Mitt Romney Rejects Iowa Marriage Pledge, But Why?

death + taxes ^ | July 13, 2011 | Andrew Belonsky

[muleskinner]

This is the same pledge that blew up in Michele Bachmann's face because it suggested slavery was better for black families than being free.

She is finished.

And another unfortunate example the democrats can use against Conservatives.

[101voodoo]

That’s clearly a wise choice: the governor has a long, long record of flip-flopping on social issues.
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It is a wise move for Romney to make. He cannot get hurt by doing this.

And he is a fiscal conservative, something we desperately need at this time.. I would prefer another candidate for sure but if we grabs the nomination I’m for him all the way.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Pawlenty took my advice:

http://www.kcci.com/the-iowa-caucus-extended-coverage/28536160/detail.html

[delacoert]

This is the same pledge that blew up in Michele Bachmann's face because it suggested slavery was better for black families than being free.

Yeah well, let's see ... the section regarding slavery that was originally included the Iowa Marrage Pledge (it has been removed by the way) reads:

"Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA's first African-American president,"

Lemme guess, you're a RINO Romney Republican out to tear down conservative Republican candidates.

[ansel12]

Just look at what he did with Massachusetts, no one wants that, which is why he left office with 34% approval and they replaced him with a democrat.

[llandres]

This needs a BARF ALERT.

[Antoninus]

Uh, maybe because Romney is in favor of fake homo marriage. It passed under his admin in Mass, and he enforced it.

[Antoninus]

For the life of me, I can't figure out why Romney won't sign this pledge...

[llandres]

Here’s something else she needs to be prepared for - several networks have picked up on it, and Anderson Cooper made it his lead story last night:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/michele-bachmann-exclusive-pray-gay-candidates-clinic/story?id=14048691

Last I heard, she doesn’t want to talk about it, and her husband’s tried refuting the media’s slant, but....good luck on that one.

[raccoonradio]

Supposedly he has signed a pledge by Natl. Org for Marriage though
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/08/04/287909/romney-signs-anti-gay-groups-campaign-pledge/

[raccoonradio]

Politico:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0811/Romney_signs_marriage_pledge.html

>>Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has joined Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Sen. Pennsylvania Rick Santorum in signing a pledge to oppose same-sex marriage on a number of specific fronts.

The three candidates signed the pledge advanced by the National Organization for Marriage, which has led national and state campaigns to limit marriage to a man and a woman. The signature of the front-runner, Romney, is a bit of a coup for the group, as he’s been careful about committing to other pledges, including a broad promise to a socially conservative Iowa group that caused trouble for other candidates.

Romney, Bachmann and Santorum signed on to support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage, to appoint federal judges who don’t see a constitutional right to same-sex marriage and to back the Defense of Marriage Act.

[LomanBill]

"The [my] only connection [to the Republican Party]is I'm registered as a Republican"

--Mitt RRRRRomney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNbXdOCQQMs