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OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:57 PM Oct 2012

Romney says abortion legislation isn’t part of his agenda

Source: DesMoinesRegister dot com

Mitt Romney today said no abortion legislation is part of his agenda, but he would prohibit federally-funded international nonprofits from providing abortions in other countries.

“There’s no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my agenda,” the GOP presidential candidate told The Des Moines Register’s editorial board during a meeting today before his campaign rally at a Van Meter farm.

But by executive order, not by legislation, he would reinstate the so-called Mexico City policy that bans U.S. foreign aid dollars from being used to do abortions, he said.
President Barack Obama dropped the policy on his tenth day in office, Romney said.

Asked why he’s seeing a bounce in popularity with women in the national polls, Romney joked: “Probably the appearance of my wife on more TV shows. She is my not so secret weapon and is very effective in speaking to people across the country.”

He added: “But in all seriousness, I think as we get closer to the election, there is more attention being paid to my actual positions as opposed to the positions that are being described by my opponent. Over the last several months, he has vastly outspent us on the air and has grossly distorted my views on almost every issue.”



Read more: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2012/10/09/romney-says-abortion-legislation-isnt-part-of-his-agenda/article

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Romney says abortion legislation isn’t part of his agenda (Original Post) OKNancy Oct 2012 OP
He says a lot of things. FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #1
Exactly. Is anyone listening? nt wtmusic Oct 2012 #26
Now he supports abortion Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #28
I believe him about the legislation Enrique Oct 2012 #2
No, but... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #3
Is this the same man who called himself an "extreme conservative?" barnabas63 Oct 2012 #4
Mitt Romney is a liar. C_U_L8R Oct 2012 #5
I'll say it again, he is Lying for the Lord. It's a Mormon tenet. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #9
Well said, it dang! Lol Shuhered Oct 2012 #25
good gabeana Oct 2012 #6
Mitt Romney Lies To The Country Again thelordofhell Oct 2012 #7
Tea party is not going to be happy. LisaL Oct 2012 #8
They all got the memo meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #17
I've lost track Phlem Oct 2012 #10
Very sneaky and disingenuous of him. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #11
Bizarro Romney has taken over the campaign. n/t Akoto Oct 2012 #12
BULLSHIT, MITT! You lying liar! I hate you renate Oct 2012 #13
And we should believe a word he says because . . . ? Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #14
Good enough for me. I'll take his word jsr Oct 2012 #15
He Is Etching His Sketching Ass Off Yavin4 Oct 2012 #16
+1, I don't know how he even keeps track at this point. harun Oct 2012 #33
What a cynical evasion of the issue...and piss poor reporting. SunSeeker Oct 2012 #18
The media lets him get away with these lies Danmel Oct 2012 #19
BINGO!!!! The media, or lack thereof, is the main problem. If they did their jobs, this race would Bigleaf Oct 2012 #21
No; it would be BAD for his business! chuckstevens Oct 2012 #20
But He told Bill O'reilly just the opposite (video) Grassy Knoll Oct 2012 #22
Lying Sack Of Doo Doo. Shuhered Oct 2012 #23
Romney picked Ryan - one of the most virulent anti abortionists, kiranon Oct 2012 #24
yeah, yeah, yeah, that's what they said in 2010..... lastlib Oct 2012 #27
Liar. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #29
No, he'd accomplish his anti-choice goals via his Supreme Court picks. n/t Tanuki Oct 2012 #30
....two hours later..... Skittles Oct 2012 #31
Should this come up in next weeks debate, Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #32
So is ROMNEY a Democrat Now? torotoro Oct 2012 #34
brassiness with which he reverses himself is truly awesome. I don' think I recall anyone who did it so Douglas Carpenter Oct 2012 #35
kick OKNancy Oct 2012 #36

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
2. I believe him about the legislation
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:01 PM
Oct 2012

it's through Supreme Court nominations that he has vowed to get rid of Roe v. Wade. Des Moines Register dropped the ball by not making that clear, or even saying anything at all about the S.C. in this story.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
5. Mitt Romney is a liar.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:04 PM
Oct 2012

He absolutely untrustworthy
and disrespects us all with
his blatant deceptions.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
17. They all got the memo
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:25 PM
Oct 2012

Apparently, there has been communication that has gone out to AM radio and Fox News to not attack Romney on not being conservative. It's all part of the plan, the bait and switch plan. He had to be conservative to get the nomination and now he's etch-a-sketched probably more than any other candidate EVER to the center.

But because they all know it's part of the plan to win, the baggers and religious will be nice and quiet.

I hope the Obama team has figured out how to deal with this shape shifting asshole.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,706 posts)
11. Very sneaky and disingenuous of him.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:12 PM
Oct 2012

-- But what did we expect?

