Romney Did Not Receive NRA Endorsement

On yesterday's Meet the Press with Tim Russert, former Gov. Mitt Romney claimed he was previously endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA). Such is not the case. Mitt Romney was not endorsed by the NRA. The following excerpt from Washington Post highlighted Romney's error in recalling something he did not have. He joins Huckabee in the contest of fabrications of achievements.

by Michael D. Shear, Washington Post: In answer to questions about whether he would sign an assault weapons ban, Romney said: "Just as the president said, he would have, he would have signed that bill if it came to his desk, and so would have I. And, and, and yet I also was pleased to have the support of the NRA when I ran for governor. I sought it, I seek it now. I'd love to have their support."

Later in the interview, he added the following: "I just talked about, about guns. I told you what my position was, and what I, what I did as governor; the fact that I received the endorsement of the NRA."

The problem? He was never endorsed by the NRA, and didn't have their official support during his 2002 gubernatorial campaign. The NRA declined to endorse in that race, as was acknowledged by Romney's spokesman this morning.

"The NRA did not endorse in the 2002 campaign," said spokesman Kevin Madden, when asked about Romney's comments. "Mitt Romney as a candidate received a respectable B grade rating from the NRA, and when he was governor he had the support of the NRA and the Gun Owners Action League in relaxing some of the state's burdensome licensing regulations." . . . [Read More]

This is not the first in a series of errors by recent Republican candidates, see the following previous posts: Huckabee: I have a Theology Degree; Oops - I though I had one!; Romney puffs up his record on Immigration; Lost in Translation? Bilingual misinformation from the GOP field; GOP YouTube Debate Flubs: Falsehoods, exaggerations & stumbles; Fred's Facts Check Out; Rudy's Don't

The ARRA supports the election of Republicans. But we also call on the GOP presidents candidates to stop the fabrication of facts or as this editor's mother would have said: "this is not just a fabrication - this is lying - stop it right now!"

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