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I didnt know you had families, remarked Romney to the group, according to Wilson.
The offhanded remark underscored that Romney, the governor of the first state prepared to grant same-sex marriage, hadnt taken the time to look at what the landmark case was really about. By this point the plaintiffs stories had been widely covered by national media in particular, Julie Goodridges heartrending tale of how her then-partner, Hillary, was denied hospital visitation following the precarious birth of daughter Annie. It was the ignorance of these facts and Romneys inaccurate, insensitive answer to her parting question, that pushed Julie Goodridge to her breaking point.
I looked him in the eye as we were leaving, recalls Goodridge. And I said, Governor Romney, tell me what would you suggest I say to my 8 year-old daughter about why her mommy and her ma cant get married because you, the governor of her state, are going to block our marriage?
His response, according to Goodridge: I dont really care what you tell your adopted daughter. Why dont you just tell her the same thing youve been telling her the last eight years.
Romneys retort enraged a speechless Goodridge; he didnt care, and by referring to her biological daughter as adopted, it was clear he hadnt even been listening. By the time she was back in the hallway, she was reduced to tears.
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/i-didnt-know-you-had-families-mitt-romney-told-group-of-gay-parents/politics/2012/09/11/48832?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNewCivilRightsMovement+%28The+New+Civil+Rights+Movement%29
Bolo Boffin
(23,796 posts)So we have to hate Obama more than Romney. Right?
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
Care Acutely
(1,370 posts)Romney didn't think twice about behaving this way because in his world, who could possibly give a crap about "those people." Worse than peasants. Worse than people who have the nerve to park in front of his house or NASCAR fans who wear plastic raincoats.
Initech
(100,108 posts)Is this true? I have no words for what a horrible, horrible ... I'm not even sure he's a human being. This is the the shit that separates him from Bush. Bush may have been a dumbass, but he snowed the country with his "compassionate conservative" bullshit. Mitt has zero freakin' ability to sell himself as compassionate anything. He's a cyborg or something.
This is just heartbreaking. Poor Julie Goodridge. I can't imagine how hurtful this was.
Initech
(100,108 posts)Response to kpete (Original post)
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MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)Lost in space.... Looking for June Lockhardt to explain the space program, are you?
riverbendviewgal
(4,254 posts)A Mormon woman knows him very well and discusses him in an interview...he is cold and not a very nice man.
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/election2012/6370/mitt_romney
He is a cold blooded robot to treat this mother the way he did
Fridays Child
(23,998 posts)flyguyjake
(492 posts)and he doesn't understand anything more. PROCREATION is all he knows... kinda like roaches...