Fredheads, It's Time to Support Mitt

The Jawa Report ^ | January 22, 2008 05:18 PM | Dr. Rusty Shackleford

[Checkers]

Dear fellow Fredheads,

It's time to support Mitt Romney. Can Mitt win in a general election? I don't know. Certainly he has always had a better chance than Fred. And if the opposition is Hillary Clinton, then maybe.

McCain can beat Hillary. But McCain is, well, McCain.

To be honest, I'm not as down on McCain as most of my fellow Jawas and you, the readers. But that's just because I've been a one-issue guy since right around, oh, let me see, I think the date was 9/11/2001.

But still, McCain doesn't get that the border is tied in with our national security.

Mitt does. And he seems to get the war on political Islam.

Sure, Rudy also seems to get both, but it's probably too little too late for him.

I'm hearing some oddball theory that a lot of Fredheads are natural Huckabee supporters. That's insane. Like, certifiably insane.

It's built on the presumption that the evangelical supporters of Thompson are in the same boat as the evangelical supporters of Huckabee. I got news for Tom Edsell: they aint the same animal. Sure, they may have the same funny accent, and so I'm guessing that to an outsider like Edsell the presumption is that they must be the same species. But they're not.

[Elsie]

I’ll vote for Romney and still continue to preach against Mormon heresy.

Sounds like a plan!

There'll be a MUCH larger audience that is curious!!

[Dead Dog]

Screw Mitt, that liberal arsed mandatory insurance salesman.

Conservatives need to focus their votes on whoever best causes a broken convention.

[Elsie]

You believe in a “Free lunch”.

Nope; I believe you should buy your OWN lunch!

[Elsie]

Sounds like a plan!

 

I'll go first!

 

 

 

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/js_h/1/19#19
  17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
  18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
  19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”
  20 He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself lying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, mother inquired what the matter was. I replied, “Never mind, all is well—I am well enough off.” I then said to my mother, “I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true.” 
 

 

 

 they were all ^awrong;

 

"How Firm a Foundation"

[SkyPilot]

Get lost.

[Finny]

Grrrrrr.... Hugh Hewitt has never been right about this. On the contrary, he has been wrong from the start. He is symptomatic, representative, quintessential, of all the things you should hate and fear in Romney: superior, arrogant, pointy-headed and bossy -- but by golly, righteous with the Lord!

[tajgirvan]

Did I say anything to rate that kind of attack?! I said my house will NOT vote for your boy, Mitt. It is still a Free Republic , is it not? Mitt is a flip flopping Rino and goes against everything I was raised to believe in as a Christian Conservative Republican.

Would you still support Mitt if he was not a Mormon and bald like his Dad was? Just asking.

[Checkers]

“Nope; I believe you should buy your OWN lunch!”

I’m glad you agree that people should get their own health Insurance.

[Checkers]

you first

[AFreeBird]

So where MA law as saying marriage is between a Man and a Woman, the court was over ruling a legislative act, which defined it based upon the fact that a man and woman merely meant spouse?

Shakespeare was right; take all the lawyers, line them up against a wall, and shoot them!

Regardless, I still don't believe Romney lost any sleep over it, and was probably pleased with the verdict. He got to pander.. and let the court make him look good.

I don't trust him.

[WOSG]

http://www.freerepublic.com/~UnmarkedPackage/#guns

Craig Sandler, former Director of General Operations of the National Rifle Association and former Nashua Police Chief, endorses Governor Mitt Romney for President.

In endorsing Governor Romney, Craig Sandler said, “Throughout his career in both the public and private sectors, Mitt Romney has demonstrated exceptional leadership ability, integrity, and commitment to principle. As a New Hampshire resident, former law enforcement officer, and avid sportsman, I am supporting Governor Romney because he is the candidate who will protect our Constitutional rights and strengthen our nation.”

[Nachoman]

Forget holding my nose, I’ll be lucky if I don’t vomit at the polls.

