Mitt Romney’s Etch A Sketch at work on abortion issue
Here’s what Mitt Romney had to say yesterday in an interview with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register:
“There’s no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my agenda.”
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Here’s what Romney spokesperson Andrea Saul told Katrina Trinko of the right-wing National Review after the above interview:
When I asked Romney spokesperson Andrea Saul to clarify what Romney had meant there (since the Huffington Post at least is taking it as a position that “could put [Romney] at odds with congressional Republicans who have made limiting abortion central to their messages”), she e-mailed, “Governor Romney would of course support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life.”
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Here’s what Mitt Romney himself had to say in an interview almost exactly a year ago with Mike Huckabee on Fox News:
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Here’s Mitt Romney in 2007, saying that as president he would be delighted to sign legislation outlawing abortion nationwide:
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And of course, here’s Mitt Romney in 2002 discussing his stern pro-choice views, in which he says “I’ve been very clear on that: I will preserve and protect a woman’s right to choose and am devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard.”
A lot of smart, honest, well-informed Americans feel that human life begins at the moment of conception. While I disagree, I very much respect the passion and sincerity of their argument. What I cannot respect is someone who, like Romney, claims to share that passion and sincerity yet also tries to tell everyone else that don’t worry, he won’t do anything about it, that it’s pretty much just a debating point for him.
– Jay Bookman
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stands for decibels
October 10th, 2012
11:47 am
I beg to differ. Obama’s 2007 pandering to the NAACP, with his southern, african-american, preacher staccato
One’s vocal inflections and cadence are even remotely comparable with 180° policy shifts on literal matters of life and death?
whatevs.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
11:47 am
Jerry Springer analogy in 3…2…1….
Ahem
October 10th, 2012
11:48 am
USMale
October 10th, 2012
11:45 am
Romney wouldn’t have gotten the GOP nomination without the right-wing nuts and he can’t win without moderates. Hence, he has to take multiple positions on issues like abortion and hope that each side thinks that he’s really with them. He is really a slime ball.
Hello, it is called POLITICS. This ain’t spitball, or as you prefer “slimeball”. Obama, or as I prefer “Oblunda” is no different if you are honest with yourself.
the cat
October 10th, 2012
11:48 am
Consider yourself now ignored.
Gosh-I am so relieved! LOL.
The angel Moroni
October 10th, 2012
11:49 am
You kicked out Joseph Smith when he declared himself to be King of America and his followers had to flee to Utah. Now, we get it all back. Bwaaa Haa Haa.
Ahem
October 10th, 2012
11:49 am
Jerry Springer analogy in 3…2…1….
are you the baby’s daddy?
Brosephus™
October 10th, 2012
11:49 am
Ahem
I’ll pass. I’m a firm believer that people learn more when they do the work themselves. Besides, I want you to be able to say “I built that!” when you get the results of your search.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
11:51 am
are you the baby’s daddy?
Is drudgey your daddy?
Your employer?
Your pimp?
Look before I leap...
October 10th, 2012
11:51 am
Mitt Romney illustrated:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJG75FJkjr8
DownInAlbany
October 10th, 2012
11:51 am
One’s vocal inflections and cadence are even remotely comparable with 180° policy shifts on literal matters of life and death?
I gave one that everyone chose to ignore. You want life or death? OK, how about the flip-flop on Benghazi? H Clinton and Rice are sitting before Congress right this minute denying they ever said the attacks were premeditated.
Ahem
October 10th, 2012
11:52 am
Brosephus™
October 10th, 2012
11:49 am
Fair enough. I wasn’t too concerned about having to spend more than a few bucks anyway.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 10th, 2012
11:52 am
Donovan — “Since you all approved of Clinton’s tactics, why don’t you approve of Romney’s tactics?”
Because I didn’t approve of Clinton’s tactics. And I didn’t vote for him. Either time.
Concern troll DISMISSED.
nobodyyouknow
October 10th, 2012
11:53 am
I’m trying to figure out if I’m a “con” or a “demorat”. Nether I think. If a candidate changes his mind after seeing information on a policy he’s a “flip floper”. They must be die hard on a liberal cause and a die hard on a conservative cause. What a wonderful world the world of politics.Have you ever changed your mind on any thing Jay?
