Former Presidential candidate and Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney went on CNN this morning to play the role of political attack man, which is the only thing he knows how to do, in order to criticize Barack Obama’s experience, reminding viewers that Obama has never run a business or enterprise or government.
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“I am amused about this notion of elitist, given that when you’re raised by a single mom, when you’re on food stamps for a while when you were growing up, you went to school on scholarship….” he said, also talking about his wife Michelle’s money troubles.
“So when somebody makes that argument, particularly given that I spent my entire life working with workers, low-income communities to try to make people’s lives a little bit better, then that’s when you know we’re in political silly season,” he told a veterans forum in Washington, Pa.
Obama can't be this naive. In America, esteem doesn't come from your family background. In fact, a tough background is, in individual achievement-oriented America, prest
As terrible of a Presidential Candidate as John McCain is turning out to be, Mitt Romney would have been in a worse position right now. Despite his millions of dollars, he still wouldn’t be able to compete with the money being raised by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
To make matters worse, the raid on [...]
I saw today that the blog New York for Mitt somewhere had a link that went back to this blog. I’m not sure where it was, but the headline there was definitely eye catching and I thought I would take the opportunity to hammer on Mitt Romney again… since he is the biggest prick [...]
Recent Republican Presidential dropout candidate Mitt Romney announced Friday that running for a seat in the oval office has officially been a “complete waste of money” for him and his corporate sponsors.
Romney announced his withdrawal from the Presidential race Thursday, February 7th, two days following Super Tuesday. Having lost a majority of the states to [...]
Hi and welcome to Episode Six of One Weekly Gun.
This week I almost didn’t make it. I had prepared a hymn about Super Tuesday. A song with a verse for each candidate. I got rather academic and in the end I wrote another one right after Mitt Romney announced, that he would withdraw his candidature.
I [...]
Flip-Flopping Conservative Come-LatelyWith Deep Pockets Drops Out... Despite outspending his rivals -- using his own personal wealth -- Romney lost 14 of 21 states in this week's critical Super Tuesday vote. He secured only 286 delegates through the contests, compared with McCain's 697.The former Massachusetts governor had vowed to fight on after Super Tuesday, but he and his campaign advisers discussed the situation on Wednesday and changed their minds.Romney said he made his decision reluctantly but decided it would be best "for America" since staying in the race would "forestall the launch of a national campaign" and make it easier for Senator Hilary Clinton or Barack Obama to win this November's presidential election."If this were only about me, I'd go on. But it's never been only abou
WASHINGTON - John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney told conservatives.
“If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of [...]
From CNN:In a FOX interview Tuesday morning, Romney had said the former Kansas senator was “probably the last person I would have wanted to have write a letter for me.”McCain immediately put out a statement condemning the comment, and told reporters on his campaign plane that Romney should apologize to Dole, a decorated World War II veteran, for the remark: "this is no way to end up this campaign, by attacking a genuine American war hero." His campaign also released a statement in which the Arizona senator called Romney’s remark “disgraceful.”A short time later, Romney also referred to Dole as “an American hero.” He added that he would love to have the former senator’s support for his own bid.“I think very highly of Sen. Dole,” he said, and had merely intended to critic
I'll make this quick and simple. Do not vote for John McCain unless you want to pay higher taxes and see more illegal immigrants taking American jobs and trafficking drugs to our children. Ditto on Mike Huckabee, but in a less extreme way. Vote for Mitt Romney who will not raise taxes (he didn't as Governor) and will secure our borders (even chastized for his "hard-line" on illegal immigration).Don't take my word for it. Read these conservative leaders:Ann CoulterRev. Lee PetersonRev. Rob SchenckSean Hannity said, "I'll tell you right now, and I've not announced this, but I will be voting for Mitt Romney in this campaign. It's the first time I've stated it publicly. I'll state it now." (Sean Hannity Radio Show, 1/31/08.)Darlene Wagner (prolife leader)Mark LevinRush Limbaugh - "I think no
«Meno di sei anni dopo l’11/9, Washington è divisa sulla politica estera esattamente come lo è stata nei passati 50 anni (...) oggi il presidente della commissione Affari Esteri dichiara che i nostri maggiori partiti dovrebbero portare avanti due politiche...
1) While in Florida on MLK day, Willard says: "Who let the dogs out" as a form of saying cheese while surrounded by African American youth.2) He then points to a baby with a little necklace and says, "bling bling." Yup that's right folks, Mitt "F-ing" Romney just said, "bling bling."Though I know some have and may still, I am not going to go as far as to call this racist, you can be the judge of that yourself. However, I will comfortably point to it as a hilariously poor attempt on ole' Willard's part to seem "hip" with young African-American voters, and how unbelievably out-of-touch he comes across as.What reality does he live in? Does Willard really think he can drop some dated MTV lingo and be "down" with the youth? Any of the other candidates would have at least come across as a normal
Seriously now folks, this is getting ridiculous. It just goes to show how really shitty a job W has done for the past 7 years...People are so desperate for real leadership and "change" that they are actually buying the tripe being fed to them by guys like Willard. Please folks, I know we need someone new, but trust me, this guy isn't it.
