Romney: For it Before He was Against it

[dadakarma]

Romney Attended Pro-Choice Fundraiser In 1995 (http://thinkprogress.org/special/2012/04/09/460710/romney-attended-pro-choice-fundraiser-in-1995/) By Alex Seitz-Wald (http://thinkprogress.org/author/alex-seitz-wald/) posted from ThinkProgress Special Topic on Apr 9, 2012 at 1:38 pm
By now, it’s well known that while presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney says he wants to “get rid of Planned Parenthood (http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/03/14/444269/romney-get-rid-of-planned-parenthood/)” and curtail women’s rights, he was once a staunch defender (http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/01/17/405164/charting-romneys-evolution-on-abortion/) of the right to choose. He even attended a fundraiser (http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/07/420690/flashback-mitt-romney-attended-a-planned-parenthood-fundraiser-now-wants-to-defund-it/) for Planned Parenthood in 1994, to whom his wife once wrote for $150.


Now, Buzz Feed digs up a photo (http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/mitt-romney-attended-pro-choice-groups-award-cere#HTWF2) of Romney at another fundraiser for a pro-choice group, this one of Romney at the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus (MWPC) awards ceremony in 1995:
http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RomneyProChoiceFundraiser-e1333988379846.jpg (http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RomneyProChoiceFundraiser.jpg) The MWPC is the state affiliate of the National Women’s Political Caucus, which was founded by (http://www.nwpc.org/aboutus) feminist Gloria Steinem. The group lists “[r]eproductive freedoms and the right to choice (http://www.mwpc.org/pac/about.php)” as one of its top priorities and “prides itself in increasing the number of pro-choice women elected and appointed into office every year.”


http://thinkprogress.org/special/2012/04/09/460710/romney-attended-pro-choice-fundraiser-in-1995/

[Dagny]

Kennedy just kicked his ass. He needed to become a shapeshifter, in order to win anything in Massachusetts.

[dadakarma]

Kennedy just kicked his ass. He needed to become a shapeshifter, in order to win anything in Massachusetts.

Of course. If you don't like his position on something, just wait a few minutes. It'll change.

The man has no compass.

[Mainecoons]

Yes, depressing isn't it? One individual with no compass in the White House, another of the same wanting to be there.

If there ever were two elections that need NOTA on the ballot, this one and the last one clearly qualify.

[ramone]

Of course. If you don't like his position on something, just wait a few minutes. It'll change.

The man has no compass.

LOL, like his mentor, Obama. Of course Obammy's opinion hasn't changed at all, has it? Obamney is a Neo Con and Obama is a full blown socialist. Neither worth a shit as far as I'm concerned.

[Mainecoons]

I know. It's going to be another dismal election. Neither of these individuals is going to stop the collapse of the U.S., one of them will make it happen faster which actually might be a good thing so we can get it over with.

[Captain Obvious]

I've been saying this for months, Romney will say and do anything to garner appeal. He truly is an etch-a-sketch, nobody has any idea what he stands for because what he stands for ebbs and flows with popular support.

The only reason this guy is getting the nomination is because he's viewed as the strongest candidate who can beat BO.

That's it, there's no other reason to support this guy. None whatsoever.

[2Ts]

I've been saying this for months, Romney will say and do anything to garner appeal. He truly is an etch-a-sketch, nobody has any idea what he stands for because what he stands for ebbs and flows with popular support.

The only reason this guy is getting the nomination is because he's viewed as the strongest candidate who can beat BO.

That's it, there's no other reason to support this guy. None whatsoever.

well there is another reason.... the true establishment of the GOP isn't going to waste money and muddy up one of its real power players (think Jeb Bush) in an election they already conceded isn't winnable. The reason they know that is that the recognize Obama isn't a threat, all the evil memes are creations by the right. Wall Street and businesses in general are quite comfortable right now, they know he's no threat and has been very business friendly. All the horseshit about socialism was meant to scare ya all into ousting him and giving the Repubs power again and don't get me wrong, they take it happily if you can muster it.. But they aren't panicked. Jeb Bush will run in 2016 when he's assured a win and he won't be saddled with this sluggish economy. They really don't give a chit about Romney, Grover Norquist practically called him a pen holder

[Captain Obvious]

Can't say that insight doesn't make sense, TT.

