Curiouser and curiouser on Iowa campaign trail for Romney, Huckabee
By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa -- Mitt Romney stood outside his campaign Winnebago, parked outside a pizza shop, and accused rival Mike Huckabee of confusing voters with a press conference to show a negative ad that he decided not to run against Romney.
"On the one hand he wants to run a positive campaign, and on the other hand he shows a negative campaign ad and hopes that people promote it and provide it to the public through the earned media," Romney said this afternoon. "And I think that's a very confusing and puzzling message."
"With that, who wants a slice of pizza?" he asked, offering paper plates to reporters, but not offering to answer questions.
Jim Bob Duggar, a former Arkansas state legislator who is backing Huckabee, crashed the event, asking loudly: "I was just going to ask you about the $50 copay -- the $50 copay for abortions?"
Romney turned way from Duggar, told his traveling press secretary, Eric Fehrnstrom, to give the man an answer, and called out loudly, "Hey guys, who wants pizza? Everybody take a plate if you want pizza."
After Romney climbed back on to the Mitt Mobile, Duggar held court briefly for reporters.
"I just heard him speak about this healthcare program and he says he's pro-life, but he offers abortions for $50 in Massachusetts through his program.," Duggar said."I wonder if this is what he's going to do nationwide if he's president? It's not about the ad, it's about what he stands for."
Duggar's remarks were quickly cut short when Fehrnstrom offered him pizza and another Romney aide hurried reporters back on to their bus, yelling, "Let’s go!"
The $50 copay for abortion was also going to be in the Huckabee ad. Romney campaign called the charge "a blatant distortion," noting that the healthcare plan only followed a 1981 court decision that required abortion services to be offered.
"The charge Mike Huckabee makes is akin to saying President Bush, while being pro-life, is responsible for current laws related to abortion that were decided well before he became president," spokesman Kevin Madden said.
Mitt has to jump into his bus to hide from a question?
That's nothing Mike Huckabee has EVER done....
Hucklberry is pathetic.
Hey lets not be negative but hey press come watch it in the back room and play it on TV for free. Hypocrite!!
As far as mitt jumping into the bus. He made sure the hucksters friends got his questions answered. " the healthcare plan only followed a 1981 court decision that required abortion services to be offered." Does that no answer your question?????
Hucklberry is running on. I'm more Christaian then you. 2. I'm funny. Go Mitt!!!!
So Mitt....The robot refuses to respond...he would sell his soul for a vote!
Huckelberry is a toe tapper...
"The charge Mike Huckabee makes is akin to saying President Bush, while being pro-life, is responsible for current laws related to abortion that were decided well before he became president, spokesman Kevin Madden said."
Unfortunately, Kevin Madden is failing to mention that President Bush placed not one, but two anti-abortion judges on the Supreme Court. That wasn't by accident or chance. My point is, even if an existing law states one thing, there's no reason why the person in charge (i.e Romney) can't introduce something contrary to the existing law. That's what being a lawmaker is all about. That's what making a change is all about.
"The charge Mike Huckabee makes is akin to saying President Bush, while being pro-life, is responsible for current laws related to abortion that were decided well before he became president, spokesman Kevin Madden said."
Unfortunately, Kevin Madden is failing to mention that President Bush placed not one, but two anti-abortion judges on the Supreme Court. That wasn't by accident or chance. My point is, even if an existing law states one thing, there's no reason why the person in charge (i.e Romney) can't introduce something contrary to the existing law. That's what being a lawmaker is all about. That's what making a change is all about.
The only thing keeping the Huckster from showing his "negative ad" is a lack of funds. If it weren't for his dismal, liberal record that he can't hide from, he might make a fine candidate.
whatever happened to separation of church and state? if this continues, we are no better than those loons in the middle east that let religious beliefs dictate policy. i find it comical in this day and age of technology and science that people still hold on to teachings and stories of days past that contradict each other. this is especially comical when one considers the respected clergymen and women of each religion are caught DAILY in actions that contradict their own preaching. let us all hope that we elect a leader on his ability to lead and not his religious affiliations and beliefs.
Type your comment here...You get what you deserve. Next November everyone will know what that is.
HEY MITT, I'LL TAKE A SLICE OF PIZZA AND HOW BOUT THOSE PATRIOTS !!!! YEAH GO PATS !!!!
HEY MITT, I'LL TAKE A SLICE OF PIZZA AND HOW BOUT THOSE PATRIOTS !!!! YEAH GO PATS !!!!
Hey Mitt......I want 3 slices of pizza......OK??...Thank you, Mr President!!!!
I'm with Dan. Are we still in the Middle Ages? Both Huckabee and Robot Romney are appealing to the religious wingnuts in the country. "God" help us!
Thank "god" these are the best the repubs have to offer. What a joke.
I guess Huck is more "christain" than you, he can spell it, I'm sure.
The foundations of our laws may rest upon the Ten Commandments, but they do so in such a way as to protect your right to worship or reject God (among other rights), and to do either in whatever lawful manner you want to. We are right to examine Romney & Huckabee concerning their position on abortion. Today, we demand that the lives of the unborn be protected. Tomorrow, it may be your life that we demand protection for. Leave the unborn to defend themselves today, and they will not be here to defend you tomorrow...or make the money that pays for your Social Insecurity. BTW, some Christians are Green, and we hold that protection of the environment is a Biblical mandate. Does that make the EPA a religious thing? According to a misguided understanding of Separation of Church and State, one might be led to believe that the government should cut funding for all environment protection programs.
Separation of church and state has nothing to do with whether it is right to examine the faith of the man we (some of us Christians ) want to put into the White House. You have every right to reject a Man who speaks freely of his faith in Jesus. I think the problem really is that when Christians show up to vote they are a major force.
Washington is full of individuals who say they are Christians and yet they have no difficulty at all hiding behind the fact that some Judges have sought to overturn the decision of the United States Senate and Congress to end late term abortions. When I hear a candidate start hedging his speech around “Well, you know it is the law and I cannot really do any thing about it”
Day after day our country kills babies who could breathe and live on their own if they were not being murdered in cheap abortion clinics.
That is not hate speech. It is Love Speech. Try it on it might just make you feel a little less vitriol
Look at the vote last night! I think God really will help us, Thank You.
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