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Civil Rights – To avoid any awkward situations, Mitt Romney shouldn’t be allowed within 100 feet of any homosexual – because you know, they like to ask questions.
Seduced by the guise of a flannel shirt and a Vietnam hat, Romney approached Garon with a smile, proudly greeting him, “Vietnam veteran!” Apparently the Rom-Rom was hoping to strum up a couple of votes by the “All American” guy sitting in the booth.
The train wreck of a conversation between the GOP Presidential hopeful and Bob Garon – a fiercely inquisitive gay veteran – is a little difficult to watch as Romney mechanically asserts (repeatedly), “I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.” The tension!
Garon replied, “It’s good to know how you feel, that you do not believe everyone is entitled to their constitutional rights.” (Oh snap!)
Read more at Gawker and at the Washington Post.






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