Mitt Romney: I was for gay rights before I was against them

[deminks]

In fact, he said he was more pro-gay than Ted Kennedy.

via Americablog

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/11/gop-presidential-hopeful-mitt-romney.html

From the Boston Globe:

Romney's dance to the right

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/11/26/romneys_dance_to_the_right/

For more than a decade, Mitt Romney has been dancing around some hot-button social issues. Now, he is running hard to the right to position himself for the 2008 presidential contest.

But his tutu catches on some inconvenient realities: He ran for office twice in Massachusetts as a moderate, pro choice Republican. All the political theatrics in the world can't change the record.

When he ran against Ted Kennedy for the Senate in 1994, Romney wrote a letter to the Massachusetts Log Cabin Club, pledging that as "we seek to establish full equality for American gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent." During that same campaign, Romney was accused of once describing gay people as "perverse." In response, Romney's campaign vehemently denied that he used the word "perverse" and said that he respected "all people regardless of their race, creed, or sexual orientation."

Abortion is another tough -- make that disingenuous -- issue for Romney. He was pro choice in Massachusetts before he was anti choice as a would-be presidential candidate.

[TaleWgnDg]

1. Aaahhhh, Mittens Romney . . .

www.mass.gov/Agov2/streaming/11.19.06.WMR.Marriage.Rally.real.ram <----- using Massachusetts taxpayers monies in furtherance of his gay bashings on his quest to become America's first Mormon president! That is, if hell freezes over! Eh.

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edit: Hmmmm, maybe THIS link will work: http://mfile.akamai.com/9682/rm/www.mass.gov/Agov2/streaming/11.19.06.WMR.Marriage.Rally.real.ram

[WindRavenX]

2. he's the epitome of douchebaggery

What an embarrassment for this state. Oy vey.

[MethuenProgressive]

3. Romney has already failed in GOP National Leadership role

He was in charge of the Republican Governor Association - which lost about 20 out of 32 (?) races in '06.

[TaleWgnDg]

5. Shall we mention, too, Romney's promise to increase the

Republican Party base in Massachusetts, as well as increase their presence in the legislative body? And what happened? LOL . . . he failed, AGAIN. Miserably. As he will at his attempt to grab George W. Bush's seat in the Oval Office. God, what a jerk is Romney.

[MethuenProgressive]

4. Wiki Romney entry avoids mention of flip-flops

Looks to have been written with a severe case of pro-Mitt POV.

[valerief]

6. He's a bought 'n paid-for animatronic Repuke. nt

[EdwardM]

7. Mitt Romney - Pure Scumbag

Willing to sell anyone out for a small chance to become president.