Posted on 09/04/2007 12:32:18 PM PDT by Reaganesque
ASHLAND, N.H., Sept. 3 -- Former senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee will grab most of the headlines this week as he enters the race for the White House, but Mitt Romney likes where he stands in the contest for the Republican nomination.
"When I started running seven months ago, I was at 5 percent in the national polls," the former Massachusetts governor said at a question-and-answer session here. "Now I won the Iowa straw poll; I'm ahead here in New Hampshire, ahead in Michigan, ahead in the Nevada."
The energetic Romney, who is shown jogging in a television ad that his campaign is running in the Granite State, put his energetic approach to work on Labor Day: two speeches, two town hall meetings, a parade and a breakfast stop to greet voters at a restaurant in Moultonborough. His exertions required several outfit changes, from tie but no jacket to jacket and tie and then, before the parade in 80-degree heat, khakis and a polo shirt. But Romney's manner never changed; whether describing his appreciation of the symbolic importance of the American flag or talking about issues such as illegal immigration, the ex-governor almost never stopped smiling.
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Thanks for the info!
BTW, I think that statue of Christ on your homepage was on display at the Mormon Pavilion during the '64-'65 Worlds Fair in New York. As I recall, it was monstrous!
How can anyone who claims to be a Conservative ignore Reagan’s 11th Commandment so utterly as so many have in this and other threads? And, if your candidate is so wonderful, why do you feel the need to put down his competition? Surely he can stand on his own two feet, can’t he?
Physician, heal thyself.
Yeah, I admit, I created an animatronic Mitt Romney and made him give a stirring pro-abortion speech, replete with a lie about some dear friend dying of a back alley abortion.
I created the robot with help from the Walt Disney Company and the Weather Channel.
That’s going to leave a mark.
He also said in a recent debate he's not a clone of Bush either. I guess to you that means he's disavowed Bush too. If you take any quote out of context it can be misused for your stated intention as some sort of slight.
Romney's has had many positive things to say about Bush and Reagan, but he's his own person. Pointing out that your are not them, that you will not rubber-stamp their administrations, that you will be your own man, is something many people like to hear.
As great as Reagan and Bush were, there is improvement to be made in the immigration field, reducing the size of government, cleaning up Washington etc. While there will never be another Reagan, and Bush has been good too, they were not perfect. Romney can improve on things in a lot of ways given his record of success and proven leadership skills.
Judging from the hysterical and factually selective hit pieces from the anti-Romney crowd today, I would say that the WaPo has it right: Romney has momentum and it’s scaring the daylights out of some.
I have little doubt that the GOP nomination will be between Fred and Mitt.
You should not be so afraid of Mitt Romney.
The person you should be afraid of Hillary Clinton because she has a political machine in place that can destroy Fred Thompson in the blink of any eye.
Thanks for the background on the Christus and for posting the picutre. Yes, the Christus is very impressive — enough to have stayed with me for over 40 years!
Have a great day : )
It didn’t take you long to pull out this nonsense, did it?
The Boston Globe Saturday, Nov 25, 2006
April 19, 2007
A Romney Upon The Hill
In a sea of Republican presidential hopefuls that invoke Reagan about as much as the average person references their mothers, receiving the Ronald Reagan award seems to be the Everest of accolades. And such was the case at last night’s Frontiers of Freedom Ronald Reagan gala, where Mitt Romney sought to channel the legendary leader’s charisma, optimism and folksy feel.
Just as Reagan did when he warned against the “unprecedented danger” of communism, Romney laced his speech with warnings of modern day foreign threats like North Korea. But, like Reagan, he also channeled optimism. As he often does, Romney invoked Reagan’s famous line that “I have seen four wars during my lifetime and none of them began because America was too strong.”
Romney also used his speech-- which he opened by praising the day’s “life affirming” Supreme Court decision-- to allude to his religious convictions (hint: they’re not unlike yours, Christian Conservatives). He referenced Isaiah when highlighting his foreign policy goals and cited Cain and Abel when talking about the Virginia Tech shootings. He also said that after hearing about the tragedy in Blacksburg, “the first thing I did was pick up my bible.”
Speaking before a room full of black-and-white tuxedos, Romney’s speech was, fittingly, a study in contrasts: He spoke of life and death, good and evil, small vs. big. And for a candidate who’s plagued by accusations of policy shifts and flips flops, he wanted to make one thing certain: he’s the Reagan candidate. And he’s prepared to make as many Peggy Noonan or “Shining City” references as it takes, till they believe him. [NORA MCALVANAH]
Click here for several pages worth of Romney's opinion on Ronald Reagan.
Liar.
>>>Wait a few days, you’ll see what real campaigning is.<<<
You sound like that guy who has been working on the 1984 Camaro that’s still sitting on blocks in his overgrown lawn for the past 3 years.
Talk is cheap. I don’t care if it’s all “apple pie” and ole red props...er...pick-up trucks.
Yes, the oh-so difficult target of a man who talks like George W. Bush, is a good ole boy conservative, a lawyer, a DC lobbyist, a Hollywood actor, and a man in poor health.
If you say so...
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