Mitt Romney continues to prove that he is willing to pander shamelessly to the vilest and most lunatic elements of the GOP in his quest for the White House. The latest example of Romney's amoral pandering is his refusal to condemn Michele Bachmann's anti-Islamic witch hunt that sees an Islamic conspiracy under ever bush. Apparently, Bachmann thinks Muslims hide under bushes while spying on "real Americans" like she did while hiding under bushes to watch gays. The woman is a lunatic. Think Progress looks at Romney's effort to appease the conspiracy theorists. Here are highlights:
Mitt Romney refused to condemn Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and four other Republicans who have alleged that Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is part of a Muslim Brotherhood campaign to infiltrate the American government. During an event in Reno, Nevada Romney dodged a question about the allegations, saying simply, “I’m not going to tell other people what things to talk about. Those are not things that are part of my campaign.” A growing number of Republicans, including House Speaker John Beohner (R-OH) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) have condemned Bachmann.This isn’t the first time the former Massachusetts candidate has failed to speak out against extremists in his own party. Romney refused to directly repudiate Donald Trump’s claims that President Obama was born in Kenya just hours before he is scheduled to appear with the reality T.V. star for a fund raiser in Las Vegas, NV. He also wouldn’t decry Rush Limbaugh for calling Sandra Fluke a “slut” or speak out against social conservatives who opposed his decision to hire an openly-gay national security spokesperson.Romney’s foreign policy adviser John Bolton, however, has defended Bachmann’s call for the government to investigate the alleged Muslim Brotherhood plot.
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