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Romney Gets Heat for Hiring Gay Spokesman

Mitt Romney’s decision to hire an openly gay foreign policy spokesman this past week prompted criticism from the director of the socially conservative American Family Association.

Bryan Fischer, who has made controversial comments about Islam, homosexuality and the Mormon faith, said in a tweet Friday night that Romney’s pick of “out & loud gay“ Richard Grenell is a message to the ”pro-family community“ to ”drop dead.”

Romney Gets Heat for Hiring Gay Spokesman

Romney has previously distanced himself from Fischer — who had Rick Santorum as a guest on his radio show earlier this year — denouncing his language as “poisonous” at the conservative Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. in October.

“Our values ennoble the citizen and strengthen the nation. We should remember that decency and civility are values too,” Romney said. “One of the speakers who will follow me today, has crossed that line, I think. Poisonous language doesn’t advance our cause. It’s never softened a single heart nor changed a single mind.”

Grennell previously served as the director of communications for the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush.

Jimmy LaSalvia, executive director of the leading gay Republican group GOProud, told BuzzFeed Grenell is “the best person for the job.”

“That’s why Governor Romney hired him. Throughout his entire career, Mitt Romney has brought together top talent to tackle the tasks at hand. All Americans should want the best people helping to elect him to take on the job of bringing America back,” LaSalvia said. “It’s too bad that Mr. Fischer doesn’t agree.”

Chuck Wolfe, CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, similarly praised Grenell for taking on the role in comments to the Washington Blade.

“Good for him,” Wolfe said. “We applaud the participation of out professionals in government and politics. Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, serving openly is important. It allows you to speak honestly about yourself and the LGBT community to colleagues inside campaigns and government offices.”

Grenell‘s first days with the Romney campaign haven’t been without controversy of a different sort: On Friday he apologized for past mocking tweets about Newt and Callista Gingrich, including ones that postulated, “do you think callista’s hair snaps on?” and “what’s higher? The number of jobs newt’s created or the number of wives he’s had?”

(h/t BuzzFeed)

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  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:58am

    NEXT HEADLINE!!!!
    Romeny gets heat for firing gay spokesperson!!!!

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    • JL320
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:17am

      Vote Constitution Party. Show the republican party enough is enough. The democrats have become extremists, the republicans have become liberals. It’s time for another choice.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:25am

      Romney..just proving that he can be the great flip flopper that he is so famous for…I mean after all..it is better than Ron Paul…a medical doctor whom Dondero reported refused to use the same facilities as gay people.. Too bad that Paul’s a Constitutionalist and wants to give every one their own personal freedom..reduce the monster government and balance the budget…We certainly don’t need anyone like that.

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:27am

      .
      Mitt, God said not to put that in your mouth in the first place, or anywhere else as far as that goes….

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    • 000degrees
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:31am

      Can anyone say “politics”…….At this point who cares????? The mission is to replace obama. Don’t you get it???????

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    • Treaty
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:50am

      000DEGREES, are you kiddin’ me when you say “who cares”?!? It’s buffoons like you that got us this horrible candidacy. Romney is a joke. Obama can have the Whitehouse for all I care. Maybe after America suffers for another 4 years under Obama they‘ll understand that there’s a lot of us that aren’t going to support a RINO. Nope. Not me. I‘m sitting’ this one out. I’ll vote for every other position on the ballot but not the Presidency. I can’t in good conscience support him.

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    • turkey13
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:57am

      I don’t understand why anyone is getting upset! We all know what Que_rs do. Also remember what Bill Clinton said after Monica got caught with her knee pads on under Bill’s desk – “Thats not sex.”

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    • mils
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:08am

      i don’t have a problem with who gets hired
      unless the person is an ax murderer/child molester…
      Mitt has made a fortune in his life time..in knowing how to pick the right person for the job..
      Fire this person, and obama campaign will go wild in stirring up more bs..
      Someone being gay just isn’t on my radar. I don’t care.

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    • bpodlesnik
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:13am

      @TREATY You don’t seem to have any conscience if you can just spout off that Obama can have 4 more years. You obviously don’t think that our country is in a live or die situation. Do you think this election is a joke? That not voting is going to do any good for this country? Whether you like it or not there has to be an election, and there has to be a winner. If your fine with the communist who is running our country, and are okay with what has happened and is happening to this great country, then stay at home. And if Obama wins, you’ll have to live the rest of your life knowing that you did nothing to help stop him. I for one, am not going to let that happen. I want my nieces to grow up in a free and great country. I want every generation after me to enjoy that.

      And just to point out your hypocrisy, you criticized 000Degrees for saying “who cares” and then you continue to say that you don’t care.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:14am

      Mitt hired a gay spokesman. So what.

      First ABO.

      Second, gays are going to realize over time that they are victims. Social science will proves this out. Gays are going to leave the lifestyle.

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    • LongRange
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:20am

      JL320,
      Yea, you show them… Go ahead and reelect Obama by voting for a party with no chance. Romney will be vastly better than Obama!

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    • LongRange
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:23am

      Treaty,
      Are you nuts, America will never recover from a second Obama term.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:29am

      ASHES. Ron Paul is what I would call a “Gay Guilter.” Ron Paul can’t reconcile the internal guilt he feels for being a homophobic, so he panders to the LGBT community by endorsing Gays in the Military, endorsing a “don’t ask/don’t tell era Military Gay activist (and traitor btw) Pvt Bradley Manning and pretty much endorsing Gay marriage by passing the buck to the states. Dondero isn’t the only one who has said Paul is a homophobe btw. Paul’s Gay guilt has made him “over-compensate” a bit in the pandering dept…

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    • Look4DBigPicture
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:32am

      This is a non-issue. Is Fischer a member of the Westboro Baptist Church? If not, he acts like he is.

      Our country is crumbling and this guy is side-tracking issues with garbage. If the gay guy is competent and does an excellent job, then Romney hired the right person.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:40am

      this was obviously a political calculation. i thought you all supported mitt romney because he isnt a typical washington politician?

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:42am

      Ron Paul has Michael Scheuer (former head of the CIA Bin Laden unit) who not only agrees with his foreign policy, but fully endorses his candidacy. Col. McGregor, and Col. Anthony Schaffer (operation dark heart) also agrees with Paul’s foreign policy. As does the military who gave Paul more donations than ALL OF THE OTHERS COMBINED, INCLUDING OHMAMMA.

      Romney hires “twinkle toes” to be his adviser. What a sick joke.

