” They supported him before he gave them a dime.
And I am frankly insulted at your baseless accusation. I have personal friends who are board members of Massachusetts Citizens for Life. I worked closely with some of them as an officer in MIT pro-life back when I was in grad school. They are some of the most dedicated an moral people I have ever met, and I’d bet they’ve done more for the pro-life cause in a single minute than you’ve done your entire life. For you, without any evidence, and without having ever met them, to impugn their character in this way is beyond repugnant.
This kind of thing does not belong on this forum.”
I will post the information I have, common public knowledge to this thread. I may not have a chance to get it tonight but definitely with the next 24 hours.
BTW, it’s old news...
{Last December, a foundation controlled by Mr. Romney made contributions of $10,000 to $15,000 to each of three Massachusetts organizations associated with major national conservative groups: the antiabortion Massachusetts Citizens for Life}
{Conservative critics of Mr. Romney have already seized on a $15,000 donation to Massachusetts Citizens for Life — which was first reported in January on a little-noticed anti-Romney blog by Carol M. McKinley, an antiabortion activist in the state — to argue that he is trying to buy the group’s support, or at least silence its criticism. Mr. Romney’s wife, Ann, is also helping to raise money from others for the group.
Massachusetts Citizens for Life was critical of Mr. Romney, who was then a supporter of abortion rights, during most of his tenure as governor. But over the past few months, its officials have issued favorable statements about his record on abortion issues that have become an integral element of his appeal to social conservatives.}