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The Real Romney
American Clarion ^ | January 18, 2012 | Bob Ellis

Posted on 04/29/2012 4:25:34 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

The Daily Caller reports a huge 200-page research document has hit the internet, and it reveals Mitt Romney utterly and damningly for the flip-flopping opportunistic liberal that he is.

The paper was compiled during the 2008 presidential race and is believed to be from the McCain campaign (not the most conservative source itself). Among some of the interesting tidbits that blow a hole in his claims about being pro-life, pro-marriage, and generally conservative:

Abortion

• Romney says he changed his mind on abortion meeting with Harvard stem cell researcher - Romney claims the doctor said scientists "kill" embryos after 14 days, but doctor later said Romney "mischaracterized my position."
• Months after his "conversion," Romney stated his commitment to upholding Massachusetts’ abortion laws and appointed pro-choice judge to state district court.
• In October 2005, Romney signed bill expanding family planning services, including abortion counseling and morning-after pill.
• In December 2005, Romney "abruptly ordered his administration to reverse course . . . and require Catholic hospitals to provide emergency contraception medication to rape victims."
• Romney health insurance plan expanded access to abortion, required Planned Parenthood representative on state panel.
• Romney endorsed legalization of abortion pill RU-486 access during his 1994 Senate race and backed federal funding of abortion, saying "I think it’s important that people see me not as a pro-life candidate."
• In 1994 and 2002, Romney confirmed his support for Roe v. Wade decision and forcefully positioned himself as pro-choice in 1994 Senate race, saying "you will not see me wavering on that."
• Romney has refused to comment on bill pending in South Carolina legislature requiring that abortion doctors offer pregnant women option of viewing ultrasound.

Gay Rights

• Romney endorsed Rep. Barney Frank’s Employment Nondiscrimination Act in 1994.
• In 1994, Romney called "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy first step toward having gays and lesbians "able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military" and said he would provide "more effective leadership" on gay rights issues than Ted Kennedy.
• In 2003, Washington Times reported Romney "would support a Vermont-style civil union law in Massachusetts."
• As governor, Romney said health coverage benefits and hospital visitation rights should be provided to gay couples.
• Romney promised to make gay partnership benefits a "hallmark of my leadership as governor" and has said he would attend gay weddings if invited.
• Romney publicly opposed Boy Scouts’ ban on homosexuals in 1994 and 2002 campaigns.
• In 2002, Romney backed hate crimes legislation that included sexual orientation provisions.
• In 2007, Romney praised gay parent who confronted him over gay marriage issue, but in 2005 remarked to South Carolina audience that some gay couples "are actually having children" and called it "wrong."

Gun Control

• In 1994 Senate race, Romney backed Brady bill and assault weapons ban, saying "I don’t line up with the NRA" and "that’s not going to make me the hero of the NRA."
• Romney called Clinton crime bill "a big step forward."
• As governor, Romney quadrupled gun licensing fees and vowed not to "chip away" at tough gun laws
• In 2004, Romney signed permanent state-level ban on assault weapons that was mirrored after federal assault weapons ban. • In January 2006, Romney said he owned a gun - then two days later admitted he did not and the gun belonged to his son.
• Romney bragged about being member of the NRA but later revealed he didn’t join until August 2006, just before launching his presidential campaign.
• Romney recently said he’s "been a hunter pretty much all my life" but later admitted he hunted only twice in his life, later clarifying remarks by claiming he has hunted "small varmints . . . more than two times."
• In 2006 press conference, Romney claimed he had been hunting "many times" after returning from quail hunt in Georgia.

The paper also goes on to provide much greater details about these facts also. You should be sure to read the whole thing.

If Republicans allow themselves to be duped into believing Mitt "RomneyCare" Romney is a real Republican (much less a real conservative), they will be sorely disappointed if given a chance to find the truth once he’s in the White House.

