Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Last week GOP flacks went ballistic over “elitist Hollywood-owned” Obama and his celebrity-filled fundraiser at the home of Sarah Jessica Parker. And last month, the president got the same treatment for George Clooney’s event. But it’ll be radio silence on this David Koch soiree, bet on it. Source.

Chris Geidner at MetroWeekly provides some interesting behind-the-scenes information. Of the seven GOProud board members, only four supported the endorsement. Only two gay or lesbian board members voted in favor: LaSalvia and Bruce Carroll. The other two gay or lesbian board members voted against the endorsement, and two straight board members voted yes. One straight board member did not vote, …

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Last night Current TV’s Cenk Uygur ripped into GOProud’s Jimmy LaSalvia over their endorsement of Mitt Romney.(Via Towleroad)

GOProud has endorsed the man who signed a hate group’s pledge to destroy gay families via the federal constitution. “Not only does President Obama not understand how the free markets work – he is openly hostile to free market capitalism,” said LaSalvia. “President Obama’s repeated attacks on Governor Romney’s private sector record underscore this President’s fundamental lack of understanding of …

The man who has pledged to impose a federal amendment to ban same-sex marriage will address the group who earlier this month officially endorsed it. That should be…interesting. Via press release: Every four years we invite the presidential candidates to address our convention, and we are delighted that Governor Romney has decided to join us,” stated NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. …

Not surprisingly, Ron Paul is behind this. In a revolt against Romney, at least 40 more national convention delegates asked to join 123 previous plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Republican National Committee, and their attorney said hundreds more may soon follow suit. The first 123 delegates, all from the 9th Circuit, sued the RNC, its Chairman Rince Priebus, and …

Despite three attempts by Face The Nation host Bob Shieffer, yesterday Mitt Romney refused to say whether he’d overturn the president’s just-announced immigration reform plan. The first time, Romney ignored the question. The second time, he said it would be a non-issue because he would be able to pass long-term immigration reform through Congress quickly — something that President George …

It’s still a statistical tie, though. Details.

If you can bear it…

Forbes reports today that billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has vowed to spend $100 million of his own money to get Mitt Romney elected. Maybe even more. Adelson, who has built Las Vegas Sands into an global casino empire, will do “whatever it takes” to defeat Obama, this source says. And given that Adelson is worth $24.9 billion–and told Forbes …

The Boston Globe reports today that in 2006 then Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney blocked a state anti-bullying guide because it included the words “transgender” and “bisexual.” Romney aides said publicly at the time that publication of the guide had been delayed because it was a lengthy document that required further review. But an e-mail authored in May of that year …

Only one point.