Kecibukia
17-12-2007, 19:35
Next up: Scientists discover water is wet.
Romney caught lying again... (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071217/ap_po/romney)
He had previously claimed to have passed an AWB when he didn't (only made it permanent) and now he changes his story saying he doesn't support AWB's. The lie? On "Meet the Press, he claimed to have the NRA endorsement for his 2002 run for governor. He didn't.
Romney also told Russert he had "the support of the NRA" and "received the endorsement of the NRA" as governor, but the gun-rights group did not endorse him during his 2002 gubernatorial campaign. Romney received a "Grade B" from the group, but his opponent, Democrat Shannon O'Brien, received an "A."
His spokesman is now attempting damage control ("I voted for it before I voted against it") over at WaPo (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/12/16/romney_claims_nra_endorsement.html):
"The NRA did not endorse in the 2002 campaign," said spokesman Kevin Madden, when asked about Romney's comments. "Mitt Romney as a candidate received a respectable B grade rating from the NRA, and when he was governor he had the support of the NRA and the Gun Owners Action League in relaxing some of the state's burdensome licensing regulations."
What Madden didn't say was that Romney's Democratic opponent in the governor's race, Shannon O'Brien, was given a more than respectable "A" grade by the NRA, according to its website."
Romney apparently hasn't caught on to the fact that fact-checking is alot easier than it used to be.
Romney caught lying again... (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071217/ap_po/romney)
He had previously claimed to have passed an AWB when he didn't (only made it permanent) and now he changes his story saying he doesn't support AWB's. The lie? On "Meet the Press, he claimed to have the NRA endorsement for his 2002 run for governor. He didn't.
Romney also told Russert he had "the support of the NRA" and "received the endorsement of the NRA" as governor, but the gun-rights group did not endorse him during his 2002 gubernatorial campaign. Romney received a "Grade B" from the group, but his opponent, Democrat Shannon O'Brien, received an "A."
His spokesman is now attempting damage control ("I voted for it before I voted against it") over at WaPo (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/12/16/romney_claims_nra_endorsement.html):
"The NRA did not endorse in the 2002 campaign," said spokesman Kevin Madden, when asked about Romney's comments. "Mitt Romney as a candidate received a respectable B grade rating from the NRA, and when he was governor he had the support of the NRA and the Gun Owners Action League in relaxing some of the state's burdensome licensing regulations."
What Madden didn't say was that Romney's Democratic opponent in the governor's race, Shannon O'Brien, was given a more than respectable "A" grade by the NRA, according to its website."
Romney apparently hasn't caught on to the fact that fact-checking is alot easier than it used to be.