I agree....Mitt doesn’t need to be dragged into every left wing made up controversy and get off message....who knows, maybe this one was just for that purpose?
IMHO this clearly went beyond what the left had planned, and was (rapidly) backed off of.
Chick-fil-A won this one, big.
Next...
Dump him now before he strikes again.
Trap or not, the dems clearly underestimated the response to this one. Mitt had a chance to knock it out of the park. In one fell swoop, he’d have stood on the side of free speech and the sanctity of the first amendment while intimating (if he’s incapable of shouting) support for traditional marriage, AND proving that there MIGHT be connection (however frail) between himself and flyover country. Instead he’s “playing it safe,” running in place somewhere between home and first waiting to be tagged.
HUGE mistake. Campaign staff needs to be replaced.
Heaven forbid that Mitt should ever be asked to clearly, and unequivocally stand up for conservative values - even when he's got hurricane force winds at his back.
Speaking of 'message'. What is his message? Does he even have one, or is he just running on the 'I'm not Obama' platform?
We are not clueless and neither is Levin entirely. If the First Ammendment right to speech is above your head and nothing but a side issue to you and to Romney, one that he must duck and not be “dragged into”, willing to be seen defending with his life, his liberty and his sacred honor, then I fully understand why we have a socialist/Marxist at the top of a Republican ticket. The galactically stupid not only demand nothing, stand for nothing, but will cheerfully tolerate anything in the name of fear. We are all Europe now.
Peace and safety at any price will assure you of neither. And SOON.
That's just what this is and, fortunately, Romney's a bit smarter than to get dragged in this time. Expect more of these in the coming days, weeks, months.