Wed Aug 8, 2012, 05:46 PM
maddezmom (130,849 posts)
Romney aide's health care remarks spark flapLast edited Wed Aug 8, 2012, 05:50 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
Source: USA today
Conservatives were up in arms on Wednesday after an attempt by Mitt Romney's spokeswoman to defend the candidate against a negative ad seemed to turn into a tacit endorsement of the Affordable Care Act. The comments came as Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul responded to a recent controversial ad by Priorities USA Action, a pro-Obama super PAC, that linked Romney to a woman's death. ¬snip¬ Saul's response enraged the right. Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called the comment "a potential gold mine for Obama supporters," according to Talking Points Memo. "They can say, 'Romneycare was the basis for our health care,'" Limbaugh said. The remarks prompted RedState.com editor Erick Erickson to write a post titled "The Moment All the Doubts About Romney Resurfaced on the Right." Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/08/andrea-saul-health-care-romney-/1#.UCLds02PW8C US election: Mitt Romney aide makes rare defence of Romneycare Mitt Romney's official spokeswoman appeared to veer off message on Wednesday after she defended health reforms the Republican passed while Governor of Massachusetts but has been reluctant to talk about since The apparent gaffe alarmed conservative pundits, who feared it would hand ammunition to Obama supporters defending the Democratic incumbent's 2009 national health care law, which was based on the same principles as Mr Romney's Massachusetts. ¬snip¬ "To that point, you know, if people had been in Massachusetts under Governor Romney's health care plan, they would have had health care," Miss Saul told Fox News, normally a safe stage for Republican talking heads. more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9463137/US-election-Mitt-Romney-aide-makes-rare-defence-of-Romneycare.html 
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maddezmom | Aug 2012 | OP |
| wordpix | Aug 2012 | #1 | |
| Angry Dragon | Aug 2012 | #2 | |
| Kingofalldems | Aug 2012 | #3 | |
| Bjorn Against | Aug 2012 | #4 | |
| randome | Aug 2012 | #5 | |
| TomCADem | Aug 2012 | #6 | |
| Evergreen Emerald | Aug 2012 | #7 | |
| alp227 | Aug 2012 | #8 |
Response to maddezmom (Original post)
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 05:53 PM
1. looking forward to more contortions from the Olympic contortion contender of all time, Rmoney
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R's: "Romneycare would have taken care of it." "No, shut up about Romneycare in Mass., it never happened."  |
Response to maddezmom (Original post)
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 05:55 PM
2. It is really hard to know where you are when you have no convictions
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Wed Aug 8, 2012, 06:06 PM
Kingofalldems (11,088 posts)
3. Erick Erickson--another republican chicken hawk
Response to maddezmom (Original post)
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 10:07 PM
4. Don't you love that out of all the shit that spews from the Romney campaign...
Response to maddezmom (Original post)
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 10:14 PM
randome (12,766 posts)
5. What's funny is articles that refer to statements made by 'The Romney Team'.
Response to maddezmom (Original post)
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 10:35 PM
6. Another Romney Aide Goes Rogue and Admits Truth!
Response to maddezmom (Original post)
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 11:47 PM
7. Didn't he hire an expensive public relations team?
Response to maddezmom (Original post)
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 12:24 AM
8. Freepers are calling Saul a socialist and trashing Romney!
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Last edited Thu Aug 9, 2012, 02:04 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) "Republicans are definitely the STUPID PARTY! Get rid of the Socialists in your campaign, Mitt!!!!! NOW!!!"
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