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This week after a barrage of criticism from the right. not about his competence, not about his creepy sexist online record but simply about the fact of his being gay. through it all, the romney campaign never stepped in to publicly defend him. one republican adviser told "the new york times" they believed this was a nonissue but they didnt want to confront the religious right. joining us know e.j. deon, washington post columnist and contributor. thanks for being here. >> good to be with you. >> ...

Instead, the reason richard grenell could not stay on as a spokesman for mr. romney was attributed to a full court press for anti-gay conservatives." for his part, mr. grenell released a statement upon resigning, lamenting that discussion about his personal issues had made it impossible for him to stay on. but he went out of his way to thank governor romney for his, quote, clear message to me that being openly gay was a nonissue for him and his team. clear message? how exactly was that made clea...

Conservative blogger at "the washington post" that mr. grenell would be resigning. the report made it clear what it was that made it so mr. grenell had to go. "although grenell also raised the ire of liberal commentators with now deleted tweets about certain prominent women, none of the sources i spoke with mentioned the tweets as a factor in his resignation decision. instead, the reason richard grenell could not stay on as a spokesman for mr. romney was attributed to a full court press for anti...

When youre hired as a spokesman and youre not allowed to speak, youre allowed to sit on the conference call, but not say anything, you are probably not long for that spokesman job. and sure enough, soon there was a exclusive scoop for a conservative blogger at "the washington post" that mr. grenell would be resigning. the report made it clear what it was that made it so mr. grenell had to go. "although grenell also raised the ire of liberal commentators with now deleted tweets about certain prom...

Right. not about his competence, not about his creepy sexist online record, but simply about the fact of his being gay. through it all, the romney campaign never stepped in to publicly defend mr. grenell. as one adviser told "the new york times," they believed this was a nonissue, but they didnt want to confront the religious right. joining us now is e.j. dionne, "washington post" contributor. thank you very much for being here. >> good to be with you. >> i dont think as mitt romney as someone w...

Right to cool it with the anti-gay rhetoric. they apparently did not even do so privately. one republican adviser telling "the new york times" today, quote, they believed this was a non-issue, but they didnt want to confront the religious right. so youre privately okay with a gay spokesman being gay, but you wont stand up to people attacking him for being gay. you wont stand up to guys like derek fisher in public. privately, you think theyre wrong, but you wont say anything in public about this ...

The romney campaign telling a different story on the of grinnells departure. they say grinnell quit before his official start date. romney adviser dan senor says grinnell was exceptionally qualified for the position and claims the campaign begged grinnell to stay on. >> was he pressured to be forced out? >> not at all. he was being pressured to stay on. when the campaign learned that he was considering stepping down, the campaign went out of its way to try to persuade him to stay. everyone from ...

Grinnells departure. they say grinnell quit before his official start date. romney adviser dan senor says grinnell was exceptionally qualified for the position and claims the campaign begged grinnell to stay on. >> was he pressured to be forced out? >> not at all. he was being pressured to stay on. when the campaign learned that he was considering stepping down, the campaign went out of its way to try to persuade him to stay. everyone from the campaign manager to senior foreign policy advisers t...

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a plane, its a flying car? well have a live report from new york. "cnn saturday morning" starts right now. it is saturday, april 7th. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. now more on that manhunt in tulsa, oklahoma. the fbi has joined the search if whats believed to be a lone shooter responsible for three deaths. were told the shooter drove up, asked his victims for directions and then started firing. >> three dead bodies in one day, spread out like we have here in one general geog...