BTW - who are those aliens in the old pic with Mittmeister?

[Peter1469]

well there is another reason.... the true establishment of the GOP isn't going to waste money and muddy up one of its real power players (think Jeb Bush) in an election they already conceded isn't winnable. The reason they know that is that the recognize Obama isn't a threat, all the evil memes are creations by the right. Wall Street and businesses in general are quite comfortable right now, they know he's no threat and has been very business friendly. All the horseshit about socialism was meant to scare ya all into ousting him and giving the Repubs power again and don't get me wrong, they take it happily if you can muster it.. But they aren't panicked. Jeb Bush will run in 2016 when he's assured a win and he won't be saddled with this sluggish economy. They really don't give a chit about Romney, Grover Norquist practically called him a pen holder

Wall Street is comfortable because of quantitative easing. That will run out. Business is not comfortable. They still don't know how bad Obamacare and other regulations will hurt them.

[ramone]

Wall Street is comfortable because of quantitative easing. That will run out. Business is not comfortable. They still don't know how bad Obamacare and other regulations will hurt them.

Yeah, and this sluggish economy isn't going to get any better if Obama gets another term. Like Main said it will go down the shitter faster is all. If Romney gets in it will just take longer, neither have what it takes to get us out of this jam or do they want to in reality.

[Peter1469]

Well that is what I have been saying. Obama and the Dems are driving the train at 100 mph over the cliff. The GOP are only trying to slow the train to 80 mph.

What difference does that make?

[wingrider]

Yeah, and this sluggish economy isn't going to get any better if Obama gets another term. Like Main said it will go down the shitter faster is all. If Romney gets in it will just take longer, neither have what it takes to get us out of this jam or do they want to in reality. you know Ramone.. I don't think either party has a clue on how to turn this around.. in fact I don't think if they worked in tandem and joined hands across the aisle they can stop this train wreck.. Bush started this extravagant spending, Obama doubled down, and NO ONE has the conojes to do a damn thing about it,, and if any one did it is just to late to stop it..face it America is like Humpty dumpty.

and all the kings horses and all the kings men will not put her together again..

[dadakarma]

Romney: Poor Mothers Should Be Required to Work Outside the Home Or Lose Welfare

In case it wasn't already clear that last week's controversy over stay at home moms was entirely manufactured, this should put the question to bed.


Romney and allies cried that Democrats had declared "war on moms" after a Democratic strategist said Romney's wife hadn't worked a day in her life. Romney's camp said (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/ann-romney-stay-at-home-mom-debate-mormons-react/2012/04/13/gIQAJIBmFT_blog.html)this meant Democrats don't value stay at home moms and motherhood, while they believe that women who stay home are doing real work.


But for every Romney action, there is an equal and opposite Romney reaction, and this morning, MSNBC's Chris Hayes dug up a video of Romney from just January in which the Republican presidential candidate said he wanted to require women who receive welfare to work outside the home, even if their children are very young. He told a New Hampshire audience: (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/15/mitt-romney-mothers-welfare-moms_n_1426113.html#s864890&title=Debbie_WassermanSchultz)

"I wanted to increase the work requirement," said Romney. "I said, for instance, that even if you have a child 2 years of age, you need to go to work. And people said, 'Well that's heartless.' And I said, 'No, no, I'm willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work. It'll cost the state more providing that daycare, but I want the individuals to have the dignity of work."

