But, but, but...he's really a conservative. He only had to act liberal to fool the people in Massachusetts. < /sarcasm> U.S. Army Retired |
In 1994, ROMNEY said: “I feel that all people should be allowed to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.”
(Emphasis mine.) The term all people clearly includes both the scouts and their leaders. Their is no suggestion whatsoever that he's referring to just the scouts in this statement. Had he said all boys, I'd agree with your interpretation, but he didn't.
“Had he said all boys...”
And if he had said that — which he didn’t — that too would only confirm that he opposed the Boy Scout policy, which applies to both boys and adults.
| But, but, but...he's really a conservative. He only had to act liberal to fool the people in Massachusetts. < /sarcasm> U.S. Army Retired |
Figuring out someone’s position from sound bytes rather than a prepared speech or book is not good practice. It’s good politics, of course, but it’s manifestly unfair to those who suffer hoof and mouth disease (which is doggone near everybody except the guys who can’t speak at all).