Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is the fourth candidate to speak at this evening’s Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition event in Waukee, Iowa. (Listen to his speech.)
“Well, thanks a lot, or as President Obama would say, ‘You’re welcome,'” Pawlenty began, getting a laugh. then he quickly launched into a story about LBJ and a prayer LBJ aide Bill Moyers was delivering at a White House meeting. When LBJ complained he couldn’t hear Moyers praying, Moyers replied: “It wasn’t you I was talkin’ to.”
Pawlenty continued: “That’s a great story about remembering where we get our help from.”
Pawlenty mentioned Ronald Reagan and how the Bible Reagan used to take the oath of office in 1981 was “opened up” to II Chronicles 7:14.
“We need to know where our helps comes from. We need to be a country that turns toward God, not a country that turns away from God,” Pawlenty said. “…The constitution was designed to protect people of fatih from government, not to protect government from people of faith.”
Pawlenty stressed his pro-life stand and his opposition to gay marriage.
“We need leaders that can not just talk the talk, but walk the walk,” he said, adding it’s important to have the “compass set right.”
Pawlenty seems to be adopting a southern accent as he talks about his record as governor of Minnesota. “It ain’t gonna be easy,” Pawlenty said as he wound down. “…This is about plowing ahead and getting the job done.”
Pawlenty came back after the crowd applauded to apologize to Steve Scheffler, the president of the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition, who he had called “Chuck” a few times. “There’s a Chuck Scheffler in Minnesota,” he explained.
About O.Kay Henderson
Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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