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IowaPolitics.com: One Iowa releases TV ad backing Supreme Court marriage decision
4/22/2009

By Lynn Campbell
IowaPolitics.com

One Iowa, the state's largest gay-rights organization, this morning began running statewide a 60-second TV advertisement called "This Place" as part of a campaign to protect the right of same-sex couples to marry in Iowa.

"Our Supreme Court has made a decision against discrimination – in favor of freedom," the ad states. "The justices were not divided; they were unanimous in holding up a tradition – that the Constitution of Iowa is meant to protect our freedoms...And to those outsiders, who want to put discrimination into our Constitution, shame on them. This is a place where people are respected, and a time to protect the freedoms we share."

One Iowa spokesman Justin Uebelhor said the ads are currently scheduled to run for a week with a plan to expand the run dates when possible. They are airing in the Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Quad Cities and Sioux City media markets; on cable stations like CNN, MSNBC, HLN, Lifetime, and HGTV; and on Des Moines broadcast stations as well.

The group bought $75,000 worth of airtime with an expectation to expand the ad buy. The group's Web site seeks donations to keep the ad on the air, noting "We are facing a well-funded and concerted effort to undermine the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous decision."


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