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Rush: Drive-By Media Out to Get Mitt Romney
Rush Limbaugh Show ^ | 1/26/07 | Sevenbak

Posted on 02/26/2007 6:55:03 PM PST by sevenbak

RUSH: This is unbelievable! How many wives has Romney had? He may be the one guy in the race that's only had one. Rudy's been divorced. McCain's been divorced. I don't know about some of the others, but why are they doing this? You might ask: Why this kind of a hit piece on Mitt Romney? Obviously they're afraid of the guy. They're trying to destroy him. This is just classic Drive-By Media stuff that is designed to cause problems for Romney...

...Let me explain the difference in this Mitt Romney business and the way Democrats are treated in this regard. Ted Kennedy's father -- we're not talking about a great-grandfather or great-great grandfather; we're talking about father. Ted Kennedy's father was a Third Reich sympathizer. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had to pull him as ambassador of the Court of Saint James. (For those of you in Rio Linda, that's Great Britain.) He had to pull him out of there because he was a sympathizer to the Third Reich. Now, we don't hold this against Teddy. Teddy had nothing to do with that. Just as we don't hold Mitt Romney's grandfather, or great-grandfather, against him. But the lib media, the Drive-Bys, are definitely trying to do that. You take a look at who the media really goes after and you've gotta wonder whether there's fear there, fear driving it.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; culture; electableconserv; electionpresident; elections; media; mormon; romney
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To: TheLion; Swordfished; Democratshavenobrains; maui_hawaii; Torie; Brilliant; Obilisk18; ...

That is SO true.

Here is the best excerpt from this passage:

"Let me explain the difference in this Mitt Romney business and the way Democrats are treated in this regard. Ted Kennedy's father -- we're not talking about a great-grandfather or great-great grandfather; we're talking about father. Ted Kennedy's father was a Third Reich sympathizer. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had to pull him as ambassador of the Court of Saint James. (For those of you in Rio Linda, that's Great Britain.) He had to pull him out of there because he was a sympathizer to the Third Reich. Now, we don't hold this against Teddy. Teddy had nothing to do with that. Just as we don't hold Mitt Romney's grandfather, or great-grandfather, against him. But the lib media, the Drive-Bys, are definitely trying to do that. You take a look at who the media really goes after and you've gotta wonder whether there's fear there, fear driving it. Well, they just want to destroy every conservative they can. It's just part and parcel of the agenda that exists."


21 posted on 02/26/2007 8:17:22 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (If the GOP were to stop worshiping Free Trade as if it were a religion, they'd win every election)
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To: Clintonfatigued

It is amazing how well the left wing media constantly puts out articles about how wonderful Guilanni is and when a conservative appears, they trash him. Wake up freepers....this should tell you all.


22 posted on 02/26/2007 8:25:02 PM PST by TheLion (How about "Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement," for a change)
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To: TheLion

Another reason that Giuliani get such good press is that most of the press is based in New York and remembers all too well how dangerous and chaotic life was before Giuliani took office and how much he improved things.


23 posted on 02/26/2007 8:28:51 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (If the GOP were to stop worshiping Free Trade as if it were a religion, they'd win every election)
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To: TheLion
I have read nothing yet that convinces me that Romney is not conservative.

You mean aside from his own words? Did you watch the 1994 debate when he out Kennedy'd Ted Kennedy? Or the 2002 debate, when he swore his allegiance to the cult of abortion? Don't tell me that my own eyes are victims of MSM-spin, when I can see the very video.

24 posted on 02/26/2007 8:42:21 PM PST by Alter Kaker
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Amen, brother.

I liked a tagline that I saw on FreeRepublic tonight. "The Pro-Life movement is about making converts. Why not welcome someone who has converted"?

I know that Gov. Romney has fairly recently converted to the Pro-Life side, but lets make it easy for former Pro-Choicers to come in out of the cold.

Romney took in $6.5 million in a single day back in early January. That kind of prodigious fundraising did not go unnoticed by the MSM and the Clinton war room.

I know many Freepers are supporting Duncan Hunter and I can appreciate their support of his conservative positions. But lets not pull the plug on Romney just yet. I really think he's got the Libs running scared. Why else go back to his great-great Grandfather to try to dig up a little polygamist dirt? The things that the Clintons actually got away with are LIGHT YEARS BEYOND anything the opposition researchers are going to be able to ferret out on the Romneys.


25 posted on 02/26/2007 9:11:33 PM PST by JTC1767
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To: sevenbak

Every perceptive person should have noticed, by now, that the media, most notably the Boston Globe, is after Romney. I believe the Globe had a series of articles about Romney flip-flops. But I don't see the media covering the flip-flops of Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and other Democrats. (Kerry has become so extreme in his anti-war stance that only 12 other Democrats would support his withdrawal resolution last year.)

