Does Romney have the integrity to be President?
By August of '07, Former Massachusetts Governor W. Mitt Romney had attended more than 200 campaign events in Iowa as he appeared to lead the pack in the '08 GOP run-up, according to a statement during an interview with a radio host in Des Moines.
"As you know, I enjoy getting together with Iowans all across the state." the candidate said in response to Jan Mickelson's final on-air question. But the answer didn't fit Mickelson's query at all, which was actually an invitation to join him on the radio again, but for more than the eight minute heated discussion that ensued over whether Romney could reconcile his stance on abortion with his religion.
All about being a Mormon
"I'm happy to talk about my faith," says Gov. Romney multiple times while on the campaign trail. But that doesn't square with his repeated theme in this interview, which is, "I'm not here to talk about Mormonism." "No, I'm not running as a Mormon and I get a little tire of coming on a show like yours and having it be all about Mormonism..."
When former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee surged in the polls, many felt it was because of concerns over Romney's mormonism. So Romney rethought whether he needed to address religion, and subsequently made a high profile Kennedy-esque speech on the matter.
The "hidden camera"
"I get intense," the presidential hopeful told then CBS anchor Katie Couric when asked whether there was a time when the governor got angry. Romney went on to give an example of the recent radio interview where the host had hidden a camera in the console. You'll have to evaluate that for yourself.
Mitt Romney has shown he can play facts rather loosely at times, such as when he told us his father had walked with Rev. Martin Luther King, which, of course, was demonstrated to be untrue. That claim was later characterized as a figure of speech.
"As you know, I enjoy getting together with Iowans all across the state." the candidate said in response to Jan Mickelson's final on-air question. But the answer didn't fit Mickelson's query at all, which was actually an invitation to join him on the radio again, but for more than the eight minute heated discussion that ensued over whether Romney could reconcile his stance on abortion with his religion.
All about being a Mormon
"I'm happy to talk about my faith," says Gov. Romney multiple times while on the campaign trail. But that doesn't square with his repeated theme in this interview, which is, "I'm not here to talk about Mormonism." "No, I'm not running as a Mormon and I get a little tire of coming on a show like yours and having it be all about Mormonism..."
When former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee surged in the polls, many felt it was because of concerns over Romney's mormonism. So Romney rethought whether he needed to address religion, and subsequently made a high profile Kennedy-esque speech on the matter.
The "hidden camera"
"I get intense," the presidential hopeful told then CBS anchor Katie Couric when asked whether there was a time when the governor got angry. Romney went on to give an example of the recent radio interview where the host had hidden a camera in the console. You'll have to evaluate that for yourself.
Mitt Romney has shown he can play facts rather loosely at times, such as when he told us his father had walked with Rev. Martin Luther King, which, of course, was demonstrated to be untrue. That claim was later characterized as a figure of speech.