LIberal Pariah
October 10th, 2012
11:54 am
For my buddy Kamchak…Obama, the Original Birther…:-)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/choice-2012/the-frontline-interview-kristen-caldwell/
Doggone/GA
October 10th, 2012
11:55 am
“.Have you ever changed your mind on any thing Jay?”
Have you ever changed your mind to A, changed it to B, changed it back to A, and then back to B…depending on who you were talking to at the time?
stands for decibels
October 10th, 2012
11:55 am
OK, how about the flip-flop on Benghazi?
What flip flop? your side’s pathetic efforts to split hairs over what terminology was used at what time by what individual, hardly constitutes a policy shift.
But by all means, push that button. It’ll likely work out for you about as well as that whole “We’ll have that Negro AG frog-marched over Fast And Furious fer sure!” battle cry from, what was it, last month?
Doggone/GA
October 10th, 2012
11:56 am
“I’m trying to figure out if I’m a “con” or a “demorat”
Oh, and BTW…the above question proves you are a con.
A sane person
October 10th, 2012
11:57 am
Beware a person that tells you what you want to hear…… Run from that person when they change what they say, to what somebody else wants to hear…..
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/mitt-romney/statements/byruling/false/
There is no party loyalty that can override honesty…….
mm
October 10th, 2012
11:58 am
I read somewhere this week that it’s predicted free birth control could reduce abortions by 70%.
Half of all US pregnancies are unexpected or unwanted.
So why are the cons fighting against free birth control? Because they know it will reduce abortions, and using abortion against the dems is the only reason the bible thumpers vote for the cons.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
11:58 am
Birthers.
Doggone/GA
October 10th, 2012
11:58 am
“OK, how about the flip-flop on Benghazi? ”
Obama was for Benghzi before he was against it? That’s news to me.
stands for decibels
October 10th, 2012
11:59 am
I should add about the attack in Libya–the only thing I’m especially interested in learning, is why, exactly, the Ambassador felt he needed to be in an unsecured ad-hoc consulate location on 9/11, when there was a hardened, secure-from-any RPG embassy available.
and you’re not going to learn such a thing with nitwits like the Gooper House committee buffoons investigating, that’s for damn sure.
Jay
October 10th, 2012
11:59 am
Absolutely I have changed my mind over time, Nobody. (Among other things, I once thought of myself as Republican.)
But there’s a difference between changing your mind on anything and changing it on almost everything. There’s a difference between changing your mind on something and changing it within 10 minutes, when speaking to a different audience.
And if you want another recent example of that phenomenon, this time on health care, take a look at http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/09/27/seeking-the-true-romney-is-like-seeking-bigfoot/
RB from Gwinnett
October 10th, 2012
11:59 am
“Would he personally like to get rid of abortion? Yes. Would he sign legislation as president to get rid of abortion? Yes. Is he going to try and circumvent congress and the will of the people to pass such a law? No.”
That pretty well sums up this non-issue. The hand wringing and hysterics from the regular libs here is funny though. They all seem SHOCKED somebody running for POTUS could possibly be pro life. OMG, the sheer horror of it!!! Yawn…
“a lot of smart, honest, well-informed Americans feel that human life begins at the moment of conception. While I disagree,…”
Just curious, Jay, when do you think it begins?
Marty Huggins'
October 10th, 2012
11:59 am
Granny Godzilla – Union Thugette
October 10th, 2012
11:39 am
Maybe he can talk to the kids on a phone.
That was the excuse President Ibama gave for saying he didn’t have time to meet with world leaders.
Golly I know I sure want a president who has time for Nickelodeon, but not for Netanyahu.
Does nik not have phones?
The Thin Guy
October 10th, 2012
12:00 pm
If we are cursed with 4 more years of Dope and Chains what will really be aborted is jobs
http://www.cnbc.com/id/49356069
Have to depart with Mittens and the Conservatives on this issue. Most aborted fetuses would have grown up to be liberals and we certainly are overstocked with those vermin. If you are a liberal, please spay, neuter, or abort yourself and your spawn.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
12:00 pm
STATE DEPT SPINS NEW TALE ON BENGHAZI ATTACK…
drudgey spam
stands for decibels
October 10th, 2012
12:01 pm
So why are the cons fighting against free birth control?
