Merged Gay Romney aide forced out

Well he's done and blown it. That's going to be pedaled as a lack of foresight. It also goes to show how being gay isn't this badge of liberal honor. Just like the Christian Fundies that come out of the closet, or get forced out.
 
truethat said:
Well he's done and blown it. That's going to be pedaled as a lack of foresight. It also goes to show how being gay isn't this badge of liberal honor. Just like the Christian Fundies that come out of the closet, or get forced out.
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A.) Who argues it's a "liberal honor". B.) What on earth are you even talking about and what does it have to do with liberals?
 
And the far right continues to demonstrate why history will look on them as reprehensible monsters not worthy of the oxygen they wasted in the slime filled cavern a brain usually resided in.
 
Tricky said:
Not me. I don't assume that for a second. I actually think Romney is a moderate who is forced to kowtow to the far right in order to have any chance at winning the election. I strongly suspect that it was one of his handlers who whispered into his ear, "Ix-nay on the Eers-Quay". And of course, Grenell understood. You can't work that closely with the far right without developing a sense of when to scuttle the jetsam.
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If Romney's that foolish, then he deserves to lose, because the far right is going to vote for him in droves in November. And as always, the election is going to be won in the center, where there are votes for the taking, and which count as 2 for 1 (because a Romney vote won in the center is one that Obama doesn't get, while one lost on the wing isn't going to Obama.
 
defaultdotxbe said:
i read this a few minutes ago, but it looks like the story was pulled after a bunch of comments were posted comparing Grenell to jewish guards in nazi concentration camps

lovely bunch of people you got over there on the left
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And the fact that there are obnoxious people on both sides makes your statement less than neutral.

Lovely false dichotomy you have there on your side (of one).
 
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Travis said:
And the far right continues to demonstrate why history will look on them as reprehensible monsters not worthy of the oxygen they wasted in the slime filled cavern a brain usually resided in.
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I wish this were so, but as history adn even current politics continue to show the far right continues to maintain a percentage of people.

The good thing about this incidence is that it vividly shows their bigotry. It's much easier to fight this kind of overt bigotry.
 
Brainster said:
If Romney's that foolish, then he deserves to lose, because the far right is going to vote for him in droves in November. And as always, the election is going to be won in the center, where there are votes for the taking, and which count as 2 for 1 (because a Romney vote won in the center is one that Obama doesn't get, while one lost on the wing isn't going to Obama.
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Concur.
 
Brainster said:
If Romney's that foolish, then he deserves to lose, because the far right is going to vote for him in droves in November.
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I don't think that's necessarily true. I think a lot of the far-right may sit out this election, and the closer to the center he moves, the more that will sit out. The bitter primary battle really hurt Romney, and even if Santorum, Gingrich, Perry et. al. get on the bandwagon, they still can't unsay the things they said. Heck, Obama is using Gingrich video clips in his ads.
 
ravdin said:
It also shows Mitt Romney's political cowardice. Not that I expected any better from him, but his pandering to bigots is disgusting.
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See, here's what I don't get. I honestly believe that you're disgusted by this...But every time you pull the lever for the GOP, or send them a campaign contribution, you do nothing to dissuade them from pandering to bigots. In fact, you merely encourage it because they see it as more beneficial than harmful.

The question I have for you and other moderate Republicans is, why do you continue to tolerate this bigotry from your party? You want smaller government, but you keep voting for a party that has no problem putting the government in your bedroom.
 
Tricky said:
I don't think that's necessarily true. I think a lot of the far-right may sit out this election, and the closer to the center he moves, the more that will sit out.
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No way. You cannot imagine how much they hate Obama. It's beyond passionate; it's unreasonable. I didn't vote for Obama in 2008 and won't vote for him this year, but I am amazed at how he has united conservatives in determination to vote him out. Romney has plenty of room to run to the center, and as I pointed out before, every vote there counts double compared to the votes on the wing.
 
Brainster said:
No way. You cannot imagine how much they hate Obama. It's beyond passionate; it's unreasonable. I didn't vote for Obama in 2008 and won't vote for him this year, but I am amazed at how he has united conservatives in determination to vote him out. Romney has plenty of room to run to the center, and as I pointed out before, every vote there counts double compared to the votes on the wing.
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Serious question; How can people support a Party built on such hatred?
 
Brainster said:
No way. You cannot imagine how much they hate Obama. It's beyond passionate; it's unreasonable. I didn't vote for Obama in 2008 and won't vote for him this year, but I am amazed at how he has united conservatives in determination to vote him out. Romney has plenty of room to run to the center, and as I pointed out before, every vote there counts double compared to the votes on the wing.
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Is this based on anecdotal observation or something else?
 
BenBurch said:
Serious question; How can people support a Party built on such hatred?
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Hatred of Bush was pretty strong. I was a Bush supporter and I remember just how mean things got. Now, you can argue that Bush was more deserving but he did engender some strong feelings. IMHO: I think there is far less substance for the hatred of Obama.
 
RandFan said:
Hatred of Bush was pretty strong. I was a Bush supporter and I remember just how mean things got. Now, you can argue that Bush was more deserving but he did engender some strong feelings. IMHO: I think there is far less substance for the hatred of Obama.
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If you detest somebody because of his actions and statements, it is quite different from detesting him because of his political party, his skin color, or his supposed place of birth.
 
BenBurch said:
If you detest somebody because of his actions and statements, it is quite different from detesting him because of his political party, his skin color, or his supposed place of birth.
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Well, to be fair there is that whole pinko commie socialist Reverend Wright loving, Saul Alinsky worshiping, Kenyan Muslim thing.
 
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