Posted on 05/01/2012 6:44:13 PM PDT by Mozilla
Much has been made of Mitt Romneys failure to even once use the word conservative in his post-election speech on April 24.
No big surprise here on that one Romney has made it clear all during the primary season he plans to win the nomination, and if possible the November election, without conservative or Tea Party support, so why change now?
While Romneys failure to use the word conservative in his speech didnt surprise us, one aspect of the speech was more than a little odd.
It was obvious the speech was intended to make Romney sound like President Reagan, but instead it made him sound more like Barack Obama.
It seemed to us that Romneys speech writers went through a couple of old Reagan speeches with their dictionary of synonyms to insure that the sunny optimism for Americas future that was one of the qualities of Reagans best speeches came through loud and clear without opening Governor Romney to a charge of obvious plagiarism.
However, Hes asking us to accept that Washington knows best and can provide all, and We believe in America. We believe in ourselves. Our greatest days are still ahead. We are, after all, Americans! and other phrases sounded so much like Reagan that the Romney campaign should probably send Reagan speech writer Tony Dolan a check just to be safe.
Unfortunately, the Reaganesque phrases didnt actually connect Romney with any course of action or policy, and in that they smacked more of Barack Obama than Ronald Reagan.
One of Reagans great strengths as a communicator was his ability to build a case for his policies by presenting facts, and conservative ideas and philosophy leavened with a little humor.
(Excerpt) Read more at conservativehq.com ...
Quit pretending that there is some halfway position possible on life and death.
With either Obama or Romney, abortion on demand continues.
Until God drops the hammer on us.
Tough. I still ain't voting for your socialist pro-choice democrat.
Whine all you want, Loyalists were the enemy.
Deal with it.
Wrong. I'm not a sheep and will not fall in line.
Yeah better put them 10 year old little girl Loyalists in prison where she cant throw her rag dolly at one of the brave rebel soldiers...
She’s the enemy...
Oh and put her 65 yo grey haired Granny in there with her...
She’s the widow of a guy who died saving our butts but still...
She’s the enemy..
Yeah better put that 10 year old little girl Loyalist in prison where she cant throw her rag dolly at one of the brave rebel soldiers...
She’s the enemy...
Oh and put her 65 yo grey haired Granny in there with her...
She’s the widow of a guy who died saving our butts but still...
She’s the enemy..
Why are you here if you hate America so much. Shouldn’t you be in great britain or canada where the rest of the cowards fled to?
Oh give it a break...
Your the genius who speaks of my nation’s founders as some kind or rabid enemy.
No I’m the American who loves her country and wont vote to give her a guy who hates her freedoms and liberty..
a guy who refused to serve her when he had the opportunity ..
and now wants to be the Commander-in-Chief over her military..
You can insult all the Conservatives who refuse to lower their standards and turn this country over to another liberal disaster this time with an R
But you are wasting your time..
Burn me out and take my land...
I wont vote for your boy Willard Mitt Romney...
Tennessee Nana UE
USAF Veteran
Descendant of Americans who arrived in the 1600s and built the beginnings of America..
It was not my desire to serve in Viet Nam Willard Mitt Romney, Boston Globe, May 2, 1994
I longed to be in Viet Nam, representing our country Willard Mitt Romney, Boston Globe, June 24, 2007
(You notice he didnt say he wanted to go there and fight)
I am ANTI ABORTION and Romney has never been my choice, but I will vote for him over Obama.
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Yes but are you PRO-LIFE ???
Never mind you went on to answer that question...
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