Posted on 12/03/2011 6:47:57 PM PST by Grig
Comparing and contrasting Newt and Mitt is a real eye-opener. The two men have taken very different paths in their personal and professional lives, and have wildly different personalities. Newt is a dreamer, Mitt a doer. Newt is reckless, Mitt is careful. Newt is famously undisciplined, Mitt is the epitome of self-discipline. Romney is a leader, Newt simply is not–according to those who worked most closely with him. Both men are intelligent, yet have chosen different ways to use their intelligence.
In education, Romney pursued business and law, while Newt chose modern European History. Romney earned his education quickly and entered the private sector, while Newt preferred academia.
Romney went on to a successful career in business, becoming wealthy helping businesses and creating jobs, while Newt made a career in government, becoming wealthy by exploiting his position of power and selling influence. Romney's skills were in high demand in the private sector, while Newt was removed from leadership in the House due to the chaos he created.
In matters of faith, Romney is a life-long member of his church and has a record of many years of service to it. Newt went from Lutheran to Baptist, to Catholic, with some speculation of political motive in making the conversions. I am not aware of service Newt may have given to his church. In their personal lives, they could not be more different. Mitt married his high school sweetheart after 4 years of courtship, and remains happily married. Newt also married his high school sweetheart - his geometry teacher whom he began dating at age 16. He has admitted that there is some truth in the notion that he hates women. He has a turbulent marital history due to selfishness and uncontrolled sexual appetites. While Romney helped Ann through both MS and cancer, Newt divorced Jackie, who had cancer–saying she was ‘not pretty enough or young enough to be a president’s wife–and besides she has cancer’. Newt divorced Marrianne, who was also diagnosed with MS. At the time, he asked Marrianne if she would please tolerate the six year affair with Callista, and remain married to him. She refused. He married Callista in 2000.
In matters of character, the contrast is keen. Romney has no hint of scandal–personal or professional. Newt has rumors of sexual scandals–including the infamous oral sex in a car with his neighbor's wife, while his little daughter was near. Newt also has a history of ethics violations, shady book deals, sham fundraising practices, and inconsistencies about whether he was hired as an ‘historian’ or as a lobbyist.
In the presidential campaign, they have also chosen very different paths. Romney is serious, organized, hardworking and prepared, while Newt has been flying by the seat of his pants. He now finds himself in the running, but unprepared, due to a severe lack of preparation and organization. While Romney has been mostly humble about his long term frontrunner status, Newt proclaimed himself the nominee after less than two weeks at the top of the polls.
There are many other differences--too many to list here. But we easily know enough to determine who is more worthy of support. We should not divorce the way a man lives in his personal life, from his actions in public life. Character is revealed in both professional and personal decisions. Romney has a solid record of being true to his word, family, and stewardships. Newt does not. While both men have significant accomplishments, only one has the background, character, leadership and temperament we need. That person is Mitt Romney.
” Newt has had heroic changes of mind...”
And legendary legislative accomplishments; taking ower from the Dems after 40 lost years, reforming welfare and balancing budgets.
Not that those things would be useful. Lets focus on his (dismissed) ethics charges instead. God forbid we should kick the hell out of the Dems.
Are you aware that Newt is consulting with Rove - so beware who you damn.
Amen, Johnny, Amen.
Mitt Commie is to Conservative like kitten is to run stopping 3-4 defensive tackle.
That dog won’t hunt. Heck, that dog’s been neutered.
Did you notice that Right Speak is a blog, so what is this blog post doing in breaking news? The poster is pushing his his blog devoted to the god in embryo Mitt.
“Newt divorced Jackie, who had cancer”
A complete untruth which has been debunked by Newt’s daughter.
If you saw Mitt in tonight’s debate you saw a big big government Republican who just cannot bear to let go of even one precious govt agency. He thinks he can control them. Newt was right when he recently commented that Mitt Ronmey would be a good manager of Washington. That is exactly right. He will not change anything and he will do nothing to reduce the size of the government.
Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry or Michelle Bachmann would be infinitely better than Mitt Romney. I would be happy with any of the three however at this late date its beginning to look a lot like Newt.
/johnny
“I’ll pick the Constitution party or the Libertarians, depending on who is less crazed.”
No, what you’ll be doing is voting for the Kenyan Usurper.
Thanks for nothing.
Romney was the driver of a car that was struck head-on by someone who was on the wrong side of the road.
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And yet Big Daddy George Romney flew over to Paris and started throwing his weight around and falsely accusing the other driver to get Lil Willie Mitty off the hook...
Oh thats right
the other driver was a Catholic priest..a member of the “Whore of Babylon”...
he had to be guilty of something...whether he was responsible or not doesnt matter...
While lil Willie Mitty the Mormon is pure as the driven snow and innocent as a babe...
Grow up...
a few months later Willie Mitty was in another accident...
Maybe boys on Evangalistic mormon terips shpouldnt be allowed to drive cars..especially a top of the line Citroen DS
Maybe lil Willie Mitty would have been safer in Vietnam after all..
she’s a mormon hater. she can’t help it. If mitt was ronald reagan reincarnated, and mormon, she’d still tell lies about him. The fact that mitt is a flip flopping rino is does not even enter her stream of consciousness. MORMON is all that registers.
Those being discussed on this Thread are not my candidates - I guess they are yours. Only two being discussed by the Thread posted Newt and Romney and by my definition they are not conservations.....maybe the republican party has changed and we need to look elsewhere if the Choice is Mitt or Newt.
Ergo?
He was the only one to survive.
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Will you calm down
drama queening all through the thread while you dont even know the facts...
Only that poor woman died...
The rest walked away..
Willie Mitty got his stupid self a broken arm...
Sorry you cant lament over lil Willoie mittys close call...
there was none...
Only the woman he had sitting illegally in the wrong spot was killed..
Mitt is better on the border,Global warming and not cheating then Newt. They both are bad.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. No non-conservative gets my vote.
There may be a better way to garner votes than berating people for not following the party line. Hint, hint.
PICK A FRIGGIN CONSERVATIVE!
/johnny
“And being a jerk about it doesn’t secure the party any votes. At all. Flies/vinegar...”
Sorry Johnny I’m not going to KYA if you can’t see that if your not part of the solution - then you are part of the problem... keep your high ideals and your nasty comments to yourself...
Source please.
Romney is a complete and total phony. Newt is real—including having real ugly problems in his personal life.
For the lurkers who actually took the time to read this baloney post, here’s a link to the actual account of both accidents:
And no, I’m not a Romney supporter or a liberal lover or a Mormon. Just a guy that dislikes BS.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/world/europe/24iht-24Romney.6300715.html?pagewanted=all
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