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Saturday, Dec 01, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Romney Press Shop (85) 288-6390 Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney issued the following statement on World AIDS Day: "On World AIDS Day, we are reminded of the importance of America 's commitment to fighting one of mankind's most deadly infectious diseases. Around the world, over 33 million people are living with HIV/ AIDS . In 2007 alone, 2.5 million people became infected with HIV and another 2.1 million died from AIDS . To strengthen our fight against HIV/ AIDS and bring hope to those afflicted with this disease, we need strong executive leadership that can build on President Bush 's groundbreaking efforts. "As President, I will mobilize our civilian instruments of power to address HIV/ AIDS , poverty and other challenges across Africa by empowering a single U.S. official with the responsibility and authority to lead all of America 's civilian efforts in the region. I will funda...

July 23, 2003 ROMNEY CELEBRATES NEW CHAPTER IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING Signs legislation that provides flexibility in meeting housing goals Governor Mitt Romney today celebrated the signing of a new law that will allow MassHousing to continue to make loans to finance affordable housing in the Commonwealth. Within weeks, the quasi-public agency was poised to come up against its legal debt cap for rental housing, which would have prevented it from making any new loans for mixed-income rental housing developments. "This new law will allow MassHousing to finance mixed-income homes without interruption," said Romney. "We must work harder, and be smarter, to increase the state's housing supply and have it affordable to those across a broad range of incomes." While MassHousing had additional lending capacity to make loans to first-time home buyers, the measure signed by Romney allows MassHousing to combine two separate debt limits for rental housing and home o...

A GENERATION'S LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP Today's challenges are daunting. They include the conflict in Iraq, the resurgence of the Taliban, and global terrorist networks made even more menacing by the threat of nuclear proliferation. While Iran's leaders relentlessly pursue nuclear weapons capabilities and spout genocidal threats against Israel, the world largely stands silent, unable to agree on effective sanctions even as each day the danger grows. Genocide ravages Darfur even as the world stands frozen. In Latin America, leaders such as Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez seek to reverse the spread of freedom and return to failed authoritarian policies. AIDS and potential new pandemics threaten us in an interconnected world. The economic rise of China and other countries across Asia poses a different type of challenge. It is easy to understand why Americans -- and many others around the world -- feel so much unease and uncertainty. Yet although we face fundamentally differen...

"In this era of fiscal belt-tightening, we need to ensure that Massachusetts continues to lead the nation on public health issues - from AIDS prevention to bioterrorism preparedness ." Governor Mitt Romney, 01-16-2003 Press Release "If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague.... It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS. It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents." Governor Mike Huckabee, 1992 Questionnaire for The Associated Press

...   The republican party is thinking about electing a guy who calls the Club for Growth, the Club for Greed...   What can we do to save our party   Who is John Galt?

Posted on December 7th, 2007 By Sean Hackbarth in Iran In Columbus, OH Fred had a few words to say about Mike Huckabee's lack of knowledge about Iran and the National Intelligence Estimate : "Not only is Iran the major long-term threat to our country, the nuclear program is the most important part of the Iran consideration. For a presidential candidate not to know that and not to keep up with that is very surprising," said Thompson. "These are the kinds of things I've been talking about all of my life. Now, if the American people have other priorities, if they want someone who smiles a lot more than I do, or someone who is a better quipster than I am, who has no experience in these areas, that's for the American people to decide." UPDATE: Yesterday on MSNBC Huckabee found an excuse as to why he didn't know about the NIE: HUCKABEE: Well, I don't blame my staff. It is a situation where a report was released at 10:00 in the morning, the...

Mitt Fans,   Slick Willy--who occasionally posts at NY for Mitt --put together a wonderful story:   It drives home the point that Huck released a felon about every five days!  Below are a few key paragraphs:   Huckabee's Very, Very Poor Judgment: Released One Felon Every Five Days   Earlier this week I posted a story about Gov. Huckabee influencing the parole board to release convicted rapist Wayne DuMond from prison and DuMond's subsequent two rapes/murders. In addition to making me sad, the story convinced me that Huckabee's judgment is a big problem.     These numbers are staggering. To put them into context, on average, Huckabee was prematurely releasing 70 felons a year. Or, one felon every five days. Do you really believe he knew their cases and history as well as the jury that put them behind bars? Do you really believe he studied the data well enough to truly be informed about each of these decisions? Impo...

