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juan,ft lauderdale,fl — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:27:48 GMT

Brownback is pulling out 04 playbook with more gay bashing....how pathetic and desperate can he be. He will be toast by the fall.

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MK,MO — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:28:05 GMT

kind of makes me wonder what kind of "relationship" romney has with that $1200 a week make-up artist

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Bob, Denver — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:30:56 GMT

Republicans eating their own. mmmm, tastes like chicken-hawk.

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Shadow, Hamden, CT — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:41:38 GMT

I think Brownback was off Romney's VP list a long time ago, he's been at his throat from day one.

But where's the big story of the day? Mitt Romney has just had his own macaca moment, caught in a photograph grinning and holding a sign that says No Obama Osama. This is quickly becoming a big story, building up gradually much like the George Allen video picked up steam - why no mention of it here? The different explanations by the Romney campaign are as bad as the ones the Allen campaign gave, and this is actually even more offensive than macaca, in the sense that not only is a minority being mocked on camera due to their heritage, but they're simultaneously being compared to a terrorist responsible for the greatest mass murder in American history.

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tmz.com/media/2007/07/0720_brookshire_obama.jpg

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Dave, Tn — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:58:10 GMT

That dummy Romney. He should know that democrats "own" minorities, and are the only ones allowed to mock them. Wonder how much that Hillary girl made for showing up with that sign.

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nuanced — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:04:19 GMT

I see a movie in the making -- Brownback Mountain

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jerry/corpus christi texas — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:15:10 GMT

Brownback just trying to stay in the news.

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Connie, Tn. — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:26:19 GMT

Desparate measures for a desparate man.

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H P Boston — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:58:32 GMT

Juan... they are starting to bang their heads on the wall. DESPERADOS!
I love seeing the repuks(POTS) trying to call the other kettle black. lol

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Mike, Los Angeles, California — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:01:43 GMT

Brownback is on the decline and hates Romney because he's a mormon. It's obvious what he's doing, Mixing religion with politics and trying to cover it up. I guess he'd rather have the party nominate Freddy boy Thompson and get smashed in the election. The republicans don't stand a chance unless they realize what's going on. If Brownback doesn't want a gay supporter in office he should go after Hillary or Obama.

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Sierra, San Francisco — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:09:14 GMT

Actually, the Democratic field needs a Brownback to call out candidates (inits. HRC) about their past stands (Iraq, timetables, flag burning). Where are you, Mike, Dennis, Joe, Chris ??

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Christy Fairbank, Moline, IL — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:14:39 GMT

Brownback is holding the flip-floppers and Planned Parenthood lovers accountable, good for him. It seems to be working, according to the des moines register.

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Jim, Atlanta — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:15:48 GMT

I haven't seen anyone this obsessively anti-gay since Ted Haggard and Mark Foley.

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Jon, Provo UT — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:24:57 GMT

Three of Romney's sons are Eagle Scouts. I'm pretty sure Romney is too. Doesn't really sound like a guy who is too hostile towards the Boy Scouts.

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TEC-SPRING_TX — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:28:50 GMT

Has anyone read the book of Mormon? Romney is not a closet liberal. As a Mormon he would be far right of far right.

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J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:34:37 GMT

You gotta' be "F-ING" kidding me!
We have a war, based on lies, going on in Iraq, an Attorney General who wants to use the justice department as a means of waging personal vendettas against Democratic politicians, a 20 year CIA agent, who was outed by a bunch of ass-clowns at The White House (one of whom got caught lying about it), had her lawsuit dismissed, and The State Department sent Hillary a letter blaming her for Bush's failures in Iraq.....AND THESE GUYS ARE BARKING ABOUT GAYS IN THE BOY SCOUTS?
If the Democrats win the White House next year (as I suspect they will), don't go crazy analyzing why they won. Just break out THIS story and re-read it and you'll have a total understanding of the situation.

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Dave, Tn — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:45:48 GMT

TEC-SPRING is that why Harry Reid is so far right? Or does Reid suck as much at being a Mormon, as he does at being Senate Majority Leader?

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Lee Holmes — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:51:00 GMT

Jim: I have. They are known as Muslims.

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Steve, San Diego — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:01:32 GMT

I am sure Mr. Romney does not need to explain, but as Jon states above, Boy Scouts are a major, major part of the Mormon church in the U.S. As an important volunteer leader with Boy Scouts in my area, I am upset that anyone would drag our youth into this debate. Apologize Mr. Brownback.

