...Mitt Romney introduces Paul Ryan as his vice president. Refers to the man as a “strong and caring leader that is down to earth, and confident in the challenge this moment demands.” Romney reminds the audience that freedom is what first made America special. He makes an attempt to win hearts and minds by referencing small businesses and graduating students. He implies that Obama made promises of hope and change but did not follow through with them. “This was when we were supposed to start paying down the national debt and rolling back those massive deficits. This is the hope and change America voted for. It’s not just what we wanted. It’s not just what we expected. It’s what Americans deserved!” Romney exclaims. Just then the crowd begins to chant U.S.A. Romney talks of his childhood, and how he was a “baby boomer” in the middle of the country, reminds the crowd of Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon, Talks of his mother giving up giving up her acting career to marry his father. He tells us he grew up in a Morman family in Michigan. “My mom and dad were married for 64 years, and if you wondered what their secret was you could have asked the local florist, because every day Dad gave Mom a rose which he put on her bedside table. That’s how she found out what happened on the day my father died. She went looking for him because that morning there was no rose. My mom and dad were true partners,” Romney says. The camera then cuts to a couple older women holding back...
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...Supporting Mitt Romney For the election of two thousand twelve, I support the Republican candidate, Governor Mitt Romney. Romney holds a five-point plan, supporting the Middle Class. Trade has to work for America. Trade can offer enormous opportunities for businesses and workers, but only if they are given a level playing field on which they compete. He will crack down on cheaters like China that cheats on trade and steals American jobs, working to open up new markets for American goods. Romney has a plan to champion small business. Small businesses are the engine of job creation in this country, but they will struggle to succeed if lacking tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. Mitt will lower tax rates for all Americans. Putting this into effect will add 12 million new jobs in 4 years. A weakness for Governor Romney is his major reductions to federal aid to education, consistent with the traditional Republican idea of de-centralizing federal education, financial support, and turning this responsibility back to states and local governments. Financial circumstances at these levels are quite negative in most cases, reducing support for public education. I believe Republican candidate, Governor Mitt Romney, is the best and most qualified to be our next leader of the United States of America. The simple fact is we can’t afford four more years of failed policies such as promising to cut the budget deficit in half, resulting in it being...
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...Mitt Romney. This paper will compare and contrast why Mitt Romney, with his business expertise, economic stance and political experience, is better than Obama to accomplish the difficult task of creating and bringing jobs back to America. Introduction Barrack Obama assumed the role of President of the U.S. in January 2009. The unemployment rate at that time was 7.8 percent. By the end of his first year in the White House, unemployment reached an astounding 9.9 percent. Average unemployment during his first year was 9.3 percent. As the table in Figure 1 shows, employment in the U.S. has not recovered by much as we approach his fourth year as our President. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012) President Obama may have a lot of experience in community service, but absolutely no experience as a businessman. His experience is that of an extremely successful politician, and politicians are the ones who have created the economic mess we are in today. It is time we all realized that the U.S. Government is a for profit “business”, and needs to be managed as such or the country will go bankrupt taking all Americans into bankruptcy with it. (Atkinson Jr., 2012). Business Experience Mitt Romney has an extremely successful career managing and consulting for large corporations. Even the Obama administration recognized this and tried to attack Romney because of his success. Obama’s attacks were an attempt to pit the poor (Americans) against the rich (Romney). Romney...
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...people who get "handouts" arent losers who don't work. They are STUDENTS, VETERANS, MILITARY, SENIORS! s You keep going to one issue which is the government aide. I agree that it needs to be filtered but that is such a small issue in the scheme of.things. It's not solely about the economy. It's about social issues as well. For instance, as a woman I am not for my employer deciding whether or not my insurance will cover contraception. Contraception costs approximately $70-100 per month. Romney was indeed for removing the current law that does not allow employers to make this decision. Secondly, in regard to women in the work force I dont want flexible hours so I could get home early to cook my family dinner. I want equal pay!!! Third, I am not for cutting funding to agencies like planned parenthood. This agency doesn't solely perform abortions, it provides preventative care. I have went without insurance and I was able to get an annual checkup without paying a fortune… Also, Romney keeps saying how important Education is yet he did not support extending Pell Grants to make college more affordable. I have a Masters Degree and have tons of loans. I dont think I am getting a hand out by getting my loan from the government instead of the private sector that wants to extort students desperate to get an education. I am gainfully employed due to my education and I'm helping the economy grow! I'm against abortion personally but that's not a choice the government should make...
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...order for an American citizen to become president of the United States, he or she must gain votes from the general public. President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney must go through months of campaigning to get the votes necessary to win each state. Some Americans believe that the public makes the decision for presidency long before the campaigns start, and others believe that the campaigns are necessary to gain votes for a President. A campaign in itself is not necessary to influence the public's decision. The focus is whether the campaign has the influential power to change the opinions of American citizens. During the campaign period, national conventions, and presidential debates, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney discussed why both are qualified and best fit to become President of the United States. Many topics such as education, foreign policy issues, health care, and economy and trade are elaborated during the campaigning period, the conventions, and the debates. According to multiple media sources such as CNN and Fox News, the 2012 presidential election is in a dead heat. Governor Romney revealed qualities that would make him a good President. Governor Romney’s economic policy is what a fragile America needs and his ability to recognize the danger of the growing debt. Governor Romney possesses great knowledge of the current budget mess and yet has an optimistic view of America’s future. That is the change I want for a better America. A strong...
