I have compiled the truth on Mitt Romney's Gun Policy. I don't mean to sound arrogant. It wasn't that hard. I just found all of Romney's quotes and actions on the issue of Gun Control, and put them in context. I let you read the record, from the raw press releases, and decide for yourself. If the media was interested in finding the truth, they would link to this information. But they are not interested in finding the truth. They are interested in creating a boxing match and charging admission to see the fights. I have seen about 5 talking heads on Fox News say that Mitt Romney has flip-flopped on gun. I thought they reported, and let us decide? But no. They have decided for us. We are too stupid to think for ourselves. Why not check out his gun control policy and decide for yourself if he has flip-flopped.
Attck Launched
A new 527 is formed to broadcast lies about Mitt.
I've blogged about it, and links to the new 527 web sire are in the
post. So be aware.
http://capecodporcupine.blogspot.com/2007/03/fox-and-some-grapes.html
(apologies for any duplicates)
--
Yr. Obedient Servant,
Peter Porcupine
Best Speech yet?
Well there is a new entry to my list of Romney speeches. Click here to go directly to see the latest CPAC speech . As always (on my site), clicking on the word Education from the text of his speech will bring you to all the Romney "Education" Press Releases and quotes and stuff that I have found so far.
Today I also added something to my criticism of Romney page. The new addition is the accusation that, " Romney raised fees in Massachusetts." Have you guys heard this? You never hear people say what fees he raised. But aren't consumption taxes better than income taxes? Besides was Romney the person who raised fees or did cities raise fees? You never hear specifics...
Besides Romney's record on taxes is the best of the 2008 candidates by far. You need to go no farther than here to see that. Look at his record from 2002 on through today. It is awesome.
Contrast that to Rudy's. NYC debt rose by $16 billion during his tenure in office to a total of $43 billion, and by the end of his term New Yorkers were paying around $6 billion a year in interest alone. His record on debt screams incompetence.
As always, I am looking for additional info! Please help me if I forgot something...
~ Mike
The Media
The Media
This article says the following:
-In his Senate race, he wrote a letter promising a gay Republican group he would be a stronger advocate for gays and their rights than his liberal opponent, Edward M. Kennedy. Now he emphasizes his opposition to gay marriage and civil unions.
Why does the media keep repeating this lie about Romney? When he ran for governor in 2002, Romney declared his opposition to both same-sex marriage and civil unions. Click here for a link to a 2002 article that explains this.
There is no change. Why is it that the media attacks Romney over non existing flip-flops, but does not attack Hillary of her support, and now opposition to the war?
It often seems that journalist would rather cause problems, than fix them . They don't even try to give an accurate portraits of what Romney believes. But this is not new. Journalist tend to over simplify things. Else why do they summarize the president's speech, when you can read the whole thing online. Why do they have to put it into their own words? Ego?
Edward R. Murrow said; "The line between investigating and persecuting is a very fine one ." I actually disagree with this. I think it is obvious when you have crossed the line into persecution. When you don't follow journalistic standards. When you don't treat all the candidates the same. When you oversimplify someone's position, when you misrepresent someone's position... these are all examples of persecution.
Thomas Jefferson has said; "Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle." This is, of course, an exaggeration, but what would motivate TJ to say this? Newspapers are not motivated by finding truth. They are motivated by selling adds. Controversy sells readers. Newspapers promote controversy (just like Eminem). But it is more than just saying, journalist will have more stories to write about if there is more conflict is in the world . Ads are sold by conflict, but they are also sold by reassuring the reader what they already believe. Thus newspapers in liberal areas tend to attack conservatives, and newspapers in Red States tend to attack liberals. But which came first? The chicken or the egg? Did the liberal newspapers cause liberals to become liberal, or does the newspaper follow the liberals?
Others have observed that the media likes to start fights. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) has said; "All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced on them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else."
So the newspapers will not help us figure out who we need in 2008. They will never sit down and do a thorough analysis of both sides of each issue. They will just miss-quote and misrepresent each side just enough to keep both sides angry. So what are we to do? We should go around them. We should sit down and figure out for ourselves.
