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OFFICIAL: Frosty the Snowman Endorses Romney for 2012

December 24th, 2008 Nate Gunderson 8 comments

Christmas Eve 2008, Frosty the Snowman makes a rare public appearance to endorse Mitt Romney for President in 2012. Frosty states as his #1 reason he endorses Romney is because of the economy, noting that he had talked to Santa Claus frequently about the 2012 prospects and that they had mutually agreed that Romney would be the best man. Santa Claus, he states, is very eager to have a much reduced work load saying that he had to work overtime in order to make up for what families couldn’t afford on their own because of the downturn of economical conditions.

Will we see Frosty active on the campaign trail in 2011? “Perhaps,” says Frosty, “I’ll definitely make it to New Hampshire and perhaps Iowa, but I’m gonna stay away from South Carolina and Florida.”

frosty endorses mitt romney

Categories: 2012 Election, Mitt Romney

Announcing 'The Mitt Forums'

December 19th, 2008 Nate Gunderson 6 comments

I’ve been mulling the idea for a while, but after having an organized chat at committedtoromney.com, orchestrated by John Cronin, I’ve decided to start-up a forum to help promote Mitt Romney for 2012 and provide a meeting place to help organize supporters and get better acquainted with each other, and to have a healthy political discussions.

The Mitt Forums

The link is http://mittromneycentral.com/community/forum/. Please stop by and register and join the discussion. Er, well the discussions not there yet, because it’s brand new, so help us start it. Invite you friends and other fellow Romney supporters as well.

Thank you and hope to see you there,

~Nate Gunderson

Categories: 2012 Election, Mitt Romney

Boston Globe Acting Listless

December 12th, 2008 Nate Gunderson 2 comments

There was a funny article this week criticizing Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC for not giving more of the money raised to candidates for office:

Paul S. Ryan, associate legal counsel to the non-partisan campaign watchdog
group Campaign Legal Center, says use of a political action committee in such a
manner “is not uncommon and not illegal, but it is unfortunate and deceptive to tell donors their funds are going to help candidates when,
in fact, a big chunk is used to further the career of the political person who
created the PAC.” [emphasis added.]

Does anyone really think that people who donate to Romney’s PAC intend anything other than that he will use the money to advance his political career? That’s exactly what I want him to do with it.

Romney’s spokesman, of course, pointed out the obvious, “The main purpose of Mitt Romney’s PAC is to enable him to travel around the country on virtually a full-time basis to campaign and raise funds for candidates and to promote policies that will strengthen America.”

Doesn’t the Globe have better things to do? This reminds me of those “Romney Spent Inordinate Amounts of Time Running for President when he was Governor” articles. I can’t remember a single article about Barack Obama neglecting his Senate responsibilities when he was running for President. Keep up the good work Romney!

Categories: Mitt Romney

Transcript of Romney's Convention Speech

September 4th, 2008 Nate Gunderson 2 comments

Hat tip to Myclob for this transcript which he sent in an e-mail yesterday.

Mitt Romney’s Speech Wednesday night to the 2008 GOP Natl Convention

FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY:

For decades, the Washington sun has been rising in the east -Washington has been looking to the eastern elites, to the editorial pages of the Times and the Post, and to the broadcasters from the coast.

If America really wants change, it’s time to look for the sun in the west, cause it’s about to rise and shine from Arizona and Alaska!

Last week, the Democrats talked about change. But let me ask you — what do you think Washington is right now, liberal or conservative? Is a Supreme Court liberal or conservative that awards Guantanamo
terrorists with constitution rights? It’s liberal! Is a government liberal or conservative that puts the interests of the teachers union ahead of the needs of our children? — It’s liberal!

Is a Congress liberal or conservative that stops nuclear power plants and off-shore drilling, making us more and more dependent on Middle East tyrants? — It’s liberal!

Is government spending – excluding inflation – liberal or conservative if it doubles since 1980? — It’s liberal!

We need change all right – change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington! We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington — throw out the big government liberals and elect John McCain!

It’s the same prescription for a stronger economy. I spent 25 years in the private sector. I’ve done business in many foreign countries. I know why jobs come and why they go away. And I know that liberals don’t have a clue.

They think we have the biggest and strongest economy in the world because of our government. They’re wrong. America is strong because of the ingenuity and entrepreneurship and hard work of the American people.

The American people have always been the source of our nation’s strength and they always will be!

We strengthen our people and our economy when we preserve and promote opportunity. Opportunity is what lets hope become reality.

Opportunity expands when there is excellence and choice in education, when taxes are lowered, when every citizen has affordable, portable health insurance, and when constitutional freedoms are preserved.

Opportunity rises when children are raised in homes and schools that are free from pornography, promiscuity and drugs; in homes that are blessed with family values and the presence of a father and a mother.

America cannot long lead the family of nations if we fail the family here at home!

Liberals would replace opportunity with dependency on government largesse. They grow government and raise taxes to put more people on Medicaid, to take work requirements out of welfare, and to grow the
ranks of those who pay no taxes at all. Dependency is death to initiative, risk-taking and opportunity.

