Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008):
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- Recruited women for gubernatorial staff. (Oct 2012)
- I picked a woman Lt. Gov., and more women in my Cabinet. (Aug 2012)
- 1993: As church leader, granted women's equality requests. (Jan 2012)
- Right to be kept alive means secret surveillance is OK. (Dec 2007)
- Enemy combatants, if citizens, entitled to habeas corpus. (Dec 2007)
- Equality for Muslims; but follow hate-preachers into mosques. (Oct 2007)
- Supported English-only laws but ran Spanish commercials. (Oct 2007)
- 2006: Marriage: I agree with 3000 years of recorded history. (Aug 2007)
- To compete as a nation, draw on skills of women & minorities. (Oct 1994)
- Help women thru glass ceiling by requiring annual reporting. (Oct 1994)
- Welcome nativity scenes in public places on holidays. (Dec 2007)
Gay Rights
- Everything but "marriage" for gay couples. (Sep 2012)
- Prevented MA from becoming the Las Vegas of gay marriage. (Feb 2012)
- 1994: "I'll be better than Ted Kennedy" on gay rights. (Jan 2012)
- 2002: domestic partnership benefits instead of civil unions. (Jan 2012)
- Gay community needs more support from the Republican Party. (Jan 2012)
- 1994: Supported ENDA to ban anti-gay employer discrimination. (Nov 2011)
- 2003: Worked with cities to prepare for gay marriages. (Nov 2011)
- 1993: Denied ever calling homosexuality "perverse". (Nov 2011)
- 2003: Battled legislatively against legalizing gay marriage. (Mar 2010)
- Marriage is not just quaint custom; recognize critical role. (Mar 2010)
- GovWatch: 1994: Favored gays serving openly in military. (Feb 2008)
- Supports Employment Nondiscrimination Act at state level. (Dec 2007)
- MA Constitution, by John Adams, has no same-sex marriage. (Oct 2007)
- 1994: Gays ok in Boy Scouts. (Aug 2007)
- Don’t ask, don’t tell sounds silly, but it’s effective. (Jun 2007)
- Pushed vote on traditional marriage against MA gay marriage. (Mar 2007)
- Marriage pre-dates our Constitution & shouldn’t de redefined. (Mar 2007)
- Constitutional amendment defining 1-man-1-woman marriage. (Mar 2007)
- Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman. (Jan 2007)
- Opposed gay marriage but played fair and upheld law. (Apr 2006)
- Every child deserves a mother and a father. (Sep 2004)
- OpEd: abdicated power in 2004 & allowed gay marriage. (Aug 2004)
- Supports benefits for gay partners, but not gay marriage. (Sep 2002)
- Sexual orientation should not preclude being a Scout. (Oct 1994)
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