In Kenosha, Wisconsin, Vice President Biden took Romney to task today for his lack of “gumption” to condemn Mourdock’s comments that pregnancy after rape is “something that God intended.” Romney isn’t going to ask Mourdock to take down the ad in which he supports the man who said it was God’s will if a woman gets pregnant after a rape.
Watch here:
BIDEN: And here’s the truth: They’ve made it very, very clear — made it very clear that they do not believe a woman has a right to control her own body. They can’t even get up the gumption to condemn the statements made by two of their candidates for United States Senate. It’s not enough to tell me you don’t agree. It’s having the moral courage to stand up and say what they said was wrong, simply wrong.
Moral courage? Is that something you can harvest for profit?
Romney’s big plan is to pull a Palin and avoid the press until election day. He even turned down MTV’s invitation to be interviewed. The Romney campaign led from behind today when they said they refused to cut ties with Mourdock and said it’s “his decision” as to whether or not he would take down the ad starting Romney.
The Romney camp said, “Romney feels he has addressed the matter and doesn’t plan to discuss it further.” But he’s never discussed it. He has never addressed it. He avoided reporters and pretended he didn’t hear them when they asked him about it. The only way it’s been addressed is through unilateral statements from his campaign – never from the candidate himself, and never in a “discussion” format.
The meeting on women’s rights has been adjourned, no discussion necessary.
Hey, that’s a lot of decisiveness from a candidate who can’t even stand up to Robert Mourdock or Rush Limbaugh, but then, they’re both men and I think by now we all know how Romney views the opinions of women. Discussion over.
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GeneralLerong
Oct. 26th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
“I think by now we all know how Romney views the opinions of women.”
Hey! Hey! I know this one! He just looks in his binders, amirite?
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ImpureScience
Oct. 26th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Joe Biden would have made a great President!
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Reynardine
Oct. 26th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
For Romney, the world is divided into two camps: human beings, and women.
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mjh
Oct. 26th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Make that three:
- human beings
- women
- the 47%
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Colleen
Oct. 26th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Romney has no morals. He thinks if he keeps quiet people will forget about this, but some of us have long memories.
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Paws
Oct. 26th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Honestly, Romney’s entire campaign should be barred from ever working in politics again because they are committing political malpractice here.
This was a no-brainer for Romney. He should have spoken out forcefully and unequivocally about this and should have pulled his endorsement of Mourdock immediately after learning of his offensive comments. Instead, he remains silent, as does his running mate.
Both are unfit for office – ANY office – and anything they say at this point will do no good.
I cannot see how any woman could vote for Romney. Forget abortion – this is about more than abortion, a lot more. Women need to recognize this and realize who is on their side – and who is not.
Obama/Biden 2012
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Sandra
Oct. 27th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Romney has no response because he has the same beliefs regarding women as objects just for breeding and to accomodate the male’s sexual appetites. Considering how inconsiderate and insulting he treated that lady who developed blood clots while pregnant and was recommended to have an abortion.
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Wilson
Oct. 26th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
I have some GOP female friends that plan to vote for Romney and this is due solely to the fact they listen to Fox and believe what they hear. I asked one of them after the second debate if she thought Romney ever lies, I heard an immediate No!
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Anne
Oct. 26th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
Any woman that votes for a man who has not only voiced policies that would interfere with her reproductive rights but who also lacks the backbone to speak up against the malignant examples of misogyny within his party needs her head examined. When Romney refused to speak up vigorously against Rush Limbaugh’s unwarranted and despicable insults against Sandra Fluke, that was quite revealing about his character, or the lack thereof. He won’t do so, because he wants their votes, and winnning in his mind supersedes everything else. He has a mentality that feels the end justifies the means, which means he believes at winning at any cost. I also firmly believe that he shares that misogyny.
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NoGoJoe
Oct. 27th, 2012 at 4:28 am
Thank you Uncle Joe for proving liberals are that in name only. If it ain’t your way, it’s wrong. Religious beliefs be damned. At least Mourdoch has the balls to stand by his religious beliefs and not use them as a tool to further his own personal agenda like Joe has.
Anne, you had better look a little closer at your Uncle Joe and what he says and does. Every thing you wrote describes Uncle Joe. It’s just to bad you can’t see it.
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nomad
Oct. 27th, 2012 at 5:51 am
What a totally hopeless candidate for president. It’s not just bad campaigning, it’s an insult to all voters for the Republican party to offered this man- with his history- as their representative.
And let’s imagine- with tightened jaws- that somehow Romney would win. What kind of president could he possibly make? He can’t even stand up to the Tea Party or to the individual fringe elements in his own party. What hope could he have against Putin or something of top-notch chess playing politicians around the world.
Domestically, he can’t stick with one position for a full term. Even for a few months. He has surrounded himself with the same advisers that drove America into the ditch back in Bush’s day. Most die-hard Republicans will be holding their noses before casting their anti-Obama vote this year.
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Eykis
Oct. 27th, 2012 at 10:18 am
Any woman who votes for any RePig is uninformed. Just like anyone who is not a multi-millionaire. The RePig Evangelibagger Fascists will ruin America – Dubya and his cronies got a good start, we must NEVER allow them back in power.
I am sick to death of “religiosity” being tossed in every single election which is completely AGAINST the Constitution they so claim to adore.
Obama/Biden 2012 – Vote Early, I did. Tennessee Early Voting is Open until November 1st.
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Carlos
Oct. 27th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
As President, would Mitt just walk away refusing to answer there questions? Probably….no yes he would because he has no backbone.
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Gary Vaughn
Oct. 28th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
@NoGoJoe. our VP expressed his spiritual and christian beliefs at the debate, he also expressed how he had no intention of forcing his beliefs on the rest of the nation.Our constitution tells you it is a secular nation, and the closing statements from the Treaty of Tripoli confirms it. Take your bible and keep it in your home and out of my political realm.
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