Posted on 05/09/2007 4:33:50 PM PDT by dkwheel
Former Gov. Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, gave an $150 donation to the abortion-rights group Planned Parenthood in 1994, at a time when Romney considered himself effectively "pro-choice," the Romney campaign confirmed today.
Campaign spokesman Kevin Madden said Ann Romney had no recollection of the circumstances under which she donated the money.
Madden said he did not know whether the former governor was aware of the donation, but he noted that Romney had been publicly committed to upholding a woman's right to an abortion until late 2004.
"This is an issue that the governor has changed his position on, that the governor was wrong on in the past and believes he is right on now," he said.
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The wheels are coming off.
Romney’s pandering flip flops make me ill.
Okay, Now I won’t vote for Mayor Giuliani OR Mrs. Romney.
(Has she announced that she’s running yet?)
Interesting that the report is from ABC. Are they a credible news source now? We can all flip our channels to ABC for the lowdown?
Maybe we can all chip in and give her the Hitlery pin that became fashionable during the post Lewinsky White House and by RINO spouses such as John McCain’s latest wife.
I of course ask rhetorically.
No. But I think he is pandering. If pro-choice were fashionable in the GOP now, he’d never have flipped, IMO. Kinda like getting a lifetime membership in the NRA as of a few months ago. Slick Mitt.
Although pro-abortion, Romney back then still supported restrictions and no taxpayer funding. He became firmly pro-life during his term as Mass. Governor.
That's hardly on the scale of Giuliani's out-and-out support of abortion.
I believe that Romney realized how awful abortion is and he changed his mind.
Just like he realized how important the 2A really is and how important it is to distance himself from the gay agenda. He’s skilled alright. LOL
If its gotta be one of the big three, I’ll concede that he is the only one I could possibly support.
-—Who’s behind unearthing all this info that keeps trickling out.-—
Would you believe that this is just the major news networks carrying out their responsibility to keep you informed?
Hold on, my shoe is ringing.
Romney, despite having said that he’s changed his mind on abortion, has done nothing to denounce his extensive pro-homosexual record as governor of Massachusetts. Ironically, Giuliani is pro-gay too. Wonder if this has anything to do with the degree to which the media is pushing the candidacies of these two men.
Oh, and I didn't know that Mrs. Romney was running for President.
Answering my own question. From the article:
Madden said a search of Romney campaign records unearthed only one donation the former governor had made to an abortion-related group: His foundation gave $15,000 in 2005 to Massachusetts Citizens for Life.
Hmmm...$150 vs. $15,000. Romney gave Massachusetts Citizens for Life - a Pro-Life group - 100 TIMES the amount his wife gave 11 years earlier. That'll do it.
I’d never vote for Romney. His wife doesn’t bend to his will 100% of the time. What a failure! (sarcasm)
Laura Bush
Both Pro-Choice.
Only idiots would hyperventilate.
“If pro-choice were fashionable in the GOP now, he’d never have flipped, IMO. Kinda like getting a lifetime membership in the NRA as of a few months ago. Slick Mitt.”
When a man that is approaching his 60s makes so many reverses in his fundamental beliefs in such a short two year period, I think we have to consider that he may have had a stroke, or something medical.
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