But this is worse than hypocritical because there is a clear difference here — women who receive welfare benefits, the ones Romney wants to force to work, are poor, while Romney's wife is very wealthy. And this exactly the point CNN contributor Hillary Rosen was trying to make, inartfully, when she sparked this controversy. Ann Romney had the luxury of choosing to devote herself full time to raising her children. It's hard work, no doubt, but millions of mothers are forced to work and raise their kids at the same time, as Romney says he wants to require poor women on government benefits to do.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8536-romney-poor-mothers-should-be-required-to-work-outside-the-home-or-lose-welfare

[wingrider]

Romney: Poor Mothers Should Be Required to Work Outside the Home Or Lose Welfare



In case it wasn't already clear that last week's controversy over stay at home moms was entirely manufactured, this should put the question to bed.


Romney and allies cried that Democrats had declared "war on moms" after a Democratic strategist said Romney's wife hadn't worked a day in her life. Romney's camp said (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/ann-romney-stay-at-home-mom-debate-mormons-react/2012/04/13/gIQAJIBmFT_blog.html)this meant Democrats don't value stay at home moms and motherhood, while they believe that women who stay home are doing real work.


But for every Romney action, there is an equal and opposite Romney reaction, and this morning, MSNBC's Chris Hayes dug up a video of Romney from just January in which the Republican presidential candidate said he wanted to require women who receive welfare to work outside the home, even if their children are very young. He told a New Hampshire audience: (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/15/mitt-romney-mothers-welfare-moms_n_1426113.html#s864890&title=Debbie_WassermanSchultz)
"I wanted to increase the work requirement," said Romney. "I said, for instance, that even if you have a child 2 years of age, you need to go to work. And people said, 'Well that's heartless.' And I said, 'No, no, I'm willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work. It'll cost the state more providing that daycare, but I want the individuals to have the dignity of work."

But this is worse than hypocritical because there is a clear difference here — women who receive welfare benefits, the ones Romney wants to force to work, are poor, while Romney's wife is very wealthy. And this exactly the point CNN contributor Hillary Rosen was trying to make, inartfully, when she sparked this controversy. Ann Romney had the luxury of choosing to devote herself full time to raising her children. It's hard work, no doubt, but millions of mothers are forced to work and raise their kids at the same time, as Romney says he wants to require poor women on government benefits to do.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8536-romney-poor-mothers-should-be-required-to-work-outside-the-home-or-lose-welfare


we get it!!! you don't like romney

[dadakarma]

The hits keep comin'!

This week, Mitt Romney's former Lieutenant Governor and current adviser Kerry Healy (http://thinkprogress.org/special/2012/04/13/464324/romney-surrogate-theres-always-going-to-be-a-gender-gap/) nonchalantly acknowledged the yawning chasm separating her candidate (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/women-boost-obama-romney-abc-poll/story?id=16109262) from American women; "There's always going to be a gender gap between Republicans and Democrats."


She should know. After all, she was by Mitt's side as he made — and broke — a bevy of promises to women voters during his days in Massachusetts (http://articles.boston.com/2012-04-15/opinion/31341191_1_romney-abortion-opponents-abortion-rights). And as it turns out, that long list doesn't only include his gymnastic reversal on abortion rights (http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/002341.htm) and shocking betrayal of Planned Parenthood (http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/002395.htm). As we now know, Mitt's belief that "now mom and dad both have to work" and "I want the individuals to have the dignity of work" don't apply to well-off households like his own.


Seeking to capitalize on the manufactured flap over Hilary Rosen's offhand remark (http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/002452.htm) that Ann Romney "has actually never worked a day in her life," Mitt proclaimed that "all mothers are working mothers. (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/in-nra-speech-mitt-romney-positions-himself-as-alternative-to-big-government-promoting-obama/)"

As it turns out, Romney's Rule is means-tested. Put another way, on Mitt's Animal Farm, some mothers are more equal than others. As he explained during his 1994 Senate run (http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/mitt-romney-in-1994-this-is-not-the-1960s-now-mo) against Ted Kennedy:


"This is a different world than it was in the 1960s when I was growing up, when you used to be able to have mom at home and dad at work. Now mom and dad both have to work."


