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发帖数: 19713 | 1 Mitt Romney Is a NOM Donor, Document Shows
By Lucas Grindley
MITT ROMNEY NOM LOGO X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Mitt Romney has not only signed a pledge from the National Organization for
marriage to fight for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, he's also given
money to the antigay group's causes, according to a document circulated by
the Human Rights Campaign.
HRC posted a copy of a Federal Election Commission filing from the Alabama-
based Free and Strong America PAC, run by the Romney campaign in 2008. It
shows a $10,000 donation to NOM that could be the very same contribution
that a campaign spokesman once bragged would help fund the Proposition 8
battle that was happening at the time.
The Huffington Post reports that Romney spokesman, Eric Fehrnstrom, told the
Deseret News in October 2008, "The governor feels strongly that marriage is
an institution between a man and a woman, and one of the most high-profile
fights on this subject is happening in California." He revealed that Romney
had made a $10,000 donation but until now there hasn't been any disclosure
found to confirm it -- that is, if it's the same donation.
As a donor and presumably a member of NOM, since a portion of all donations
automatically goes toward membership dues, it's possible that the Romney
campaign saw the "confidential" memo in which NOM outlines its strategy to "
drive a wedge between gays and blacks -- two key Democratic constituencies."
HRC and others are calling on Romney to denounce NOM. But as a 2012
candidate he's signed a pledge from the group that commits him to its ideals
, including a ban on marriage equality via an amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, an effort to repeal marriage equality in Washington, D.C., and
the formation of a presidential commission to investigate NOM's opponents.
"The evidence continues to pile up and is painting a very clear picture of
Mitt Romney’s anti-LGBT associations," the HRC said in announcing the
document. "A candidate can’t claim to be 'better for gay rights than [Ted]
Kennedy' when it’s convenient, but then fund a far-right anti-LGBT strategy
to keep other interest groups happy." |
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