Mitt Romney, GOP presidential hopeful, says global warming is real

[oberliner]

Mitt Romney, the newest Republican to declare himself a candidate for President, sounded suspiciously like a Democrat when he said Friday that global warming is real.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/06/03/2011-06-03_mitt_romney_gop_presidential_hopeful_says_global_warming_is_real.html?r=news

Does this mean he is done?

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Burn him. Heretic." - RepubliBagger SuckerPuppets (R)

"How dare he speak the truth. He ain't no RepubliCon. He's more like one of them there Americans."

- RepubliBagger SuckerPupplets (R)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QRR7AN5C6xk/SXfk-htX87I/AAAAAAAABGU/OmzN9EHueaI/s400/witch+burning.jpg

[FeelingBlue]

2. Did he also mention

that the Earth is round?

[louis-t]

3. He is SO done.

I'll say it again. One by one they will be forced out by the neocon robots. All that will be left is Ron Paul and Michelle Bachmann.

[gratuitous]

4. Thanks for playing, Mittens!

Back on the bus with your boys Brad, Buff, Biff and Boink. Next year's Republican nomination is going to be for the bull goose loony candidate, not someone who can take a reasonable position from time to time. Better get shut of that global warming thing or kiss the nomination good-bye.

[BeyondGeography]

5. He's trying to be a selective grown-up

Lotsa luck.

[TheWebHead]

6. you have to parse that

"I don't speak for the scientific community, of course, but I believe the world's getting warmer. And number two, I believe that humans contribute to that."

First half, impossible to argue statistics. But saying humans contribute isn't quantifiable. He can easily say they contribute but the human effect on temperature relative to other factors is negligible. Romney would be toast if he said he believes in global warming being primarily caused by humans and must be corrected by legislative means that penalize the use of fossil fuels or eating meat through taxation and regulation. Otherwise, it probably is wise strategy to offer a opinion without a legislative response giving the appearance of moderation.

[piratefish08]

7. this should be freepalicious.

[daggahead]

8. Well, he's done .. n/t

[arbusto_baboso]

9. Done as a hot dog what's been dropped into the campfire.

[MannyGoldstein]

10. It means that if he makes it to the general election

We may have a serious problem.

[EOTE]

11. Prepare to face the almighty RimJob, Mittens!

We all know that FreeRepublic doesn't take kindly to people who'll admit to obvious truths.

[0rganism]

12. this does not, in and of itself, end his run

He's already got some serious negatives going into the primary. An apparently reasonable position on a matter of settled science probably won't come up much in the GOP debates, and he can always fudge the "humans contribute to it" part. So compared to being a Mormon, or having instituted an Obama-esque health care system in Massachusetts, etc., this won't finish him. It might limit his access to the fossil fuel industry's cash baskets, but they're likely to hedge bets with him anyway.

[LeftinOH]

13. "ssssssssss"- that's the sound of his nomination; it's deflating.

[hifiguy]

14. When his father was running for prez in '68

some veteran Repig pol said "George Romney trying to get elected president is like a duck trying to fuck a football." Mittens just found his football.

[Greybnk48]

15. Oopsie! Romney accidently tells the truth! LOL!

[Harmony Blue]

16. That doesn't work when the Tea Party

send forth their minions to attack Gringrich. I suspect that Romney is trying to grab centrists, but you can't make it to that point by making the rabid Tea Party angry.

[Hugabear]

29. Teabaggers don't like intelligent people

Mittens and Gingrich are far too intellectual for the Tea Party. They're still evil fucks, but the teabaggers prefer evil AND dumb. Notice they weren't crazy for Trump either.

Why do you think they love Palin so much?

[provis99]

17. next he'll say the Earth is older than 6,000 years

and the Earth revolves around the Sun. He's done.

[name not needed]

18. Well, there's the end of his campaign.

[kestrel91316]

19. Plus he's Mormon. He may as well stop right now. He can't get the nom.

[jimlup]

20. I think the brains of the GOP will recognize that he is the only option ...

and make sure to prevent democracy just enough to get him the nomination. They've got to be smoking scared of the other lunatics running.

[Ramulux]

21. Who wants to guess how long it will take for him to flip-flop?

I guarantee he apologizes and changes his position within a week.

[stevenleser]

22. It's OK, wait a few minutes, he will change his mind n/t

[Wednesdays]

23. This isn't unusual for most Goopers

Most Repugs are ready to admit that global warming exists...it's just they don't believe it's caused by humans.

:eyes:

[oberliner]

24. Did you read the article?

"But I believe the world's getting warmer."

Romney then added, "And number two, I believe that humans contribute to that."

[bluestate10]

25. Next week Romney will say that global warming is a lie put forth

by the liberal media. Just give him time to complete the 180 change in direction.

[moondust]

26. Apologize to Rush now, Mitt.

[donheld]

27. Tea baggers aren't going to like that.

[Hugabear]

28. Stick a fork in him. He's done.

Between this and his "RomneyCare", rethugs won't touch him with a 10-foot pole.

[andym]

30. that's what he says today, but tomorrow

it may very well be different, depending on how conservatives react.

[oberliner]

31. He has been pretty consistent on this one

But, we shall see.