Posted on 07/30/2012 4:16:55 PM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
WARSAW, POLAND — Fresh from a warm embrace from iconic Polish leader Lech Walesa, Mitt Romney will wrap up a three-country trip overseas Tuesday with a major speech that he hopes will send a message that he's tough and more willing to take a harder line with rogue nations than President Barack Obama is.
Romney arrived in Warsaw late Monday after a day in Gdansk, where he enjoyed the most enthusiastic reception of his six-day trip, which was marred by controversies at the first two stops, in London and Jerusalem. He was greeted in Gdansk by crowds that swarmed in the streets, though some were apparently there for an arts festival and one group held a 10-foot-long banner supporting Romney's primary rival for the GOP presidential nomination, Texas U.S. Rep. Ron Paul.
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Poland and many other countries will certainly do their best to help the U.S. restore its leadership position," said Walesa, a former president of Poland who last year refused to meet with the visiting Obama.
"After our conversation I am quite confident that you will be quite successful in doing that," Walesa assured Romney. "Individuals who have struggled all our lives really favor the kinds of views and perspectives that you share."
He repeatedly said he wished Romney success.
"I wish you to be successful because this success is needed to the United States, of course, but to Europe and the rest of the world, too. Gov. Romney, get your success - be successful," Walesa said emphatically.
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Poland has been fighting off Russian aggressiveness again in the last few years which has been supported by Obama (missile defense).
I think it's great that Romney is again encouraging our allies in these dark days and I think it's wonderful that he paid them a visit.
The Polish are good people. They know an honest broker when they see one.
I too think that it’s great that Romney has gone to Poland.
However, it’ll be “not so great” if he comes back.
Those PaulBots get around!
If Walesa was a freeper, he would be banned for supporting Romney.
Communists for Obama. Anti-Communists for Romney.
The liberal moral relativist that hated Reagan and wanted the balance of power BS are reaching for the Preparation H, is that you Dan????
This is a stand against an "Ism" that Lech knows all too well, and this is also a stand for American Exceptionalism.
It was that Exceptionalism that helped bring down the Wall, not Egyptian, Greek or any other Exceptionalism....
By the way Barack, did you help Build that Wall? I mean seriously, were you and your commie parents their in the early 60's and were you or them slinging mud?
Personally, I would think it not so great if Obama stood against only fairly unknown 3rd party candidates with only 12 weeks to go till election day.
But, then, pragmatism doesn't rule with lots of folks.
I remember when Obama went overseas before 2008. What a contrast.
Yes but Polish-American Newspapers and the Rabbinical news services/websites (yes they exist) will discuss it, maybe even some Jewish Newspapers, they have no "lock" anymore....
Not possible. The rest of the world all adore Hussein.
Obama feels the same way. Maybe you guys ought to get a room and commiserate.
Better, tell us why we should vote for 'Tom Hoefling'.
I have a lot of reasons for not liking Romney. But since locking up the nomination he is handling himself well.
Up against the O, he looks like a giant. Of course, up against that annoying little pipsqueak, almost anyone looks like a giant.
Still, Lech Walesa’s endorsement is something to be proud of. Just getting to shake his hand would be an honor in my book.
Better, tell us why we should vote for 'Tom Hoefling'.
Voting "3rd Party" makes perfect sense to the Tantrumites like Tau Food.
Completely off topic, but: Mrs. Romney would do us proud as First Lady.
Tau Food doesn’t think Tom will win either. He/she keeps telling us Obama is going to win. Tau Food is delusional.
Amen, Mr. Adams - amen. These turd party clowns think for a second they are more conservative than Lech? That was rhetorical, but surely they do. Because there’s not a more self-important group of posers this side of the donkeys. Disgusting.
A few people here on FR have been bashing Romney for going to Poland.
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Some people here on FR would bash Romney if he walked on water, across the Atlantic, to Europe.
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