TownHall Interviews Mitt Romney
Mary Katharine Ham had the pleasure and honor to interview Governor Mitt Romney. Romney is – as I have stated before – one of the most qualified candidates around. The Olympics in Salt Lake City, back in 02, would have been an absolute disaster if it was not for the former Governor of Massachusetts’ crisis-solving abilities and, more generally, management skills. That he became Governor of Massachusetts as a Republican, says enough about his appeal to independent / moderate voters, besides, of course, Republican voters, he did well as Governor of that blue state and, lastly, he is a self made multi-millionaire or even billionaire.
Read the entire interview yourself at Townhall.
Some interesting questions and answers:
MKH: Let me jump right into this with the Va Tech tragedy, which is of course, what’s on everyone’s minds this week. A lot of our readers are upset that NBC went ahead and showed the Cho video. Should they have taken that step?
MR: Well, I hope that at some point there’s a level of care and responsibility that’s gonna be shown by the members of the mainstream media not to in any way encourage copycat-type activity. And, the attention being given Mr. Cho is, I think, beyond any reasonable level. I certainly wish we could have been far more discreet in what we decide to show the world and keep these copycats from popping up all over the country.
I’d rather show a lot more coverage of people like Liviu Librescu, the fellow who barred the door to keep the gunman from getting to his students. These are the kind of stories we should be hearing.
MKH: Speaking of Harry Reid, he and the Dems are also cooking up abortion legislation this week in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the partial-birth abortion ban.
MR: I was pleased with the decision, of course, to permit states to outlaw partial birth abortion. But it underscored something else. Four justices disagreed with the majority. And that means that if the next president were to be a Democrat like Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, and they appoint more judges like the four who were in the minority, they would say, in effect, that there’s a constitutional right to partial-birth abortion. Late-term, very late term abortion, which is simply a very offensive practice, and it simply underscores the importance of electing a conservative Republican to be the next president.
There is more, so read the whole thing.
And, lastly, on Harry Reid: “Shame on Harry Reid for saying something which will be dispiriting for our troops, and used as propaganda and rallying cries for jihadists around the world.”
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15 Responses to “TownHall Interviews Mitt Romney”
Oh pleeaaazzzzee. Romney and Reid…where’s the story? Two typical policitians….certainly not the cream of the crop of either party. Neither one of them.
George W. Bush lost the war, Harry Reid just pointed it out.
Romney qualified? For what? Dog catcher? No….he don’t hunt. Being rich only means he he is a corrupt bastard that knows how to rip people off without getting caught.
This man has no leadership skill we need. He’s just another republican crook.
Notice how Romney never actually answers MKH’s question about his position on an assault weapons ban.
It’s funny to see Republican Presidential candidates who have long history of being moderates suddenly lurch to the right in order to pander to the party’s conservative base and yet are unable to answer some of the tougher questions such as an assault weapons ban.
It’s not that difficult of a question. You either support an assault weapons ban or you don’t. Personally, I feel that the Second Amendment bars the federal government from banning any type of gun–assault weapon or not.
Disagree with me or not, at least I’m willing to take a stand on this issue. Romney just ducks the question.
Nic,
I assume you feel the same way about any type of ammo, including armor piercing rounds? How about stinger missiles? You can carry them, after all.
Michael,
I assume you’ve decided that the social conservative branch of the American conservative movement isn’t that bad a thing? After all, that is where Romney has decided to cast his lot. Personally I consider them Christian Taliban Lite.
Jim,
Armor piercing rounds? I don’t see how banning such ammunition would be consistent with the Second Amendment
Stinger missiles? I think that’s starting to push the limits as to what constitutes “keep and bare arms.” However, if there’s ambiguity among Constitutional scholars on this question, we can always amend the Constitution to remove all doubt.
Frankly, you could own a tank in your back yard for all I care. I certainly wouldn’t want to live next to you though.
Romney’s statements about partial birth abortions – “simply a very offensive practice” couldn’t be more correct. I wish I’d thought of them myself.
WA, I wouldn’t say that becoming rich automatically eliminates a person from being qualified. It is a measure of achievement that many intelligent people have not achieved and not for want of trying. Neither does it necessarily imply moral or ethical corruption. Should we prefer someone who’s never succeeeded at anything? Someone like John Kerry, for instance? Hardly.