Let’s first look at Romney’s record। In recent years: - Romney campaigned as pro-choice (Now, is pro-life)- Romney campaigned as pro-gay rights (Now, is anti-gay rights)- Romney employed Illegal Immigrants (Now, is against employing illegals)- Romney raised taxes (fees and corporate taxes are taxes) (Now, is anti-tax)- Romney had a job growth rate that was 49th in the nation (Says he can create jobs)- Romney appointed an inmate appeasing social worker to run the prison system (Wants to be tough on crime) I was viewing a c-span broadcast earlier today, featuring the former Massachussetts governor, campaigning in Manchester, New Hampshire। Following his "Ask Mitt Anything" session he was approached by an elderly gentleman who asked him squarely about his retirement benefits, and w
In unusually stark language, the newspaper in New Hampshire’s capital calls former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney “a phony” and tells its readers Sunday that he “most surely must be stopped” in next month’s first-in-the-nation primary.
The Concord Monitor published an editorial slamming the GOP presidential candidate for flip-flopping on issues. It also criticized him for his [...]
Watch as Mitt tries to squirm is way out of an obvious lie that he told.
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I love it when he tries to say that "I saw" was meant to be taken figuratively and not literally as any English-speaking human would. If you say you saw your father march with Martin Luther King, exactly what other interpretations are there to this statement?
Cry me a river, Mitt
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December 20, 2007
WHO'S CRYING now?
Mitt Romney teared up recently on NBC's "Meet the Press," as he...
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A Conservative Christian Republican outlines why he can't vote for Mitt Romney.For the past two presidential elections, I've voted Republican. I'm fairly conservative with some of my values, although I do root for the underdog from time to time. In yesterday's News-Sentinel, Mormon beliefs were clearly spelled out in an excellent article. After reading them, I now must declare that if Mitt Romney is chosen as the Republican nominee, I won't be voting for him.Some people say that this is un-American. Are we now declaring that voters must separate their religion from their votes? That would be un-American. In fact, it would be totalitarian. I consider myself to be an evangelical Trinitarian Christian. As such, I can't divorce my faith from my vote. Therefore, I will not vote for Romney in the Presidential primaries or national election.There are several key doctrinal issues that cause problems for me.Firstly, Mormons are not Christians. They consider themselves to be, but the
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS...12/17/07 11:00am EST...Speaking to reporters at a news conference she organized, Teresa Heinz-Kerry, the former wife of former Senator H. John Heinz (R PA) and current wife of current Senator John Kerry (D MA), announced today that she's endorsing the Republican Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney. Stated Heinz-Kerry, "Mitt Romney is a man of the future, of power, of
From Romney For President Boston, MA - Today, Romney for President launched its newest television ad, "Choice: Judgment." The ad highlights the very important choice voters will have to make when it comes to fighting crime in the United States. While Governors Romney and Huckabee both believe in protecting life and traditional marriage, they have very different crime records. In Massachusetts, Governor Romney fought for tougher penalties to combat methamphetamines and respected juries' decisions by not pardoning a single criminal. In Arkansas, Governor Huckabee granted 1,033 pardons and commutations, including 12 convicted murderers. This was more clemencies than the previous three governors combined. Governor Huckabee also reduced penalties for manufacturing methamphetamines.Monday, Dec 17, 2007, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, CONTACT: Kevin Madden (857) 288-6390The ad will begin airing tomorrow as part of the campaign's rotation in Iowa. Script and viewing links are below.Script For "Ch
Mitt Romney is really nervous, he has spent million's of dollars in Iowa and is dropping faster than a lead weight in the poll's. Iowan's are learning quickly that Mitt Romney is NOT a man of his...
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Courtesy of the website Crooks and Liars, here is a video of Mitt Romney backing away from his "Freedom requires Religion" statement from his earlier speech. I'll believe when I see it when an atheist or agnostic are ever appointed to a position of power in government. With all the religious litmus tests around, I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Marcianito
Romney's up next after Obama. The relevant line here is:
Ignorado...No me salga...ni beba...ni fuma, ni sabe lo que es Cha Cha Cha.
"Ignored...Doesn't go out...doesn't drink... doesn't smoke, doesn't even know what Cha Cha Cha is.
It's Celia Cruz with Sonora Matancera for you first-timers.
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The second one also has the no bebe, ni fuma lines, but includes ni goza which means that he doesn't have fun and ni come which means that he doesn't eat. I don't know about fun, but you can ignore the part about eating. I confirmed with Huckabee that Mormons do, in fact, consume food. Don't mind the part about the rabo ("tail") too.
It's Celia again with the Sonora Matancera, but it's a merengue beat.
Listen to Son don Boso
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Mitt Romney's private equity firm, Bain Capital, has agree to buy the largest radio station owner in the country for $19.5 Billion. Clear Channel syndicates Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and many others.read more | digg story
“Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom…. Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.”
Who spoke these words, the head of an Islamic state or the president of an evangelical association? Unfortunately, this odious phrase was uttered by Mitt Romney, who is running for president of the United States.
This is an excerpt from Romneys’ [...]
