slam Natalie Portman

Antigay presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is now backtracking on
comments he made about unwed mother-to-be Natalie Portman, saying he has
nothing but respect for single mothers and that Natalie is a fantastic
actress.

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Watch: Huckabee Calls Gay Parents <br>"Little Guinea Pigs"

Fox News pundit Mike Huckabee’s got a new book to sell. So he took his spin on the gays-as-animals analogy to CNN.

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Conservatives Answer “The Call”

MIKE HUCKABEE X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COMConservatives who follow Mike Huckabee and Family Research Council’s
Tony Perkins are gathering this weekend in Sacramento this weekend for
“The Call” — an event Courage Campaign bloggers are calling “NOM Summer
Tour on steroids.”

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Prof. Fires Back at Huckabee

Professor Martha Nussbaum is rejecting claims from former Arkansas governor Mike
Huckabee, who says a term he used to describe negative thoughts and
feelings toward gay people was first heard from her.

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Fred Karger on Presidential Run, Challenging Mike Huckabee 

Fred Karger, the Californians Against Hate activist behind the
Manchester Hyatt boycott and other gay rights campaigns, is exploring a
possible run for president in the Republican Party… and calling his
possible opponent Mike Huckabee  a “21st Century George Wallace.”

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Huckabee Faces Rosie on Gay Adoption

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee went head-to-head with Rosie
O’Donnell on the comedian’s radio show Saturday.

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Huckabee Invited to Gay Dinner

Politician Mike Huckabee, an outspoken opponent of adoption by gays, has
been invited to dinner by the Hearty Boys, a gay cooking duo, to meet
their adopted son, reports E! Online.

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Students: Huckabee’s Homophobia Was in Context

Editors at a college newspaper are firing back at former Arkansas governor
Mike Huckabee, who says the staff took his stances on marriage equality
out of context.

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