Romney’ foreign policy statesman resigns hounded by anti-gay conservatives

Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 04:53 UTC

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Republican Mitt Romney's foreign policy spokesman, Richard Grenell, has resigned after only a brief stint on Romney's presidential campaign. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Is the problem that he is 'gay', or
is it the result of his 'prolific - and inflammatory - provocative musings' on Twitter?

In the USA, either of these would kill off his career, but both together .....
May 02nd, 2012 - 09:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fbear
Grenell's behavior on Twitter says it all. He can't have it both ways, as most conservatives want things. If he wants to behave like a bitchy queen, and thereby perpetuate a negative gay stereotype, then he must take the consequences, no matter what his qualifications may be. His own behavior trumps his expertise.
May 02nd, 2012 - 05:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit87
Some of his tweets were nasty, yes, but IMO they were mostly trivial and harmless. On the other hand, there's no doubt that certain conservative outlets - eg, the National Review - took issue with him due to his opinion on gay marriage, even though, as a spokesmen on foreign affairs, he wouldn't get to comment on these issues on behalf of the Romney campaign.
May 03rd, 2012 - 12:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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