It is time to stop the spread of government dependency to fight it like the poison it is!

It’s time for the party of big ideas, not the party of Big Brother!

Our economy is under attack. China is acting like Adam Smith on steroids, buying oil from the world’s worst, and selling nuclear technology. Russia and the oil states are siphoning more than 500
billion dollars a year from us in what could become the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history. This is no time for timid, liberal empty gestures.

Our economy has slowed down this year and a lot of people are hurting. What happened? Mortgage money was handed out like candy, speculators bought homes for free – when this mortgage mania finally broke, it slammed the economy. And stratospheric gas prices made things even
worse.

Democrats want to use the slowdown as an excuse to do what their special interests are always begging for: higher taxes, bigger government and less trade with other nations.

It’s the same path Europe took a few decades ago. It leads to moribund
growth and double-digit unemployment.

The right course is the one championed by Ronald Reagan 30 years ago, and by John McCain today. It is to rein in government spending and to lower taxes, for taking a weed-whacker to excessive regulation and mandates, for putting a stop to tort windfalls, and to stand up to the Tyrannosaurus appetite of government unions!

It is to pursue every source of energy security, from new efficiencies to renewables, from clean coal to non-CO2 producing nuclear, and the immediate drilling for more oil off of our shores! And I have one more recommendation for energy conservation — let’s keep Al Gore’s private jet on the ground!

Did you hear any Democrats talk last week about the threat from radical, violent Jihad? Republicans believe that there is good and evil in the world. Ronald Reagan called-out the Evil Empire. George Bush labeled the terror-sponsor states the Axis of Evil.

And at Saddleback, after Barak Obama dodged and ducked every direct question, John McCain hit the nail on the head: radical violent Islam is evil, and he will defeat it! Republicans prefer straight talk to politically correct talk!

Republicans, led by John McCain and Sarah Palin, will fight to preserve the values that have preserved the nation. We will strengthen our economy and keep us from being held hostage by Putin, Chavez and
Ahmadinejad.

And we will never allow America to retreat in the face of evil extremism!

Just like you, there has never been a day when I was not proud to be an American. We inherited the greatest nation in the history of the earth.

It is our burden and privilege to preserve it, to renew its spirit so that its noble past is prologue to its glorious future.

To this we are all dedicated and I firmly believe, by the providence of the Almighty, that we will succeed.

President McCain and Vice President Palin will keep America as it has always been — the hope of the world.

~Nate Gunderson

Media Mayhem

September 4th, 2008 Nate Gunderson Comments off

The media has been driving me absolutely crazy these last two weeks. The manner in which they have unabashedly attacked Sarah Palin and her family is deplorable, and their blatant bias is intolerable. I was discussing the media coverage of the two conventions with one of my brothers yesterday and he was remarking about the vast differences of the coverage by CNN of the two events. I watched the PBS coverage of the speeches last night and it made me absolutely sick. Whatever happened to fair and balanced? They had a series of liberal journalists the proceeded to rip apart Romney after his speech, but there was absolutely no counter argument.

Sorry for the rant. Just had to get that out of my system.

I Tivoed the speeches last night, but since I got home so late I was only able to watch Romney and Palin, and I thought their speeches were fantastic. I couldn’t be more pleased. I did delve a few minutes into Huckabee’s as well, which wasn’t that bad. I noticed he couldn’t resist doing the most subtle jab at Romney by once again pointing out that McCain was his second pick. Not bad though, in light of his numerous recent underhand jabs.

I’ve been amused by the coverage of Romney’s speech this morning. The writers are making the appearance of being unbiased, but can’t help inserting their true feelings somewhere along the way.

Romney Snarls and Takes Swipe at poor defenseless Michelle Obama in No sore loser, Mitt Romney delivers for John McCain from the Boston Herald.

The Boston Globe has the quote of the day (from Romney):

“Is a Supreme Court decision liberal or conservative that awards Guantanamo terrorists with constitutional rights? It’s liberal!” he said, as the crowd joined him in response. “Is a government liberal or conservative that puts the interests of the teachers union ahead of our children? It’s liberal! Is a Congress liberal or conservative that stops nuclear power plants and offshore drilling making us more and more dependent on Middle Eastern tyrants? It’s liberal! . . .

“We need change all right, change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington!”

And the stupid quote of the day:

In at least one case, however, Romney seemed to venture too far, saying that liberals want to “grow government and raise taxes to put more people on Medicaid.” Dependency, he said, “is death to initiative, to risk-taking, and opportunity.”

The Massachusetts health reform law, which Romney took credit for helping to create and signed into law in 2006, depends on expanding the Medicaid program to extend health insurance to more people. Since it was implemented, Medicaid rolls have increased by 72,000, and 176,000 people have obtained insurance partially subsidized with Medicaid money.

How about mentioning that the money used for this project came from the money that the government was giving away to pay for those who show up in the emergency room without health insurance and still get covered?

