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GOP Presidential candidates Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney recently refused to sign The FAMiLY LEADER’s 14-point “Marriage Vow” pledge asking presidential candidates to oppose porn, abortion, and anything other than church-sanctioned monogamous marriage. Romney’s spokesperson said that the oath “contained references and provisions that were undignified and inappropriate for a presidential campaign.” Ouch!
The pledge—signed by both Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum—also asked candidates to support slavery’s exemplary family model, until they deleted that line.
Yes, Romney still supports a constitutional ban against marriage equality, but at least he’s not as crazy as Bachmann and Santorum (though that’s like saying, “At least this tastes better than dog poo”).
Oh Dear (John From England)
You forgot that Romney is a Mormon.
Didn’t this waste of space doc have a bit about one man and one woman? Plus adultery?
Jus saying.
Michael
This idiot didnt sign the pledge of insanity because of what it said about african americans not about what it said about gay americans .Little clue for ya Romney there are plenty of people in this community who are also african american so you going against one bigoted ideal to SUPPORT another one is just fucking hypocritical.No surprise with a man who comes from a religion where they pop out kids like rabbits do.
TMikel
I think they realize that this issue is going to blow up in Bachmann’s and Santorum’s faces and be the final straw that ruins they chances of the presidency. And when you have nothing to lose, as those two losers do, why not be extreme and get all the attention you can. Romney and Pawlenty still think they might win – not that they will.
Cam
Yes, he’s better than Bachman, but it’s kind of like a health teacher saying that crabs are better than syphlis.
It’s not as if you’d want either.
Riker
@Cam: Except for a handful of Romney’s positions, he’s pretty good. If course, I’m not going to agree 100% with Obama, either.
Michael
Oh I forgot to mention that Pawlenty is an idiot on multiple levels.He’s already proven this a good amount of times.
tjr101
Both Romney and Pawlenty are going to lose their home states to Obama should either one get the nomination. They’re both disliked at home!
robert in NYC
Romney being the corporate giant, how many jobs did he create in Massachusetts as a result of tax cuts for the wealthiest under 8 years of Bush and the recent extension of those cuts carried over from the Bush administration under Obama? In fact, how many jobs were created under Bush and Reagan before him?
robert in NYC
And by the way, Reagan raised the debt ceiling 11 times and not a peep out of the GOP.
ewe
Straight white people should be ashamed to be classified in the same group as these people and should speak out against them.
Thom Freeheart
@robert in NYC: When Reagan raised the debt ceiling the debt wasn’t as large a percentage of the GDP as it is now.
Obama voted not to raise the debt ceiling under Bush claiming that it would be irresponsible.
Thom Freeheart
@tjr101:
Romney won’t need Massachusetts. He’ll have Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, and North Carolina.
David B.
I think this is all a little unfair, and I believe that good ol’ Mitt oughta be given his props for displaying a modicum of critical reasoning and not signing this dumb thing. Rick and Michelle would sign any rightwing pablum without–literally–a second thought. Your basic stimulus-response.
I don’t know about you, but I’m VERY concerned about who wins the Republican primary. I love me some Obama, but I think he’s going to have the fight of his life no matter who he runs against. I don’t think it has anything to do with his having done anything wrong. I don’t believe anyone could have inherited the mess he did and done any better with it. But Americans are fickle and LOVE to have someone to blame. I shudder at the thought of ending up with a Michele Bachmann just because people are steamed that the economy hasn’t bounced back more quickly.
Robert in NYC
Thom Freehart, and Bush raised the debt ceiling 7 times, not a peep from the GOP either and the debt was the highest in the nation’s history. Where was all the job creation under Bush for 8 years with all those tax cuts for the wealthy? Tell us. Clinton left us with a huge net surplus and he raised taxes to bring in revenue to the treasury.
This is nothing more than a republican/civil libertarian/tea party scumbag m.o. (they’re all republicans) to destroy Obama’s presidency and the middle class about which the GOP and its gang have no interest.
tjr101
@Thom Freeheart: Wishful thinking, you fail to recognize the burgeoning hispanic populations in these states and they’re quite repulsed by Republican/conservative policies. Coupled with that elephant in the room, Romney’s a mormon. The bigot xtians may not like the gays but they also don’t like mormonism.