Group opposing Boy Scouts’ ban on gay members counts Mitt Romney as a supporter

Boston Globe ^ | 08/07/2012 12:49 PM | Callum Borchers

[WilliamIII]

A group that opposes the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on gay members is using presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to help make its case.

Romney’s campaign restated his position that gay people should be allowed to join the Boy Scouts of America in an Associated Press story published on Saturday.

Romney first declared his support for gay scouts and leaders in 1994 -- when he was a member of the organization’s executive board -- during an unsuccessful run for US Senate. In a debate that year, 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.”

Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul told the AP that the former Massachusetts governor nominee feels the same way today.

Zach Wahls, co-founder of Scouts for Equality, said in a press release Tuesday that his group is “proud to have Governor Romney’s support on this issue amid such a polarized political climate.”

[svcw]

Why is anyone surprised?

[Tennessee Nana]

Romney on the Boy Scouts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEOJNw4lmlI

[Jim from C-Town]

As an Eagle Scout, I should know the policy but I do not.

I though that the policy of the scouts was to deny Homosexuals and Pedophiles, not always one and the same, the ability to be active Scout leaders and Volunteers. I do not believe that they deny boys from joining regardless of their sexuality.

Does anyone care to enlighten us on the BSA’s Actual stance on gay BOY Scouts. And let's face it until mid teen ages one isn’t Gay or straight, they are certainly curious and confused!

[Howindependent]

I’m not surprised either. However, just because Romney believes what he says, it doe not mean that he supports the group’s agenda.

I support public education. So didn’t Karl Marx. That agreement doesn’t make me a communist.

It’s very misleading if the group uses Romney in this manner.

[savagesusie]

One boy being raped is one too many. Homosexuals rape children at much higher rates, so what is his point????? It is EVIL to put warped, sick people in charge of boys.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/03/mormon-church-and-boy-scouts-sued-in.html

[ncalburt]

I SEE THE PAULBOTS ARE STILL ACTIVATED .

Or you here to trash W Bush again too !

Still Peddling Psych OPS Crap for Team Obama and this Obama newsletter

[P-Marlowe]

We are so screwed.

[ncalburt]

So you Paulbots are still activated or do you work for Team Obama now ??

Peddling the tired recylced Boy Scout Psych OPS BS being spit by this Obama newsletter.

How is Chitown this time of year ?

[ncalburt]

It was DONE on purpose by the gay radical left so professional posters like WILLIAM could spread more DIVIDE and CONQUER PSYCH OPS posts on the web for Team Obama.

[svcw]

So just what in my reply would have you jump to the conclusion I support Ron Paul?

You are aware that Romney banned the boy scouts from the winter Olympics he "saved" right?

I like GW Bush, made some mistakes but felt he did a good job over all.

Still Peddling Psych OPS Crap for Team Obama and this Obama newsletter

I don't even know what you mean here.

[ctdonath2]

So who do we contact to register support for the BSA’s position?

[Ms Mable]

“Group opposing Boy Scouts’ ban on gay members counts Mitt Romney as a supporter”
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The title should read: AN OBAMA RE-ELECTION Group opposing Boy Scouts’ ban on gay members counts Mitt Romney as a supporter

More propaganda from the Left...LOL

[svcw]

I support public education. So didn’t Karl Marx. That agreement doesn’t make me a communist.

Just wait, you just might be accused by some so called conservatives.

[Gene Eric]

Is there any suspicion of Men that insist on participating in the Girl Scouts when the organization demands they don’t?

[ansel12]

Romney does support homosexual scout leaders, he always has.

[Marcella]

Romney is a homo supporter in the Boy Scouts, thinks it’s fine homos adopt children, supported homos when he was governor and was governor when homo marriage was approved in Mass.. He is NO conservative and no Christian would promote homos the way he has and does.

[donna]

2007
Romney: Gay couples raising kids is the American way
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1846225/posts

[SZonian]

The issue here is that since Romney came out and publically reiterated his support for BSA renouncing their policy (”I believe every person should have an opportunity to join the BSA.”), this group is using it because he provided the opening for them to do so. Romney has given them (much like Akin gave the pro-aborts and “war on women” clowns) their useful idiot statement that the queers were much hoping for.

Stating a simple fact does not make one a paulbot or a peddler of “crap”. They are the facts and they need to be dealt with, not swept under the rug in order to pretend that RINO pos doesn’t have any warts.

I guess, since I’ve been a Scout leader for over 22 years, have raised a soon to be Eagle Scout and I vehemently denounce Romney’s position I fall into your “paulbot” category?

So be it, and I’ll be damned proud to wear your scurrilous label as well if that means not one more queer is ever allowed near a pre-teen or teenage Scout.

Ignoring or hiding from the truth of his statement does not make it go away. I guess it’s just one more item on the list of things to “hold Romney’s feet to the fire” about.

[SZonian]

Scout + homo agenda ping.