Week In News: The 'Swiftboating' Of Mitt Romney

NPR ^ | July 14, 2012 | NPR

[Tau Food]

My guess is that Romney believed that by the time he became a presidential candidate, the pro-life movement would have run it’s course and the stigma attached to buying or selling fetuses would be minimal.

Well, he miscalculated and now he needs to try to conceal his involvement.

[KeyLargo]

Newsmax
Voter Purge Efforts Likely to Spread After Florida Victory in Database Case
Saturday, July 14, 2012 08:44 PM

By: Newsmax Wires

Florida election officials will have access to a federal database to help purge its voter rolls of non-citizens under an agreement reached between state and federal officials and welcomed on Saturday by Florida’s Republican governor.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow state officials to access the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database.

Florida and federal officials have been battling over access to the database for several weeks. Florida filed a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department to gain access to the database. The state was hit by a lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department seeking to stop the purge.

Now other states are expected to ask for access to the database so they too can check their rolls. Some state governments have sought access to the federal database for years. Federal officials told Washington state back in 2005 they saw no way to compare voters and the Homeland Security information.

[KeyLargo]

Newsmax
Voter Purge Efforts Likely to Spread After Florida Victory in Database Case
Saturday, July 14, 2012 08:44 PM

By: Newsmax Wires

Florida election officials will have access to a federal database to help purge its voter rolls of non-citizens under an agreement reached between state and federal officials and welcomed on Saturday by Florida’s Republican governor.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow state officials to access the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database.

Florida and federal officials have been battling over access to the database for several weeks. Florida filed a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department to gain access to the database. The state was hit by a lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department seeking to stop the purge.

Now other states are expected to ask for access to the database so they too can check their rolls. Some state governments have sought access to the federal database for years. Federal officials told Washington state back in 2005 they saw no way to compare voters and the Homeland Security information.

[maryz]

Stericycle implies that Romney may have come up with some way of recycling fetuses.

I doubt that Romney "came up with" anything like that (though I, with others, devoutly hope the GOPe comes to its senses and realizes what a disaster Mitt is!). But didn't Bill O'Reilly years ago (at least 5, probably more) do a report on black market trafficking in fetal body parts? I don't remember much specific from the segment, only that I saw it . . . sorry I don't recall more.

[ExTxMarine]

BINGO! Ding! Ding! Ding! WE HAVE A WINNER!

These “journalists” using this term are trying to soil Romney, while throwing out the meme “Switft-boating” as if it was all about lies!

They are trying to sink Romney, cast aspersions on the “verb” Swift-boating and RAISE the Titanic (Kerry) with a single pulley lift attached to a dingy!

[xzins]

We might not like to admit it, but the Bain attacks have legs.

How do we know that?

Because when Gingrich/Perry used that strategy they were destroying Romney, even among otherwise conservative middle class republicans.

The only reason they stopped was because the rino-media went on a 24/7 against them. But, they did prove that such an attack works.

And Obama could care less what the rino-media says.

Romney needs to be replaced.

[lentulusgracchus]

What this accomplishes is to snatch this new verb out of their hands and redefine it as the legitimate criticism of John Kerry for his crimes.

It also helps change the subject to something more useful, viz., that the Left lies. Reflexively, congenitally, uncontrollably, instinctually. And, it's a marker of their character.

[lentulusgracchus]

Guys, Mittens is getting turned into Romneyburgers just like we said he would once the Media-Romneybot romance of convenience was over.

Payback is just such a bitch, isn't it, Bishop Becoming-a-God?

Give my regards to Kolob.

[Sudetenland]

Just because you're not intelligent enough to understand business practices and the facts of the case doesn't mean the Romney lied, it means that you aren't capable of comprehending the truth, or that you are so consumed with your hatred of Romney that you don't care what the facts are.

Either way it doesn't reflect very well on you.

[sport]

Romney was not “Swiftboated”. The Swiftboat people told the truth about Kerry. Romney has been lied about by the Democrats. There is a difference.

[Sudetenland]

When one uses every post to smear a candidate even when the attacks are irrelevant to the topic of the thread, then I classify that person as a hater. You people are obsessed with destroying Romney--funny, I would have thought you would be obsessed with ousting Obama--and your continual negative postings serve no positive purpose.

Romney IS the nominee and no amount of constant harping on his negatives will change that fact. When the convention is held in August, Romney will be nominated on the first ballot; that too is a fact and no amount of your bleating will alter that reality.