FOURMAMAS, UT . . . 12/09/07 4:37pm EST . . . On a mid-campaign holdover at his home, Presidential candidate Mitt Romney revealed that "The intolerant nation of Vatican City has denied my brother . . . err, son, his sacred and honored opportunity to evangelize the New World gospel of our faith" Romney further stated, "For several generations now we've sent missionaries to nations the world over,
From TMP:A spokesman for the Mitt Romney campaign is thus far refusing to say whether Romney sees any positive role in America for atheists and other non-believers, after Election Central inquired about the topic yesterdayIt's a sign that Romney may be seeking to submerge evangelical distaste for Mormonism by uniting the two groups together in a wider culture war. Romney's speech has come under some criticism, even from conservatives like David Brooks and Ramesh Ponnuru, for positively mentioning many prominent religions but failing to include anything positive about atheists and agnostics.Indeed, the only mentions of non-believers were very much negative. "It is as if they're intent on establishing a new religion in America – the religion of secularism. They're wrong," Romney said, being met by applause from the audience.I actually thought it was a pretty good speech. Don't get me wrong, I still think he's a total douchebag and disagree with almost all of his points, most of w
He’s a Mormon, and I’m a Catholic, but we’re both the common Christian conservative fighting for a moral high ground and the establishment of good, clean, family values in the homes of every American. Mitt Romney’s defense of a religious America at the last Republican debate was nothing less of heroically outstanding.
The GOP rectified most [...]
Before the invasion of Iraq, George Bush consulted with his Dad, not Poppy, but the Father above. While the advise received wasn't too good, many Social Conservatives in the Republican Party, want that same deity to have a close and personal relationship with the next occupant of the White House.If that sort of thing is your primary qualification, then for the love of Pete, vote for Mike Huckabee or Ron Paul. Their evangelical credentials are really the gold standard. But, don't be swayed by Mitt Romney's dog and pony show.If Romney had pulled a John Kennedy, and just said he was a smart, conservative, family-oriented guy with a lot of executive experience running for president, and who also happens to believe the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri—that would be one thing. As Romney correctly noted --the constitution does not contain a religious litmus test.Indeed, the speech should have been unnecessary. The whole thing is clearly laid out in Article VI of the
Mitt Romney delivered the speech below (in 3 parts) to once again make Republican voters get past their religious bigotry towards Mormonism and vote him to be their candidate for President. Unfortunately, Romney makes this speech excluding the fact that many people today have no religion. Basically, atheists and agnostics continue to be irrelevant, possibly because most of us are suspicious of religion and politics continuing to dangerously mix.In part 1, Romney states flat out that freedom needs religion. No, it does not. Freedom is something those with religion and those without must have. No exceptions. Liberty is not a God-given right unless God is proven to exist.In part 2, Romney says there is a movement towards secularism in which religion is not to be recognized in any way in government. Now, we know even our own president will claim they recognize that he governs with a separation of church and state. But that doesn't mean they've attempted to move the line where religion an
Fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney's (R-MA) "Faith in America" Speech: FULL STREAMING VIDEO Speaking from the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, TX, fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) discusses religion, politics and governance. The speech by the GOP Presidential candidate is being compared to then-Sen. John Kennedy's 1960 address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Assn. 12/6/2007: COLLEGE STATION, TX: running time 25:10.Governor Romney's "Faith In America" Address (As Delivered): "Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind introduction."It is an honor to be here again today. This is an inspiring place because of you and the First Lady and because of the film that is exhibited across the way in the Presidential library. For those who have not seen it, it shows the President as a young pilot, shot down during the Second World War, being rescued from his life-raft by the crew of an American submarine. It's a moving reminder that when America has faced challenge and peril, Americans
Mitt Romney gave his religion speech today and, as expected, we found that he is no John Kennedy. He is also no Arnold Vinick, who would have told those who asked about his religion, as in this clip from The West Wing, that it was none of their business. Neither Kennedy’s speech or Vinick’s fictional comment would be accepted in today’s Republican Party.
My opinion on Romney’s speech doesn’t matter much as I was not the intended audience. I do question whether this speech will reassure Republicans who had doubts about Romney but we will need to wait for the reaction. In terms of a sensible statement on religion and politics, the speech was a disaster. This became apparent as soon as Romney claimed, “Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom.” I’ve even heard George Bush show more respect to those who do not believe.
At least Romney did make mention of separation of church and state, which many conservatives totally deny
From Crooks and Liars: Columnist and FOXNews regular, Charles Krauthammer, won the Bronze award on Countdown’s Worst Person in the World segment on Wednesday, for his misrepresentation of the recent non-embryonic stem cell discovery, claiming President Bush’s ban made it possible — which is a total fabrication. BillO gets the Silver for his latest War On Christmas segment where he chided a woman who is trying to take the commercialization out of Christmas, and Gold went to Mitt Romney for doing his best Donald Trump by abruptly firing the landscaping company that worked at his mansion after being called out for it by Rudy Giuliani in the last Republican debate. Now that’s one classy guy…
I don't really want Mitt Romney to be president. But to be grilled on what his religion believes is an irrelevant issue. Romney's losing votes and being put on the defensive simply because he doesn't pass some ridiculous Christian litmus test that says the President of the United States has to believe in certain things that some of us consider rather elaborate superstitions.Honestly, how much longer are we going to let organized religion limit our ways of thinking and hold us back in progressing forward as a nation? Religion is based on arrogance, which says, "We know what really happened thousands of years ago and what will happen after we die more than you do. But if you need me to reason and think about anything happening here and now, then...ummmm...I'll pray."Can't we all just get along and say Christianity and Mormonism and all other religions are equally ridiculous and get on with more important things?Here is something that perfectly expresses what I feel:We must start a R
There has been considerable speculation regarding Mitt Romney’s upcoming speech on his religious beliefs, with many noting the dangers of this backfiring. In a battle over the specifics of one’s religious beliefs, Romney is at a disadvantage against Mike Huckabee in appealing to religious Christian voters. In speaking about this, Romney risks making this distinction even more apparent and risks turning their religious views into the deciding factor in the race. Romney must appeal to religious tolerance, but cannot go as far as John Kennedy did in 1960 before a Republican audience. Just a few sections from Kennedy’s speech demonstrate how much the Republican voters of 2007 differ from the American voters of 1960:
I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute–where no Catholic prelate would tell the President (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote–where no ch
…with Huckabee coming in a very close second; and the fact of the matter is that most all of the Republican candidates (except Ron) would be a far better President than any of the Democratic nominees; and I am not a Republican either.
