Campaign Denies Ann Romney Is Attending Value Voters Summit

[trailmonkee]

Source: Buzzfeed

ABOARD THE ROMNEY PLANE — Despite a program advertising her attendance at this weekend's Value Voters Summit, Ann Romney never planned to attend the social conservative conference, the campaign told BuzzFeed.

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As of Tuesday evening, the online schedule for the conference, which is hosted by the Family Research Council (FRC), still had Mrs. Romney attending the Friday morning plenary session, from 8:40 a.m. to noon.

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The confusion comes as liberal and gay advocacy groups pressure politicians to skip the event, with a letter sent to lawmakers accusing FRC of being "far outside the mainstream."

"It has engaged in repeated, groundless demonization — portraying LGBT people as sick, vile, incestuous, violent, perverted, and a danger to the nation," the letter reads.

But the FRC also represents a large swath of religious, socially conservative voters — a group the Romney campaign has been seeking to rally in recent days with a sustained attack on the Democratic Party for temporarily removing the word "God" from its platform.

Sending Ryan to court the summit is one thing, but Mrs. Romney could risk jeopardizing her role as the soft, humanizing face of the campaign if she's perceived as engaging in divisive culture war issues. It's something she apparently realizes: Last week she repeatedly declined to answer an interviewer's questions about same-sex marriage, saying she wouldn't engage in "hot-button" issues.


Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/campaign-denies-ann-romney-is-attending-value-vote

[Auntie Bush]

1. Ann Romney is a flip-flopper too.

[progressivebydesign]

2. Like I said the other day, the Romney's new strategy is to cement the extremist on the right.

They've given up trying to appeal to the moderate voters, and have found out that the "disappointed Obama voter" was as real as Bigfoot. So they're going Nascar, God, Guns, and such. Look for Romney to show up in those Mom jeans more... to be photographed AGAIN with Pat Robertson, and to have some photo ops that involve diners, and BBQ.

As for Ann. Of COURSE she is supposed to be there. They don't print up something like that without the complicit approval of the campaign. Geez.. for once can they be authentic???

ETA: "jeopardizing her role as the soft, humanizing face of the campaign if she's perceived as engaging in divisive culture war issues." According to WHOM? THere has yet to be any conclusive proof that Ann is either soft nor human. She is almost as unlikable as her husband.

[SoapBox]

3. Value Voters? Eckkkkkk!

What a freak show that bunch is...

[Lifelong Protester]

4. Just what the hell are "Values Voters"?

Is some right wing wordsmith trying to frame "those others" as non-Values Voters? I know that is a rhetorical question, but it peeves me....

[trailmonkee]

5. Walmart shoppers?

this one actually voted for Obama:

[Lifelong Protester]

6. Yipes! Should have posted a warning on this!!

I have seen a few of these photos (a book of them). Woe is us if these are "Values Voters".