      You‘d better hope he doesn’t get the nomination in Tampa. I will not in good conscience vote for this clown either. No more holding my nose and voting for the lesser of two evils.
      Goldman Sachs vs Goldman Sachs 2012? (No F’n way)

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    • jlcook
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:48am

      @ Mr.Fitnah LMAO!! Nice one…

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    • jlcook
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:50am

      @ Jefferson, We get it, he lost sorry.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:03am

      JEFFERSON. Scheuer has some real professional “baggage” and is a very VOCAL anti-Semite and Israel hater. Any Military Officer /Senior NCO who aligns himself in any way with the disgraced, record embellishing Adam Kokesh “Vets for Paul” might not be someone who I would take seriously.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:05am

      @ Treaty

      I am with you brother, if the republicans want to McCain us again, then they are in for a rude awakening. They call it “my vote”, because it belongs to me, Romney aint getting it.

      I am a conservative Christian first, i just vote republican, because they generally line up closer on what I believe in. The RINO, mormon, big governemnt Romeny is not from the same camp, and never has been.

      A Romney White house is more dangerous than an Obama white house. We know Obama is the enemy, and I would rather have a enemy, then a sheep in wolves clothing. If Romney wins, then in 2014, the dems will take back the house and senate, and we will have progressives running the whole show. I would rather republican house, and hopefull senate just block Obama for four more years, until Republicans can extract their heads from their butts, and get a real candidate worthy of my conservative vote.

      They did it to themselves. Let them pay the price/

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:27am

      @TIME..No Time..Paul is a true Constitutionalist..meaning he supports personal freedom..even though some of them go against what he personally feels..and as for the military? At least had he been President..5 thousand of our men wouldn’t have died in the military..even Mormons prefer Ron Paul..I’m betting that those red colored glasses you have on are going to fall off pretty soon Time..still love ya Time. http://www.mormonforpresident.us/ron-paul-for-president-2012/mormon-perspective-support-ron-paul.html

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:43am

      ASHES. Justin Beiber might make a better POTUS than Ron Paul, and his supporters are just as vocal. You guys should meld the Beiber and Paul Revolution together. Might get Paul some of that female support he desperatley needs, or you guys might get a date out of it at the very least, lol.

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    • db321
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:59am

      I am not going to jump to conclusions – but if Romney hands the White House back to Obama on a Silver platter – America will be PO!

      Romney – you need to understand one thing – we are not voting for you – we are voting to get Obama out of the WH and put God back in America – Romney – get off your high horse – you and Obama are not God!

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:03pm

      @TIME Believe me Time..Ron Paul has all the female supporters that he could ever want..and the women for Ron Paul have beauty and brains..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiKh9Ko3mw4
      and here are the crowds Time…maybe if you started using your brain..you could initiate an intelligent conversation with one..
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgsg7a-Ok8Q&feature=player_embedded

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:06pm

      we told ya’ll that after the primary he would move to the middle instead of to the right.

      looks like the lesser to two evils just got more evil

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:39pm

      Mr.Fitnah
      “NEXT HEADLINE!!!!”

      MSNBC lists the headline as, “Romney Gets Hot Gay Spokesman”.

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    • Saywhatonemoretime
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:03pm

      bpodlesnik,
      what part of voting for the lesser of two evils did you not understand.?

      People are dam tired of getting the same pos every election.

      Rep and Dems are the same dam thing…2 headed snake.

      this is not just about getting rid of soetoro the pos , it is about getting back to the constitution.

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:18pm

      @Time2MakeYetAnotherFailedAttempt2DiscreditThePaulCampaign.

      Ahh yess.. The “guilt by association” tactic. How predictable.

      So if Michael Scheuer (who was one of the TOP experts on the Middle Eastern terrorism) calls Israel out for carrying out terror attacks, then he is classified an “Israel Hater?”
      You sound like Janeane Garofalo when she doesn’t have intelligent rebuttal. She just starts accusing people of racism. Typical tactic of the left.
      FAIL

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    • resme
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:28pm

      So, Not wanting to send foreign aid to any country, and go to war for israel, Is anti-semetic? America first bro, America first. ( Also includes jews in america )

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    • Watchingtheweasels
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:29pm

      Ooodegrees, the mission is not to replace Obama. The mission is to replace Obama with a chief executive who will roll back the abuses of his administration, eliminate his executive orders, fire his political appointees, and nominate strong conservatives to the Supreme Court. Mitt Romney is a Massachuestts liberal who will do none of these things, and has a track record of nominating democrat judges in a 60%-40% ratio when given the option. Now he’s throwing Ted Nugent under the bus, and pandering to the gay lobby.

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    • c0mm0nsense
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 2:22pm

      @ ashestoashes
      You may want to inform “Time” aka “Yepimahomophobe” On his statement concerning Ron Paul passing the buck to the states on Gay Marriage. That no where in the US Constitution does it mention anything about “Gay Marriage” or in fact Marriage at all. Making it a states issue. But I’m sure he already knows this being that he took an oath to defend it.

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    • hechafteth
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 2:47pm

      Interesting move, needless to say. The first thing it does is to separate him from the racist, misogynistic, homophobic jesus-beaters of the trigger-happy right wing (but seriously, YOU f-ers sound like democrats to me) and simplifies the issue with hiring the best qualified “human” despite what his/her personal lifestyle may be.

      America to me means being to able to do whatever the hell I want as long as I’m prepared to face the consequences for any of my actions that are contrary to the constitutional rule of law. Being a gay man in America offends only the intolerant, ignorant, and fanatical religious proseltyziers, not the Constitution of the United States.

      Perhaps none of you remembers the name of the greatest AND homosexual general of the Revolutionary War? Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben?

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:07pm

      We cannot hate Romney for being Romney. He is a self proclaimed progressive that has been pro gun laws, pro choice, pro tax increases, pro war, pro debt, pro big government, and anti freedom.

      As far as the decision to put a gay on the staff, does he think that is going to get him votes? You can write off the gay and black votes. Dont even bother trying to get them to vote for the GOP.

      McCain got crushed by Obama last time and that was with most of the GOP saying “just vote for him instead of Obama”. That plan doesnt work. You have to have energetic people supporting you. There is so little Romney offers as a candidate its really sad. This will be a worse beat down than McCain vs Obama. People are sick of the establishment shoving candidates down our throats.