Now, as the severely conservative and severely condescending Romney insisted in January (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/15/mitt-romney-mothers-welfare-moms_n_1426113.html), women who receive welfare must work outside the home, even if their children are very young:


"I wanted to increase the work requirement," said Romney. "I said, for instance, that even if you have a child 2 years of age, you need to go to work. And people said, 'Well that's heartless.' And I said, 'No, no, I'm willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work. It'll cost the state more providing that daycare, but I want the individuals to have the dignity of work."


Just not if the individual is his wife.

As Ann Romney explained in an October 1994 interview, (http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/62026638.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+20%2C+1994&author=Jack+Thomas%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Ann+Romney's+sweetheart+deal+She+decided+her+ love+of+30+years+should+be+senator) their dignity was provided by Mitt's father George:


"Neither one of us had a job, because Mitt had enough of an investment from stock that we could sell off a little at a time."


"The stock came from Mitt's father. When he took over American Motors, the stock was worth nothing. But he invested Mitt's birthday money year to year -- it wasn't much, a few thousand, but he put it into American Motors because he believed in himself. Five years later, stock that had been $6 a share was $96 and Mitt cashed it so we could live and pay for education."


$250 million dollars later, the dignified Mrs. Romney now claims their wealth can't be quantified. As she lectured voters in January (http://mobile.boston.com/art/21/Boston/politicalintelligence/2012/01/mitt-romney-rolls-into-florida-and-launches-fresh-salvo-newt-gingrich/mbwevL5hLFZTzKl7f98veJ/index?single=1&p=2):


"I understand Mitt's going to release his tax forms this week. I want to remind you where our riches are: our riches are with our families," Ann Romney said. "Our riches, you can value them, in the children we have and in the grandchildren we have. So that's where our values are and that's where our heart is -- and that's where we measure our wealth."


As Rosengate reached its crescendo (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/12/1082735/-Ann-Romney-We-need-to-respect-choices-that-women-make-) last week, Ann Romney explained, "My career choice was to be a mother." She then added:


"We have to respect women in all those choices that they make."


Just not when those choices involve their own bodies and their own health. And that message to the women of America is the exact opposite of the one Mr. and Mrs. Romney sold to the women of Massachusetts.


http://crooksandliars.com/jon-perr/mind-the-gap

[dadakarma]

Ya Think??? :roflmao:

Mitt Romney: Fox News Has Been Good To Me



During a private campaign event (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/mitt-romney-2012_n_1427473.html) on Sunday in Palm Beach, Fla., GOP candidate Mitt Romney had some rather favorable words to say about Fox News.


Speaking of the media coverage his campaign has received, Romney singled out CNN host Wolf Blitzer (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304432704577346611860756628.html?m od=rss_Politics_And_Policy) as being a good interviewer and said, according to the Wall Street Journal, that Fox News has been good to him.


He called Fox News viewers "true believers," but said that he needed to broaden his reach to independent and female voters. According to NBC News (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/15/11216845-romney-offers-policy-details-at-closed-door-fundraiser?lite), Romney also said, "We are behind when it comes to commentators on TV. They tend to be liberal. Where we are ahead or even is on Twitter and on the Internet."


Romney's assessment of Fox News came just days following GOP candidate Newt Gingrich attacked the news network (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/newt-gingrich-fox-news-bias-cnn-romney_n_1420274.html). Gingrich said that Fox News has been "for Romney all the way through." Gingrich's comments echoed that of former GOP candidate Rick Santorum (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/13/rick-santorum-fox-mitt-romney_n_1341823.html), who said that Fox News was "shelling" for Romney.

The comments made by Romney, Gingrich and Santorum are intriguing in that Romney had rather contentious relations with Fox News just some months ago. In October 2011, more than a year since Romney had appeared on a Sunday morning news show, "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace called out Romney (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/30/chris-wallace-mitt-romney-fox-news_n_1065962.html?1319985426)for dodging his invitation to appear on the program. In December, Romney and his campaign complained about a particularly tough interview with Fox News host Bret Baier (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/01/mitt-romney-fox-news-bret-baier_n_1122801.html).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/mitt-romney-fox-news-good-to-me_n_1428047.html

[ramone]

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[dadakarma]

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And if you could REFUTE what the Huffpo article was saying, you'd do that....right here...

