Mitt Romney and His Speech

I am a catholic American of Italian and German Descent, and I have to say that in my lifetime I haven't had to witness an American presidential candidate have to make a speech regarding his religious disposition ever as I was still unborn to hear it's only historical equivalent, which was Kennedy's "Catholic" speech given in 1960.

I thought we were supposed to keep this separate from a man or woman's (not Hillary God help us) ability to lead the country and I felt embarrassed that he was forced by certain elements out there to have to even wade into these waters to continue his campaign for president, as if all Mormon's were members of some kind of cult group like Radical Islam and he a member of such. Simply embarrassed as if the country were jettisoned back to the 1800's suddenly.

I am not a Romney sycophant by any means and prefer Duncan Hunter as my wish for president for this country at this time although that sadly seems a near impossibility at this point. However, should Romney inevitably become the standard bearer for the GOP in 2008 he will have my full fledged support for the presidency. In my opinion anyone or anything short of Osama Bin Laden or nearly any other human being would be preferential to Hillary Clinton or any other Democratic offering in my eyes, and Romney is hardly in that low group of choice, or even on that same planet for that matter.

An exceptional speech by a man as qualified to run the country as anyone else out there and even more than most.

Media RomneyFest Over Faith Speech

AM 1280 The Patriot: "Mitt Romney’s campaign could receive the boost he needs to regain his lead in Iowa after the much anticipated speech about his Mormon faith drew a broad range of praise from journalists and political commentators Thursday. In the last week, former Arkansas governor and Baptist minister Mike Huckabee surpassed Romney in poll numbers for the first-in-the-nation primary state of Iowa, and it’s suspected Romney is now seeking to allay unspoken concerns Mormonism.

In his remarks, Romney did not discuss specific doctrines of Mormonism and emphasized themes of “religious liberty.”

From the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, Romney promised “If I am fortunate to become your president, I will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest. A President must serve only the common cause of the people of the United States,” in a 20-minute long live speech carried by CSPAN-3. Click here to read for the full text of the speech.

Roger Simon, chief political columnist of the Politico, called Romney’s speech a “stellar performance” that was a “very smart calculation” by his campaign at an “Early State Primary Countdown” event hosted by Politico, ACLU and The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University later that day. continued...

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