Pic Of The Moment: Rock-Solid Romney Stands Firm On Abortion

[EarlG]

1994: "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country."

2001: "I do not wish to be labeled pro-choice."

2002: "I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose."

2007: "We should overturn Roe v. Wade and return these issues to the states."

2011: "I will advocate for and support a Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act."

October 9, 2012: "There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda."

October 9, 2012: "Mitt Romney is proudly pro-life, and he will be a pro-life president."

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[Hissyspit]

1. It's amazing, isn't it?

What a sleazebag this guy is.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Is that 6 Mitt-flops in a row?

[DreamGypsy]

28. Wow. Is that a new record for FLOPS?

mitt-flops?

FLOPS from Wikipedia:

In computing, FLOPS (or flops or flop/s, for floating-point operations per second) is a measure of computer performance, especially in fields of scientific calculations that make heavy use of floating-point calculations, similar to the older, simpler, instructions per second.

sniip

On June 18, 2012, IBM's Sequoia supercomputer system, based at the U.S. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), reached 16 petaFLOPS, setting the world record and claiming first place in the latest TOP500 list.

A petaFLOP is 10^15 FLOPS.

The largest FLOP classification currently listed in the Wikipedia article is yottaFLOPS 10^24 FLOPS

A mittFLOP must be at least 10^27 FLOPS.

6 * 10^27 is a big number... 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Funny, naming a measure of floating point calculation performance after someone who can't even do simple arithmetic.

[MH1]

3. Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for!

Seriously. About a half hour ago I was thinking, "at lunchtime I'm going to go on DU and ask if anyone has a graphic about Romney's flips and flops on abortion over the years."

Sure enough, I come to DU and here it is!

[MADem]

4. No mas pantalones!!! nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. I'm dizzy!!!

[toby jo]

6. really this guy's gotta have a psycopathic thread to operate at this level

Then there's the tax fraud, the bullying incidents, the changes on every topic that comes up - the endlessly shifting topical awareness that is Mitt.

Really has he stood firm on anything???

[kag]

14. Unfortunately, that thread is...

a strong nylon rope that is currently weaving itself into a noose around the necks of the poor and vulnerable in this country.

The man's only goal is to attain power and wealth, and he will use any means to get there.

[Zoeisright]

7. That repulsive liar is the biggest hypocrite on the planet.

I hate his fucking ignorant smarmy guts.

[RoccoR5955]

8. Which is why...

Ted Kennedy said that Bishop Willard is "multiple choice."

[Whovian]

9. This man will say anything without regard to either his own beliefs or the truth to get elected.

And it's catching up with him. He-he-he.

[lexw]

10. ...and people are still voting for him. :/

[bulloney]

11. And yet the "good" staunch Catholics around where I live will overwhelmingly vote for Romney.

They will pull out their default alibi and argue that Obama's pro-abortion and favors killing the unborn. And they will be encouraged to do so during at least one sermon before Election Day by our local church pastors. If Obama or any Democratic candidate went all over the place with their position on abortion the way Romney has, they would verbally crucify him/her.

And the Right to Life, basically an RW activist arm of the RCC, will put their flyers on windshields while churchgoers attend mass, listing their endorsed candidates for the upcoming election. It's typically a straight Republican ticket endorsement. Romney may not merit an "endorsement" from RTL, but somehow the organization will put out a carefully-worded statement telling you that you should vote for him. They did something similar with George Voinovich during his first run for Ohio governor.

[HockeyMom]

26. The Catholic Church almost killed me

because they couldn't abort a "baby" in my fallopian tube. They let it burst. 32 years later it still makes my blood boil.

[MadrasT]

12. I truly don't understand how anyone could vote for him.

Regardless of your politics. He flat out can't be trusted... so how do you know what you are even voting for if you cast a vote for Mitt?

[flpoljunkie]

13. Do you have room to add Romney's support and later denial of support for a 'Personhood' Amendment?

On August 6, 2007, Romney was asked on ABC's Good Morning America about the following plank of the Republican platform, which, incidentally, remains in the national GOP platform to this day:

"We support a Human Life Amendment to the Constitution, and we endorse legislation to make it clear that the 14th Amendment's protections apply to unborn children."