But you didn't. Because you can't. But here - I have a smiley just for you: :jackoff:


:roflmao:

[dadakarma]

Etch-A-Sketch: Romney No Longer Believes AZ Immigration Law a 'Model for the Country' (http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/romney-campaign-backtracking-statement-ari)


You know the Romney campaign is worried about whether they're going to be able to break out the Etch A Sketch successfully and erase everything Mitt Romney was saying about immigration policy during the Republican primary when they're bringing out the likes of Bay Buchanan to scream to the hills that Romney's not a flip flopper.

Buchanan appeared on Wednesday evening's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN to tout the current campaign talking point that Mitt Romney really does not believe that Arizona's SB 1070 should be a model for the country. She and the campaign are claiming that what Romney was really talking about during the Republican debate last February, was E-Verify. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/mitt-romney-campaign-e-verify_n_1437834.html).


Here's what Mitt Romney actually said during that debate on CNN in February (http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2012/02/cnn_arizona_feb_22_2012_debate.html):


KING: Governor Romney, the border security is part of the equation, what to do about whether it's 8 million or 11 million illegal immigrants in the country now is another part of the equation. And Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who's with us tonight from Maricopa County -- he's in the audience -- he told me -- he told me this week here in Mesa -- these are his words -- "it's called political garbage, if you will, to not arrest illegals already in this country."

You've talked to the governor about self-deportation, if businesses do their job, asking for the right documents, the people will leave. What about arresting? Should there be aggressive, seek them out, find them and arrest them as the Sheriff Arpaio advocates?


ROMNEY: You know, I think you see a model in Arizona. They passed a law here that says -- that says that people who come here and try and find work, that the employer is required to look them up on e- verify. This e-verify system allows employers in Arizona to know who's here legally and who's not here legally.

And as a result of e-verify being put in place, the number of people in Arizona that are here illegally has dropped by some 14 percent, where the national average has only gone down 7 percent. So going back to the question that was asked, the right course for America is to drop these lawsuits against Arizona and other states that are trying to do the job Barack Obama isn't doing.

And I will drop those lawsuits on day one. I'll also complete the fence. I'll make sure we have enough border patrol agents to secure the fence. And I will make sure we have an E-Verify system and require employers to check the documents of workers, and to check E- Verify. And if an employer hires someone that has not gone through E- Verify, they're going to get sanctioned just like they do for not paying their taxes.
You do that, and just as Arizona is finding out, you can stop illegal immigration. It's time we finally did it.


If Romney doesn't support the Arizona law, why did he say he wanted the law suit against it dropped? And why did he think it was a good idea to take on an extremist like Kris Kobach for an adviser?

The rest:

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/romney-campaign-backtracking-statement-ari

[Peter1469]

Conservatism is a second language to Mitt.

[Conley]

At this point I am beginning to wonder how many languages Mitt speaks, and if he even has a native tongue?

[Peter1469]

He is more like Clinton. Whatever the majority wants he supports.

[Conley]

So you're saying he is pro-BJ. Got it. :evil:

[Peter1469]

I have know some Mormon girls and it is very likely that you are correct.

[Captain Obvious]

I have know some Mormon girls and it is very likely that you are correct.

I don't know a lot of Mormons but when I was job hunting a while back I realized two of my 3 professional references were Mormon.

The third was Jewish.

No black people though, I guess that makes me a racist.

[Mister D]

I don't know a lot of Mormons but when I was job hunting a while back I realized two of my 3 professional references were Mormon.

The third was Jewish.

No black people though, I guess that makes me a racist.

Well, at least you are very tolerant in terms of religion. :smiley: