Romney responds to his first brush with YouTube– a posting of his formerly pro-choice views from a 1994 debate with Ted Kennedy– on the Glenn and Helen show at Instapundit.Perfect venue for a response. Hits all the right people– all those
who……

Was it political opportunism then or now? Or has Mitt Romney’s views ‘evolved’ as he says? Take a look at these two videos side by side. The first one is from 1994 when he ran against Teddy Kennedy….

So it doesn’t matter what his position is on destroying unborn children in the womb?

How easily we adapt to horror as long as it doesn’t “affect” us. And if it does, we justify it.

An unborn child has no voice. It’s just as well, because you guys aren’t listening anyway.

puts it behind him and onward and upward. He is a great candidate, he took some serious heat here in ma. but stood up for the social and fiscal and foreign policy stuff that is pure porterhouse for the base. i like mitt.

So, Mitt Romney had a relative die from an illegal abortion?? Questions need to be asked!! Was that truth or politics he stated??

gary on January 10, 2007 at 6:34 PM

Depending on your point of view, he had two relatives die from the illegal abortion – the baby and the abortee. No matter your position, the only winners are the medical doctors who perform the “procedures”.

In earlier times, these same doctors would have been proud members of the SS working hard to preserve the master race for Furhrer, Reich, and Volk.

No questions needed – he is a typical politician who has become intoxicated with being the right’s flavor of the month as Obama is the left’s flavor of the month.

There’s a while left before the real election campaigning begins – that’ll be a circus to see.

Great point about Reagan being from true blue California.

Among today’s blogospherical buzz was the video that emerged from Mitt Romney’s 1994 debate with Teddy Kennedy. The video is delightful insofar as it’s a chance to see someone actually undertaking the laudable effort to oust the Kennedy from his se…

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But hey, isn’t the presidential sparring at least moving forward a generation or two? Now we’re talking about what happened 17 years ago, instead of 40. That’s progress.

The whole point of this article is to embarrass Romney. So what, his views changed. Every evolving maturing deep thinker changes his views. I have, my friends have. Apparently, changing ones outlook is seen as political opportunism by AP. So, AP has your views on muslims changed since 9/11??? Mine have.

Andy in Agoura Hills on January 10, 2007 at 4:26 PM

We can always return the favor.

Ouch – this one is especially devastating (click the link to see who wrote it):

“When Congress enacted immigration reform laws that forbade local governments from barring employees from cooperating with the INS, Mayor Rudy Giuliani filed suit against the feds in 1997. He was rebuffed by two lower courts, which ruled that the sanctuary order amounted to special treatment for illegal aliens and were nothing more than an unlawful effort to flaunt federal enforcement efforts against illegal aliens. In January 2000, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, but Giuliani vowed to ignore the law.”

The following video of Romney unequivocally declaring himself pro-choice back in ’94, while running against Ted Kennedy for Senate, is making the rounds today. In it, he says that he believes abortion should be “safe and legal in this country,”……

As for evolving views on abortion, mine did. Haven’t yours? For that matter, I don’t think I know anyone whose views on public policy have not changed significantly through their lives.

Jaibones on January 10, 2007 at 2:05 PM

The whole point of this article is to embarrass Romney. So what, his views changed. Every evolving maturing deep thinker changes his views. I have, my friends have. Apparently, changing ones outlook is seen as political opportunism by AP. So, AP has your views on muslims changed since 9/11??? Mine have.