Perhaps because some feel Teh Sexytime among unmarried women is icky and sinful.
gadem
October 10th, 2012
12:01 pm
If the President would stop going around making jokes about Big Bird and call this duck a duck he will more than handily win this election. It is as if the President is not even taking this election serious. As of right now, I am highly disappointed in how he has campaigned.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 10th, 2012
12:02 pm
LOOK,
Relative to passing gas and to be fair, in the event BO ever passes gas, I’m sure he will blame the stink on Bush….
DOGGONE,
Circuitous changing of position is what it is…however I think in Romney’s case he, despite the demands of the wingnuts on the far right where the big money resides, is creeping toward the middle (whatever that now means) suggesting he will make a serious attempt to work with DEMS in congress if elected..of course that will take much more leadership skills that are presently devoid with BO as well as the current congress…
LIberal Pariah
October 10th, 2012
12:02 pm
Try asking yourself why Obama did not heighten security before 9/11. Guess he thought the Terrorists liked him enough to not want to harm us. Seems his Muslim sympathies were showing. Or either he didn’t know about the video that caused the whole mess
getalife
October 10th, 2012
12:03 pm
It sad to see gop congress voted for trillions for the military but cut State Dept by over 300 million to get Americans killed.
mm
October 10th, 2012
12:03 pm
“Just curious, Jay, when do you think it begins?”
I don’t know where it begins, but obviously cons think it ends at birth.
DownInAlbany
October 10th, 2012
12:04 pm
What flip flop?
You should consider changing your name to “Stands for Deceit.”
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
12:04 pm
Robert Brown from Gwinnett
Aren’t you overdue for denying Bob Cratchit his lump of coal for heating?
Isn’t it almost time for you to deny Tiny Tim health coverage?
Joe Hussein Mama
October 10th, 2012
12:06 pm
SfD — “Perhaps because some feel Teh Sexytime among unmarried women is icky and sinful.”
It is if you’re doing it right.
DownInAlbany
October 10th, 2012
12:06 pm
But there’s a difference between changing your mind on anything and changing it on almost everything.
Soooo, now he changes his mind on “almost everything.” Freakin’ Hilarious!
Tinkerella
October 10th, 2012
12:06 pm
Before 9/11? He wasn’t the prez
mm
October 10th, 2012
12:07 pm
“suggesting he will make a serious attempt to work with DEMS in congress if elected”
Pure beltway BS. The president has no control of congress, especially the ones on the other side of aisle.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 10th, 2012
12:08 pm
T. Thin Guy — “Most aborted fetuses would have grown up to be liberals and we certainly are overstocked with those vermin. If you are a liberal, please spay, neuter, or abort yourself and your spawn.”
You’re just jealous that we get more than you do.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 10th, 2012
12:08 pm
JAY,
Despite his other BS and choice of hair color, I do feel Romney’s suggestion that the States are in the best position to determine what HC plans work best for the subject folks is accurate. Every government effort to understand the insurance mechanism have reverted to ponsi schemes or otherwise exist in failure…
Despite his clear position that this should be a states issue versus a federal, one size fits all, the DEMS continue to push his alledged hypocrisy relative to comparison of his plan to that proposed by federal government..
Regnad Kcin
October 10th, 2012
12:08 pm
Romney yesterday: “Flip. Flip flip flip. Flippety flip.”
Romney today: “Flop. I have always said flop.”
LIberal Pariah
October 10th, 2012
12:09 pm
Before the anniversary of 9/11 last month. Believe he was the Prez last month.
Look before I leap...
October 10th, 2012
12:09 pm
“It is if you’re doing it right.
”
Lordy. Now I have a mental image of Anne Romney being on top.
It is going to take a Vicodin AND a shot of bourbon to fix that.
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:09 pm
It’s like the Sensa commercial (cue KC and The Sunshine Band):
shake shake shake,
shake shake shake,
shake that Etch-A-Sketch…shake that Etch-A-Sketch!
Amazing that he’s even still even polling in double-digits. Sad the intellectual level one has to reach to just say “OK” to his change-with-the-wind stances on….everything.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
12:10 pm
FL Gov. Accidentally Gives Out Sex Number as Meningitis Hotline…
drudgey spam.
