Romney camp caves into pressure, muzzles aid

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mattyc4 said:
His campaign, his responsibility. To answer your following post–yes I was considering voting for Romney. Like many recent college graduates, I am socially liberal but fiscally conservative. And, to be perfectly frank, I have long suspected Romney of being a moderate, which would appeal to me.

And yes, looking at my posting history, you can see I firmly believe in marriage equality–but I am not a one-issue voter.

Also, since when has the republican party tolerated no dissent? Why does every politician have to believe in every single conservative principle? People are not automatons–they think for themselves. This was a conservative man with a singular liberal position. This should not be an issue.

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I already have Mitt Romney’s campaign slogan:

[SIGN]Vote for Romney because he’s not Obama.[/SIGN]
 
That is why I will vote for Romney. And that is the only reason since the Republican primary voters would not support those who are clearly pro-life.
 
mattyc4 said:
His campaign, his responsibility. To answer your following post–yes I was considering voting for Romney. Like many recent college graduates, I am socially liberal but fiscally conservative. And, to be perfectly frank, I have long suspected Romney of being a moderate, which would appeal to me.

And yes, looking at my posting history, you can see I firmly believe in marriage equality–but I am not a one-issue voter.

Also, since when has the republican party tolerated no dissent? Why does every politician have to believe in every single conservative principle? People are not automatons–they think for themselves. This was a conservative man with a singular liberal position. This should not be an issue.

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The decision was not made by Romney, and Ric resigned immediately following, despite efforts by the Romney camp to keep him.

It was not Romney’s decision.

What would put you over the fence, regarding this issue? Romney’s chance on same sex marriage has not changed, he was entirely out of the loop on an issue regarding an employee who hadn’t even started on the campaign, yet.

It was a bone-headed move by someone, and many tried to rectify it.
 
Rich_Olszewski said:
You’re right. I forgot that there were those who wanted alternatives to George W.
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I was just wondering, are Obama stickers standard issue with Volvos? My sister (the younger one) bought another Volvo about a year ago, and it had an Obama sticker on it. I wondered had she saved some from 2008. She and all my liberal family members used to say ABB all the time. I kind of thought that was a little intellectually lazy.

My wiser older sister told me that Obama stickers were standard issue with Volvos, though.
 
Scott_Lafrance said:
I already have Mitt Romney’s campaign slogan:

[SIGN]Vote for Romney because he’s not Obama.[/SIGN]
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In honesty, I only have to look at SCOTUS nominees in the past 20 years. Or even the past 12.

It makes the decision verrry easy.
 
Rich_Olszewski said:
Usually works for me.

Do you think the article is a lie, Mary? What part of the article do you believe is manufactured?
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Someone from Arkansas may not realize that everything about politics that appears in the NYT is slanted toward Obama and the Democratic Party. Everyone in New York City realizes that they are such Masters of Spin that Josef Goebels would have been proud of them!
Apart from this and the fact that they are anti-Catholic as part of their editorial policy, they aren’t too bad.:rolleyes:
If you really want to see slanted news, then read the New York Daily News. They make FOX News and the NYT look like amateur night!
 
qui_est_ce said:
I was just wondering, are Obama stickers standard issue with Volvos? My sister (the younger one) bought another Volvo about a year ago, and it had an Obama sticker on it. I wondered had she saved some from 2008. She and all my liberal family members used to say ABB all the time. I kind of thought that was a little intellectually lazy.

My wiser older sister told me that Obama stickers were standard issue with Volvos, though.
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I’m not sure about that. I AM certain, however, that Democratic candidate stickers used to come standard on SAABs. 😉
 
Scott_Lafrance said:
If Romney cannot stand up to people on his own staff, how is he going to deal with the likes of Alkaseltzerman in Iran or Chavez of Venezuela, or Doggone-Ill in North Korea?
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Agreed. And it shows how much the right-wing fringe is able to influence the Republican Party. The party is really shooting itself in the foot, letting these litmus tests eliminate the best and brightest. Interesting it was the National Review (I jokingly call it the White Nationalists Review) and Daily Caller (aka FOX) that successfully put the public pressure on the Romney campaign.
 
Jerry_Miah said:
Agreed. And it shows how much the right-wing fringe is able to influence the Republican Party. The party is really shooting itself in the foot, letting these litmus tests eliminate the best and brightest. Interesting it was the National Review (I jokingly call it the White Nationalists Review) and Daily Caller (aka FOX) that successfully put the public pressure on the Romney campaign.
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“Best and brightest”. Hahahaha.
 
Nec5 said:
“Best and brightest”. Hahahaha.
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Ha what? Grenell had:
sterling recommendations from Bush-era foreign policy figures, and an impressive résumé. He had served as a United States spokesman at the United Nations under four ambassadors during the Bush administration.
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He is/was highly regarded but now his career is under a cloud thanks to the right-wing fringe and its power in the Republican Party and in Romney’s campaign.
 
mattyc4 said:
He chose to declare himself, as is his right in the United States of America. He chose to support marriage equality and do so with fervent vigor–as is his right in the United States of America.

Romney hired him knowing all of this and refused to stand up for his employee, whom he told this would not be an issue.

Furthermore, his opinions on marriage equality and his sexuality have absolutely nothing to do with his job. He was a foreign adviser–and an extremely good one. This is a travesty, that an openly gay man cannot be allowed to do his job.

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There is no such thing as homosexual marriage.
 
scipio337 said:
Can we see in the article where “He caved in to the pressure”, “HE” being Romney? There is nothing in the article that indicated Romney had anything to do with it. It appears Ric was asked to lay low until his actual start date, May 1st.

And the point the opposition had wasn’t that he was gay, it was his position on an issue.

That isn’t what the right wing preachers are crowing about.
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Yeah, this makes Romney look bad any way you spin it. Does he seriously not understand that fringe groups do not represent the majority? Dumb political move, and I’m not even a Romney fan.
 
Jerry_Miah said:
Ha what? Grenell had:sterling recommendations from Bush-era foreign policy figures, and an impressive résumé. He had served as a United States spokesman at the United Nations under four ambassadors during the Bush administration.

He is/was highly regarded but now his career is under a cloud thanks to the right-wing fringe and its power in the Republican Party and in Romney’s campaign.
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Recommendations from Bush’s folks is not a plus. And being a spokesman at the UN is not much of a contribution either. He’s just another bureaucrat participating in group think. No thanks.

He chose to publicly live out his twisted lifestyle. And he’s part of a campaign that could seriously shape the nation’s cultural and moral landscape. He’s not selling hammers; he’s helping to articulate policy. You wouldn’t feel the same if he was openly married to 10 men and women or his sister. Sorry, no dice.

Of course, Romney will just waffle again. We have 2 progressives to pick from this year. No thanks.
 
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