Why Mitt? Well, number one…he admitted he was wrong with the abortion issue. Not too many politicians have the courage to admit that they are wrong on national television. Many have called Mitt a flip flopper but I have to disagree. A flip flopper to me is someone who goes back and forth about the issues. As Mitt said…”He changed his mind”; and many of us do as we get older and wiser. It wasn’t too long ago I considered myself a Democrat and agreed with abortion. Read the full transcripts of the debate here.
…and on the topic of:
– Illegal Immigration, he won.
– Taxes – he won.
– Crime in inner cities, he won.
– Abortion, he won.
– Death Penalty, he won.
– Religion, he won.
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The Presidential Election Flea And Tick Circus is in full swing. The "big buzz" in Politico Land? It's supposedly a remark made by Mitt Romney over whether he'd have a "Muslim in his cabinet."Michelle Malkin wrote a terrific piece. Short and sweet and to the point:Well, we will see what Romney is made of in the aftermath of this kerfuffle. Will he back away from supporting common-sense national security profiling? Or will he continue to speak hard truths about what’s needed to win the war on jihad at home?In their zeal to "expose" Mitt as some sort of semi-quasi backroom racist they overlook one very important point. The majority of the voters may not feel the "need" to have a Muslim in the Presidential cabinet. In fact they might just feel the opposite. They also might be in the market for a Presidential candidate who feels he doesn't have to place certain members in his cabinet in order to appease a segment of our society.It's a matter of priorities. When we vote, we vote our o
When Republicans don’t like the news they know that they can always turn to a propaganda source which will present a fiction favorable to them. Occasionally they run into a supporter who might not realize this, but Mitt Romney was ready to let an Iowa Republican in on the situation. Political Radar reports:
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was campaigning in Washington, Iowa Wednesday when he got an off beat question from one woman in the crowd.
“How do we gag the newspapers …” she asked, speaking so quietly the second half of her question couldn’t be understood. But if her question wasn’t clear, Romney’s advice was.
“”It’s amazing isn’t it?” Romney said, “Well, fortunately we can change channels. And they’re channels like Fox that can give a different perspective. And then you can also go on the Internet or you can go on talk radio and you can get a different view.”
Why bother with the facts when
I (almost) feel bad for ole' Willard. He probably has no idea what a Hooter's girl is, other than some place he isn't allowed to go. This moron is just totally out of touch with the general populace. I wonder if he knows this? Does he think that he is in touch with the average American? If he knows that he is a total phoney, does that make it any better?
“Hillary Clinton wants to run the largest enterprise in the world. She hasn’t run a corner store. She hasn’t run a state. She hasn’t run a city,” Romney says in the spot. “She has never run anything. And the idea that she could learn to be President as an internship just doesn’t make any sense.”
That quote was from Mitt Romney in a new ad that is now airing in New Hampshire. He was talking about Hillary learning how to govern on the job. She has never been in charge of running anything, as Romney’s quote suggests. Of course this has sparked up controversy over whether he was hinting at the Lewinski scandal. I don’t think he was, but whoever wrote that line probably new what they were doing, it has brought the scandal back into the light, and that can’t be a bad thing. Does America really want to go down(pardon the pun) that road again?
“It’s pointing out that a person like Hillary Clinton has never had the
Mitt Romney today picked up an endorsement by one of my New Hampshire senators, Judd Gregg. He added a little humor while endorsing Romney.
Sen. Gregg says he “never thought I’d endorse a governor of Massachusetts for anything, but, I never though the Red Sox would win the World Series twice in my lifetime, either.”
What are Gregg’s reasons for giving Mitt his endorsement?
“We need a can-do problem solver who understands the philosophy of a approaching a problem from a conservative position in Washington,” Gregg said.
He said Romney has run a solid traditional New Hampshire primary campaign by meeting with citizens and hearing their concerns and ideas in person.
“We need someone who’s got the vision and optimism to lead the country, someone who understands the key issues we confront, which is the threat of Islamic fundamentalism and ensuring that the Baby Boom generation can retire without going bankrupt,” Gregg said.
He also cited Romney’s “can-do
I was surprised to read this article just now about Mike Huckabee.
It is official, Mike Huckabee has passed Mitt Romney and is no longer considered a second tier candidate but a top tier candidate.
Now I am really, really watching.
Read the Article: rasmussenreports.com
This all interests me very much because Mike Huckabee was the first candidate [...]
At a campaign stop in Dover, Delaware, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a tough time dealing with a question about medical marijuana from Clayton Holton, a wheelchair-bound man suffering from Muscular Dystrophy. Holton asks Romney if he’d arrest him or his doctors for using medical marijuana and that was all Romney needed to hear — he cuts and runs, moving on to shake hands with other people in the crowd, ignoring Holton as he presses him on the question. What a scumbag.Further proof that this country can use Anyone But Romney in 2008.
