Romney's hiding his abortion profits

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''Romney is hiding Bain abortion profits in his tax returns,'' says Tampa foe,

TAMPA, FL (MMD Newswire) August 16, 2012 -- Republican spokesmen for a rising "DUMP ROMNEY" rebellion today charged that Mitt Romney is "hiding Bain abortion profits in his tax returns" from investments that "would make Herod blush."

Steve Baldwin, former Republican Whip of the California State Assembly, said recent journalism about the actual date of Romney's departure from Bain Capital "has almost certainly revealed the real reason Romney refuses to release any more than two years of personal IRS data: Bain's craven investment in Stericycle corporation - a vendor to Planned Parenthood - lined Romney's pockets with profits from the incineration of aborted human fetuses. Mitt, it's time to disclose your tax returns and everything else about Stericycle."

Not only does Romney/Ryan have to fight Democratic foes, so too does he have Republican foes.

How is the anti-choice / anti-abortion religious right going to spin this story to defend supporting Romney? Or will they?

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They will deny he was running the company, and they'd be correct in that claim. However, the company was his child, and he chose who to leave in charge of it.

[NoJingoLingo]

Did he or did he not continue to receive compensation from Bain even after he started his leave of absence? Doesn't matter, the right will claim it's OK to profit from this because it's... well, profit! After all, someone has to get rid of those fetuses after the evil socialist baby killer democrats have their abortion on demand...

[Ender]

I am pro-life. But I am willing to vote for someone who is pro-choice. However, I'm not willing to vote for someone who is pro-choice and pretends to be pro-life. Does that make sense? It's hard to write about Romney's ever shifting political stances clearly.

[Apeman81]

Let me get this straight. Are you asserting that an investment firm investing in a large corporation which among several other services provides for medical waste disposal of all types is somehow an issue with which those who hold a pro-life position should take umbrage?

I wonder, what percentage of the profit of this $400 Million corporation were the result of fetus disposal?

And what do you suppose pro-lifers desire? That no one provide such disposal in the hopes that the pile of abortive tissue surrounding clinics would block entry?

Desperate times call for desperate measures for those supporting a candidate with no record to run on, I suppose.

[The Decider]

Let me get this straight. Are you asserting that an investment firm investing in a large corporation which among several other services provides for medical waste disposal of all types is somehow an issue with which those who hold a pro-life position should take umbrage?

I wonder, what percentage of the profit of this $400 Million corporation were the result of fetus disposal?

And what do you suppose pro-lifers desire? That no one provide such disposal in the hopes that the pile of abortive tissue surrounding clinics would block entry?

Desperate times call for desperate measures for those supporting a candidate with no record to run on, I suppose.

Um, yes, anti-choice/pro-life supporters would be very interested to know more about Romney's investments in companies that advance, even indirectly, abortion.

If you doubt me, look at the firestorm surrounding Senate candidate Akin in Missouri who injected the abortion debate into the presidential race with his "legitimate rape" gaffe. Akin and Romney's new VP nominee Paul Ryan co sponsored hardline anti-choice/pro-life legislation that included provisions about "forcible rape." The Republican Convention Platform Committee has adopted nearly every Akin/Ryan proposal on abortion.

Now Romney and Ryan condemn Akin for expressing viewpoints that many Republicans hold on abortion in the case of rape or "forcible rape" or something like that. It is they who look desperate, not Obama & Company.

Meanwhile, the War on Women continues. I wish to thank Akin for bringing abortion front and center again in an election that independents, a majority of them women, will decide. And if Romney's tax return issue can shed further light on the controversy, all the better.

[Apeman81]

Um, yes, anti-choice/pro-life supporters would be very interested to know more about Romney's investments in companies that advance, even indirectly, abortion.

If you doubt me, look at the firestorm surrounding Senate candidate Akin in Missouri who injected the abortion debate into the presidential race with his "legitimate rape" gaffe. Akin and Romney's new VP nominee Paul Ryan co sponsored hardline anti-choice/pro-life legislation that included provisions about "forcible rape." The Republican Convention Platform Committee has adopted nearly every Akin/Ryan proposal on abortion.

Now Romney and Ryan condemn Akin for expressing viewpoints that many Republicans hold on abortion in the case of rape or "forcible rape" or something like that. It is they who look desperate, not Obama & Company.

Meanwhile, the War on Women continues. I wish to thank Akin for bringing abortion front and center again in an election that independents, a majority of them women, will decide. And if Romney's tax return issue can shed further light on the controversy, all the better.

The hullabaloo about Akin concerns a specific statement which he made concerning a women's body being inherently capable of preventing pregnancy in a "legitimate rape". Not about his stance on abortion in general. Your statement above is false.

As for trying to convince a non conspiracy theorist that Bain's investment in Stericycle, a $400 million dollar company that, among other things, removes all forms of medical waste, years after Romney left the company serves to "advance, even indirectly, abortion.", thereby tying Romney to supporting abortion, good luck with that. Perhaps we could coin a phrase for believers of such: After-Birthers?

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Yeah, Apeman's right. This is pretty damn flimsy.

[The Decider]

The hullabaloo about Akin concerns a specific statement which he made concerning a women's body being inherently capable of preventing pregnancy in a "legitimate rape". Not about his stance on abortion in general. Your statement above is false.

Republicans certainly have few qualms about Akin's abortion stance--folks like Ryan share it. I was referring to the reason why Akin made the comment in the first place--to defend his stance against abortion even in the case of rape. He and Ryan differentiate "forcible rape" from other kinds of rape. One gets abortion, the other doesn't. "Legitimate rape" is just another way of saying "forcible rape" and that IS controversial--even more so than his moronic ignorance about female anatomy.

As for trying to convince a non conspiracy theorist that Bain's investment in Stericycle, a $400 million dollar company that, among other things, removes all forms of medical waste, years after Romney left the company serves to "advance, even indirectly, abortion.", thereby tying Romney to supporting abortion, good luck with that. Perhaps we could coin a phrase for believers of such: After-Birthers?

You give the average teabagger voter far too much credit for rationality when it comes to abortion. After all, they gave "birth" to the original Birthers and we're STILL hearing about it, even at Volconvo. Don't underestimate the power of right wing crazy.

In the meantime, Romney could release his decade of tax returns like Obama and his own father did before him and remove all doubt.

[NoJingoLingo]

As for trying to convince a non conspiracy theorist that Bain's investment in Stericycle, a $400 million dollar company that, among other things, removes all forms of medical waste, years after Romney left the company serves to "advance, even indirectly, abortion.", thereby tying Romney to supporting abortion, good luck with that. Perhaps we could coin a phrase for believers of such: After-Birthers?

According to the article the evidence looks a bit damning if you are an ethical businessman with strong beliefs about abortion. Wouldn't you abstain from doing business with a company that profits from something you hold a strong moral position on? Like gays not eating at Chik-fil-a even though they love chicken? Romney loves money...

[Apeman81]

According to the article the evidence looks a bit damning if you are an ethical businessman with strong beliefs about abortion. Wouldn't you abstain from doing business with a company that profits from something you hold a strong moral position on? Like gays not eating at Chik-fil-a even though they love chicken? Romney loves money...

And Bush blew up the New Orleans levies. Farrakhan has evidence.

Believe as you wish

[NoJingoLingo]

And Bush blew up the New Orleans levies. Farrakhan has evidence.

Believe as you wish

Well there's a nice non sequitur for you...