Mitt Romney's Gay Spokesman: A Milestone in Republican Politics

[Gadawg73]

"flaunting their sexual preference"
A good ****** always knows their place.
We don't want no uppity ******* in the Republican Party do we?

 

[Stephanie]

"flaunting their sexual preference"
A good ****** always knows their place.
We don't want no uppity ******* in the Republican Party do we?

Well, what else do you call it? the first thing you read about someone who is a homosexual is, an openly gay person...so we need to know that about someone, WHY?

 

[Valerie]

Pressured by Conservatives, Gay Romney Staffer Quits Campaign - Yahoo!

Christian Activists Are Fuming Because Romney Hired One Gay Person - Yahoo! News


Yeah, it was the lefties that made him resign.

Well, the pressure was coming, not from within the Romney campaign, but from rabid hyper partisans all around...

I have decided to resign from the Romney campaign as the Foreign Policy and National Security Spokesman. While I welcomed the challenge to confront President Obama’s foreign policy failures and weak leadership on the world stage, my ability to speak clearly and forcefully on the issues has been greatly diminished by the hyper-partisan discussion of personal issues that sometimes comes from a presidential campaign. I want to thank Governor Romney for his belief in me and my abilities and his clear message to me that being openly gay was a non-issue for him and his team.




The Huffington Post recently reported that days after joining the campaign and coming under fire for numerous sexist and impolitic statements he had made about prominent women and members of the media, Grenell scrubbed over 800 tweets from his Twitter feed and deleted his personal website.

Rubin didn't mention Grenell's controversial statements in her post about his resignation.

Grenell drew harsh criticism from reporters during his tenure as a spokesman for the United Nations.


Richard Grenell, Controversial Mitt Romney Spokesman, Resigns

Richard Grenell, a former Bush administration official who joined the Romney campaign Thursday as national security and foreign policy spokesman, appears to have deleted more than 800 of his past tweets following scrutiny over numerous swipes aimed at the media, prominent Democratic women and the Gingriches. Grenell also apparently took down his personal site, which featured writing on politics, foreign affairs and the media.

On Friday afternoon, Grenell still featured a link to his personal site (www.richardgrenell.com) on his Twitter profile, which then showed that he had tweeted 7,577 times, according to a screenshot taken Friday by The Huffington Post. By Sunday morning, Grenell's Twitter feed only listed 6,759 tweets and his personal site is no longer available. (Some examples of past writing have been archived on the Internet and can be found here.)

In the Twitter-fueled 2012 election, it's not surprising that reporters quickly began digging through Grenell's Twitter feed, even before he got a chance to scrub out a number of impolitic and sexist comments.

ThinkProgress noted Grenell's tendency to make cutting remarks about the appearances of prominent women in media and politics, including his tweet advising MSNBC host Rachel Maddow "to take a breath and put on a necklace," and another suggesting she resembled Justin Bieber.

In another tweet, Grenell wrote that "Hillary is starting to look liek Madeline [sic] Albright." He discussed First Lady Michelle Obama working out and "sweating on the East Room carpet." He also asked whether Callista Gingrich's "hair snaps on," and on another occasion, commented how Gingrich's third wife "stands there like she is wife #1." Politico flagged more examples and noted Grenell's "old pastime" of "ridiculing the Gingriches."

Richard Grenell, New Mitt Romney Spokesman, Scrubs Online Attacks On Media And Women

“We are disappointed that Ric decided to resign from the campaign for his own personal reasons," Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades said in a statement. "We wanted him to stay because he had superior qualifications for the position he was hired to fill.”






R. Clarke Cooper, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, also released a statement:

Ric made the choice that he feels is best for the Romney campaign, and I respect his decision. It is unfortunate that while the Romney campaign made it clear that Grenell being an openly gay man was a non-issue for the governor and his team, the hyper-partisan discussion of issues unrelated to Ric's national security qualifications threatened to compromise his effectiveness on the campaign trail. As a Bush Administration colleague of Ric, I can attest to his experience and qualifications in the national security portfolio. Ric was essentially hounded by the far right and far left. The Romney campaign has lost a well-known advocate of conservative ideas and a talented spokesman, and I am certain he will remain an active voice for a confident U.S. foreign policy.