      I will be voting for Ron Paul. I am voting for principles. Many other Americans will be doing the same and so the choice is yours. You can either vote for Romney and have Ron Paul split the votes or you can go with the “ABO” plan and vote for Ron Paul. The ball is in your court establishment, we will see if you are playing against the left or for the left this year.

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    • girlnurse
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:14pm

      @RANGERP: You know…keep talking you are seriously convincing me. I was going to vote Romney but hearing God in my heart, this article, and now you….I do not think I can vote for this heathen with a clear conscience. It looks like I might sit this one out…maybe America does need 4 more years of Bo to let them see how serious this really is…

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    • girlnurse
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:17pm

      BTW, the key here is “openly gay spokesman”. If he was just a gay man without being militant about his “gayness”…we wouldn’t know anything about it now would we? NO, Mittens wants EVERYONE to know he is coddling and excepting to the gay agenda!

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:33pm

      @girl
      exactly. i dont care if he is gay or not in his personal life. but if he is openly talking about his homosexuality, then i do not think he is the best person for the job. especially if we are talking about the republican spokesman for foreign policy. wouldnt this be really ironic and hypocritical for republicans?

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    • YAHSHUARULES
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:03pm

      THAT IS THE LAST STRAW! For all you who are yelling about how the country is on the verge of destruction so what is a little compromise of allowing a homosexual to be given a prominent position on a suposedly conservative moral candidate’s team…REASON THIS COUNTRY IS CLOSE TO DESTRUCTION is because we have COMPROMISED BIBLICAL JUDEAO/CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IT WAS FOUNDED ON. Your concern over anything other then returning to the Founders Vision and Principles is a waste of time. Until “Nature’s God (The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob) and Natures Law” (10 commandments) is put back this country is doomed. There is no good without God. Man’s best effort without God is filthy rags. Humanism, Secularism, Relativism, Amorality have got us here. For your information support of Homosexuality is a COMMUNIST MANIFESTO PLANK! It is part of the grinding down and dumbing down and corrupting of America. Its crap like this from Romney which makes me wonder if he is any better then Obama. I will not vote nor can I vote for anyone who supports the queer agenda. I trust in the Almighty and that HIS WILL BE DONE! I will not compromise again. To many times voting for the lesser of two evils and still every time we got evil!
      Shame on Romney, where is his decency and morality now! He is supporting and furthering the destruction of this country. Don’t believe me then watch this and will talk:
      AGENDA GRINDING DOWN OF AMERICA:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l87QBrvrrs

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    • trickball
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 5:08pm

      This is no surprise! Romney has a long record of supporting gay groups along with Ann Coulter and alos Chris Christie. Remember the log-cabin Repuublicans are suppost to be a gay Republican group. I would not be surprise if the very first agenda on Romney’s plate as President is to pass a law for gay marriage.

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    • Look4DBigPicture
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:03pm

      @RANGERP…Sounds like sour grapes to me.

      This year isn’t a typical Democratic/Republican election … this year is a fight against Marxism. We can’t get all emotional, stomp our feet, and walk away from it. Romney’s not my choice either, but like Glenn says … “He’s not a commie.”

      You’re not alone, Mr Fitnah. Many of us a disgruntled and unhappy with our choice. At least, with a conservative Congress, we have a fighting chance of survival with Romney. Not so with Obama. Obama will continue to dig his heels in deeper, surround his administration, and fill the courts with even more radicals, while vetoing everything that comes out of Congress.

      Either you‘re for what’s in the best interest of the country or you’re not. A no vote would indicate you’re not.

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    • MAMMY_NUNN
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:06pm

      At least the right will admit and take claim while the left will deny and blame others.

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    • Sicboy
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 7:10pm

      sounds to me like romneys liberal ways are showing up a little to early to be elected President.

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    • greatgrandma
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 7:15pm

      What about Obama hiring two,not one, but two devout Muslims to handle Homeland Security?

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 7:35pm

      @COMMON SENSE..If you return to this thread..Welcome back Common!!..I understand that though Ron Paul is ignored by the media..Ron Paul is going strong and winning delegates. I assume that you have been busy working it..Last I remember seeing your posts..you were doing that in your community.. What a blessing you are Common.!!.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:29pm

      Time and all the rest of you RINO’s on here. Go ahead and let the establishment pick their puppet again. The whole entire race so far, from the beginning, was directed at Romney getting the nomination. They did not count on the organization and knowledge of the rules by Paul’s supporters, and now they are having a hard time with it. More fraud going on in the primary process, but Paul supporters, for the most part, are winning the battles for delegates. The MSM is not telling you this and you all just go along with what they are telling you. I laugh at your mindset. If you all allow the now corrupt GOP to put Romney as the nominee, do not complain when Obama gets a second term, or try to blame, Ron Paul for it. It will be all of you. Time_2 is a liberal thinker. He tries to come off as this big Conservative, but I have seen through him. He gives quotes constantly from the “father of classical liberalism,” who Karl Marx agreed with some of his thinking. Go and look at some of his posts.It is sad to see an Obama supporter fool some people, but not me. They are scared that Paul will get the nomination, and he is real close to it.

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    • 000degrees
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:30pm

      Yeah…..I’m the problem…What happens the next time you don’t get your “perfect” candidate? You going to pick up your ball and go home then also???

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:36pm

      OOD, What can I say to a person with as thick a skull as yours?

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:49pm

      ROMNEY LIKE OBAMA WILL NOT GO AFTER THE WHITE VOTE.

      Once again Romney gives us the FINGER. Its as if John McCain is running this Romney campaign.
      Did someone threaten Santorum?

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:43pm

      Love this guy… George Soros is the Best…..

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wAkKl3Y8xmQ#!

      Thanks Glenn for showing me the Way…..

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:46pm

      HOW DID WE GET OBAMA…. Lets look at Facts..

      Romney took out all the Conservatives in 08…. Left with McCain Obama walked to victory… Thanks Mitt.

      Now in 12 Mitt Romney has taken out all the Conservatives leaving us with NEWT and Paul

      Look what happens next…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wAkKl3Y8xmQ#!

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    • RJL
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 7:33am

      What did anyone expect from “the severely conservative chosen one”.

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    • The Jewish Avenger
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 9:37am

      Well, good thing he told that old fart that he didn’t agree with gay marriage… I‘m sure we’ll all remember that when he makes it mandatory law or drop road funding… like when states held out on drinking age as 18 instead of 21.

