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Mitt Romney Doesn't Care, Mr. President?
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | August 31, 2012 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 08/31/2012 2:50:28 PM PDT by Kaslin

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RUSH: Pat Oparowski at the Republican National Convention. Romney family friend Pat Oparowski spoke about how Romney helped her and her family when her son was dying. This is the story that had rivers of tears on television, on the convention floor last night. This man and woman went out and talked about their teenage son, 14-year-olds, who came down with terminal cancer in Massachusetts. They told the story of how Romney went to visit him often, and they became friends. Romney and the young boy became friends. Actual, real friends.

The young boy knew he was dying, and that's where Mrs. Oparowski picks up the story...

OPAROWSKI: Together, they made David's will. That is a task that no child should ever have to do. But it gave David peace of mind. So, after David's death, we were able to give his skateboard, his model rockets, and his fishing gear to his best friends. How many men do you know who would take the time out of their busy lives to visit a terminally ill 14-year-old and help him settle his affairs? David also helped us plan his funeral. He wants to be buried in his Boy Scout uniform. He wanted Mitt to pronounce his eulogy, and Mitt there was to honor that request. We will be ever grateful to Mitt for his love and concern.

CONVENTION: (applause)

RUSH: Now, that's the tail end of it. The whole story is Ted and Pat Oparowski are a couple who lived in Medford, Massachusetts, in the seventies. They knew Romney from church. When their 14-year-old son, David, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1979, Romney, because of the church connection, visited the boy regularly. And they developed a loving, genuine friendship. And Pat Oparowski recounted the many times that Romney came to see her and her son. His cancer was terminal. During one visit, Ms. Oparowski recalled, David -- knowing Mitt had gone to law school at Harvard -- asked if he would help him write a will.

RNC 2012: Church Members Share Moving Tale of Son's Tragic Death

"During one visit, Mrs. Oparowski recalled, 'David, knowing Mitt had gone to law school at Harvard, asked Mitt if he would help him write a will. He had some prize possessions that he wanted to make sure were given to his closest friends and family. ... it gave David peace of mind. So after David’s death, we were able to give his skateboard, his model rockets, and his fishing gear to his best friends. He also made it clear that his brother Peter should get his Ruger .22 rifle. How many men do you know who would take the time out of their busy lives to visit a terminally ill 14 year old and help him settle his affairs?'" And there were no dry eyes to be found.

And then another story. This is a woman named Pam Finlayson, a Romney family friend. She spoke about how Romney helped her and her family when her daughter was born prematurely.

FINLAYSON: As I sat with her in intensive care, consumed with a mother's worry and fear, dear Mitt came to visit and pray with me. As our clergy, he was one of very few visitors allowed, and I will never forget how, when he looked down tenderly at my daughter, his eyes filled with tears, and he reached out and gently stroked her tiny back. I could tell immediately that he didn't just see a tangle of plastic and tubes and wires. He saw our beautiful little girl, and he was clearly overcome with compassion for her.

RUSH: She was born prematurely. Keep that in mind, as Ms. Finlayson continues.

RNC 2012: Church Member Says Mitt Romney Devotes Life to 'Quietly Serving Others'

FINLAYSON: When Thanksgiving rolled around, Kate was still struggling for life. Brain surgery was scheduled, and the holiday was the furthest thing from our minds. But that morning, I opened my door to find Mitt and his boys, arms loaded down with a Thanksgiving feast.

RUSH: Hmm, for a family and their daughter born prematurely. You know what they always say, "Character is what you do when nobody's looking." And nobody was looking. Nobody was paying attention. Nobody knew about any of this 'til last night. Ms. Finlayson one more time.

FINLAYSON: After 26 years of both miracles and struggle, she passed away just a year and a half ago. In the midst of making the final decision to run for president, which had to be the most difficult of their lives, when they heard of Kate's passing, both Mitt and Ann paused to personally reach out to us and extend us sympathy and express their love. It seems to me when it comes to loving our neighbor, we can talk about it, or we can live it. The Romneys live it every single day. (applause)

RUSH: Dare I mention -- again, we have here a little girl born prematurely, dare I mention the nation's number one supporter of infanticide in Illinois. I don't know, should I do that? Barack Obama was the leader in the state of Illinois for making sure that if a baby survived an abortion, that a new doctor be brought in to finish the job. That's what Obama's known for. And his party, he, too, is a hero. He's a hero for a different reason. Woman intended the abortion, by God, bring a doctor in here, if the first one botches it, we're gonna bring another one in to finish the job, take the pressure off the original doctor and off the mother. Now, after what you've just heard, let's go back to Obama Tuesday in Ames, Iowa, talking about Mitt Romney. OBAMA: Governor Romney promised that sometime between taking the oath of office and going to the inaugural ball, he'd sit right down, grab a pen, and kick seven million young people off their parents' plan by repealing health reform. Day one, that's what he says he's gonna do. Maybe we should call his plan "Romney doesn't care," 'cause I do care.

