Posted by
Wes Fowler on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:19:32 AM
In a recent article by the AP, Romney is receiving criticism from conservatives. The
scandal deals with his tenure while on the board of drectors at "The Marriott Hotels". The Marriott , like many hotels, offers hardcore pronographic movies in its rooms. Conservaitves, from the Family Research Council, American Family Association, and Citizens for Community Values say Romney should have done more to stop this while he was on The Marriott board. The problem is that Romney labels himself as a "family values" candidate. These groups say allowing porn at "The Marriott" runs contrary to that image.
In his defense, Romney says he doesn't remember porn in the rooms being brought up at any board meetings. (Of course, if he was concerned about it, he could have brought it up himself.) He says that he doesn't have a problem with adults acquiring porn, but he opposes business procedures that would allow children to be exposed to obscenity.
The President of The Marriott said it would be wrong for Romney to impose his personal beliefs if they were contrary to the financial interests of the company.
Make of this story what you will. I think it shows Romney is not exactly aligned with the Christian Right portion of the party.
As a sidenote, Condoleezza Rice was faced with a similar dilemma after she became Secretary of State. When she found out pornographic magazines were being sold in the State Department newsstands, she had them
removed.
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