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    • PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:40am

      Because of the “hate crime” law..which should have never been passed, homosexuals are now a PROTECTED CLASS. It is against the law to cause them “mental harm”. Also, Canada’s hate crime law puts a person in prison for 5 years. Bullies in reverse. Everything is turned upside down. Perverts are a protected class.

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    • Hollywood
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 1:58pm

      EXACTLY!
      NEW NEWS! Obama hires a dog sitter. Otherwise known as a Preparation Chef!

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    • P8riot
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 4:48pm

      Wow – I guess the whole hate the sin, love the sinner thing has gone out the window nowadays.

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    • marhee9
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 9:31pm

      Mitt Romney can hire who he wants, as long as they’re not communists. Sexual preference needs to saty out of this election. It’s the economy stupid! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJC5Zw-ggrc

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  • KingCanon
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:53am

    So Romney is already MARRIOTing!
    Paint gay any way you want to but it will never be appropriate!

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:59am

      But they are Americans,, and do vote, so if they are Conservative, whether gay, straight, black , green, white, Eskimo, left handed, ETC, we must band together and send Barry packing. Then the hard part, Getting Mitt to stay the Conservative course. You , I’m staying home and not voting are , Well, Idiots??

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    • b.mclane
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:23pm

      GOOD LORD!!! CALM DOWN PEOPLE. Mitt is not advocating for the Gay lifestyle, he merely hired who he thought was the best person for the job. ISN’T THAT WHAT A REASONABLE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO? STAY OUT OF YOUR BUSINESS AND JUDGE AN EMPLOYEE BY THEIR MERITS??? He had an openly gay dude working for him in his Governor’s office. Do all you FAKE Freedom lovers think the Constitution ONLY applies to straights?? Its AMAZING how skiddish and volatile UBBER CONSERVATIVES are. BTW: if the future of this nation depends on getting Obama out of office like UBBERS SAY OVER AND OVER AND OVER , then You Romney Haters should gladly vote for Mitt or you are THE BIGGEST HYPOCRITES IN THE WORLD!!

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    • girlnurse
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:21pm

      @BMCLANE: “openly gay spokesman” get it?!
      Advancing the gay AGENDA…not just a “gay guy”! If that was the case we wouldn’t know about it.
      Its none of our business about peoples sexual choices! Does Romney call himself the “heterosexual candidate”? Get real and wake up!

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    • tzion
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:22pm

      Oh come on. We aren’t voting for the gay guy. And he was hired to speak on foreign policy. If it was for social issues that would be a problem but that’s just not the case. Unless someone can show me that Romney hired the guy BECAUSE he was gay I’ve got no problem. The guy has a right to make a living working any job he can get. I don‘t approve of his personal choices but it’s not as though I can really do anything about it.

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    • Naps
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:57am

      Another Blaze B.S article. If Mitt “Ken Doll”Romney Romney should be taking heat for anything it should be for his top 3 contributors.(Banks,Banks,Banks). And for being the Heavyweight Champ of Flip Flopping. This Election is a joke. The only candidate who has a clue is portrayed as a kook. Only because smart people are considered “Crazy” in a world full of IDIOTS.
      Ron Paul 2012

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  • chuck_in_st_paul
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:53am

    I’ll gladly stand with any conservatives who happen to be queer. This sounds like another media megaphone anti Romney hit piece. While I am greatly concerned about Romney‘s squishy ’conservatism’, this item is all about divorcing some of the base from supporting him.

    I‘ll agree with those above who think we’ve been McLamed again. The establishment GOP is terrified of going full on convervative and yet, the evidence of modern times is that it is a message well accepted by the majority of Americans. I was going to stay home if Romney became the candidate, but there are important votes for Congress and judgeships to consider so I’ll vote once again, but with trepidations.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:56am

      Then you are standing with the man that the establishment is pawning off on you.. Helloo..I”m Mitt Romnae..I usually hang up at that point..Have you seen the crowds that Ron Paul pulls.?. He gets thousands to Mitts hundred or so..Romney cannot beat Obama..Ron Paul can and he is going strong..It is not being reported in the media..He is not the Rothchild‘s Federal Reserve’s darling..these others are. .Even is we got Romney..he is no different than Obama..he just goes under the guise of a Conservative..which he is not.. He is big government and has absolutely no plan to downsize or balance our budget.. So if the Republican party loses this time around and Mitt was the nominee..have no fear..you will get the same conceptual government.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:25am

      ASHES. Ron Paul is what I would call a “Gay Guilter.” Ron Paul can’t reconcile the internal guilt he feels for being a homophobic, so he panders to the LGBT community by endorsing Gays in the Military, endorsing a “don’t ask/don’t tell era Military Gay activist (and traitor btw) Pvt Bradley Manning and pretty much endorsing Gay marriage by passing the buck to the states. Dondero isn’t the only one who has said Paul is a homophobe btw. Paul’s Gay guilt has made him “over-compensate” a bit in the pandering dept…

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    • mils
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:07pm

      go ahead…let your country down by either NOT voting…OR voting for a third party candidate that does NOT HAVE A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN HELL of winning…
      You know by doing these things youare guaranteeing OBAMA A SECOND TERM.. you know it..spout off all y’all want to..but try standing behind/with the Republican candidate..
      !!!! ..NEXT ELECTION 2016..ROLL out that third party, let’s see what you have to offer, maybe all conservatives will agree and vote for that candidate…
      HOWEVER…THIS IS NOT THE TIME..our nation is falling apart.. and Obama needs to go away…not be reelected by your non vote or vote for the non winning third party.

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    • YAHSHUARULES
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:13pm

      No such thing as a gay conservative. You have been indoctrinated into the homosexual agenda. This is a COMMUNIST PLANK for the corrupting of American values and morals:
      24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.

      25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.

      26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”

      To many times voting for the lesser of two evils and still every time we got evil!
      Shame on Romney, where is his decency and morality now! He is supporting and furthering the destruction of this country. Don’t believe me then watch this and then we will talk:
      AGENDA GRINDING DOWN OF AMERICA:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l87QBrvrrs

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  • FreedomPurveyor
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:51am

    Homosexuality is not a political position, fools.

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    • GMP
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:06am

      Couldn’t have said it better myself.

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    • Look4DBigPicture
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:29am

      Agree!

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    • RLTW
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:41am

      Agree, totally

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:43am

      The man is being hired as a foreign policy spokesman, not to queer our schools or push a sexual agenda onto young people.

