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GEORGE ROMNEY: I've been poor. I worked from the time I was 12. My parents were driven out of old Mexico when I was only 5. My people were revolutionary refugees. They had to be fed by the United States government and housed by the United States government. I know what poverty is. I've been up through it.
From the archives: Mitt Romney’s father defends his success A sidewalk encounter with George Romney from 1967. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
George Romney was a Mexican immigrant whose family used welfare relief from the US Government to help them get on their feet. Later, as a businessman, he re-built The American Motors Co. by building fuel-efficient cars. As a politician he not only set the standard for transparency by releasing twelve years of his tax returns but he actually got re-elected twice in the state he governed. Plus he opposed Barry Goldwater's extremism and the war in Vietnam while supporting civil rights. They don't make Republicans like that any more, do they? The more I know about Mitt, the more I admire George.
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Hard to believe there was a time when there Republicans truly worthy of that name and not this current batch of Repugnicans, among them George Romney and Nelson Rockefeller. If memory serves, Romney even walked out of the convention in '64 in protest. Not only would Romney not be in the party today, with his demonstrated commitment to racial equality and dovishness over Vietnam, for instance, he'd be left of center among the Democrats. He accepted Nixon's cynical invitation to become HUD secretary after the '68 election to be a thorn in Nixon's side when it came to issues of fairness and race relations. I often think he must be turning over in his grave at what Mittens is, which is to say a disgusting panderer to the bizarro wing who have hijacked their party as they ride their way merrily toward fascism.
ReplyDeleteI remember Jon Stewart getting mad at Harry Reid for saying that Mitt`s dad would be ashamed of his actions but I can`t see how his father wouldn`t have had serious disappointments with the way Romney has handled himself.
Deletea vote for obama is a vote for fascism
DeleteUh, no. Learn some history before you sling around labels.
DeleteFinish off the middle class vote Republican.
ReplyDeleteVote American Taliban vote Republican.
The middle class needs Obama, I hope they realize how serious this choice is.
DeleteMitt must really have something to hide. So far he has released one incomplete tax return (2010) and deferred on 2011. John McCain has seen Mitt's returns ... and he chose Caribou Bimbo as his VP instead of Mittens! I really hope someone gets the goods on Mitt before the election. He is an amoral slimeball of the highest order.
ReplyDeletehaters unite!
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pathetic. more government is not the answer. it is for jeffen, socialist stooge.
'socialist stooge'! great use of dated political rhetoric, you running dog of capitalism!
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