New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said if elected president he would decline the position of Honorary Chairman of the Boy Scouts of America because of that organization’s policy barring participation by openly gay males, he said at a Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night.When asked if he would accept the position, Richardson said, “No, I wouldn’t, because I think as president I would commit myself, number one, that I will be a leader that prevents discrimination on the basis of race, gender and sexual orientation.”

Last month, Richardson angered gay rights supporters by saying at a presidential forum that he believed being gay was a “choice,” but he later clarified that he misspoke. (CNN)

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First off, there is actually 2 stories here: First is the story about the boy scouts, the other is the story Richardson’s supposed misspeaking.

To Governor Richardson’s remark about not being the Honorary Chairman of the Boy Scouts because they don’t allow children to be openly gay, my only response comes in the form of a question: Will you also relinquish your being Commander And Chief of the US Marines?

As for misspeaking, if you had seen the clip of what he said, you would see that he was not misspeaking at all. Either he was too stupid to understand the question, or he actually answered what he thought was right even though it was not socially acceptable. The moderator even asked him the question again “is being gay a choice”, and he continued his answer.

Both of these instances: saying no to being Honorary Chairman of the Boy Scouts and saying he misspoke are simply the advice he was given from his Campaign Staff. After making an unpopular statement he was undoubtedly told he should claim it was an accident, and then by denying the Honorary Chairman job, he is trying to get back in good with the pro-homosexuality voters…