Romney backs away from gay adoptions [Friday night, after endorsing Thursday]

CBS news ^ | May 11, 2012 | Matthew Shelley

[kevcol]

(CBS News) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday backed away from his support of adoptions by same-sex couples, saying that he simply "acknowledges" the legality of such adoptions in many states.

A day earlier, Romney, in an interview with Fox News' Neil Cavuto, had indicated that while he does not support same-sex marriage, he considers the adoption of children by same-sex couples a "right."

He said on Thursday: "And if two people of the same gender want to live together, want to have a loving relationship, or even to adopt a child -- in my state individuals of the same sex were able to adopt children. In my view, that's something that people have a right to do. But to call that marriage is something that in my view is a departure from the real meaning of that word."

But then on Friday, he was asked, in an interview with CBS' WBTV in Charlotte, N.C., how his opposition to same-sex marriage "squared" with his support for gay adoptions. Romney told anchor Paul Cameron, "Well actually I think all states but one allow gay adoption, so that's a position which has been decided by most of the state legislators, including the one in my state some time ago. So I simply acknowledge the fact that gay adoption is legal in all states but one."

[cripplecreek]

Unlike Obama, he can lie effortlessly without a teleprompter!

Well, not that effectively. I didn't realize how much of an idiot he is until his Michigan trees speech where he felt the need to explain that the ocean is salt water and the great lakes are freshwater (without sharks). He's got all the brains and half the charm of Joe Biden.

[ansel12]

Michigan is the state where “the trees are the right height”.

[COBOL2Java]

Too bad, you missed one of the best speeches I have ever heard him give. Heartfelt. You could see his passion, a product no doubt of his religious upbringing and missionary background.

" The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.. if you can fake that, you've got it made."

[cripplecreek]

Not just right. Our trees are the "Perfect" height. Bow before us lesser tree people.

Ah the mighty larch....

[AmericanInTokyo]

IT’S HIS TO LOOSE. IT TRULY IS HIS TO LOOSE. IN CLASSIC MCCAIN STYLE. IF SOMEONE DOESNT TALK SOME SENSE INTO HIM.

[dfwgator]

IT’S HIS TO LOOSE.

It's also his to lose.

[kevcol]

"IT’S HIS TO LOOSE."

Could also be the slogan for homo adoption.

[Happy Rain]

Gawd, if only Obama didn't have a knife to our throats...

[Wyoming Cowboy]

...on the other hand, there is the Supreme Court... Could very well be three new judges in the next term. Do you really want Obama to still be in there nominating feminazis, muslims and marxists? As much as I loathe Romney, I have to remind myself that the Supreme Court is even more important, and that Romney if elected can and will be taken to task by conservatives to make sure he nominates conservative judges. Bush’s Miers moment would pale in comparison if Romney dared do anything to the contrary.

[little jeremiah]

And, do they classify men who molest boys as homosexual pedifiles?

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Men who molest boys are homosexual pedophiles. If they weren’t homosexuals, they’d molest girls. All of them should be executed, btw.

And since 1/3 of all (reported) child molestation is same sex, that gives you a clue.

[little jeremiah]

About 2/3 of the judges appointed by Romney in MA were liberals, many were Dem judges. Don’t count on a liberal like Romney appointing conservative Constitutionalists to SCOTUS. No way.

I want NEITHER OF THEM!

A REVOLUTION AT THE CONVENTION!!!

[cripplecreek]

Do you really want Obama to still be in there nominating feminazis, muslims and marxists?

So basically its no different than what Romney nominated as governor.

[Rome2000]

Romney if elected can and will be taken to task by conservatives to make sure he nominates conservative judges.

P.T. Barnum was right.

There is a sucker born every minute.

I'm going to invest in Ringling Brothers.

[kevcol]

...on the other hand, there is the Supreme Court... Could very well be three new judges in the next term. Do you really want Obama to still be in there nominating feminazis, muslims and marxists?

I do agree that there will be 3 appointments. I think Scalia is good for another 8 yrs (til 80) and you KNOW he will hold out. Ginsberg may retire, but who else do you think might? Any nominees still have to be confirmed, and I would expect the next senate to be MUCH less accomodating to Obamao, not sure about Willard though. I think its a wash for the next 4 years for nominees with Obamao already having spent his lib pick tolerances, and the [R]'s might let Willard get away with a Miers-like pick. Bottom line IMO is that SCOTUS appointments will not be a factor in the next 4 years, but will be HUGE in the 2016 election - that's why its absolutely essential we have a Conservative in the WH (and a majority in Senate) in 2017.

[kabar]

No, Episcopalian.

[kabar]

Did you hear or see it?

