First, this hit ad appeared which blew the cover on Romneys past pledge to keep his personal anti-abortion opinion out of politics in 1994. That is really the only fair criticism the video has, and we are confused here at CandidatesBlog over what all the rest is supposed to be telling us about the man. For instance, he answers a question about his personal flaws by saying he takes a day out of every week to help the poor and that he probably should do even more. I guess the thinking behind the youtube pointout was to rally cold-hearted evil conservatives against this poor-loving goodnick? We have no idea. Likewise with his rather benign statements on homosexuals (I think the author of this ad is hoping the wing of conservatives that passionately HATES gays is about 10 thousand times larger than it is). But the abortion thing is legitimate and a very good point to attack Romney on, as it is considered that Republicans will not nominate a pro-choice candidate, no matter how much they yap about their “personal views”.
Then on Instapundit.com’s “The Glenn & Helen Show.” Gov. Mitt Romney answers questions about his 1994 debate with Senator Kennedy. (click here for the full show)
You have to hand it to the guy – this was a very smart handling of the situation. He answered the criticism immediatly, used media figures that are trusted by the conservative base, and then even video taped his reponse so he could answer the challenge on the same media it was disseminated. Touche Governor…