Armor piercing rounds? I don’t see how banning such ammunition would be consistent with the Second Amendment
Stinger missiles? I think that’s starting to push the limits as to what constitutes “keep and bare arms.� However, if there’s ambiguity among Constitutional scholars on this question, we can always amend the Constitution to remove all doubt.
Honestly, what about all this is not arbitrary? If armor-piercing rounds, why not stinger missiles? Are they not both arms?
And yes, the Constitution should be amended to make sense on that issue, but I’d also like it if I had a flying pony.
Oh I hate to inform you that there are already thousands of laws and ordinances across the United States that restrict, regulate, and, or bans fire arms. After these latest incidents, there most likely will be more.
So much for you second amendment. Have fun playing cowboy where you are told to play. lol
I was perusing some of the comments and I became quite amused. Apparently, “Romney is a typical politician”… hmm that’s strange. He as only been in political office for 4 years as governor, is that really common? Have other candidates turned around large organiztions, been as successful in the private sector, actually have a loving marriage with 5 children? Yes, these qualities are truly typical among todays political lot! Also, I learned that being rich is an indicator of being corrupt. If that were true George Washington was the most corrupt President ever. Lastly, regarding “ducking the question” on the assault band, perhaps the reader needs to reread the article, Mitt stated, “You know, if there’s a weapon that puts our police at risk, like machine guns, of course, then that’s something I would, of course, consider. But, look, we’ve gotta fundamentally recognize the need to protect the right to bear arms and the fact that there are people who are trying to remove that right inch by inch, and we’re gonna have to defend against that.” In other words, there are perhaps certain weapons that should be band or restricted, whereas there is also a need to constitutionally protect our 2nd Amendment rights. The question asked to Romney was not a Yes or No question, but rather a broad inquiry. I found his response in harmony with GOP conservatives and unthreatening to the devout arm carriers. I was impressed with the Q&A session with Romney his overall grasp of American politics is incredible. He is well read, well versed, understands today issues. He is what an America needs. Of course, there are some issues I disagree with Romney on, however, I am not a “one issue voter.” Those who are the latter, are playing a dangerous game. My advice is to study the issue(s) and compare the candidates. If one does, Romney comes away being the most qualified candidate to lead this great Country.
Aaron: great comment.
I agree with Aaron and Michael. Romney has a level of accomplishment unmatched by his competition. It is perfectly fine to disagree with his political statements, but it is foolish to attack him personally. Agree or disagree with him, he has great credentials to apply for the job of president. I personally agree with most of what I have heard him say. I am aware (as are most) that he has said things in the past that are odds with his current statements, but I believe this has been way over-hyped. He is not as much of a flip-flopper as the media likes to make him out to be.
Mitt Romney’s criticism of Harry Reid’s foreign policy is another interesting development for several different reasons, however one that is often overlooked is that both Reid and Romney are Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as Mormons. The fact that there is a dichotomy between their political viewpoints demonstrates once again there is no allegiance or correlation when it comes to Latter-day Saints and politics. The often repeated, if not trivial allegation that electing Romney would some how be electing the Mormon Church is completly spurious. Although, the majority of LDS members are republicans for social reasons (abortion, gay marriage, etc) there is a growing democratic population amongst the Utahns. There is even a website with the name “Mormons Against Mitt.” Such a website along with the diverging opinions of Reid and Romney should lay to rest the Mormon conspiracy theory, a theory which generally turns mean-spirited and borders religious bigotry. As Romney’s campaign has so often said, we are electing a president not a pastor or bishop. Religion aside, let me reiterate: Romney is extremely intelligent, innovative, and simply gets the job done. America needs him in the White House in 2008.
Romney is the Right Choice to turnaround our country over the next decade. The man understands economics. His stance on taxes (doing away with the death tax, interest and dividend taxes, and capital gains) increases his electability ten-fold compared with the rest of the contenders. He not only gets the job done, but because he assembles the right teams to help him, he gets the job done relatively quickly.
Romney is Presidential already, in Family, in business and in goverment.