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Mitt Romney Watch: Mitt FLIPS on Abortion AGAIN

August 22, 2007 /

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Nevada political columnist Jon Ralston with Mitt Romney in a televised interview, August 22, 2007

In a Nevada televised interview, Mitt Romney contradicts himself again on the issue of abortion.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday in a Nevada television interview that he supports letting states “make their own decision” about whether to keep abortion legal.

“My view is that the Supreme Court has made an error in saying at the national level one size fits all for the whole nation,” Romney told Nevada political columnist Jon Ralston in a televised interview. “Instead, I would let states make their choices.”

Asked by Ralston if it was “OK” with him that Nevada is a “pro-choice state,” Romney said, “I’d let states make their own decision in this regard. My view, of course, is I’m a pro-life individual. That’s the position I support. But, I’d let states have this choice rather than let the federal government have it.”

Remember Romney was pro-choice when he ran against Teddy Kennedy for United States Senate in 1994 and later when he ran for Massachusetts Governor.

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But, then Mitt flipped to pro-life.

Here are Mitt’s positions on abortion AGAIN:

  • 1994: Mitt Romney was pro-choice:“I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I have since the time that my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a US Senate candidate. I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it.” (Joan Vennochi, “Romney’s Revolving World,” The Boston Globe, 3/2/06)
  • 2001: Mitt Romney was not pro-choice:“I do not wish to be labeled pro-choice.” (Mitt Romney, Letter to the Editor, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7/12/01)
  • 2002: Mitt Romney was again pro-choice:“I respect and will protect a woman’s right to choose. This choice is a deeply personal one … Women should be free to choose based on their own beliefs, not mine and not the government’s.” (Stephanie Ebbert, “Clarity Sought On Romney’s Abortion Stance,” The Boston Globe, 7/3/05)
  • November 2004: Mitt Romney said he converted to the pro-life position.Romney said he changed his views after meeting with Harvard scientists on stem-cell research: ‘It hit me very hard that we had so cheapened the value of human life in a Roe v. Wade environment that it was important to stand for the dignity of human life.’ (Karen Tumulty, “What Romney Believes,” Time, 5/21/07)
  • May 2005: Mitt Romney reaffirmed that he was “absolutely committed” to support the pro-choice position.Six months after he claimed to have converted to the pro-life position, Romney stated: “I am absolutely committed to my promise to maintain the status quo with regards to laws relating to abortion and choice and so far I’ve been able to successfully do that and my personal philosophical views about this issue is not something that I think would do anything other than distract from what I think is a more critical agenda …” (Mitt Romney, Remarks At Press Conference, 5/27/05)
  • January 2007: Mitt Romney acknowledged he was “effectively pro-choice.”On January 29, 2007 during a visit to South Carolina, Romney stated: “Over the last multiple years, as you know, I have been effectively pro-choice.” (Bruce Smith, “Romney Campaigns in SC with Sen. DeMint,” The Associated Press, 1/29/07)
  • February 2007: Mitt Romney stated that he “was always for life.”On another campaign stop in South Carolina, Romney stated: “I am firmly pro-life… I was always for life.” (Jim Davenport, “Romney Affirms Opposition to Abortion,” The Associated Press, 2/9/2007)

And now Mitt says that let the states decide whether an abortion is legal, or not? What kind of PRO-LIFE position is that?

Not much of one………

Yet, in the same piece by ABC News, a Romney spokesperson issues pushback with a lame rationale of Romney’s opposition to Roe v. Wade and his support for a Human Life Amendment.

“We should aspire to passing a Human Life Amendment when the country as a whole is prepared for it,” Romney spokesman Kevin Madden told ABC News. “The American people just aren’t there yet.”

But, sir, letting the states decide will do just that – LET THE STATES DECIDE.

How does that accomplish the outlawing of abortion?

Answer: It doesn’t.

Mitt Romney FLIPs again on the abortion issue?

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Perhaps, but did he REALLY FLIP the first time?

Damn, man, stay with a position and stick with it. People may say that you are either dishonest or disingenuous or all of the above.

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And if this is not enough to convince ANY voter that Romney is NOT right for the Presidency, then check out his other inconsistencies and oddities:

Campaign finance reform

Flip on Gay Marriage

Lied about hunting

Scientology book one of his favorites

Poor Mitt’s Dog

None of Mitt’s five adult sons had served in the military

Mitt Romney = HYPOCRITE

Mitt Romney = WRONG for America

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