Hardball: Gruenhagen provides "most awkward moment" of MN's same-sex marriage discussion

A friend in the other half of the state senate district--one of Glenn Gruenhagen's constituents--writes to say, "OMG ... I could not believe it. Little ol' 18B on national TV."

She's talking about the cameo appearance of Glenn Gruenhagen introducing his Pro-Marriage Amendment Forum partner, "ex-gay" Kevin Petersen.

Mathews comments:

We'll have to see if that speech does anything to sway votes.

By the way, Gruenhagen made a failed attempt to ban same sex marriage last year.

Here the clip. The discussion of the same sex marriage bills begins about 1:30:

 

Photo: Glenn Gruenhagen campaigns in 2010.

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