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ACLU Says the Old, Pro-Gay Romney Could Have Been a Member
Mitt Romney's claim to be more pro-gay than Ted Kennedy is coming back to haunt him yet again — this time in a series of billboards.
The American Civil Liberties Union bought the billboards to remind Romney that he once appeared to favor civil rights for LGBT people, and also seemed more closely aligned with the ACLU on abortion and immigration.
"Mitt Romney, your membership card is waiting," the signs read. "Come back home to civil liberties."
The Republican presidential candidate was assailed by Obama adviser David Plouffe back in October for having "no core." In that infamous comment on Meet the Press, Plouffe specifically referred to Romney's run against Kennedy for U.S. Senate, when Romney won the endorsement of the Log Cabin Republicans in his state by promising "as we seek to establish full equality for America's gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent."
http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/06/05/aclu-says-old-romney-could-have-been-member
You reap what you sow mittens.
