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his hair sucks, and i hate him.ازدهار رأسه برعشيت -
I can't stand that guy. I was impressed by Santorum for the first time tonight.Comment
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Gun banner plain and simple.
Romney’s Record
Similarly, this year’s presidential candidate from Massachusetts has a thin record to back up his claims of support for the Second Amendment. On his website, you can find two accomplishments:
First, in 2004 he signed a bill which reformed some aspects of the extremely severe and arbitrary gun-licensing system in Massachusetts. This would be an impressive accomplishment if that were all the bill did. But the bill also made the Massachusetts ban on “assault weapons” permanent. (The previous ban was parasitic on the federal ban, which expired in September 2004.) The bill that Romney signed was a compromise bill, approved by both sides in the Massachusetts gun-control debate and widely supported by both parties in the legislature. The NRA considered the bill to be a net gain, but it’s hardly the unalloyed, pro-rights success that Romney now claims. As governor, Romney declared his support for banning so-called “assault weapons.”
The other accomplishment noted on the website was Romney’s signing of a 2005 bill that improved some technical details for hunting with muzzle-loading guns.
The Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts lists the following improvement in state laws which took place during Romney’s tenure (in addition to those noted above):
2002 “…extends range protection to clubs that must move their ranges to comply with state or local laws.”
2003 “…restores the Inland Fish and Game Fund.”
2005 “Governor Romney issued a proclamation declaring May 7, 2005 as ‘Right to Bear Arms Day’.”
“Governor Romney suspended ‘administrative fees’ to the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Fund.”
“Chapter 45 of 2005 allowed the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife to access an additional $1,000,000 of the Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.”
“…a regulation to provide free replacement licenses.”
2006 Chapter 137 – The Hunter Education Bill. This bill restored a requirement that all new hunters pass a hunter safety course. (The old requirement had lapsed.)
Chapter 177. (See House, No. 4552, amended). A Massachusetts law, enacted in 1998, requires that any model of handgun which is sold in the state must undergo a procedure which includes the testing of five guns “until destruction.” The provision was especially burdensome for makers of small quantities of very expensive target pistols, since five guns was a not insubstantial fraction of the total guns sold in a given year. The bill relaxed the destruction requirement for ultra-elite target pistols.
Other than the 2005 proclamation, there is little evidence of executive leadership by Romney on Second Amendment rights; rather, he tended merely to accept reform bills which could pass even the Massachusetts legislature.
But Romney occasionally considered the Democratic-dominated Massachusetts legislature too soft on gun owners. In the summer of 2002, the Massachusetts house overwhelmingly passed a bill to relax the state’s lifetime ban on gun ownership for persons convicted of some misdemeanors. Faced with a bill that had passed the left-leaning House by a huge margin, Governor Romney declared his opposition, while allowing that he would back a much “more narrow proposal” (Boston Globe, July 17, 2002, page B4). (The narrower proposal was eventually included in the 2004 bill which he did sign.)
Running for re-election in 2002, he bragged, “We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won’t chip away at them. I believe they protect us and provide for our safety.” At the least, Romney generally didn’t show leadership in making Massachusetts’ terrible gun-laws even worse. For example, his 2002 anti-crime plan included no new gun control (Boston Herald, August 21, 2002).
Romney’s website brags about how he balanced the Massachusetts budget “without raising taxes.” That depends on what the meaning of “taxes” is. Unmentioned on the Romney website is how he dealt with a state budget gap: namely, by quadrupling the fee for a Firearms Identification card (FID) to $100. Without a FID in Massachusetts, you are a felon if you possess a single bullet, even if you don’t own a gun. The FID card is required even to possess defensive pepper spray. Thus, an impoverished woman who wanted to buy a $15 can of pepper spray was forced by Romney to spend $100 for the privilege of defending her own life (North Shore Sunday News, August 8, 2003).
This year, Romney has been portraying himself as a staunch Second Amendment advocate. But when he was interviewed by Glenn and Helen Reynolds, he displayed little understanding of the Second Amendment and had difficulty articulation anything more than platitudes and slogans.Comment
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guns, pro-choice, talks out of both sides of his mouth. do i need to continue?110:1 crawl ratio = slowest rig on here
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Romneycare, his pro abortion stance, big government, big taxesI wear a Fez. Fez-es are coolComment
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Romney care
Connection played down
Romney aides have recently tried to suggest that Gruber was not a true adviser to Romney and did not play a big role in shaping the law. But Gruber was personally recognized by Romney for his role when he signed the health-care bill into law and was later appointed by Romney as a board member to the Connector Authority. (He also was given a photograph of the signing ceremony personally signed by Romney that read: “Jonathan, with deep appreciation and congratulations. A Triumph! Mitt Romney.")
Gruber now says he is “proud” of Romney for “sticking up for what he did in Massachusetts” but is “disappointed” about his current efforts to make distinctions between the state law and the Affordable Care Act.
(He also noted that the Massachusetts law didn’t require any increase in taxes only because it received federal health-care funds that defrayed the costs of the new law.)
Romney is “the father of health-care reform,” said Gruber. “I think he is the single person most responsible for health care reform in the United States. … I’m not trying to make a political position or a political statement, I honestly feel that way. If Mitt Romney had not stood up for this reform in Massachusetts … I don’t think it would have happened nationally. So I think he really is the guy with whom it all starts.”Comment
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It would be easier to list how he is not.
1. uhhhhhhhh because he says he isn't?
His word is good, as long as you don't look at any video of his before 2011.Comment
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He is a liberal from a liberal state with liberal policies. Apparently the GOP can't find a republican to throw out there. F Romney.
This is pretty clear
Last edited by EW; 01-19-2012, 10:12 PM.Comment
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In Massachusetts, he's considered a "conservative"...Comment
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Libomney
sweet 80's coke dealer cutOriginally posted by Buzzo
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He's a liberal RepublicanComment
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That right there is enough for me to campaign against him, and rightfully label him a libtard!Originally posted by Forever_frost View PostComment
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Romney is a RINO. He knew he couldn't win has a Communist(democrat) so he switched to the Republican Party.Comment
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