Romney the Flip-Flopper
#15 Afghanistan War Withdrawal Timeline FLIP/FLOP (Confirmed in the 3rd Presidential Debate)
FLIP: (6/2/2011)
"In Afghanistan, the surge was right, announcing a withdrawal date was wrong. The Taliban may not have watches, but they do have calendars."
FLOP: (3rd Presidential Debate, 10/22/2012)
"Well, we’re going to be finished by 2014, and when I’m President, we’ll make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. The commanders and the generals there are on track to do so."
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Afghanistan War Withdrawal Timeline FLIP/FLOP (Confirmed in the 3rd Presidential Debate)
FLIP: (6/2/2011) "In Afghanistan, the surge was right, announcing a withdrawal date was wrong. The Taliban may not have watches, but they do have calendars." FLOP: (3rd Presidential Debate, 10/22/2012) "Well, we’re going to be finished by 2014, and when I’m President, we’ll make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. The commanders and the generals there are on track to do so."
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'Romnesia': Illegal Immigration Issues (Confirmed in the 2nd Presidential Debate)
FLIP: Mitt Romney supported harmful anti-immigration laws to force undocumented immigrants to self deport. -During the GOP primary. FLOP: Romney said he will not put 'magnets' in place that attract undocumented immigrants. -Second Presidential Debate, Oct. 16, 2012
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Romney on the US AUTO INDUSTRY
FLIP: In Michigan (2008) Mitt Romney said: "I'm not willing to sit back and say, 'Too bad for Michigan, too bad --too bad for the car industry, too bad for the people who've lost their jobs. They're gone forever.'" FLOP: (June 3, 2011) "That's exactly what I said. The headline you read which said 'let Detroit go bankrupt' points out that those companies needed to go through bankruptcy to shed those costs."
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Romney on TAX PLEDGES
FLIP: "I'm not intending to, at this stage, sign a document which would prevent me from being able to look specifically at the revenue needs of the commonwealth. " — Quoted in Union-News, Springfield, MA (2002) FLOP: "Signing the pledge now sends a very clear message to those in Washington who have voted against tax relief and for tax hikes that such actions will never grow our regional and national economies." — Romney spokesman quoted in the Boston Globe, (2007)
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Romney and HEALTH CARE
FLIP: "I'm proud of what we've done. If Massachusetts succeeds in implementing [Romneycare], then that will be a model for the nation." — Speech in Baltimore (2007) FLOP: "At the time I crafted the plan in the last campaign I was asked is [Romneycare] something that you would have the whole nation do, and I said no. This is something that was crafted for Massachusetts. It would be wrong to adopt this as a nation." — Presidential primary debate (2011)
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Romney and GUN CONTROL
FLIP: "We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them." — Gubernatorial debate, (2002) "Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts." — Signing ceremony for bill banning assault weapons (2004) FLOP: "I don’t support any gun control legislation, the effort for a new assault weapons ban, with a ban on semi-automatic weapons, is something I would oppose." — Interview with conservative bloggers (2008)
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Are you sure, Mr. Romney?
"This video will show you just how un-sure 'Mitt Romney' is about on almost everything in the world" See for yourself his 'Flip-Flopping'.
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US Coal Energy: Will the Real Romney Please Stand Up? (Confirmed in the 2nd Presidential Debate)
FLIP: As governor, Romney supported the ruling when Massachusetts singled out its most egregious polluters as the "Filthy Five" plants, including Salem Harbor. He said, "I will not create jobs or hold jobs that kill people, and that plant -- that plant kills people." Feb. 5, 2003, The Salem Harbor Power Station. FLOP: "...what we don't need is to have the president keeping us from taking advantage of oil, coal and gas." Oct. 16, 2012 -Second Presidential Debate, NY
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See where Romney Flip-Flops on the Issues
Video: Mitt Romney's record on his changing views: '47%', Climate Change, The Auto Industry, Immigration, Healthcare, and Gay Marriage
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Romney Now Flips 100% on his '47%' Remark
"I said something that's just completely wrong. And I absolutely believe however that my life has shown that I care about the 100 percent and that has been demonstarted throughout my life."
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Mitt Romney on Climate Change
FLIP: "I believe the world’s getting warmer. I can’t prove that, but I believe based on what I read that the world is getting warmer. And number two, I believe that humans contribute to that. ... And so I think it's important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may well be significant contributors to the climate change and the global warming that you're seeing." — Town hall meeting, Manchester, NH (June 2011) FLOP: "My view is that we don’t know what’s causing climate change on this planet. And the idea of spending trillions and trillions of dollars to try to reduce CO2 emissions is not the right course for us." — Q&A session, Pittsburg, PA (October 2011)
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Romney's on Hunting (FLIP/FLOPS within 2007)
Flip: "I purchased a gun when I was a young man. I've been a hunter pretty much all my life." — On the campaign trail in Keene, N.H. Flop: "Any description of my being a hunter is an overstatement of capability." — Comment to a reporter from the Austin American-Statesman
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Video: Mitt Romney Flip-Flops on His Abortion Record
Where do you stand NOW Mr. Romney: Roe v. Wade or Pro-life?
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Women are Monitoring Romney's FLIP/FLOP on the US Abortion Issue
FLIP: Romney in a (1994) debate with Sen. Edward Kennedy said, "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, that we should sustain and support it." FLOP: In a (2011) Town hall meeting in Hopkinton, NH, he changed his mind, "What I would like to see happen would be for the Supreme Court to say, look, we’re going to overturn Roe v. Wade and return to the states the authority to decide whether they want to have abortion or not, state by state. That’s the way it was before Roe v. Wade. So I am firmly pro-life."
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China and Trade: Romney's Acrobatic Tendencies
FLIP: (2009) “...the wrong answer for America’s workers and for the wealth of every citizen of this nation is to try and put up barriers to stop competition, either domestic competition or competition from abroad.” FLOP: "I'll crack down on China, President Bush didn't." He also promised to label China as a currency manipulator “on Day One.” Oct. 16, 2012 -Second Presidential Debate, NY
