More proof here of ROmney's idiocies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914357/posts?page=21#21
Posted on 08/07/2012 6:36:10 AM PDT by xzins
A spokesperson for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has advised that the former Massachusetts governor disagrees with the Boy Scout’s current policy prohibiting open homosexuals from serving as members and leaders.
According to The Associated Press, Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul told the news outlet in an email that Romney still stands by his beliefs that homosexual men should be able to serve in the organization. She specifically noted that Romney had outlined his views in 1994 during a political debate, and that his stance has not changed.
“I support the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue,” Romney stated during the debate. “I feel that all people should be able to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.”
As previously reported, last month, the Boy Scouts of America issued a statement reaffirming its policy prohibiting open homosexuals from joining the organization.
“The committee’s work and conclusion is that this policy reflects the beliefs and perspectives of the BSA’s members, thereby allowing Scouting to remain focused on its mission and the work it is doing to serve more youth,” the statement said. “The review included forthright and candid conversation and extensive research and evaluations — both from within Scouting and from outside of the organization.”
The decision to reiterate and reaffirm the Scout’s current policy followed two years of deliberations from an eleven-member committee comprised of Boy Scout executives and other volunteers who represented “a diversity of perspectives and opinions.”
When all was said and done, the committee concluded that the restriction served as “the best policy” for the Boy Scouts.
The current policy reads, “While the BSA does not proactively inquire about the sexual orientation of employees, volunteers, or members, we do not grant membership to individuals who are open or avowed homosexuals or who engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the BSA.”
Mitt Romney also recently reiterated his support for homosexual adoption. This past May, in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News, he explained that while he is against the concept of homosexual “marriage,” he does believe that homosexual couples should be able to adopt children.
“[I]f 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,” Romney outlined. “But, to call that ‘marriage’ is something that in my view is a departure from the real meaning of that word.”
He had first outlined his position on the matter in 1996 while talking to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
“Well, they are able to adopt children,” he said. “I’m not going to change that.”
Prior to Saul serving as Romney’s press secretary, Richard Grenell, an open homosexual, filled the position.
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Except for being an American?
Thanks to all who voted for Romney in the primaries. I’ll vote for him in November but I have never not wanted to vote for anyone so much in my life that I am going to vote for.
Some are working to establish a viable conservative party.
Everything starts someplace, and why not when 2 radical liberals are the only choice?
Romney is simply on the wrong side with his expressed personal beliefs.
He can't be trusted.
Now, do Mormons have some positions on whether or not children should be protected from sexual predators? Are they in favor of heterosexuality?
Maybe we should all turn against Romney for being, as it were, a sort of one-man Jack Mormon who twists and perverts traditional beliefs to suit his political agenda (rather than being against him for seeking his religious agenda by perverting political positions).
Or, maybe he's just an ol'perv into who knows what.
You don’t have to vote for Romney.
Interesting comment ~ probably just the way Romney likes it too.
Most New England politicians, both democrats and Republicans; support the sodomite agenda and abortion. Here in Red Hampshire; you have Republican Charles Bass opposed by Anne McLane Kuster, daughter of Satan. BOTH support abortion. What do you do?
Texas was sued by the DOJ for our new voting district map, then over voter ID.
These efforts threw Texas's primary out late. The nominee was all but decided by the time we were able to vote.
Now....we gotta deal with yet another freaking RINO.
He’s a religious man? How so?
And with Obummer and the 'Rats openly supporting gay marriage, they desperately need one.
That stuff is coming across to people who don't live in Massachusetts as if he IS gay.
The only solution is a quick visit to ol'doc Bachmann and a whole new staff, none of whom are from Massachuetts!
Oh, and he has a bunch of gays around him as well. Guess he thinks they are a significant part of the population ~ or maybe they're just there to be handy~!
You support the idea of a 3rd conservative party.
It really is the only option, wkwe.
There is no turning the republican party to the right. The GOP-E owns it lock, stock, and barrel. They’ve written the rules so that it will never be taken out of their hands.
Reagan tried, but the rules people simply waited for his time to pass. This is no longer Ronald Reagan’s republican party. This is Joe Liebermann’s republican party.
Thanks. The damned leftwing lying press got me that time.
Romney is still short, and with more discussion of his torrid love affair with the concept of homosexuality over the years, he could really, really, really be short.
I suspect he thinks 10 to 20% of the population are active, practicing homosexuals.
And just HOW do you propose the BSA be able to tell the difference between the “gay and pedophile” and then allow one over the other to participate in the BSA? Do we take their word for it? “Yes sir Mr. Scoutmaster, I’m a raging queen, but trust me, I’m not into boys.”
But I guess in your world, it would be acceptable if the Scoutmasters have to watch their own asses because the queers might target them instead?
Too many Satanists around spoils the broth fur shur.
More proof here of ROmney's idiocies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914357/posts?page=21#21
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