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Des Moines Register Endorses Romney

Des Moines Register Endorses Romney

Citing the candidate’s “sobriety, wisdom and judgement” the editorial board of The Des Moines Register, Iowa’s largest and most influential newspaper, announced Saturday night that Mitt Romney would receive their GOP caucus endorsement.

The largest newspaper in the key early caucus state commended Romney’s intelligence combined with a willingness to admit when he has been wrong.

“Romney disagrees with Democrats on most issues, but he offers smart and well-reasoned alternatives rather than simply proposing to swing a wrecking ball in Washington,” wrote the Register editorial board.

In 2008, the newspaper endorsed John McCain who finished tied for a distant third in Iowa, but would go on to secure the GOP nomination.

“Mitt Romney is making his second bid for Iowans’ support after an unsuccessful run in 2008. We did not endorse him then, but this is a different field, and he has matured as a candidate. Rebuilding the economy is the nation’s top priority, and Romney makes the best case among the Republicans that he could do that.”

While Evangelical Christians make up approximately 60 percent of voters in Iowa’s GOP caucus, the Register editorial board did not shy away from scolding Romney’s rivals who “have pandered to extremes with attacks on the courts and sermons on Christian values.” The newspaper praised the former Massachusetts governor for refraining from reckless rhetoric and moralizing.

The endorsement may come as a surprise considering that Romney has received criticism from some Iowa conservatives for putting less resources into campaigning in the hawk-eye state when compared to Romney’s efforts in Nevada and New Hampshire.

Romney ranks third in current polls of likely Iowa GOP caucus goers, behind Newt Gingrich followed by Ron Paul. The paper said of Romney’s top competitors: “Newt Gingrich is an undisciplined partisan who would alienate, not unite, if he reverts to mean-spirited attacks on display as House speaker. Ron Paul’s libertarian ideology would lead to economic chaos and isolationism, neither of which this nation can afford.”

Of the “flip-flopper” label frequently attached to Romney, the newspaper writes that Romney has evolved from a one-time independent to a moderate Republican in a liberal state to a proud conservative today.

“Though Romney has tended to adapt some positions to different times and places, he is hardly unique. It should be possible for a politician to say, ‘I was wrong, and I have changed my mind.’”

The endorsement comes just 17 days before Iowans will gather on January 3 to vote on a Republican nominee. Romney invested heavily in Iowa four years ago, only to finish second. AP reports that his advisers have kept in touch with supporters of his 2008 campaign.

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  • pwatkins
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 2:26am

    Romney will never be a Reagan, maybe Rick Perry could, Bachmann or Santorum, but not Mitt. I was very disappointed in Nicki Haley when she endorsed Romney bc “I KNOW IT WAS A YOU SCRATCH MY BACK, I’ll SCRATCH YOURS” endorsement.

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 6:58am

      Seems TPTB are gonna succeed in picking our candidate for us again. Oh well, we’ll just smile, pick up the crumbs, and vote for the lesser-of-two-evils, once again.
      It’s all fairly disheartening, sometimes.
      If Rand were running, instead of Ron, I wouldn’t hesitate to pull the lever for him. But dad is looking shaky and weak, and at times, nutty. The comment about Bachmann was way over the top.

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    • ChrisRPI
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 8:29am

      What is TPTB??

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 8:42am

      Newspaper Chaired By Private Equity Head Shockingly Endorses Mitt Romney For President
      http://www.zerohedge.com/news/newspaper-chaired-private-equity-head-shockingly-endorses-mitt-romney-president

      Prolly just a co-ink-e-dink.

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:05am

      “BFD” I’ll never vote for this RINO; the ‘establshment’ is trying to push romney down our throats like McCain; Will Romney ask Palin to be hs Veep?

