Posted on 07/12/2012 7:10:54 AM PDT by xzins
It seems every time presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney gets conservatives looking his way, he does something to turn them off and remind them that one of the greatest concerns they had about him during the primary season was his soft record on the conservative social agenda.
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Romney’s speech to the NAACP was an otherwise unremarkable repetition of his standard campaign pitch until he got to this line, ... “…I hope to represent all Americans, of every race, creed and sexual orientation. From the poorest to the richest and everyone in between."
Of course, the President represents “all Americans,” but by including sexual orientation along with race and creed, Governor Romney undid a lot of the goodwill ...
Governor Romney and his inexperienced establishment Republican staff apparently failed to notice that by putting sexual orientation on the same plane as race and religion, Romney just undercut the rational and philosophical basis for opposition to same sex marriage. It also played right into the hands of supporters of the radical homosexual agenda.
Since Governor Romney and his speechwriters apparently haven’t figured this out, we will clarify it for them: social conservatives do not believe sexual orientation creates the same kind of constitutional rights that forbid discrimination based on race or religion.
That’s why we support the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), for example, and why social conservatives lead support for marriage amendments ...
By pandering to those who want to give sexual orientation the same status under the Constitution as race and religion enjoy, Mitt Romney put many social conservatives back on the sidelines of the presidential campaign, wondering whether what he said at Liberty University is what he really believes -- or if he was just pandering to us, too.
(Excerpt) Read more at conservativehq.com ...
Yeah, cause we all know we'd be WAY better off with OBAMA, huh?
“You would have a really good point if ...”
No, I just have a really fine point. The article is ridiculous.
IF Romney put race and gay rights on the same level (which he didn’t, the mere list in a sentence doesn’t turn apples into oranges) then the level he put them on is that on both race and sexual orientation he OPPOSES the agenda of the left. Period.
How can the author miss the fact that he was in front of a left wing race group, which BOOED him. They didn’t get on their chairs and cheer.
I thought he was referring to man or (war on) woman. Silly me. I’m not deep enough. LOL!
Are you voting for Obama in 2012? Or abstain from voting in 2012, which helps Obama by not neutering one of his vote?
Or may be you have some other person in mind who will defeat Obama in 2012?
Read the above lines again. They're from the article. They are eminently sensible. It's like saying "self-defense, family in danger, and personal whim confront us when we decide to pull the trigger."
You have put on the level of acceptability an item that shouldn't be there.
Oh, so there is some other person from other party than GOP who will defeat the radical socialist from Chicago in 2012?
Yes, you must be right. As soon as the GOPe chooses its RINO candidate, we should all fall in line.
So, so you can defeat a different radical liberal, you believe we shouldn’t speak the truth about the Republican candidate?
Are you among those who endlessly argue “my guy won the debate” when you know it was a lackluster performance?
Truth, entropy. Just speak the truth, and everything will fall into place.
I’m not lying or hiding anything for Mitt Romney. He gets both barrels just like a conservative will get when he steps out into never-never land.
Lying for these lightweights is part of what has brought us to this point.
O, good another stupid and moronic statement.
If one does not support Romney, is no way the same as supporting BHO, to assume they are they are the same is as I said above - stupid and moronic.
It would be really nice if RomneyBL would get a new refrain, you grow boring.
I think one can "represent" another without enabling them. Of course it doesn't hurt to let them think you might....
Don’t be stupid. Oh, wait, I forgot, you’ll support any RINO the GOPe serves up, just like you did with Dole, and McCain, and Bush 1 and 2.
I've stopped arguing with them.
They are more concerned with defeating Romney than Obama.
They actually want another 4 years of Obama. ...it amazes me.
Is it still possible to have a brokered convention?
We’ll be far better off with Mittens? No, Mittens is more dangerous because people won’t resist his subtlely Obama-like policies the way they would Obama’s. All you will be getting is Obama repackaged.
It doesn’t matter though. Conservatives and the rest of the people are so addicted to their welfare programs, and are so afraid to oppose, or often they even support, various highly destructive forms of social liberalism, that within 10 years the bus will be over the cliff. Romney won’t make any material difference. If it weren’t for the Euro being in crisis, our 10 year bond rates would be over 7%. For the economically illiterate on FR, that would mean it’s all over. At that point you will be looking at some combination of martial law and civil war.
So, go waive your Romney pom poms just like you did the Dole, McCain, and Bush 1 and 2 pom poms and feel good about yourself. If Romney wins, you’ll get screwed. It’ll just be the GOPe’s guy rather than Obama. Perhaps that makes all the difference for people like you.
Where are all the Romney lovers now???? Man those Romney fans are disgusting group. I can’t wait until Romney wins and I have to remind them every day what an idiot they elected. It is going to be a miserable four years.
Why can’t EVERY dang conservative vote for Vigil Goode like I am?????? He would win if we have 40 percent of the vote like people supposedly say we do. Why are we going to vote the twin brother of Obama????? This is so stupid I can’t tell you.
Oh Good!
Another liberal on Free Republic.
G. Larry at least pretend that you are conservative.
In what universe have you been living?
Romney supports the homosexual agenda, abortion, man made global warming, government mandates, government health care, gun grabs, higher taxes IE those 1%ers, just to name a few LEFT agenda items.
I see, If there’s any part of Romney’s agenda I don’t support then I’m required to take action that maintains Obama in office?
Nice thinking!
The only motive for you position is anti-Mormon bigotry.
Come on, admit it!
I see, If there’s any part of Romney’s agenda I don’t support then I’m required to take action that maintains Obama in office?
Nice thinking!
The only motive for you position is anti-Mormon bigotry.
Come on, admit it!
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