Posted on 12/09/2006 5:32:29 AM PST by shrinkermd
Gov. Mitt Romney, the Massachusetts Republican who has built a presidential campaign on a broad appeal for conservative support, is drawing sharply increased criticism from conservative activists for his advocacy of gay rights in a 1994 letter.
Mr. Romney’s standing among conservatives is being hurt by a letter he sent to the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts saying that he would be a stronger advocate for gay rights than Senator Edward M. Kennedy, his opponent in a Senate race, in a position that stands in contrast to his current role as a champion of a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
“We must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern,” Mr. Romney wrote in a detailed plea for the support of the club, a gay Republican organization.
The circulation of the letter by gay rights groups in recent weeks has set off a storm of outrage among social conservatives, and by Friday was looming as a serious complication to Mr. Romney’s hopes.
Aides to Mr. Romney, who did not dispute the letter’s legitimacy, said that the governor’s opinions on gay issues had not changed. They said Mr. Romney had always been an opponent of same-sex marriage, had always opposed discrimination against gay men and lesbians and had been consistent in his views about allowing them to serve in the military
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To say the least, Romney is going to have problems with this letter. Whether it deep sixes his chances remains to be seen.
There is something about the water in Massachusetts. Politicians will tell the voters whatever they want to hear. He's just like Kerry. He supported it before he opposed it.
The letter thakes him off my list of viable candidates.
No more of electing the Rino's just because they say they're republicans. Either show me
conservatism, values, and the fight that's within you, or get out of our way!!
NO MORE RINOS!
Amen, Amen and uh... oh yeah. Amen!!!
Love,
The Conservatives that stayed home
Media liberals are going to attack any serious McCain opponent for the repub. nomination. I am not going to let Russert, NY times, Katie Curic, etc. choose the nominee. If it is McCain versus any dem., they have won because the policies will be the same. Romney or Rudy will get my vote.
Bingo, Hydroshock. Well said.
I see the 100 per centers are out in force here today - good luck to you all 70% - 80% is better than 100 per cent of nothing.
"A chameleon can turn every color except white." Greek saying.
Some people cheer this on. Look at the group that works within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
http://bethany-in-seward.home.att.net/html/ecp.html
No such article for the real RINO's Mc Cain and Giuliani. The NYT wouldn't mind them as President.
No such article for can't win conservatives such as Duncan Hunter. The NYT hopes Republicans nominate someone so easy to defeat.
But a Republican Governor of MA running as a conservative? Attractive, smart, articulate. Nothing to smear. Romney turns Democrats white with fright.
So to turn gullible conservatives away from Romney, The New York Times uses its Jedi mind tricks. It slowly waves two fingers back and forth and intones: "Romney is not the conservative you are looking for".
I ma not a 100%'er but when you have liberal rino like Mitt, I can not support them. Because with him I would get a pro gay, pro abortion (funny he has only started speaking out about when he started going national), anti gun liberal rino.
<< Whether it deep sixes his chances remains to be seen. >>
But not for long.
I agree conservatives cannot trust the press in any way. Still, Romney has to address this and answer it to the satisfaction of the conservative base. That may or may not be fair but it's a reality. I hope he can overcome the charges but the one thing he cannot do is allow it to be out there unanswered.
The LDS church most emphatically does NOT endorse gay marriage.
Romney's religious credentials are in serious doubt.
Romney is a conservative? Perhaps relative to the Bolsheviks infesting Massachusetts, but I see precious little in his background and record as governor to think that he's the second coming of Reagan.
I love the way you presented that,to bad so many people are fooled so easily,the NYT's plays these knee jerks like a cheap fiddle.
I can probably vote for Mitt or Rudy, but I cn't see myself walking precincts for either. But if McCain gets the nominiation, I'm going third party.
Sit at home or vote third party. Either way, between 2009 and 2017 there should be no bitching or complaining about President H.R. Clinton anywhere on Free Republic. The worst RINO (other than Lincoln Chaffee) would be a better president than Mr. and Mrs Clinton.
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