RUSH: Right, there you go.

OBAMA: I do care.

RUSH: Mitt Romney doesn't care. Exactly right. What Romney wants is for people to have health care, and he knows that Obamacare is not how that's gonna happen.

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RUSH: Where are all the acts of generosity by Obama? Look at what we heard about Romney all week long. Quiet, compassion, generosity. Where are the similar stories about Barack Obama? I mean, you would think after nearly four years in the presidency we would know about these stories. There's a Wall Street Journal editorial today -- I think I put it at the bottom of the stack -- something about somebody might have learned something about his time at Columbia, but they're not sure. Somebody might have learned something about his time at Columbia University, but they're not sure.

We don't know anything. In fact, we do know that the brother who lives in the hut called Dinesh D'Souza. George Onyango Obama's son needed some medical care, a thousand dollars worth. He called Dinesh D'Souza, who had interviewed him for his movie that he has out now, 2016. And Dinesh said, "Okay, look, anybody can call here and make this up." He found out it was George Obama and it was a legitimate medical issue. So he gave him the money. He didn't call his own brother. He didn't even think to call. My brother is not gonna get me anything. Obviously not. His brother is still living in a hut. And yet, automatically it's just assumed, "Yeah, there's real compassion there." Real compassion. That's true. He has compassion for his cronies at places like Solyndra.

See, there's a real difference between caring for people and being seen as caring for people. There is a real difference between real compassion and being seen as compassionate. And with the left, it's all imagery.

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To: sarasmom

Remember the myth is about Mitt, the myth changes and becomes a liability when it is found to mean only within the cult itself, and that it is meant to make him a God.

Mormonism is a religion, a unique religion of it’s own, created by Joseph Smith, and helped in it’s creation when the Romneys came here to serve him in 1842.

I think people may catch their breath a little, if they find out that Romney believes that devotion to Mormonism, and fellow Mormons will make him a God himself, and that Mitt will have a planet like earth to which he is their God, just as our God is to us. In Mormonism God was once a man just like Mitt, but he earned us as his planet.


41 posted on 08/31/2012 4:20:31 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Aug. 27, 2012-Mitt Romney said his views on abortion are more lenient than the Republican Platform)
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To: RaisingCain

I can say the same for your beliefs. Try tolerance. You sound like a jihadist.


42 posted on 08/31/2012 4:21:25 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Democrats are dangerous and evil. Republicans are useless and useful idiots.)
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To: Fledermaus

“I can say the same for your beliefs. Try tolerance. You sound like a jihadist.”


You sound like a raving atheist with total ignorance of Christianity and the subject you are even speaking on.


43 posted on 08/31/2012 4:23:04 PM PDT by RaisingCain
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To: Hot Tabasco

August 27, Mitt Romney returns to his pro-abortion position.

He won the nomination, and now has opened up a second front against the Reagan wing of the party.


44 posted on 08/31/2012 4:27:48 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Aug. 27, 2012-Mitt Romney said his views on abortion are more lenient than the Republican Platform)
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To: ansel12
I'll ask you again...is Derek Parra a Mormon? The Olympic skeet shooter? Rowdy Gaines? The Staples workers, steel workers and other employees he helped, Mormon?

I didn't know the details of anything. I was going on the rabid, hysterical post to me from roylene. And she didn't answer me either, but I'll try again with this one...did Romney know the girl who was missing had just run away when he closed down his office and launched the search?

45 posted on 08/31/2012 4:31:22 PM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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To: Deb
Really The Mexican, Olympian from L.A. who lived with them? All the Olympians who say he helped them? All the Staples and steel workers who he helped?

Thank you Deb, I was just going to say the same thing.

46 posted on 08/31/2012 4:31:54 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Irish Eyes

These people are nuts.


47 posted on 08/31/2012 4:33:56 PM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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To: Deb
These people are nuts.