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    • BelAirBrian
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:11am

      SANTORUM. That’s the ticket. If even for just for now (Iowa) – keep him in the game!! He could be as close as we are going to get to a Reagan presidency. Vote for him…just do it. It’s still only the primaries. Mitt would still be a decent fall-back choice if it comes to it but for now, all of you Iowans have a great responsibility to put in an electable conservative as our nominee. Don’t shoot your wad on Romney…..yet

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    • tifosa
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:18am

      A moment with Ann Coulter: (49secpoint) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo6SOpOE788
      Ok, ok, since then of course she’s flip-flopped, but gotta love seeing loops of that clip :^)

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 10:18am

      If Romney gets the Nomination The people once again will not have picked the candidate. Romney is getting full support either like from the Register or backdoor support like from Glenn Beck constantly chipping away at the strongest candidate who is not Romney. I hope the establishment and Glenn Beck are not successfull in Nominating Romney with their Propaganda/PR.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 10:37am

      That was an excellent endorsement. The Evangelicals are so blinded by bigotry and hate, they remind me of the other Taliban who hates Israel irrationally. This endorsement was well written and well thought out. Evangelicals refuse to see any good in Romney because of his religion. Evangelicals are willing to throw our country away and get a second rate candidate (newt). Newt should be in jail, not running for the presidency. My first choice is Michelle B, but I can tell she won’t win the general, so I am backing Mitt. This country deserves our finest, not some pseudo religious candidate to keep the Christian Taliban happy.

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    • jjoy
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 11:29am

      “If he is the GOP nominee, the nation would have a clear choice in November 2012.”

      There is NO “clear” choice between romney and obama…

      I don‘t understand why we can’t have a Conservative candidate for President…

      I am weary of always having to vote for “the lesser of two evils”…

      When are the American Conservative voters going to stand up and say: “NO MORE!!!” ???

      I, for one, refuse to vote for another liberal loser like romney, newt, or perry…

      It is high time for a 3rd party… Where is the Tea Party??? Have they just “faded away” like old Soldiers???

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:26pm

      Great. The most liberal paper in Iowa endorses Romney. What a head turner.

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    • Faith1029
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:52pm

      I don’t want the media to tell me who to vote for. I really want to hear more of what Santorum has to say. He is a good man with a good, moral background. They don’t seem to give him a chance to speak which tells me they are biased in who they want in. In what I do hear from Rick, I’m liking him more and more. I believe his ratings are low because the media won’t give him a chance. Please don’t let the media push you into voting for who they want in. We don’t have to be following them like sheep. We can think for ourselves. We should pray that God will give us widsom who to vote for.

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    • eyestoseeearstohear
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 2:22pm

      @ CHRISRPI

      I THINK they mean:

      TPTB = The Powers That Be

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    • ZengaPA65
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:56pm

      It helps him that Mitt is a cousin to Bush howbeit one who comes from a polygamist family and wears long johns that possess mystical powers.

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    • HippoNips
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 8:26pm

      I won’t vote for Romney, I already had to vote for McCain ……Obama still won and I haven’t been able to get over the shame of voting for the Maverick yet.

      Romney and Obama are too much alike . The generall election will only be a beauty contest.

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    • Watchingtheweasels
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 10:45pm

      Being endorsed by the Register is sort of like being officially crowned King of the RINOs. It’s a (surprise) leftist, progressive paper.

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  • This_Individual
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 2:05am

    Go ahead, endorse another statist.

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    • Jomil48
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:13am

      I wouldn’t vote for Romney or Newt if they were the only ones on the ticket, we have enough RINOs

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    • bhohater
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:48am

      He may be a slight cut above John “the jaw” McCain, he’s more of a “go along, get along type guy who avoids confrontation like George W. Has he broke down and cried in public yet?

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 10:38am

      You are overreacting.

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  • TelepromoterNChief
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 1:47am

    Ron Paul smells like soup.

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    • Jomil48
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:17am

      Santorum/Buchman 2012

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:13pm

      what kind of soup? i like soup. chicken soup when i’m not feeling well….. romney can’t beat ozero, i don’t care who endoreses him

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  • In-God-I-trust
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 1:40am

    I would rather give up my fear than my Liberty.
    Ron Paul 2012

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    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 1:49am

      With Ron Paul you will be giving up much more than that.
      The old man is nuttier than the ground floor of a Planters peanut factory.

