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SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 10:59 PM Sep 2012

Romney Says He Supports Popular Obamacare Provisions On NBC, Quietly Reverses Hours Later On Conserv

Romney Says He Supports Popular Obamacare Provisions On NBC, Quietly Reverses Hours Later On Conservative Website

This morning on NBC, Mitt Romney said that “there are a number of things that I like” about Obamacare and suggested he would retain: 1. The guarantee that insurance companies couldn’t discriminate against people with pre-exisiting conditions, and 2. The provision that allows young adults to stay on their parents plan.




Just hours later, his campaign quietly told a conservative website that he actually opposes those provisions of Obamacare:

In reference to how Romney would deal with those with preexisting conditions and young adults who want to remain on their parents’ plans, a Romney aide responded that there had been no change in Romney’s position and that “in a competitive environment, the marketplace will make available plans that include coverage for what there is demand for. He was not proposing a federal mandate to require insurance plans to offer those particular features.”


http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/09/817671/romney-says-he-supports-popular-obamacare-provisions-on-nbc-quietly-reverses-hours-later-on-conservative-website/



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Romney Says He Supports Popular Obamacare Provisions On NBC, Quietly Reverses Hours Later On Conserv (Original Post) SunsetDreams Sep 2012 OP
Why is Romney still in this race? ProSense Sep 2012 #1
Romney is a spineless flip flopper is it any wonder people dislike him so much? WI_DEM Sep 2012 #2
Shake the Etch-A-Sketch! n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #3
I need to buy stock in flip-flops before it hits its high Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #4
The most gutless candidate ever. JRLeft Sep 2012 #5
Shake Shake Shake Senora berni_mccoy Sep 2012 #6
They're pumping flipsy flopsy right now on CNN flamingdem Sep 2012 #7
Ohhh! He's pulling an Arafat! sofa king Sep 2012 #8
Dead fish flip-flops get a good work out whenever Mitty opens his big fat mouth!! nc4bo Sep 2012 #9
Alright. I got my tin foil hat on so here is what I'm thinking. This man is so desperate to be Booster Sep 2012 #10
their plan? say whatever it takes to win. period. end of story. spanone Sep 2012 #11
If I am standingtall Sep 2012 #12
Can't wait for the debates flyguyjake Sep 2012 #13

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
1. Why is Romney still in this race?
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 11:03 PM
Sep 2012

This election will be characterized by the people who lost all their credibility by trying to hype this asshole.

I mean, some of the crap people are saying, and that includes trying to knock Obama, in defense of this clown is beyond absurd.

flamingdem

(39,308 posts)
7. They're pumping flipsy flopsy right now on CNN
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 11:25 PM
Sep 2012

Oh the drama of the car accident in Paris, Ann's MS oh they were soo in love .. oh he's such a haard workerr

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
8. Ohhh! He's pulling an Arafat!
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 11:39 PM
Sep 2012

Yassir Arafat was pretty famous for reading one speech that said one thing in English, then addressing the Palestinians in Arabic and saying different things... or reminding his audience about the hall pass Allah gives for lying to infidels.

Romney can do something similar, saying one thing to a mass audience and then reversing himself on the AM dial where no sane person ever goes.

And... he can lie to both audiences! Mitt Romney has discovered a way to float multiple contradictory lies at practically the same time. He is the most audacious liar ever.

But... he's certainly not the best liar ever.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
9. Dead fish flip-flops get a good work out whenever Mitty opens his big fat mouth!!
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 11:43 PM
Sep 2012


Just can't make this shit up - nope, nope.

Booster

(10,021 posts)
10. Alright. I got my tin foil hat on so here is what I'm thinking. This man is so desperate to be
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:03 AM
Sep 2012

President - why? Didn't he already say he only wanted it for a year? Remember that 3 trillion dollars that the Pentagon "lost" and the 8 billion on pallets over in Iraq that was "pilfered", all under the Bush administration? Didn't Rmoney say he would give the Pentagon another 3 trillion dollars even tho they have said they don't need it? Money is everything to this guy. I'm thinking he wants to bring back the Bush administration but not exactly for Bush's policies. Get my drift? No one ever questioned or found the 3 trillion and no one seems to give a shit - on both sides I might add. Rmoney already has the off-shore secret accounts in place so.......

standingtall

(2,785 posts)
12. If I am
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:13 AM
Sep 2012

to interpret Rmoney latest flip flop. He would keep the Pre-Existing condition laws, but allow insurers to have separate plans for those with pre-existing conditions. Thus make their plan unaffordable for most people with such illnesses.
 

flyguyjake

(492 posts)
13. Can't wait for the debates
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:21 AM
Sep 2012

I really hope all this flip flopping comes to light during the debates. I hope Obama calls RMoney out on all his "hidden" shit!
So sick of hearing RMoney squirm his way through press interviews. It's gotta be really hard to keep all that lying straight!

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