Re: Obama Swinging for the Fences
You missed it above. I mentioned that it would be a signal to the Christians if he spoke out for pro life. It would have just been a carrot but it would have been well received.
Instead, as mentioned above, he seriously considers and probably really wanted Condi Rice as VP who is pro choice. I guarantee you that pissed off the Christians even more.
There are other social issues like Santorum spoke on that got him the Christian vote, issues on family values and morals and that kept him in the primaries longer than anyone expected but Romney's war chest just wore Sant down.
Just a couple of speeches on these subjects and the Christians will probably jump on the bandwagon. As mentioned above they were ready to after Roberts but wanted to see some movement from Mitt.
They didn't get any.
Mitt might have blown the election while OBY is beating him
to death over Bain.
Re: Obama Swinging for the Fences
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AirFlacco
You missed it above. I mentioned that it would be a signal to the Christians if he spoke out for pro life. It would have just been a carrot but it would have been well received.
Instead, as mentioned above, he seriously considers and probably really wanted Condi Rice as VP who is pro choice. I guarantee you that pissed off the Christians even more.
There are other social issues like Santorum spoke on that got him the Christian vote, issues on family values and morals and that kept him in the primaries longer than anyone expected but Romney's war chest just wore Sant down.
Just a couple of speeches on these subjects and the Christians will probably jump on the bandwagon. As mentioned above they were ready to after Roberts but wanted to see some movement from Mitt.
They didn't get any.
Mitt might have blown the election while OBY is beating him
to death over Bain.
But which of his stances is he going to take about so called "christian values". The one that shows love and tolerance of all people or the one that creates laws that force everyone to live by a limited view?
ABORTION: Romney Was Pro-Choice, Then Not Pro-Choice, Then Pro-Choice Again, Then Pro-LifeIn 1994, Romney Backed Federal Funding Of Abortion And Codifying Roe v. Wade.
“Romney supports afederal health care plan option that includes abortion services, would vote for a law codifying the 1972 Roe v.Wade decision that legalized abortion and backs federal funding for abortions as long as states can decide if theywant the money, [a spokesman] said.”
(Ed Hayward, “Anti-Abortion Group Endorses Romney Bid,”
Boston Herald
, 9/8/94)
1999: Romney Claimed “When I Am Asked If Am I Pro-Choice Or Pro-Life, I Say I Refuse To Accept EitherLabel.”
(Glen Warchol, “This Is The Place, But Politics May Lead Romneys Elsewhere,”
The Salt Lake Tribune
, 2/14/99)
2002: Running For Massachusetts Governor, Romney Said He Was “Devoted” To Pro-ChoicePosition.
“I will preserve and protect a woman’s right to choose, and am devoted and dedicated to honoring myword in that regard. I will not change any provisions of Massachusetts’ pro-choice laws.”
(2002 Romney-O’BrienGubernatorial Debate, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, 10/29/02)
2005: Romney Considered Abortion-Rights Supporter By Pro-Life Groups – Aide Claimed His PositionHad Not Changed.
“[Massachusetts Citizens for Life] considers Romney to be an abortion-rights supporter, as donational antiabortion groups such as the Family Research Council. … [Romney aide Eric] Fehrnstrom said thegovernor’s position has not changed on either sex education or abortion.”
(Scott S. Greenberger, “Roe V. Wade OmittedFrom Proclamation,”
The Boston Globe
, 3/25/05)
2007: Romney Now Claims He Has Always Been Pro-Life.
“I am firmly pro-life … I was always for life.”
(JimDavenport, “Romney Affirms Abortion Opposition During Stop In SC,”
The Associated Press
GAYS IN THE MILITARY: Romney Once Supported And Now Opposes Allowing Gays And Lesbians ToServe Openly In The MilitaryRomney “Went Out Of His Way” To Court Gay Rights Supporters In ‘94 Senate Run, Said “CertainPrivileges” Should Be Offered.
“One group [Romney] went out of his way to court [in 1994] was the gay rightscommunity. While he noted that he opposed same-sex marriage, Romney said that ‘certain benefits andprivileges should be offered to gay couples and lesbian couples.’ … He said he would push gay rights issues ifelected.”
(Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray, “Mass. Governor’s Rightward Shift Raises Questions,”
The Washington Post
, 12/21/06)
In 1994, Romney Endorsed Ability Of Gay Individuals To Serve Openly In Military.
“[Romney] calledPresident Bill Clinton’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ military policy ‘the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead togays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military.’”
(Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray,“Mass. Governor’s Rightward Shift Raises Questions,”
The Washington Post
, 12/21/06)
Romney “Has Since Backed Away” And Now Says He Will Defer To Military Leaders.
“Romney has sincebacked away … from his previously expansive position on gay people in the military. On that issue, he toldNational Review Online, he now defers to military leaders.”
(Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray, “Mass. Governor’s Rightward ShiftRaises Questions,”
The Washington Post
, 12/21/06)
Romney Used To Think “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy “Didn’t Make A Lot Of Sense” But Now Supports It.
“[Romney] defended his policy switch on gays in the military. He said when he first heard the phrase ‘don’t ask,don’t tell,’ he thought it was ‘kind of a silly phrase that didn’t make a lot of sense.’ But the last 10 years haveconvinced him that the policy is working and there is no reason to change it, he said.”
(Alexa Aguilar, “RomneyCampaigns In Chicago,”
Chicago Tribune
, 4/12/07)
GAY MARRIAGE: In 2002, Romney Refused To Endorse Constitutional Amendment Banning GayMarriage, Saying It Was Too Extreme, But Later Endorsed Amendment Banning Gay Marriage In 2006
Romney Called 2002 Amendment Banning Gay Marriage And Benefits In Massachusetts Too Extreme AndDid Not Support It.
“Mitt Romney’s wife, son, and daughter-in-law signed a petition in support of a proposedconstitutional amendment that would ban both gay marriage and domestic-partner benefits in Massachusetts – anamendment that Romney himself condemned as too extreme after being told of his family’s support for it.”
(RickKlein, “Romney Kin Signed Petition To Ban Same-Sex Marriage,”
The Boston Globe
, 3/22/02)
Aide Said Romney Felt The Amendment Was “Unnecessary.”
“Romney’s family members signed thepetition to put it on the ballot ‘without reading the fine print,’ [Romney aide Eric] Fehrnstrom said, but he hasno reason to believe they do not support it. ‘Mitt did not know they signed it, and Mitt does not support it,’ hesaid. ‘As far as Mitt is concerned, it goes farther than current law, and therefore it’s unnecessary.’”
(Rick Klein,“Romney Kin Signed Petition To Ban Same-Sex Marriage,”
The Boston Globe
, 3/22/02)
In 2006, Romney Backed Efforts To Pass Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriage InMassachusetts.
“Just two weeks before lawmakers resume a Constitutional Convention to vote on a proposedballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage, Gov. Mitt Romney will stand with the supporters of the measure to callon the Legislature to back it. Romney will join petition backers in a State House press event today to urge theLegislature to pass the Protection of Marriage Amendment when the Constitutional Convention reconvenes July12, authorizing a 2008 ballot question asking voters to define marriage as between one man and one woman.”
(Kimberly Atkins and Kate Gibson, “Mitt Joining Supporters Of Anti-Gay Wed Initiative,”
Boston Herald
, 6/28/06)
STEM CELL RESEARCH: Romney Once Endorsed Embryonic Stem Cell Research And Promised To“Work And Fight” For It Before Changing His PositionJune 2002: Romney “Spoke Extensively” About His Support For Embryonic Stem Cell Research AtBioethics Forum.
“Speaking at a bioethics forum, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mitt Romney yesterday endorsedembryonic stem cell research … [Romney] endorsed embryonic stem cell research, saying the controversialscience might one day help treat his wife’s multiple sclerosis in addition to numerous other degenerativediseases. … Romney spoke extensively about his position on stem cell research, which also involves embryodestruction.”
(Raja Mishra, “Romney Endorses Stem Cell Research, Is Silent On Cloning,”
The Boston Globe
, 6/14/02)
Romney:
“I am in favor of stem cell research. I will work and fight for stem cell research … I’d be happy totalk to [President Bush] about this, though I don’t know if I could budge him an inch.”