Is Mitt Romney a flip-flopper? In the next two years, you will never see the media try to figure this out. You will just hear them use whatever names they can get to stick. So lets figure it out ourselves. Please help me compile all the reasons to agree or disagree that Mitt Romney is a flip-flopper. I will, unlike the media, present both sides.
http://myclob.pbwiki.com/flip-flop
I look forward to your comments, and will add whatever people tell me to add. I won't silence you, by ignoring your logic (like the media). I will silence you buy bringing up good reasons to disagree with you.
~ Mike
Governor Mitt Romney Interviews
You know the drill by now. I present the content that I have been able to find so far, and ask if you can help me find more. I did a Google Search for "Mitt Romney Interview Transcript". I assume the first few hits were the best, but I hope I didn't miss anything. Do you have a favorite interview that I missed on my list?
~ Mike
2007
- 02-18-2007; George Stephanopoulos with Mitt and Ann Romney
- 02-15-2007; O'Reilly
- 02-14-2007; Conversation With Ann Romney; By KATE SNOW
- 2/26/06; FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace
- 3/19/06; C-SPAN BRIAN LAMB
- 5/16/06; News Conference on Flooding
- 09-06-2006; Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney comments on the Khatami visit to Harvard, The Hugh Hewitt Show
- 10-17-2006; The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
- 02-28-2005; Washington Post journalists Dan Balz, David S. Broder and Ruth Marcus at the National Governors Association meeting
Videos
- Charlie Rose Interview Guest Host Judy Woodruff
- The Almost Untold Story of Gov. Mitt Romney
- March 19, 2006 Edition of C-Span's Q&A Click under Program Details for the Video and the Transcript
- NBC \"Today\": Matt Lauer Interviews Gov. Romney
- ABC This Week: North Korea
- ABC This Week: The Iraq War
- ABC This Week: On Family and Marriage
- ABC This Week: Faith & Values
- ABC This Week: Ann Romney's Health Challenge
- ABC Good Morning America\" Ann Romney on MS
- Now Playing: Instapundit.com \"Glenn & Helen Show\": The '94 Debate
Governor Romney Sends Letters Urging Divestment from Iran
Thursday, Feb 22, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kevin Madden (857) 288-6390
Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney released a letter sent to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urging that he pursue "a policy of strategic disinvestment from companies linked to the Iranian regime." Letters urging support for this policy were also sent to New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and United States Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer.
In his letter, Governor Romney wrote:
"With your new responsibilities overseeing one of America's largest pension funds, you have a unique opportunity to lead an effort to isolate Iran as it pursues nuclear armament. I request that you immediately launch a policy of strategic disinvestment from companies linked to the Iranian regime. Screening pension investments and divesting from companies providing financial support to the Iranian regime or linked to Iran's weapons programs and terrorist activities could have a powerful impact. New investments should be scrutinized as long as Iran's regime continues its current, dangerous course."
Governor Romney believes that for the United States, there are few more urgent priorities than standing up to the Iranian government's dangerous actions. Eliminating financial support for this regime is a critical first step and will support future efforts.
Today's letters build on the five-point strategy to prevent a nuclear Iran that Governor Romney laid out earlier this year at the annual Herzliya Conference in Israel. As part of that strategy, Governor Romney called for further economic isolation of Iran by pursuing, in part, pension fund divestment. In January 2007, Governor Romney also helped arrange a meeting between former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Massachusetts State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill to discuss divestment of pension funds.
Governor Romney's Letters On Iran:
Letter To New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli: http://www.mittromney.com/img/pdf/Comptroller_DiNapoli_Letter.pdf
Letter To New York Governor Eliot Spitzer: http://www.mittromney.com/img/pdf/Spitzer_Letter.pdf
Letter To Senator Hillary Clinton: http://www.mittromney.com/img/pdf/ Clinton_Letter.pdf
Letter To Senator Chuck Schumer: http://www.mittromney.com/img/pdf/Schumer_Letter.pdf
Governor Mitt Romney Names Florida Statewide Finance Committee
Thursday, Feb 22, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kevin Madden (857) 288-6390
Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced that 77 men and women will be joining the Romney for President Florida Statewide Finance Committee. Serving on the Finance Committee are Romney for President National Finance Co-Chairs Boca Raton developer Mark Guzzetta and former Ambassador Mel Sembler of St. Petersburg.