[WOSG]

Here’s where you might get the idea that Mitt Romney has a conservative agenda for change - by actually checking up on what he’s running on and saying on the campaign trail:

Herzliya Conference: Governor Romney’s Five-Point Strategy
To Prevent A Nuclear Iran – Israel, 1/23/07
 Tighten economic sanctions
 Diplomatic isolation
 Encouraging Arab states to join efforts to prevent a
nuclear Iran
 The military option remains on the table
 Support a Partnership for Prosperity and Progress to
support progressive Muslim communities and leaders
Detroit Economic Club: Governor Romney’s Economic
Principles – Michigan, 2/7/07
 Allow middle class Americans to save tax-free
 Make the Bush tax cuts permanent
 Reinstitute a regulatory relief board to cut back
regulations that choke off growth
 America needs national tort reform, not reform stateby-
state
 Evaluate reforms to CAFE standards to develop a
better way to get higher fleet mileage without
market distortions
Restraining Government Spending –
New Hampshire, 3/1/07
 Vetoing appropriations legislation that spends more
than CPI-1%
 Give the President the line-item veto
 Review and reevaluate all federal spending programs
Repeal Of McCain-Feingold – Washington, D.C., 3/2/07
 Repeal the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law
Support For Clean Coal Technologies –
West Virginia, 3/8/07
 Invest in research and innovation to find these
cleaner and more efficient sources of energy
from coal
Expanding Economic And Political Freedom In The
Americas: A Seven-Point Strategy – Miami-Dade Lincoln
Day Dinner, Florida, 3/9/07
 Isolate Castro with economic and
diplomatic sanctions
 Focus foreign aid and foreign investments on those
who stand alongside us
 Act to inform public opinion in Latin America
 Improve our economic ties in terms of free trade
 Rebuild relationships of respect and trust
and friendship
 Reaffirm our appreciation of legal immigration
 Never ignore Latin America
Giving The President Stronger Tools To Cut Spending –
New Hampshire, 3/10/07
 Give the Executive Branch the authority to spend up
to 25% less than Congress appropriates
Protecting American Workers – Iowa, 3/22/07
 Allow workers the right to choose whether to join
a union
 Prevent resources of the federal government should
not be used to solicit or collect dues for
politicized organizations
Club For Growth: Governor Romney’s Tax Philosophy –
Florida, 3/29/07
 Make the Bush tax cuts permanent
 Allow middle-income Americans to save tax-free
 Lower marginal tax rates for all Americans
 Make our corporate tax rate competitive with its
international partners
Club For Growth: Regulator Reform Including Sarbanes-
Oxley – Florida, 3/29/07
 Reform Sarbanes-Oxley
Rising To A New Generation Of Global Challenges –
Foreign Affairs, Spring 2007
 Increase the size of the military by 100,000 troops
 Devote a minimum of 4% of GDP to Defense
 Achieve energy independence through innovation
 Empower regional civilian leaders to develop and
execute regional plans and strategies
 Presidential Summit with our allies in the Islamic
world and leading nations to form a united strategy
for confronting Jihadists threats
 Expand alliances such as NATO and efforts among
the world’s leading nations to face the new threat of
radical Jihad and increase our homeland security
 Build global and regional networks and capabilities
of law enforcement and intelligence officials to
confront Jihadists and other transnational threats
Since January 2007, Governor Romney Has Announced
OVER 50 NEWPOLICY PROPOSALS
www.MittRomney.com 67
ROMNEY
 Launch a Partnership for Prosperity and Progress to
mobilize the resources of the developed world to
empower moderate Muslims
Protecting American Taxpayers By Re-Imposing
A Three-Fifths Supermajority Requirement –
New Hampshire, 4/15/07
 Re-impose a three-fifths (60%) supermajority
requirement on Congress to raise taxes
Abolishing The Death Tax – Iowa, 4/19/07
 Eliminate the death tax
Combating Nuclear Terrorism – New York, 4/26/07
 Empower a senior ambassador to lead efforts to
prevent nuclear terrorism
 Make nuclear trafficking a crime against humanity
 Create a gold standard for nuclear security
 Frank, direct efforts with Russia on containing
this threat
 Remove the incentive for dangerous civilian
nuclear capabilities
 Expand and accelerate a range of other actions
to combat nuclear terrorism
Governor Romney’s Global Initiative For Values
And Freedom: A Comprehensive Strategy To Defeat
Radical Jihad, Ensure American Security And Advance
Freedom And Human Rights Across The Globe –
Colorado, 6/21/07
 Create the Special Partnership Force (SPF) to
mobilize all elements of our national power in
contested areas to defeat Jihadists
 Cut the Washington bureaucracy of the Office of
Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to put more
resources and human intelligence in the field
Ocean’s Initiatives – Colorado, 7/18/07
 Propose a “One-Strike, You’re Ours” law for those
convicted of sexually assaulting children using
the Internet
 Enforce our nation’s obscenity laws
Ask Mitt Anything – Iowa, 7/26/07
 Work with computer and software companies to
ensure that every home computer has effective
software to filter out unwanted pornography
Ask Mitt Anything – Iowa, 8/2/07
 Propose a new ethics law to strip the pensions of
those government employees and appointees who
violate the public trust
Southern Border Visit – California, 8/13/07
 Secure the border through a physical fence or
wall and other electronic systems
 Implement an enforceable employer
verification system
 Reject amnesty
 Punish sanctuary cities
 Improve interior enforcement
 Encourage legal immigration
Greer Chamber Of Commerce – South Carolina, 8/16/07
 Put in place a statutory prohibition on outrageous
punitive damage awards
 Require more disclosure in contingency
fee arrangements
Florida Medical Association – Florida, 8/24/07
 Establish federal incentives to deregulate and
reform state health insurance markets so market
forces can work
 Redirect federal spending on “free care” to help the
low-income uninsured purchase private insurance
 Institute Health Savings Account (HSA)
enhancements and the full deductibility of
qualified medical expenses
 Promote innovation in Medicaid
 Implement medical liability reform
 Bring market dynamics and modern technology to
health care.
Ask Mitt Anything – New Hampshire, 9/8/07
 Specifics to middle class tax saving plan
 Any taxpayer with Adjusted Gross Income of under
$200,000 would pay a tax rate of 0% on all of the
income they earn from their savings, capital gains
and dividends