LIberal Pariah
October 10th, 2012
12:11 pm
The majority of studies show that free birth control actually leads to higher pregnancy and abortion rates because it encourages riskier sexual behavior. You can ignore this because it is the facts which Liberals don’t handle very well.
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:12 pm
“Despite his clear position that this should be a states issue versus a federal, ”
I stopped reading to wipe the screen off after laughing so hard at that…..clear position. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Bet me that “clear position” will change numerous times between now and November.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 10th, 2012
12:13 pm
MM,
“control” isnt the issue…compromise is the issue…suggest you read Woodwards new book the Price of Politics to better understand the about face BO pulled on promise to reach across the aisle…he cut all opportunities of that when he rendered his now famous “we won, get over it” statement before of immediately after inauguration…in short the GOP was elated about his innuendos of working together and proposed a program that among other things, cut lower 2 tax rates and eliminated taxes on unemployment….he shut them down…He also negotiated disingenuously (backing off points agreed upon already) during the debt ceiling debate…he neglected to include Pelosi or Reid…they were even miffed..
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:13 pm
Here’s Romney’s theme song:
“the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
the answer is changin’ with the wind…”
Jay
October 10th, 2012
12:14 pm
“The majority of studies show that free birth control actually leads to higher pregnancy and abortion rates because it encourages riskier sexual behavior. You can ignore this because it is the facts which Liberals don’t handle very well.
Really? Then you will surely have no problem providing links to these peer-reviewed studies of which you speak, correct? Because they are, after all, “facts,” as you put it.
Georgia
October 10th, 2012
12:14 pm
Is etch a sketch the new flip flop?
RB from Gwinnett
October 10th, 2012
12:15 pm
Mm, “So why are the cons fighting against free birth control?”
Because it isn’t free,tool. Somebody has to be taxed to pay for it and its pretty dang certain none of you libs are going to pony up for it.
Why hasn’t the DNC set up a free birth control charity and let the dues payin liberals who pretend this is a great idea pay for it? Wouldn’t have to pass congress, would get 100% support from the members. What’s stopping you libs?
Phil from Athens
October 10th, 2012
12:15 pm
I guess Jay doesn’t realize that abortion is the law of the land and no matter what Mitt says, he can’t change the law. Jay is hoping that conservatives will sit out the election because he knows that Obama is falling apart.
Keep deflecting, Jay. The rest of the country is focused on the lies about Libya/Egypt.
LIberal Pariah
October 10th, 2012
12:15 pm
Even sadder is the intellectual level that fell for the empty suit that is now the President, How’s that Hope and Change Kool Aid taste now?
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:16 pm
Albany: do I need to post the list again? I have it saved, just to “remind” folks like you who forget if after the Party Shock Therapy (or was I supposed to tell you that’s what the Tea Party community potlucks really are?)
Look before I leap...
October 10th, 2012
12:16 pm
@Liberal Pariah
“The majority of studies show that free birth control actually leads to higher pregnancy…”
Please cite at least one study that supports that little bit of twisted logic.
Riskier sexual behavior does not equate to unintentional impregnation.
Regnad Kcin
October 10th, 2012
12:16 pm
“The majority of studies show that free birth control actually leads to higher pregnancy and abortion rates because it encourages riskier sexual behavior. You can ignore this because it is the facts which Liberals don’t handle very well.”
Then we should see a link from you at any moment, right?
Joe Hussein Mama
October 10th, 2012
12:18 pm
RB — “Why hasn’t the DNC set up a free birth control charity and let the dues payin liberals who pretend this is a great idea pay for it? Wouldn’t have to pass congress, would get 100% support from the members. What’s stopping you libs?”
Because it’s more fun to get you all red-faced and indignant, that’s why.
the cat
October 10th, 2012
12:18 pm
Total BS
LIberal Pariah
October 10th, 2012
12:11 pm
The majority of studies show that free birth control actually leads to higher pregnancy and abortion rates because it encourages riskier sexual behavior. You can ignore this because it is the facts which Liberals don’t handle very well.
Mick
October 10th, 2012
12:18 pm
RIP Alex Karras
After a monday nite football game at the orange bowl, a friend and I waited by the press elevator so we could meet howard cosell. When cosell came out he just walked right past us, ignoring us as we followed him to just chat. What an a-hole I thought. Then, alex karras came bounding out of the elevator asked how we were doing and chatted with us for several minutes and giving us a high five before he left. I’ll never forget how big, warmhearted and cool he was – thanks alex, may you now collect your reward…
Look before I leap...