Of course there isn't any abortion legislation; Roe v. Wade made that pretty much impossible. So he can safely say he isn't promoting any legislation, thereby seeming more moderate to (uninformed) independents and undecideds. However, he and the GOPers know very well that the only way to outlaw abortion is for the Supremes to overturn Roe v. Wade. And that can be done only by appointing right-wing justices. Which Mittens would do - thereby doing the bidding of the wingnut fringe.

renate

(13,776 posts)
13. BULLSHIT, MITT! You lying liar! I hate you
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:14 PM
Oct 2012

He's so gross, lying to the country right to its face, WITHOUT SHAME.

"...grossly distorted my views on almost every issue..." NO, MITT, YOU DID THAT YOURSELF.

He is so pathetic he can't even take responsibility for the crap that comes out of his own mouth.

He is vile.

Faygo Kid

(21,478 posts)
14. And we should believe a word he says because . . . ?
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:16 PM
Oct 2012

He is the biggest liar ever to run for president, and yes, I remember Nixon.

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)
18. What a cynical evasion of the issue...and piss poor reporting.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:26 PM
Oct 2012

Romney is on record as saying he will appoint "pro life" justices to the Supreme Court. That is how he intends to outlaw abortion, not through legislation. However, he also proclaimed on the the Mike Huckabee show on Fox News that he is for a "Personhood Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution. This so-called reporter never raised either item. Unfuckingbelievable.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/10/03/334190/mitt-romeny-constitutional-amendment-abortioneption/

Danmel

(4,915 posts)
19. The media lets him get away with these lies
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:28 PM
Oct 2012

Scott Pelly didnt ask it, the Register did not ask when he says that Democrats raise abortion and the president has nothing to do with it, they never ask "Who will you appoint to the Supreme Court?". It is a farce.

 

Bigleaf

(2,050 posts)
21. BINGO!!!! The media, or lack thereof, is the main problem. If they did their jobs, this race would
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:51 PM
Oct 2012

be over. It really is disgusting.

 

chuckstevens

(1,201 posts)
20. No; it would be BAD for his business!
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:39 PM
Oct 2012

Last edited Tue Oct 9, 2012, 10:05 PM - Edit history (1)

Remember one of the items in his tax returns will show that one of his companies destroyed aborted fetuses. However,the "Christian Right" will still vote for Mittens because he's white. It's really getting beyond the absurd.

Shuhered

(200 posts)
23. Lying Sack Of Doo Doo.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:58 PM
Oct 2012

At this point, Mitt will say anything to appeal to the undecideds, of which I am NOT. Here in Iowa, I already sent my vote in by mail 2 weeks ago and I understand that Iowa has gone Obama in a big way. His words simply don't mean much anymore, as he is willing to flip-flop on anything besides the truth which he purposely avoids. I want to see them tax returns too. I paid 28% last year, and I don't have a Swiss bank account. What say you, Mittens?!?!

kiranon

(1,727 posts)
24. Romney picked Ryan - one of the most virulent anti abortionists,
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:00 PM
Oct 2012

anti women legislators in Congress. Romney has only one truth on his stand on abortion - he supports Ryan's position all the way. Make Romney own that position in the next debate. Romney provided the window in with his calling for a prohibition of funds for abortion in foreign countries that receive U.S. aid. As for his comment that there is no legislation he is familiar with - it is more of his ability to forget any fact/policy that is not supported by his immediate audience. As soon as he gets in another audience, his positions/policies change. He is a fair weather politician purely a creation of his audience's wishes. He has no substance, no inner core of beliefs - heaven help us if he is elected to the Presidency. Romney is a revolving door - the question is who will get to spin him for their own purposes.

lastlib

(23,238 posts)
27. yeah, yeah, yeah, that's what they said in 2010.....
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:06 PM
Oct 2012

Boehner said they would "focus like a laser" on jobs--what they did was introduce hundreds of abortion restriction bills.


Sorry, Mittens, we ain't buyin' it this time. Your guys already lied to us once, you don't get a second chance.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
31. ....two hours later.....
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:32 PM
Oct 2012

"The Romney campaign walked back the remark within two hours of the Register posting its story. Spokeswoman Andrea Saul told the National Review Online's Katrina Trinko that Romney "would of course support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life."

 

torotoro

(96 posts)
34. So is ROMNEY a Democrat Now?
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 11:58 PM
Oct 2012

Geez in less than a week he ahs become more Left than Obama. wtf? I smell BS

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)
35. brassiness with which he reverses himself is truly awesome. I don' think I recall anyone who did it so
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 12:29 AM
Oct 2012

dramatically. From Massachusetts moderate to right-wing firebrand who relentlessly attacked Perry, Gingrich and Santorum from the right for being too liberal and then all in one night back to Massachusetts moderate again. I have never seen any candidate for any office so brazen in their flip flopping.

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