Thursday, March 03, 2005
R U Serious?
Remember Victor Kiam who "used the Remington microblade and loved it so much (he) bought the company"?
Willard Mitt bought into a lot of companies. Do you think he loved those companies products, too?
We only ask because Romney has recently made it a point to tell residents of South Carolina, Utah and all viewers of C-Span in between that, when it comes to abortion, he is 'personally pro-life, if you will.'
Which confused us.
Because back in '94 Romney endorsed the legalization of RU-486, the abortion-inducing drug that was then being used in Europe. (source: Boston Globe, 5/19/1994, 5/27/1994) And back in '94 not many pro-life people were endorsing the legalization of RU-486. At least not for use as an abortion drug, if you will.
So what does this have to do with Victor Kiam?
Well, RU-486 was produced by the Roussel company, which was a division of Hoechst AG. You may recall that Hoechst was a spin-off of the I.G. Farben company, the German company which "produced the stabilizer for Zyklon B and owned 42.5% of Degesch (the "German Vermin-Combatting Corporation"), developer of this highly virulent weapon" which was later used in Concentration Camps during World War II. (source: lifeissues.org)
In 1997, Bain Capital - of which Willard Mitt was President - and the investment firm Goldman Sachs appear to have partnered with Hoechst to form Dade Behring. (source: Hoechst.com) Hoechst later abandoned RU-486. However, at the time of its announced partnership with Willard Mitt's Bain Capital, Hoechst and its subsidiary produced RU-486.
This just three-years after Romney endorsed the legalization of the abortion-inducing pill.
Strange actions for a 'personally pro-life' if you will man who is said to take positions "based on principle." (source: Boston Globe, 3/3/2005)
Although it does allow Romney a catchy slogan that he could use in a 2008 Presidential primary campaign:
"I endorsed RU-486 and bought into the company."
Let's see him try that out for size in South Carolina.
Remember Victor Kiam who "used the Remington microblade and loved it so much (he) bought the company"?
Willard Mitt bought into a lot of companies. Do you think he loved those companies products, too?
We only ask because Romney has recently made it a point to tell residents of South Carolina, Utah and all viewers of C-Span in between that, when it comes to abortion, he is 'personally pro-life, if you will.'
Which confused us.
Because back in '94 Romney endorsed the legalization of RU-486, the abortion-inducing drug that was then being used in Europe. (source: Boston Globe, 5/19/1994, 5/27/1994) And back in '94 not many pro-life people were endorsing the legalization of RU-486. At least not for use as an abortion drug, if you will.
So what does this have to do with Victor Kiam?
Well, RU-486 was produced by the Roussel company, which was a division of Hoechst AG. You may recall that Hoechst was a spin-off of the I.G. Farben company, the German company which "produced the stabilizer for Zyklon B and owned 42.5% of Degesch (the "German Vermin-Combatting Corporation"), developer of this highly virulent weapon" which was later used in Concentration Camps during World War II. (source: lifeissues.org)
In 1997, Bain Capital - of which Willard Mitt was President - and the investment firm Goldman Sachs appear to have partnered with Hoechst to form Dade Behring. (source: Hoechst.com) Hoechst later abandoned RU-486. However, at the time of its announced partnership with Willard Mitt's Bain Capital, Hoechst and its subsidiary produced RU-486.
This just three-years after Romney endorsed the legalization of the abortion-inducing pill.
Strange actions for a 'personally pro-life' if you will man who is said to take positions "based on principle." (source: Boston Globe, 3/3/2005)
Although it does allow Romney a catchy slogan that he could use in a 2008 Presidential primary campaign:
"I endorsed RU-486 and bought into the company."
Let's see him try that out for size in South Carolina.