Romney would be a great candidate, and I wish social conservatives would rally behind him, since he has pledged allegiance to their cause. He has a fighting change to win the 2008 election, while I'm almost certain that someone like Duncan Hunter would be slaughtered.


26 posted on 02/26/2007 9:14:40 PM PST by LtdGovt ("Where government moves in, community retreats and civil society disintegrates" -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: Alter Kaker
Or the 2002 debate, when he swore his allegiance to the cult of abortion?

Romney has always supported restrictions on abortion (even since 1994) before he became fully pro-life.

27 posted on 02/26/2007 9:23:17 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Good night Chesty, wherever you are!)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

I would have like that too, but if he had, he would have accomplished absolutely nothing in the dem controlled Mass. What he did do, and the battles that he picked tells me he can win against Shrillary.


28 posted on 02/26/2007 9:27:15 PM PST by sevenbak
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To: sgtbono2002

"daily re-inventions of his policies."

Please elaborate - daily? Or are you going for maximum kill?


29 posted on 02/26/2007 9:28:52 PM PST by sevenbak
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To: LtdGovt
Quite right. The FR community will not forgive him for being elected in Mass. Even though that's the only state he could run in, even though he picked the appropriate battles to stand on principles, even though he is supporting their causes now, they absolutely can't get behind him and will throw away their votes on someone who doesn't have a chance against the Hillary machine.
30 posted on 02/26/2007 9:33:18 PM PST by sevenbak
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Romney has always supported restrictions on abortion (even since 1994) before he became fully pro-life.

Restrictions? He supported abortion on demand as recently as 2005. Now that may leave some window open for restrictions, but the man was basically pro-choice until his pollster advised him that it doesn't play well in the South Carolina primary.

31 posted on 02/26/2007 9:34:23 PM PST by Alter Kaker
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To: sevenbak
The libs hate Mormons who are not Dingy Harry... they're just too judgmental.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

32 posted on 02/26/2007 9:34:43 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Alter Kaker
I agree that his views have flip-flopped to the right

There is no flip-flip. His views on abortion at the time were that of most Americans. Abortion is legal but most Americans do support parental notification laws and no taxpayer funding of it. Romney's view came full circle into the the pro-life side during his term as Governor. We're not talking about a John Kerry flip-flop here, and he surely isn't the extreme pro-abortion candidate that Rudy was then and now.

I don't support Romney for other reasons but I do concede that he's the strongest candidate of the three. And he can raise money, he has business and public service background and the guy is literally a Saint. Never smoke, swore, or drank.

33 posted on 02/26/2007 9:36:08 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Good night Chesty, wherever you are!)
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To: Alter Kaker
Why social conservatives should support Romney
34 posted on 02/26/2007 9:38:55 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Good night Chesty, wherever you are!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
There is no flip-flip. His views on abortion at the time were that of most Americans. I couldn't disagree more.

Watch Romney in 1994 and 2002 and reconcile that with the views of "most Americans." He was a radical pro-abortion campaigner, and he continued his views from the 1970s through to 2005, just a few months before he started up his presidential campaign in earnest.

We're not talking about a John Kerry flip-flop here

Agreed. Romney makes Kerry look steady like a rock.

the guy is literally a Saint.

Literally? He's been canonized?

35 posted on 02/26/2007 9:42:07 PM PST by Alter Kaker
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To: Alter Kaker

"He was a radical pro-abortion campaigner,"

Wow, I have to see the proof of that!


36 posted on 02/26/2007 9:49:15 PM PST by sevenbak
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Is abstaining from tea necessary for Sainthood?

I mean, why should these type of actions determine who is President?

The WH didn't become non-smoking until Clinton was in office. A sign of the times.

Does that mean that having a "smoking" WH under Reagan and Bush (the father) was scandalous?


37 posted on 02/26/2007 9:52:59 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife (Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.--William Goldman)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife

Gee, can you get a cup of coffee at your local Marriott hotel? (Mormon owned)

Give me a break!


38 posted on 02/26/2007 9:56:52 PM PST by sevenbak
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
they are just afraid that he will govern according to his religious beliefs, which they disagree with.

They can rest assured.
Romney did not govern "according to his religious beliefs" in Massachusetts. (Mormons are against same-sex marriage and abortion. As governor of Mass., Romney supported both.)

39 posted on 02/26/2007 9:56:53 PM PST by wai-ming
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To: sevenbak

I'm only talking about the Presidential image, as noted in the post I replied to.

I could care less what the Marriott provides. (Is it a Mormon coincidence that the Marriott hotels are now smoke-free?)

NO! It has to do with providing what their customers want... nothing other than smoke-free rooms.


40 posted on 02/26/2007 9:59:28 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife (Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.--William Goldman)
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