[kabar]

Opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one. You are entitled to your’s just as I am mine. As long we don’t attack one another personally, I am fine with people defending their views. That is what FR is all about. We are all conservatives and want what is best for our country.

[little jeremiah]

Then you have no excuse for trusting him.

[kabar]

He had a teleprompter. I gather you didn’t see the speech.

[little jeremiah]

I just saw this comment by JR and it sums up my POV (no courtesy ping to JR because I already did one):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2881113/posts?q=1&;page=486#486

Santorum endorses one-time rival Romney
Associated Press ^ | May 7, 2012

There is very little difference between Romney and Obama’s actual records. Both supported abortion, gay rights, gun control, liberal judges, global warming, compulsory health insurance, individual mandates, government control over the economy, etc, in other words liberal progressive policies. And they both loathed Reagan, conservatism and the tea party.

Romney now swears he’s a Reagan conservative. He also claims that his brand of government controlled, government forced, mandated compulsory health insurance is a “free-market conservative solution.” He also still says that even if president, he would do nothing about gays in the military. You can bet that means he will do nothing to thwart the advancing gay agenda. He also still says today that man-made global warming is real and that government will eventually have to do something about it. There goes our free-economy. He also says that TARP, the bailouts, the stimulus spending, etc, were all good ideas and that more may be necessary. So he truly does believe that government control of the economy, picking winners and losers, etc, is a good thing. Crony capitalism. He never even mentions the constitution which doesn’t give the federal government the authority to do any of the above. Wonder why.

No Reaganite here, so guess that’s just another lie too.

And they now call me a troll too for simply stating the truth.

[COBOL2Java]

He had a teleprompter. I gather you didn’t see the speech.

Sorry, I stand corrected: Romney truly is no better than Obama. They both lie effortlessly, but may need the assistance of teleprompters.

[kabar]

I sure as hell don’t want four more years of Obama and will crawl over broken glass to vote for Romney or anyone else that is nominated by the GOP. Bachmann and then Santorum were my choices, but I will not cut off my nose to spite my face. Bachmann and Santorum have endorsed Romney. They deal in reality and so do I.

[little jeremiah]

Reality Check: Why all RNC delegates are ‘Free Agents’ and unbound

http://www.fox19.com/story/18305604/reality-check-why-all-rnc-delegates-are-free-agents-and-unbound

We need a REVOLUTION AT THE CONVENTION!

The estiablishemnt RINO GOP insider elites are OUR ENEMIES!! WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE IT!!!

[RightLady]

If Romney is the GOP nominee, and there is every indication he will be, I will enthusiastically vote for him against Obama. Why are some of you wasting your time tearing him up????? The LMS will do it for you.Use your power to make sure that UN Sea Treaty is defeated— and destroyed. Your country is more important that defeating Romney.

[kabar]

You are not dealing in reality if you believe the GOP will nominate someone who didn’t go through the primary process. Are you suggesting some sort of voter nullification where the primary results are discounted by rogue delegates?

[TexasFreeper2009]

listen Romney disgusts me as much as anyone..

but if someone gay, straight, single or otherwise wants to help a homeless orphan out by offering them a place in their home... I sure wont stand in their way.

Now should there be some sort of priority given to a married couple? (the best possible placement choice) sure. But once a kid has been passed over time and again by all the married couples... I see no problem with opening up their adoption to singles, gays, or whoever wants to give them a home. Especially if the child is old enough to agree to such a placement.

[stanne]

He’s a flip-flopper, but he’s OUR flip-flopper.

Hope he gets Obie out of the WH and then we can work from the ground up.

Cruz is a good start in Texas. And there’s Ryan . . .

[little jeremiah]

The game is rigged. Watch the video, delegate may indeed actually be free to vote for anyone they want.

The system that forces excrement down our throats is broken. GOP elite establishment RINOs/liberals are ruining our country.

[Vaquero]

Then you haven't been paying attention.

I have...I do believe more than 85%, here at FR, will vote for the despicable mittens if he is the Repube candidate...

unless he gets the bums rush at the convention..which would please me to no end.

but if he does not get the boot....
I will place my springy clothes pin on my nose and pull the lever for the Republicrat....

better (just...but better) than the Marxist/Fascist candidate the Dhimmis have shoved upon America.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexuals are mentally ill sex perverts and molest children a much higher rate that the general population. Not only should they never be allowed to foster or adopt children, they should be barred from any jobs where they have acccess to children.

What’s wrong with you???

[kabar]

Agree. As someone who is almost 70, this is the most important election of my lifetime. Four more years of Obama will ensure the implementation of Obamacare, which will be the final nail in the coffin of this country. The welfare state is collapsing all over the globe, yet we are expanding it thru Obamacare.

