Showing posts with label Romney South Carolina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Romney South Carolina. Show all posts

Jul 29, 2007

South Carolina Photos

On Thursday Governor Mitt Romney joined his wife Ann, daughter-in-law Mary and grandson Parker in Spartanburg, South Carolina where they met with voters at The Beacon Drive-In and later traveled to West Columbia for a barbeque picnic with local residents.

 

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Jul 25, 2007

SC for the huckster says this:

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SC for the huckster says this:
"Our second candidate in the spotlight is former Governor Mitt Romney who served 1 term as the Governor of Massachusetts. Compared to that of Mike Huckabee who has 10 ½ years of executive experience as the Governor of Arkansas."
I don't think the huckster wants to get in the business of comparing resumes.

Mass has 6 million people, Ark has 2. So Romney was governor of more people for more years (24 million man-years... is that a new term?). Outside of government... do we even need to go there? What the Hell has the huckster ever done, beside attract elmer fud looking supporters like this guy? You go dude. You hunt those things with your dog. That is awsome. You go. That is the most important thing we need in our next president... someone who can attract elmer fud...

Elmer Fud has a bachelors degree in 2½ years before attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas! OMG! OMG! That sounds presidential? Mitt Romney only has an MBA and JD with honors from Harvard... Romney was only a baker scolar, and only graduated cum laude from harvard law school... butter go with the guy from SBTS! Yeah, lets go with the elmer fud dude...

Fiscal record

Huckabee has been criticized for his fiscal record as governor. He increased state spending 65.3 percent from 1996 to 2004. He has also supported numerous tax hikes, prompting some conservative critics to accuse him of being a liberal in disguise.[27] The Cato Institute, a libertarian non-profit public policy research foundation, [28] gave him an F grade for spending and tax policy in 2006, and an overall grade of D for his governorship. [29]

Upon entering office, Romney faced a $3 billion deficit. Facing an immediate fiscal crisis, the Governor asked the state legislature for emergency powers to make "9C" cuts to the fiscal year 2003 budget. Romney cut spending and restructured state government.[23]
Massachusetts finished 2004 with a $700 million surplus and 2005 with a $500 million surplus. [31] [32]
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May 26, 2007

Press Releases from governor Mitt Romney on veterans

2007

2006

2005

  • 06-07-2005, Romney announces $3 million veterans cemetery expansion
  • 11-03-2005, Romney declares November "hire a veteran" month

2004

  • 11-30-2004, Romney dedicates I-495 overpasses to wartime heroes
  • 09-23-2004, Romney signs law protecting armed service members
  • 05-28-2004, Romney marks memorial day by honoring veterans

2003

  • 08-28-2003, Romney appoints state's 1st secretary of veterans' services

Quotes from Governor Mitt Romney on Veterans

  • "For anyone who follows the news, the past few weeks has seen an increase in terrorist attacks against peace and civilization. From the bombing of the United Nations hotel in Baghdad to the continuing assaults against our troops in Iraq, we are coming to fully appreciate the sacrifice our men and women in uniform make on a daily basis."
  • "By elevating the commissioner's office to the secretariat level, we are bestowing on our veterans a stronger and more direct voice in the administration of our government," Mitt Romney said. "It is a status they richly deserve."
  • "Our veterans and their families have given so much of themselves to protect and defend our country that our state government in return should do every thing possible to ensure their voices are heard."
  • "It is time to acknowledge the extraordinary sacrifice of all of our veterans. While many Massachusetts soldiers served our nation in a period technically dubbed 'peacetime,' they restored American pride in the wake of Vietnam and helped bring a successful end to the Cold War. The service of these men and women was not without cost. There are countless stories of soldiers who served with great distinction only to be denied veteran status after returning home. Every man and woman who volunteered to serve this country should be treated with the same degree of respect, gratitude and dignity."
  • "The American servicemen and women of the Guard and Reserve leave their jobs, their spouses and their children to wear the uniform that defends our country. This selfless commitment should be honored by businesses across Massachusetts as we work to ensure they are treated fairly while they balance their employment responsibilities and obligations to the armed services. No business should ever put the bottom line ahead of America's front line."
  • "Today, on behalf of the entire Commonwealth, we remember Elia Fontecchio and offer a special thanks to every veteran from the Greater Milford area. In protecting the promise of individual freedom, they have created a better world for generations to come. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten."
  • ""This cemetery is a tangible reminder of the country's appreciation for the sacrifices veterans have made in the cause of freedom"
  • "Our veterans know the meaning of service better than anyone else and they aren't about to quit working when they come home. The best reward we can provide our vets for their service isn't a medal or a check; it's a livelihood and a means of supporting themselves and their families."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 11-03-2005 Press Release
      • Press release promoting "Hire a Veteran" month
  • "I want to salute the Massachusetts employers who have hired or plan to hire veterans this year," said Romney. "As our troops return home, we remain mindful that the best way to honor their service is to help them to reenter the workforce."
  • "One of the highest duties of government is our obligation to take care of the men and women who defend this nation. This legislation follows through on that commitment by providing additional benefits to disabled veterans, as well as to the families of soldiers killed or missing in action."