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    • bonhoeffer
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:04am

      Agreed. I am sick to my a** of hearing what sexuality someone is. I could not care less who that man loves as long as he isn’t shoving some gay agenda on others. Remember boys and girls: The constitution promises equal rights given by God and what God has given you do not have the right to take away whether you agree with his personal choices or not. That includes his right to pursue happiness in his career choice. We don’t get to pick and choose which part of the constitution we like it applies equally to every human who has not reduced their rights due to criminal activity.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:40am

      Hire a Gay… and find out the Hard Way!

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:50am

      If Richard Genell is a communist or a radical of a warped ideology, I will put my foot down & ask Romney, “what were you thinking?” Romney, a very smart businessman, SURROUNDS himself with CAPABLE personnel…THAT is most important for success and we will benefit in the long run. With Mr. G experience, I trust Romney made a good choice. The other “stuff” Mr.G will deal with that on a personal level.
      Just a thought, wasn’t there a city official..maybe a mayor..was a man but felt more comfortable dressing as a woman.?..someplace in Oregon or Wash.State..can’t remember the N/W state. Showed pics of him dressed in a dress and never heard if the citizens of that town were still happy with the mayor’s leadership, despite his choice of clothing.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:34pm

      @FreedomPurveyor
      “Homosexuality is not a political position, fools.’

      It’s also not a missionary position, either. : )
      (end sarcasm)

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    • Ars21689
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:45pm

      Thank you, a friend of mine from high school had a brother who was gay and was a huge conservative. People need to get over this, its not a big deal.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:56pm

      i dont think the sexuality of a spokesman should be a consideration but since he is openly gay, he has only himself to blame

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    • YAHSHUARULES
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:22pm

      You are SO WRONG! Yeah homosexuality IS A POLITICAL POSTITION; its called COMMUNISM. It is one of the planks in the COMMUNIST manifesto. Don’t believe me here:
      24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.

      25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.

      26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”

      Find out why its such a big deal as part of the
      AGENDA: GRINDING DOWN AMERICA
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l87QBrvrrs

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:49am

    Don’t ask, don’t tell.

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  • EP46
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:49am

    This is a temporary assignment …is this the best person for the job ? Will this man help remove obama from the White House ?

    What we need to worry about is:
    is obama the best person to be president ?
    is Holder the best person to be Atty. General and possibly next Supreme Court Justice ?
    is Janet Napolitano the best person to head Homeland Security ?
    are Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan the types we want appointed to the Supreme Court?
    do we want a group of unelected czars making laws and writing policy for the U.S. ?

    What we must concentrate on is how to make sure obama is a one term potus…stay focused !

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    • samandiam
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:05am

      Amen & Amen! Hasn’t been said better yet!

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    • kickagrandma
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:45am

      Disagree. What we need is a GODly man in our house, period.

      We cannot serve two masters. We cannot be lukewarm. We are either in or out, a CHRISTIAN nation or not. If we are not, we are doomed. If we return to GOD and return HIM to our country, our schools, our lives, we have a chance at survival. There is NO other way.

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    • bonhoeffer
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:05am

      Well said

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    • spurjimmy
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:10am

      So many religious people complain about the nanny state taking our freedom and rights. What do you call it when you try to suppress another persons rights with your condescending remarks?

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    • rockstone
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:01pm

      Let me suggest this then. Consider that tossing the gay agenda out on it’s ear may be one step in the right direction.

      Why the need to placate gays in order to beat him?

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    • Biddle
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:41pm

      There exists a Christian nation…..its called the Church. Its members reside across the four corners of the globe…its temporal home is earth. Its destiny is eternity. There will be no “Christian” nation as far as a physical place on earth, for we know that His kingdom IS NOT of this world. Now that said, there are many pockets of the globe where His name is lifted high and His rule is clearly seen. But this does not belong to one nation / country / place. Wheat and tares until the end. Days of Noah. Gospel goes out the four corners. PERIOD. Countries do not need to be bombed, they need to be delivered with the message of Christ. For all our knowledge and technology, our country has been found lacking indeed. Peace.

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  • clara7480
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:48am

    and so the end begins.

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  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:47am

    There are some intelligent remarks here, and some not so much. I would remind you that Glenn does not discriminate. But the big picture as decent Christians is loving the sinner, hateing the sin. I refuse to treat people as anything other than God’s children, and most of the world are coming around to Christ’s point of view. (at least non muslims). Bet your life if he’s the best, Mitt will hire him, and I want him to do that same thing during his presidency. This country needs the best it has to turn around this mess, no matter if a few folks on the Blaze like it or not. And anyway, who the heck do you all think bloggers here are, rulers of the universe? I know for sure I’m not.

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    • Treader1
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:09am

      How can he be the best choice if he offends Romney’s base? I find the actions of individual gays and the gay community at large to be very offensive to my moral views. Trolling for sex in public restrooms, profaning Christian icons, etc. put me on edge. How am I supposed to support a candidate who hires one?

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    • BenInNY
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:08am

      “Trolling for sex in public restrooms, profaning Christian icons, etc. put me on edge. How am I supposed to support a candidate who hires one?”
      —————————————————————
      Treader, I suppose you have some sort of proof that every homosexual does these things? Or that no straight person does? Seriously think about that. I bet you‘ve been friends with a few gay people and will never be the wiser because they aren’t “out” and most never have or will do these things. Beyond that it seems to me a fellow conservative is this and only this: someone to join with to work toward political victory.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:10am

      Kind of like hiring a gay “Czar” be the head of school curriculums..where children are taught that homosexuality is normal and acceptable..just like heterosexualty.. these are subversive tactics..ones that Communistists use to demoralize a nation..which has been done to us for the past 20 yrs or so.. Did anyone think that it was strange that with the Obama presidency..came an entire cabinet of Czars? I had only heard of this in Russia…a Communist country.. how far we have come.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:42am

      ASHES, ASHES… A Ron Paul subversive calling others as being subversive with their tactics, tsk, tsk, tsk. Pot calling kettle black. IMO, the Paul subversives are working WITH the Obama subversives in this election cycle just like in ‘08.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:37am

      @Time..the order of this country has been for a long time going to the NWO..Henry Kissinger..diplomat for Nixon is on record saying so..George H W Bush was the first President to mention the NWO and Kissinger was on record saying that the American people wouldn’t like it…but it was best for them… It is what is and has been being taught in our Communist colleges for quite some time now..how we have to lower our standards (aka become a 3rd world country and pay higher energy costs) to allow other 3rd world countries to come up to our standards. Henry Kissinger was suspected of having Ben Laden for a client.. Hermann Goering in essence said it is the same in any country..for the leaders wanting to go to war..they make the people think they are going to be attacked..then criticize the skeptics for their lack of patriotism. even the Mormons realize the truth of Ron Paul.. the doctor and educator..the man who has lived by his principles, defended our Constitution.. and worked for our best interests..devoid of self or special interests.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:32pm

      @jenny
      glad to see your faith in mitt romney is so strong. but consider this job is a SPOKESMAN. This is the guy who will be in front of the cameras and representing your campaign. This was a political calculation by mitt romney and shows the kind of campaign he is goign to run (right to the middle).

