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Baptist Pastor Retracts Endorsement of Romney
Fox News ^ | October 23, 2007 | Staff

Posted on 10/24/2007 2:03:21 PM PDT by Josh Painter

The former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention has retracted his endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

The Romney campaign has agreed to withdraw all references to Pastor Don Wilton's endorsement of Romney, the Baptist Press reported on Tuesday.

Click here to read the Baptist Press article.

Wilton said the endorsement — first announced by the Romney campaign last Friday — was a "mistake.:

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008endorsements; election; elections; gop; mitt; mittromney; nominaton; romney; socons
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1 posted on 10/24/2007 2:03:22 PM PDT by Josh Painter
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To: Sturm Ruger

Dr. Larry Bates has been blistering the corrupt evangelicals on his radio program. Today he was interviewing the director of Mass Resistance.

The idiocy and corruption of Dobson, Perkins, BJU etc is vomitous.


2 posted on 10/24/2007 2:10:43 PM PDT by fishtank ("Patriotic Nationalism?" - YES!!!....."Globalist Multiculturalism?" - NO!!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,)
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To: Sturm Ruger

“While I did give my consent to the local campaign to use my affirmation of the Governor’s stance on family values in my capacity as an individual citizen, I made the mistake of not realizing the extent to which it would be used on a national basis,” Wilton said. “It was my personal error to agree to support Romney’s campaign. Until this incident I had never endorsed any person running for any elected office, Democrat or Republican.”


3 posted on 10/24/2007 2:11:02 PM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.))
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To: Kevmo

It’s been a few days since it was first announced and it seems odd it would take this long for him to react if he in fact was not a Mitt supporter. I bet he got some backlash from his friends over endorsing a Mormon and is doing this as damage control.


4 posted on 10/24/2007 2:15:07 PM PDT by Grig
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To: Grig

Could be. Since this is his first time, he didn’t know how hot it gets in the kitchen.


5 posted on 10/24/2007 2:17:26 PM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.))
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To: Grig

I am a Christian and my beef with Romney isn’t his Mormonism; it’s his stealth liberalism...though you may (or hopefully, but maybe right) about the Pastor.


6 posted on 10/24/2007 2:19:03 PM PDT by JSDude1 (When a liberal represents the Presidential Nominee for the Republicans; THEY'RE TOAST)
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To: Sturm Ruger; Liz; indylindy; 007girl; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; calcowgirl

LOL!


7 posted on 10/24/2007 2:21:48 PM PDT by TommyDale (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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To: Sturm Ruger

From the article:
“Wilton said the endorsement — first announced by the Romney campaign last Friday — was a “mistake.”
“While I did give my consent to the local campaign to use my affirmation of the governor’s stance on family values in my capacity as an individual citizen, I made the mistake of not realizing the extent to which it would be used on a national basis,” Wilton told the news agency. “It was my personal error to agree to support Romney’s campaign. Until this incident I had never endorsed any person running for any elected office, Democrat or Republican.””

So:
1) he in no way claim he was misrepresented by the Romney campaign, he says that HE, not Mitt’s campaign, made a mistake

2) he admits that he affirmed Mitt’s stance on family values

3) he admits that he agreed to support the Romney campaign

4) he doesn’t claim to have changed his view of Mitt’s stance on family values

5) the only ‘problem’ he cites is the national attention his support got

Sure sounds like he is caving into peer pressure.


8 posted on 10/24/2007 2:22:26 PM PDT by Grig
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To: Sturm Ruger
I don't understand what the big deal is.

I'd be willing to bet there's been at least one President in our Republic's history who was agnostic or even closet atheist, but did their job well irregardless.

Romney should be judged on his record and his potential, not his religion.
9 posted on 10/24/2007 2:23:39 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
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To: Grig

“Peer Pressure”? Maybe, but I doubt it. My guess is that it’s his “flock” that objected.


