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New rule: You can't ask Mitt Romney about abortion or Todd Akin because he'll look dumb

by Kaili Joy GrayFollow
Thu Aug 23, 2012 at 01:25 PM PDT

Your super bold, leadership-y, ready-to-face-down-terrorists Republican nominee for president [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrAYEaxWYaM (above, as embedded) (same linked at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2Kec4C6zjU in original since removed per CBS copyright claim; similarly the substitute I've used here may also quickly disappear; I have listened to the one above that's still available, and the transcript next below is accurate)]:

Reporter: “And political specialist Shaun Boyd just finished an interview with Romney, just literally a couple of minutes ago. Shaun’s with me now. And Shaun, you were one of only four local reporters to get to talk to him. And, what did you ask him?”

Reporter Shaun Boyd: “You know, I had about five minutes with him, and we got through a fair amount of material, actually, in that five minutes. The one stipulation to the interview was that I not ask him about abortion or Todd Akin – he’s the Missouri Republican who created a firestorm after saying women’s shut down in a legitimate rape to prevent pregnancy. I did ask him about health care, the female vote, and energy.”

Come on, Mitt. If you're so proud of being "pro-life," why wouldn't you want to take every opportunity available to talk about how "pro-life" you really are?

1. Is it because your party just officially endorsed [ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/21/1122566/-Republicans-officially-endorse-exact-same-abortion-position-they-re-claiming-is-so-offensive ] the Todd Akin position on abortion—no abortions, without exception, even if it kills the mother?

2. Is it because you still can't find [ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/21/1122628/-Shocker-Romney-campaign-can-t-find-anyone-appropriate-to-talk-about-lady-things ] an "appropriate spokesperson" to talk about lady things? God forbid the nominee himself should have to discuss such matters.

3. Is it because you and your running mate can't agree [ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/20/1122031/-Romney-and-Ryan-suddenly-support-abortion-sometimes-maybe ] on just how illegal abortion should be?

4. Is it because you once said [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQGObiGGqY ] that "we should sustain and support" Roe v. Wade and "the right of the woman to make that choice" and promised "you will not see me wavering on that"?

5. Is it because of that time you were governor and passed Romneycare, which is pretty much like Obamacare, except that Romneycare covers abortion [ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/12/975470/-Romneycare-vs-Obamacare-guess-which-one-covers-abortions ]?

6. Is it because of that time you made money [ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/02/1105200/-Romney-lied-about-role-in-Bain-s-investment-in-medical-waste-firm-that-disposed-of-aborted-fetuses ] off a company that disposes of aborted fetuses?

7. Is it because you're an unprincipled coward who doesn't want to have to explain how it is you've taken every position possible on abortion and then some?

8. Is it because, like everything else about your record, you think such things should only be discussed in "quiet rooms [ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/11/1053687/-Did-Sarah-Palin-really-say-that-Or-nbsp-was-nbsp-it-actually-Mitt-Romney ]"?

Since this is multiple-choice Mitt Romney we're talking about, I guess the answer is "All of the above."

2:30 PM PT: Of course [ http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/mitt-romney-no-questions-about-akin.php ]:

The Romney campaign told TPM that asking for stipulations for interviews is not standard practice.

“This is not how we operate,” a campaign official said. “The matter is being addressed.”

You can't make this stuff up.

© Kos Media, LLC (emphasis in original)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/23/1123463/-New-rule-You-can-t-ask-Mitt-Romney-about-abortion-or-Todd-Akin-because-he-ll-look-dumb [with comments]


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Polls: Romney, Ryan have ‘no-mentum,’ not enough details

Martin Bashir
August 23, 2012

MSNBC analysts Karen Finney and Michael Eric Dyson break down the latest presidential polls which show that Mitt Romney is making little to no headway with voters – which may be the result of their less than detailed campaign strategy.

© 2012 NBCNews.com

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/martin-bashir/48769689 [the above YouTube of the segment at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUjBvZbmf9k ]


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