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WHAT’S THE MATTER, MITTY?
You would think that the day after his big “I Am A Mormon (And So Can You!)” speech, presidential candidate Mitt Romney would be grinning from gray sideburn to gray sideburn. But you would be wrong.
Instead, Romney had a “testy” exchange with reporters Friday over the speech, as well as his hiring of illegal immigrants.
Sure, some people like Andrew Sullivan thought the speech had “two deep flaws.” True, the Associated Press said it was used as a smokecreen to hide Romney’s “weak spot.” But others like unofficial Romney spokesman Hugh Hewitt salivated — albeit quite bizarrely — over the former Mass. governor’s “Common Creed of Moral Convictions.” Regardless, Romney shouldn’t get mad about it in front of the media.
And he also shouldn’t get angry when asked about hiring illegal aliens. He did it, he admitted it, just take the questions and move on.
What might upset him though — and perhaps what did upset him — is the fact that New Hampshire authorities are continuing their criminal investigation into the anti-Romney push-poll calls and, by process of elimination, it looks like the calls either came from his camp or rival Rudy Giuliani’s camp.
The calls were placed by Western Wats of Orem, Utah, which has been the subject of numerous reports on the Web since the calls were first reported by The Associated Press on Nov. 15.
Some reports have speculated that the Romney campaign actually “push polled” against its own candidate in an attempt to create sympathy for Romney, hurt McCain and inoculate Romney against questions about his Mormon faith. A Romney spokesman has strongly denied these reports.
Western Wats has also conducted polling for the Tarrance Group, which works for candidate Rudy Giuliani, whose campaign has reportedly paid Tarrance $400,000.
The National Review and the Huffington Post have reported that several employees of Western Wats have made donations to the Romney campaign. The Huffington Post also reported that Western Wats has been hired by “several high-profile Romney supporters.” [JOHN DISTASO and TOM FAHEY - New Hampshire Union Leader]
So I guess I can understand why Romney would be in a bad mood.
“I don’t understand how the politics of it works. I’ve got to get with the political pundits about it.” Hilarious. Sounds like “got to consult with my lawyers” and “got to talk to our military experts in the field before I answer that”…
This is the same thing I didn’t like about his answer to the Confederate flag question in last week’s debate. It’s not the flag is so great or anything, it’s just that his answer showed that he is a total fraud. Obviously, Tompkins hadn’t schooled him. And, he didn’t even take the cue from McCain in the May 15 debate about how to finesse that issue. It’s like Mitty is just an actor, and his bad record makes me raise doubt about everything he says.
Have you actually looked at his record? He has an AMAZING record! The speech was something that Americans needed to hear. We all need to come together in our diversity. He’s just the man who could lead that movement. I think that his opponent are in a bad mood : )
What would you do today in America if “illegal-looking” workers were on your home? When it was brought to his attention the first time, he went to his landscaping company and said, “Look, perhaps I haven’t made myself clear to this point, but from now on, if you hire illegals to work on my property, I will fire you”. And so this week, he did.
Some argue that he should have fired them the first time. Perhaps, but there are just as many people, if not more, who would realize they hadn’t expressed this to be a fireable offence. Just as you wouldn’t get fired (or lose a contract) if you speed on the way to a job site, or download a pirated copy of a song from our home computer. If illegal activity is not to be tolerated–especially on the first offense, then a lot of people shouldn’t be allowed to show up for work on Monday.
But if I see you pulled over on the side of the road getting a speeding ticket, I might tell you that if you are caught speeding on the way to one of my job sites in the future, you will be fired, then that would be the reasonable way to handle it.
In other words, Mitt Romney is a reasonable man, and his actions back it up.