In a move reminiscent of supporters of a GOP candidate here in Virginia who attacked the Democrat incumbent last November by attacking the incumbent as gay friendly, an organization called Christians and Jews Together that backs Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum has launched a robo-call effort in Ohio that alleges that Mitt Romney is soft on gays and supportive of gay rights. As was the case here in Virginia, the Santorum campaign with a wink and a nod denies any connection or affiliation Christians and Jews Together. Once again, it's an example of Santorum using religious extremism and religious based hatred to whip up the most hate-filled and lunatic elements of the GOP base. Here are highlights from MMDNewswire.com:One day before Ohio's delegate-rich GOP presidential primary election, Super Tuesday's biggest prize, national frontrunner Mitt Romney is getting hit hard on his gay rights record with millions of robo-calls, emails and videos. Aiming for Republicans as well as registered Democrats, who are free to cross over to vote in the GOP contest, an ecumenical group of Jews and Christians supporting Romney's rival, Rick Santorum, released the robo-call script this morning. It reads:Hi, my name is Brian Camenker; I'm a Jew from Massachusetts.
"And, this is Darcy Brandon; I'm a Christian from California. If you believe as we do that marriage and sexuality should only be between a man and a woman, please help us stop Mitt Romney.
"As Governor, Romney signed 'Gay Youth Pride Day' proclamations, promoted homosexuality in our elementary schools, and unconstitutionally ordered state officals to make Massachusetts America's first same-sex marriage state. Romney supports open homosexuality in the military, the appointment of homosexual judges, and the ENDA law, making it illegal to fire a man who wears a dress and high heels to work, even if he's your kid's teacher. When you vote tomorrow, please vote for social sanity and Rick Santorum, NOT for homosexuality and Mitt Romney.
"Rick Santorum is the ONLY candidate who can be trusted to uphold traditional marriage, a straight military, and the rights of American children to have both a mother and a father. This message paid for by Jews and Christians Together.org and not authorized by any candidate. To get the facts before you vote, visit Jews and Christians Together.org."
That website, urging Ohio voters to "get the shocking facts on Mitt Romney," links to a page called "The Romney Files". . . . . "The Romney Files", assembled by the Boston-based group Mass Resistance.
Brian Camenker, president of Mass Resistance and compiler of much of that Romney research and one of the robo-call voices said, "Mitt Romney would be the most liberal Republican ever nominated for the Presidency. Romney is so far left, he spoke against the right of the Boy Scouts to screen-out homosexuals.
"Rick Santorum signed the Iowa vow last summer while Romney was calling for more gay hiring." Another link at Jews & Christians Together.org connects to a voter guide from Family Research Council that shows Romney in support of ENDA, the proposed federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act "that adds sexual orientation as a protected class." Camenker, the Jewish Romney opponent from Massachusetts, said ENDA "would forbid the firing of transvestite elementary school teachers, open bisexuals, and other bad examples to America's young people."
Sadly, the article fails to note that Mass Resistance is a Southern Poverty Law Center registered hate group. I'd also note that I hope that the parallels with last November's dirty tactics here in Virginia continue to hold true. After the horrible flyers attacking the Democrat incumbent were circulated I was contacted by a reliable male source who advised that the GOP "family values" candidate had slept with him on several occasions some years back. Would that someone would out Santorum! No one is that homophobic unless they got some serious sexual orientation issues of their own.
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