Mitt Romney: Posing with Guns
by: Andrew_J
Mon Feb 19, 2007 at 08:59:33 AM EST
(Oh good gravy ... Isn't this just a little sad? - promoted by Charley on the MTA)
I am becoming more and more convinced that Mitt Romney's support for gun control will be his third strike. To many Republican base voters, especially in rural areas, strong support for the Second Amendment is even more of a cultural/political signal than being pro-life.
Andrew_J :: Mitt Romney: Posing with Guns
Now comes word that in addition to espousing pro-gun control positions while running for the US Senate, Mitt Romney is suspiciously late to the National Rifle Association cause, from the Globe.
Mitt Romney, who has touted his support of gun owners since launching his presidential campaign, yesterday acknowledged he did not become a member of the National Rifle Association until last August, campaign officials said.
A former advocate of gun control, Romney during his 1994 run for the US Senate backed measures the gun-rights group opposed, such as a five-day waiting period on gun sales and a ban on certain assault weapons.
When challenged on his sincerity of his recent membership his spokesman, Kevin Madden dodged:
Asked why Romney joined only a few months before declaring his candidacy, Madden said: "I would argue not many Americans care when you join, but why you join, and I think I've made that clear." More:
http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6355See also:
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Say Anything!
Ex-Massachusetts Governor Willard Romney was on ABC's This Week. From his appearance this morning we learn from him that same sex couples marrying is worse than abortion.
In another effort to pander to the religious right (although I can't see how these issues help him with the stance he has) he believes that the issue of abortion (which he would not define as murder) which he says is the "taking of a life" should be left up to the states. He says he doesn't want to impose his beliefs on the country.
Then in the next breath he says he believes in a federal amendment to ban equal marriage, screw states rights on this issue.
So Mitt, why won't you come out and explain why same sex couples marrying is so important is requires a federal constitutional amendment yet something you believe is the "taking of a life" is OK if a state allows it?
Oh yeah, gotta love that he joins the NRA in August right before he decides to enter the race for the Presidency.
More:
http://massresistancewatch.blogspot.com/2007/02/say-anything.htmlSee also:
Add another issue to Mitt's flipfloppy ways : gun controlHow does he do it? Look straight into a camera and earnestly proclaim that the newest position on some issue he is articulating was really his position all along? Without busting a gut laughing out-loud at how gullible huge swaths of what passes for "activist" membership of the Republican Party 2007 is that they would fall for this ?
The Globe is reporting today that Mitt has now gone from advocating gun control to joining the NRA.
The 180 turn on gun control joins other issues such as gay marriage,abortion,his vote for Paul Tsongas in 1992, and immigration, that has shown the tremendous lengths that Presidential wannabe Mitt is willing to go to get the Republican Party nod.
5 significant issues that could be called a litmus test for those seeking the Republican nomination for President, and Mitt has had to reject positions he had held for years because he wants to be President so badly.
I am not going to spend too much time worrying about the state of the Republican Party but it does seem amazing to me that the depth of their field is so weak that Romney continues to flipflop his way through the Republican litmus test issues and the Party faithful accept what normally in another year would not be acceptable.
More:
http://www.soapblox.net/belowboston/showDiary.do?diaryId=659
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