It is time for another round “Rejected Campaign Slogans.” From time to time, we’ll show you some of the rejected slogans that the candidates thought about using for their signs, buttons and other campaign materials. This week, we are proud to feature the rejected slogans of Presidential Candidate, Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
Mitt Tries To Purchase The PresidencyRomney's Ego Is His Own Special Interest Republican Mitt Romney, who once said "donating to his presidential campaign would be a nightmare," told an audience Wednesday that the millions he is pouring into the race keep him free of special interests.The former Massachusetts governor made the pronouncement amid a five-day California swing that includes 11 fundraisers, and just before a lobbying group's fundraiser for him in Washington. Romney also said he would likely contribute more to his campaign before the fundraising quarter ends Monday, although he declined to say how much.To date, the venture capitalist has contributed $9 million to his campaign, nearly a quarter of his overall contributions.Read Article...Romney Politics Campaign
The Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney today named the Florida Health Care Professionals Coalition. This is a Florida health insurance based group Led by Statewide Chairs Frank Farmer, Patrick Hutton and Carl Lentz, this group of health care professionals will work to ensure Florida voters know that Governor Romney is the candidate who supports free-market health care reform that will enable more Americans to become insured through the private market. Will his philosphy fix the health insurance industry?"Health care leaders in Florida and across the nation understand the critical need to make health insurance more available and more affordable for all Americans," said Governor Romney. "The answer is not more government, but more innovation. We must harness the power of free market reforms to provide private insurance options to our citizens without a tax increase and without a big government takeover."In a joint statement, the Coalition Chairmen said, "As Governor of Massachusetts,
I try to pride myself on not affiliating with one particular party, although I've been leaning towards a Biden (in my wildest dreams) or Obama presidency. It's not difficult to want a Democrat in the White House in a knee-jerk reaction to Bush's inept administration. However, to get the full picture, I had to read this book by Mitt Romney and do some research on this frontrunner in the Republican primary. I fully expected to hate the guy, considering some of his preposterous stances on social issues, but it says a lot that I finished the book with an extremely positive impression of Romney.The preface that Romney added to the book for the paperback edition was by far the most offensive part of the book. I was almost ready to stop reading when I read about Romney's stance on gay rights (basically that they should have none), and even more vexed (and amused) by his comparison of stem cell research to Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. The worst part of the preface is the paragraph
New Radio Ad, "Exceptional" Tuesday, Aug 21, 2007, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, CONTACT: Kevin Madden (857) 288-6390Boston, MA - Today, Romney for President launched its newest radio ad, "Exceptional."The ad highlights Governor Romney's plan to cut back federal funds from cities that adopt sanctuary policies and ignore federal immigration laws. Governor Romney has a record of enforcing our immigration laws. He deputized the State Police to enforce federal immigration law, opposed drivers' licenses for illegal immigrants, and insisted that our children learn in English.The ad will begin airing as part of the campaign's rotation today in Iowa and New Hampshire. Script is below.In conjunction with the release of the new radio ad, Romney for President is also launching an online ad campaign on his opposition to sanctuary policies.Script For "Exceptional" (Radio:60):ANNOUNCER: "Immigration laws don't work if they're ignored."That's the problem with cities like Newark, San Francisco and New
Romney For President Launches New Iowa Television Ad, "Thanks Iowa"Boston, MA – Today, Romney for President launched its newest television ad, "Thanks Iowa." The ad features Governor Romney's call for change in Washington on Saturday at the Iowa Republican Straw Poll in Ames.Governor Romney won the Straw Poll with 4,516 (31.5 percent) votes. The first step toward bringing change to Washington began on Saturday in Iowa.The ad will begin airing as part of the campaign's rotation today in Iowa. Script and viewing link are below.Script For "Thanks Iowa" (TV:30):GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY: "If there's ever been a time that we needed to see change in Washington, it's now."First of all, I want to strengthen our military and then strengthen our economy and strengthen our families."I will secure our border, and amnesty will not work."I want to strengthen marriage..."Keep our taxes down, keep government small..."And keep America always the hope of the Earth..."Change begins in Iowa and change be
Always with my ear to the ground, I have come away today with a new appreciation for the eloquence of the average Joe.On the subject of Mitt Romney..Mitt is slimier than Slick Willey and is more plastic than Ken ever was. Mitt has no integrity. Mitt will say anything to win. He's a white Barry Bonds acting in a morality play. - Joe from UtahAnd here I was deliberately staying away from the political arena...shame on me.Honestly, with the current round of candidates, I'd just as soon vote for Don Music.
GOP presidential candidate, former MA Governor, Mitt Romney is in Atlanta today and gave away lunch at The Varsity this afternoon. How dare he? This isn't an election for student body president. We're dealing with an election for President of the United States. My vote cannot be bought. How dare he! Don't get me wrong but Mitt can do what he wants and campaign how he wants but I sick of politics as usual and pandering for votes in this fashion. I look forward to throw out politics as usual in the trashcan next February when I vote for Mike Huckabee in the GOP primary!
What do you make of Mitt Romney's recent statement during an interview on conservative radio that he is "not running as a Mormon?" Unless I'm missing something fairly obvious here, Romney is running as a Mormon. He has chosen this faith freely and could reject it for a reality-based belief system if he wanted to do so. It seems absurd that he would not realize that his religion, which many Americans associate with polygamy, would not be a topic of interest.I noted how Romney said he was proud of his faith one minute and then indicated he did not want to talk about it the next. As Pam at Pam's House Blend explained, "Mitt's trying to navigate attracting the bible beaters by citing his faith without drawing too much attention to Mormonism specifically..." It does appear that he's trying to have it both ways, and it is hard to imagine that this will prove successful.It seems to me that when a candidate uses his or her religious beliefs to claim morality, as a rationale for opposing r
Well the Iowa straw poll results are in and there were no real surprises as Mitt Romney soared to victory with 4516 votes or 31%.
