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As I am sitting here this evening, I am contemplating “No Apology“. If you’re a Mitt Romney supporter you know what “No Apology” is, but for those of you who are new to Mitt Romney it’s Mitt’s latest book about America. I bought this book when I attended one of his early No Apology events shortly after it was released at The Salt Palace in downtown Salt Lake City. I’ll be brutally honest and say though that this afternoon was the first time I’ve actually been able to carve out time to read it. As I stated in my last post I’ve been very apathetic about politics over the last several months, and even though I was so excited to get my hands on a signed copy my excitement waned pretty quickly after that.

I began reading “No Apology” this afternoon and I plan to write about my experience as I read it in it’s entirety. I’ve only read the first 12 pages of a 34 page chapter so far, and it talks about Mitt and his childhood and his memories of his father, and a bit about his history. One thing that stands out is that the senior Romney instilled an incredible work ethic in the junior. It talks of weed pulling and other chores that Mitt was required to do growing up. It also talks about the senior Romney’s helm at AMC, and how when he began the company that it was almost destitute and how he brought it to greatness. He also spoke about the beginnings of Staples, and how it became a success. Sounds like the younger Romney is a chip off the old block. I think it’s important that we have a President who has a strong worth ethic. Because there is certainly going to be plenty of work to do once he comes to Washington.

Until my next installment…

Ann Marie has now left the building!

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Sen. Lamar Alexander (left) & George Romney (right)

United States Senator - Lamar Alexander R-Tennessee spoke today in the Senate on American Universities which featured a quote from an unlikley souce. George Romney.
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From: CNN Political Ticker.

Ann Romney was diagnosed with “pre”cancer of the breast. I along with everyone here at comMITTed to Romney want to wish Mrs. Romney the best, and we’re so very happy to hear that this has been caught early. We’ll all keep her in our continued prayers.

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George Hussein Onyango Obama

UK’s Telegraph reports that Barack Obama’s brother is living in Poverty…

From the article:

Mr Obama, 26, the youngest of the presidential candidate’s half-brothers, spoke for the first time about his life, which could not be more different than that of the Democratic contender.

“No-one knows who I am,” he told the magazine, before claiming: “I live here on less than a dollar a month.”

and

He told the magazine: “I live like a recluse, no-one knows I exist.”

Embarrassed by his penury, he said that he does not does not mention his famous half-brother in conversation.

“If anyone says something about my surname, I say we are not related. I am ashamed,” he said.

and

For ten years George Obama lived rough. However he now hopes to try to sort his life out by starting a course at a local technical college.

He has only met his famous older brother twice - once when he was just five and the last time in 2006 when Senator Obama was on a tour of East Africa and visited Nairobi.

The Illinois senator mentions his brother in his autobiography, describing him in just one passing paragraph as a “beautiful boy with a rounded head”.

Of their second meeting, George Obama said: “It was very brief, we spoke for just a few minutes. It was like meeting a complete stranger.”

and

“Huruma is a tough place, last January during the elections there was rioting and six people were hacked to death. The police don’t even arrest you they just shoot you.

“I have seen two of my friends killed. I have scars from defending myself with my fists. I am good with my fists.”

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It’s incredibly amazing and hypocritical of some in the media that went after Mitt Romney’s Grandfather’s polygamy when we have a presumptive nominee of a major party who’s father was a polygamist and has multitudes of children living in poverty in Africa. Why isn’t Barack taking care of his own destitute family members???

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Happy Father’s Day to all. Let’s take time to tell our Dads how much we appreciate them.

~~John Cronin~~

“Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!” — Lydia M. Child

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Hat Tips to NY FOR MITT and to DOUG & DARLENE for the heads up on this article.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/romney-poses-bigger-threa_b_
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Excerpts taken from an Opinion piece by Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The burning question is who close-to-presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama will pick as his running mate. The question is better asked of his GOP foe John McCain. His vice presidential pick is far more crucial than who Obama picks.

He has no choice but to implore Mitt Romney to sign on to the ticket.

The reasons for Romney go beyond McCain’s image problem and party doubts. Romney was the first GOP presidential candidate to publicly warn back in January that Obama would be the likely GOP opponent, and then say that he could beat him. This was not mere political braggadocio. He like Obama sold himself as the change guy who can go to Washington cut the cronyism, bureaucratic and congressional inertia, and restore public confidence. McCain is the walking embodiment of the much loathed Washington insider establishment.