If Republicans allow the "mainstream" media and RINO elites to scare them into settling for this poor excuse for a Republican, they are going to kick themselves later. With Americans having gotten a clear look at liberalism under Barack Obama and his Democrat Congress, there will never be a better time to elect a real Republican, a conservative who understands how America was designed to operate. With the damage done by liberals to our great nation, there has never been a time when we have more desperately needed a conservative who knows what makes this country tick . . . not one who will only reduce - but not stop - the level of liberal poison being injected into our society.

The truth is, Romney almost certainly will not get a chance to show his true face. Enough Republicans already understand that he’s nothing but a liberal with an "R" after his name, which means that even if people allow the "mainstream" media and the GOP establishment to fool them into supporting him in the primary, there will not be enough support from Republicans who know the truth to push him over the top in the general election. Principled Republicans will not vote for a fraud like Romney, and when "independents" are given a choice between a liberal with an "R" after his name and a liberal who proudly embraces the liberal Democrat Party, they’ll go for the genuine article every time.

Republicans, let’s throw this pretender onto the side of the road while there is still time, and choose a real Republican like Rick Santorum. Half-measures and "the lesser of two evils" will not be enough to save our ailing country; we must have decisive leadership that understands the need to return to the traditional American values that are PROVEN to work. Rick Santorum understands that; Mitt Romney just doesn’t get it.


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To: DJ MacWoW; mojitojoe
Our current problem is that we don't know whom to trust.

So DJ, what about my record of posting against GOP Frauds Like McCain and Romney and in support of actual conservatives gives anyone evidence, proof or the right to lie about my posting habits, my motivations, or me personally?
141 posted on 05/01/2012 10:02:25 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: LibLieSlayer
This is just the beginning. By November... even mitt's wife will not vote for him

LoL....well she did say there's a wild and whacky man inside Romney ready to come out.

She really does need to quit talking.

142 posted on 05/01/2012 10:04:22 AM PDT by caww
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To: mojitojoe

There’s a lot going on behind the scenes that you aren’t seeing.


143 posted on 05/01/2012 10:05:17 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: DJ MacWoW; mojitojoe
Shooting at one another suits the elites. Then they can continue unscathed. We need to come together and defeat them. And we need more Americans to wake up.

BTW, who do you think I am aiming at by constantly posting the truth about Romney?

My first goal is to destroy the GOP Elite, my first goal is to weaken them anyway I can and help strenghthen conservatism in the GOP, if it is possible.

Romney will utterly destroy, if he were elected, the GOP as a home of conservatism.
144 posted on 05/01/2012 10:05:17 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; mojitojoe
Fear is a terrible thing. Without a clear voice leading people, they turn the fear on one another. We have no national leader that is taking on the socialist takeover of America. We are descending into anarchy. FR is trying to be a voice of reason but even it has enemies saying "Is that really true?".

It's not the fault of posters or the owner. But we DO need to tone it down and band together. Our Republic is at stake.

145 posted on 05/01/2012 10:08:44 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: SoConPubbie

You only bash the GOP. Where’s your numerous threads bashing the Communist in the White House since 2008?


146 posted on 05/01/2012 10:10:43 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: mojitojoe
You only bash the GOP. Where’s your numerous threads bashing the Communist in the White House since 2008?

No, I only bash pretend Republicans and pretend conservatives that lie about being either Republicans or conservatives and lie about their opponents.

I also post articles about Real conservatives like Cain, Newt, and Sarah Palin.
147 posted on 05/01/2012 10:12:37 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: mojitojoe

Mail.


148 posted on 05/01/2012 10:13:14 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: DJ MacWoW; mojitojoe
It's not the fault of posters or the owner. But we DO need to tone it down and band together. Our Republic is at stake.

DJ,

How do we do that by ignoring the records of pretend Republicans and conservatives like Mitt Romney, John McCain, and others?

Especially since there are so many on our side who just roll over and give up?

