Mitt Romney: Susan G. Komen Was Right to Cut Planned Parenthood

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Mitt Romney: Susan G. Komen Was Right to Cut Planned Parenthood

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney thrust himself into the the Susan G. Komen controversy on Monday when he said in a radio interview that he agreed with Komen's decision to cut Planned Parenthood funding.

When Minnesota radio host Scott Hennen asked Romney whether Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the leading U.S. anti-breast cancer charity, should continue to give Planned Parenthood grants for cancer screenings and mammogram referrals, Romney said, "I don't think so."

"I also feel that the government should cut off funding to Planned Parenthood," the former Massachusetts governor added. "Look, the idea that we're subsidizing an institution which is providing abortion, in my view, is wrong. Planned Parenthood ought to stand on their own feet, and should not get government subsidy."

Romney could not have picked a worse time to associate himself with Susan G. Komen's anti-Planned Parenthood agenda. The cancer charity is roiling in a massive backlash for announcing it would defund Planned Parenthood because of a congressional investigation. Karen Handel, Komen's staunchly anti-abortion vice president for public policy, was the main force behind the decision and the attempt to disguise it as nonpolitical, The Huffington Post reported on Sunday. Komen leadership last week reversed its Planned Parenthood decision and apologized.

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more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/06/mitt-romney-susan-g-komen_n_1258653.html

AUDIO:

[brooklynite]

1. Either Mitt is phenomenally stupid or phenominally desperate...

...and I don't know which.

[chervilant]

10. Phenomenally

BOTH...

[NRaleighLiberal]

14. "Mitt" and "phenomenon" should never be used together...he is bland, dull and devoid of content.

[lark]

32. Pre-programmed pablum describes him pretty good

IMO

[handmade34]

2. he is on a suicide mission

[Botany]

7. Mitt is sewing up the women's vote I see

Mitt is on a suicide mission no doubt about. He might lose
40 states.

Anti Women, anti Hispanic, anti worker, he is an unlikable
rich guy who made his money firing people, and then parked his
funds in Swiss bank accounts.

Who is running his campaign anyway? Did he or she not see the
massive national backlash when Koman tried to pull off their anti
Planned Parenthood move.

[KeepItReal]

29. I think Mitt is a patsy

And he doesn't know it (or doesn't show it). The GOP has to run *somebody* this year, right? I still think GOP types with any common sense (oxymoronic... I know) are sitting this election out.

Plus, why would the powers that be want to change POTUS?

He has done so much compromising and deal making with forces on the right, why remove him? Reasonable, non-dogmatic Republicans would be happy with continued tax cuts, no crack down on wall street, no campaign finance reform, strong military response to terrorism (bipartisan), etc.

A Republican in the White House would again solidify Dem opposition against right wing policy moves. Plus that opposition would be more informed and demanding after studying the example of how GOP minorities in Congress got their way time and time again.

I think Obama's gonna roll over Romney, save some catastrophe.

[onehandle]

3. Mitt Romney is anti-woman.

Got it.

[Angry Dragon]

4. To be fair, he did say he was not concerned about the poor

[gblady]

5. absolutely amazing....

did he not see the controversy that was sparked by the Komen decision....
how can someone be so incredibly blind and insulated....
this is just jaw droppingly stupid.

[crunch60]

55. Just imagine

if this idiot has access to the Big Red Button in the White House. Think I'll push the button..hum, no, I won't push the button.. scary..For women..like living under the Ayatollah Khomeini.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. While I understand the need to appeal to the wingnut crazies in order to get through

the primaries, how will Mittens lie his way back to the political center for the General?

How will he be able to walk back his support for the draconian "personhood" law that was rejected even by a majority of Mississippi voters?

This guy is a horrible politician! HORRIBLE!!

[Botany]

12. Good point on Mississippi

Mitt could very well drop 40 states this fall.

[Robbins]

13. Romney

By his support of the law that was rejected by Mississippi he Is on record for being antiabortion now In all cases.Against Birth
Control.And for crimilzing miscarrage.He Is coming off as moreanti woman than Bush or Mccain.

And as Governor of MA he signed bill that Included some funding of Abortion.

This Is lose Lose for romney.Obama can hit him on women's Issues In the fall.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. Yes, and I understand that as angry as some Catholic organizations may be at

Obama; I have a hard time believing that they'll agree with Mitt Romney's hard right stance on these issues. I've heard that over 90% of Catholics use some form of contraception.

[lark]

33. The church will back Romney, no doubt

They are so foolishly myopic and never gave a damn about women anyway. Remember, this is the same group of people that tolerated and hid the hideous child molestation by their clergy for decades. How can they even think of calling themselves men of God?:

thumbsdown:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

37. I think the church and the clergy will clearly be in Mittens' corner. But the rank-in-file

female Catholic voters won't be. Or, am I wrong?