"We have put together an extremely strong finance team that will help build the resources we need to campaign in the Sunshine State and across the nation, and this is just the beginning," said Governor Romney. "Each one of these men and women bring extensive experience to our efforts having worked in business and on numerous campaigns for many different candidates. I thank them for their service and look forward to working with them to provide the new, strong leadership Washington needs."
Members Of The Florida Statewide Finance Committee:
- Jorge L. Arrizurietta, Akerman Senterfitt, Miami – Chair International Policy Group, Akerman Senterfitt, Coral Gables
- William W. Bain, Founder of Bain & Co., and Co-Founder of Bain Capital, Boston & Naples
- Speaker Allan Bense, GAC Contractors, Panama City
- Ward Blakely, Jacksonville
- Ambassador J. Richard Blankenship, Global Investment Advisors, LLC, Jacksonville
- William O. Brisben, Jupiter Island
- Hoe Brown, Tampa
- M. Anthony Burns, Chairman Emeritus, Ryder System, Miami
- Al Cardenas, Tew Cardenas, Miami
- Dr. Raymond F. Caron, Orlando
- Gary Chartrand, Acosta, Jacksonville
- Herb Collins, Boston & Palm Beach
- J.D. Collins, Jacksonville
- Rod Davies, Stuart
- Henry Dean, Henry Dean & Associates, St. Augustine
- Don DeFosset, Tampa
- Dr. A.K. Desai, St. Petersburg
- J. Thomas Dodson, Ponte Vedra Beach
- Ferdinand and June Duda, Oviedo
- Chris Dudley, Southern Strategy Group, Tallahassee
- Ann Duncan, Vertical Integration, Clearwater
- Earl Durden, Rail Management Corporation, Panama City
- Llwyd Ecclestone, Jr., Palm Beach
- Kenneth Endelson, Kenco Communities, Inc., Boca Raton
- Art Falcone, The Falcone Group, Inc., Boca Raton
- Thomas M. Ferguson, Palm Beach
- Blair M. Fonda, Madison Development Group, Jacksonville
- Michael & Daryl Garfield, Global Medical Research LLC, Winter Park
- Honorable Dudley Goodlette, Coleman & Johnson, P.A./Southern Strategy Group, Naples
- David Graham, Intuition Development Holdings, Jacksonville
- David Griffin, Griffin Consulting, Tallahassee
- Mark Guzzetta, Gemstone Development Corporation, Boca Raton
- Michael & Mallory Harrell, Foley & Lardner, Tallahassee
- William Harrison, Jr., Panama City
- L. Charles Hilton, Jr., Panama City
- Mori Hosseini, ICI Homes, Inc., Daytona Beach
- Rustin Howard, Pensacola
- Lt. Governor Toni Jennings, Orlando
- Jerry & Darlene Jordan, Palm Beach
- Frederick W. Leonhardt, Gray Robinson Law Firm, Orlando
- Ometrius Deon Long, Ometrius D. Long & Associates, P.A., Winter Park
- James MacDougald, St. Petersburg
- Randall McElheney, Panama City
- Stephen J. Mitchell, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Tampa
- Mitchell R. Montgomery, Montgomery Land Company, Jacksonville
- H. Gary & Renee' Morse, The Villages
- Bill Mullen, Palm Beach
- Lee Munder, Palm Beach
- Duane Ottenstroer, Jacksonville
- Herbert Hill Peyton, Gate Petroleum, Jacksonville
- Sergio Pino, Century Home Builders, Miami
- Honorable Van B. Poole, Dutko, Poole, McKinley, Tallahassee
- John Rakolta, Jr., Walbridge Aldinger Company, Detroit & Palm Beach
- David Rancourt, Southern Strategy Group, Tallahassee
- Jim Rathbun, Rathbun & Associates, Tallahassee
- Marc Roberts, Marc Roberts Companies, Boca Raton
- Pat Roberts, Tallahassee
