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Romney blasts political extremes in speech accepting JFK award
The Hill ^
| May 26, 2021
| JORDAN WILLIAMS
Posted on 05/27/2021 8:37:43 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) blasted political extremes on the left and right during his acceptance speech for the John F. Kennedy Library's "Profile in Courage" award.
In a virtual speech, Romney said many have been disappointed by those "who've chosen the easy way, playing to the crowd, itching the ears of the resentful with conspiracies and accusations."
"I take heart in the fact that such displays are still newsworthy and are generally met with disdain," he said.
Romney continued that many are "guilty of a fault less reprehensible though similarly consequential." He accused the right of spreading false claims about elections, tech and vaccine falsities, while accusing the left of "hyper-woke" accusations.
Romney was presented the award for being the first U.S. senator to vote to convict a president of their own political party on an impeachment charge.
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TOPICS: Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts; US: Michigan; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: massachusetts; mexico; michigan; miltdumbney; mittromney; pierredelecto; utah
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:37:43 AM PDT
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Hojczyk
To: Hojczyk
His middle name is Switzerland. Getting rich off the war without taking a stand.
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:38:33 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
To: Hojczyk
It is time to change the name of GOP... to anything else
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:38:48 AM PDT
by
Hojczyk
To: Hojczyk
And he STILL never attacks the leftists for their hate speech.
It’s all on one side
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:39:23 AM PDT
by
Skywise
To: Hojczyk
Your my hero Mitt Romney!!! Courageously standing up for whatever you think makes you popular in the moment.
To: Hojczyk
Romney *is* a political extremist, on the side of the Deep State.
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:40:06 AM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
To: Hojczyk
Says the ‘severe conservative’. What a tool.
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:40:35 AM PDT
by
ilgipper
(The mob only destroys. Never creates. )
To: Hojczyk
He accused the right of spreading false claims about elections, tech and vaccine falsities, while accusing the left of "hyper-woke" accusations. But he didn't accuse the left of spreading communism, of which "hyper-wokeness" is about 2%.
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:40:40 AM PDT
by
montag813
("Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the Great")
To: Hojczyk
Didn’t Obama send all his useless staff to the John F. Kennedy Library ?
To: Hojczyk
Romney was presented the award for being the first U.S. senator to vote to convict a president of their own political party on an impeachment charge.Some legacy. Utah, vote him out!
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:41:19 AM PDT
by
McGruff
To: Skywise
So who could Willard possibly be talking about? I could not make heads nor tails of the person he was describing.
You have to be much more explicit, Mr. Romney,
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:42:37 AM PDT
by
alloysteel
( Cows don't give milk. You have to work for it.)
To: Hojczyk
blasted political extremes acceptance “Profile in Courage”
Irony, yes?
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:43:08 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: Hojczyk
"Romney choked like a dog." - Donaldus Maximus Trump
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:44:29 AM PDT
by
aMorePerfectUnion
(“Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” )
To: Hojczyk
John F. Kennedy Library's "Profile in Courage" award.
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:45:20 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: Hojczyk
One gif isn't enough for this
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:46:21 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: cuban leaf
I’ll bet he takes Swiss Franks up the...
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:47:18 AM PDT
by
Beagle8U
("Jim Acosta pissed in the shallow end of the press pool.")
To: Seruzawa
I don't think that are enough memes for this in the entire universe.
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:49:30 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: Hojczyk
No, no no. I did it again.
How many times have I made a joke about Romney or S. Collins being too late for a sequel of the Profiles in Courage book?
But to have an award to Mitt in real life?
Too much.
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:49:36 AM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: Hojczyk
Rommitt has all of the courage of a “$2 whore” asking for her fee
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:51:21 AM PDT
by
RatRipper
( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thdieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
To: cuban leaf
Not taking a stand? I see lots of venom directed to the right and none to the left. Looks like he has chosen sides very clearly.
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posted on
05/27/2021 8:54:38 AM PDT
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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