10 posted on 10/24/2007 2:25:50 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: Sturm Ruger
Wilton's complete statement:

"While I did give my consent to the local campaign to use my affirmation of the Governor's stance on family values in my capacity as an individual citizen, I made the mistake of not realizing the extent to which it would be used on a national basis. It was my personal error to agree to support Romney’s campaign. Until this incident I had never endorsed any person running for any elected office, Democrat or Republican. While I have had the privilege of meeting with a number of fine candidates over the years I continue to believe my role and responsibility is to preach and teach the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am committed to pray for our elected leaders as well as for the wisdom of the American people as they are compelled to make choices based upon their deep and abiding convictions. The future of this great nation is at stake and the morality of her people in relationship to the God of our founding fathers is critical to our future. While I will vote my constitutional right as an American citizen, and while I implore all eligible Americans to do the same, I will continue to use my personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ as the only standard by which I determine who to vote for in any election."

11 posted on 10/24/2007 2:27:15 PM PDT by Spiff (<------ Mitt Romney Supporter (Don't tase me, bro!) Go Mitt! www.mittromney.com)
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To: Grig
1) he in no way claim he was misrepresented by the Romney campaign, he says that HE, not Mitt’s campaign, made a mistake 2) he admits that he affirmed Mitt’s stance on family values 3) he admits that he agreed to support the Romney campaign 4) he doesn’t claim to have changed his view of Mitt’s stance on family values 5) the only ‘problem’ he cites is the national attention his support got Sure sounds like he is caving into peer pressure.

Good points. All of them.

12 posted on 10/24/2007 2:28:02 PM PDT by Spiff (<------ Mitt Romney Supporter (Don't tase me, bro!) Go Mitt! www.mittromney.com)
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To: Sturm Ruger

In reading the article, I am quite surprised that Jay Sekulow has endorsed Romney. Someone needs to call him out on that; assuming it is true.


13 posted on 10/24/2007 2:31:08 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: SeaHawkFan
In reading the article, I am quite surprised that Jay Sekulow has endorsed Romney. Someone needs to call him out on that; assuming it is true.

Or maybe Sekulow was right in endorsing Mitt Romney. Have you ever considered that?

14 posted on 10/24/2007 2:45:16 PM PDT by Spiff (<------ Mitt Romney Supporter (Don't tase me, bro!) Go Mitt! www.mittromney.com)
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To: Soul Seeker

““Peer Pressure”? Maybe, but I doubt it. My guess is that it’s his “flock” that objected.”

Pretty much the same thing. He feared what others would think of him.


15 posted on 10/24/2007 3:11:28 PM PDT by Grig
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To: Spiff

“Good points. All of them.”

Thanks, now if I can just find someone willing to pay me for my brilliant insights. :)


16 posted on 10/24/2007 3:13:14 PM PDT by Grig
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To: Grig
I bet he got some backlash from his friends over endorsing a Mormon guy who was a liberal until 2005 and is doing this as damage control.

There, fixed it. :)

17 posted on 10/24/2007 3:14:19 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (John Cox 2008: Because Duncan Hunter just isn't obscure enough for me!)
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To: SeaHawkFan; Spiff
In reading the article, I am quite surprised that Jay Sekulow has endorsed Romney.

Sekulow's son is a paid employee of the Romney campaign. Money talks and it appears that Romney is buying endorsements with hard cold cash --

18 posted on 10/24/2007 3:19:27 PM PDT by Uncle Chip (TRUTH : Ignore it. Deride it. Allegorize it. Interpret it. But you can't ESCAPE it.)
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To: Uncle Chip

Sekulow’s son is a paid employee of the Romney campaign. Money talks and it appears that Romney is buying endorsements with hard cold cash —”
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I find that statement interesting...can you provide references?


19 posted on 10/24/2007 3:36:37 PM PDT by cowdog77 (" Are there any brave men left in Washington, or are they all cowards?")
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To: fishtank
What is vomitous is your character assassination of Dr.Dobson and Tony Perkins!

You may disagree with them but you have no right to call these good men corrupt!

20 posted on 10/24/2007 3:40:13 PM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter...President '08)
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