The only rational recourse is to run with the guy we've got--only you and your buddies don't like it--BOO-HOO-HOO!

Time to grow up and begin behaving like adults instead of children. So far all I've seen from you guys is one big temper tantrum.

[Sudetenland]

"Romney was not “Swiftboated”. The Swiftboat people told the truth about Kerry. Romney has been lied about by the Democrats. There is a difference."

Absolutely! No comparison whatsoever.

[Diogenesis]

Sudetenland, Please keep putting down everyone you want
since that is all you have,
but the truth is simple: Myth RomneyCARE is
fortunately NOT the candidate yet.

BTW, your personal hatred of conservatives and conservative
principles is getting as disgusting as Mr. RomneyCARE’s
behavior.

[muawiyah]

Looks like everybody is pretty smart when it comes to business. We all know that having an "ownership interest" means something.

That's what Romney called it. He even said he could have made decisions, but he didn't.

Apparently you have no idea what an "ownership interest" means. And then you are telling us Romney is lying about his relationship with Bain.

[muawiyah]

Guess you're just another Mittbot who's afraid of the Obots or you'd go try to convert them into Mittbot voters.

You should leave real Conservatives alone. We told you we didn't want this guy, and that if you GOP-e trolls went ahead and nominated him he'd get no support.

Did you realize that 25% of the Republican party (according to polls of this particular issue) do not want Romney.

You can't win without 25% of the party.

It's hopeless.

Part of the deal in a coalition party is that each side gives a little. That doesn't mean only Conservatives give and Mittbots and GOP-e get what they want ~ it means if you want to win you have to provide candidates to the coalition that all of us can vote for.

So, back to the drawing board. You have a few weeks. Fix the problem. Hustle Romney out the side door or something.

[Cementjungle]

Is this attack too early? Maybe Romney will be routed before the GOP Convention?

I'm guessing that Obama's holding his best cards for later in the game. With all his resources... the IRS, the FBI, the CIA, etc., I'm willing to bet he has lots of material waiting for the right moment. Of course he'll do the same no matter what candidate we have, so we just need to fight back.

[Sudetenland]

As I said, nothing but rampant immaturity.

You're not being allowed to get your way, so you're taking your little dollies and going home--probably holding your breath till you turn blue. LOL!

You're not going to convince anyone whose an adult around here, so one can only conclude your primary purpose in posting your continued and incessant anti-Romney rants is to stir up controversy and generally irritate everyone--which, incidentally, is the definition of trolling.

[Sudetenland]

". . . personal hatred of conservatives and conservative principles . . ."

Truly thou art deranged beyond all recall. What "conservative principles" have I expressed "hatred" for? Give an example. What "conservative" have I expressed hatred for? Give specific examples.

Your irrational hatred for Romney has warped your ability to reason.

Here's a clue for you, real "conservatives" don't "hate" anyone. Real conservatives may hate the actions of others, or their policies, but the person? . . . Never! Hatred is an emotional reaction and it is of very little use in discussing politics.

Up until about a decade ago, the only people I knew who "hated" people because of their political beliefs and ideologies were liberals. Conservatives may have been contemptuous of liberals and their ideology and always disagreed with them, but with that disagreement remained respect and even friendship. I have never had any friendship lost over politics--even with liberals--because I never allowed myself to become driven by emotions.

Liberals are driven by emotions, children are driven by emotions, and the immature are driven by emotion. Conservatives are driven by logic and reason. They don't engage in endless attacks against their own side simply because they didn't get their own way. Real conservatives see the big picture, not their own narrow objectives.

You want to see liberal behavior, look in the mirror.

[Diogenesis]

Your Romney-VENOM is so deep you are unable to address
any issue. In its stead, you attack the poster.

The fact is you RomneyBOTs live in hate, like Obama,
and bring hate and backstabbing everywhere.

Instead of releasing records for transparency,
INSTEAD OF GOING AFTER OBAMA'S POLICIES,
you backstabbing-HATERS-for-Bishop-Romney ignore the issue
which is: ROMNEY IS THE CHOSEN LOSER
and he is doing EXACTLY what the MSM and Obama want.

you backstabbing-HATERS-for-Bishop-Romney ignore the issue

[Sudetenland]

LOL!!! Wow! Nice irrational, hatred-filled post. Thanks for proving my prior post.