When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced a $50,000 yearly fundraiser at the Star Island home of pharmaceutical kingpin Phil Frost, it didn't take long for the liberal Think Progress website to note the glaring irony: Frost's company makes the very type of contraception that Romney falsely bashed as an "abortive" pill.
Now, the conservative Daily Caller is reporting that abortion opponents aren't too pleased with the fundraiser:
Penny Nance, president and CEO of Concerned Women for America, told TheDC that she believe that once the campaign realizes the connection they will not go through with the fundraiser.
"I would be shocked if, after they are aware of the fact that this guy is the chairman of Teva Pharmaceuticals, that they go forward with this fundraiser,” Nance said.. Nance further said that she would strongly urge the campaign to cancel the event “because it is dirty money,” adding that she will be “sorely disappointed” and “question if Gov. Romney has a clear understanding of what it means to be pro-life” if they go through with it.
Romney's campaign response? Silence.
The DC did note, however, that Brian Burch, President of CatholicVote.org, said he understood that Romney would take money from those with whom he doesn't entirely agree: “What matters is whether a President Romney will end all taxpayer support for abortion-inducing drugs, repeal unconstitutional mandates that force private institutions to cover such drugs, and whether he will make progress in building a culture of life. We are confident that Mitt Romney is committed to these goals.”
So we should expect Think Progress to also call out every Democrat who accepts funds from a company that manufactures multiple products if one of those products contradicts a policy position?
Posted by: Really | May 11, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Romney's problem isn't fundraisers. Go to Banking On Heaven . com to see what Romney's really worried about. AC360 lit the fire three nights ago
Posted by: Sarah Beths | May 11, 2012 at 05:37 PM
Most Republicans are pro-choice (as in pro-minding-your-own-business).
And there are plenty of "pro-lifers in the Democrat Party. check it out.http://www.democratsforlife.org/
Get over it.
Posted by: Red Herring | May 13, 2012 at 08:04 AM
@Really: and which products would those be?
Posted by: Brain Hertz | May 13, 2012 at 10:22 PM