In his own words: Mitt Romney 1.0

Conscience of a Conservatarian ^ | November 11, 2007 | Josh Painter

[Josh Painter]

"My hope is that, after this election, it will be the moderates of both parties who will control the Senate, not the Jesse Helmses." - Source

"In my view, it is not a good idea to go into a [Contract With America] like what was organized by the Republican Party in Washington, laying out a whole series of things which the party said, 'These are the thing's we're going to do.' I think that's a mistake." - Source

"Look, I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush. I'm not trying to return to Reagan-Bush." - Source

“I remember in my earliest political experience my father fighting to keep the John Birch Society from playing too strong a role in the Republican Party. He walked out of the Republican National Convention in 1964, when Barry Goldwater said, ‘Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.’ Because he saw that as a tacit approval of the effort the John Birch Society was making to influence the Republican Party. I think that extremists who would force their views on the party and try to shape the party are making a mistake." - Source

"We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them. I believe they help protect us and provide for our safety." - Source

"Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts. These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people." - Source

"I don't think [The Brady Bill's mandated waiting period] will have a massive effect on crime but I think it will have a positive effect." - Source

"I don't line up with the NRA." - Source

"I've been a hunter pretty much all my life." - Source

"I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I have, since the time when my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a U.S. Senate candidate. I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, we should sustain and support it. I sustain and support that law and the right of a woman to make that choice." - Source

"I think it would be a positive thing to have women have the choice of taking morning-after pills….I would favor having it available." - Source

"There will be children born to same-sex couples, and adopted by same-sax couples, and I believe that there should be rights and privileges associated with those unions and with the children that are part of those unions." - Source

"All people should be allowed to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation." - Source

[Josh Painter]

Fredipedia: The definitive Fred Thompson web quick-reference

[Clara Lou]

Excellent! How will Romney supporters defend his own words?

[sirchtruth]

I will never vote for another RINO again, and go out of my way to convience
others not too. If anything, the 2006 election should have taught the republican
party it's time to rid ourselves of the moderate/rino faction of this party because
they bring nothing but defeat to conservative principled stands.

Romney is nothing but a fallacious repub knowing the only way he gets picked is
by ACTING conservative and fools enough people.

NO MORE RINO'S!!

[Colofornian]

Excellent! How will Romney supporters defend his own words?

Uh...He was a "conver5" on each of those issues. (Yeah, that's the ticket)

[2ndDivisionVet]

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[mission9]

Mitt Romney’s slam against Jesse Helms is beyond the pale. Jesse Helm’s office was the leader in the introduction of new technologies that ushered in the modern era, and the victory in the Cold War. In his memoir, “Day after Roswell” Lt. Jerome Corso, a high level staffer in Helms’ Washington office, detailed how he fed American corporations pieces of Alien hardware recovered at Roswell in 1947. From these seeds sprang lasers, micro circuits, kevlar and much more.
This proves that Mitt is out of the loop, when in comes to inside the beltway skulduggery.

[Clara Lou]

I think it’s great that you’re creating these threads where verifiable facts and information are at hand for referencing. Posts like this help me to be able to respond to deniers of the truth.

[org.whodat]

"My hope is that, after this election, it will be the moderates of both parties who will control the Senate, not the Jesse Helmses." -

The true words of "Mitt the Rino".

[jellybean]

From this source:

But Paul M. Weyrich, who is head of the Free Congress Foundation, said Romney should not underestimate the problem he may face as he prepares to launch his campaign.

"I think it's very serious," he said. "Our position is that, if a candidate can change his position sort of overnight, what would he do once he got in office? Would he do the same thing?"

Didn't Weyrich just endorse Romney? I always had respect for Weyrich, but it seems he's another who will sell his principles for political influence.

[HerrBlucher]

if a candidate can change his position sort of overnight, what would he do once he got in office? Would he do the same thing?"

Yes.

[Petronski]

Great work!

[BlessedBeGod]

BUMP for the truth!!!

[Rick_Michael]

Where are the pro-mitt people?

*looks around...* *cricket sound*

[Rick_Michael]

This is an excellent post. This would be a great reminder to the pro-mitt threads....or pro-mitt forums...where ever they might be.

[supercat]

Perhaps the real question for Mitt Romney is: If he is elected, whom would he regard as his constituency, and what does he see as the job of a politician?

Some people would see the job of a politician as finding a group of people whose view reasonably-well match his own, and then--if elected by those people--putting his own view in office. Other people see the politicians' job as finding a group of people whose views are at least somewhat in line with his own, putting forth a collection of views in line with what the people want, and then--if elected--pushing those same views in office that he advocated prior to election.

Ideally, of course, the politician's views would match those of his constituents. In practice, though, that's unlikely to happen perfectly. As to what should happen when the politicians' and constituents' views don't perfectly coincide, I think there are sound arguments to be made both ways.

Lawyers, after all, are ethically and legally required to support their clients' positions regardless of what they think of them personally. That's their job. While some people might look upon dubiously the concept of politicians act like lawyers in that regard, I think the idea would have merit with one caveat: lawyers are required to be open about who their clients are.

Unfortunately, it seems today we often have the worst of both worlds--politicians advocate for positions based upon political expediency rather than belief, but feel little obligation to reveal on whose behalf they're really acting.

[Clara Lou]

You hear those crickets too?

[Reagan Man]

My favorite quote from Massachusetts Mitt Boy.

"Look, I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush."

That about says it all.

[RatsDawg]

you forgot about the quote where Romney says that Reagan was pro-choice.

[papasmurf]

Bookmarked

[Osage Orange]

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