In order to keep the welfare state going a little longer the Dems will continue to increase taxes and redistribute income even if it means eviscerating our national security. We have seen how the guns versus butter struggle turned out in Europe. Our entitlement programs are unsustainable. They will bankrupt us.

[little jeremiah]

What do you think of this?

Reality Check: Why all RNC delegates are ‘Free Agents’ and unbound

http://www.fox19.com/story/18305604/reality-check-why-all-rnc-delegates-are-free-agents-and-unbound

[SquarePants]

I had that same thought. The Romney-would-choose-better-SCOTUS-judges-than-Obama argument, though, only goes as far as Romney’s judicial pick history as Gov of Mass. I heard out of 36 judicial nominees Romney picked 9 Republicans and 27 Dems, and I think it’s a reasonably educated guess that the 9 Republicans were RINOs.

[Leep]

And since 1/3 of all (reported) child molestation is same sex, that gives you a clue.

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I’m asking because the left argues that more hetros molest children then homos.
As is usually the case the left simply reclassifies or recatagorizes something to make it fit whatever twisted agenda it has.

[onedoug]

Holding the nose? More like a gas mask.

Though there might be something to say that a vote for Paul in the CA Primary might enhance his delegate count at the convention, thus increasing the odds of a floor fight.

Romney is clearly a disaster in the waiting for conservatives.

[Sirius Lee]

Too bad, you missed one of the best speeches I have ever heard him give.

And you know that he will disavow whatever it was he said at that moment in the next. You know this. If you do not know this, then please know this. Know it now.

Heartfelt.

Ha ha ha.. good one.

[zerosix]

I'm not concerned whether he "hit it out of the park" at Liberty or not (someone other than him obviously wrote his "fantastic" speech.)

Romney's considering it a "right" for homosexual "couples" to adopt is tantamount to hiring a family of foxes to stand guard over the hen house.

Talk about "target marketing, a couple of gay guys playing "parent" to a little boy is child abuse.

[cripplecreek]

Romney's considering it a "right" for homosexual "couples" to adopt is tantamount to hiring a family of foxes to stand guard over the hen house.

As far as I'm concerned its much worse than gay marriage. As I predicted, Obama played Romney perfectly knowing that Romney would go off the rails to fight it. Next week it will happen again with some other issue, and the week after....

[EternalVigilance]

That's the great thing about an Etch-A-Sketch. You can shake it as many times as you need to.

Hey, I have an idea: Let's build a principled conservative party.

[GeronL]

Two pedophiles who happen to share an address should be able to adopt??

What a freak

[GeronL]

Romney is the worst possible candidate

[little jeremiah]

Well, since homosexuals at at most 2% of the population, and commit (at least) 1/3 of all child molestion, that’s all anyone needs to know. So yes, 2/3 of all child molestation is opposite sex. But for 1/3 to be committed by less than 2% of the population - it’s clear which group of the population (divided into fag/non-fag) does much more molesting per capita.

Leftists cannot see reason, facts or truth because they refuse to. Their beliefs are based on lies, so to admit truth and facts means they’d have to not be a leftist any more.

[GeronL]

[AuH2ORepublican]

Ron Paul is the one “Republican” who makes a RINO like Romney look good by comparison.

Do you seriously believe that Ron Paul would favor a law that prohibited gay adoption? Are you mad? Ron Paul is the most pro gay Republican in the nation.

[GeronL]

Why do you think Romney should be immune to criticism on Free Republic?

This is a conservative site, not a Republican one. He will be criticized when he is not being conservative and when he flip flops and his liberal record will be exposed.

There is nothing wrong with any of that.

[dfwgator]

I may very well wind up voting against Obama by voting for Romney, but even if that is the case, that won’t stop me from criticizing him.

[GeronL]

bump

People can vote how they like. What makes me mad are the FReepers who think “our nominee” should be above repproach. The FReepers who think that any and all criticism of Romney is tantamount to endorsing Obama or something.

[SoConPubbie]

I think now the only approach is get Mitt in, and make sure Mitt is out in 2016, and his Presidency is rendered ineffective.

Hold steady my FRiend.

Don't give up what you believe in or your principles.

Don't give up your honor or your integrity.

Romney isn't the answer, he is the embodiment of the problem with the GOP-E.

They have declared war on the TEA-Party, on us, the conservative base of the GOP.

Romney is their Trojan horse to permanently move the party to the left and away from social and fiscal conservatism.

[dfwgator]

More and more it’s clear that in this election, it’s going to be a question of naming your poison.

[SoFloFreeper]

Sadly, it is the law in some states. :(