Sorry to say they have been crawling out of the woodwork lately. Some are pretty hateful also IMHO.

48 posted on 08/31/2012 4:37:04 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Deb

“I’ll ask you again...is Derek Parra a Mormon? The Olympic skeet shooter? Rowdy Gaines? The Staples workers, steel workers and other employees he helped, Mormon?”


How about the Mormon apostate, a former employee of Romney, whom Bishop Romney approached when she had her son outside of marriage, asking her to give the child up to adoption? (She described this as basically saying to give up the child to the LDS. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Mormons ran the adoption agencies in Utah too.) When she refused, she claims he told her there would be consequences (Mormon excommunication).

I guess it depends on which narrative you want to believe.

The LDS employes “love bombs” to get people into the church, and then they practice shunning of apostates, even pressuring entire families to cut off contact with a Mormon who has left the fold.


49 posted on 08/31/2012 4:39:51 PM PDT by RaisingCain
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To: Terry Mross

When you say practitioners of Mormonism “Jesus”, are you talking about the Biblical Jesus or the LDS Jesus, they are not the same.
Mormonism teaches that Salvation must be earned, it is not given by Grace. In order to earn Salvation, they must be “good”.
Obama is not a Christian but a practitioner of Islam.


50 posted on 08/31/2012 4:40:25 PM PDT by roylene (Salvation the great Gift of Grace.)
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To: RaisingCain

Haha, you’re funny. Crazy, but funny. And I don’t believe a word you say. Not a lying word.


51 posted on 08/31/2012 4:42:18 PM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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To: RaisingCain

I will pray for you.


52 posted on 08/31/2012 4:43:25 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: Deb

I have no idea what you are rambling about, by your measure, Obama, and Harry Reid have helped lots of people anytime the do something in business, your post just doesn’t have any context in this conversation.


53 posted on 08/31/2012 4:50:00 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Aug. 27, 2012-Mitt Romney said his views on abortion are more lenient than the Republican Platform)
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To: Deb

“Haha, you’re funny. Crazy, but funny. And I don’t believe a word you say. Not a lying word.”


Of course you don’t. It’s called cognitive dissonance. You’re psychologically incapable. Common trait amongst true believers in religious cults... and political parties.


54 posted on 08/31/2012 4:51:23 PM PDT by RaisingCain
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To: roylene
the charity receivers are Mormon. <>

So in essence you are saying that Mormons do nothing to help humanity but rather channel all their monies into condos like the Bakers did, right?

55 posted on 08/31/2012 4:52:55 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My 6 pack abs are now a full keg......)
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To: okie01

“I will pray for you.”


Pray for the Apostles and Jesus Christ too! They’re quite sinful in their unyielding dogma and rejection of falsehoods.


56 posted on 08/31/2012 4:56:41 PM PDT by RaisingCain
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To: Deb

Yes, Derek Parra is a Mormon.
Yes, Romney knew the girl who went to a rave was a Mormon.
Yes, Rowdy Gaines is a Mormon.
Do you mean the steel workers from Mormon Lake, AZ?
Do mean Staples where most of the board members are Mormon?
Just a snip it:
In 1970, Maheu got into a dispute with Hughes’ Mormon aides, which led Hughes to fire Maheu. On Thanksgiving Day, 1970, four years to the day of his arrival, Hughes—who had never emerged from his hotel suite those four years—secretly left Las Vegas, with the help of his remaining assistants, in a stretcher. He moved to the Bahamas and left control of his Las Vegas empire to another aide, Bill Gay.

Bill Gay father of Bob Gay.


57 posted on 08/31/2012 4:58:12 PM PDT by roylene (Salvation the great Gift of Grace.)
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To: roylene
Support Romney, that is your right but to make him into something he is not, is nauseating.

I'm supporting Romney but I'm not trying to turn him into something he is not.

I'm defending him from the likes of you who ARE trying to portray him as something he is not which is even more nauseating.........

58 posted on 08/31/2012 4:58:29 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My 6 pack abs are now a full keg......)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Stay on topic.
If Baker were running for president it would be an issue, he is not, so it is not.


59 posted on 08/31/2012 4:59:29 PM PDT by roylene (Salvation the great Gift of Grace.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

No, hot sauce, I am demonstrating who he actually is.


60 posted on 08/31/2012 5:00:36 PM PDT by roylene (Salvation the great Gift of Grace.)
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