“I’m open to Romney, but the answer was different.”
Wrong, they both said the flag should not be displayed in public because of the connotation it has to a certain portion of our population, and that it divides rather than unites. You can choose to disagree with that, and in part, I do, however, that is what both of them said. Wait for the transcript to be posted and then go back and read their replies.
If that’s what you heard, that’s what you heard. What I heard was Thompson acknowledge that the flag did have a purpose in certain situations like memorials, but that it needn’t be flaunted because it is offensive to some people. Romney just dissed it across the board.
Fred said the flag, out of deference to harmony, should not be displayed alone or over a capital but said it could be part of a flags exhibit, an historical display or memorial.
Fred's answer was reasoned and balanced. Mitt's was knee jerk pandering to revisionists.