Romney is a social conservative, but he’s also one that social conservatives like, have confidence in, and have gotten behind with passion. McCain isn’t.

In nearly all polls, affordable health care worries ranks close behind the economy as a major concern of millions. Obama will tell what he will do if elected to provide affordable care for millions. Romney can tell what he actually did to provide it.

McCain will have to spend time and money building name identification for any VP pick other than Romney. Romney has that name identification, and more importantly, name identification that is not saddled with a trunk load of negatives.

Romney is a decade younger than McCain. Age, as race with Obama is a great X Factor, for McCain. He will be the oldest president ever on inauguration day. This, and health questions, is a big concern of many voters.

The most successful presidents have been governors (with one very current exception). They bring the administrative and management skills crucial to the office. Romney would put the minds of many voters at ease that if McCain succumbed to health problems, he could immediately step in and ably run the affairs of state.

He’s a team player. When he shut down his campaign in February he immediately met with and smoothed over the ruffled feathers with McCain, and urged his delegates to support him. He then went to a couple of states to pitch him. One of them was Michigan which is very much in play for the GOP given the large number of social conservatives there and his strong roots there during his father, George Romney’s, years as governor.

McCain bets the political bank that his strengths on national security, the war against terrorism, and strangely, even winning the war in Iraq on his terms, will resonate with millions of voters. He’ll need more than that to offset voter and party doubts, divisions, and the X Factor of age and health. Romney gives him added insurance to help offset these potentially deal breaking liabilities for him. Romney poses a bigger threat to Obama than McCain.

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Any frequent visitors of this site know that I occasionally launch into random diatribes. What follows will be no different; however, I wish to share with you some of my thoughts, feelings and frustrations. I have been honored to be a part of this site. I have had a lot of fun, and met some great and interesting people. It has been an exciting year, and Presidential Campaign. Many of us have enjoyed the ups and downs of the Romney Campaign  together, and have shared stories, articles, opinions,  friendship, and time.

Governor Romney ran a great campaign. He represented his supporters well; he made alliances and gained the trust of many conservative leaders–but ultimately, he came up short. Many of us were frustrated, sad, maybe even angry when he dropped out of the race. Millions of Republicans voted for him; he won eleven State Primaries or Caucuses; he was endorsed by many prominent conservative activists and leaders. Regardless of whether or not he is ever elected President, or Vice President for that matter, he will be a driving force for conservative principles in the future.

Since Mitt’s pursuit of  the Presidency ended, it has been a struggle to maintain the quality that this site has enjoyed. Some bloggers and readers have chosen not to stick around. At times I have found myself posting multiple posts regarding one topic. Sometimes the only thing I find to talk about is whether or not Mitt will be asked to join John McCain on the ticket. If that were to happen, we would have plenty of material, and a renewed ferver in supporting “our” candidate. I would like to think that if it does not happen, that we will be able to sill post quality information, and continue to enjoy each others friendship, and dialogue.

During tha past couple of days there has been a renewed push against Mitt Romney. It was launched by an obscure PAC known as Government Is Not God. The organization endorsed Mike Huckabee and is ran by some of his supporters. I was upset about it, as I know many of you were. But after their petition was effectively rendered useless, and many Romney supporters signed a petition of our own, I found myself feeling like I was upset about something of no consequence. Now, I still want people to sign our petition; and it will be forwarded to Sen. McCain; I just feel like some of us have let people cause us to dwell on things that really are not that important. The people that are protesting Mitt Romney becoming VP are the minority. Many of them are religious bigots, (if you don’t agree, read some of their comments) and are bitter because their guy is not being considered for VP. The vast majority of Republicans would be happy with a McCain/Romney ticket.

Our time is very limited; and the space in our brain should be considered prime real estate. Whatever things are to occupy that real estate should pay the rent to dwell there, abide by the rules of the land owner, or be evicted. Haters and detractors have no business  in our minds, and should only cause us to examine our own priorities and attitudes. I am grateful for each of you. I hope that all of us continue to support conservative principles and agendas. I also hope that we can be respectful of each other, and those who disagree with us. There is a reason each of us came to this site in the first place. I hope we can continue to find reasons to come back to it.

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Check out this post. What a guy that Mitt Romney, wasn’t he a candidate for President of the United States?

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Now that Gov. Romney has suspended his campaign, much has been said on this site regarding electoral strategies going forward. I recently had two conversations with co-workers that stunned me and those conversations have, in part, motivated me to post this.