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TEC-Spring-TX — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:15:08 GMT

Davein TN. Reid is a converted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife is a Mormon convert from Judaism. I would not say he is a dyed in the wool Mormon, He only has 5 children and if he was a good Mormon he would have at least 7 or 8 children. In Utah you do not get very far in Politics as a non-church member. I have met good Mormons and odd Mormons and was recruited to join the Church. I have read the book and would say that they are not mainstream Christians.
The reason polygamy was outlawed in Utah was that it was required as a condition of statehood. The Church has been at war with the federal government and members have killed non-Mormons when they attempted to settle in Utah.

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Carrie, Eastern Iowa — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:16:02 GMT

Romney is hostile towards whomever threatens his ability to get elected. In MA, that very well could have been the Boy Scouts. I don't know whether this is true or not, but to me it is just another in a long line of potential inconsistencies with Romney's positions.

I also don't see Brownback's comments as dragging the youth of this country into a political debate any more than a discussion of sex education in kindergarten does. Back when there was litigation on the issue of homosexuality in the Boy Scouts, I recall politicians being asked their opinion on it all the time. Simply because an issue touches on children doesn't mean they are being dragged into a political debate. And even if it does, so what? Desegregation was a huge political issue 40 years ago; should politicians not have discussed it because it would be dragging kids into it?

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brettrix, chandler, arizona — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:29:15 GMT

Hi,
Why do we care about Romney or Brownback and these silly little sound bites - wouldnt you rather here our candidates talking about the issues?

everyone on this board should go check out Ron Paul's stance on the issues - you will not find him making any attacks on the other candidates because he doesn't need to.

I am not a libertarian but someone else said (and i agree) that Ron Paul is the only politician that could tell me the sky was blue and i wouldn't feel compelled to go outside and make sure:

find out for yourseld PLEASE -

www.ronpaul2008.com

go check it out, listen to some of his youtube clips and then tell me your thoughts - i was surprised by his ability to explain what is really going on and not making me feel like an idiot... interesting man

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jerry/corpus christi texas — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:32:43 GMT

Considering I have a son who is an eagle scott, I find this whole thing troubling. Brownback calling out the scouts, Obama talking about sex education for four year olds, Hillary trying to get us all killed.. what the hell is the matter with this country?

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Steve, San Diego — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:46:47 GMT

OMG, Jerry has an Eagle Scout son & so do I!!!

We are in the midst of a very complex Boy Scout lease of city property issue in San Diego (currently at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals). One of the successful common ground areas was to leave the boys out of the litigation and let them continue with current programs. In other words, don't let the boys suffer over adult issues.

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John Howell, Salem, MA — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:50:39 GMT

Brownback is right. I live in Massachusetts and know first-hand Romney's shifting stances. Brownback on the other hand is like a rock in shifting sand; he has been a consistant republiican his whole life. May Brownback win the republican nomination!

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MK,MO — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:55:10 GMT

too many years of wealthy elite repubs sucking the life out of the average working person is whats wrong with the country

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Carrie, Eastern Iowa — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:14:24 GMT

Steve - Is anyone here advocating not leaving the boys out of it? Is anyone here saying they should suffer over adult issues? I don't think so. This story is about one politician uncovering another politician's potential shift in thinking on an issue of pretty high importance to their party's base. Again, I don't see anyone dragging boys, kicking and screaming, into a fire.

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GA Reece Louisville KY — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:19:50 GMT

The main thing I see about all the Repulicans candidates is that they not talking about major issues. Just bickering. they are driving away the voters. The GOP has raised less money the the Dems. The people are fed up with the status quo. Many Republican are facing tough relections.
The working class is waking up,and saying enough is enough.

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Ajay Kumar, Vancouver, WA — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:24:30 GMT

Who is this Brownback? How come he is never in the MSM?

Is he a rabid anti-choice person? Has he ever walked in
the overcrowded streets of Asian cities?

Sounds like he wants to impose his religious beliefs on the rest of us who don't believe in his religion!

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ben — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:32:34 GMT

TEC-Spring-TX, I am sick of reading blogs written by idiots who can't get their facts straight. If you are going to attack a religion, at least do it with facts. Let's go down the list of your inaccuracies: 1) Harry Reid doesn't live in Utah (so your statement he has to be a Mormon to be a politician is false) 2) "To be a good Mormon you have to have 7 or 8 children" -- false, most of the high ranking leaders in the Church have less than five children, 3) "members have killed non-members when they tried to settle", really? When, who? Why is 30% of the state not LDS? I assume you are referencing the Mountain Meadow Massacres, which was a group of people passing through Utah (threatening Utahns as they went) in route to settle in California.

I wish people like you, who are so interested in attacking a religion, would at least get your facts straight instead of making everyone who reads your blog less enlightened.