Religious Right Activists Warn GOP Not To Nominate Mitt Romney

[teko]

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/religious-right-activists-warn-gop-not-nominate-mitt-romney


7/13/11



Right-wing activist and former California legislator Steve Baldwin has organized an open letter to “Conservative, Catholic and Evangelical Leaders” asking them to refuse support for Mitt Romney’s campaign for president. Already a number of activists including failed US Senate candidate and Tea Party hero Joe Miller; Rick Scarborough of Vision America; Brian Camenker of MassResistance; Linda Harvey of Mission America; Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association; Ted Beahr of WND and Movieguide; Gary Glenn of American Family Association-Michigan, Kelly Shackleford of the Liberty Institute; Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation; Floyd Brown of WND; **** and Richard Bott of Bott Family Radio, and the leaders of a number of anti-choice groups have signed the letter.

The letter says that “a Romney candidacy would be disastrous for the conservative movement and for the country,” writing that he is insincere in his conservative beliefs and “continues to support many aspects of the homosexual agenda even today.” The activists claim that “the flatly illegal charade of ‘gay’ marriage exists solely in Massachusetts due to Governor Romney’s illegal actions,” and lists numerous other issues including abortion rights and health care reform where Romney has reversed himself: “Romney has also been both in favor and against minimum wage legislation, capital gains taxes, gun control, amnesty for illegal aliens, campaign finance reform, the Kyoto agreement, gambling, gun control, and many other issues.”

They conclude by warning that nominating Romney “would be a disastrous mistake”:


Most disturbing is the key role Mitt Romney played in accelerating two of the greatest threats to our Judeo-Christian culture and free enterprise system: Homosexual marriage and government control of health care. In both instances, the actions Romney took – or didn’t take – on homosexual marriage and RomneyCare have done lasting damage to our country. Romney’s aggressive efforts to implement the unconstitutional Goodridge decision set a precedent which inspired pro-homosexual marriage activity nationwide, and his RomneyCare bill served as the model for ObamaCare, the biggest lurch toward socialism since the New Deal.

As such, Romney has done more damage to America in his four years as Governor than any Democrat officeholder we can think of. But Romney, to this day, defends his actions on both fronts and sincerely believes he has done nothing wrong, an attitude which only raises additional questions about his fitness for national office. We must question his worldview, his sincerity, and his judgment. We believe the election of Mitt Romney would be a disastrous mistake for the conservative movement and for the country.

[teko]

Im with specialmom, I agree and unfortunately his bowing down will be his downfall. I would have voted him in the last time, but that didnt happen so, what can I say. lol

[adgal]

You know, the overwhelming majority of Americans I know or even meet only through work seem to be on the same page as you.  I know many ultra ultra religious people that still find their political beliefs more in the middle, and tend to vote conservative for the same reasons you do.  I personally feel that extreme anything is dangerous, know what I mean?  I am pretty far left when it comes to social issues, but definately more conservative in many other ways.  I vote left simply because right now, social issues are a big deal to me.  But again, I find myself somewhere in the middle.

I just don't think the extreme right that seem to want to rule based on religion will win out.  I just don't. Same as if an extreme left came in trying to socialize everything...I don't see that happening either.  

I have to say this...the Republican race and then your Presidential election next year will be worth watching.  

[specialmom]

Well, I'm Catholic and Republican.  Guess what?  I was thrilled Romney stepped away from party lines and not because I agree or disagree with him on the issue of gay marriage.  Just that the man has the guts to have his OWN opinion and doesn't have to strictly promote every idea of the party.  

Many many are Republican in terms of fiscal matters but are more in the middle regarding social issues.  A candidate that can explore that makes me happy.  

Heck, a candidate that acts like they are a real person rather than a party robot makes me happy.

[adgal]

Lmao...yep, sounds to me like you got your priorities straight...heck, makes just about as much sense.  Mind boggling, even for a Canuck like me.

[el_em_en_oh]

What I think we should all REALLY be worrying about, is which pro baseball players did & didn't take steroids.

I honestly think that MORE tax-dollars should be spent on congressional hearings to determine whether or not our ball players juiced or not.

Debt ceiling?
No SS checks going out?
Pointless spending on pointless wars?
ObamaCare?
Illegal immigration and border crossings?
Defaulting on gov't loans?

Who care about any of that stuff!

I want to know if Roger Clemens lied about steroid use!!!

(I'm being facetious Teko;-)

[adgal]

I'm telling ya...morality police are gonna be chasing all your butts soon. Your going to be under religious rule if this keeps up and somehow I don't think most of you will like it.  

Seriously though..do you not find this very concerning?  I'm just your neighbor and I do....I mean seriously....one of the most damaging things to the US is gay marriage?  With all the problems right now?  Seriously?  I gotta tell you, this is like reading some bizarre novel...this cannot be real.

[teko]

So now we have folks, our very own Holy War!sarc/