[Confusious]

46. How will mittens lie?

that's what he does.

He flips and flops more then a fish that's just jumped into a boat.

If people catch him, he just puts a stupid look on his face and keeps going.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

48. Yep!!

[Brother Buzz]

8. The idiot shores up his base and discovers his ceiling mysteriously drops

[BanzaiBonnie]

9. He IS an idiot

He just is sooooo out of touch.

I'm not going to be cocky or too sure of anything before the election this fall, but Mitt is sure throwing his weight behind Obama.

[VWolf]

11. I initially thought this was from The Onion. I really did. n/t

[MarkCharles]

15. I'm not surprised ! It's hard to believe something this...

stupid could come out of the mouth of the Republican front-runner.

But then again, we DID have George W. Bush as a Republican front-runner sometime in the past, didn't we?

[VWolf]

24. Yes, but Dubya's gaffes were mostly

grammatical. I doubt his handlers would have let him say anything like this, especially in campaign mode.

It's like Rmoney's deliberately tanking his candidacy by courting the whacko vote.

[aquart]

16. No daughters, Mitt?

Doesn't give a damn about women, does he?

[MarkCharles]

17. This is actually WONDERFUL NEWS!!! JUST WONDERFUL !!

I love how almost everything coming out of his mouth writes off another few million voters.

Lots of fiscally and politically conservative women, (and men) support Planned Parenthood. Many conservatives favor less government, and more private charities. Millions of voters think PP and private charitable giving to moderate social causes is a GOOD thing. It's a very common theme in conservative and independent voters. They want more private charitable giving, not less.

SGK reversed itself, after it figured out how stupid and self-destructive their actions had been in cutting off PP. Evidently, Romney can't figure it out!!

Great for him! His stupidity once again comes to the forefront. REALLY good for us!

Thank you Mitt!!!!

[avaistheone1]

18. Mitt you are both a fool and an ass.

[hay rick]

19. Mitt's still trying to shore up the Republican base.

Given his history of flip-flopping on abortion issues, he's only going to convert those who want to be converted. Guess he thinks he gains more on the right than he loses in the middle. Maybe he's correct.

Interesting race shaping up in which conservative Republicans distrust Romney and progressive Democrats distrust Obama.

[MarkCharles]

20. Did anyone catch Romney's LIE in the audio?

He stated he was a "pro-life" Governor in Mass, but when he ran for office, he said Roe v Wade was the established law of the land.

Was he lying then, or is he lying now?

[savannah43]

42. Both times. All he really cares about is being

president. The pathetic ego-maniac.

[Confusious]

47. Technically, it wasn't a lie

more of a non-denial denial.

kind of like "I'm sorry if you were offended"

[crunch60]

54. you can flip and you can flop

but you can't flip flop, flip, flip,flop, flip flop.. Jeez, can't remember what I said back then. I'm confused

[Swede Atlanta]

21. This guy is as dumb as a box of rocks....

The public outcry against Komen organization over their decision to de-fund Planned Parenthood was swift and decisive. Aside from the kool-aid drinking fridge element that is the GOP core base, the rest of the country has a totally different view of the situation.

There is a general belief in reasonable and affordable access to health care, including for women's breast and other cancer screenings. This is the moral position. The fact Planned Parenthood, in a totally segregated portion of their operations, provides abortion services should not affect their eligibility for funding for general health services. As well all know only 3% of PP activities involved abortion-related services.

Secondly, while NO ONE is pro-abortion, the majority of Americans believe that abortion should be RARE but LEGAL. There is no interest in pushing these procedures to back allies.

But those like Mittens that would as soon outlaw abortion should be willing to pay much much more in taxes to pay for the pre-natal care, delivery and related costs, all post-natal care, child care, children's health insurance and care, pre-K, etc. services until the child is of legal age.

But the R's only interest is when the fetus is in the womb. Once it is born they have no interest in insuring it receives proper medical care, nutritious food, appropriate education, etc.

[savannah43]

41. Why is it they are against abortion?

I can't remember their ever giving a legitimate reason. They're just against anything that lets women have any power. If they win this one, they'll take away our right to vote next, then our right to own property.

[crunch60]

56. It's about controlling

women's life and bodies, they aren't really pro-life, they are rabid anti-abortion.
The virulence of so many in the anti-choice movement is matched by a corresponding silence about the brutalization of girls and women around the world. In places like Congo, the monstrosities committed against girls and women defy imagination -
It's hypocritical, to say the least, for someone to fight tooth and nail against a woman's right to choose -- under the idea they are protecting "life" -- while standing by as "life" is slashed, mutilated, burned, raped, mangled, hacked, and strangled out of women and girls in every corner of the planet.