See Also

  1. National Defence
  2. Military
  3. Peace Through Strength
  4. Terror
  5. Terrorism
  6. War
  7. War On Terror

Speeches

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May 14, 2007

Mitt Romney and Homeland Security

Mitt Romney and Homeland Security

Key Speeches

2007

 

  • 01-23-07; Excerpts from Governor Mitt Romney's Remarks at the Seventh Annual Herzliya Conference

 

2005

 

  • 09-07-2005; Homeland Security: Status of Federal, State, and Local Efforts

 

2006

 

  • 09-05-2006; ROMNEY DENOUNCES KHATAMI VISIT TO HARVARD, Declines to provide escort, or offer state support for trip
  • During Khatami's presidency, Iran refused to hand over the Iranian intelligence officials who were responsible for the attack on the Khobar Towers that killed 19 U.S. military personnel.

 

2004

 

  • 05-24-2004; Grading Progress on Homeland Security: Before and After 9/11
  • 05-04-2004; Lessons Learned from Security at Past Olympic Games

 

2003

  • 05-15-2003; INVESTING IN HOMELAND SECURITY: CHALLENGES FACING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
  • 06-17-2003; "First Responders: How States, Localities and the Federal Government Can Strengthen Their Partnership to Make America Safer"

 

Quotes from Governor Mitt Romney on Homeland Security

 

2005

 

  • "The president is right to point to an international jihadist movement aimed at the collapse of the United States. He has gone after that threat in the right way and with great energy and vigor, and I applaud the fact that he has taken it on very seriously and has not considered it just a criminal action but instead a war action, which requires a military . . . response."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, Interview with James Taranto (December 2005)

 

2004

 

  • "A key part of our homeland security efforts rests on the state's ability to collect and analyze information on potential threats," said Romney. "By putting more money into intelligence gathering, we'll give the State Police the tools they need to be more effective."

 

  • "The threat of modern [Terrorism] poses new challenges for law enforcement across Massachusetts and around the nation," said Romney. "These new homeland security funds will allow Bay State communities to work as a coordinated force to collect, analyze and distribute critical Terrorism related intelligence and act when necessary."

 

Homeland Security Press Releases from Governor Mitt Romney

 

2004

 

 

Sub Categories

  1. Defeating the Jihadists
  2. Peace Through Strength
  3. Terror
  4. Terrorism
  5. War
  6. War On Terror

Romney experience in Homeland Security:

  • Co-chaired the National Governor's Association Homeland Security Council
  • Member of the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council
  • Chaired the DHS's State and Local Officials Senior Advisory Committee
  • Chaired the DHS's Homeland Security Funding Task Force
  • The Boston Globe and Boston Herald both reported in 2004 that Romney was being considered as the next Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Led the SLC Olympics and instituted and oversaw a massive security mobilization plan that kept the games safe 3 months after 9/11
  • Testified before Congress on at least three occasions about homeland security related issues.

Disaster preparedness:

 

  • Under Romney's direction, MA became one of only 10 states in the country to receive the highest grade possible for disaster preparedness.
  • Romney led MA through the worst flooding in the state in the last 70 years or more, drawing rave reviews from local and national press.
  • The CDC has praised and held up Romney's plan in MA for the Avian Flu as a model for other states to draw off of.

 

Governor Mitt Romney and Homeland Security

 

Quotes from Governor Mitt Romney on Homeland Security

 

Press Releases from Governor Mitt Romney on Homeland Security

2004

  • 11-05-2004, ROMNEY ANNOUNCES REGIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY PLANS

 

2005

  • 10-18-2005, TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, ROMNEY ORDERS REVIEW OF HIGH HAZARD DAMS

 

Also see

  1. National Defense,
  2. Crime
  3. Iraq
  4. Iran

 

 

Outside Links

  1. http://blog.electromneyin2008.com/index.php?title=romney_on_homeland_security_a_leader_i_d&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
  2. http://blog.electromneyin2008.com/index.php?catsel%5B%5D=31
  3. http://del.icio.us/myclob/Terrorism

 

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May 11, 2007

 

Mitt Romney Chairs

 

http://myclob.pbwiki.com/Chair

 

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May 1, 2007

Mitt Romney County

http://myclob.pbwiki.com/County

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Governor Mitt Romney Announces

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