While the future of the Evangelical movement and the GOP both hang in the balance, famously anti-fag Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney‘s mulling the possibility of a presidential run in 2008.
Bleck.
Why “bleck”? Because, if you don’t recall, Romney cultivates the standard Evangelical homophobia. Despite his state’s progressive stance on gay-marriage, Romney spoke out against the homos during Focus on the Family’s recent “Liberty Sunday”. He preached:
Here in Massachusetts, activist judges struck a blow to the foundation of civilization – the family… marriage is not primarily about adults; marriage is about the nurturing and development of children… Every child deserves a mother and a father.
And every bigot politician deserves a shot at the presidency, right?
How about we take this to the next level?
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In the aforementioned meetings, Romney’s apparently asking for advice on how to successfully reconcile his political aspirations with his religious beliefs. The Boston Globe reports:
The meetings have touched on several themes, participants say, but two topics being discussed are Romney’s religious beliefs and how he should address his faith as the campaign progresses.
Given the Haggard situation, Romney want to wait until after next week’s elections to have any more meetings.
(As an aside, in our previous post on Romney, we inquired as to where a name like “Mitt” originates. A reader named Ryan – whom, we must say, consistently posts great comments – informed us that Mitt’s real name is Willard. Sure, it’s not great, but definitely cuter than Mitt. But, then again, neither’s so cute when attached to that man.)
BC McKinney
Mitt has a problem. He’s a Mormon. Evangelical Christians don’t consider Mormons to be cobelievers because of the LDS additions to the Christian canon, and are deeply suspicious of Mormons in general. But Mitt needs their support to run for Presidenty, at least to get throught the Republican primaries. Now, Mormons don’t much care for homos anyway, but the real reason for his public posturing is to convince the people whose support is critical to him that he’s a sound guy even if he is a member of what they consider a whacko cult.
Jed
Ryan’s report is only partially correct. Mitt Romney’s full name is Willard Mitt Romney. Check him out back in ’94 when he ran against Ted Kennedy. He favored legalizing same sex unions and choice. BC McKinney may be right, Romney’s “anti-fag” (your label, not mine) posturing may only be, well, posturing to curry favor with the Christian right. Time will tell.
Jed
Lug Nutmegger
Just a quik retort; opposing same-sex marriage does not necessarily mean an individual is anti-gay, homophobic or a bigot.
You might actually want to take the time to review Mitt’s total record prior to making blanket statements regarding his “homophobia and bigotry”.
Sure he is opposed to same-sex marriage, most Americans are. That said Mitt has been vocal in his support of ensuring same-sex couples receive the same benefits as… ummm…not same-sex couples (except the marriage part). I suppose it would be great if everyone jumped on the Gay bandwagon and opened hearts and minds but that is not going to happen tomorrow, I predict 2046. Baby steps my friends, baby steps.
Why does everybody want to get married so bad anyway? I’m married and frankly it is not that great. It is just like living with someone except now it costs more to move out, 50% of your retirement account is no longer yours, your money becomes “our money”, and the simple act of purchasing a sofa becomes a 3-week ordeal over whether to get solid or stripes.
Either way, take it easy on Mitt will ya?
Lug, out
Kevin
Lug, the simple fact that you are married says it all. You say it’s “not that great” yet you’re still married. So how about you get divorced since you don’t like it. Huh? You don’t wanna. Just because you don’t think it’s great doesn’t mean that gay people should not get married, ok.
Secondly, many (not all) that don’t support gay marriage hate gay people, don’t consider them humans, and don’t consider them equals.
Lug Nutmegger
Kevin,
I can understand why you would take the marriage comments I made a little more seriously than they were intended. The comments were not sexual-orientation specific and naturally I was jesting when I wrote the passages in an effort to lighten things up at the end of my post. However, I wrote them from a “capable to marry” standpoint and can see how it might not be amusing to people who are currently in the “cannot marry” category.
In regards to divorce, I probably would but I thought I made it abundantly clear I cannot afford to get a divorce.
Some hate, but I love baby, yeah!
Have a good weekend!
Lug, out
myclob
“You have asked for my perspectives on the recent inauguration of same sex marriage in my state. This is a subject about which people have tender emotions in part because it touches individual lives. It also has been misused by some as a means to promote intolerance and prejudice. This is a time when we must fight hate and bigotry, when we must root out prejudice, when we must learn to accept people who are different from one another. Like me, the great majority of Americans wish both to preserve the traditional definition of marriage and to oppose bias and intolerance directed towards gays and lesbians.”
Governor Mitt Romney, 06-22-2004 Press Release
Bobby
Bigotry usually stems from ingorance and misunderstanding.
Myclob’s attached qoute would enlighten readers that the bigger bigot is the writer of the post.
Good post myclob
Las Vegas Reader
You’re confusing disagreement with hate. I personally disagree with homosexual relationships, based on the fact that it is unnatural. While religious, I don’t support my beliefs with “God said so.” It is simply not a good argument and it annoys me that those who share my viewpoint often rely on it. I believe it is wrong because we were given sex organs to procreate, which gay people can’t do. But I digress. I seriously doubt that Romney hates gay people because there is no reason to hate. But the man has strong ideals and he stands by them. Regardless of what you believe, you have to respect that in a person. But to name-call (i.e. calling him a bigot) shows that you are the person that it militant, not him. That guy who showed up at Matt Shephard’s funeral, he’s a bigot. Mitt Romney is a politician and a good one in my opinion. He could change his stance and could have gotten more votes in a liberal state, but he’s honest enough that he can’t lie to himself or his constituents.