I said WITHOUT those out-of-context YOuTube videos, several of which you simply quoted.
But I am glad to respond anyway.
The “return to” Reagan Bush comment was in specific reference to a loaded question from a far lefty reporter in which they accused Romney of wanting to run deficit spending with large tax cuts.
The John Birch Society IS a bunch of wacko’s on many issues -— not that Barry Goldwater’s comment at the 64 Convention was wrong.
Why do you think the John Birch Society has largely been deleted from the conservative movement??? Because they went wayyy over the top.
The tough gun laws comment.... what the heck does THAT mean.... that he won’t chip away at them. He doesn’t say he wants MORE restrictions, does he??
And for all those who hate Romney for the LEGISLATURE-crafted assault weapons bill, do you realize the NRA helped Romney CHANGE the bad parts of that legislation and then gave its blessing?????
Solid conservatives come down on both sides of that issue, regardless of how much you disagree with the AWB. The NRA ended up donating to Romney during his campaign and Governorship of Mass.
They also lent him their phone banks and other resources for fundraising .... which indicates THEY did not see Romney as some “gun grabber” or whatever the Romney haters claim.
The “hunter” comment is just sheer juvenile attempt at slamming Romney. I own several guns. And I TOO consider myself to have been a hunter all my life, even though its been decades since me and my cousins went squirrel or rabbit hunting. Sheesh!!
The abortion comment: Romney has publically apologized, just like Ronald Reagan apologized for HIS acceptance of abortion previously. Romney as Governor of Mass went on to pass a number of bills that the National ProLife committee applauded and the pro-abortionists HATED.
And before you mention it, the $50 co-pay for abortions was COURT ORDERED!!!
Furthermore, Romney crafted legislation prohibiting RU-486 from being given to minors, and Romney also crafted legislation which mandated abstinance education in public schools....
The abortionists hated Romney and AGAIN, the ProLife crowd loved him. Romney ended up with an A- and a B+ grading respectively from two different ProLife organizations, one national and one state.
As for the homo adoption comment, Romney was stating a fact, that the LEGISLATURE had legalized homo adoptions...
The last “smoking gun” comment you post is actually the most laughable ... where Romney simply states that everyone should be allowed to participate in the Boy Scouts.
He did NOT say that homo scout masters should be allowed to fondle kids. He did NOT say homo’s should be hired, or should take little boys on camping trips.
The comment simply meant, as Romney explained later, that the Scouts should not have a litmus test when signing up youngsters or their parents to join the Scouts.
Think about it. What would YOU have the Scouts do?? Put down on the application form.... “Have you ever had a homo thought enter your head? Ever??” or “Is your son a homo? Has your son ever fondled himself?”
And if the 8-year old kid said, yeah, then what.... Prohibit that kid from joining????
YOu Romney haters take all these things sooo out of context its ridiculous.
No on is saying Romney was a super duper rock-ribbed take-no-prisoners conservative while running in Massachusetts. The state is 85% Dem liberal for heavens sake.
He tried to convince voters that he would not be this intolerant bigot, which the Democrats were accusing him and ALL MORMONS of during the entire 1994 and 2002 campaigns.
Men DO change, and Romney certainly has done the honorable thing by moving to the right.
Yet you just hate him that much worst.
If you analyzed every comment made by Fred Thompson ...you would likewise find many troubling things.
I cast my vote FOR Romney. He was the best we had at the time. (that's not saying much, but it says something).
Men DO change, and Romney certainly has done the honorable thing by moving to the right. Yet you just hate him that much worst.
I don't hate him. I've never hated him. I've never trusted him, but then he never gave me the opportunity to do so. He dropped out of the race and handed the nomination to John McCain (whom I also do not hate and whom I also do not trust).
You need to get over the idea that just because we work against a candidate at a certain point or that we do not eagerly support him, that we "HATE" them. Your post drips with an "I'm-a-victim" mentality. I have seen that a lot among those who supported Romney principally because he was a Mormon. I suspect that if Huckabee were a Mormon and Romney was a Baptist that most of those here who were eagerly supporting Romney would have been ready to crawl across a mile of broken glass to vote for Huckabee.
There was not a lot of "there" there when it came to Romney. That was his biggest problem. That is Huckabee's biggest problem too.
With McCain there is a lot of "there" there, but I don't like what's there.
Now if you can stop your hate fest against those who opposed Romney, I think you will be a happier person for it. McCain is going to be the nominee. I'm probably going to vote for him. If he picks Giulliani as his running mate, then I won't vote for him.
Cest la vie.
Because the John Birch Society was largely an Anti-Communist organization and thanks to Ronald Reagan, we defeated Communism. Hence there was no more need for a John Birch Society.
FWIW, Ronald Reagan was a member of the John Birch Society.