It was a was busy day for Mitt Romney in Iowa today…
The morning began with The Gov speaking to employees at AgVision Agriculture Software:
Romney: Obama’s policies delayed economic recovery
Ankeny, Ia. – President Obama’s administration has added to business uncertainty and delayed economic recovery, Mitt Romney told agriculture business owners this morning.
“That’s one of my pet peeves of the current administration,” Romney said. “They’ve added so much uncertainty to the overall economy at the very time that businesses need to have greater certainty so that it can get capital, make loans, carry on its business, higher people, raise incomes.
He continued: “That’s one of the reasons that I view this downturn has taken such a long time from which to recover.”
(emphasis added ) Continue reading here.
Romney also did a walk-and-talk event today before being the kick-off speaker at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Presidential Forum Speaker Series. The event was held in the State Historical Building in Des Moines, Iowa and was sponsored by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Mediacom and IowaPolitics.com. CNN also provided livestream coverage.
Romney was delivering an excellent no-teleprompter, no-note speech about Obama’s lack of private sector experience and over-reaching policies i.e. Card Check, Cap ‘n Trade, Obamacare, debt spending, depressed economy, struggling home market, and more. Then, this happened:
Burned popcorn ends Mitt Romney’s speech after 27 minutes
After a fire alarm sounded 27 minutes into Mitt Romney’s speech, he decided to cut off the event for safety reasons.
“Uh-oh, they want to get us out of here, don’t they,” he said.
When the alarm paused, he continued speaking, tossing out some jokes. “I wasn’t trying to get out of tough questions,” he said with a laugh.
But the alarm resumed and, citing safety first, he asked everyone to evacuate.
Romney stood just outside the doors in the covered passenger dropoff driveway, talking to
Iowans amid a pack of reporters until a state cultural affairs official ordered everyone to cross the street.
“There are things in this building that could blow up,” said the official, Maureen Korte, director of special projects and programming for the State Historical Society of Iowa, as she urgently hustled people away from the building.
The fire department arrived within minutes.
Just as Romney climbed into a waiting Chevy Suburban, Korte yelled, “All clear!”
Good thing The Gov is such a good sport! Being the first speaker for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Presidential Forum, he helped them work out the kinks – like keeping inattentive popcorn aficianados away from the microwave… 
Des Moines political columnist Kathie Obradovich was a prolific tweeter during Romney’s speech. Here’s a sample:
.@MittRomney is saying we picked a fine time to elect a president with no business experience. “It didn’t work out real well.” #iacaucusless than a minute ago via web 
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.@MittRomney says Obama created some govt jobs then went to work on his “real agenda,” like cap and trade and card check. #iacaucus
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.@MittRomney: (Obama’s) agenda failed because he doesn’t know how the economy works. #iacaucus
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.@MittRomney lists 7 habits of highly successful economies. Says Obama is doing the opposite on every one. #iacaucus
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.@MittRomney: I love capitalism and free enterprise. I love the Constitution. #iacaucus
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.@MittRomney says he’s a better candidate because the issue America’s most concerned about “happens to be in my wheelhouse.” #iacaucus
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.@MittRomney: You’ll see me more than you’d like in Iowa. #iacaucus
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Romney also paid a surprise visit to Iowa GOP headquarters and had his picture taken with Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn:
Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn and Gov Mitt Romney (5/27/11)
Surprise visit to @iowaGOP HQ. Great to see Chairman @mattstrawn http://twitpic.com/539qhhless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply
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UPDATE 3: Don’t miss seeing a terrific photo gallery of The Gov’s visit to Iowa, including one of him gathered with folks in front of the fire truck and two photos of his handshake with Iowa Governor Robert Ray (you know good things were said between the two because the second photo reveals a ‘double clasp’ from Mitt…). Click here.
► Jayde Wyatt
Romney’s SEVEN HABITS FOR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIES and the entire Iowa event including the Q&A below the fold
Here’s his list:
- A corporate tax rate that’s competitive with the rest of the world or lower.
- “Regulations that are modern and updated, and bureaucracy that’s not overwhelming and burdensome.”
- Trade policies with other nations “that favor us and not just them.”
- Energy policies that keep the cost of energy down.
- “The rule of law, to make sure that decisions of government aren’t made on the basis of crony capitalism but instead are based on fairness.”
- Great schools, the “best in the world.”
- A government that doesn’t take in more than it spends year after year.
I think Gov. Romney must’ve done two events in Iowa unless this new video is from a different trip:
I am glad to see Carl Cameron talk to Mitt Romney and have Fox News show some interest. Up until now, it appeared that Fox News had no interest in the Romney campaign and an attitude of “anyone but Romney”. I felt that Mitt answered the questions very well and showed composure and tact that few other candidates have shown so far. Everyone is trying the skew the polls, but I believe as people see Mitt Romney, he will pull away from the pack and show himself as the best candidate to defeat Obama.
If you are for ethanol subsidies I will never vote for you.
Gov. Romney endorses ethanol subsidies. What happened to coming up with an idea and making it work on your own? It is called American ingenuity…the American spirit. Did Edison receive subsidies for his light bulb. No. We need to stop spending good money after bad and let people create.
To better understand Gov Romney’s stance on energy, I suggest reading Chapter 9 (entitled ‘Running Low’) in his book ‘No Apology’. It’s his comprehensive look at America’s energy issues and possible solutions. You’ll see that Romney IS a conservative.
Always great information, Jayde.
Some people are too lazy to read for themselves, just take some talking heads idea AND run
with it.. That help get us Obama… What a shame… Go Mitt 2012
amen jerry bell:)