political believes. seriously. under bob mcdonnell, virginia changed its rules to say you can be blocked from adopting a child in virginia if you are a registered democrat. or a registered republican. or if you re gay. or if you re a jew. who wants bob mcdonnell to be on their ticket as vice president? anyone? all this perkolates in the states. mitt romney has been consolid e consolidating support, his own uncomfortably gay friendly past keeps rearing its head. posting pro gay romney from his past. smiling on the cover of boston s gay newspaper, bay windows from 1994. he was running for senate that year promising he would be a better advocate for gay rights than ted kennedy. that same year, mr. romney told
seriously. under bob mcdonnell, virginia changed its rules to say you can be blocked from adopting a child in virginia if you are a registered democrat. or a registered republican. or if you re gay. or if you re a jew. who wants bob mcdonnell to be on their ticket as vice president? anyone? while all of this percolates in the states, at the national level mitt romney has been calmly consolidating his support for his republican party nomination. while he s been consolidating support, his own uncomfortably gay friendly past keeps rearing its head. buzzfeed.c buzzfeed.com, posting pro gay romney from his past. smiling on the cover of boston s gay newspaper, bay windows from 1994. mitt romney was running for senate, promising he d be a better advocate for gay rights than liberal u.s. senator, ted kennedy. that same year, mr. romney told the log cabin republicans, if we are to achieve the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a main stream
these federal programs that are bundled to help people need to be brought together and sent back to the states, and let states closest to the needs of their own people craft the programs that are able to deal with the needs of those folks. whether it s food stamps and housing view chur voech vouchers. you have massive over head with government bureaucrats in washington administering all these program, and the money that goes to the people that needs the money actually helps them. it s time to say enough of that, and let s get the money back to the states the way the constitutions intended. intended and let states care for their own people in the way they feel best. [ applause ] governor romney, i d like to remind you of something you said in bay windows, which is a gay
that goes to the people that needs the money actually helps them. it s time to say enough of that, and let s get the money back to the states the way the constitutions intended. let s get the money back to the governor romney, i d like to remind you of something you said in bay windows, which is a gay newspaper in massachusetts in 1994 when you were running against senator kennedy. these are your words. i think the gay community needs more support from the republican party and i would be a voice in the republican party to foster anti-discrimination efforts. how have you stood up for gay rights and when have you used your voice to influence republicans on this issue? andy, as you know, i don t discriminate. and the appointments that i made whiffs governor of massachusetts. a member of my cabinet was gay.
remind you of something you said in bay windows, which is a gay newspaper in massachusetts in 1994 when you were running against senator kennedy. these are your words. i think the gay community needs more support from the republican party and i would be a voice in the republican party to foster anti-discrimination efforts. how have you stood up for gay rights and when have you used your voice to influence republicans on this issue? andy, as you know, i don t discriminate. and the appointments that i made whiffs governor of massachusetts. a member of my cabinet was gay. i appointed people to the bench regardless of their sexual orientation, made it clear we should not discriminate in hiring policies, in legal policies. at the same time, from the very beginning in 1994, i said to the gay community, i do not favor same sex marriage. i oppose same sex marriage and that has been my view. if people are looking for someone who will discriminate against gays or will in any way try and sugg