Lumpmoose: sigdiamond2000: I love this line about Grenell from the NRO article TFA references:

If he thinks that the gay-rights agenda doesn't have any bearing on American foreign policy, he's not paying attention.

God, what utter f*cking lunatics these people are.

I've found one NRO hint regarding that particular canard:

And when the Obama State Department is already moving to elevate the gay-rights agenda to a higher plane than religious freedom in the foreign policy of the United States, it is reasonable to wonder whether Grenell, after taking such a prominent place in the Romney campaign's foreign-policy shop, would be in line for an influential State posting where he could pursue his passion for that same agenda.

I'm guessing they think that rather than supporting gay rights resolution passage through the UN we should be rescuing Christians in Egypt or something.

It may go beyond that. I vaguely recall some conservative politicians being outraged that Obama spoke against the "Kill the Gays" bill in Uganda and anti-gay legislation elsewhere. Their claim was that it made us look weak (What the Christ?) and infringed on their religious liberty to persecute gay people.

The argument that Grenell could essentially not be openly gay and serve on a GOP presidential campaign was belied by the fact that Grenell has been a loyal Republican for many years, working for esteemed foreign policy figures including former Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton.

Hahahahahahahaha!

He should just wait it out. Romney will come out in support of gay marriage any day now. Of course, he runs the risk that Romney will switch back before the election, so maybe the stress is too much.

depmode98: Any Jew, gay, or gay Jewone who isn't an elderly white millionaire who supports the Republican must really hate themselves. They are actively supporting an organization that seeks to ensure you or your ilk can never be president.

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FTFY.

I don't think it's fair to blame social conservatives. In their defense they're simply scared stiff by gay people and their slippery-slope agenda that threatens the rock-hard culture of America. I say good on them for refusing to bend over and taking that rock-hard, slippery agenda up the wazzoo like a bunch of pansies.

Did anyone eat him?

/wait, that doesn't work in this case....

Rapmaster2000: You don't need to become a Gay Republican to satisfy your masochistic urges. You probably can find a guy to call you a an abomination for $20 an hour.

Isn't that a lot to put in the collection plate?

Botkin of the Yard: So Romney is going to pass on an opportunity to put the religious right in its place. I'm shocked.

Yeah, that's fun, isn't it? Even being a Centrist requires that you stand up for SOMETHING. His best angle against Obama was going to be "boring, effective businessman who doesn't let the inmates run the asylum."

Oops.

/ I, for one, am ecstatic about the progress to be made during the final four years of a President with both a spine and a brain!

// Seriously, this election is 36 flavors of awesome. :)

It was an opportunity for Romney to show the world he is more than a tool of the right wing nut jobs and support his employee. Romney even admitted that Grenell did a good job. Instead Romney buckled to the extremists in his party over a miniscule issue. If he is spineless on small issues like keeping a well-qualified gay person on his staff how is he going to stand up to political pressure on the big issues?

Craptastic: Dear Gay Friends,

You have no place in the Republican party unless you remain closeted. Like Marcus Bachmann.

love,

Craptastic

I know a lesbian that is a Republican because she wants her guns. It is more important to her to protect her 2nd Amendment rights than to legally marry her partner. Her partner's words, not mine.

//No joke

DeltaPunch: I don't think it's fair to blame social conservatives. In their defense they're simply scared stiff by gay people and their slippery-slope agenda that threatens the rock-hard culture of America. I say good on them for refusing to bend over and taking that rock-hard, slippery agenda up the wazzoo like a bunch of pansies

I am sure they could beat them off.

Does this mean Obama eats gay people now?

I suppose some cultures may allow it and since Obama is versed in so many cultures one is left to wonder...

MaudlinMutantMollusk: James!: Who is going to run the Romney campaign? Social conservatives or the other end of the party?

They hired some guy named Casey Jones



This could be interesting.

YELLOL: Does this mean Obama eats gay people now?

I suppose some cultures may allow it and since Obama is versed in so many cultures one is left to wonder...

No, no, wait. I'll turn this into something that makes sense.

....