Hours after Grenell's resignation was announced, competing stories emerged as to what had caused it. The initial report suggested that pressure from social conservatives had forced Romney's hand. But that same report, written by the Post's Rubin, later clarified that aides to Romney had urged Grenell to stay. He left, the piece added, in part because he hadn't come on board at a time when foreign policy issues were dominating the campaign.

For Democrats, of course, the former storyline is better than the latter.

When news of Grenell's resignation broke, the Obama campaign's digital director, Teddy Goff, immediately tweeted, "Today we learned that in the year 2012, a Republican nominee for President can't have a gay person as spokesman."

And an official close to the Obama campaign, who would speak only on condition of anonymity, offered the following: "This just shows that Romney can't have a clean Etch A Sketch moment. He is stuck where he is in the far right corner of the world."

The reality, however, may be more complicated than that. As Politico's Maggie Haberman noted: " do believe Romney folks tried to get Grenell to stay. Don't think they wanted the headline they got."

 

[Stephanie]

Take a look at the state parties and you get a better look at who accepts who.
In Georgia I know many openly gays that are very active in the Democratic Party. One is a good friend of a relative of mine.
An openly gay Republican accepted state wide in Georgia by the Republican party?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I vote Republican most of the time but the homophobia, hate and character assasination of homosexuals is alive and well in the state Republican party in Georgia. Not a majority at all but when there are attacks on them where is the state party to condemn those attacks.
Same here.
This is a step back for us to defeat Obama. Make up all the BS you want folks but this is a step back.
Caving into the religous kooks and their fear of the gay boogeyman.

Maybe some people don't CARE to flaunt their sexual preference for all the country to talk about...?
but it seems to be a Democrat that is a MUST

Never knew you were also a homophobe Stephanie.
Duly noted.
As hard as you try to spin this you come up short.
Step back for the Republican Party. Large step back.

lol, homophobic..dear gawd you people get so hysterical

 

[Gadawg73]

"resigned" during a campaign is the exit for fired.
No pun intended!

 

[Gadawg73]

"flaunting their sexual preference"
A good ****** always knows their place.
We don't want no uppity ******* in the Republican Party do we?

Well, what else do you call it? the first thing you read about someone who is a homosexual is, an openly gay person...so we need to know that about someone, WHY?

Study up on the definition of flaunting before you use it again and get back to us.

 

[Gadawg73]

Lost another good mind because he was gay.
Will throw a huge party the night that we run off the right wing religous kooks out of the Republican party.
Goldwater despised them and said so. I thought this was the party of conservatism.
The gay boogeyman once again.
The world is laughing at us. We borrow 40 cents of every dollar we spend and we are worried about a gay man "flaunting".
As I stated long ago, the Republican Party is as dysfunctional as it gets.

 

[Valerie]

"resigned" during a campaign is the exit for fired.
No pun intended!

He was just hired on Thursday and by Friday the media vultures were ALL over his tweets.

 

[Stephanie]

"flaunting their sexual preference"
A good ****** always knows their place.
We don't want no uppity ******* in the Republican Party do we?

Well, what else do you call it? the first thing you read about someone who is a homosexual is, an openly gay person...so we need to know that about someone, WHY?

Study up on the definition of flaunting before you use it again and get back to us.

ummm ok..I already know what it is...Again I ask, why do we need to know a person is OPENLY GAY whenever there is a article written about them? Does it not refer to the persons sexual preferences?
but according to you that makes me a homophobic.

 

[mudwhistle]

Has anyone noticed this statement:

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Grenell hounded from Romney campaign by anti-gay conservatives

By Jennifer Rubin

Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives.

In a statement obtained by Right Turn, Grenell says:

" I have decided to resign from the Romney campaign as the Foreign Policy and National Security Spokesman. While I welcomed the challenge to confront President Obama’s foreign policy failures and weak leadership on the world stage, my ability to speak clearly and forcefully on the issues has been greatly diminished by the hyper-partisan discussion of personal issues that sometimes comes from a presidential campaign. I want to thank Governor Romney for his belief in me and my abilities and his clear message to me that being openly gay was a non-issue for him and his team."

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Grenell hounded from Romney campaign by anti-gay conservatives - Right Turn - The Washington Post

 

[Stephanie]

Has anyone noticed this statement:

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Grenell hounded from Romney campaign by anti-gay conservatives

By Jennifer Rubin

Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives.