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    • riseandshine
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 3:45am

      I’m with You, In_God_I_Trust…..Ron Paul 2012 !

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    • Jomil48
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:44am

      I really don’t know much about Ron Paul, he is probably a nice man, but he sot of puts you in mind of a crazy old uncle at a family get together and everyone holds their breath because he just sorts of spurts things out and you never know what he is going to say.

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    • bhohater
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:55am

      Sometimes you just have to give up on a bad idea. The only thing we have to fear about Ron Paul being President is Ron Paul being himself.

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    • jjoy
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 11:33am

      @TELEPROMOTERNCHIEF

      “The old man is nuttier than the ground floor of a Planters peanut factory.”

      Yep… 20% of the time, Ron Paul is nutty… BUT, 80% of the time he makes far more sense than romney, newt, or perry…

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    • eyestoseeearstohear
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 2:51pm

      @ TELEPROMPTERNCHIEF

      NO!
      Ron Paul is NUTTIER THAN A SQUIRREL’S TURD!

      Now you know that’s just FULL of NUTS! LOL :)

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  • duane38637
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 1:17am

    Leftest media is picking the GOP candidate nmo back bone Rhomney will win and it will give Obama a free ride like McCain did

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 2:13am

      Leftist media… give me a break.. Obama is more afraid of Romney then he is of any of the others.. because Romney has God on his side… Obama has Rev. Wright and after listening to him for 20 years there is no way you can have anything but hate in your heart for America and his new pastor isn’t any better.. God help us!

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    • tifosa
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:33am

      Not true Abby. My guess would be that the administration would have the toughest time running against Huntsman. (yeh I took this away from “MSM”)

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  • staxmarshall
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 1:08am

    God will not hold me accountable for the outcome of an election but He will look at the choices I have made. Therefore, I will not vote for Mitt Romney. $50 co-pay baby murder. “Get yer abortions! 50 bucks a pop!”

    Mitt Romney’s proven liberal record: http://greggjackson.com/blog/?p=471

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 2:18am

      Do you believe everything you read??? In actuality Mormon’s do not believe in abortion.. only in cases of rape and danger to the mother’s life and their are countless stories of women in our faith.. who bore the child from rape and raised the child and many more who had faith enough to bear their child, even if it meant they would die.. In no way do I believe Romney thinks any different.. God help us!! So if you wouldn’t vote for Romney.. you would choose Obama.. that would be asinine!

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 10:40am

      Another fearful Evangelical who makes up lies and distorts the truth.

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  • PJL
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 1:05am

    Best Man for the Job. Hoot, Hoot!

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  • Mountain Dew
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:29am

    Ron Paul has some good positions, but you Paul Zombies are becoming tedious. You talk as if the guy were some kind of messiah. Enough already.

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    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 1:52am

      Paul is not to be trusted. Even Obama could kick his @$$ and that isn‘t saying much in Obama’s favor.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 10:43am

      This country was founded on the Constitution..small government..freedom for the people.
      Ron Paul wants to make war a Congressional decision..not just a whelm of a Obama and a Hilary
      Paul want to bring our militay home and build it here.
      He wants to cut all foreign aide.
      He wants to close the borders and allow no more immigration
      He wants to keep our industry here ..making us a powerful and rich nation once again
      We are 16 trillion dollars broke as of 2 days ago..
      China pretty much owns us
      We fight Iran…China and Russia go against us
      We are in a VIet Nam type war..blood money.. making people like Rockefelleres wealthier.
      We have lost what? over 5 thousand lives and trillions of dollars we didn’t have
      Paul wants to end the Federal Reserve
      Cain ran the Federal Reserve and guess what..he through his support behind Paul.
      You are brainwashed into believing that we need to stay at war.
      The Constituition would afford us protection
      Islam is here….did the war stop that? will it? no.. The Constitution will.