You know what? Good. The guy had it coming. An openly gay person supporting Romney, what the hell did he think would happen? I'm sorry but if you're a gay person voting GOP you don't get to complain when they treat you like a subclass citizen.

/I'm not actually sorry.

Encryptshun: Yup.

Intelligent? Check
Well-spoken? Check
Versed on the issues? Check
Strategic thinker? Check
Convictions and the courage to act on them? Check
Homosexual? GET THE ROPE

except he wasn't that great. he was a neo-con flunkie that sold his soul to play with the GOP big kids, if you consider john bolton and his infantile tantrums a 'big kid.' he tweeted mysogonistic tweets about prominent females. at the end of the day, romney's better off without dead weight from the W admin - but the rumble is that Grenell was taking (indirectly) enormous amounts of shiat from right wing Romney supporters, and even taking flack from other Romney staffers. truth is, he's now a soldier without a country.

Shvetz: The argument that Grenell could essentially not be openly gay and serve on a GOP presidential campaign was belied by the fact that Grenell has been a loyal Republican for many years, working for esteemed foreign policy figures including former Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton.

Hahahahahahahaha!

Just came here to make sure someone had pointed this out. Thank you.

The republican party, successfully driving people away since April 16 1865.

So, how long did he last? About a week?

I will never understand gay Republicans. It's just one of the concepts that does not compute to me.

A couple of months ago some guy approached me in a bar, and we got to talking and he turned out to be a Republican.

Shame really, he was pretty hot, but a guys gotta have standards.

lennavan: You know what? Good. The guy had it coming. An openly gay person supporting Romney, what the hell did he think would happen? I'm sorry but if you're a gay person voting GOP you don't get to complain when they treat you like a subclass citizen.

/I'm not actually sorry.

Most of the gays I know profess to be republican or at least politically conservative. One of my gay friends even adopted teabagger lingo and calls Obama a socialist who was born in Kenya.

Twitter has killed more careers than the gey.

It's a loss to the Romney campaign - Grinnell seemed like a strong member of his national-security team.

I may be a Republican, but the GOP has just got to get over shiat like this. Bigotry qua bigotry does not suit the party. The fact that Grinnell is gay has nothing to do with his qualifications on national security.

WombatControl: The fact that Grinnell is gay has nothing to do with his qualifications on national security.

Apparently others in the GOP would disagree with you on that. He's not man enough, like John Wayne or Angela Merkel.

The worst part is, it shows what a wholly empty shell Romney is. If you don't have the nuts to stick up for one of your own team, well, you just aren't much of a "leader". Romney can't resist the Frown of Upset from his own party to sell out one his own - I wouldn't care to trust him with the 3am phone call.

"my ability to speak clearly and forcefully on the issues has been greatly diminished by the hyper-partisan discussion of personal issues that sometimes comes from a presidential campaign."

Is he really trying to tie his resignation to the Democrats, and not to the GOP base that has been asking for this guy's nuts since he joined the Romney team?

Encryptshun: Yup.

Intelligent? Check
Well-spoken? Check
Versed on the issues? Check
Strategic thinker Strategery ? Check ftfy
Convictions and the courage to act on them? Check
Homosexual? GET THE ROPE

The GOP may as well kowtow completely to the right wingnuts and just go ahead and make it a slam-dunk for Obama.

Cyberluddite: ecmoRandomNumbers: What, exactly, was he expecting?
Gay republicans either aren't very bright, or are really into BDSM.

And he isn't just a gay Republican--he's a gay Republican who signed up to help elect a Mormon as president. Something tells me he didn't think his cunning plan all the way through.

More mormons means more sexually frustrated mormon boys for us to prey upon.

Here's Bryan Fischer all but jumping for joy over this news

Oh Bryan Fischer works for the American Family Association

meat0918: Craptastic: Dear Gay Friends,

You have no place in the Republican party unless you remain closeted. Like Marcus Bachmann.

love,

Craptastic

I know a lesbian that is a Republican because she wants her guns. It is more important to her to protect her 2nd Amendment rights than to legally marry her partner. Her partner's words, not mine.

//No joke

In recent memory the right has done much more to harm homosexuals than the left has done to curb gun rights by a long shot. Your friend is embracing the non-existant fear.