      Do you really believe a homosexual is a good choice to be speaking about your campaign’s foreign policy? Seems kind of odd. Maybe mitt romney doesnt care that much about foreign policy afterall

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    • cgnick
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 2:22pm

      Most of the Blaze posters are fascists. They may not realize it but neither did most the people who helped to put Hitler in power until it was too late. The Blaze is haven for the prejudiced rightwing fringe who like to consider themselves Christians and patriots. Most are not very Christ like at all and think that calling anyone who they disagree with Marxist or a commie makes them a patriot. Ignorance is bliss and many of these Blaze bloggers have permagrin.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:34pm

      Ashes, Time_2 is a liberal in disguise to sway people from Paul as that is what they are really afraid of, Paul winning the nomination. I have seen him on many occasions quoting the father of classical liberalism, someone who Karl Marx held views of the like. Pay him no mind.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:06pm

      @WEST COAST..I had to smile today as I thought of Time..he says that he attacks and runs toward what he fears most and what he fears most is Ron Paul….I also have heard it said amongst televangelists is that what one fears most is what will happen to one..and I am believing that for Time.. I believe that Ron Paul will win the nominee.. As for me West Coast..I fear God the most and I know that He was and is and always will be.. and if we don’t get Ron Paul..then that is just the game plan according to our Creator..and we’d better fasten our seatbelts and get ready..what is it? 7 yrs of tribulation which will be cut in half? Then the millenial reign.. I just want to be ready..so either way West Coast..we can’t lose hope..I am glad there are those of us with eyes wide open. Blessings..

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  • bill984
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:44am

    obviously romney can pander with the best of them.

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    • b.mclane
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 1:30pm

      How is it “pandering” if Romney does as he says he would? He has said over and over he judges by merit and not personal facts.Is that NOT WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS??? Some here sound like every Romney employee has to pass your FARRRRRRRRRRR RIGHT rules. The spokesperson job does not reflect your personal sexuality. If he was good enough for Bush he is good enough for Romney.These paranoid comments on this blog make all Republicans look as stupid as the Lefties paint us. The dude is not speaking for homosexuality issues he will speak on what Romney advocates.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:24pm

      i dont believe for a second that this guy just happend to be the most qualified. first of all, the top 10 or so people are equally qualified and it just comes down to who you want to appeal to. obviously, mitt is trying to get the gay vote, or at least have them stay home instead of voting for obama

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 8:17am

      All he needs now is a few communists and muslims on staff and maybe a domestic terrorist or two and he will will be indistinguishable from Obama.

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  • ThomasUSA
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:43am

    Content of character is what is important to me. Are they the best professionally? Do they uphold the spirit and letter of the Constitution? What principals and values do they live their life by?

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:43am

    .
    Somebody get Mitt a wet towel……

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  • Faith_Grace
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:38am

    …Yes the Bible says homosexuality is wrong. The Bible says to lie and cheat is a sin. In the eyes of God is any one sin worse than the other???? If this man is an honest, hardworking, gay man that is right for the job…Isn’t that better than a dis-honest, cheating, lazy straight man?
    The Bible also tells me not to judge! Gay people will have to be judged by God…NOT me!

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    • notatoomah
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:01am

      Regardless, as stated before, sexual preference has nothing to do with running the country.

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    • the68
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:18am

      Actually, it is a misconception that all sins are exactly the same; sins are similar to each other, yes, but definitely not the “same”. Don’t worry though, it is a common misconception probably based on many Christians understanding of Romans 3:23 (For all have sinned…). The best analogy I can really come up with for sin is to think of it like a cut; all cuts are the same in that they bleed and mark us as imperfect, much like sin does. However, cuts also vary in severity and consequences; some will heal in a matter of time, some will take a long time to heal and cause scars, some may cause life-long damage and very serious ones will result in bleeding to death. Sin is much the same; we as humans have all had our cuts and scrapes, making us equally imperfect before God. However, the sins we commit do vary in severity and will result in varying consequences. This is why the Bible prescribes very different and varying punishments for different sins depending on their severity (capital punishment for the most heinous offenses, trickling down to less serious punishments such as giving up personal belongings and making things right for less serious offenses).

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    • chasbronson
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:33am

      That is a good analogy 68. **** sexuality is sin leading to death. It is classified under the abomination list.The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.They have neither .To appoint them to leadership positions is foolish.That is not hate .That is truth.

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    • Faith_Grace
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 7:13am

      Peoples merits should be regarded on their integrity and their character and hard work. I agree with you. Like I said…I am not here to judge anyone……All of us has sin…half these people on this forum probably watch porn on the internet while their spouses are asleep in bed……Are they any better than a gay person???????

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    • Biddle
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:44pm

      Amen.
      your pockets are much lighter without carrying those stones arent they?! good stuff.

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:27am

    Frankenstein picking his Igors.

    Still better than the Beast picking it’s teeth.

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  • noproblems
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:26am

    It starts. I hope you Republican kool-aid drinkers (those who would vote for any republican) undresatnd that having no, or hiding your, core beliefs is not sign of a great leader. Romeny ios a career politician backed by career republicans using suoer pac money to get elected.

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    • noproblems
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:35am

      OMG – I need to spell check.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:41am

      Exactly. He is the establishment NWO goon. He will grovel and suck up to any “protected group” in order to be president. He thinks he has the conservatives in the bag so now he is starting to court “the protected classes”. You know them, they are everybody that is not a white male.

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    • jnobfan
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:49am

      Nothing to worry about – he’s just clearing the Etch a Sketch for the general election.