October 10th, 2012
12:18 pm
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:13 pm
Here’s Romney’s theme song:
“the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
the answer is changin’ with the wind…”
I respectfully disagree: It is “I Love to Dance a Little Sidestep”
Best li’l Whorehouse in Texas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJG75FJkjr8
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
12:19 pm
A dramatic new study with implications for next month’s presidential election finds that offering women free birth control can reduce unplanned pregnancies — and send the abortion rate spiraling downward.
When more than 9,000 women ages 14 to 45 in the St. Louis area were given no-cost contraception for three years, abortion rates dropped from two-thirds to three-quarters lower than the national rate, according to a new report by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers.
This is an example of supporting a claim with links.
The majority of studies show that free birth control actually leads to higher pregnancy and abortion rates because it encourages riskier sexual behavior.
This is an example of not supporting a claim at all.
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:19 pm
@leap: and don’t forget, if the sexual behavior is “legitimate rape” then the woman’s body has defenses that shut down the ability to get pregnant…or so says Mr. Akin. So there’s no need for birth control unless you’re consenting to the sex, right? And then, you’d only do that in the confines of the marriage bed, so it would be sinful to use birth control anyway.
USMC
October 10th, 2012
12:19 pm
Comrade Oba(mao)’s Etch A Sketch at work on so called “Homosexual Marriage” (DOMA)
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 10th, 2012
12:19 pm
RF,
Laughter and quickly avoiding the debate in favor of sheepish following of everything President Trillions and his posse does or says, speaks volumes about your ability to think for yourself…
The states versus federal government boundary issue has and continues to be a GOP vs DEM disagreement…At least the states have had success with residual market arrangements or state pools to address the issues of uninsureds relative to workers’ compensation and auto liability requirements…Fed’s can’t credibly point to any insurance programs (Medicare, SS, prime examples…not to mention re-insurers Freddie and Fannie) that have been successful…I will say the Federal Flood program and the TRIA acts are useful but the latter can in no way or shape provide the type of recovery needed to address the loss the act is concerned with….
Think harder…you can do it!
Joe Hussein Mama
October 10th, 2012
12:19 pm
L. Pariah — “How’s that Hope and Change Kool Aid taste now?”
Pretty good, considering the only other beverage on offer was Old Style (McCain) with a chaser of that horrible-tasting Clamato junk (Palin) behind it.
Brosephus™
October 10th, 2012
12:20 pm
Then you will surely have no problem providing links to these peer-reviewed studies of which you speak, correct? Because they are, after all, “facts,” as you put it.
You stand a much better chance of teaching a frog how to hop without bumping it’s ass…
Just sayin’
DownInAlbany
October 10th, 2012
12:21 pm
RF: I don’t deny that Romney has changed (flip-flopped, etch-a-sketch) his view on some issues. My point is this…instead of listing Romney’s changes, why don’t you list the promises O has actually kept. It would probably be a much shorter list!
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 10th, 2012
12:23 pm
We should provide free contraception and access to abortion…those who deny one or both are attempting to set the agenda despite their inability to empathise with those who are in need…holier than tho dull christians who certainly aren’t volunteering a good home for those who would otherwise be born into a loving environment.
RB from Gwinnett
October 10th, 2012
12:23 pm
I know Joe, you only care if somebody else is paying the bill. Same with welfare, healthcare, and pretty much every other one of your social causes.
I’d bet you’d have a lot more impact on these things you pretend to care about if you got off this blog for a few hours and did something useful.
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:24 pm
@leap: I love the part at 1:24:
Reporter: so what did he say?
Fellow Reporter: as usual, not a dang thing.
Amazing how history repeats itself.
Doggone/GA
October 10th, 2012
12:24 pm
“however I think in Romney’s case he, despite the demands of the wingnuts on the far right where the big money resides, is creeping toward the middle”
and I only agree…sort of. I don’t think he’s ever left being in the middle…he just said all the “conservative” stuff he’s said to get the nomination. I think he’s just letting it show again, as most of us knew he would…eventually.
USMC
October 10th, 2012
12:25 pm
Comrade Obam’s Etch A Sketch at work on BENGHAZI Terrorist Attack.
