Former Governor Romney is a Republican and has fallen into the Right Wing during this nomination process without resistance.
April 29, 2012
By Matea Gold and Melanie Mason, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Ten months into his term as Massachusetts governor, (click here) Mitt Romney was abruptly confronted with an emotionally charged issue: The state's highest court ruled that gays had the legal right to marry, thrusting the state into the forefront of the same-sex marriage debate....
...Romney had vowed while running in Massachusetts to defend and expand the rights of gays and lesbians, although he opposed same-sex marriage and civil unions. When the court ruled, he initially promised to follow its decision, while also seeking a state constitutional amendment to overturn it....
The Former Governor has a clear position on civil rights. He has stated there will be no recognition of the GLBT as equal to those of the heterosexual community. They are 'equal, but, separate.' He doesn't even endorse civil unions, so Romney has a long way to go to even begin to recognize civil rights of the gay community. That falls in lie with his Mormon faith, by the way.
There is no doubt Mitt Romney provides millions to his religious preference.
By MATTHEW MOSK (@mattmosk)
and BRIAN ROSS (@brianross)
Jan. 18, 2012
Underscoringthe prominent, (click here for article and video) if little discussed role that Mitt Romney played as a Mormon
leader, the private equity giant once run by the GOP presidential frontrunner
carved his church a slice of several of its most lucrative business deals,
securities records show, providing it with millions of dollars worth of stock
in some of Bain Capital's most well-known holdings.
Romney
has always been a major donor to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, which requires that members "tithe," or give 10 percent of
their income to the church. His family charity, called the Tyler Foundation,
has given more than $4 million to the church in the past five years, including
$1.8 million in 2008 and $600,000 in 2009. But because Romney, whose fortune
has been estimated at $250 million, has never released his personal tax
returns, the full extent of his giving has never been public.
Newly
uncovered stock contributions made during Romney's Bain days suggest there is
another dimension to Romney's support for the church -- one that could involve
millions more than has been previously disclosed....
Let there be no shadow of doubt regarding Mr. Romney and his faith. That would be a mistake. He is a devout Mormon and Mormon's do not consent to recognition of 'same sex' anything. This lines up with Right Wing Republican 'STANDARD.' The Bush/Cheney administration lined up with anti-gay rights even in the face of Log Cabin Republicans. So, Romney, just because he is from Massachusetts doesn't carry any view different than Bachman or McDonald. I believe his time in Massachusetts was a departure from his roots and an interesting staging for a Presidential run, but, that is pure speculation. His position regarding Gay Rights is not speculation.
...Frequently, a gay or lesbian (click here) who has been raised a Mormon will disassociate themselves from the Church because of Mormon doctrines, but a gay Mormon community is growing. There are also many gay Mormons who wish to overcome their same-sex attraction in order to have a successful eternal marriage and gain all the blessings promised by the Lord. It is a long and difficult struggle to change one's sexual orientation, but despite the denial of many pro-gay groups and psychologists, there are many formerly gay Mormons that have done it....
Now, if indeed this
is accurate information regarding Mormon Doctrine, then it lines up with Rep.
Michele Bachmann's spouse's professional psychology business. So, Romney’s
religious doctrine directly coincides with Right Wing extremism. A man that
goes to the level of financial support of his religious central authority is
not a minor worshiper.
3:16 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012
By RACHEL ZOLL
Nothing that happened with Richard Grenell was a mistake. Grenell was a Bush advisor. He is also sexist. There is a place for sexism in the ranks of Republicans. That is a fact. Women do produce the economic growth in the way of babies everyone seeks. Babies cause economic growth from the time of conception. Nearly immediately there is spending affiliated with the little darlings, whether it be an unwanted pregnancy or not. I have given birth to two little American darlings, myself, it is a topic I am well familiar with. It ain't cheap growing up American. Believe me, I know.
So, hiring Grenell by the Romeny campaign was a desirable move to provide policy that matched Bush's. Everyone can debate whether that is a good thing or not, but, that was the Romney campaign's reason for hiring Grenell. There was no mistake in that direction. Not even Grenell's well known sexism was a deterrent for the Romney campaign. The ambivalence regarding Grenell surrounds his homosexuality, not his sexism, his political views or his value as an advisor. Grenell's homosexuality was the issue and the Romney campaign has made that clear.
If one is to realize Romney is a devout Mormon, then living within the faith is paramount to any political affiliation and he has made that obvious. His position on Gay Rights in Massachusetts is well stated.
So, let there be no doubt, while 'mild mannered' Romney is difficult to unzip, he is as much a right wing extremist as Bachman and McDonald when it comes to whom has civil rights in the USA and whom does not.
Kindly, get this correct.
Thank you.
3:16 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012
By RACHEL ZOLL
SALT LAKE CITY — As 20,000 Mormons (click here) streamed from the church conference center, a ragtag group of protesters stood across the street shouting that the Latter-day Saints were going to hell. Mormon families, who had gathered here for two days of speeches and spiritual guidance called General Conference, ignored the hecklers or laughed and kept walking....
...That will give them a chance like no other to explain their tradition to the public, but the church's many critics will have a bigger platform, too. And the vetting will take place amid the emotion of what may well be a nasty general election.
"People who have opposed Mormonism forever will use this as an opportunity," said Robert Millet, a religion scholar at Brigham Young University who co-founded a pioneering evangelical-Mormon dialogue. "I don't know if we're ready for this kind of deluge."
At the Salt Lake City headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, officials are preparing to defend the church.
It's an effort that began before Romney officially announced his first, ultimately unsuccessful, 2008 bid for the GOP nomination. Mormon officials met with journalists around the country about the church's nonpartisanship. Leaders were worried that any statements they made to clarify doctrine would give the impression of aiding Romney....
...That will give them a chance like no other to explain their tradition to the public, but the church's many critics will have a bigger platform, too. And the vetting will take place amid the emotion of what may well be a nasty general election.
"People who have opposed Mormonism forever will use this as an opportunity," said Robert Millet, a religion scholar at Brigham Young University who co-founded a pioneering evangelical-Mormon dialogue. "I don't know if we're ready for this kind of deluge."
At the Salt Lake City headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, officials are preparing to defend the church.
It's an effort that began before Romney officially announced his first, ultimately unsuccessful, 2008 bid for the GOP nomination. Mormon officials met with journalists around the country about the church's nonpartisanship. Leaders were worried that any statements they made to clarify doctrine would give the impression of aiding Romney....
So, hiring Grenell by the Romeny campaign was a desirable move to provide policy that matched Bush's. Everyone can debate whether that is a good thing or not, but, that was the Romney campaign's reason for hiring Grenell. There was no mistake in that direction. Not even Grenell's well known sexism was a deterrent for the Romney campaign. The ambivalence regarding Grenell surrounds his homosexuality, not his sexism, his political views or his value as an advisor. Grenell's homosexuality was the issue and the Romney campaign has made that clear.
If one is to realize Romney is a devout Mormon, then living within the faith is paramount to any political affiliation and he has made that obvious. His position on Gay Rights in Massachusetts is well stated.
So, let there be no doubt, while 'mild mannered' Romney is difficult to unzip, he is as much a right wing extremist as Bachman and McDonald when it comes to whom has civil rights in the USA and whom does not.
Kindly, get this correct.
Thank you.
