( – promoted by Michael Bersin)

In 2004, before she ran for Congress, Vicky Hartzler was the spokesperson for the campaign to amend the Missouri Constitution to outlaw same sex marriages and civil unions. A Massachusetts court had just ruled in favor of marriage equality, so some on the religious right were nervous, upset and willing to work to prevent gay people from getting legal recognition for their relationships. On July 27, 2004, Hartzler went on a Christian radio show to promote her crusade against marriage equality. In the course of the 15 minute interview, Hartzler draws comparisons between gay marriage and 10 different things that are very different from gay marriage. Here’s her list:

1. Untested social experiment

2. 12-year-olds with driver’s licenses

3. Blind people with driver’s licenses

4. Impersonating a doctor

5. Counterfeit $20 bills

6. Driving 90 miles per hour

7. Three people getting married

8. Five people getting married

9. Polygamy

10. A man marrying a horse

Here is a 2 minute video highlighting each of the items above:

And here is the full 15 minute interview:

Here’s a transcript of the full interview.

Hartzler is running for reelection this year in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District. If you would like to be represented by someone who doesn’t go on the air and compare same-sex relationships to man-on-horse sex, then you might want to vote for her opponent, Teresa Hensley.