Official account changes: No protest over anti-Islam video…
http://news.yahoo.com/state-dept-reveals-details-benghazi-attack-062900114.html
Look before I leap...
October 10th, 2012
12:25 pm
“I will say the Federal Flood program and the TRIA acts are useful but the latter can in no way or shape provide the type of recovery needed to address the loss the act is concerned with….”
I’ll look for a citation in a moment, but I am pretty sure the good people of Louisiana did not pay for the levee repairs in new Orleans out of their own pocketbooks.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 10th, 2012
12:26 pm
RB — “I know Joe, you only care if somebody else is paying the bill.”
I don’t care who pays the bill. I just like getting you riled up because you get all clueless and inattentive in your posts.
“Same with welfare, healthcare, and pretty much every other one of your social causes.”
I’ll bite, mindreader. Tell me what my “social causes” are. I’ll give you a cupcake if you can even get ONE of them right.
“I’d bet you’d have a lot more impact on these things you pretend to care about if you got off this blog for a few hours and did something useful.”
And I bet *you’d* have a lot more impact on *your* preferred causes if you removed your head from your third point of contact, Champ. (laughing, pointing)
Erwin's cat
October 10th, 2012
12:26 pm
What could the President actually do to the abortion laws currently on the books anyway? He can’t over turn Roe v Wade
GT
October 10th, 2012
12:26 pm
Romney thinks he has discovered product recreation, where he does a market study and it tells him what the market is buying and pesto he is that product. I find interest in the fact that in doing this he advances the beliefs of his opponents, as his own, both in the Republican primaries and in the general election. Two entirely separate oceans of voters, no real preparation needed, just what ever was being said on the stage he would ditto. I remember Nixon making the “I want to be perfectly clear” statement; Romney is as fond of making as he wonders off to a new vision of himself.
The problem believing Romney is like marrying Elizabeth Taylor, if those other four guys couldn’t keep her attention what make you believe you can.
He then develops this indignant response to anyone who questions him on the flip flop, he gets tire or having to explain his position when just 10 minutes ago he said he is or isn’t for something. Didn’t he make himself perfectly clear? Didn’t I tell you I love you, forget those other woman it is you I love. Reminds me of the Alex Hawkins story when caught in a lie by his wife, “that’s my story and I am sticking with it”. Until the wind changes anyway.
Citizen of the World
October 10th, 2012
12:27 pm
Abortion is a hot-button issue that the GOP trots out every four years to appeal to the righteous/religious/judgmental crowd. They’re pretty silent on it the rest of the time. They would hate for the issue to ever actually be resolved to the satisfaction of their base, because it provides a very convenient distraction from other issues.
Look before I leap...
October 10th, 2012
12:28 pm
“Amazing how history repeats itself.”
The more interesting part is at the very beginning when he was asked about the situation in the middle east:
“It behooves both the Jews and the Arabs to settle their differences in a Christian manner”
Mick
October 10th, 2012
12:28 pm
rb
We are all paying the bill, but unlike you and many others, most of us realize that we are just doing our part to be compassionate and helpful of our fellow man. It doesn’t mean that there is a carte blanch attitude either. Cut out the massive fraud and have better oversight, that’s all we ask. The medicare fraud here in miami cost the taxpayers billions and guess which party they are all voting for while they feel “entitled” to every free handout under the sun? Hint: it ain’t the dems…
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
12:28 pm
I’ll look for a citation in a moment, but I am pretty sure the good people of Louisiana did not pay for the levee repairs in new Orleans out of their own pocketbooks.
The levee system in La. is the responsibility of the Army Corps of Engineers.
Phil from Athens
October 10th, 2012
12:29 pm
I wonder if Jay even realizes that there are a lot of black pastors preaching to their congregations about not voting for Obama next month? Doubt it, he’s too busy talking about things that NO ONE cares about.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 10th, 2012
12:29 pm
BRO,
We all know that all these “studies” alluded to are most likely sponsored by those on that particular side of the issue…for example…the AEI and Tax Policy Center..??
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:30 pm
Stevie Ray: laughter is the best medicine, and I can fully think for myself as I point out the humor in Romney’s idiocy. It’s just too dang easy!!