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  • southernORcobra
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:12am

    won’t support Romney

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    • Top_Down
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:25am

      I support Romney. I have researched his background and as a Tea Partier, I know he would be the best to run against Obama. Not just that he is the most-electable.

      Here is what I have found in my research. Romney shrunk the state of Massachusetts by more than any other governor in the Northwest in history, till his time? He cut crony capitalism in the state, and cut taxes over 19 times, tried dozens of more times? Romney laid off more government workers than any other state in during his time as governor. Turned around a $3 billion deficit and created a $2 billion rainy day fund. And the praise given him during the last debate from Gingrich was just the tip of what he can do.

      Here is his last video and look strong against Obama: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2011/dec/romney_ad_another.html

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:33am

      Thank you TOP DOWN. I was leaning towards GINGRICH, but I think his scorched earth in DC has made him unelectable. We want to defeat Obama. I remember the great job ROMNEY did on the OLYMPICS…now…if he would adapt a tax program similar to 9-9-9 and ditch the 51 pager, I’d be totally with him. NO one else can do it. Write PAUL, BACHMANN, Huntsman off for being unlikeable. Perry should run for Senate seat being vacated by Hutcheson in TX; Santorum should get back in Senate and run another time. Romney is good and can beat Obama in Debate too. There are a lot of PAUL fanatics on this board, but boys (average age 20) your guy lost it this last debate with his nutzoid beliefs that Iran won’t get – then won’t use Nucs. He needs to retire anyway…he’s 76 years old!!!

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    • GilbertAcct
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:11pm

      Top_Down… Haha, nice history lesson for us… “Romney shrunk the state of Massachusetts by more than any other governor in the Northwest in history”… So Romney governed in the Northwest? If anyone wants to look this up and see if Top_Down is being truthful, google Massachusetts CAFR. This will give a you a link to the official MA state government website, which has Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports going back to the 90′s. Check out the total government expenses the year before Romney became governor and compare it to his last year. He GREW the MA government. He also increased the long-term debt per capita for MA citizens.

      Don‘t take a Romney fanatic’s word for it… look it up in some audited financials.

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    • GilbertAcct
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:14pm

      Northwest, haha!

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  • BlazingChance
    Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:01am

    Nothing upsets me more than when I see a fellow Christian say that they’re a “follower of Jesus Christ,” yet they advocate going to war with Iran. YOU’RE NOT A CHRISTIAN. It‘s blatantly obvious that you’ve never read the Bible and you have absolutely NO idea what being a Christian means. All you’re doing is giving the rest of us a bad name.

    The second the see someone label Ron Paul a “dangerous isolationist,” I know that they’re either:

    A) Uneducated – don’t know what the definition is.
    B) Not really a conservative
    C) Secretly a Barack Obama supporter

    I stand with the troops, Ron Paul 2012.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:12am

      B.S.
      Ron Paul is better than Obama, but he is still just another lying politician. His defamation of Bachman is rediculous too.

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  • ROMNEY2012
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 11:54pm

    Newt Gingrich, Former U.S. House Speaker:

    “Romney’s record turning around the Winter Olympics which was spectacular, his record as a very successful business leader, his record as governor of a very, very Democratic state – he’s an impressive guy.”

    http://www.whyromney.com/praise_new.php

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  • KICKILLEGALSOUT
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 11:28pm

    Another corrupt media outlet that is pre choosing another lunatic that will continue our path to destruction of the out of control global welfare/warfare empire we have become.
    Dr. Ron Paul 2012 is the answer, don’t compromise your vote for Gettinrich or Romney the RINO.

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    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 11:32pm

      Hide your children.
      Ron Paul is a creepy old man noone wants to have over for a family event.

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  • drago
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 11:16pm

    Wait, didnt they endorse McCain?………..

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:03am

      John McCain?????????????????????

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:14am

      Just another liberal paper endorsing the most liberal candidate. Does the sun come up in the morning? Same answer.

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 5:16pm

      Never had any confidence in what Iowa thinks.

