Romney Foreign Policy Adviser Richard Grenell Hounded Out by Anti-Gay Conservatives

No room for gay Republicans

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Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin, who recently noticed that the conservative movement is virulently anti-gay, has a headline on her latest post that says it all: EXCLUSIVE: Richard Grenell Hounded From Romney Campaign by Anti-Gay Conservatives.

When I learned that Grenell was gay, I knew it was just a matter of time until he was forced out. Mitt Romney may have intended the choice of Grenell as a statement that he was Etch-a-Sketching away from the far right, but this resignation makes a much clearer and more honest statement: that the Republican Party is the party of reactionary anti-gay bigotry.

If Romney honestly did intend to pull away from the far right, he found out today that he’s made a deal with the devil.

UPDATE at 5/1/12 1:57:16 pm

American Family Association bigot Bryan Fischer is ecstatic over the resignation; he says the religious right has forced Mitt Romney to back down, and taught him not to do anything like this again.

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106 comments

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 1:53:46pm

Fischer: Grenell Resignation a 'Huge Win' for the Religious Right

Gus Tue, May 1, 2012 1:56:48pm

"Moderate Mitt reigning in the wingnuts."

Oops.

Obdicut Tue, May 1, 2012 1:57:53pm

re: #2 Gus

To quote myself:

"Not very effective, is he?"

darthstar Tue, May 1, 2012 1:58:23pm

Even Frum is joining in the mockery.

Anniversary of bin Laden killing is a bad day for a presumptive presidential nominee to look bullied by his own party
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) May 1, 2012

darthstar Tue, May 1, 2012 1:59:25pm

Ann Romney never would have bowed under pressure like that.

iossarian Tue, May 1, 2012 1:59:51pm

I HEAR CONDI MIGHT JOIN THE TICKET

Gretchen G.Tiger Tue, May 1, 2012 2:00:14pm

Imam Fisher is happy --huh?

iossarian Tue, May 1, 2012 2:00:37pm

re: #4 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

Even Frum is joining in the mockery.

Youtube Video

Charles Johnson Tue, May 1, 2012 2:00:50pm

I don't know how real Mitt Romney's supposed 'moderation' is (hell, I don't know how real Mitt Romney himself is), but if he really did intend to pull back toward the center, he's finding out now that he's made a deal with the devil.

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 2:01:30pm

re: #4 darthstar (click me, I dare ya)

Even Frum is joining in the mockery.

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You'd think that this little incident would be a grand example of how "moderates" are no longer welcome in the GOP, but I doubt Frum's gonna take the hint.

Gus Tue, May 1, 2012 2:01:32pm

re: #8 iossarian

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Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!

darthstar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:01:52pm

@LOLGOP Ann Romney never would have folded like that...then again, we know Mitt does all the laundry in that family. #tcot #GOP #edshow
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 1, 2012

Lidane Tue, May 1, 2012 2:02:24pm

re: #2 Gus

"Moderate Mitt reigning in the wingnuts."

Oops.

Heh.

We can see who's in charge, and it's not Mitt.

iossarian Tue, May 1, 2012 2:03:04pm

Romney: I like to ~~fire people~~ discriminate against my employees on the basis of their sexuality.

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:03:46pm

Because nothing will bring in the moderates to the ticket like being made to look like a complete bitch by the Evangelicals.

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 2:05:04pm

re: #15 Kragar

Because nothing will bring in the moderates to the ticket like being made to look like a complete bitch by the Evangelicals.

Let's not fool ourselves, any "moderates" still in the party at this point will work their little hands off waving the pom-pons for Mittens, all the way to the polls. The rest of us see the man not only for the joke that he is, but as a thin veneer over the lunacy of the party itself.

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:07:33pm

re: #16 Targetpractice

Let's not fool ourselves, any "moderates" still in the party at this point will work their little hands off waving the pom-pons for Mittens, all the way to the polls. The rest of us see the man not only for the joke that he is, but as a thin veneer over the lunacy of the party itself.

I was thinking moderate independents mostly.

Gus Tue, May 1, 2012 2:08:06pm

GOP congressmen to join anti-gay activists in Capitol prayer event, including one who blamed gays for 9/11 bit.ly/IQemrU
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) May 1, 2012

Swampwitch Tue, May 1, 2012 2:09:24pm

I don't understand. I thought Grenell was exactly the kind of gay man they liked...self hating and misogynistic.
Big tent? More like a small awning.

Varek Raith Tue, May 1, 2012 2:09:58pm

re: #19 Swampwitch

I don't understand. I thought Grenell was exactly the kind of gay man they liked...self hating and misogynistic.
Big tent? More like a small awning.

An awning that leaks. And is retracted most of the time.

goddamnedfrank Tue, May 1, 2012 2:10:41pm

“I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. "Can I interest you in the chicken?" she asks. "Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it? To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.”
― David Sedaris

darthstar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:10:56pm

re: #19 Swampwitch

I don't understand. I thought Grenell was exactly the kind of gay man they liked...self hating and misogynistic.
Big tent? More like a small awning.

The GOP is a pants tent.

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 2:11:38pm

re: #17 Kragar

I was thinking moderate independents mostly.

Not sure there are that many who don't already view the man as a joke. Only ones who will buy his "moderate" act at this point are the ones who want to be fooled.

Gus Tue, May 1, 2012 2:11:53pm

re: #20 Varek Raith

An awning that leaks. And is retracted most of the time.

A plastic tube shelter. No wait! A big old refrigerator box that some homeless guy slept in over the course of a winter.

PhillyPretzel Tue, May 1, 2012 2:14:20pm

re: #24 Gus

It is a tent made by the folks who made the "clothes" for the naked emperor.

Lidane Tue, May 1, 2012 2:14:25pm

re: #19 Swampwitch

I don't understand. I thought Grenell was exactly the kind of gay man they liked...self hating and misogynistic.

True, but he's a gay man that was working for a Mormon candidate for President, and that's just a bridge too far.

It's bad enough that these RWNJs have to "endure" a candidate for President that they believe is a cultist that's barely a half-step above Satanist, but to have an openly gay spokesman? That's not allowed.

erik_t Tue, May 1, 2012 2:16:22pm

One wonders how Romney could effectively uphold the no-religious-test clause of the Constitution as president, presuming he wished to do so.

dragonfire1981 Tue, May 1, 2012 2:19:14pm

I've said it before but it bears repeating - Todays GOP: bizarre performance art or real political discourse?

Gus Tue, May 1, 2012 2:19:19pm

This is the kind of bigoted, anti-gay extremists a Romney administration would find itself held hostage to -- wapo.st/KoWfJ9
— Bill Burton (@billburton716) May 1, 2012

Senior Strategist and co-founder, @Priorities2012 and @PrioritiesUSA. Former deputy White House press secretary for President Obama.

Obdicut Tue, May 1, 2012 2:19:20pm

re: #27 erik_t

Romney has said plenty to allow us to draw the conclusion his judge appointments would further tear down the barrier between church and state.

Which, I'd note, for a Mormon would be massively stupid, but whatevs.

Ben G. Hazi Tue, May 1, 2012 2:19:45pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

I don't know how real Mitt Romney's supposed 'moderation' is (hell, I don't know how real Mitt Romney himself is), but if he really did intend to pull back toward the center, he's finding out now that he's made a deal with the devil.

Mitt's finding out, "you dance with the one who brought you."

Or else...

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 2:25:17pm

re: #28 dragonfire1981

I've said it before but it bears repeating - Todays GOP: bizarre performance art or real political discourse?

I've heard the modern GOP described as a cargo cult, built around either Ronald Reagan or Ayn Rand.

William Barnett-Lewis Tue, May 1, 2012 2:30:38pm

re: #32 Targetpractice

I've heard the modern GOP described as a cargo cult, built around either Ronald Reagan or Ayn Rand.

Arthur & Guinevere! And Paul Ryan as Lancelot! ///

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:30:53pm

I promise when elected President, I will heal the wound that has divided this great nation for far too long, and will guarantee that "Buckaroo Banzai Versus The World Crime League" is filmed and in theaters by the mid term elections.

Four More Tears Tue, May 1, 2012 2:31:48pm

re: #34 Kragar

I promise when elected President, I will heal the wound that has divided this great nation for far too long, and will guarantee that "Buckaroo Banzai Versus The World Crime League" is filmed and in theaters by the mid term elections.

No moon base?

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:32:25pm

re: #35 Assemble!

No moon base?

It will be built using the profits from "Buckaroo Banzai Versus The World Crime League".

Four More Tears Tue, May 1, 2012 2:33:28pm

re: #36 Kragar

It will be built using the profits from "Buckaroo Banzai Versus The World Crime League".

Socialist.

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:34:16pm

re: #37 Assemble!

Socialist.

You don't want to see the grand finale to the Buckaroo Banzai trilogy?

Ben G. Hazi Tue, May 1, 2012 2:34:28pm

re: #10 Targetpractice

You'd think that this little incident would be a grand example of how "moderates" are no longer welcome in the GOP, but I doubt Frum's gonna take the hint.

Grenell might be a misogynist douchebag and if Mitt had canned him on that basis (and said unequivocally that was why), I would have a lot more respect for Romney. However, whether it's the reality or not, His Mittness comes off looking like he folded to the homophobic RWNJs.

Four More Tears Tue, May 1, 2012 2:35:39pm

re: #38 Kragar

You don't want to see the grand finale to the Buckaroo Banzai trilogy?

Only if Lithgow comes back.

erik_t Tue, May 1, 2012 2:36:09pm

re: #39 ArthurSlugworth

However, whether it's the reality or not, His Mittness comes off looking like he folded to the homophobic RWNJs.

Clarification on the same level of necessity as 'Whether or not the sky is blue tomorrow, it will still be above my head.'

Gus Tue, May 1, 2012 2:36:25pm

A little about the Bush carrier landing myth:

Now, of course, President Bush flew fighters in the Air National Guard, but no pilot, no matter how experienced, can land on an aircraft carrier first time out. The president did take the stick for a short time during his flight, but he let another pilot handle the landing.

More at Mission Accomplished: A look back at the media's fawning coverage of Bush's premature declaration of victory in Iraq

aagcobb Tue, May 1, 2012 2:36:29pm

re: #38 Kragar

You don't want to see the grand finale to the Buckaroo Banzai trilogy?

There was a second movie?

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:37:23pm

re: #43 aagcobb

There was a second movie?

Only if I am elected. The third movie will only be filmed if I am elected for a second term.

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 2:37:40pm

re: #38 Kragar

You don't want to see the grand finale to the Buckaroo Banzai trilogy?

Are we finally gonna get an explanation about the watermelon?

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:38:43pm

re: #45 Targetpractice

Are we finally gonna get an explanation about the watermelon?

I'll tell you later.

Gus Tue, May 1, 2012 2:40:31pm

Romney: "True, I would not have killed bin Laden, but I would have made his wives get transvaginal ultrasounds."
— Andy Borowitz (@BorowitzReport) May 1, 2012

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:41:45pm

I will also, by Presidential decree, put a stop to Micheal Bay.

Gus Tue, May 1, 2012 2:42:12pm

BTW. Where's Jaunte?

Swampwitch Tue, May 1, 2012 2:42:20pm

One would think that the eKstra Krispy Kristians that are in charge of the GOP would be okey dokey with Mormons if they knew how much actual torture is used in official Morman gay reperative therapy.

Youtube Video

Neutral President Tue, May 1, 2012 2:44:38pm

re: #45 Targetpractice

Are we finally gonna get an explanation about the watermelon?

I think it was an attempt to make watermelons able to withstand the pressure of being dropped from low flying aircraft. They were going to drop them on famine-stricken areas in Africa, by-passing the warlords and terrorists who were stealing aid packages.

Or so I read somewhere... a long time ago.

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 2:44:43pm

re: #48 Kragar

I will also, by Presidential decree, put a stop to Micheal Bay.

Hey now, I liked The Island.

Neutral President Tue, May 1, 2012 2:45:03pm

re: #48 Kragar

I will also, by Presidential decree, put a stop to Micheal Bay.

Will he explode?

Lidane Tue, May 1, 2012 2:45:15pm

re: #48 Kragar

I will also, by Presidential decree, put a stop to Micheal Bay.

Permanently ban Uwe Boll from entering the US and from making films here and you've got my vote.

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:46:45pm

re: #54 Lidane

Permanently ban Uwe Boll from entering the US and from making films here and you've got my vote.

I will petition the UN to have him tried for crimes against humanity.

Neutral President Tue, May 1, 2012 2:47:41pm

re: #55 Kragar

I will petition the UN to have him tried for crimes against humanity.

What about Tommy Wiseau?

/ohai

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:49:37pm

re: #56 ArchangelMichael

What about Tommy Wiseau?

/ohai

Rest assured, my administration will deal with all crappy film makers using due diligence and firm resolve.

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 2:50:02pm

re: #57 Kragar

Rest assured, my administration will deal with all crappy film makers using due diligence and firm resolve.

Exile them to Wasilla!

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:51:26pm

And to the executives of the SciFi channel, yes, I said SciFi, we are coming for you.

Neutral President Tue, May 1, 2012 2:51:45pm

re: #58 Targetpractice

Exile them to Wasilla!

Make them ambassador to Iran.

blueraven Tue, May 1, 2012 2:52:19pm

Ouch!

Piers Morgan vs Jonah Goldberg

[Link: www.mediaite.com...]

Neutral President Tue, May 1, 2012 2:52:42pm

re: #59 Kragar

And to the executives of the SciFi channel, yes, I said SciFi, we are coming for you.

A new batch of Torgo's Executive Powder.

EastSider Tue, May 1, 2012 2:54:21pm

Gotta love the juxtaposition:

Obama in Afghanistan, Romney firing a guy for being gay.

Which one of these men looks Presidential?

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 2:56:28pm

re: #62 ArchangelMichael

A new batch of Torgo's Executive Powder.

Anyone who wants new episodes of MST3k, Firefly and Farscape will have only one choice of who to vote for come election day.

My plan is foolproof.

Obdicut Tue, May 1, 2012 2:56:38pm

re: #63 EastSider

To be fair, the guy may have just quit because he was frustrated about being told to keep a low visibility because of being gay.

Lidane Tue, May 1, 2012 2:58:06pm

re: #56 ArchangelMichael

What about Tommy Wiseau?

/ohai

"You're tearing me APAAART, Lisa!"

Heh.

EastSider Tue, May 1, 2012 2:58:14pm

re: #65 Obdicut

To be fair, the guy may have just quit because he was frustrated about being told to keep a low visibility because of being gay.

A different rhetorical, then:

Which one of these parties looks like they represent the America you want to live in?

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 2:58:27pm

How appropriate that I stumble across this on May Day:

A Complete History of the Soviet Union Through the Eyes of a Humble Worker, Arranged to the Melody of Tetris

Youtube Video

Lidane Tue, May 1, 2012 2:59:45pm

re: #63 EastSider

Gotta love the juxtaposition:

Obama in Afghanistan, Romney firing a guy for being gay.

Which one of these men looks Presidential?

Real Presidents don't allow gay people in this country. They make them self-deport to Canada.

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 3:00:37pm

re: #67 EastSider

A different rhetorical, then:

Which one of these parties looks like they represent the America you want to live in?

RON PAUL!!!

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Obdicut Tue, May 1, 2012 3:01:39pm

re: #69 Lidane

Real Presidents don't allow gay people in this country. They make them self-deport to Canada.

Heh. That is what it resembles. Romney didn't fire him, he just created the conditions for the guy to fire himself.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, May 1, 2012 3:03:19pm

GUYS GUYS GUYS LET'S KICKSTART THE MOVIE ABOUT THE PORNTERGEIST

it has a logo and everything

Colorado Springs! Never stop giving, Colorado Springs

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 3:03:28pm

Tonight's guest on the Daily show will be...

David Barton.

Targetpractice Tue, May 1, 2012 3:05:22pm

re: #72 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]

GUYS GUYS GUYS LET'S KICKSTART THE MOVIE ABOUT THE PORNTERGEIST

it has a logo and everything

Colorado Springs! Never stop giving, Colorado Springs

*facepalm*

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 3:06:03pm

Fischer: President Obama Hates White People

Youtube Video

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, May 1, 2012 3:09:13pm

re: #75 Kragar

Fischer: "MY SOUL IS DILDOS"

goddamnedfrank Tue, May 1, 2012 3:10:08pm

Putting Robert Gates' "very gutsy call" comment into further perspective:

On April 28, in a final meeting in the Situation Room, Obama asked each adviser what they would do and took an up or down vote on whether to launch the raid. Gates and Biden voted no. The next morning in the Diplomatic Reception Room, Obama told Donilon, Brennan, McDonough and chief of staff Bill Daley, "It's a go."

-Time, May 7, 2012 How it Went Down by Graham Allison

Neutral President Tue, May 1, 2012 3:10:08pm

re: #75 Kragar

Fischer: President Obama Hates White People

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Kanye Fischer...

wrenchwench Tue, May 1, 2012 3:11:04pm

re: #75 Kragar

Fischer: President Obama Hates White People

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He's semi-self-hating, then...

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 3:11:15pm

Video: Amendment 1 pastor gives parents 'special dispensation' to use violence against LGBT kids!!!

TRANSCRIPT: "So your little son starts to act a little girlish when he is four years old and instead of squashing that like a cockroach and saying, “Man up, son, get that dress off you and get outside and dig a ditch, because that is what boys do,” you get out the camera and you start taking pictures of Johnny acting like a female and then you upload it to YouTube and everybody laughs about it and the next thing you know, this dude, this kid is acting out childhood fantasies that should have been squashed. Can I make it any clearer? Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like that. You were made by God to be a male and you are going to be a male. And when your daughter starts acting to Butch you reign her in. And you say, “Oh, no, sweetheart. You can play sports. Play them to the glory of God. But sometimes you are going to act like a girl and walk like a girl and talk like a girl and smell like a girl and that means you are going to be beautiful. You are going to be attractive. You are going to dress yourself up.”
You say, “Can I take charge like that as a parent?”
Yeah, you can. You are authorized. I just gave you a special dispensation this morning to do that."

Lidane Tue, May 1, 2012 3:11:22pm

re: #75 Kragar

I love how these nutjobs keep trying to push the idea of Barack Obama as the Angry Black Man when he's clearly able to laugh at himself and has a fairly even temperament.

erik_t Tue, May 1, 2012 3:11:51pm

re: #71 Obdicut

Heh. That is what it resembles. Romney didn't fire him, he just created the conditions for the guy to fire himself.

Free Market Baby Jesus helps those who help themselves!

(WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!)

(V)(;,,;)(V)

Varek Raith Tue, May 1, 2012 3:11:57pm

re: #81 Lidane

I love how these nutjobs keep trying to push the idea of Barack Obama as the Angry Black Man when he's clearly able to laugh at himself and has a fairly even temperament.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT WORSE!!!!

BongGhazi Tue, May 1, 2012 3:12:53pm

I've read that Obama plays poker.

It would be awfully interesting to see him in a poker game against a guy whose sole strategy seems to be "I fold."

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, May 1, 2012 3:14:12pm

This is the ‘Christian love’ we are up against: NC Baptist preacher calls for beating the gay out of kids

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, May 1, 2012 3:15:56pm

re: #80 Kragar

ah you found it first!

its almost like these guys WANT to discredit their own religion

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 3:17:17pm

re: #86 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]

ah you found it first!

its almost like these guys WANT to discredit their own religion

"YOU WILL BE FILLED WITH JESUS'S LOVE IF I HAVE TO BEAT IT INTO EVERY INCH OF YOUR WORTHLESS HIDE!"

SteelGHAZI Tue, May 1, 2012 3:17:41pm

re: #85 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]

This is the ‘Christian love’ we are up against: NC Baptist preacher calls for beating the gay out of kids

This is so infuriating.
...I need a break before I compromise my account, this just broke me.

austin_blue Tue, May 1, 2012 3:18:53pm

re: #64 Kragar

Anyone who wants new episodes of MST3k, Firefly and Farscape will have only one choice of who to vote for come election day.

My plan is foolproof.

Down here a Farscape is one of them ladder thingies that runs down the sides of apartment buildings.

blueraven Tue, May 1, 2012 3:22:32pm

re: #77 goddamnedfrank

Putting Robert Gates' "very gutsy call" comment into further perspective:

This is an excellent documentary, interspersed with raw footage, re-enactments and interviews of the principles.

Targeting Bin Laden

Kragar Tue, May 1, 2012 3:25:27pm

re: #89 austin_blue

Down here a Farscape is one of them ladder thingies that runs down the sides of apartment buildings.

Calamitous Philistines!

Thorzdad Tue, May 1, 2012 3:25:43pm

I just don't understand how anyone can be openly gay and a Republican anymore.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, May 1, 2012 3:27:28pm

the police have themselves an RV

#billclay

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Tue, May 1, 2012 3:28:19pm

re: #92 Thorzdad

I just don't understand how anyone can be openly gay and a Republican anymore.

the same way people stay in abusive marriages

abused, afraid, brainwashed

simoom Tue, May 1, 2012 4:13:59pm

I guess the lesson here for the Romney campaign is that there are limits to how far you can take being on both sides of an issue. They gave 10-grand to the virulently anti-gay NOM to in signal one direction in 2008, then hired Grenell, seeding the story to the media, partially to signal the opposite recently. Then after getting all the paleocon blow-back, they didn't actually use him publicly, in the capacity he was hired for, perhaps waiting for it to all blow over. Grenell got the message and stepped down.

moderatelyradicalliberal Tue, May 1, 2012 4:20:55pm

Grenell is a misogynistic asshole, but I feel bad for the bigotry being directed at him. On the other hand like the the GOProud crew he probably still thinks the liberals and LGBT left is his real enemy.

Decatur Deb Tue, May 1, 2012 4:24:12pm

He would kiss the hand that strikes him. Screw him.

Patricia Kayden Tue, May 1, 2012 4:40:34pm

WOW to Grennell's forced ouster. Why did Romney pick an openly gay Adviser, knowing that Conservatives are proudly homophobic? This just shows that he's not going to be able to move to the center after all.

Romantic Heretic Tue, May 1, 2012 4:47:16pm

re: #34 Kragar

I promise when elected President, I will heal the wound that has divided this great nation for far too long, and will guarantee that "Buckaroo Banzai Versus The World Crime League" is filmed and in theaters by the mid term elections.

Christ. I'll take out U.S. citizenship just so I can vote for you.

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Daniel Ballard Tue, May 1, 2012 4:50:47pm

Hey folks.

Got a few images from the May 1 LA protests. I just updated the Page from earlier.

Once again it was boisterous and friendly. I saw no black bandana anarchists, lots of immigration advocates and no few union folks. I hung out where two of the four groups came together, Broadway at 6th. Loved the big Monopoly board they put on the street.

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Mattand Tue, May 1, 2012 5:02:46pm

I'm seriously thinking about tweeting Grennell and asking him any self-respecting, sane, rational gay person would align themselves with the current conservative movement.

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celticdragon Tue, May 1, 2012 5:15:36pm

re: #88 Sonic the Hedgehog

This is so infuriating.
...I need a break before I compromise my account, this just broke me.

Yeah...I am trying real hard not to write something that will get me banned at this point. This sonavabitch is is advocating violence against children.

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TheSwedish Tue, May 1, 2012 8:31:19pm

I don't know, guys. Seems believable to me that Grenell's extraordinarily d!ckish tweets toward certain women had just as much to do with his resignation as the social right, if not more. I know there are alot of misogynists in the GOP fold, but the thing with Internet comments and Tweets is that they never really disappear. There are enough screenshots of Grenell's tweets to give the President and his team plenty of ammo as the election draws closer.

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Ming Tue, May 1, 2012 10:05:54pm

I don't have any evidence for this, but my gut tells me that Romney WILL manage to appeal to both moderates and the hard right. He's been too good a liar for too many years to give up trying to square that circle. Obviously the Grenell publicity didn't help Romney with moderates, but I have no doubt that Romney has a good team, well-organized, disciplined, and committed to victory, who is looking into how to appeal to moderates.

But even the very best lies that money can buy may not be enough to win Romney enough moderate and hard-right votes, so he'll have to hone the themes that Obama hates America, Obama hates profitable companies, Obama hates individual achievement, Obama hates anyone who advanced without help from the government, etc. etc. If enough moderates and right-wingers think there's something not-quite-right about Obama, they may vote for Romney.

I may be more pessimistic than the facts warrant, but I remain gobsmacked by how competent a liar Mitt Romney is. I think he's a better liar than John Edwards! President Obama has worked very hard, and I would love to see him re-elected easily. But I'm afraid he's facing a very intelligent, cold, and determined opponent, with the best team that money can buy.

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Thorzdad Wed, May 2, 2012 6:03:24am

re: #104 Ming

I don't have any evidence for this, but my gut tells me that Romney WILL manage to appeal to both moderates and the hard right....

I think it's going to be more like the moderates and the hard right will switch into drone-mode, hold their noses and vote for Romney because he's the Republican candidate, and getting Obama out of office is more important than who their candidate is. Party über alles, y'know.

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Stephen T. Wed, May 2, 2012 6:30:42am

re: #34 Kragar

I promise when elected President, I will heal the wound that has divided this great nation for far too long, and will guarantee that "Buckaroo Banzai Versus The World Crime League" is filmed and in theaters by the mid term elections.

If you can also make sure that all back issues of the comics, the novels, the TV specials and the music of of the Hong Kong Cavaliers are re-released, you'd have my vote.

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