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If Mitt Romney Won't Stand Up For Himself, Why Should We Stand Up For Him?
The Daily Caller ^ | July 25, 2012 | Justin Green

Posted on 07/26/2012 8:00:37 AM PDT by Tau Food

Republicans are kidding themselves if they believe Mitt Romney, at least his current iteration, can win the election merely by attacking Barack Obama. Given Romney’s lack of conservative principles, perhaps that is for the best.

Who is Mitt Romney? What does he believe? Where are his core principles?

There is no need to seek penitence if you don’t know the answer to the preceding questions. After all, no one could provide a consistent answer. Romney was for gun control before he was the NRA’s proudest supporter, for health care reform before he championed the repeal of Romneycare (excuse me, Obamacare), for gay rights before he decided marriage was between a man and a woman, a fierce defender of abortion rights before he became the chief opponent of Roe v. Wade, and, well, you get the picture. (It seems Romney learned a lot from his fellow Massachusetts resident, John Kerry.)

Romney is a principled defender of things he finds incredibly important, until he discards those principles the moment the weather vane changes direction.

Eric Fehrnstrom (Romney’s chief campaign adviser) was speaking the truth this spring when he declared the Romney campaign would shake itself up like an Etch-A-Sketch after the Republican primary ended. But Fehrnstrom wasn’t telling the entire truth.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chosenloserromney; dnc4romney; obama4romney; rinoromney; romney; vapidromney; weakromney; whereisromney
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To: Tau Food

What a stupid, useless post.


41 posted on 07/26/2012 8:59:19 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: COBOL2Java; dfwgator

42 posted on 07/26/2012 8:59:59 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Tau Food

Good plan. I am sure you are confident that Tom Hoefling will defeat Obama. By the way, when your 401K is seized next year, and the national security forces visit your home to confirm the propriety of your views, please mention to the that you voted for Tom Hoefling. Since they will have never heard of him you will be deemed a friend of the State, who helped elect our Supreme Leader.


43 posted on 07/26/2012 9:01:19 AM PDT by kentramsay
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To: DoughtyOne
That would be: Res_ _dent.


44 posted on 07/26/2012 9:02:12 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Graybeard58

I get it. You want obama instead of Romney. So in your mind obama qualifies.


45 posted on 07/26/2012 9:03:34 AM PDT by Cannon6
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To: DoughtyOne

Something tells me this plan does not help keep Obama, the Communist, from finalizing his plan to dismantle America. I think you should stay after school and beat the erasers until you can present a better plan to the class.


46 posted on 07/26/2012 9:03:50 AM PDT by kentramsay
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To: Diogenesis

LOL, good one...


47 posted on 07/26/2012 9:04:23 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Remove all Democrats from the Republican party, and we won't have much Left, just a lot of Right.)
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To: kentramsay

ABO’s and ABR’s can unite to send this message by doing the following. In all the states that Romney can win, vote for him. In all the states where he has no chance to win (the West Coast, the Northeast, ect.), vote Republican all the way down the ticket except for President where we vote for whomever each of us thinks is a true conservative. This will also serve as a primary of sorts to tell the people who we think should run, to run.

Romney can win the election this way in the Electoral College, but lose by a landslide in the Popular Vote. Our uniting this way will hold Mitt’s feet to the fire, show the GOP-e we mean business and that their days may be numbered, AND prove to ourselves, True Conservatives, that we do have a voice and together we are loud enough to be heard all the way to the White House!

UNITED WE STAND – DIVIDED WE FALL


48 posted on 07/26/2012 9:07:11 AM PDT by bestiq
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To: kentramsay

The voters will decide who wins this year. I will be voting for the man I think is most qualified. You will not be ashamed of your vote if you believe in your candidate.


49 posted on 07/26/2012 9:08:13 AM PDT by Tau Food (Tom Hoefling for President - 2012)
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To: kentramsay

Well teach, I think you’d make your point better by stating what your course of action is, rather than being less than specific about what it is exactly that you disagree with in my post.


50 posted on 07/26/2012 9:12:32 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Remove all Democrats from the Republican party, and we won't have much Left, just a lot of Right.)
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To: kentramsay; Tau Food
Good plan. I am sure you are confident that Tom Hoefling will defeat Obama. By the way, when your 401K is seized next year, and the national security forces visit your home to confirm the propriety of your views, please mention to the that you voted for Tom Hoefling. Since they will have never heard of him you will be deemed a friend of the State, who helped elect our Supreme Leader.