[Bozita]

22. So out-of-touch you'd think he was running for governor of Newt's moon colony

[drynberg]

25. Thanks, Mittens!

This guy just can't do enough for the re-election of President Obama...Love to fire, don't care about very poor, and now he sides with Komen ditching Planned Parenthood. Ole Willard is so busy creating Barrack's election ads, and for that I'm so thankful.

[Highway61]

26. Oh really

We'll just see who is cut loose in the end Mitt when all the dust settles in November. Oh, By the way, great timing.

[tpsbmam]

27. I'm so happy you're so moronically out of touch with voters.....

you just lost another passel on this stupid comment.

By better than 2 to 1, Americans say the more they learn about Romney, the less they like him. Even among Republicans, as many offer negative as positive assessments of him on this question.

WaPo/ABC poll.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

28. This is perfect! SGK between rock & hard place

First, they drop support of Planned Parenthood, and lose masses of donors.

Then, they reverse the decision, maybe win back a few of the more trusting donors.

But, in reversing the decision, they pissed of the far right, losing even more donors.

It sucks to be SGK. They can't win.

But Planned Parenthood will probably come out ahead. For years to come.

[mikeytherat]

30. Dear Mittens: Since SGK has decided to reinstate the funding, is that the right decision, too?

Will he flip or will he flop? I'm going with "flop."

Mittens might well be the most politically tone-deaf campaigner ever.

mikey_the_rat

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

31. Willard the flip flopper

He'll be on the other side of the issue if he wins the Republican nomination.

[DallasNE]

34. That Mitt Romney Is Out Of Touch

Is not a news item. It is the essence of just who Mitt Rmoney is. He has no feel for anything except what he thinks it takes to become President -- hardly the qualities one needs inside the Whitehouse. Romney reminds me of Richard Nixon more and more with each passing day.

[Dawson Leery]

35. Romney's flip flops have left him open to several effective attacks.

The Obama team knows how to market a campaign, certainly they can make a caricature of Romney stick in the minds of swing voters.

[Obama3_16]

36. Romney, you are fucked come November

You are a hateful and wicked piece of shit.

[Blue Owl]

38. In his own words, he's not concerned about the poorest among us

After all, they have their safety net. Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?

[TrogL]

39. Most people would be satisfied to put their foot in it, but noooooooo.....

...he's got to take a total bath in order to appeal to the evangelical Republican base, of which, as a Mormon, he's not even a member.

[savannah43]

40. Is he trying to lose?

And this is their most respected idiot. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

[Skittles]

43. keep at it, you santimonious, elitist piece of SHIT

fucking ASSHOLE

[Fearless]

44. Even Fox has you behind in the polls against Obama...

So pander further to the right. What the hell. In for a little, in for a lot.

[lib2DaBone]

45. Williard is a sock puppet for the bankers.... he will say or do anythign they say.

Besides... Buddy Jesus says, "the Evangelicals will NEVER elect a MORMON".


Hang it up Mittens

[madrchsod]

50. i just reread the history of the mormons in illinois...

the only good mormon was a dead mormon to the illinois baptists in the 1840-50`s.

i don`t think they`ll shoot one today but i doubt they`ll vote for one.

[madrchsod]

49. keep talking mittens!

every time ya open your mouth it gives us another talking point!

[Snarkoleptic]

51. Sperm are people too, my friend.

Is he doing some sort of performance art?
Cuz it sure doesn't look like he's trying to win over women voters.

[Canuckistanian]

52. Out. Of. Touch.

He is just clueless. Not so much for the abortion thing, but the TIMING.

[wordpix]

53. flip flop Fish Romney does it again

[tavalon]

57. Just about as right as if you decided to cut off your own penis

It is yours, after all, you are entitled to cut it off if you wish, but if you do it in such a public venue, Mr. Romney, I promise it won't go well for you. Kind of like it hasn't been a good couple of days for the SGK people. It would be and is in both cases not only a spectacle, but also a boondoggle.

And throwing raw meat to your crazy ass, meat hungry fringe base doesn't work anymore now that the internet can disseminate information so rapidly that you can't please the fringe fundy whackadoos and still keep the voting middle. It can't be done.

It's time for truth telling about your opinions and let the cards fall where they may. After all, Mr. Romney, pretty much, you are going to win the opportunity, when the end of this endless primary season comes, to be the sacrificial lamb to the soon to be two term President and isn't that what you always wanted? Hmmmm?