      The beat goes on. Obama added 197 billion to the deficeit in Feb and 220 billion in March and it barely got in the news. Romney has no plans to reduce the actually spending just slow the increase in spending. Romney wants to lower the tax rate for the rich but close loopholes so the rich pay more taxes. Get where this is going yet comrades??
      Abortion,gay stuff,guns,wars,healthcare,college loans,GSA, final 4 brackets none of this will matter soon because unless you you are in the top 5% you will only be concerned with be able to pay for food and electricity. The math is the truth – not what I say or what you see on the news. 2 Trillion dollars a year deficeit in 2012 trumps everyting.

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    • RRFlyer
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:51am

      So I take it you people want Obama back? For me, it’s ABO in 2012

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:00am

      So hiring a gay guy is a crime? Did you get that out of a Ron Paul newsletter?

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    • EqualJustice
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:01am

      You need more than that….

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    • Naps
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 9:20am

      Ron Paul 2012 or more of the same. Your choice America.

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  • ChadFelixG
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:25am

    Conservatives choose the most qualified person for the job, they don’t “label” everything for quotas.

    Every gay person should support Conservatives as they are the ones fighting for freedom and security. Conservatives believe we should vote on issues and not have judges or mobs decide for us. They believe in less government control, freedom of speech and the right to protect yourself.

    I get that some religious conservatives disapprove of homosexuality, but remember that freedom includes things one does not approve of.

    Liberals are the ones who try and force their beliefs and opinions onto the masses…doing the opposite of whatever they do is not what Conservatives value.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:55pm

      the conservative position is to not put yourself into a group or category. sexuality is one of them. no conservative should go around talking about how they belong to a special group because of their eye color, ancestors, or sexuality. nobody deserves special treatment because we are all equal under God and the law

      With that said, I know this spokesman is not a conservative because no conservative would make a big deal about their sexuality. He may be a republican, but he is not a conservative (just like romney). so therefore he is NOT the best person for the job. Romney wanted to score political PC points or reward a friend – either one

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  • nuttyvet
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:25am

    Who cares? Really. As soon as we get out of everybody’s bedroom, maybe we can focus on the real issues this country is facing.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:25am

    I see Romney saying: ‘I can be an A$$ — get use to it’!

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  • lisa2994
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:24am

    Exactly Grimmy!

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  • jsciai
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:21am

    Tempest in a teapot. Romney has repeated shown he knows how to find and use the best people for the job at hand. And, the job at hand is to beat Obama. Let’s not fly off the cuff and assume the worst about this new guy. I don’t know anything about him but I have to trust Romney and his election team to due what makes sense and what will help to get him elected. Hey, mistakes can be make and if this is one Romney will correct. it.

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    • Watchingtheweasels
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:46am

      As far as “finding the best person for the job”, when you hire a homosexual you’re hiring someone from perhaps 1%-2% of the population at best. You really have a hard time making the case that nowhere in the remaining 98%-99% of the population that someone equally or more qualified could not be found. This is gay affirmative action.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:56am

      To be totally honest. I have never seen a gay guy that was a lazy POS. They work their butts off. Property values actually INCREASE when they move into neighborhoods. That being said, I just don’t like the blantant “lets appeal to everybody” BS. The sucking up to “the protected ones”, because you better do it or else they will call you this or that. Just like McCain tried to do. At least the commie progs come right out and say they hate your guts and they don’t care about you. Like they do to white guys all the time. At least they have the balls to do that.

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    • Chet Hempstead
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:23pm

      Watchingtheweasels
      Gays are probably more like 3% or 4%, maybe as high as five, but that’s beside the point. Romney didn’t go looking for the best gay foreign policy spokesman. Everybody is part of some minority. You wouldn’t be asking if he could have found somebody equally qualified in the remaining majority if he had picked somebody left-handed or Jewish or of Indian descent or any other group that makes up less than ten percent of the population.

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  • Pink_Panther_Party
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:20am

    I have NEVER liked you, Mitt Romney and yet, I’ve been making an HONEST EFFORT to get enthused about your candidacy and trying to forget that Romneycare was at best, just a localized Obamacare, and at worst, THE INSPIRATION for Obamacare and this nightmare presidency that will undermine our country for decades to come (financially).

    But MITT OLD BOY, I can see myself just STAYING HOME on November 4th and looking for someplace to move where they like expats with money.

    Man, you don’t take a ROCK HARD STANCE against everything liberal, AND YOU ARE TOAST, BUCKWHEAT!

    We (collectively, no pun intended) ARE PI$$ED and we’re not swallowing (no pun intended) YET another lying, elite, establishment, RINO in sheeps (Biblical allegory gratefully embraced) clothing again!

    Get a clue or get lost, Mitthead!

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    • Watchingtheweasels
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:47am

      Amen, brother. This isn’t the man to save our country.

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:02am

      Smart, smart people. You must be awfully perfect to judge. Yes, just stay home….destroy this country!
      Conservatives don’t see color or sex….just doing a good job!

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    • notatoomah
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:08am

      And who is going to save the country? Hmm? In case you haven’t noticed, the fat lady has sung on the Republican Nomination. By all means, go throw your vote away on a third party, and you can have the bumper sticker for the next four years that says “It’s my fault, I didn’t vote at all”.

      So your candidate didn’t make it, neither did mine. You want Barrack Obama for 4 more years? You must be insane.

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    • LongRange
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:40am

      rangerp,

      Too bad… As a fellow Christian conservative, and vet, I am surprised you would surrender the Republic so easily. If more people have your attitude we can kiss off any chance of ever seeing the America we love again. Romney is not perfect (and not my first choice) but he gives us a chance.

      We do not have four more years Obama will irreversibly harm the nation if reelected. Please reconsider your position.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:31am

      Well the fat lady has not sung yet and all of you have written off the best candidate? The most Conservative of all the candidates to date? Why because Fox News says so? You guys just do not have a clue or what?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BpL6eQyXDs&feature=youtu.be

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgsg7a-Ok8Q&feature=youtu.be

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=AZJpU9WNGCk&feature=endscreen

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  • rangerp
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:19am

    and just another reason whey Romney the jelly fish RINO Progressive will never get my vote.

    We got McCained again, you would think we wold have learned after the last election, and elected someone with a spine to represent us. Romeny is more dangerous to us than Obama. At least we all know Obama is the enemey. I would rather have an enemy out there, then have someone in my own ranks that is trying to stab me in the back.

    The Tea Party did awsome in the 2010 elections, then they laid down and took a long nap. Now we pay a price, and lose another election, as I can guarantee you that I sit this one out.

