Posted on 01/29/2008 2:42:34 PM PST by pissant
As I've written elsewhere, social moderates and liberals with a twinkle in their eye for John McCain are living in another universe. Anti-choice and anti-LGBT signaling are an overt part of his campaign. Here, via Jonathan Martin, is the text of a McCain robocall, recorded in a woman's voice, that rolled out in Florida yesterday:
Im calling with an urgent Mitt Romney [unintelligible]
We care deeply about traditional values and protecting families. And we need someone who will not waver in the White House: Ending abortion, preserving the sanctity of marriage, stopping the trash on the airwaves and attempts to ban God from every corner of society. These issues are core to our being.
Mitt Romney thinks he can fool us. He supported abortion on demand, even allowed a law mandating taxpayer-funding for abortion. He says he changed his mind, but he still hasnt changed the law. He told gay organizers in Massachusetts he would be a stronger advocate for special rights than even Ted Kennedy. Now, its something different.
Unfortunately, on issue after issue Mitt Romney has treated social issues voters as fools, thinking we wont catch on. Sorry, Mitt, we know you arent trustworthy on the most important issue and you arent a conservative.
Paid for by John McCain 2008.
On another note, this call is proof that Republicans are willing to bank on Ted Kennedy's ability to act as a scarecrow to the base. Could Kennedy's endorsement of Obama end up hurting Obama's appeal to Independent and Republican voters in a general election?
....who voted for McCain?
“I predict well be hearing a lot more about McCains right-wing smear tactics if he becomes the nominee. I wouldnt count on McCains moderate/independent support to hold out once the media gets done portraying him as a foaming right-wing attack dog.”
Yeah maybe, but if Mitt the Mormon gets the nod, they will shred him inside out over his mormonism. And there will be alot of us Social Conservatives that will help them. Plus, Mitt has flip flopped, there is no doubt.
I’ll take my chances with McCain or Romney. Besides I’m still voting for Huckabee in on Super Tuesday. I will not disguise my desire that he (Huckabee) will keep most of the social/moral conservatives together to broker a deal. Quite frankly, I would like to see him as VP to McCain. Yes, I know, 97% of freepers consider that to be a nightmare scenario. I think it will win, especially with the DEMs in their on internal war, which will bloody whoever comes out of their convention. They won’t be united anymore than the GOP.
Looks like it is McCain.
We all better brush up on our Spanish....
Well, any Republican nominee is going to be taking fire from the Right and Left. If it’s McCain, I only hope he expends the time and effort to firm up support within the party. There’s a certain amount of fracturing within both parties, so the election will probably hinge on getting the party faithful to the polls in November. For that to happen, McCain or Romney have quite a bit of suspicion to overcome, and can’t just rely on “I’m not the Democrat” to get Republicans motivated.
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