Posts Tagged by Mitt Romney
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism matter in the US election? Should it matter?
| September 21, 2012 | Posted by Jeremy Dobson under features, international |
Mitt Romney’s religious convictions don’t end at ticking the box marked ‘Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ on his census form. He’s a serious Mormon: a ‘bishop’ (although the LDS do tend to throw the title around liberally). In his convention speech, Romney played down the importance of his religious beliefs in his childhood: “We were Mormons, and growing up in Michigan, that might have seemed unusual or out of place, but I do not remember it that way. My friends cared more about what sports we followed than what church we went to.” I’m sure his folksy sincerity appealed to some of his fellow baby boomers at the RNC, many of whom may have had an initial queasiness… more
RNC: the Republican Party Platform shows just how extreme the GOP has become
| September 6, 2012 | Posted by Jeremy Dobson under international |
The Daily Beast’s Andrew Sullivan rationalises his conservatism by wanting to preserve what is good about the present – not regressing into a fictionalised past. Although I do not subscribe to any form of conservatism, this is the honourable face of the American right-wing. The Republican Party, however, has abandoned this conservatism in favour of reactionary social policy, fiscal hypocrisy, and generally doing anything to get into the White House. They mainly do this by evoking pity at the current state of America and then proceeding to outline a utopia where the US can do away with necessary resorts such as abortion, welfare and foreign aid. The modern Republican Party offers nothing to the vulnerable; not even the rugged individualism it… more
Six ways Paul Ryan could help the Romney effort
| August 14, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge under international |
On Saturday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney officially announced his running mate choice: Paul Ryan, the US Representative from Wisconsin. Romney passed up vice-presidential hopefuls such as Rob Portman of Ohio and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, and now sites like Politico claim Romney wanted Ryan all along. Instead of looking to capture votes from individual states, Romney has focused on finding a partner whose policy-wonk, data-oriented personality fit in with his own. Here are six ways Paul Ryan could help Romney’s chances for office. 1. He’s young. At age 42 and the same age as Romney’s oldest son, Ryan has the ability to influence Republicans who fear Romney is losing touch with the demands of suburban families. He isn’t afraid… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| August 5, 2012 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
You might have worried that the Olympic Games would lead to a dearth of tech news, but never fear: the march of technology stops for nothing. As such we’ve still got a week bursting with news: high-profile departures from Yahoo! and Facebook, an algorithmic slip-up that cost one company $440mn in 45 minutes, the start of a major patent trial between Apple and Samsung, the launches of Mountain Lion and Outlook.com, and plenty more. If there were medals for excitement, this week’s news would definitely be in the running. Business Marissa Mayer, who departed Google to join Yahoo! two weeks ago, has already started to influence the culture at her new fiefdom – and it’s beginning to look a lot… more
Romney’s choice
| June 6, 2012 | Posted by Oliver Nott under international |
Mitt Romney’s chances of becoming the president of the United States took a considerable albeit predictable boost last Tuesday, when he amassed the majority of 1,144 Republican party delegates needed to unofficially confirm what many had seen coming for over a year now. With this in the bag, the issue now dominating the thoughts of numerous Republican party officials, conservative pundits, and political bloggers and journalists is the question over who Romney will pick to be his running mate in November, and, if successful, the next vice-president of the United States. This mathematical assurance, which has only substantiated what has been obvious for months, means that aside from new campaign strategy – get the old etch-a-sketch out – and the… more
The Republican presidential primaries 2012: Candidate gallery
| July 14, 2011 | Posted by Oliver Nott under international |
The Republican invisible primary is well underway and already pollsters and commentators are assessing the GOP’s mix of talent, trying to find that one candidate who might just be able to take on Obama in the November of 2012. The race is starting to get very interesting and with the prospect of Sarah Palin in the Oval Office, I think even those uninterested by politics are starting to turn their heads. Although the Republicans do not have the most exhilarating pool of politicians from which to pick at the moment, there are a number of candidates who show a bit of the flair needed to run a successful presidential bid. Moreover, there are several impressive Republicans who have turned down… more
