The possibility that Mitt Romney might select Condoleezza Rice as his vice presidential candidate — floated by a speculative, anonymous Drudge Report item — has sent CNSNews.com into a tizzy because Rice is not rabidly anti-abortion and doesn’t hate gays.
A July 13 article by editor-in-chief Terry Jeffrey carried the alarmist headline “Romney Considering Pro-Choice Architect of Bush Foreign Policy for VP.” Jeffrey seemed particularly upset that Rice considers herself “mildly pro-choice.” Jeffrey wrote up Rice’s position on abortion before he got around to discussing her foreign policy experience.
This was followed by another article the same day by Patrick Burke, who was alarmed that Rice said that “there needs to be some way for people to express their desire to live together through civil union.”
CNS ultimately followed up with an article by Melanie Hunter reporting that Rice had denied interest in the VP slot.
CNS also gave the same passive-aggressive Heathering treatment to Romney himself for being insufficiently anti-gay. A July 13 article by Pete Winn highlighted Romney’s statement to the NAACP that “I hope to represent all Americans, of every race, creed and sexual orientation.”