No, the question involved the boy scouts. He SAT ON the board of directors. The “they” did not refer to the “board of directors” but to “the boy scouts”.
Romney said the boy scouts had the right to decide their own rules, but said he felt anybody should be allowed to be a member.
That was in 1994, I don’t know if he has expressed a position on allowing gay boys into scouting more recently.
"I have let my views be known," said Romney. "I have been to one board meeting now of the Boy Scouts of America board (as of 1994). I believe that the Boy Scouts of America does a wonderful service for this country. I support the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue. I feel that all people should be allowed to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation."
Nothing in either the question asked, nor in Mitt's deer in the headlights responce supports your attempt to claim the question only regarded the children. You don't get to add to the responce to try to change what was said. Here it is again for all to hear. You can try to claim he really meant something else all you want, and in the days before a politicians actions were preserved on video for all posterity it might have worked. But this is now, and a man who would sacrifice little boys on the alter of gay rights is not going to fly in this forum, and people who want to look the other way are going to see this repeated again and again. this wasn't some simple mistake. This was a cold, calculated political offering - and Mitt revealed who he was willing to serve.
CharlesWayneCT, why are you still lying about this?
This is one of the more bizarre lies that Romney supporters have come up with.
It's a widely publicized and admitted fact that Mitt Romney supported (supports?) gay Scout leaders.
Your denial of widely publicized and documented fact is bizarre.