The full Iowa straw poll results are as follows:
1. Mitt Romney - 4516 votes - 31%
2. Mike Huckabee - 2587 votes - 18.1%3.Sam Brownback - 2192 votes – 15.3%
4.Tom Tancredo - 1961 votes – 13.7%
5. Ron Paul - 1305 votes – 9.1%
6. Tommy Thompson - 1,009 votes - 7.3%
7. Fred Thomson with 231 votes
8. Rudy Giuliani with 183 votes
9. Duncan Hunter with 174 votes
10. John McCain with 101 votes
11. John Cox with 41 votes
The Iowa straw poll results do not mean much as many of the top-tier candidates like Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Fred Thompson refused to participate in the Iowa straw poll, anything less than a solid first-place finish would have been devastating to the Romney candidacy.
Internet favourite Ron Paul got 1305 votes – 9.1%, but Ron Paul will need to get more votes to become President.
What did you think of the Iowa straw poll results?
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Mitt Romney non desiste. Partito in sordina, sembra ormai sul piede giusto per vincere la straw poll in Iowa. Ma cos'è la Straw Poll? La Straw Poll non è altro che la prova generale del voto di gennaio organizzata tradizionalmente dal Gop per vedere la tendenza del voto nel primo stato in cui si apriranno le urne. Il business man americano sembra quindi decisamente avviato alla vittoria, come ci
Mitt Romney was on Jan Mickelson's radio show in Iowa - the following exchange took place off air, and showcases 2 things: 1) Romney understands that personal morality can be separated from governmental obligation. 2) Jan Mickelson is a tool who can't follow a cogent argument (or is too busy trying to be a blowhard to listen to another person's response).
Below is a video filmed from the studio camera at a radio station Mitt was being interviewed on. It starts off friendly enough, but begins to become a little heated just before the commercial break when the host starts to question his Mormon beliefs and abortion. The camera continues to roll during the break, seemingly without Mitt’s knowledge as the confrontation becomes even more heated.
The best part of the video is how they quickly come back on the air for a thirty second spot to say goodbye as if nothing happened, only to return to the argument as soon as they are off the air.
I say good for Mitt, stand up for yourself.
This video is pretty long at around twenty minutes, but it is riviting.
Below is an article written by Mitt Romney that appeared in the New Hampshire Union Leader on July 12th.
It is no secret that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that it is time for our country to change our current direction and set a new course to meet a new generation of challenges that affect the future of American families, businesses, military and security. To meet these challenges, there needs to be a change in Washington.
Both political parties claim to represent change, but there are major differences. When Republicans talk of change, we talk about opportunity, freedom and the people who can make these changes. When Democrats talk of change they advocate big government, big welfare, big taxes and big brother. Time and time again, it has been proven that these big government policies do not work, and they take our nation down the wrong path.
Democrats talk about raising taxes on people. We talk about cutting spending by government. For Democrats, it is always governme
As you may recall I managed to persuade Melanie to transport dog and his two feline pals down to Arizona from Seattle. Actually, it was not so much any trickery on my part, as Melanie's unshakable conviction that I would be doing well to get my own body down there without any unfortunate misadventures.Mel really had a swell time. The cats puked every day. But never mind, dog was happy to get the between meal snacks. Of course, this probably contributed to the doggy diarrhea which put Melanie in such an uncharacteristic bitchy mood.You may be surprised to learn I don't think Melanie will fondly recall her journey across the desert,with temperatures soaring to 120 degrees, playing chauffeur to two barfing cats and a dog with the runs. On the other hand, maybe next time she will wish she was the girl driving alone swizzling ice cold Cokes and doing a few leisurely tokes.But that is the kind of price a person sometimes pays when they think they are so gosh darned competent.But I am ki
forget the fact that he can't go one week without changing his mind on some issue, he does stand firmly on one issues: his hatred of puppies. on a family vacation drive in 1983, the following happened:"Before beginning the drive, Mitt Romney put Seamus, the family’s hulking Irish setter, in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon’s roof rack …. Tagg Romney commandeered the way-back of the wagon, keeping his eyes fixed out the rear window, where he glimpsed the first sign of trouble. ”Dad!” he yelled. ”Gross!” A brown liquid was dripping down the back window, payback from an Irish setter who’d been riding on the roof in the wind for hours."who sticks their dog in a cage on the roof of their car? this can only mean one thing...i will now be forced to refer to him as mitt griswold.
By Mitt Romney - Rising to a New Generation of Global Challenges - Foreign Affairs Article (Real Clear Politics)Excerpt:"Less than six years after 9/11, Washington is as divided and conflicted over foreign policy as it has been at any point in the last 50 years. Senator Arthur Vandenberg once famously declared that "politics stops at the water's edge"; today, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee declares that our major political parties should carry out two separate foreign policies. The Senate unanimously confirmed General David Petraeus, who pledged to implement a new strategy, as the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. Yet just weeks later, the Senate began crafting legislation specifically designed to stop that new strategy. More broadly, lines have been drawn between those labeled "realists" and those labeled "neoconservatives." Yet these terms mean little when even the most committed neoconservative recognizes that any successful policy must be grounded in reality and
While Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts he never took a paycheck. Now he is considering making the same pledge if he is elected president:
speaking with reporters, Romney said he would likely accept the presidential salary of $400,000 annually but donate the money.