One woman I spoke to Wednesday said she had been listening to me talk about Gov. Romney over the last several months. She went to the library and checked out a book written by Lee Iococca. In the book, Mr. Iococca wrote about knowing George Romney and his family back in Michigan and he remarked about what fine people they were. Since this woman respected Lee so much, his kind words about the Romney family had a big impact on her. She then did her own research on MR and found out for herself that the MSM was completely misrepresenting Gov. Romney’s character and his positions. This life-long Democrat promptly went out and voted for Romney in the Missouri primary! (She had switched her registration in time to vote in the Republican primary)

A second conversation I had today also stunned me. A very committed Hillary Clinton Democrat told me that she thought Barack Obama was “all charisma and no substance.” She said that she thought Hillary was qualified to assume the Presidency from “day one” EXCEPT IF THE ECONOMY WENT INTO THE TANK! If that happened, she said that, based on Gov. Romney’s proven expertise on money matters, she would vote for Romney!!

I say all that to say this: No matter what the polls say, no matter what the MSM harps about, don’t be tempted to vote for a Democrat. Especially since the two remaining Democrats are pro abortion. How can we say we are pro family values and turn around and vote for someone who will help to continue this national tragedy?

We also don’t know what the future will bring. Of course I agree it doesn’t look like 2008 is Gov. Romney’s year, but anything can happen. Keep in mind the rumors of the New York Times sitting on a potential blockbuster story about McCain and alleged favors from the Senator toward a Telecom industry lobbyist. Reportedly, McCain has “begged” the NYT not to run the story. If they break it anyway, McCain may be through and we will regret throwing away our votes on him, Huckabee, Clinton or Obama.

On the other hand, if none of this materializes, we will still have the benefit of registering a big protest vote and also positioning Gov. Romney for a 2012 run for the White House.

So, lets continue to vote for Gov. Romney in the remaining states. Can you imagine how the MSM will work itself into a tizzy trying to spin a Romney win in any of the remaining states when he is not even actively campaigning?

GO MITT! VOTE ROMNEY IN 2008!

~~John Cronin~~

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I had a thought today to go back and compare the Presidential Announcement speeches of both Mitt and McCain.  I thought it would be interesting to see how well defined their focus was almost a year ago (Mitt announced in February, McCain in April), and how their campaigns have evolved since then.  It would be interesting to hear what differences you notice between the two speeches, and any discrepancies you see between what each candidate was saying then versus now.

For me, the obvious difference was how much broader Mitt’s vision was (and is), compared to McCain’s.  Notice as you read through them, that McCain mentions absolutely nothing about families, while Mitt’s speech is abundant in references to his family and the need to strenghthen America’s families.  Next, as you scroll down Mitt’s speech, especially towards the end, there are a lot of “we’s” and us’s” throughout.  Scrolling through McMe’s speech, there are a lot of “I’s” and “me’s.”  The very last sentence is actually very indicative of McCain’s whole approach to the Presidency:

I’m running for President of the United States, a blessed country, a proud country, a hopeful country, the most powerful and prosperous country and the greatest force for good on earth. And when I’m President, I intend to keep it so.”

Contrast this with Mitt’s last statement:

With freedom, nothing can hold us back.
 
“Freedom has made the American dream possible.  Freedom will make the new American dream possible.  And with the work, sacrifice, and greatness of spirit of the American people, freedom has made America - and will keep America - the greatest nation on earth. God bless The United States of America.”

I’ve been frustrated over the past 6 months or so with conservatives complaining that there is no true Reagan conservative in the race - no one upholding the 3-legged stool that Reagan advocated.   Mitt has been putting forth this conservative message all along, beginning with his speech:

At this critical time, we must first transform the role we play in the world [i.e. strong military], secondly strengthen our nation [strong economy], and third build a brighter future for the American family [strong families].

So my question to the conservative pundits is - where have you guys been?  Letting the MSM do your homework and thinking for you, without even bothering to check something as basic as the candidate’s announcement speeches to see what platform they are really running on.  Let’s hope the recent wave of endorsements, while positive and welcome, aren’t too little too late!

Mitt’s speech is excellent, McCain’s speech is very telling.  Check them both out and share what you think!

(One last note, I’m not sure about McCain, but I know that Mitt writes most or all of his own speeches, including this one and his Faith in America speech.)