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  • garyM
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:49pm

    Top_Down
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:33pm
    Is that why ‘Big Government Romney” shrunk the state of Massachusetts by more than any other governor in the Northwest in history, till his time? Is that why he cut crony capitalism in the state, or cut taxes over 19 times? Is that why Romney laid off more government workers than any other state in during his time as governor.
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    You won‘t ever see it investigated and a story wriiten because all the news sites and cable channels you are tuned in to are secular but that’s a dog gone lie that Romney cut taxes in Mass even one time in Mass much less 17 times. In fact taxes went up under him along with the first non traditional marriages ever in the US and a bunch more liberal things he either signed are put in to effect by executive order. We are all free to vote for whomever we chose but a conservative no tax guy IS NOT ROMNEY!
    HINT:…you see this liberal news paper endorsed ROMNEY, these newspaper people ARE the most liberal PEOPLE you’ll find in Iowa or any city!

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    • AhLeahIris
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 11:00pm

      This is a pathetic endorsement. I can’t believe the pure nonsense in it. Neither can this guy: http://wp.me/p1HGwx-1K3
      I had to laugh when he called them on their contradictions…LOL

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  • The-Real-Enrico
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:13pm

    I do care about his religion as should anybody. But it is his actions and his motives that carries them that is what we worry about.

    I care about him being or claiming to be a mormon as I do a christian. It is about his convictions.

    I don‘t like him for policies and that’s it. I don’t like pollutions expel one that are self proclaimed progressive.

    My point is to all of the mormon on this site that are trying to claim and insinuate that all of the anti-Romney people are bigots and only care about religion. Look in the mirror. Romney sucks because he is a big government progressive.

    Don’t put your faith in a maybe & might be and a I hope so. Put your passion and support in your convictions by their actions. We do have a choice and it doesn’t have to be another big governmet rhino like Romney/Newt.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:21pm

      “Ron Paul’s libertarian ideology would lead to economic chaos and isolationism, neither of which this nation can afford.”

      No, Ron Paul’s libertarian ideology allowed him to see the housing collapse coming SEVEN YEARS before it happened.

      See here.

      Ron Paul: “This real-estate bubble will burst, as all bubbles do” (part 3)
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KONpt9a6HrI

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    • Top_Down
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:33pm

      Is that why ‘Big Government Romney” shrunk the state of Massachusetts by more than any other governor in the Northwest in history, till his time? Is that why he cut crony capitalism in the state, or cut taxes over 19 times? Is that why Romney laid off more government workers than any other state in during his time as governor.

      SORRY SIR, ROMNEY SHRUNK THE GOVT BECAUSE HE IS A BUSINESSMAN WHO BELIEVES IN LIMITING THE GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN OUR LIVES.

      Even the Original Intent of his health care plan showed that. Sadly it was changed by the liberal legislature of Mass.

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:35pm

      So what did Ron Paul do about “seeing” the collapse? What has Ron Paul done in his time in Congress?

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    • MTNative
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:46pm

      Retract your claws “The Real Enrico” I am mormon, and I am not really for Romney. Mainly for the reasons you have stated. However, I’m for Gingrich less and for Ron Paul even less. If Harry Ried were running on the GOP side he would be even worse in my mind that Paul even though he is mormon. Although I agree that Romney will likely win Utah because of mormon sheeple, it is unfair to cast this rather large net over Mormons. I do not know anyone in my mormon circles who really like Romney. Now flip the coin and I think there are a lot of people who will not vote for Romney because of his faith. Is this bigoted? Probably. Unless the candidate is an atheist, or devil worshiper I think we should drop the religion thing and look at their policies and who can do the best job. Right now that person looks like Santorum, but he has about a snowballs chance at this point. Wait a minute, what is his religion, I’ll somehow become bigoted against it for no apparent reason.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:56pm

      @CatB,

      “So what did Ron Paul do about “seeing” the collapse? What has Ron Paul done in his time in Congress?”

      Do you understand the republican form of government? No individual Congressman CAN do anything.