Huckabee Fundamentally Reshaping American Politics by RainbowRepublican This is my greatest fear. As someone who is both a social conservative AND an economic conservative, I've always suspected that the South American model of social conservative/economic populist could possibly catch fire in the United States and have the same detrimental economic consequences as they have experienced in South America. If elected, Mike Huckabee would be that fear realized. Like many of the wannabe conservatives... by jforFRED Huckabee is putting on a show, fooling people into thinking he is someone he is not. He is receiving a free media ride right now because he is a good talker. Without funny one-liners at the last debate, he was a non-issue. It would be nice to see him respond to a question with something other than a sermon or a joke. I've been critical of Romney's flip-flopping (he did give a good speech today) and of Guiliani's reference to 9-11 or New York on every ...

LK: Regarding Governor Huckabee, Governor Huckabee is a very interesting guy who is not running as the kind of traditional, free-trade, cut taxes, limit government, supply side conservative. He is not. And we walked through a whole bunch of things on trade and China and taxes, and also, he just blurted out CEO pay, which he violently disagrees with. And in fact, he said he would…he doesn't want to regulate it, but he said at one point he would regulate CEO pay as a last resort.  HH: Oh.  LK: I thought that was very important. He's very biased against China trade. He's skeptical. He says the middle class is in trouble. He didn't acknowledge the prosperity. I really asked him about today's excellent jobs report, and the general prosperity we're enjoying. He didn't want to go there.   HH: You know, Larry, last night I watched Glen Beck as I was preparing to give a speech. I'm told it was a replay of a Huckabee interview. But what I heard last night, he w...

Yesterday, Governor Mitt Romney delivered his "Faith in America" address at The George Bush Presidential Library. Today, the newspapers and columnists are reflecting upon Governor Romney's words. Please find below some key columns: Kathleen Parker: "One Nation Under Mitt" ( Townhall , 12/7/07): "He held up a mirror and, for the first time in a long while, Americans did not have to avert their gaze. They could see themselves reflected and be both proud and humbled by their country's unique beauty." "Voters may not know any more about Mormonism than they did before Mitt Romney's faith speech on Thursday, but they surely know more about what it means to be an American. "Romney's much-anticipated address from the George H.W. Bush library at Texas A&M reminded Americans of some fundamental truths that often get lost in the guerrilla warfare of presidential politics." ... "If Kennedy's speech was an important lan...

Mormon in America How Mitt Romney came to give The Speech--and how he did. Friday, December 7, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST Did Mitt Romney have to give a speech on religion? Yes. When you're in a race so close you could lose due to one issue, your Mormonism, you must address the issue of your Mormonism. The only question was timing: now, in the primaries, or later, as the nominee? But could he get to the general without The Speech? Apparently he judged not. (Mr. Romney's campaign must have some interesting internal polling about Republicans on the ground in Iowa and elsewhere.) But Mr. Romney had other needs, too. His candidacy needed a high-minded kick start. It needed an Act II. He's been around for a year, he's made his first impression, he needed to make it new again. He seized the opportunity to connect his candidacy to something larger and transcendent: the history of religious freedom in America. He made a virtue of necessity. He had nothing to prove to me ...

Home  »  Blogs  »  From The Road December 7, 2007, 1:01 PM Thompson vs. Huckabee on Iran Posted by John Bentley | 2 (CBS) From CBS News' John Bentley: COLUMBUS, OHIO -- At a news conference that just wrapped up, Fred Thompson was asked what he thought of Mike Huckabee drawing a blank when asked about recent reports about the National Intelligence Estimate re: Iran. "Not only is Iran the major long-term threat to our country, the nuclear program is the most important part of the Iran consideration. For a presidential candidate not to know that and not to keep up with that is very suprising," said Thompson. "These are the kinds of things I've been talking about all of my life. Now, if the American people have other priorities, if they want someone who smiles a lot more than I do, or someone who is a better quipster than I am, who has no experience in these areas, that's for the American people to decide." Thomps...

Today, Romney for President launched its newest television ad, "Not Politically Correct." The ad highlights Governor Romney's record of fighting for conservative principles in the bluest of blue states. When it was not politically correct, Governor Romney stood up for life, required English in the classroom and fought for marriage as between a man and a woman. Governor Romney believes that we can strengthen America by bringing pro-family, conservative change to Washington. The ad will be airing as part of the campaign's rotation in Iowa. Script and viewing links are below. Script For "Not Politically Correct" (TV:30): ANNOUNCER: "When it wasn't politically correct, he stood up for life in Massachusetts. "When it wasn't politically correct, he fought for English in the classroom. "When it wasn't politically correct, he said marriage should be between a man and a woman." GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY: "You strengthen the Americ...

