Posted on 11/14/2007 8:45:14 AM PST by jaybeegee
I feel comfortable saying, based on conversations with NRLC members, that Jim Bopp's attack on Sam Brownback did not help the Romney team with the NRLC.
Paul Weyrich coming unglued and accusing Thompson of bribing NRLC for their endorsement is really not going to help Romney at the grassroots level.
Weyrich can say what he wants, but (a) it's not true and (b) it's not helpful. I would suggest that if they don't think Thompson is a threat, the Romney camp might not want to get bogged down on this. The latest poll numbers in Iowa and South Carolina are certainly not painting a pretty picture for the Thompson camp. But, this endorsement just might help.
[UPDATED:] I just got this punch thrown from the Thompson campaign into my inbox:
"Gov. Romney is new to the pro-life movement and his campaign clearly has a few things to learn about it. First, they should understand that despite their campaign's every effort, groups like the National Right to Life Committee's PAC (NLRC-PAC) cannot be bought. NLRC-PAC is supporting Fred Thompson because of Fred's 100% pro-life voting record. They know he stood with them yesterday, he stands with them today, and he will stand with them tomorrow. It is unseemly for the Romney campaign and its supporters to suggest that NLRC-PAC's coveted endorsement is based on a bribe. Second, this unfounded accusation is as outrageou s as it is ironic, given the Romney campaign's long history of spreading money around to anyone who will take it."
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Very true. Too much of that sort of thing can make a serious candidate look like a whiney little bitch. No one likes a candidate who handles adversity like a school girl.
So was he lying when he took the endorsement or when he adamantly declared he was pro abortion? One way or another there was a lot of lying going on there. Mitt can't have it both ways and it really doesn't matter which side he was actually on when he was lying. If he is shown to be a man who openly lies to the voters about a major policy position, there is just no way he's going to be trusted by the majority of conservatives.
And by the way... On this video Mitt promises he will do nothing during his term to hinder a "woman's right to choose". To my knowledge, that was the truth.
Actually, most of what you post makes no sense. You attack anyone who doesn’t follow your posting specifications.
I am heartbroken that someone who called me a coward is “disappointed” in me.
Buzz off.
I will wager any of you $1 (my legal limit) that either shortly after IA, NH, or SC, Thompson will announce he is out of the race because it has boiled down to Rudy and Willard, and that he will endorse Rudy.
Any takers?
I’ll take that bet.
I am in...
Noted.
Noted.
Likewise.
Great. I have three dollars coming to me in January. Almost enough for Starbucks.
I accept. [Unless, by wagering the huge sum of one dollar, we are breaking deep dark double secret forum rules or obscure federal laws which could result in banning or prison time, in which case I agree to pay off in postage stamps or chocolate...whichever you prefer.]
$4!!!!!
Don’t order that latte yet... :-)
Don’t expect to sip to quick...
I am beginning to understand how you can support Lazy Fred.
No worries, I totally trust you will pay me the $1.
Lazy FRed?
Perhaps you should be required to post a bond on all those bets you’re taking. I mean, if your judgment is that bad that you think a man who has accomplished as much as FRed has is lazy.
I’m just sayin’...
And you know, I realize at the end of the day that we are all likely going to wind up behind the same guy, whomever he is, so I'm not going all vitrolic on one guy and then have to eat my words (as was done in 2000 by a guy whose initials are JIM ROBINSON.)
I may not be good for much, but I am good for $5. And unless you are blue and 5 inches tall, I'm the only one not hiding their identity here.
So maybe any health problems might be a factor in this.
Please consider praying for someone whose words are heeded by many conservatives in this country...
God bless!
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