Shouldn't part of our approach be to never be silent about those in our party, the GOP, whose actions betray them as enemies to conservativism and desiring to incrementally move the party to the left and shut-out the Tea Party?
149 posted on 05/01/2012 10:17:06 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

How do we do that by ignoring the records of pretend Republicans and conservatives like Mitt Romney, John McCain, and others?
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Spend your time tearing down o bama. That doesn’t mean you are building Romney up. You WANT o bama to win, NOT A DOUBT IN MY MIND. You wanted him in 2008 when you ripped McCain apart too. You disgust me, but you disgust MOST freepers so what else is new?


150 posted on 05/01/2012 10:20:47 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: SoConPubbie

But NEVER any anti-o bama or anti-Dem. Interesting.


151 posted on 05/01/2012 10:25:57 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: mojitojoe
Spend your time tearing down o bama. That doesn’t mean you are building Romney up. You WANT o bama to win, NOT A DOUBT IN MY MIND. You wanted him in 2008 when you ripped McCain apart too. You disgust me, but you disgust MOST freepers so what else is new?

You can keep lying about my motives and wanting to vote for Obama and I couldn't care less if I disgust you.

The record of Romney will be continued to be posted by me until November unless Jim or the Moderators ask me to stop.
152 posted on 05/01/2012 10:27:37 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie
Bash this bastard for a while. He REALLY deserves it! PhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucket
153 posted on 05/01/2012 10:30:28 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: mojitojoe
But NEVER any anti-o bama or anti-Dem. Interesting.

Why would I focus on something that is already done quite effectively on FreeRepublic by many, many posters?

Why not focus on something that might actually change the GOP for the better and that few have really chosen to do?

Like exposing the GOP-E and their hand-picked candidates like that lying, left-wing, Progressive Liberal Mitt Romney?

My first concern is that the GOP return to Reagan style conservatism. Romney is the anti-thesis, as McCain before him of conservatism.
154 posted on 05/01/2012 10:30:36 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; mojitojoe
We could start by not calling one another names. I wish that would happen but I'm not hopeful.

It doesn't look good when a poster only attacks the liberal RNC and not the communist DNC. It makes others suspicious. I am NOT accusing you of anything. I'm only telling you how we got here.

155 posted on 05/01/2012 10:34:21 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: SoConPubbie; Jim Robinson; onyx
I just found this...

The Obama campaign has used Mitt Romney’s 2010 tax returns to create a map of the presumptive Republican nominee’s overseas bank accounts.

See the "Value not disclosed in return" in the notations.

Why the hell does Romney need to shelter all this money overseas? What is he hiding?? The Obama campaign will be making hay of this for months.

Link

romney overseas havens

156 posted on 05/01/2012 10:41:14 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (The epitome of stupidity is a member of a proven racist sect running against a black man.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

It doesn’t look good when a poster only attacks the liberal RNC and not the communist DNC. It makes others suspicious. I am NOT accusing you of anything. I’m only telling you how we got here.
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EXACTLY!


157 posted on 05/01/2012 10:41:30 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: DJ MacWoW; mojitojoe
It doesn't look good when a poster only attacks the liberal RNC and not the communist DNC. It makes others suspicious. I am NOT accusing you of anything. I'm only telling you how we got here.

Well, like I just explained to MojitoJoe, that job is already being done very effectively and very often by many, many posters.

There are very few posters that have taken up the task of keeping the heat on GOP and conservative Pretenders whose only purpose is to move the GOP to the left and destroy any influence the Tea-Party has in the GOP.

And BTW, it is not fun, especially for my effort I get accused on a continual basis of being either a troll, a member of DU, a Mole or any other inaccurate, untrue and dishonest names.
158 posted on 05/01/2012 10:42:43 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

In 2008, there was o bama and McCain. You bashed McCain up until the election, even after Sarah was with him. Now it’s 2012 and you’re doing a repeat. You WANT o bama, not a doubt my mind. Look at your posts. Look how many freepers call you a troll, an Obot, etc. There must be a reason.


159 posted on 05/01/2012 10:45:08 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: SoConPubbie; mojitojoe

I know. We’re all watching it slip away and no one knows how to stop it or fight back so we “eat” one another.


160 posted on 05/01/2012 10:46:39 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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