In a statement obtained by Right Turn, Grenell says:

" I have decided to resign from the Romney campaign as the Foreign Policy and National Security Spokesman. While I welcomed the challenge to confront President Obama’s foreign policy failures and weak leadership on the world stage, my ability to speak clearly and forcefully on the issues has been greatly diminished by the hyper-partisan discussion of personal issues that sometimes comes from a presidential campaign. I want to thank Governor Romney for his belief in me and my abilities and his clear message to me that being openly gay was a non-issue for him and his team."

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Grenell hounded from Romney campaign by anti-gay conservatives - Right Turn - The Washington Post

Yeah that's a wonderful unbiased article by the Compost

 

[Gadawg73]

Well, what else do you call it? the first thing you read about someone who is a homosexual is, an openly gay person...so we need to know that about someone, WHY?

Study up on the definition of flaunting before you use it again and get back to us.

ummm ok..I already know what it is...Again I ask, why do we need to know a person is OPENLY GAY whenever there is a article written about them? Does it not refer to the persons sexual preferences?
but according to you that makes me a homophobic.

I agree with you on that. Thought that you meant that he was flaunting his sexuality himself and that was grounds for something.
But I could care less what media prints. Who cares?
And could care less if blacks flaunt their race, gays their sexuality or men flaunt their biceps.
Women flaunt their tits, where is the outrage for that?
Not from here!

 

[Papageorgio]

Lost another good mind because he was gay.
Will throw a huge party the night that we run off the right wing religous kooks out of the Republican party.
Goldwater despised them and said so. I thought this was the party of conservatism.
The gay boogeyman once again.
The world is laughing at us. We borrow 40 cents of every dollar we spend and we are worried about a gay man "flaunting".
As I stated long ago, the Republican Party is as dysfunctional as it gets.

Yet, you say you vote for Republicans? Strange, very strange.

 

[Gadawg73]

I do believe that Romney and his team are not biased against gays and lesbians.
That is why it pisses me off that this happened.
But possibly he DID just resign and took one for the team.
That is possible.
At any rate if we become a big tent party we run off Obama and the big government team for good.
That is the mission.

 

[Stephanie]

Study up on the definition of flaunting before you use it again and get back to us.

ummm ok..I already know what it is...Again I ask, why do we need to know a person is OPENLY GAY whenever there is a article written about them? Does it not refer to the persons sexual preferences?
but according to you that makes me a homophobic.

I agree with you on that. Thought that you meant that he was flaunting his sexuality himself and that was grounds for something.
But I could care less what media prints. Who cares?
And could care less if blacks flaunt their race, gays their sexuality or men flaunt their biceps.
Women flaunt their tits, where is the outrage for that?
Not from here!

lol..
I'm off to work, have a good day..

 

[Gadawg73]

Lost another good mind because he was gay.
Will throw a huge party the night that we run off the right wing religous kooks out of the Republican party.
Goldwater despised them and said so. I thought this was the party of conservatism.
The gay boogeyman once again.
The world is laughing at us. We borrow 40 cents of every dollar we spend and we are worried about a gay man "flaunting".
As I stated long ago, the Republican Party is as dysfunctional as it gets.

Yet, you say you vote for Republicans? Strange, very strange.

Strange yes!
But not stupid enough to vote for Democrats.

 

[Dick Tuck]

Well I'm sure the guy enjoyed being USED by those oh so tolerant people on the left.

how friggen pathetic

It wasn't the left who drove him out of his job. It were the right wing homophobes. At least, that's what the Log Cabin Wingnuts are claiming.

 

[rdean]

Fired!​

 

[Katzndogz]

Romney just fired his gay spokesman. Gee, didn't see that coming.

The article notes he RESIGNED.

He resigned after repeated requests from Romney to remain. Can you stop a democrat from lying? Can you stop the sun from rising?

 

[Stephanie]

Well I'm sure the guy enjoyed being USED by those oh so tolerant people on the left.

how friggen pathetic

It wasn't the left who drove him out of his job. It were the right wing homophobes. At least, that's what the Log Cabin Wingnuts are claiming.

whatever, this whole thread and topic about him is STUPID