Posted on 06/13/2012 8:20:18 PM PDT by SamAdams76
Okay, I know I am inviting comments from the peanut gallery with this posting, but just what the heck has presidential candidate Mitt Romney been doing with all his time recently? Is he using it wisely?
Yes, it is true that Romney makes regular appearances on the campaign trail but by and large, he spends most of his days out of view. I'm just wondering what he is doing during that time.
Chances are, he is being briefed by staffers and handlers on the issues of the day so that when it comes time for town meetings, press interviews and debates, he will be as sharp as possible on the issues.
Or perhaps, he is getting trained by consultants on how to be a regular guy. For Romney comes across as rather stiff and formal. Maybe he's being coached on how to be more personable and charismatic.
I can relate as I had the opposite experience in my younger years as I was being groomed for upper management. As a young manager, I had no problem being down to earth and relating to working class people. But I felt like a fish out of water in the boardrooms. So my company sent me to image consultants, Dale Carnegie, the works, so that I could present a more polished "executive" appearance - kind of like...Mitt Romney.
I was taught how to match my ties perfectly with my suit and how to wear brown shoes with brown belts and color coordinate my shirt with my suit and so forth so I didn't look like a jackass when meeting with "C" level executives. They even taught me how to dress business casual - collared alligator shirts, dress pants, loafers and then really casual with golf shirts (no T-shirts!), tan shorts (never black or white), boat shoes (no socks) and expensive looking sunglasses. Never wear sneakers under any circumstances and only wear dungarees if you are doing yard work, farming or ranching.
Yes, I was taught how to give a public speech: Thank the person who introduced me to the podium, smile at the audience, loosen them up with a self-deprecating joke or two before launching into my prepared remarks. I was told how to hold a wine glass, which fork to use with salad and all that other etiquette stuff that separates the elite from the masses.
So basically I think Romney is being consulted on the opposite of all that because he already has the "power executive" image down pat. So he's being consulted on how to be a regular guy so he can relate to the masses. This is perhaps a tougher challenge than a regular guy pretending at being an executive. Because people who are used to wealth and privilege often look dorky when they try to relate to the common man. Witness John Kerry's awkward attempts back in 2004 with his "Can I get me a hunting license" schtick.
So lets hope Romney does not make a total ass of himself when he hits the campaign trail 24/7 later this year.
So what else is Romney doing behind those closed doors? Bear in mind that Romney is one of the first nominees since Ronald Reagan who did not have the added burden of an elected office while running for president. (McCain was a sitting senator, the Bushes a sitting president or vice-president, Dole a sitting senator, etc.)
So like Reagan in 1980, Romney has the luxury of devoting 100% of his time to running for president. Let's hope he is using that time wisely...and just what the heck is he doing with all this time anyhow?
Yep, I figured I'd draw him in. Like how my porch light draws moths and flies. Not sure if he's serious or just brown-nosing the owner of this site. But I agree with you, like it or not, Romney is the GOP candidate.
Anybody thinking that there will be some sort of "surprise" at the convention is just dreaming. Romney won the nomination fair and square and even the Gingrichs and Santorums of the world are lining up behind him (and Palin not far behind). Romney is getting the nomination and that is that.
We can argue all day long on how Romney is not the most conservative candidate. I agree that we could have done much better. But it is what it is and we must play the hand that has been dealt us. We might have been dealt a pair of eights but the dealer is showing a six so we might as well stand on the 16 and wait for the dealer to bust.
Romney has done an excellent job so far on the campaign trail. He’s good at kissing babies and shaking hands, which the liberal MSM doesn’t take much note of. Slowly but surely he’s meeting people, letting them get to know him, feel comfortable with him. And most wisely, with our Dear Leader imploding right now, he’s stayed out of the way.
Everything McCain did wrong Romney is doing right.
All he has to be is “Not Obama” to win this.
An overripe turnip could win this one.
Starting my sentences with “So” is a bad habit that I’ve been trying to break. But when I start writing stream-of-consciousness, I stop paying attention to my sentence structure. So I will try harder to work on that going forward!
Romney was not my first choice, but he won the primary, and like many: I WANT OBAMA GONE! This idea that Romney and Obama are “the same” is utter stupidity!
As you rightly noted: “Everything McCain did wrong Romney is doing right.” This guy could use some positive reinforcement rather than the non-stop bi*ching by some!
I can tell you, I think - he's raising money, lots of it. He and the RNC combined raised $17 million more than Brak and the DNC in May, and that doesn't just happen.
Exactly!
As Rush says, it's time for us to begin living in “Realville”!
It really makes me sick to watch those on our side continually attacking Romney...even when he's taking the conservative road. These people on our side that are continually attacking Romney are becoming part of the problem on our side. In my estimation, they are helping Obama win a potential 2nd term.
Time for us all to return to “Realiville”!
I think mostly allowing Øbozo to make an ass of himself. He was right there with a response to Øbozo’s “The economy is doing fine” gaff.
The last four paragraphs of your vanity start with, “So.”
Creepy!
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So?
Seriously, the institutionalization of all things Obama is going to take some undoing, if God allows.
Since Republicans are pudding and proven useless, Romney must be working with Democrats fastidiously to unseat him.
He came across as a guy with a lot of common sense. If he can sell that image to the American people, it will be a landslide in November.
“This guy could use some positive reinforcement rather than the non-stop bi*ching by some!”
Think back to your high school days (assuming you attended). There was always a silent group of groupies that hated (feared) the successful kids, and would dress up in school colors, shout at the top of their lungs at athletic events, and win the “school spirit” award. Largely socially unwanted, and inept, they sought to be cool by booing the “enemy” (opponents’ teams), and praising the home team, and lavishing praise on even the weak performances of “their” team, because they had/have nothing else.
These are the same inept, socially unacceptable people you see posting their boo hoo comments here. I still don’t “like” Romney, and don’t know who I will vote for yet. I don’t expect to until election day (I usually early vote, so then). When all possibilities are tallied up, I’ll say a prayer, make a decision based on all the information I have at that point, and vote my conscience. I’m pretty sure how I will vote now, but one doesn’t count their chickens...
In any event, these silly groupies have little life outside of FR, and thus make sure they always keep their fingers in the wind to make sure they wear the team colors and shout their loudest. They haven’t figured out that the pony they picked is no longer in the race, so all they have left is to tear down anyone left in it. The sad thing is what these people lacked in respect and acceptance in their youth, keeps them from rational, mature discourse in their adulthood.
To clarify the “silent group of groupies” referred to their silence in situations where they were able to piggyback on the popular group,, not silent all the time. They’re generally mousy and timid unless they have coattails to ride on. Then they roar like the lions they’re certainly NOT.
He has no intentions of winning, and he probably still will.
Please don't be delusional like the 0zombies were. Myth aint gonna heal our land.
Myth is gonna flush us like a 21st century H. Hoover, and clear the path for her highness.
With Obama’s administration and campaign publicly struggling, Romney is well-advised to keep a low profile and let Obama continue to take hits.
He is Freeping.
Dream on.
Is this a game and can I play?
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