Romney Would End Planned Parenthood

[babylonsister]

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Romney Would End Planned Parenthood


In an interview with KSDK-TV, Mitt Romney said he would eliminate any federal funding of Planned Parenthood in an effort to reduce the national debt.

Said Romney: "Planned Parenthood, we're going to get rid of that."

[Graybeard]

1. Another reckless comment.

Romney's shoot from the lip problem continues. If he did say, "No more Federal funding" no problem. But saying he will get rid of it is bizarre.

First of all there's no way he could do that to a private company and I'm sure they will be able to survive without the funding.

[Solomon]

12. Yeah if called on it, he'll just say that his getting rid

of it comment was about getting rid of government funding for planned parenthood.

Even so, its still a stupid thing to say.

[mucifer]

2. I'm guessing if he wins the nomination he will walk back that statement as he

tries to win the center.

[brooklynite]

3. The RW is trying to make Planned Parenthood into the new ACLU...

i.e. a wolf whistle to the conservative faithful. But I don't think they're going to make it into as much of a "villain"

[Hawaii Hiker]

4. Romney once ATTENDED a Planned Parenthood fundraiser

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2007/12/romney-attended/

Somewhere along the way, Romney made a hard right turn...He is completely unrecgonizable from the person/candiate he was in the mid 1990's..

[KharmaTrain]

5. Millard's Island...

...it's a fascinating place where you are void of any real convictions other than self gratification. Millard's flip flops on so many issues makes this statement loaded with all sorts of blowback. Millard's out on his island where no matter how wingnutty he gets the great unhinged will never consider him one of their own and the moment he walks back something like this he appears weaker and phonier than he previously appeared. On the other side of the island, Millard's attempts to be a wingnut has alienated every moderate group left of Atilla the Hun...and when he walks this one back it will be too little too late. He loses either way.

This dude is on Pavlovian response these days...his pandering has hit warp speed...

[babylonsister]

6. Spot on, KT. I can't

imagine having no convictions whatsoever, but he doesn't. Reminds me so much of McCain... Now why would we want a prez like that?

[Arkana]

7. Well, to be somewhat fair, he couldn't eliminate Planned Parenthood as an organization.

Cutting off its federal funding, however, would effectively choke the life out of it--so indirectly I suppose he could make good on his threat.

[ellenfl]

10. i don't think it gets much federal funding but that's not the point.

he sounded like he thought planned parenthood was a government agency, which, of course, it is not. he's gonna get clobbered in the war of words that is a presidential campaign if he has to go up against president obama.

ellen fl

[CanonRay]

8. IF he gets to the general election, that statement will cost him plenty

but I'm beginning to seriously doubt he's getting there.

[Bake]

9. I'll bet that wasn't in the script or on the teleprompter.

We'll see how that works out for him. Not so well, I'm guessing.

Bake

[babylonsister]

11. I'm guessing the same...