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...Effects of Citizen United; too Early to Tell Most people, except Nate Silver, thought that the political contest on November 6 was a toss-up, with several swing states in a dead heat in the polls. This election has been portrayed to be an important election for our generation that would shape the future of our country, which is how both Obama and Romney pitched this election. This allowed the race to turn into an ideological battle between two main ideas of government. One that argued for less government and privatization and the other that argued for the fundamental need for government in order to provide foundation for our society to work. While this war of ideology waged on there was another war that was being waged, the all out money war that took place this election. This was the first presidential election after the infamous Supreme Court ruling on citizens united vs. The Federal election Commission, which paved the way for Super-Pacs and unlimited corporate and union donations. This ruling was thought to have powerful ramifications on future elections and the 2012 presidential election. After the election it remains somewhat unclear what effects Citizen United had on the presidential election and what future impacts it will have. Citizens United did not hurt Obama substantially in the election because of his demographics and organizational advantage; however, citizens united could have a significant negative affect on future state and federal elections. ...
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...ROMNEYCARE An In-‐Depth Analysis of the Massachusetts Healthcare Reform The American Healthcare System Final Research Report By Sara Mahmood, DDS and Camille Debi 1.0 Introduction In 2006, the state of Massachusetts initiated a health care overhaul by passing a reform law with the central tenet of providing healthcare to all of its residents. Widely popular and objectively successful, the law has been dubbed “Romneycare,” named after then Governor Mitt Romney who signed the legislation into action. The law mandates that nearly every resident of Massachusetts obtain a minimum level of insurance coverage and provides free health insurance for residents earning less than 150% of the federal poverty level. It also mandates employers with more than 10 full-time employees to provide health insurance. Among its many outcomes, the law established an independent public authority with the official title of “the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority”. However, it is commonly referred to as “the Connector”. The Connector acts as an insurance broker, essentially, offering free, highly subsidized and full-price private insurance plans to residents. The website serves as a portal for Massachusetts residents that allows them to access many of the Connector’s resources, as well as the ability to register online for an insurance policy. Although it has been amended significantly since...
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...Newt was asked to speak on several topics which include his thoughts on Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as response to war on religion and a update on the current job market status and how Romney won't help it. Also before I get started I wanted to point out that the host was sort of rude and liked cutting people off when they speak. I'm sure he knows his politics but who does he think he is? I may be exaggerating but he rubbed me the wrong way with his questions, I mean attacks. To start off the show the hosts asked Mr. Gingrich what he thought about Mitt Romney and his winning poles in Nevada. The well thought response of Mr. Gingrich was as something like this. Mr. Gingrich Accused Mitt Romney of spreading rumors that Newt would withdraw from the race at Caucus time, which I'm still not sure exactly what Caucus is or if it should even be capitalized or not, heh. In, addition to his first response he added that he is basically moving on and not dreading on the past. Mr. Gingrich seems to have a clear agenda ahead as he continues to respond to the statement that basically meant Romney just cleaned house in Nevada. Newt says he is moving on, moving to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas and focuses and what he can still do and not what he did. Mr. Gingrich also makes it clear that he is looking to make this a “choice” campaign unlike Romney's. He also ridiculed Romney for having an process oriented campaign while Newt would like a issue oriented campaign. Mr. Gingrich...
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...TANSTAAFL is an expression used to mean that even if something seems like it is free, there is always a cost which is usually hidden or indirect. It can also mean the cost made by a person to make a decision. The decision to consume one product usually comes with the tradeoff of giving up the consumption of something else. The difference between rational and irrational economists is based on the forces that drive their decisions in the market. For irrational economists, they are driven by their emotions when they want to purchase something and the rational economists are driven by critical decision making when they want to purchase something. This is reflected in the person who bid $28 for $20. This person made such a bid because he wanted to win in the group and come out as the highest bidder. People selected $100 today and not $102 tomorrow because they wanted a quick reward and they would rather get the $100 today than wait till the next day to get $102 ("NOVA Mind Over Money"). Adam Smith is the father of economics and the writer of the book "Wealth of Nations". Groups of people with high security numbers bid highest for the bottle of wine because they were influenced by these high numbers. People who had watched a sad movie bid higher because of the emotional influence of the movie and this suggests that human behaviour influences our actions. A spectacular bubble is a phenomenon that explains the rise in house prices...