The following article from the wall street journal says this:   "Mr. Romney has converted to conservative social positions on abortion, and so on."   You know what? I'm tired of the lazy journalist who uses the "and so on". That is all they ever say, because besides abortion, you have to make the argument that we live in a black and white world, and their are no shades of grey, in order to say that Romney "changed" on these other issues. If you are not the most extreme person in the world, you are going to make some arguments about were your beliefs have limits. Freedom of speech is good until you are screaming at the top of your lungs at 2:00 in the morning in the middle of your neighbor's lawn. Romney's flip-flop accusers who are politically motivated use this type of logic to say; "on this date you said a pro statement and on this date you made a con statement" but they take these quotes out of context in such a way ...

College Station, TX – Speaking at The George Bush Presidential Library, Governor Romney addressed the American people about his views on religious liberty, our country grand tradition of religious tolerance and how faith would inform his Presidency.   Governor Romney's "Faith In America" Address (As Prepared For Delivery):   "Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind introduction.   "It is an honor to be here today.  This is an inspiring place because of you and the First Lady and because of the film exhibited across the way in the Presidential library.  For those who have not seen it, it shows the President as a young pilot, shot down during the Second World War, being rescued from his life-raft by the crew of an American submarine.  It is a moving reminder that when America has faced challenge and peril, Americans rise to the occasion, willing to risk their very lives to defend freedom and preserve our nation.  We are in your de...

Speaking at The George Bush Presidential Library at 10:30am EST, Governor Romney will address the American people about his views on religious liberty, our country's grand tradition of religious tolerance and how faith would inform his Presidency.   The speech will be live streamed on www.mittromney.com .   Excerpts from Governor Romney's address follow: http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Faith_In_America_Excerpts Excerpts Of Governor Romney's Remarks (As Prepared For Delivery): "There are some who may feel that religion is not a matter to be seriously considered in the context of the weighty threats that face us.   If so, they are at odds with the nation's founders, for they, when our nation faced its greatest peril, sought the blessings of the Creator.   And further, they discovered the essential connection between the survival of a free land and the protection of religious freedom.   In John Adam's words: 'We have no...

A Missouri mother says she will do "whatever it takes" to stop former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee from becoming president, because he freed the man who went on to rape and murder her daughter, Carol Sue Shields. Full story here This was only one clemency in a long list of clemencies, this online petition documents some of the more offensive clemencies. The signers of the petition also gave their views on Huckabee’s clemency policy, pleaded for him to change his policy, and shared some of the grief caused by his policy in comments made with their online signatures. Those signatures and comments can be viewed here

Huckabee sidestepped a question about whether or not The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or “Mormons” is a Christian faith saying, "I'm just not going to go off into evaluating other people's doctrines and faiths. I think that is absolutely not a role for a president," Yet a Southern Baptist President (Jimmy Carter) has already don just that, not only did he confirm that “Mormons” are Christians", but he chastised the Southern Baptist Convention for trying to characterizes them as non-Christians. “Too many leaders now, I think, in the Southern Baptist Convention and in other conventions, are trying to act as the Pharisees did who were condemned by Christ, in trying to define who can and who cannot be considered an acceptable person in the eyes of God," he said. "In other words, they're making judgments on behalf of God. I think that's wrong." It’s sad when a Republican Candidate can’t convey the same religious tolerance as Dem...

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Faith-based voting film in works By: Mike Allen December 5, 2007 11:26 AM EST An ecumenical, bipartisan team is heading into 10 early-voting states with a documentary about faith and politics that is loaded with provocative interviews in an effort to force viewers to confront biases they're never realized. The film, to be announced Wednesday afternoon and released in theaters and DVD on Jan 15, is called "Article VI," after the section of the Constitution which says that "no religious test" shall be required as a qualification for federal office. The announcement of the film comes as Mitt Romney prepares to give a speech Thursday in Texas that will address his Mormon faith. A trailer says the movie "asks voters whether they would have denied America some of the greatest presidents in history because of their religious beliefs." The director, Bryan Hall of Living Biography Media, tells Politico that one of his most surprising discoveries ...