      He did what he was supposed to do: represent his constituents in accordance with the Constitution.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 11:16pm

      @CatB,

      Also, the government’s not supposed to DO much of anything. It’s supposed to protect individual inalienable rights and stay out of the economy; That’s about it.

      The fact that you want to see what Congressmen have DONE means that you think government CAN do something – and apparently you think it can do a lot of things, since you’re not being too specific about what you think would qualify as “doing something”.

      Government is the CAUSE of bad economies. Once you understand this, you will hope that government just stops trying to do a LOT of what it does.

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    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 11:41pm

      I’m a Mormon and I baby stand Mitt.
      Whoever runs against Obama is who I am voting for.
      Ron Paul is a JOKE and will never get my vote.

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    • GilbertAcct
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 9:21pm

      I’m a Mormon and I think Romney is a joke. I also think his son Top_Hatter is a joke for thinking he governed in the Northwest and for spreading lie that he shrunk government. Look at the audited CAFR for MA… He clearly grew the government. Look it up for yourselves. Try making some factual arguments Craig.

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  • flyoverbob
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:56pm

    I saw a poll yesterday that said 48% thought Barry should get a second term.That is just astounding to me.Another four yrs would bring this contry to a place that people cant imagine..
    My father is 87yo,he talks about growing up during the depression in SE Missouri.He talks about living in a barn and snow blowing in the cracks.Him and his brother and sister slept together to keep warm.They share cropped,they chopped and picked cotton.They didnt go to school because they needed the 1. a day for working the farm.
    Occasionaly when he was telling a story he would say a couple of times they went on starvation.One time I asked what that meant did you get something from the government.He said no that just meant they wouldn’t have anything to eat.
    I guess my thoughts are is that what its going to take for people to see that whats been happening for 70 years is going to take us down?
    I don‘t agree with the people who say if we collapse we can’t come back,but people are going to suffer for a long time.
    I beleive the way we go so goes the world but there would be a lot of suffering.
    I was in Vietnam,the Phillipines,Okinawa,I saw how people were lucky to get a handful of rice.Folks dont kid yourself it could happen here in a few years

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:08pm

      I hear you! People don’t have a clue as to how it could be. Most people in this country can’t even begin to imagine how war and starvation can be. We are blessed by God….but many have become nothing more than spoiled brats with their hands out demanding an entitlement.

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    • The Third Archon
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:14pm

      George W. Bush got a second term.

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 2:23am

      The next 18 months will be a real eye opener.. this country will survive.. many people won’t.. and Obama served his purpose just like Judas Iscariot did… God help us!!

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  • The Third Archon
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:56pm

    “The newspaper praised the former Massachusetts governor for refraining from reckless rhetoric and moralizing.”
    FALSE, moralizing, sir. Don’t let them slip that one by you–subject religion to the same demanding standards of rational validation that literally EVERY OTHER IDEA we encounter is subjected to before we believe it (accept it is ‘true’, or at least, true until proven otherwise).

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  • possom
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:41pm

    Why would people support mitt when he‘s help create this mess over the past 30 yr’s? This leopard is not going to change his spot‘s overnight and my neighbor think’s he’s only in this to split the rep vote so obama can stay in office. And I kinda believe it.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 10:46am

      You obviously haven’t read up on your candidates. Mitt was a governor of MA…how did that create the mess we are in? He had a democrat state, a democrat house and senate to work with, and he stayed within his STATE powers to pass laws. He is a team player. Do you think a hard core right candidate can win the general? (Answer: no). Can you say the same about Obama’s politics? Can you say the same about Newt?

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  • Captain Crunch
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:39pm

    Endorsements will happen. Read the reasons why an endorsement is given before critisizing it by saying foolish things like “republican rinos trying to pick our candidates”. That is foolishness and stinks of arnachy and progressive trolling. I’d rather have Romney than Newt.
    Sarah Palin will be speaking up pretty soon. The whiny babies will be shedding big tears when that happens.

