my mom and dad were true partners. a life lesson that shaped me by everyday example. when my mom ran for the senate my dad was there for her every step of the way. i could still see her saying in her beautiful voice, why should women have any less say than men about the great decisions facing our nation? don t you wish she could have been here at this convention and heard leaders like governor mary fallon, governor nikki haley, governor susana martinez, senator kelly ayotte and secretary of state condoleezza ri rice. this is the emotional part of him that i know so well. this is the side of him that is in the deepest part of his soul. i think that he my son craig spoke earlier in the evening and
stops in tampa this week, including last night s nod to his mother who ran for senate in 1970. take a listen. when my mom ran for the senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. i could still see her saying in her beautiful voice, why should women have any less say than men about the great decisions facing our nation? lovely applause line there. it was certainly a hit with the delegates. apparently, republicans think it s fine for women to have a say in the great decisions facing our country, just as long as they leave the great decisions facing their bodies to someone else. we re joined now by representative karen bass of california. good afternoon. good afternoon, thank you. whatever else you want to say about the romney ryan ticket, both men certainly love their mothers and that s a great thing, but is that going to make women, particularly undecided women voters, fall in love with them? well, i cerly don think
in the state where he grew up where his father was a popular governor and his mom ran for senate and romney is playing it up with his personal history in the state. i grew up in michigan. it was exciting to be here. i remember going to the detroit auto show with my dad. that was a big deal. michelle bernard is the preside president. kelly, we said it s a blessing and a curse that michigan is responsible all this importance to mitt romney. he should be able to win it. if this is the do-or-die state, he is glad it s on home turf f. he loses it you can feel a real shift. i have been traveling with santorum and the crowds were different than when i was with him and even the span of a few weeks. the credibility momentum is beginning to pick up with people
i never said i was pro-choice. my position was effectively pro-choice. i said that time and time again. yeah, those clips are going to be around a lot and they should be. look, hypocrisy is the unforgivable sin in politics and mitt romney these aren t evolution of individual views, a 180 across the board and it s for a simple reason. the not more complicate than what it looks like. he s a salesman and needs to make a different sale now to get the republican presidential nomination than when he did when he was running for governor of massachusetts. it s exactly what it looks like. where do you think he really stands? you spent some time looking that this. look at his family lineage, his father george romney, a center right governor, a leader the old progressive wing of the republican party. his mom ran for senate in 1970 as a pro-choice republican in 1970. i think his family lineage as a leader of the old progressive republican tradition but that s a killer in today s republican
issue. you won t see me waivering. go back to youtube and see what i said in 1994. i never said i was not pro-choice. i said that time and time again. hypocrisy is the unforgivable sin in politics and mitt romney these aren t evolution of individual views, a 180 across the board and it s for a simple reason. he s a salesman and needs to make a different sale now to get the republican presidential nomination than when he did when he was running for governor of massachusetts. it s where do you think he really stands? you spent some time looking that the? look at his family lineage, his father george romney, a center right governor, a leader of the old republican party of michigan. his mom ran for senate in 1970 as a pro-choice republican in 1970. i think his family lineage as a leader of the old republican tradition but that s a killer in