Posted on 06/06/2007 8:58:27 PM PDT by JRochelle
An AP article just came across the wire detailing another gaffe by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney (R-Mass.). Apparently, while in New Hampshire, Romney was confronted by an openly gay women who was disturbed by the former governor’s position on gay marriage. And in challenging him, she may have unwittingly changed or re-changed or re-re-changed his position on “gay rights.”
“There are other ways to raise kids that’s fine: single moms, grandparents raising kids, gay couples raising kids. That’s the American way, to have people have their freedom of choice,” he said.
Umm… what? We’ve lost track now, but we thought Romney opposed gay adoption and gay marriage. We have stopped being surprised by his all-too-often position changes - even from one month to the next - but we certainly never expected him to say “gay couples raising kids” is “the American way.”
you’re ignoring the part where he said it was “fine..gay couple to raise children..American way..”. You can’t have it both ways.
That’s not what I meant. The people who loved Clinton considered him the whole package. Charm, intelligence, articulate, great communicator, extremely knowledgeable about world affairs. They just didn’t want to acknowledge that he was a degenerate. Like I said, Romney is Clinton without the ‘Ick’ factor. Most importantly, he’s a family man. The fact that he’s a Mormon doesn’t bother me in the least (and I’m Catholic). He believes in the same God that I do - that’s just fine with me. Mitt’s dad was a great businessman and governor of my home state of Michigan. If he’s anything like his dad, he’ll be a great president.
I read the article Its the fact that he said it is fine
for Gays to raise kids.
I am not a hater and I resent that you call me one.
Ditto. TopoGigio, thanks for reading the maddog article before flying off the handle.
Say, JRochelle, why didn't you include a link to the original AP story instead of a link to some whozat blogger that mischaracterized the conversation? Didn't you read the link yourself? Or, perhaps, because the conclusion didn't clash with your personal opinion, you decided it didn't warrant further investigation?
What would you have said?
.....I rest my case. I think he handled it well.
Bye bye, Mitt. Nice knowing ya.
I think you’re being requested here ...
You puzzle me.
Until your post to me last night, which was so snarky that I didn’t
deem worthy of a reply, you haven’t posted here in over a year.
The election season has been underway for some time, however.
Yep...you’re a puzzle all right.
Yup. If you do not like my candidate, it means you are racist/ sexist/ prejudiced/ bigoted/ gay/ liberal/ etc.
Don't endorse Romney? You must hate Mormons.
Don't endorse Giuliani? You must hate Catholics/ Italians/ cross-dressers
Don't endorse McCain? You must hate veterans/ seniors/ insane people.
Don't endorse Richardson? You must hate hispanics.
Don't endorse Hillary? You must hate women/ trailer trash.
Don't endorse Obama? You must hate black people.
Don't endorse Edwards? You must hate wealthy people/ faggots (oops, rehab time).
Don't endorse Kucinich? You must hate gnomes.
etc
okay, I’ll ask you again, what are romneys views on the RKBA?
LoL!
Im going to bed now :0)
LOL! not at all....but to hear all of these people bashing Romney because of some BS snip, without reading the REAL story leads me to believe that it must be hate.
What are you guys going to say when he’s the front runner?
“Miss...XX..I don’t hate you, but I sincerely believe your lifestyle is harmful, and I wouldn’t want children exposed to homosexual..Children have been given a gift by God of both parents..a male and female. Sorry but your lifstyle doesn’t fit that, and while I don’t hate you, I disagree with your choice to raise, adopt chilrent. It is harmfull”.
I REST THE CASE; your honor.
The Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS), run by the Romney administration, honored a homosexual “married” couple (two men) as their adoptive “Parents of the Year” for 2006. The DSS has gained a reputation for being aggressively pro-homosexual over recent years. This incident sparked outrage across the country, but to our knowledge no policies or personnel at DSS were changed as a result.
- Waltham Daily News Tribune, 8/4/2006
Hmmmmm, I scrolled through the rest of the thread to see the responses and find it amusing that the Romney supporters that defended the original article had NOTHING to say about the quote and link you posted.
Sometimes, the silence speaks volumes. ;)
Adoption? What does adoption have to do with it? This woman probably delivered her babies the old fashioned way -- just like Mary Cheney.
Bobby, dont worry bro. When Romney becomes president, you will be able to keep all of your guns. Chillax.
No kidding.
If you go to the link embedded in that headline, you’ll find a mountain of other facts about Romney’s cozy relationship with the radical gay Left as Governor.
I guess the children don’t get freedom of choice, though.
Lovely.
Ok....you won that one.
case closed.
Speak for yourself. IMO, he’s slimy.
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