What caused Mitt's defeat? Projects look at key factors. [Romney = abortionist/statist RINO]

PROVO – Did unreported factors contribute to the demise of Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign?

How did the news media cover the 1967-68 presidential campaign of his father, George Romney?

Two research projects presented to an audience of more than 100 people at BYU's Mormon Media Studies Symposium recently compared the two Romneys' campaigns.

BYU professors John Gee and Louis C. Midgley titled their paper, "Under the Media's Nose: Overlooked Factors Undermining the Presidential Campaign of Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney walked into a horrendous situation when he took over the SLC Games. They were millions in debt
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Yeah kid only a few MILLIONS

Romney manage to make that into BILLIONS

Now tell me

Who “saved” the Olympics ???

Romney or the American tax payer ???

Romney manage to make that into BILLIONS

Really? You got evidence to back that up, or is that simply your hatred talking again?

Now tell me Who “saved” the Olympics ??? Romney or the American tax payer ???

Romney did. That is unless you are of the belief that throwing money at things like poverty, education, the Washington Redskins, or the Olympics somehow magically fixes it. Come to think of it, that's exactly how Democrats think. Are you a Democrat?

Romney did.

I've heard the stories; but find it a bit incredulous that ONE man managed to direct a COMMITTEE on how to turn everything around:

YOU go here....
YOU do that....
YOU change this...

UNLESS the plans were ALREADY in place, and MONEY was the limiting factor, then almost ANYONE could have "Saved the Olympics".

(I did some research...)

2002 Olympics...

Winning bid

Ogden-born lawyer Tom Welch and car salesman Dave Johnson were in charge of the Salt Lake Bid Committee and took an aggressive approach to winning the Olympics. They flew out to Europe, Latin America, and Africa to meet with the International Olympic Committee members.

Even after all of this, the 1998 Games went to Nagano, Japan, in a 46-to-42 vote. Many felt the reason was that the US had recently been awarded the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Others, including Welch, believed it was because Nagano had better wined and dined the officials.^[1]

Welch and Johnson decided to try harder the next round. Prior to the IOC vote for 1998, they had given out Stetson hats to delegates. For 2002 they decided to give out more than hats.

Millions were spent on perks including all-expense-paid ski trips, thirteen scholarships, Super Bowl trips, and plastic surgery. IOC members were given deals on real estate, and their family members were given jobs.^[2]^[3] Cash bribes may have been employed. When the scandal broke, the cryptic "geld document" allegedly recorded personal preferences of IOC members.^[4] Beside some members' names, the document contained the word "geld", (German for "money") arguably indicating such members' receptiveness to cash bribes.

The plan worked, for in 1995 the IOC announced Salt Lake City the winner. 50,000 people gathered outside the Salt Lake City and County Building to hear the formal announcement.

Scandal (read more ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympic_bid_scandal)

I've heard the stories; but find it a bit incredulous that ONE man managed to direct a COMMITTEE on how to turn everything around:

YOU go here....
YOU do that....
YOU change this...

One quality of leadership involves putting the right team in place - a team that will carry out your strategies and vision.

UNLESS the plans were ALREADY in place, and MONEY was the limiting factor, then almost ANYONE could have "Saved the Olympics".

If you did a little research, you would discover that not to be the case. When Romney took over, the SLC Committee was almost $400 million in debt with no hope of signing up any corporate sponsors.

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