Compare:An actual, real, entrpeneurial Boy Scout LEADER
Here's to him and those like him - Damn, Few, Left.
Vs. - Myth the magic RINO:
"The [my] only connection [to the Republican Party]is I'm registered as a Republican"
--Mitt RRRRRomney
Posted on 08/08/2012 5:27:53 AM PDT by IbJensen
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Mitt Romney stands by a 1994 statement that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) should admit homosexuals to the organization, as members or adult supervisors, according to a campaign spokesperson.
During a 1994 debate with Ted Kennedy, Romney said, “I support the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue. I feel that all people should be able to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.”
Campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul confirmed that Mitt Romney continues to hold that belief today.
However, she said Romney, who served as a member of its executive board, has not pressured the organization to change its stance and does not wish to see the Scouts forced to accept homosexuals. LifeSiteNews.com revealed that some chapters of the Boy Scouts do not consider the national organization’s prohibition of homosexuals serving as scouts or adult leaders binding policy.
The statement came just days after Romney refused to lend verbal support to Chick-fil-A in the face of a boycott.
“It is almost as if the governor is going out of his way to de-motivate the conservative base,” said Bryan Fischer, who hosts “Focal Point” on the American Family Radio Talk network. “In fact, if he deliberately set out to dispirit evangelicals and members of the pro-family network, he could hardly do any worse.”
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Homosexual organizations seized upon the campaign statement. Zach Wahls, co-founder of Scouts for Equality, an organization dedicated to admitting homosexuals into the Scouts, said in a press release he is “proud to have Governor Romney’s support on this issue amid such a polarized political climate.”
The liberal website ThinkProgress claims the ban is “out-of-step” with “mainstream American values.”
Fischer said Romney’s position had more serious defects. “Social research has revealed that homosexuals sexually offend against minors at exaggerated rates.”
“In fact, according to research published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, they are ten times more likely to molest children than heterosexual men,” he said. “Gov. Romney’s position, if adopted by the BSA, would put the sexual innocence of untold numbers of young boys at risk.”
The move carries political implications for a candidate struggling to attract his party’s base.
“If the Democratic Party is going to take a stand for homosexual marriage and the Republican Party wont stand up for traditional marriage, then they’re abdicating their role in the culture war,” said former Reagan adviser Pat Buchanan. He added in time, if left unchecked, “people are going to walk away from the party.”
agreed, any man who tocuhes a boy is a homosexual , but funny how the media and others ignore this point especially when they said crisis in the church.
They should ahve had the healone, homosexuals , the church and molestation
YOu are not paying attention, pfony.
These are Romney's own words and Romney's own spokesperson. This happened just a few days ago. It has absolutely nothing to do with any dirty trick by anyone.
It is a self-inflicted wound. It is being picked up by pro-family, conservative organizations who are puzzled as can be by Romney's doing this. At lifesite and at renewamerica, these are groups that want Romney to do well. What he's done with this is discourage them.
I'm sure you see that.
ABOs need to be fair with social conservatives who are religious social conservatives. There are some things their faith simply won't allow them to support.
I'll bet even you wish that Romney hadn't come out with this response.
“We are coming to a time when people will envy the dead.”
Do you remember what book of the bible that comes from?
Thanks. Just asking.
Regards
The problem for me here is that he has come out espousing a public position that is in agreement with the queer agenda.
He has personally and quite publically aligned himself on the opposite side of conservatives on this issue and could now be viewed as an “ally” in the fight to destroy the BSA with the admission of queers.
They can but it's hard. Even harder when the President is of their party. Republicans scarcely have the guts to oppose Democrats, much less one of their own.
As I typed it, it reminded me of a verse in Revelation, but I was not trying to quote anything.
You can't sit on the fence with this one.
Romney's position is evil. No one should vote for such a man.
...but our only real hope is a miracle in Tampa, and I don’t know what it would take to persuade God we deserve one last chance.Ridiculously long lines at Chick-fil-A? Doh! that already happened. :) My next response would be prayer, fasting, reparation..
Thanks for the ping!
Compare:An actual, real, entrpeneurial Boy Scout LEADER
Here's to him and those like him - Damn, Few, Left.
Vs. - Myth the magic RINO:
Homosexuals should be kept as far away from young boys as is humanly possible.
Mitt and GOPe can KMA. Not getting my vote, not getting a dime from me. Will support down ballot conservatives, but the top of the ticket will be blank, unless there is a third party name I recognize.
Oh, that's right, simply because he's not Obama and he has an "R" behind his name.
From 300 million Americans, we are stuck with Romneystiltskin or FUBO? Why bother?
” Is there some reason why boy scouts need to express their sexuality anyway?”
No.
There is only one reason homos have fought so hard to be Boy Scout leaders....to molest the kids. Anyone who believes otherwise is dumber than a box of rocks....apparently, that includes Romney.
” “In fact, according to research published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, they are ten times more likely to molest children than heterosexual men,” he said. “Gov. Romney’s position, if adopted by the BSA, would put the sexual innocence of untold numbers of young boys at risk.””
Strange as it may seem, I have heard of a few cases where umpires (of boys baseball) have been arrested for improper behavior with young boys. You wouldn't think they would come into contact on that level with the kids.There are articles out there at times that are not Obama’s dirty-tricks brigade at work, and this is one of those. You are too focused on the dirty-tricks apparently to realize when it’s in play versus Romney’s own self inflicted Leftisms.
Life Side News is NOT a pro Obama site, and Romney has a track record on the BSA homosexual matter along with many other Leftist perspectives.
Your response to my post was an error. You should have posted to someone else’s comment in line with the intent of your response. Mine was not about NOT voting for Romney as you wished it to be. Mine was about it being a damned shame Romney apparently is what we have to vote for at this critical time in the history of our Nation.
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