[YCTHouston]

I’m with you.

Duncan would have been my ideal, but votes count.

[steve8714]

Not right now, it’s anybody but Huck and Paulie for me.

[SkyPilot]

How many more Romney spam threads are you all going to push tonight?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957947/posts?page=194#194

Yup - this really makes us want to support your Massachusetts liberal candidate.

[killermedic]

Then vote for the proverbial perot and put mrs clinton into the presidential seat.

[steve8714]

Remember his father was part of that checkered-pants eastern Republican party of the fifties and sixties. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. I need to be convinced before I pull that lever, and might go Rudy before Mitt.

[Checkers]

http://www.haloscan.com/comments/mypetjawa/190882/#69177

Here is Romney’s actual conservative record:

-—In the four balanced budgets he signed into law, Governor Romney used the line-item veto or program reduction power to cut spending by nearly $1 Billion. Over the course of four budgets, Governor Romney made over 300 line-item reductions, 350 line-item eliminations and struck language 150 times.

-— When Gov Romney took office in Massachusetts, he inherited a $2 billion deficit. While in office, he turned the $2 billion into a surplus——WITHOUT raising taxes.

-—Gov Romney solved the health care crisis in Massachusetts——and his plans are still used today. He did this by using the free market and competition-—and without raising taxes.

-— Gov. Romney was instrumental in passing a bill abolishing a retroactive capital gains tax in the state that would have forced nearly 50,000 taxpayers to pay an additional $200 million in state taxes and fees

-— 4 years ago -— before the illegals marched in our streets -— Romney opposed a bill that would have allowed illegal aliens to get driver’s licenses. “Those who are here illegally should not receive tacit support from our government that gives an indication of legitimacy,” the governor said. (Scott S. Greenberger, “Romney Stand Dims Chances Of License For Undocumented,” The Boston Globe, 10/28/03)

-— Romney vetoed a bill in 2004 that would have permitted illegal aliens to pay the same in-state tuition rate paid by citizens at public colleges and universities in Massachusetts.

-— Romney vetoed the bill providing state funding for human embryonic stem cell research

-— Romney vetoed a bill that provided for the “morning after pill” without a prescription because it is an abortifacient and would have been available to minors without parental notification and consent

-— He vetoed legislation which would have redefined Massachusetts longstanding definition of the beginning of human life from fertilization to implantation

[Young Scholar]

Regardless, I still don't believe Romney lost any sleep over it, and was probably pleased with the verdict. He got to pander.. and let the court make him look good.

That's pure speculation, and no reason to trash the man on a public messageboard.

Shakespeare was right; take all the lawyers, line them up against a wall, and shoot them!

Now not all lawyers are bad. Corporate lawyers basically try their best to write solid contracts that minimize the possibility of litigation down the road--undeniably providing a positive service (speaking as a law student who plans to go into corporate law).