- Wayne Rosen, Shores Development, Coral Gables
- Rudy Rowe III, Southland Contracting, Tallahassee
- Honorable R.Z. "Sandy" Safley, Tallahassee
- Brent Sembler, The Sembler Company, St. Petersburg
- Ambassador Mel Sembler, The Sembler Company, St. Petersburg
- James M. Seneff, Jr. CNL, Orlando
- Brian Shortsleeve, H.I.G. Capital LLC, Boston and Miami
- Vernon Smith, Ft. Pierce
- James "Jim" Stelling, Stelling Properties, LLC, Seminole County
- Stanley Tate, Tate Enterprises, Inc., North Miami
- Speaker John Thrasher, Southern Strategy Group, Jacksonville
- Ray Velazquez, Terramark Worldwide, Miami
- Dr. R. Vijay, Tampa
- Ken Wright, Shutts and Bowen, Orlando
- Jordan Zimmerman, Zimmerman Advertising, Boca Raton
Governor Mitt Romney Announces South Carolina County Chairs
Thursday, Feb 22, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kevin Madden (857) 288-6390
Boston, MA - Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced the names of his County Chairs in South Carolina. These County Chairs will build the Romney campaign infrastructure in South Carolina and will lead the grassroots effort in the state.
"I am honored by the commitment these men and women are giving to our campaign," Governor Romney said. "We are making great progress in building an impressive organization in South Carolina. I am grateful to have them on our team and humbled by their support."
Governor Romney's South Carolina County Chairs:
Aiken County
June Cannon
Rick Osbon
Betty Ryberg
Allendale County
Julie Strong
Anderson County
Jane Jones
Bamberg County
Susan Rhoden
Barnwell County
Dan Ross
Beaufort County
Bob Holtzmacher
Berkeley County
Cheryl Ludlam
Senator Bill Mescher
Wayland Moody
Steve Querry
Bill Willcox
Calhoun County
Richard Sweatt
Ruby Sweatt
Charleston County
Daniel Dukes
Councilman Henry Fishburne
Cherokee County
Dr. Sam Swad
Chester County
Tot Kennedy
Alex Stroman
Clarendon County
Moye Graham
Colleton County
Joe Murrary
Darlington County
Scott Anderson
Dillon County
Nevell Rogers
Dorchester County
Tianna Keener
Elizabeth Miller
Edgefield County
Frank Mauer
Fairfield County
Coy Richardson
Florence County
Mary Tepper
Georgetown County
Paul Hogan
Ricky Horne
Glen O'Connell
Greenville County
Dr. Robert Barnes
Marjorie Barnes
Councilman Joe Dill
Joe Haynes
Greenwood County
James Gardner
Michelle Oxner
Randy Oxner
Horry County
Representative Alan Clemmons
Jasper County
Keith Dubose
Kershaw County
James D'Alessio
Lancaster County
Sara Fleming
Al Simpson
Laurens County
Patrick Garrison
Lee County
Charlene Privette
Lexington County
Dr. Scott Andersen
Representative Nikki Haley
Representative Chip Huggins
Tim Miller
Representative Ted Pitts
Robert Schaeffer
Irby Schultz
Bill Shealy
Verona Shealy
Shirley Smith
Ottis Smith
McCormick County
Mid Self
Newberry County
Margaret Brackett
Senator Ronnie Cromer
Betty Dominick
Alan Gardner
Charles Simmons
Oconee County
Steve Sokol
Orangeburg County
Roy Lindsey
Chester Palmer
Barbara Strickland
Pickens County
Senator Larry Martin
Johnathan Strange
Richland County
Representative Nathan Ballentine
Denise Jones
Wanda Forbes
Grace Rentiers
Saluda County
Brandy Shealy
Spartanburg County
June Bond
Marlene Saad
Sumter County
Jimmy Byrd
Union County
Les Anderson
York County
Rod Benefield
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