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Obama and Romney misfire on guns (Romney flip-flops, repeats NRA support lie)
ABC NEWS ^ | February 4, 2008 | Jake Tapper, Senior National Correspondent

Posted on 02/05/2008 12:00:01 PM PST by AFA-Michigan

Mitt Romney was asked about the assault weapons ban on Meet the Press on December 16, 2007.

"I would have supported the original assault weapon ban," Romney said. "I signed an assault weapon ban in Massachusetts governor because it provided for a relaxation of licensing requirements for gun owners in Massachusetts, which was a big plus."

Asked Tim Russert: "So the assault ban that expired here because Congress didn’t act on it, you would support?"

"Just as the president said, he would have, he would have signed that bill if it came to his desk, and so would have I," said Romney.

In the last few hours, Romney contradicted that in a podcast interview with Glenn Reynolds and Helen Smith of Instapundit fame.

"I know that a lot of the gun rights folks aren’t sure about your position on gun rights," asked Smith. "Would you pledge to veto any new gun control bills that come across your desk as President?"

"Yeah," Romney said. "Yeah, I don’t support any gun control legislation, the effort for a new assault weapons ban, with a ban on semi-automatic weapons, is something I would oppose. There’s no new legislation that I’m aware of or have heard of that I would support. In regards to guns, I think we have enough legislation and should enforce the laws as they exist. I was pleased that when I ran for Governor, I received the endorsement of the NRA and I hope to receive their support now."

In addition to that apparent flip flop, it should be noted that the NRA did NOT endorse Romney when he ran for governor, as his campaign acknowledged when he said it last December.

This is a rank untruth Mr. Romney continues to peddle.

Said Mr. Reynolds: "I'm beginning to question his sincerity."

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
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Saturday, Romney repeated his false claim of campaign support by the NRA, even after his staff was forced to admit Romney's claim was false when he first made it in December...

The Glenn and Helen Show, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008

Romney: "I was pleased that as I ran for Governor, I received the support of the NRA and I hope to receive their support now."

Audio:

http://politicscentral.com/2008/02/02/the_glenn_and_helen_show_mitt_1.php

1 posted on 02/05/2008 12:00:06 PM PST by AFA-Michigan
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To: AFA-Michigan

And we all know how pro-Second Amendment the McChurian Candidate is! *rolling eyes*


2 posted on 02/05/2008 12:01:12 PM PST by Digital Sniper (Hello, "Undocumented Immigrant." I'm an "Undocumented Border Patrol Agent.")
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To: AFA-Michigan

Washington Post
December 16, 2007

Romney Claims NRA Endorsement He Didn’t Receive

Maybe it was the pressure of the moment. Being under the Tim Russert spotlight can get to anyone. Under Russert’s grilling about guns on this morning’s “Meet the Press,” former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney claimed an endorsement he’d never won.

...”I also was pleased to have the support of the NRA when I ran for governor. I sought it, I seek it now. I’d love to have their support.”

...”I told you what my position was, and what I, what I did as governor; the fact that I received the endorsement of the NRA.”

The problem?

He was never endorsed by the NRA, and didn’t have their official support during his 2002 gubernatorial campaign. The NRA declined to endorse in that race, as was acknowledged by Romney’s spokesman this morning.

“The NRA did not endorse in the 2002 campaign,” said spokesman Kevin Madden, when asked about Romney’s comments.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/12/16/romney_claims_nra_endorsement.html


3 posted on 02/05/2008 12:01:12 PM PST by AFA-Michigan
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To: AFA-Michigan

“Said Mr. Reynolds: ‘I’m beginning to question his sincerity.’”

Ya think?!

(Mr. Reynolds is a slow learner.)


4 posted on 02/05/2008 12:02:05 PM PST by AFA-Michigan
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To: AFA-Michigan

What is Romney’s CURRENT NRA rating?


5 posted on 02/05/2008 12:02:34 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares
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To: AFA-Michigan

He can’t help it, he is a Creep.


6 posted on 02/05/2008 12:02:40 PM PST by Afronaut (RIght now Ron Paul has my vote. He has become the only choice.)
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To: AFA-Michigan
“I like mandates” was untruthful? Shocking.

Least Arizona doesn’t have any bans on ugly guns.

7 posted on 02/05/2008 12:04:06 PM PST by kingu (We failed to quash Huck McRomney and gosh, that's exactly who's left.)
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To: AFA-Michigan
I was pleased that when I ran for Governor, I received the endorsement of the NRA and I hope to receive their support now.

ABC MISQUOTE.

8 posted on 02/05/2008 12:06:18 PM PST by Domandred (McCain's 'R' is a typo that has never been corrected)
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To: AFA-Michigan
Notice that in Romney's case, they call it a flip-flop, but in Obama's case they say"

...it should be pointed out that this appears to be yet another example of Obama not being able to get good help.

9 posted on 02/05/2008 12:07:03 PM PST by Buffalo Bob
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To: AFA-Michigan

Why does the article misquote Romney and say he said “endorse”, when your quote says “the support”?


10 posted on 02/05/2008 12:19:21 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: AFA-Michigan

Romney has lied and flip flopped so often that I don’t trust him in the slightest. I believe he’ll sign any gun control measure that comes across his desk and sell out gun owners. I cannot in good conscience vote for the man.


11 posted on 02/05/2008 12:23:35 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Democrats spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: AFA-Michigan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964863/posts
12 posted on 02/05/2008 12:23:52 PM PST by ASA Vet
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To: Digital Sniper
And we all know how pro-Second Amendment the McChurian Candidate is! *rolling eyes*

Don't forget how much he loves the 1st Amendment as well.

15 posted on 02/05/2008 12:32:27 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Digital Sniper
And we all know how pro-Second Amendment the McChurian Candidate is! *rolling eyes*
16 posted on 02/05/2008 12:36:14 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (Never say yer sorry, mister. It's a sign of weakness)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

You’ll have to ask ABC News. I actually listened to the tape.

Either way, Romney continues to intentionally deceive.

But wait. No doubt you can provide a lengthy discourse on the newly-revised meaning of the English words “endorse” and “support” according to the Romney Dictionary of the English Language (Abridged).


17 posted on 02/05/2008 12:37:27 PM PST by AFA-Michigan
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To: ravingnutter

Ravingnut: “...candidate smears...”

Grab a box of Kleenex, Raving.

Truth is not a smear. Except, of course, for those who laughingly whine that posting links to audio or videotapes of Romney’s own words coming out of Romney’s own mouth constitutes “distortion,” or in this case, a “smear.”


18 posted on 02/05/2008 12:42:37 PM PST by AFA-Michigan
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To: Parley Baer

Baer: “He and some other Freepers are doing the work of the MSM/dimocRAT party.”

As with the Romney campaign itself and other Rom-boughts, the first indication of inability to cover up Romney’s left-wing record is the resort to personally attacking any conservative who dares mention Romney’s left-wing record.


19 posted on 02/05/2008 12:44:26 PM PST by AFA-Michigan
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To: AFA-Michigan

Or in this case, Romney’s ongoing pattern of making statements that are immediately demonstrated to be false.

As in, for a full collection:

http://sunlituplands.blogspot.com/2007/12/myths-of-mitt-romney.html

Saturday’s is just the latest addition.


20 posted on 02/05/2008 12:46:03 PM PST by AFA-Michigan
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