The spirits were high as Mitt Romney delivered his concession speech -- a "gracious one" at that according to Chris Wallace. Mitt is such a stand up guy that despite all of John McCain's personal attacks Mitt still congratuled his win.
Chants of "We love Mitt!" were pervasive. Romney went on to acknowledge his second place finish, "Another silver, I'd rather have a gold but I got another silver."
Another is right. No other candidate can claim one gold (Wyoming) and two silvers (Iowa and New Hampshire).
Romney is in a great position moving on...let's go Michigan!
And remember what Rush Limbaugh said, "New Hampshire is not a conservative bellwether. Iowa's caucus is weird. After NH, the race for the GOP begins."
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
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I've just added your site to http://planetromney.org . Keep up the blogging.
Mitt Romney has the most votes and the most delegates in the Republican feild so far. That is a great place to start out. The race is just starting just like Rush said, and Mitt Romney has the ability to get there.
Lets not let Mitt Romney or ourselves down in Michigan and Nevada.
A recent Newsmax article about Obama's beliefs includes this quote: Just before Obama’s nationally televised campaign kickoff rally last Feb. 10, the candidate disinvited his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, from giving the public invocation. Wright explained: “When Obama’s enemies find out that in 1984 I went to Tripoli” to visit Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, “a lot of his Jewish support will dry up quicker than a snowball in hell.” The pastor is adamantly anti-Israeli. Read the article for other interesting information.
http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/Obama_Church_Racism/2008/01/07/62285.html
Great site!
Fellas,
Here's something I wrote for you, hope you appreciate it
I realize now that I’ve been wrong about Mitt Romney all along. I have been mystified by the ability of Republicans to support George W. Bush when they know he is lying to them, but that somehow Republicans did not extend Mitt the same support given his repeated problems with the truth. But now I think I understand it.
George Bush is a straight ahead liar, he can lie repeatedly with a straight face to his adoring Republican adherents, people know he’s lying, but since they like him they are OK with it. They believe (like most sentient beings on the planet) that Bush is an amiable dunce, but they just plain like the guy so they’ll accept what he says, even if they know that he’s not being truthful with them.
Mitt, on the other hand, is not a straight ahead liar; at least he’s not perceived in that way. He is viewed (by most sentient beings on the planet) as a panderer, one who will change any position, wiggle out of any past opinion, slither away from any previous statement, all with a pasted-on smile. Bush’s lying is straightforward, bold, readily apparent, free from nuance. Mitt is all about nuance; it’s actually entertaining to watch him try and explain his past support of gays, of abortion, seeing his father march with MLK. His slick rationalizations, professionally packaged, rehearsed and delivered with a faux-conviction that makes his new position seem somehow heroic, its marketing genius. Except that people aren’t buying it. Clearly they will accept lying from people they like, but they can’t accept pandering insincerity from somebody they don’t like.
Of course Mitt is well-schooled in the insincerity business. He’s the guy who told you (and expected you to believe it) that when Bain Capital bought your company and you were one of the 25% of employees to be laid off, this was actually a good thing for you. He was the person who, when Bain bought the factory where you worked and shut it down to move the operation to China, that this was progress. He was the guy who, when he bought the business where you worked and cut your benefits, told you that it was for you and for good of the company.
What Mitt knew then, and knows still today, is that those things actually were good. But they weren’t good for you, your co-workers, your friends, they were good for him, and the small group of managers who would buy a company, gut it, break it up and re-sell it at an enormous profit. Mitt and his partners were left with millions. You were left without a job, and with Mitt’s voice ringing in your ears telling you how great the whole thing was. The thing is, Mitt wasn’t exactly lying to them, he was simply, painfully, obviously, insincere. Bottom line: people will accept lying from a known liar as long as they like him. People will not accept insincerity from one well known for it, even if they do like him. Of course, with Mitt, they don’t seem to like him, either.
It’s clear that, with Mitt and his handlers, the belief is that it’s all about marketing. If they package the product in a certain way hopefully enough people will look past their misgivings about the brilliant panderer and vote for him anyway. But over the long haul, people will inevitably see through the packaging and get an unadulterated view of the product, and when they see the real Mitt they don’t like what they see. Would that all Americans are able to get a similar, unvarnished view of the man. If they do, then the Mittanic, which has struck dual icebergs in Iowa and New Hampshire, will slip quietly beneath the surface of the political landscape in our beloved country. Here’s hoping!
Have a nice day,
Phil
Romney Girl Debut!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSrBrefcrUY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REKlkwPJ7CY
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RomneyGirl
Phil, you waste a lot of time with your cynical hatred - your time and ours. Weekly Standard writer Dean Barnett has a very candid and informative piece about Mitt Romney’s character and campaign missteps in the New York Times:
“I spent a lot of time with Mr. Romney that year [1994], and I occasionally served as his volunteer driver, taking him to local campaign events. The Mitt Romney I got to know was warm and likable. He had an electric intelligence. He was unfailingly decent. He was totally committed to his family. He treated everyone with respect and kindness.
“If you’re like most politically attuned Americans, you probably don’t agree with my description of Mr. Romney. You may consider him to be the personification of political ambition. You possibly believe he will say anything to get elected president. You might even consider him one of the least honorable politicians in the country. As a longtime admirer of Mr. Romney’s, it pains me that many Americans believe these things. . I often marvel at how the public perception of Mr. Romney differs so radically from the man I know.”
Everyone who knows Mitt Romney knows that the things Phil posted about him above are not true. Phil sees the world as a mirror of himself - false. The truth about Mitt is becoming obvious in spite of his detractors.
Hey.
Ross Perot voting for Mitt
http://www.newsweek.com/id/94827/page/2
Pass it on.
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