Once again the Christian Right Frankenstein monster that the GOP leadership happily created is threatening to derail the GOP in 2012 if Mitt Romney - gasp, a Mormon - is nominated to be the GOP candidate to oppose Barack Obama. While the real reason they hate Romney is his Mormon faith, a group of leading 
Christianist hate merchants has cobbled together a laundry list of supposed sins Romney has committed, not the least of which is to blame him for the advent of gay marriage in Massachusetts. Never mind that the Massachusetts Supreme Court played a pivotal role in marriage equality in that state. The question for the GOP leadership is when will it stand up to these vile and nasty people and exile them back to the political wilderness where they belong. Right Wing Watch has coverage on the ultimatum delivered by this group who's principal message is fear and hatred of all others who do not drink from the same vat of poisonous Kool-Aid. Here are some highlights:*
Right-wing activist and former California legislator Steve Baldwin has organized an open letter to “Conservative, Catholic and Evangelical Leaders” asking them to refuse support for Mitt Romney’s campaign for president. Already a number of activists including failed US Senate candidate and Tea Party hero Joe Miller; Rick Scarborough of Vision America; Brian Camenker of MassResistance; Linda Harvey of Mission America; Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association; Ted Beahr of WND and Movieguide; Gary Glenn of American Family Association-Michigan, Kelly Shackleford of the Liberty Institute; Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation; Floyd Brown of WND; Dick and Richard Bott of Bott Family Radio, and the leaders of a number of anti-choice groups have signed the letter.
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The letter says that “a Romney candidacy would be disastrous for the conservative movement and for the country,” writing that he is insincere in his conservative beliefs and “continues to support many aspects of the homosexual agenda even today.” The activists claim that “the flatly illegal charade of ‘gay’ marriage exists solely in Massachusetts due to Governor Romney’s illegal actions,” and lists numerous other issues including abortion rights and health care reform where Romney has reversed himself: “Romney has also been both in favor and against minimum wage legislation, capital gains taxes, gun control, amnesty for illegal aliens, campaign finance reform, the Kyoto agreement, gambling, gun control, and many other issues.”
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They conclude by warning that nominating Romney “would be a disastrous mistake”: Most disturbing is the key role Mitt Romney played in accelerating two of the greatest threats to our Judeo-Christian culture and free enterprise system: Homosexual marriage and government control of health care. In both instances, the actions Romney took – or didn’t take – on homosexual marriage and RomneyCare have done lasting damage to our country. . . . . As such, Romney has done more damage to America in his four years as Governor than any Democrat officeholder we can think of.
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I have no sympathy for the GOP. The leadership knowingly and deliberately courted these people and worse yet did much to give them legitimacy. It is they, not Mitt Romney who constitute a serious threat to constitutional government in the USA.
Right-wing activist and former California legislator Steve Baldwin has organized an open letter to “Conservative, Catholic and Evangelical Leaders” asking them to refuse support for Mitt Romney’s campaign for president. Already a number of activists including failed US Senate candidate and Tea Party hero Joe Miller; Rick Scarborough of Vision America; Brian Camenker of MassResistance; Linda Harvey of Mission America; Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association; Ted Beahr of WND and Movieguide; Gary Glenn of American Family Association-Michigan, Kelly Shackleford of the Liberty Institute; Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation; Floyd Brown of WND; Dick and Richard Bott of Bott Family Radio, and the leaders of a number of anti-choice groups have signed the letter.
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The letter says that “a Romney candidacy would be disastrous for the conservative movement and for the country,” writing that he is insincere in his conservative beliefs and “continues to support many aspects of the homosexual agenda even today.” The activists claim that “the flatly illegal charade of ‘gay’ marriage exists solely in Massachusetts due to Governor Romney’s illegal actions,” and lists numerous other issues including abortion rights and health care reform where Romney has reversed himself: “Romney has also been both in favor and against minimum wage legislation, capital gains taxes, gun control, amnesty for illegal aliens, campaign finance reform, the Kyoto agreement, gambling, gun control, and many other issues.”
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They conclude by warning that nominating Romney “would be a disastrous mistake”: Most disturbing is the key role Mitt Romney played in accelerating two of the greatest threats to our Judeo-Christian culture and free enterprise system: Homosexual marriage and government control of health care. In both instances, the actions Romney took – or didn’t take – on homosexual marriage and RomneyCare have done lasting damage to our country. . . . . As such, Romney has done more damage to America in his four years as Governor than any Democrat officeholder we can think of.
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I have no sympathy for the GOP. The leadership knowingly and deliberately courted these people and worse yet did much to give them legitimacy. It is they, not Mitt Romney who constitute a serious threat to constitutional government in the USA.
1 comment:
Romney is a moderate and seems like a basically decent guy. So of course these reactionary asshats wouldn't want him in power. Nothing short of Michele Bachmann crazy will do for them!
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