CNN Calls Romney Out For Giving One Abortion Answer; Conservative National Review, Another

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Lis Smith ?@Lis_Smith

CNN notes how @MittRomney's campaign gave one answer on abortion to conservative @NRO & another to them http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/10/romney-abortion-comment-draws-democratic-criticism/ …


(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in a Tuesday interview with an Iowa newspaper that he has no abortion-related legislation on his platform - although as president, he would reinstate through administrative means a policy banning nongovernmental organizations from using federal funds to provide abortions.

"There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda," Romney said in an interview with The Des Moines Register.

After the remarks were published online Tuesday, Romney’s campaign spokeswoman reiterated that he is opposed to abortion.

"Mitt Romney is proudly pro-life, and he will be a pro-life president," Andrea Saul said in a statement.

Earlier Tuesday, the conservative site National Review Online published a different statement from Saul: “Governor Romney would of course support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life . . .”

read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/10/romney-abortion-comment-draws-democratic-criticism/


Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith, in a statement, that "women simply can't trust (Romney)."

“It’s troubling that Mitt Romney is so willing to play politics with such important issues. But we know the truth about where he stands on a woman’s right to choose – he’s said he’d be delighted to sign a bill banning all abortions, and called Roe v. Wade ‘one of the darkest moments in Supreme Court history’ while pledging to appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn it. Women simply can’t trust him.”

Lis Smith ?@Lis_Smith
Not just abortion that @MittRomney didn't tell the truth about today- check out what he said about contraception: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/mitt-romney-moderate-contraception-_n_1953132.html?1349837419 …

the DNC posted this clip of Mitt Romney saying the opposite of what he said told the Des Moines Register:

[barnabas63]

1. Looks like we have some fly-paper here!

[Tennessee Gal]

2. This needs to be on Faux News.

I will be surprised if they even notice.

[barnabas63]

5. I predict...

...he's going to be called on this one. Eventually, within a month anyway, someone is going to call him hard on his BS.

[warrior1]

3. Geez

CNN/MSNBC and the rest. The fuckers been lying all the time and you helped by not calling this into question the night of the debate. I'm really sick of the media.

[TwilightGardener]

4. He knows no one will care what he says, at this point. He's white, and

acts like a dick on stage. Good enough.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. ^^^ THIS ^^^

He and Lyin' Ryan will continue to do it because the media shills not only give them pass, but give them a pat on the back for stoking the "enthusiasm" in their scum base.

[TwilightGardener]

9. If anyone thinks the typical Repub voter is going to be upset over

Mittens singing a different tune everyday during a general election campaign, then they have no idea how the GOP functions. Republican voters have never been bothered by lying, ignoring facts, or making shit up out of whole cloth. They are only upset when their elected officials betray them, in appointments or legislation. But campaigns? SAY ANYTHING to win--including pretending to be moderate in the home stretch. And as you say, the media will give Mittens a pass to keep the low-info crowd low in info.

[Kber]

6. Well it worked when discussing his "tax policy"

why not swing for the fences? He'd be surprised if anyone noticed or called him on it, based on recent history.

[MountainMazza]

7. So....when will this ad com out?

Women just can't trust rmoney.