It really feels to me like Mitt Romney is taking Barack Obama’s comments out of context to score political points with conservatives.
Here is the video of Obama’s comments.
Here is the video of Romney’s response.
You be the judge. To me, Obama is clearly saying that kindergartners should be taught about inappropriate touching. Is Romney really against this? If so, wouldn’t that ultimately help make a pedophile’s job easier?
It’s even more ironic when you learn that Romney was a big fan of Planned Parenthood back when he was governor.
This (again) really disappoints me about Romney. Yes this is something that most politicians do (take opponent’s comments out of context for political gain). That said, it feels as though the main message Romney is sending is, “Don’t expect Mormon politicians to be any better than anyone else. We’re slimy just like the rest of you.”
This Mormon, anyway, is very disappointed with Romney’s tactics.
Hmm. Is Romney just using our tactic of proof-texting in order to make the point he wants to make?
It seems that Romney puts his finger in the air to see which way the Republican winds are blowing before making his statements. From my perspective, Romney is just another politician. Why can’t he stand by what got him elected Mass. Governor instead of doing what will please the far right? I am with you. I wish that he were a better representative of Mormons and Mormonism.
I would refer you to the following commentary on the dispute between Romney and Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asqV0PDxfEg
This link helps to point out that Romney wasn’t being a flip-flopper. It clarifies that Romney supported “age-appropriate” sex education in 1991 for a much older student, not the kindergartener that Obama would target. The issue is not so much having “age-appropriate” information but, rather, that a five-year-old was just too young for a government-mandated sex education program.
“Don’t expect Mormon politicians to be any better than anyone else. We’re slimy just like the rest of you.”
Which I’ve observed to be all too true, all too often.
Oops, misspelled my own name there – it’s right on this post.
good read