As to states’ success with liability and worker’s comp:
They could and should be doing a lot more about healthcare. We mandate car insurance, we legislatively require worker’s comp. insurance, but we can’t do a single thing about healthcare? I agree it’s a legitimately state issue, but I also believe that the federal government has a responsibility to “promote the general welfare” when states refuse to do so. If states were truly willing to do what’s needed, we wouldn’t need federal level SS or Medicare/Medicaid. They won’t and honestly can’t because of the finances needed. Would I prefer the federal government offered states money to create their own healthcare programs? You betcha! How many have or have shown any willingness to? Oh, that’s right, Massachusetts under ROMNEY as governor! Amazing how ironic that is….
Satisfied?
LIberal Pariah
October 10th, 2012
12:32 pm
The St. Louis study chose women who wanted reversible contraceptive methods, but didn’t compare their data with that of a neutral control group. Do your homework instead of cutting and pasting spam,
RB from Gwinnett
October 10th, 2012
12:32 pm
It’s a good day!! I got a “laughing/pointing” out of Joe after just 1 post!!
What a tool…
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:32 pm
Stevie Ray: many states, including dear-old Georgia, have flat-out refused to expand Medicaid, even with guaranteed funding from the federal government. Yeah, they’re real concerned about those without adequate health care here. Just let ‘em use the ER, right?
USMC
October 10th, 2012
12:33 pm
BENGHAZIGATE coming to a Theatre near you!
State Department denies concluding film sparked consulate attack in Libya
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/10/state-department-denies-concluding-film-sparked-consulate-attack-in-libya/#ixzz28ulJ19Gz
Obama LIED…Ambassador and others DIED…
LIberal Pariah
October 10th, 2012
12:33 pm
I clearly understand why someone would drink the Kool Aid the first time around but can’t for the life of me understand why anyone would want a refill.
RF
October 10th, 2012
12:34 pm
Pariah: yeah, at least the flavor at Romney HQ changes often, sometimes before you even get a sip of the current flavor.
RB from Gwinnett
October 10th, 2012
12:35 pm
No Mick, 47% of “us” are not footing the bill.
Try being helpful to your fellow man with your own money, time, and resources for a change.
USMC
October 10th, 2012
12:35 pm
Well if you can’t win a debate the honest way, “RIG” THE NEXT DEBATE!
ABC News scrambles to downplay Obama’s attendance at VP debate moderator’s wedding…
http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/10/abc-news-scrambles-to-cover-up-barack-obamas-attendance-at-vp-debate-moderators-wedding/
Joe Hussein Mama
October 10th, 2012
12:35 pm
RB — “It’s a good day!! I got a “laughing/pointing” out of Joe after just 1 post!!”
It *is* a good day! Usually I have to poke at you a few times to get the kind of indignant Church Lady-esque outrage from you that merits the pointing and laughing.
“What a tool…”
RB, if I’m a tool, you’re an entire Home Depot all by yourself.
USMC
October 10th, 2012
12:36 pm
“RB, if I’m a tool, you’re an entire Home Depot all by yourself.”–Joe
I have to hand it to you Joe, that was pretty darn funny!
Joe Hussein Mama
October 10th, 2012
12:37 pm
L. Pariah — “I clearly understand why someone would drink the Kool Aid the first time around but can’t for the life of me understand why anyone would want a refill.”
Because the GOP Bar and Grill doesn’t seem interested in making any improvements to its drink listing.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 10th, 2012
12:37 pm
Still waiting on that evidence.
Any evidence at all?
Jay
October 10th, 2012
12:37 pm
“You can ignore this because it is the facts which Liberals don’t handle very well.”
Once more, Pariah: Show us these “facts” that you allege.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 10th, 2012
12:38 pm
LOOK,
The rebuilding of the levee’s is not covered under any government insurance type vehicle although it is a good point. The corp of engineers does the bidding on those…unfortunately, the repairs are also evaluated by Federal Flood which may raise flood coverage rates for homeowners if they deem the reconstruction does not materially improve risk..
I could successfully argue that FED Flood is not really insurance but another example of adverse selection cover subsidized by the government…the coverage is ridiculously limited and the designated flood zones change all the time.
Look forward to anything you provide but heading out…will check later
Jm
October 10th, 2012
12:38 pm
Obama etch a sketch at work on his core personality