New Hampshire Rick Perry endorser: state sold kids to gay couples for $10,000 each

Mother Jones reports that a new Rick Perry New Hampshire endorser, state Rep. Al Baldasaro, sparked an outcry in 2010 when he compared adoption by same-sex couples to child traffick­ing. New Hampshire passed a law in 2008 per­mit­ting unmarried same-sex couples to adopt children. Afterward, Baldasaro testified before a legislative committee that New Hampshire "sold each kid to a homosexual couple that's not mar­ried for $10,000." Baldasaro later apologized, called the statement "a bad choice of words," and claimed he was referring to federal money received by the state to cover adoption costs.