Romney was asked, "Do you support that part of the Republican platform?"

"You know, I do support the Republican platform, and I support that being part of the Republican platform, and I'm pro-life," Romney told ABC.

But things changed in September of this year, at a GOP presidential forum in South Carolina. When Princeton Professor Robert George asked Romney specifically about the federal personhood measure, Romney flipped, saying he'd oppose it.

more...including Romney's telling Mike Huckabee he 'absolutely would have signed an amendment to the Massachussets constitution establishing that life begins a conception.'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-salzman/media-omission-romney-sup_b_1101158.html

[TBF]

15. Even if I didn't already have a multitude of reasons to vote against him -

this alone would do it for me. Romney clearly does not support equal reproductive rights for women and that's a deal-breaker for me.

[JoePhilly]

16. Forget the Dressage Horse, Mitt would have won the Gold in Gymnastics.

[BainsBane]

17. Multiple Choice Mitt

in the words of the late, great Ted Kennedy.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

18. Alternate quantum universes must be bleeding into our own

each with a different Mitt Romney. I have no other explanation.

[Cha]

19. Willard is Pro Lies and would proudly remain Pro LIES, MFs!

http://theobamadiary.com/

[AnnieK401]

20. He actually flipped back on the same day. Is that a back flip? N/T

[Peaceful Protester]

23. I believe that's called a double-back flip

It's a very difficult maneuver to execute. Only the more experienced can comfortably perform it with the skill Mitt Romney displays.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

24. I give that double back flip of Olympian proportions a near-perfect 9.8

Mitt is practicing for a perfect 10.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

29. It makes it easier for Mitt

that his head is up his ass most of the time.

[Peaceful Protester]

21. Women's Right to Choose and other "Mitt Flips"

[hr style="color:black;size:1px;margin-bottom:-10px;"]
"I'm running for office for pete's sake!" -- Mitt Romney
[hr style="color:black;size:1px;margin-bottom:-10px;"]
• LGBT Equality
• Don't Ask, Don't Tell
• Women's Right to Choose
• Anti-Tax Pledges
• Individual Mandate
• Assault Weapons Ban
• Belief in Global Warming
• Carbon Emissions Limit
• Bush Tax Cuts
• Pathway to Citizenship
• Stem Cell Research
• Campaign Finance Reform
• Capital Gains Tax
• Roe v. Wade
• Raising the Minimum Wage
• TARP Bank Rescue
• Detroit Automotive Rescue
[hr style="color:black;size:1px;text-align:left;width:50%;margin-bottom:-10px;"]
issues above in jpg format : http://upwr.me/MittFlip
[hr style="color:black;size:1px;text-align:left;width:50%;margin-bottom:-10px;"]
• Government Spending
• Universal Healthcare
• Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
[hr style="color:black;size:1px;margin-bottom:-10px;"]
"I stand by what I said, whatever it was." -- Mitt Romney
[hr style="color:black;size:1px;margin-bottom:-10px;"]

NOTE: This is just a short list. Feel free to add to it...

[Major Hogwash]

22. I wouldn't give Mitt's troubles . . to a monkey . . on a rock.

Since Mitt won't answer questions that kids have in the Nickelodeon Presidential "debate", and since Mitt won't go on Dave Letterman's program, it really doesn't matter what side of the abortion issue that Mitt says he is on now.

Because, tomorrow, Mitt will take the other side.

[niyad]

25. k and r--this graphic needs to be seen everywhere

[liberal N proud]

27. I remember the right calling Kerry a flip-flopper

Where are those so concerned people now?

[tinrobot]

30. He's the DoubleMitt twin.

He's two, two, two Mitts in one!

[William769]

31. Kick and recommended!

[HuskyOffset]

32. Ow! My neck!

I've got fliplash™!

[gkhouston]

34. LOL. "Fliplash" should be a twitter hashtag. n/t

[LiveNudePolitics]

33. I call him Willard....

Whipsaw Willard. There ain't an issue he does not reverse on when it's politically expedient to do so.