    If Romeny is the answer for republicans, then I am no longer republican

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    • notatoomah
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:13am

      Then you are either a Democrat, or some obscure 3rd party member? Oh I get it, and independent. So, if you don’t vote for Romney, will you vote for Obama? Rosanne Barr? Scooby Doo?

      Just throw your vote away. I’ll send you a bumper sticker too.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:40am

      notatoomah

      Actually I am a Christian Conservative. they call it my vote, because it is mine. 99.9% of the time the Republican gets my vote.

      I vote for the conservative person on the ticket. Romney is not conservative, he is a big government progressive RINO. He does not get my vote. I will bet that many conservative christians feel the same way. the republican party failed to learn their lesson last election. Perhaps they will learn it this time. I will sit this one out. Try winning a election without christian conservatives, and see how well you do.

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    • chasbronson
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:46am

      I share your sentiment. I am quite disgruntled that we are being swandoogled into another establishment rino. I believe the conservative Christian base needs to boycott the republican party simply by rallying around a single write in candidate.It is indeed time for a third party if this nation is to survive.Those who are jumping on the Romney ship are the real sellouts not us.They are the ones who should be ashamed.Tell the republican party where to go.

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  • JohnInMA
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:18am

    It sounds more like Mr. Fischer is out for publicity than anything else. Or does he really want to prevent any gay people from being employed? And how does Romney’s selection of the guy telling his organization and people “like him” to “drop dead”? Stunt.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:19am

      I thought Neo- Libs judged people by groups……. If this guy will works hard to get rid of Obama good for Romney and America.

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  • grimmy
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:13am

    Get used to it people,Romney will do anything at this point to get the nomination,and will go after every block vote there is,gay,blacks etc…..All this doent mattter,what does matter is that odumbo is out in november.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:28am

      grimmy

      Why is is so important to replace Obama? Are you replacing him because he is pregressive and bad for America? If so, you will be replacing him with a RINO Progressive big governemnt in Romeny.

      Yea, I can not stand having Obama as president, but I do not buy into this whole mantra of any one but Obama. Romeny may drive the bus off the bus of the cliff at a slightly slower speed than Obama, but he still wants to drive it off the cliff.

      Here is the real kicker if we elect Romeny. By 2014, you know that the dems will take back the house and senate, then we will have progressives running everything, and Jelly Fish Romney will never slow them down, he will fold like a lawn chair from K Mart. At least if Obama wins, we can keep the congress in the hands of republicans, perhaps get the majority in the senate, and block Obama for four years until conservatives pull their head out of their butt, and find a real candidate.

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    • dissentnow
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:50am

      The republican party deserves Mitt Romney. After all of their talk about small government and the constitution, the republicans pick Romney, the least conservative out of anyone in the race, as their nominee. Good luck with that

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    • Banter
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:06am

      @RangerP

      It’s likely the next POTUS will nominate two Justices for SCOTUS. You can be 100% assured obama will nominate someone who thinks like he does. Very disturbing to the cause of liberty.

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    • notatoomah
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:18am

      RangerP, you have some screws loose. People like you are the ones that will be to blame if Romney loses. I hope you’re willing to live with that. By the time another term with Obama is over, we will be under such debt that we will never be out of it. Ever heard the term SOCIALISM? Has it ever worked?? That’s what you are submitting yourself to with this anti-Romney rhetoric at this point.

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    • justangry
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:32am

      Oh leave him alone. Nothing can convince me to vote for Romney either. Blame the GOP establishment for pushing more of the same on us, not Ranger. GOP wasn‘t going to win without RP’s supporters anyway and they pissed us off. So focus your flaming energy on me. I’m used to it.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:52am

      Too bad votes are “nuanced”. Meaning that I am voting for the person of the party that I am currently registered with but only because the other guy is so bad.

      Or yes I am voting for him but under protest. The Conservative party of New York votes Republican if they can;t run their own candidate. They caucus or work with the Republicans.

      We need Libertarian & Conservative party to be in each state. Sooner or later it we will “HOLLOW OUT” the Republican party & all that will be left will be the “money men”. The Republican party will die. These same money men hobnob with the money men of the Democrats anyway on the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR). The 2 party system is all but a sham.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:11am

      notatoomah

      Yep, I am fully aware that we are heading directly toward socialism, and Romeny is heading that same direction, just a little slower pace. Either way, big gov progressives, and they all head the same way.

      One again, I am a conservative first. My voter goes to the conservative. As it looks now, there is not a conservative in the race, and thus I sit this one out. Start stocking up on food, bullets, and water. Could be some interesting days ahead.

      Perhaps after McCain, then Romeny, the republicans will wake up, and get a candidate that conservative Christains can actually vote for.

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  • burnteye86
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:12am

    At least he’s not a commy

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    • noproblems
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:23am

      denial is not just a river that runs through Egypt. Etch a sketch will be the undoing of the Republican party. After participating in creating $16 trillion in debt, and nominating the Bushes, Dole, McCain and Romney, the Republican Party (along with the Demnocrat Party) deserve to be on the scrap heap of history.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:34am

      noproblems

      There are going to be gays in any administration of any party, Democrat, Republican or other. Some will be open & some will be closeted, but they will be there.

      We do not need to be out there trying to win the gay vote. Just based on past history the majority of gay voters will not vote Republican for the next 2 generations no matter what the position the Republican party takes in the now or in the future.

      We just have to live with LGBT with the way they are now. Neuroscience/psychology will get us the answers in the next 2 generations. Afterwards, I suspect there will many fewer LGBT in the future. Melvin Spittle posted a link a few days ago. So I did some web surfing & ended up at a blog that described the early life of a gay crusader called Harry Hays. Suffice it to say he was molested.
      That accounts for 1 category of people who become gay. Between better policing & neuroscience we won’t have anymore debates where a gay troll says “We are the way we are just accept it. We don’t know why & we don’t need to know”. That line of reasoning will not work in the future. There will be fewer gays in the future & the APA will once again flip flop. This time for the last time.

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    • YAHSHUARULES
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:28pm

      Yes he is a commie/ promoting Homosexuality is a plank in the COMMUNIST MANIFESTO among others:

      24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.

      25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.

      26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”

      27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with “social” religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a “religious crutch.”

      find out how bad it really is
      AGENDA: THE GRINDING DOWN OF AMERICA
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l87QBrvrrs

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  • Wilma
    Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:11am

    Another Etch-a-Sketch moment brought to you by the Romney campaign.

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