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MizzM

(77 posts)
36. The return of Massachusetts Mitt
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:37 AM
Oct 2012

One of Mitt's talking points is how he worked across the aisle with the Democrats in Massachusetts to get it done. With a Demo advantage of 87%, I guess he had to. The thing is, though, Massachusetts Mitt was not the same Mitt as the "Severely Conservative" Mitt that campaigned the past year-and-a-half to appease the tea party folks. This guy would never have been elected in Massachusetts if he were that conservative. No one makes it in Massachusetts who is tea-party conservative. But look who has just shown up again - Mass. Mitt! Give me a break. Who knows what he thinks? Does he know what he thinks?

Here is that major gaffe I was expecting. Panasonic Oct 2012 #1
yup...the rightwingers aren't going to go for this.... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #2
And neither will anyone else Bjorn Against Oct 2012 #5
By the end of this campaign, he will have double-back flip-flopped so many times We People Oct 2012 #10
Andrea Saul walked it back at 8 P.M. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #21
Do they care? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #16
What Would Happen If Romney Was Talking To A Foreign Leader DallasNE Oct 2012 #25
Do you believe Mitt or his staff? I would have to have it signed Downwinder Oct 2012 #3
He doesn't have to "do" anything. He just has to appoint enough Oct 2012 #4
He's taking every position, hoping that people only hear what they want to hear aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #6
I agree with you... But I'll add defacto7 Oct 2012 #29
You are right, it is his game. He speaks to a large audience, makes these statements, then his EV_Ares Oct 2012 #46
Im against abortion fingrinn Oct 2012 #7
with Romney it will be even worse..he will let the states do whatever they wish with you Sunlei Oct 2012 #8
Who's the real Mitt Romney? What's behind Door #3? freshwest Oct 2012 #9
Ill take the hash, man Grassy Knoll Oct 2012 #22
He's Doing EXACTLY What GW BUSH Did to Al Gore bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #11
You bet! defacto7 Oct 2012 #30
PLEASE stop using euphemisms like "play politics." The word is LIE Maven Oct 2012 #12
If you believe a word Mitt says, I have these for sale; 47of74 Oct 2012 #13
How much though for the one in San Francisco overlooking the bay? cstanleytech Oct 2012 #18
Which ones we have multiple bridges overlooking the bay? JRLeft Oct 2012 #26
Golden Gate of course! cstanleytech Oct 2012 #37
Excuse my boldness in saying, when Romney loses this election Tien1985 Oct 2012 #14
Captain Etch-A-Sketch strikes again! AzDar Oct 2012 #15
Wanna bet though that those he would appoint to SCOTUS would push though? nt cstanleytech Oct 2012 #17
He flipped back, must be some sort of record BiminiTwisted Oct 2012 #19
It does not matter what position he needs at any time he has had the position. Can we trust him? Thinkingabout Oct 2012 #20
Did he think Right to Life wouldn't hear about this? McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #23
LIE! He promised to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood clinics... TomCADem Oct 2012 #24
Big fat liar. Does anyone really think he'd put women before his church? JTFrog Oct 2012 #27
I have used that term before... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #40
This is old news...please try to Cha Oct 2012 #28
The OP is updated with the flip-flop, and the OP also has the same HP link that your link goes to. Tx4obama Oct 2012 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author OKNancy Oct 2012 #32
Anyone have a list of all the times that Romney has said something and the campaign walked it back? Tx4obama Oct 2012 #33
If so... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #41
A good question for the debate mojo2012 Oct 2012 #34
Once upon a time... Javaman Oct 2012 #35
The return of Massachusetts Mitt MizzM Oct 2012 #36
WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY THINKING rtracey Oct 2012 #38
T-bag lurkers, take note! This guy will say ANYTHING to get elected, talk about an empty suit wordpix Oct 2012 #39
I knew that moderate sounding talk about abortion woukd get him in trouble. Third Doctor Oct 2012 #42
They could use it but.... PossumSqueezins Oct 2012 #45
kick napkinz Oct 2012 #43
You can trust Mittens! PossumSqueezins Oct 2012 #44
Didn't You Hear? Lying Is The New Black Dress! Its Cool! TomCADem Oct 2012 #47
A video of a series of Mittie's Committee's walked-back comments...... DeSwiss Oct 2012 #48
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