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:51pm

      And one more thing….for you people who continually bring up the issue about Mitt Romneys religion,
      IT DOES NOT MATTER that he is Morman. He could ba a Jew and it wouldn’t matter. Those who keep bringing this up are only trying to create divisions and destroy unity. You’re the one with the problem with it because it is you who keeps bringing it up. It’s possible for someone to be a Christian and in the Mormon church. Same with Cathlics…that was an issue with JFK too. Didn’t matter. What matters is to they have Christian values. I’m sick of hearing the bigoted trolling. Get a life!

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    • Steelhead
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:08pm

      cappy= look around , it might not matter to you about Mitt’s religionbut the far right of the republican party consider Mormons a cult. This is a big problem for republicans having him for a candidate. I read the post here every day and even if I‘m a troll I’m not the one who is a bigot. I‘m just glad the cons are making Obama’s second term so easy

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    • The-Real-Enrico
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:16pm

      I do care about his religion as should anybody. But it is his actions and his motives that carries them that is what we worry about.

      I care about him being or claiming to be a mormon as I do a christian. It is about his convictions.

      I don‘t like him for policies and that’s it. I don’t like pollutions expel one that are self proclaimed progressive.

      My point is to all of the mormon on this site that are trying to claim and insinuate that all of the anti-Romney people are bigots and only care about religion. Look in the mirror. Romney sucks because he is a big government progressive.

      Don‘t put your faith in maybe might Be’s. Put your passion and support in your convictions by their actions.

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  • watashbuddyfriend
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:31pm

    Why is it the the Midwestern yankees, those who helped put Obama in office, keep pushing for the wrong candidate?

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  • dcart888
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:22pm

    Please all the Romney haters ABR tell me why it was ok for Reagan to change his mind but not Romney? Just curious I predict he will win and will be the next Reagan

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    • beck2012
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:36pm

      Agree to an extent… next Ronald Reagan… we shall see

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:42pm

      Ditto….Ronald Reagan….greatest President of the last 100 years.
      Mitt Romney….possibly the next.
      Michelle Bachman….my favorite….and she’s hot!

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:15pm

      There is no comparison between Romney and Reagan. Reagan was an intellectual and a movement conservative. He read and gave ideological speaches. He was a leader even before his speach at the Goldwater Convention in ‘64.

      Romney is not a conservative by great conviction. He is not a man of ideas. He does not communicate in great ideas. His conservatism is more temperamental and moral than intellectual. At base he is more of a moderate. Let’s not kid ourselves.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 12:23am

      Wow, Mitt is no Reagan. GOP hated Reagan. Media hated Reagan, Dems hated Reagan. Kind of how they hate Cain, Bachman, Rand Paul, West, Marco Rubio, Demint and others. THe GOP does not hate Romney like the Hated Reagan.

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:20pm

    Silly twits.

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  • orthodoxc
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:20pm

    I am sick to death of the republican establishment slugs picking our candidates. Forget them!

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 10:49am

      You are just throwing a childish tantrum. I don‘t know any voters who don’t make up their own mind (just like you). There is no conspiracy out there. You just refuse to see the good in a candidate, when the rest of us see it.

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  • GodandIsrael
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:19pm

    As I have always said, the establishment GOP has chosen for us: Mitt Romney. He is a progressive, better than Obama but barely. This country needs radical return to conservative values, not a leftist like Mitt. Its time for the Tea Party to wake up and defeat Romney!

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    • Steelhead
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:30pm

      is it Mitt‘s religion the evangelicals can’t handle? I hope not because that would make them all a bunch of bigots.

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    • GodandIsrael
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:59pm

      Steelhead, while I am not a fan of Mormonism from a theological point of view, I would have no problem voting for a Mormon. My issue with Romney is that he tells people what they want to hear, he has no principles. I truly believe that the constitution will soon come under attack by a large number of people in the US. Someone will need to stand by their principles and hold the republic together. I think that Mitt will cave to the radicals if they are numerous and loud enough.

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  • Uncurable wound
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:19pm

    The What, Des Moines RINO,,,well Im shocked -NOT.
    Romney you BLOW!!
    P.S. GET BENT!

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