Oh Sh*t! What Will I Do for Money Now?

August 12, 2010 by James Hipps 

Yep, that’s exactly what former Iowa GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaatswas thinking after he came in second in the state’s primary election.

You see, Vander Plaats ignored that Iowa polls that showed an overwhelming majority of voters in the state were far more concerned about jobs and the economy than they were with the fact the state’s high court ruled that banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.  Heck, even Glenn Beck, one of the nuttiest nuts of our time even knows same-sex marriage isn’t a threat to our society (see video below). But, just like a good right wing, religious right, conservative Christian, GOP candidate is suppose to do, Vander Plaats continued to base his campaign on the premise that if elected, not only would he end the travesty of same-sex marriage in his state, but he would stop it immediately upon taking the governor’s seat through an executive order…even though such an executive order is illegal.  But hey, what’s the law, economy or jobs got to do with saving the sanctity of marriage!?

So Vander Plaats is out of the running, but he’s not putting down his fight against the evils of gay marriage.  Like Tony Perkins, Donald Wildmon, James Dobson, Maggie Gallagher and others, Vander Plaats see’s the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, that’s why he’s dedicated his life to the ousting of the justices that legalized gay marriage in Iowa.

According to a post on the Des Moines Register:

Conservative Republican activist Bob Vander Plaats announced today that he’s set up a formal group, called “Iowa for Freedom,” in an attempt to oust three state Supreme Court justices who legalized gay marriage.

“On April 3, 2009, they clearly legislated from the bench by saying Iowa will be a same-sex marriage state,” the Sioux City businessman told reporters in a press conference outside the Iowa Judicial Building. “It is not their place to legislate from the bench. It is the Legislature’s place to make law, not the Supreme Court’s place to make law.”

But is Bob Vander Plaats really concerned that his fellow Iowans didn’t get to vote whether or not to end discrimination? He says he is, and he is a politician, and we all know politicians, especially Republican politicians, only have the better interest of their state’s residents in mind. Oh, and I have some land in Kathmandu for sale at a great price so give me a call, ok!

But seriously, this loser (and I’m only referring to the fact he lost the primary so I’m not resorting to name calling) is more than likely freaking out over what he’s going to do now that his campaign well has run dry. Perhaps he just setting an example for his fellow Iowans by creating his own job since he knows that’s a huge issue for voters? But in any case, Vander Plaats is vowing to raise the money needed to oust the three justices that caused the catastrophic damage to the right by eliminating their right to discriminate based upon sexual orientation.

Also according to the post, he declined to answer whether or not he’d collect a salary for his efforts, which in political terms means: Absolutely! Hopefully he’ll make enough that he manages to keep himself from having to apply at the local Wal-Mart, because he’s not going to get any health insurance as a stock boy.

So there it is, another Republican who is working hard to “preserve liberty and protect rights” and to keep the cash flow flowing. God bless America, land of the free!