The Boston Globe also has the picture of the day:

(Dina Rudick / Globe Staff)

(Dina Rudick / Globe Staff)

And finally, from the Relentless WSJ: Romney Takes Aim at Michelle Obama
One, Romney’s dig at Michelle was just one comment, not the entire focus of his speech. Two, I agree that family members of the candidate of the family should be left out, UNLESS they are actively getting on stage and campaigning for the candidate. Equally I would agree that Ann Romney and her sons were fair game because they did so as well. Michelle Obama is an open target as far as I’m concerned.

UPDATE: Obama adviser Anita Dunn accused the McCain campaign in a statement of using Romney to violate a verbal agreement that family members are off limits. “Mitt Romney’s attack on a candidate’s wife is as pathetic as his failed presidential campaign,” Dunn said.

Petty and weak Anita.

~Nate Gunderson

YouTube Speeches from the RNCC

September 4th, 2008 Nate Gunderson 2 comments

Embedded below are the speeches for Romney, Huckabee, Giulinani, and Palin.

Romney:

Huckabee:



Giuliani:




Palin:


With rousing convention speech, Palin becomes a force in McCain candidacy

~Nate Gunderson

Video of McCain, Palin, Romney and Huckabee in Missouri

September 1st, 2008 Nate Gunderson Comments off

To view the following movie you need to have Real Player installed. I don’t think it’s worth installing just for this video, but if you already it click the link below to view the full 42 min C-Span coverage of the rally held yesterday in Missouri.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Campaigns in O’Fallon, MO (August 31, 2008)

Huckabee begins at 8:30 (minutes into the video),
then Romney at 12:00,
McCain at 15:00,
Palin at 26:30

Below is the only clip on YouTube I could find of Romney’s portion. The clip is only 1 minute though he spoke for 3.

~Nate Gunderson

Tancredo Still Calling It Like He Sees It

September 1st, 2008 Nate Gunderson 2 comments

Tom Tancredo

Some more-than-candid words from the former POTUS candidate Tom Toncredo in a recent interview:

[John] McCain had been farthest away. I remember thinking and saying to my wife, when this was all over with, I said, “Well, at least McCain is not going to make it.” And it’s just kind of strange. Because remember, he was like $25 million in debt. He was nowhere in the polls. So it really did look like he was out of it.

It was the Huckabee factor. [Former Arkansas] Governor [Mike] Huckabee decided to stay in even though he could not have won. He absolutely made a difference, and he knew it, and that difference was he was able to keep Mitt Romney out of the play by draining off conservative votes. And I think he did it to a large extent because Mitt is a Mormon. It was really to ruin Romney’s chances. So that created the pathway for Senator McCain.


Click here for the read the whole interview from NationJournal.com.

~Nate Gunderson

Categories: Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney

Romney Eager to Run Again

August 30th, 2008 Nate Gunderson 4 comments

I am in no way hoping that McCain fails so that Romney could have a clear shot at 2012, and there is one big reason for that: OBAMA. I would rather that Romney was never heard of again than to face an Obama presidency. He is so far to the left of anything we have ever seen, the Clintons included.

BUT, I am anxious and excited for a second run by Governor Romney, whether it be 2012 or 2016.

Here are some articles about the subject:
Romney Eager To Run Again, Advisers Say
Romney readies for White House run if McCain fails
Note that the second article is written by Glen Johnson who had a run-in with the Governor during the primary campaign. I’m not able to find a link on that in my short time.

Also of note:
Romney backers throw support to Palin

Lastly, I’ve got some final comments of the Palin poll in the left side bar. The purpose of the poll was to gauge how Romney supporters felt about the Palin selection but after reviewing my site’s traffic sources I’ve had a huge influx of new visitors who googled “Palin poll”. In fact they make a far majority of people who have voted and there is no reason to believe that they represent the Romney crowd. I’m inclined to believe that many of them are possibly liberals who are attempting to make the VP pick look as bad as possible.

~Nate Gunderson

Palin Poll Follow-Up

August 29th, 2008 Nate Gunderson 8 comments

If you haven’t voted yet, do so on the left sidebar. (If you’re reading this at PlanetRomney.org you need to click on the link above to actually come to TheMittBlog.com to vote in the poll.)

I must say that I am quite surprised with the results of the poll so far. I know that a lot of Romney supporters were eager to have Romney on the ticket, but I didn’t realize it would be a deal-breaker for so many. Granted the sampling is not that large, but there already seems to be a pattern.

If the results were weighted +2 for ‘ecstatic’ to -2 for ‘Mac just lost my vote’, we would have a total of 41 positive points and 43 negative points for a net -2. (note: 60 total votes so far)

I believe (and hope) that most of those who have written off McCain because of his veep pick will come around. I think as we start seeing a lot more of Obama and his dangerous platforms that most will return.

Some post-primary polling in Utah comes to mind. I recall reports immediately after Romney dropped out of the primaries that showed McCain polling extremely low in Utah which was hugely supportive of Romney. The result in fact showed him just a fraction higher than Obama with most of the crowd in the ‘undecided’ category. Fortunately, primary bitterness has worn off in Utah and clearer heads are prevailing. The polls for Utah now show McCain up 62% to 23%, one of the largest pro-McCain gaps in the country.

Hopefully we’ll see some more of that as November nears.

~Nate Gunderson