Posted on 03/24/2012 7:00:38 PM PDT by Zakeet
When Mitt Romney first entered the political scene in 1994, running for the U.S. Senate against Teddy Kennedy, he told an LGBT-focused publication in Massachusetts that he would be a more effective advocate for the interests of the “gay community” than Kennedy had been and that gays should support him because “the gay community needs more support from the Republican Party.”
“Why should the gay community support your campaign when Ted Kennedy has been a strong supporter of civil rights issues and the gay community?” asked a reporter from Bay Windows.
“Well, I think you're partially right in characterizing Ted Kennedy as supportive of the gay community, and I respect the work and the efforts he's made on behalf of the gay community and for civil rights more generally, and I would continue that fight,” Romney said in an interview currently posted on the Bay Windows website.
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"I think the gay community needs more support from the Republican Party,” said Romney, “and I would be a voice in the Republican party to foster anti-discrimination efforts.”
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Grrr!
Mitt gives me the trottskies.
I’m in the process of writing something about Willard now.
Reading about him is like watching paint dry on the wall while listening to Al Snore’s poetry.
Just saw a an article up saying Santorum is open to being Romney’s running mate.
How viciously nauseating can it get.
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