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More on That Anti-Romney Iowa TV ad
December 23, 2007 11:39 AM
As we reported on the blog yesterday, a group calling itself American Right to Life Action, is running TV ads against Mitt Romney here in Iowa on the Fox News Channel.
In Tuftonboro, N.H., Romney said about the ad, from ABC News' Matt Stuart, "I don't know who that is. I'd be interested to know who is really behind that group. I'm very proud that the Massachusetts Citizens for Life, which is the premier right-to-life group in Massachusetts, awarded me their leadership award. My record in being pro-life is very clear as the governor of Massachusetts and my guess is that there is some group that is pulling for another candidate and is trying to find some way to go after me and that is just the nature of politics."
Just got off the phone with Steve Curtis -- former chair of the Colorado Republican party -- who's the president of American Right to Life Action. He says the organization is not supporting any candidate, though his personal preference would be for Alan Keyes. He doesn't particularly like Mike Huckabee, either, he says. Or, obviously, Rudy Giuliani. He has no views of Fred Thompson other than he enjoyed his work on "Law & Order."
The group was formed in November during a summit in Denver with about 30 different anti-abortion leaders who are dissatisfied with the National Right to Life Committee. "Most of what they do isn't pro-life," Curtis says. He believes NRLC's push to pursue restrictions on abortion rights -- waiting periods, for example -- is a flawed policy.
"They're too political and not serious enough about the issue of abortion," Curtis says. "They support child-killing regulation bills." Curtis says "so long as the legislation ends with 'then you can kill a baby'" he thinks such restrictions are pro-abortion.
What does his group have against Mitt Romney? The former Massachusetts governor says he's changed his mind and now opposes abortion rights just like President Ronald Reagan and former Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill -- what's wrong with that explanation?
"The problem is he keeps changing back," Curtis says. "He flips and flops. What he says on the issue depends on where he's at and who he's talking to. We just flat-out don't believe the guy."
Curtis says the anti-Romney ad ran 192 times here on Fox News Channel in Iowa, at a cost of $12,000. They may triple that ad buy.
-- jpt
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Oscar, I agree with you completely. Romney is utterly unknowable, and cannot be trusted. Still, I hope he wins the Republican nomination. With his wacky beliefs and glad-handing, phony personality, this will gaurantee a win for the Democrats, and that's what this country needs.
Posted by: Tom | Dec 23, 2007 4:37:38 PM
Curtis is a liar. Romney has flipped but he never flopped. As a pro-life voter I welcome a new convert. He doesn't change his position to the crowd he is speaking to!
Posted by: Robert | Dec 23, 2007 4:15:59 PM
I can't believe that JT is involved in this article that's aimed at making Romney look bad. I'm shocked! Get a life JT.
Posted by: chuck | Dec 23, 2007 3:58:53 PM
every person has done some things in the past that makes them hard to trust? find something on ron paul.. business credentials??? this is the united states of america not a fortune 500 companies. we are citizens not just someone simply shopping in a mall
Posted by: charlie | Dec 23, 2007 3:31:54 PM
Every single person running for President has done some things in their past that make it hard to trust them. At least Romney has the business experience and credentials to be a great President. The only other person I would probably be ok with would be McCain, but Romney is by far my first choice.
Posted by: Kevin | Dec 23, 2007 2:30:21 PM
Romney is by far the most qualified person running for president. Look at his personal life, his family, his business record, his education, and what he did for the Olympics and Massachusetts. No candidate can even compare.
Romney would be outstanding!
Posted by: Larry | Dec 23, 2007 2:03:29 PM
Romney has changed his positions when needed, ans so lacks any real core to his being other than political expediency.
Such a man is utterly unknowable, and cannot be trusted to be president.
Posted by: Oscar | Dec 23, 2007 12:37:28 PM
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