”I haven’t really thought ahead that far,” Romney said at first. “There are some questions I haven’t forecasted, perhaps because that would seem presumptuous of me.”
Then, he added: “I presume I would take the salary and then I would donate at least that amount - or more - to charity.”
According to a nationally recognized pollster, former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened up a double-digit lead in New Hampshire over his two closest rivals.
A New Zogby International telephone poll posted on its Web site shows Romney jumping to 35 percent support from 25 percent a month ago.
His closest competitors, Arizona Sen. John McCain, who won the 2000 New Hampshire presidential primary, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, both stand at 19 percent in the poll conducted May 15 and 16 with a margin or error of plus or minus 4.5 percent.
During a debate, Al Sharpton questioned Mitt Romney’s faith. Today Mitt Romney defended himself.
He called Al Sharpton an example of how bigotry still exists in America.
"I can only, hearing that statement, wonder whether there is not bigotry that still remains in America," he said. "That's an extraordinary thing for someone to say"
Can you think of another person who could get away with questioning the religion of another? I cannot.
This is the comment that Al Sharpton said:
"As for the one Mormon running for office, those that really believe in God will defeat him anyway, so don't worry about that. That's a temporary situation"
This was his explanation:
"The statement by the Mitt Romney campaign is a blatant effort to fabricate a controversy to help their lagging campaign," Sharpton said in a statement. "In no way did I attack Mormons or the Mormon church when I responded that other believers . . . would vote against Mr. Romney for purely political r
Mitt Romney Zeitgeist Campaign 2008 as Posted and un-edited. Updated 24/7. This series will spotlight the republican candidates in real time and we hope with an unbiased view. The parameters are the widest possible to return the most meaningful results. The experiment is ment to capture the Zeitgeist and therefor the true nature of the race. Let the games begin mittromney.com/Get great free widgets at Widgetbox!Get great free widgets at Widgetbox!More Flickr photos of Mitt RomneyTechnorati Tags: Mitt Romney
You can read the whole article here.
This is what he had to say while debating an atheist:
“As for the one Mormon running for office, those who really believe in God will defeat him anyways, so don’t worry about that; that’s a temporary situation,”
Romney’s spokesman responded:
“It is terribly disheartening and disappointing to hear Reverend Sharpton offer such appalling comments about a fellow American’s faith,” said Romney spokesman Kevin Madden. “America is a nation of many faiths and common values, and bigotry toward anyone because of their beliefs is unacceptable.”
Sharpton tried to explain his comments:
“What I said was that we would defeat him, meaning as a Republican,” Sharpton said. “A Mormon, by definition, believes in God. They don’t believe in God the way I do, but by definition, they believe in God.”
So what he was really saying is Republicans in general don’t believe in God, no
In the race for the Republican Presidential candidate; Mitt Romney. Tell me about him please. What do you think? I want to hate him because he has so much money... but dang it I am finding myself liking the guy and what he stands for. Thoughts?
TubeMogul: Mitt Romney’s YouTube Contest: Politubing the Ashley Tisdale WayExcerpt:"Looking at Mitt’s own YouTube views, it almost looks as if he wasn’t online prior to that video – he went from about 3K views a day to 125K on 4/13!"http://www.tubemogul.com/blog/?p=38Alex
Mitt Romney on Yahoo! AnswersQuestion:"How can we change the tax code to ease the burden on our families and promote growth and innovation?"http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070410092341AAxnl7BAlex
At a speech on foreign policy Mitt Romney blasted Nancy Pelosi for her trip to Syria saying “And then the Speaker of the House helped dignify a state sponsor of terror,” among other things.
He also stands behind the president on his Iraq war policy, which I like, but his campaign seems to be floundering and I don’t think he will be able to regain momentum. If he ever really had momentum.
He could surprise though, he did raise allot of money so there has to be support out there for him.
It seems as though his flip flopping is going to catch up with him, and this hunting fiasco might hurt him, but I do like his stance on national defense.
Well he's at it again folks. Old Williard's been caught throwing out some more b.s. According to WAPT: On the campaign trail this week, Romney was overheard telling a New Hampshire voter wearing a National Rifle Association hat, "I've been a hunter pretty much all my life." It turns out Romney has been on only two hunting trips in his entire life. Romney aides have confirmed that the former governor flip-flop's only hunting experience came on only two trips: as a 15-year-old, when he hunted rabbits with his cousins on a ranch in Idaho, and last year, when he shot quail on a fenced game preserve in Georgia (Dick Cheney favorite style and a favorite of other hunters whom are too afraid to venture out into the scary forest).Caption: Republican Hopeful and NRA Lifetime Member Mitt Romney Sees a Gun For The 3rd Time in His Entire Life
There is an article here about Mitt Romney calling for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
Here is a little back-story about how gay marriage was forced on the Mass. residents.
Most Americans know that Massachusetts is the only state that allows gay marriage. And they probably also know that Mitt Romney was governor when gay marriage was legalised. What I’m not sure many people know around the country is how this came to pass. This was not a bill that passed through the state house and senate, then on to Romney’s desk for a signature. This was a case of liberal, activist judges instituting their own personal policy preferences onto the citizens of Massachusetts, where they had no right to do so. They forced Mass. residents to accept something that polls show a vast majority of residents don’t want.