(Raja Mishra, “RomneyEndorses Stem Cell Research, Is Silent On Cloning,”
The Boston Globe
, 6/14/02)
Romney:
“We don’t want there to be any impediment to doing [stem cell] research in Massachusetts, anyimpediment that would take you to another state.”
(Lisa Eckelbecker, “Leaders Deride Drug Imports,”
Telegram & Gazette
[Worcester, MA], 4/30/04)
Romney Later Switched Course – In A Move That “Stunned” Observers – And Pressed To CriminalizeResearch He Once Endorsed.
“At a campaign appearance at Brandeis University in June 2002, Romneystrongly endorsed stem cell research. At that event and in several instances since, he declined to offer an opinionon embryo cloning … But on Feb. 10, 2005 … Romney came out strongly against the cloning technique … Hevowed to press for legislation to criminalize the work. Romney’s opposition stunned scientists, lawmakers, andobservers because of his past statements endorsing, at least in general terms, embryonic stem cell research.”
(Scott Helman, “Romney’s Journey To The Right,”
The Boston Globe
, 12/17/06)
Romney’s Stem Cell Views Have “Evolved.”
“Romney’s views on stem cell research have evolved over thepast five years. … A few conservatives have questioned whether Romney and his supporters are trying to muddyhis views.”
(Scott Helman, “Romney’s Stem Cell View May Upset The Right,”
The Boston Globe
, 2/11/07)
Re: Obama Swinging for the Fences
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And three, who cares at this point? Sorry, but single issue Social Conservatives need to suck it up this time. I'm getting increasingly tired of having abortion trump all else in politics.
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HoustonRaven
Agreed.
My wife has a friend who is a single issue voter and this is her thing. She's been so brainwashed, this one issue is the sole factor for whom she votes.
I'm sorry but this is the height of stupidity.
Does she know that women can pursue other careers that don't involve answering phones and husbands actually cook dinner these days?
Oh, and the ban on no-shoes-&-socks in the kitchen has been lifted.
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She's a very independent woman actually.
But get her talking about abortion and it's on like Donkey Kong. The only thing missing is the frothing mouth.
I can respect the passion on the issue. My wife is pretty similar, but she's not a single issue voter.
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She's a very independent woman actually.
But get her talking about abortion and it's on like Donkey Kong. The only thing missing is the frothing mouth.
I was more or less joking. :)
Re: Obama Swinging for the Fences
Pyite - I agree with you after your lead-in paragraph. Everything you posted on his past beliefs is why I'm having trouble voting for him. I probably will to get rid of OBY but those flips are why Christians don't trust him and why he doesn't trust Christians and probably why he hasn't moved towards them and thus blowing the election.
Sorry but abortion is very important since Wade vs Roe and over 50M babies have been killed. If y0ou ever saw an abortion you might not say you're sick of discussing it.
At Hopkins a mother will be on one side of the hall trying to save her 8 month old baby and on the other side doctors are strangling a baby to death and dropping it into the dumpster after extracting it.
I just mentioned it because someone asked what would it take to signal the Christians. That's a biggie along with other family values.
Bush won two elections on family values. There are about 83M Christians in this country. That is people who claim to believe in God but don't go to church and are not involved in God's work.
Half of that are Christians that are members of the church and involved in Gods work like
missionaries, teaching, witnessing, etc.
They are Evangelical Christians and half of those didn't vote in the last two elections and probably won't this time.
If Romney loses, he can thank the Christians like McCain did.
BTW, did anyone see where Palin is getting snubbed at the convention and might not get invited.
That's because Rove and Bennett are the liberals and brains of the party and running MItt and they have a disdain for Christians like some of these posters here.
Palin is a spokesman for the Christian right and the Tea Party.
GOP shoots itself in the foot every time.
I GOT 56M VOTES. OVER 50M WERE FOR
SARAH PALIN. - JOHN MC CAIN
Re: Obama Swinging for the Fences
Here's that Palin link not getting invited to
the convention.
Somebody sure hates her.
Is this the DEM or GOP convention here?
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