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Source: Washington Blade
A meeting that took place at a Virginia farmhouse between officials from Log Cabin Republicans and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney included a discussion about workplace non-discrimination, but attendees who spoke to the Washington Blade wouldnt enumerate any commitments made by Romney.
R. Clarke Cooper, Log Cabins executive director, said workplace non-discrimination protections were the focus of the meeting, which took place Oct. 17 at Greenwood Farm in Leesburg, Va., which was a precursor the organizations endorsement of the candidate announced on Tuesday.
... The Nations Ben Adler reported that Romney secretly promised Log Cabin he would sign (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act), but doesnt want to make that position public for fear of upsetting the religious right. Nowhere in the current version of The Nations piece does Cooper say he received a commitment on ENDA. In conversations with the Blade, Cooper insisted Romney never committed to signing any legislation.
Previously, the Washington Blade reported Log Cabin was seeking clarity on ENDA before making its endorsement decision. Romney supported the legislation as a U.S. Senate candidate in 1994, but in later years backed away from that support. The GOP nominee hasnt addressed the legislation over the course of the 2012 presidential campaign.
Read more: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/10/24/enda-was-focus-of-log-cabin-meeting-with-romney/
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)They get whatever's coming to them.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)he can be president
How many other secret deals has he made??
How can anyone believe what Willard says??
How can anyone trust Willard when he hides his taxes, his Gov records, his Olympic records, and when flip-flops more than a nubile gymnast??
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)he's been a CEO y'know.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)putitinD
(1,551 posts)rurallib
(62,423 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)"Complete Idiot."
So they probably really are that stupid.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Republican women.
brewens
(13,596 posts)and fire them! I suppose gay people all being unemployed could be a form of equality.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)there is no chance that the GOP will give women workplace equality
and they won't be able to get enough support for gay equality when they are ani-female equality
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)i almost feel sorry for them
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)this will be passed. There's already a bill out there for this and I know HRC has been working with the Obama admin to get this going.
aletier_v
(1,773 posts)it only counts as a secret promise if there's a hidden video!
LisaL
(44,973 posts)LisaL
(44,973 posts)He'd promise them the moon if they agreed to vote for him.
LiberalFighter
(50,950 posts)and use the one intended for that function?
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)Unbelievable. And every word synonymous with those words.
kiranon
(1,727 posts)Can you just imagine how many secret meetings Romney has had and how many promises he has made to do just what each group wants. Romney is the religious right.
Permanut
(5,613 posts)but I can't remember where I heard it.
Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)You have a guy who supports total equality vs. a guy who will grudgingly give you workplace equality (assuming it isn't too much of a hassle).
And you fucking choose the rich white guy offering you crumbs if he can find a way to do it without pissing off his party?
Man. That is just so fucked up on so many levels, I don't know where to start.
I really can't imagine someone like Martin Luther King or Susan B. Anthony taking that kind of deal in their times.
BelieveMe3
(134 posts)Workplace equality!!! How about just EQUALITY? Everywhere! Romney has to "secretly" even talk about workplace equality in 2012. The log cabin republicans are a disgrace. They are the Uncle Toms of the gay community. I can say that since I'm gay.
mac56
(17,569 posts)Sheesh.
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)Log cabin republicans are so pathetic.
Talk about lap dogs. Sheesh.