Mitt’s speech

Click “Continue Reading” below for McCain’s speech

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In the last few days, I have been reading most of the comments that many of you been leaving in this blog. First of, I wish to thank all of you who have done so; even those who presently disagree with the authors of this site or with Governor Romney himself. Those of us who strive to bring truth to the surface as we attempt to enlighten, are grateful.

Many of the comments are by new visitors. I have read comments by those who have served Fred Thompson well. Many are from Ron Paul supporters. Others, though they may not state their allegiance, may presently support Governor Huckabee, Mayor Giuliani, or Senator McCain. Many of you are contemplating support of Governor Romney. My concern is that many are stating they are afraid that if he is elected President, he will “revert to his liberal past” or words to that effect.

With complete respect, I offer some information. First, many comments mention that Gov. Romney is a privileged man with a privileged upbringing; the inference being that he is out of touch with the average man and woman. Those who struggle day to day to provide for their families. I will save what I would like to write here for another future post. Suffice to say that Governor Romney has spent thousands of hours in silent service (one-on-one) of children, women, and men with struggles many of us will never know (crying with them; praying with them; helping them).   That, as a lay leader in his church over many years.   If you want to get a glimpse of the real man, click here —-> MESSED UP HAIR
(keep in mind that Governor Romney has never mentioned this, nor has he ever mentioned personal service rendered to others; unlike Mike Huckabee who has done so many times).

It is simply false that GMR has ever been liberal in any way. Even the label “pro-choice”, to which GMR admitted, is misleading because his actions, his behavior, his decisions have always been on the side of life. Why am I writing this to you at 2:00 in the morning instead of sleeping? Because too many good, strong conservatives have bitten into the hook of the liberal MSM (hook, line, and sinker) to simply accept the flip/flop label altogether without doing any primary research. I must admit I did too in 2006 before I conducted my own primary research. Don’t make a fatal mistake. Conduct your own, personal, primary research on the man and you will find what I did. That he has always been a consistent conservative.

Proof? Look at this simple flyer to contrast GMR’s positions to that of Senator Kennedy as GMR ran against him in the 90s. Click here ——-> THE REAL ROMNEY (remember, this campaign flyer showing Governor Romney’s positions, is from 1994)

But don’t take my word for it or even the content of this flyer that has been around for years. Please conduct your own research. It takes time, but you will discover, as I did, that the truth about the man is altogether different than what the MSM and Governor Romney’s competitors want you to swallow without thinking.

One good place to start is the following site. Click here —–> Encyclopedia Mittanica maintained by our own Mike Laub.

Lastly, for those of you who are just now discovering Governor Romney and wish to get different perspectives from those who have conducted extensive research into the man, the statesman, the husband/father, the volunteer, click here ——> WHY ROMNEY? (be sure to scroll down; there are dozens of entries)

~ Vic

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To compliment Ann Marie’s post just below this one, I decided to bring to the top an outstanding interview conducted by Autumn McAlpin last summer. Autumn is a professional writer and author. We were returning on a flight from Boston to California, after a national call day. As I recall, Autumn was able to spend over 90 minutes with Ann during this flight. I remember Autumn telling me how the first 15 minutes or so was a relaxed conversation in which Ann asked Autumn about her family. Incidentally, Autumn recently had a new addition to her family.

This is her post:

Ann Romney: The Woman Next to the Man

~ Vic

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I’ve heard so many disparaging comments about Ann Romney on the internet because of her choice to stay home with her children while they were growing up. I hear things like she’s dumb, she’s not smart, she just goes along with what her husband says because she’s a doormat. Well, I’ve always known that to be the furthest from the truth, and having met a few times in person and gotten the opportunity to speak with her one on one one I know it beyond of a shadow of a doubt to be false these claims.

If you needed any proof of her intellect, after you watch this video you’ll come away convinced. The thing is about Ann Romney is that she’s not only smart, she’s funny, she’s warm, she’s kind, she’s generous, she’s giving, and she’s one that I’ll be so fortunate to call our First Lady of the United States..

Here’s Ann Romney (thing to mention is that this affiliate offered every single candidate the opportunity to come speak to them…this is an Orlando affiliate mind you…and the Romney campaign was the only one that sent anyone on behalf of Mitt…the two interviewers seemed just enthralled with Ann…then again who wouldn’t?)

P.S. Every one of these videos that I put up via “Clip Syndicate” I get a little commission off of, so make sure and watch them

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Mitt & Ann Romney talk about how they met with Fox’s Greta Van Susteren

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