Romney Criticized for Hotel Pornography

Romney Criticized for Hotel Pornography
By GLEN JOHNSONThe Associated PressThursday, July 5, 2007; 5:01 PM

BOSTON -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, who rails against the "cesspool" of pornography, is being criticized by social conservatives who argue that he should have tried to halt hardcore hotel movie offerings during his near-decade on the Marriott board.
Two anti-pornography crusaders, as well as two conservative activists of the type Romney is courting, say the distribution of such graphic adult movies runs counter to the family image cultivated by Romney, the Marriotts and their shared Mormon faith.

Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves to supporters during a Fourth of July parade Wednesday, July 4, 2007, in Clear Lake, Iowa.

'BOSTON -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, who rails against the "cesspool" of pornography, is being criticized by social conservatives who argue that he should

"Marriott is a major pornographer. And even though he may have fought it, everyone on that board is a hypocrite for presenting themselves as family values when their hotels offer 70 different types of hardcore pornography," said Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values, an anti-pornography group based on Ohio.

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