A citizen’s group gathered up more than enough signatures to have this issue go to the citizens for a vote in 2008 on this issue and have the constitution
Mitt Romney addresses a crowd on the campaign trail. Romney reported a staggering $23 million dollar first quarter for fund-raising. Photo by REUTERS.Mitt Romney reported a staggering $23 million dollars on Monday, surpassing both John McCain (R-Arizona) and former New York City Mayor Rudolf Giuliani (R). Giuliani came in second with $15 million dollars and John McCain finished in third with only $12.5 million dollars. John McCain’s campaign manager called it a “disappointment”, what they had raised so far and that they had finished in third. Romney’s finish comes as a surprise to many including myself, as many expected Giuliani to be leading both in fund-raising and in the polls as he is the favorite in the Republican Party. In Giuliani’s defense he had a late start in the fund-raising effort and he managed to raise $10 million dollars in March alone. Romney has been polling in the single digits but with this kind of fund-raising cash and money to s
Fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) speaks at CPAC, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney addresses an audience at the Annual Conservative Political Action Conference. 3/2/2007: WASHINGTON, DC. File is real media format, running time is 22:10.Mitt Romney, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWillard Mitt Romney (standard IPA pronunciation: 'wɪlɜd mɪt 'ɹɑmnɪ), usually known as Mitt, (born March 12, 1947) was the 70th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, elected in 2002. He served one term and did not seek re-election in 2006; his term ended January 4, 2007.[1] Romney is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, formally announcing his candidacy on February 13, 2007. He made his announcement at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.[2]Romney is a former CEO of Bain & Company, a management consulting firm, and the co-founder of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. In 1994, Romney led an unsuccessful Senate campaign against incumben
The NH Union-Leader's political reporter, John DiStaso, noted today:A week ago, in response to a question during an interview with New Hampshire Union Leader editors and a reporter, Mitt Romney said, "English needs to be the language that is spoken in America. We cannot be a bilingual nation likeCanada." Five days later, a Romney news release announced that the campaign had "launched its first Spanish radio ad. The ad ends with Romney saying, "I am Mitt Romney and I approve this message," and then an announcer saying, "Pagado por Romney para Presidente."Once again proving my point that Mitt Romney is full of crap and reaffirming this blog's support for Anyone But Romeny in 2008.
Yesterday, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney formally kicked off his presidential campaign. He made the announcement at the Henry Ford Museum. During the speech he attempted to distinguish himself from the other candidates by taking advantage of his position as somewhat of a political outsider. He highlighted this by saying, “I do not believe Washington can be transformed from within by lifelong politicians.”
The issues that Romney will have to face are his religion and his past stances on social issues. Romney is a Mormon, which wouldn’t be a problem except for the fact that a large group of his party happen to be evangelical Christians. Meaning that they pretty much agree on the social issues, just not on God. Unfortunately for Romney, God is a huge issue when dealing with evangelical Christians.
As far as his past stances on issues, Romney supported abortion rights earlier in campaigns and also claimed that he would advocate gay rights during a 1994
Jewish Democrats have criticized Republican Mitt Romney’s choice of location to announce his run for president. Romney plans on announcing his candidacy at a museum that honors Henry Ford, an obvious auto pioneer, which got the criticism of many Jewish Democrats because they note Henry Ford’s history as one of anti-Semitism.
The National Jewish Democratic Council said they are “deeply troubled by Governor Romney’s choice of locations to announce his presidential campaign,” which is proposed to be announced on Tuesday at the Henry Ford Museum located in Dearborn, Michigan. The council also said “Romney has been traveling the country talking about inclusiveness and understanding of people from all walks of life,” but “yet he chooses to kick (off) his presidential campaign on the former estate of a well-known and outspoken anti-Semite and xenophobe.”
The council believes that this choice of location calls into question either Ro
Two Boston Globe columnists have recently offered rather differing views of their departing Republican Governor, Mitt Romney. Re-printed in the Deseret Morning News, Scott Helman argues that Romney's claims to be the standard-bearer of Reagan conservatism might have more merit than some others'.
"There are many similarities between the two," Helman argues, citing their battles against liberalism, their speaking style and their "Hollywood looks". Both, Helman continues, exude optimism even in the face of perceived existential threats (the Evil Empire in Reagan's day; the Axis of Evil now). Both moved their positions on abortion to suit the electoral climate (OK - not exactly a display of strength of character, but a similarity nonetheless.)
To the Globe's Joan Vennochi - never a friend to Romney - that last issue of abortion is central to understanding Romney and, in her view, his key personality flaw. Romney "ran for office twice in Massachusetts as a moderate, pro choice Re
There's been plenty going on in the last few days, including some important statements from some big name candidates, which we'll come on to shortly.
First, here's a story from last Thursday's Boston Globe reporting that Massachusetts Republican Governor Mitt Romney has hired what the Globe calls "bare-knuckles GOP ad man" Alex Castellanos.
Castellanos' reputation, at least in the Globe's view, is as a master of negative campaigning. He produced an ad against black Senatorial candidate Harvey Gant in North Carolina that "depicted a pair of white hands ripping up a rejection letter from an employer" to highlight Gant's support of racial quotas. He also produced an anti-Al Gore ad that superimposed the 'rats' from the word 'Democrats' over attacks on Gore's prescription drug plan. Castellanos claims the 'rats' thing was coincidental, and I'm inclined to believe him on the grounds that it seems a little too subtle for his style.
"The truest spots, most factual spots,
