The GOP Debate's Gay Rights Softballs

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http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/01/romney-and-santorum-rebuff-softballs-gay-rights

Sunday morning's Republican debate took a turn for the sentimental and pointless when the topic turned to the candidates' stances on gay rights.

Moderator Andy Hiller asked Mitt Romney how he's stood up for gay rights and how he'd try to influence the GOP to support such rights. Later, Rick Santorum was asked how he would react if he had a son who came out to him as gay.

The questions were sufficiently devoid of any specific matters of gay rights that they allowed both candidates to garner applause lines. Romney said that while he opposes same-sex marriage, "if people are looking for someone who will discriminate against gays, or will in any way try and suggest that people [who] have different sexual orientation don't have full rights in this country, they won't find that in me."

"When was the last time you spoke out for increasing gay rights?" Hiller asked.

"Right now," Romney said to laughter and applause.

[handmade34]

1. damn them

the talk was not different than "separate but equal"... oh yah, "I have gay friends and they can have the same kind of water fountain to drink out of that I do"... I passionately hate these Republicans and their refusal to accept basic humanity...

[RKP5637]

2. +1000 +++

[William769]

3. I will just believe what the article says.

I refuse to watch any of these assholes on television.

[dickthegrouch]

4. And the wooden tops in Log Cabin eat it up

Who needs enemies when you have friends like these?

[cthulu2016]

5. They have an equal right to marry someone of the opposite sex. (applause)

It really was sick.