Good answser, kentramsay. I can understand Tau's wanting to change things and voting for the non-Romney candidate he or she believes can do that. It's the timing that is bad, IMO. Mark my words: Tom Hoefling will NOT be elected President in this 2012 election. Neither will any other alternative party candidate.

51 posted on 07/26/2012 9:15:04 AM PDT by arasina (So there.)
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To: Tau Food

But I will be ashamed of your vote if Obama wins, becomes Supreme Leader, all because you voted for Wilbur Bronkowski, and helped him achieve 2.3% of the vote. I will not intervene then, when the security forces take you to the State Facility for attitudinal adjustment. You will have earned the special treatment. You get. Call Tom Hoeffer if you need help.


52 posted on 07/26/2012 9:18:12 AM PDT by kentramsay
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To: Tau Food

DUMP WILLARD FOR SCOTT WALKER !


53 posted on 07/26/2012 9:21:43 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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To: DoughtyOne

No DoughtyOne. I cannot give you the answer. You are a student at the FreeRepublic School so a lot is expected of you. But I will try to assist by asking you a question. Hypothetical. You are at war for the survival of civilization. You are on the side of Good. You have a rifle with one bullet left. Te enemy is closing in on your HQ. An enemy combatant confronts you. You can shoot him, or you can shoot your Sargent, who you don’t like because he reminds you of a guy you hated in school. You decide to shoot him. You re shot and Civilization ends. But you feel good but shooting a guy who reminds you of something you disliked. Question - was this a good decision?


54 posted on 07/26/2012 9:27:54 AM PDT by kentramsay
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To: Tau Food

Romney is going to win in November. That isn’t blind faith, just obvious fact. And even if Romney is as evil as his enemies make him out to be, his faults are a drop in the bucket when compared to the evil of Obama. The liberal supporters of Obama, including those who are trying to destroy Romney by pretending to be conservatives, will be very disappointed come November the 7th. Their little commie will lose.


55 posted on 07/26/2012 9:30:47 AM PDT by pallis
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To: boomop1
Those who troll only be an irritant.

Somewhere there is an unguarded bridge...

56 posted on 07/26/2012 9:34:11 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Too many thinking Freepers have left the building...)
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To: All; Tau Food
Is this old? It reads like it belongs in the PRIMARY season.

Justin Green and Daily Caller need new material.

57 posted on 07/26/2012 9:40:22 AM PDT by newzjunkey (Pontius Pilate 'voters' are arrogant, delusional, lilly-livered collaborators.)
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To: Reagan Disciple

Romney shows every interest in Not Winning. He doesn’t want to win.


58 posted on 07/26/2012 9:47:56 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Tau Food

Go ahead, help Obama, you fool. Just don’t come crying to me when he’s re-elected because of idiots like you.


59 posted on 07/26/2012 9:51:28 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: kentramsay
No DoughtyOne. I cannot give you the answer.

Your tactic was to play the roll of a teacher telling me to stay after and do the erasers.  Look, that's an okay tactic.  You set the parameters.  I'm merely playing along.  You don't have to tell me what my take has to be.  Merely tell me what your take is.

You are a student at the FreeRepublic School so a lot is expected of you.

Okay, but if your going to play the role of a teacher, more is actually expected of you.

But I will try to assist by asking you a question. Hypothetical.

You are at war for the survival of civilization. You are on the side of Good. You have a rifle with one bullet left.

The enemy is closing in on your HQ. An enemy combatant confronts you. You can shoot him, or you can shoot your Sargent, who you don’t like because he reminds you of a guy you hated in school.

You decide to shoot him. You're shot and Civilization ends. But you feel good but shooting a guy who reminds you of something you disliked. Question - was this a good decision?


I stated I couldn't vote for Romney.  I also stated I was not going to try to do him in politically.  Your hypothetical is flawed.

Romney continues to run, and others who can stomach the guy are free to vote for him.  Civilization doesn't end, although I still expect it to be damaged some more if Romney wins.  I think it would be damaged more than that, if Obama were re-elected.

I still maintain, I will have no part in this.  When the Republican party gets serious about getting back to bedrock values, they'll find me waiting to support their candidates.

60 posted on 07/26/2012 9:53:59 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Remove all Democrats from the Republican party, and we won't have much Left, just a lot of Right.)
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