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... For each term I will give the definition, followed by an example. I will then describe an appropriate circumstance for using the example and when it might lead to misunderstanding. Idiom: The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class. Don’t give up your day job. This idiom is commonly used to describe someone who believes they are very good at something and could make a living doing just that when in fact in the eyes of others they are really actually no good. Analogy: The inference that if two or more things agree with one another in some respects. They will probably agree in others. During election times we can hear candidates saying things like, Bill Clinton, Rhode Scholar is to genius as Mitt Romney is to ignorance. Metaphor: A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common. The weather was so heavy on Saturday, it was raining cats and dogs, is an example of a metaphor. We use this metaphor to explain that it was raining heavily. We do not mean that cats and dogs were falling out of the sky. Simile: A simile is a figure of speech where two unlike things are compared, generally by using the word like or as. "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong." (slogan of Pan-American Coffee Bureau). Good coffee is like the friend who is always there to comfort you and make you...
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...urge to retaliate? Mitt Romney is a firm believer in peace and goes great lengths into explaining why, and deflates many testosterone-raging American’s hopes at war. In “Give Peace a Chance”, Kathleen Parker, the author of this editorial, voices her opinions on the argument between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. Kathleen Parker puts large emphasis on Mitt Romney’s usage of the word “peace.” The entire point of Romney’s argument is to promote peace, and she does not allow this to go unnoticed. Parker states several examples of how he handles the heat from his opponent Obama, and clearly sides with Romney in almost every aspect. She says in paragraph three that Romney proceeds to project that he strives to be known as “the stalwart of America’s power to promote peace and freedom through strength, character and an unyielding defense of American principles.” He undermines exceptionalism in America without directly addressing it. Romney speaks highly of our country and states that America has a large role in leading the world. He also wishes to help set oppressive governments straight and without peace, it is undoable. Romney and Obama go head to head on the subject of peace and Romney’s choice of word for the argument is “peace.” When discussing matters about foreign countries, specifically the Middle East, he repeated the word “peace” many times and even seemed to web peace into with our economy. Parker took a stab at Obama when speaking of Romney, she stated “He used ‘peace’...
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...Comparison between speeches You have heard of the speeches that Mitt Romney and Barrack Obama made right? The concession speech from Mitt Romney, and the victory speech from Barrack Obama. Well I am here to tell you about HOW both speeches compare. What were the differences? What were the similarities? Read on and you will find out. How was Barrack Obama’s speech like? Barrack Obama’s speech was very long; maybe because it was his victory speech, after all he did win the place as president. What I also saw was that Obama did not talk only about him, he talked about us. He didn’t boast in Romney’s face, he said that he hopes that they could work together. What was the surroundings like? Well I know for sure that it was huge, the headquarters in Chicago was humongous. There were also a lot of people in the headquarters listening to Obama’s speech. How was Romney’s speech like? Well Romney’s speech was not too long. The speech was technically all about how he would make a better president if he won; I think that is why it is called a concession speech, because concession means to accept that something is true, or acknowledging defeat, and it is a speech. In all his speech he only talked about how he would make a great president, and how his wife would make a great first lady. I also realized that there were barely any people. How do both speeches compare? Well let’s tell the differences first. First, Obama’s headquarters in Chicago held more people than Romney’s did. Second...
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...Kimani Sherrill May 6th, 2013 Dr. Mirescu Final Exam Relating Power to Political Identity What I shall attempt to do in this paper is display my knowledge of the definition of power. I will also attempt to discuss the different theories of power looked at during this course and apply them to another familiar topic, political identity. I will pick one of the many theories of power we looked at and explain how it relates to political identity. Political identity and power are directly proportional. The more power one has, the more vivid political identity he will have. The more clear political identity one has, the easier it is to gain power. Before discussing and applying power to political identity, I will explain each topic, for one may question the importance of engaging in either of the topics. After referring to Webster's Dictionary, the definition of power is the ability to do something or act in particular way. Power is also the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or a course of events. Human power is very important to us. We utilize power as a way to feel superior to other humans who do not have the resources, or means to obtain power. Humans without power often need guidance, people to follow, look up to, and listen to. Political identity in the most obvious sense describes one of the different parties that one can possibly belong to. However, any part of ones identity used to vote can be considered a political identity. Richard...
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...Currently about 45 million Americans are uninsured and with health care premiums this number is on the rise (Pickert). It is estimated that by 2018 health care spending will equal 20% of the US gross domestic product (Pickert). These alarming issues have made health care reform the primary goal of the president. On March 23, 2010, Barack Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act, also referred to as Obamacare, which plans to bring coverage to 32 million uninsured people by taxing those in higher income brackets (Clemmitt). This is not the first time universal health care has been implemented in the United States although it is the largest such attempt. In 2006 Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney signed the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act into law. The law has proven wholly successful as Kenneth Rapoza of Forbes explains, "Every resident is required by law to have insurance, or pay a fine. To date, 99% of the state's residents have health insurance, up from around 90% before healthcare reform. That number changes drastically depending on which segment of society you look at. At least 24% of low income residents did not have health insurance prior to the 2006 law, according to the Urban Institute, a Washington DC non-partisan think tank. Today, just 8% of low income adults do not have healthcare coverage." The Affordable Care Act was modeled after this system and hopes to achieve similar results but on the national level (Rapoza). Although the bill was not passed without...
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