Media producer, and the co-host of “The Bob and Chez Show”, Chez Pazienza on the GOP’s 2012 platform, emphasis mine:
“Ahead of the convention, a draft of the 2012 Republican platform, which will by all accounts be officially adopted in full, is being circulated throughout the media — and to call it draconian, mean-spirited and almost shockingly intolerant would be an understatement on par with saying that Mitt Romney has some money. The document makes it inarguably clear that the GOP plans to firmly establish its intention to continue being the party of white, straight, fundamentalist Christian men and no one else. The platform seeks to ban abortion across the board, even in the case of rape or incest; it supports states that have attempted to order women to undergo mandatory ultrasounds before receiving abortions; it denounces same-sex marriage and doesn’t recognize gay couples; it pushes Arizona-style anti-immigration laws; it looks to reverse the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and forbid women from assuming combat roles in the military; it is, without question, the most conservative platform the GOP has ever adopted, staggering in its in-your-face extremism. It’s what the Republican Party stands for in the year 2012 — but it reads like it came right out of 1812. To its immense credit, the GOP is leaving no doubt what it’s all about and what it wants for the country, making the choice in November crystal clear.”
Further reading:
+ GOP Codifies the Republican War Against Women
