Mitt defends MLK march remark

Boston Herald. ^ | December 21, 2007 | Jessica Van Sack

[Leisler]

Parsing. Clintonian. Ouch.

[JCEccles]

The real story is, the Romneys have distinguished themselves as passionate and stalwart supporters of civil rights for blacks--long before it was popular.

You're a small-minded and nasty tempered soul, Leisler.

[Petronski]

Mitt Romney continued to cite a 1967 book reference as proof his father marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. even as the author insisted he has no evidence to back up the claim.

What a putz!

This story has legs and people are turning off to Slick Willard. This morning, Rasmussen reports this:

New polling data released today shows that Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney have the highest level of core opposition among the leading Presidential candidates. Forty-seven percent (47%) are poised to vote against each of them.

Imagine that! Slick Willard's negatives are as high as Hillary's!

The GOP can't afford to make that mistake: a liberal liar as unpopular as Hillary.

[JCEccles]

Calling out the vermin to feast on Leisler’s manure?

[Petronski]

Ah yes, Leisler, you have been subjected to the Romney Sleaze Machine’s Prime Directive:

When a poster criticizes Willard, Team Willard must attack that poster.

[TomGuy]

Mitt Romney continued to cite a 1967 book reference as proof his father marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr.

But yesterday Mitt was saying the I saw was 'figurative'.

Mitt, get your story straight!!!!

[outofstyle]

two members of the Grosse Pointe Historical Society said yesterday King never set foot in Grosse Pointe in 1963 and they woud have known if George Romney marched with him.

And, as posted yesterday, two other witnesses recall the event and support the version discussed in the book. There is a book reference, a recollection by Romney and others, as well as a lack of recollection on the part of others still. Who cares?

[Petronski]

Personal attacks are the hallmark of the Romney Sleaze Machine.

[McGruff]

Can we just drop this whole story and move on to something important like maybe who’s the best man to protect us from terrorism and the democrats?

[JCEccles]

The real story is, the Romneys have distinguished themselves as passionate and stalwart supporters of civil rights for blacks--long before it was popular.

You're small-minded and nasty tempered souls, Leisler and Petronski.

[Dionysiusdecordealcis]

Yes, Leisler, and in other threads to which you have contributed other evidence outside this 1967 book has been adduced, which you conveniently left out. Posting this is what’s called a half-truth, which is Clinton-speak for a lie.

[Leisler]

I’m starting to collect ad hominems from the feel the love Mittbots. Thanks for your donations.

Was Mitt with the 101st at Ia Drang?

[Petronski]

More personal attacks.

Any Freeper who criticizes Willard is subjected to personal abuse by the Romney Sleaze Machine.

[Tribune7]

They are making way to big an issue of this.

It's clear George Romney joined civil rights marches when it counted ( as opposed to defending Jim Crow as a certain Tennessee senator did whose Nobel and Oscar winning son also sought the presidency). If Mitt's memory of his teenaged years aren't perfect, I won't hold it against him.

[Ron in Acreage]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1207/7524.html

2 witnesses have come forward.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Thats how I can tell some one is lying, when that person can’t get their story straight, I do not trust Mitt at all.

[JCEccles]

The real story is, the Romneys have distinguished themselves as passionate and stalwart supporters of civil rights for blacks--long before it was popular.

[Petronski]

Ah yes, two eyewitnesses to an event that didn't happen, a book that got it wrong, and a candidate that admits it was figurative, not literal. That's ironclad proof!

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[Leisler]

It’s all they got. They’re brittle. Everything is tied up with their Idol. Very common. I understand the desperation.