By Roger F. Gay (Twitter @rogerfgay)
Nothing, in my opinion, encapsulates Mitt Romney's drive for the presidency better than the secret video taken by one of his political opponents. “I'm a big believer in getting money where the money is,” he proudly proclaims, “and the money is in Washington.”
As he tells his story about successfully extracting a record amount of public funds when chairing the 2002 Winter Olympics, in direct contradiction to claims of limited public funding for the event on the campaign trail, a seemingly much more accurate view of his “private sector experience” in “business” also emerges.
Romney was hired directly out of Bain Capital in February 1999 to serve as the President and CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Organizing Committee. From his own bragging about his activities, it's extremely clear that the skill and experience he brought to the organization was that of a Washington lobbyist. It really takes the steam out of his claim that he's the only Republican candidate who's “never been to Washington.” Maybe he meant the state?
Mitt Romney was introduced into the Political Class as the son of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney (1963-1969). George was also chairman and president of American Motors Corporation (1954 to 1962). In an era (just after WWII) still powered by government contracts and civilian spin-offs, the company helped lead the way to a new world order of things by shipping manufacturing jobs to foreign countries. He was also the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1969 to 1973) under Richard M. Nixon.
He must have grown up with the sense that “capitalism” and business in America is driven by public money, or at least that's the formula for a get rich quick scheme. The big successes he knew about were driven by lots of public money. If you want a big business success, you go “where the money is,” Washington DC, to get it.
He's an integral part of exactly what President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us about in 1961, the “military-industrial-[political] complex.” But it's not just about the military anymore. The system has grown to deserve a more general (and perhaps older) name – cronyism.
No wonder it's so difficult to find a significant difference between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
I was particularly interested in the video above in what General Eisenhower had to say about the industrial complex, which Ron Paul wants to dismantle when he is POTUS. We need Ron Paul to bring our troops home, secure our borders, end the FED, abolish the IRS along with five of the biggest money-wasting bureaucracies, fix the economy and get America back to being the
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Yes, Anonymous, Dr. Ron Paul WILL bring the troops home - not just promise it! When my father, Col. M. Allan Snyder, was the first Chairman of the Bexar County GOP, I sat on a podium in front of the Alamo when Gen. Eisenhower spoke how he would conduct himself if elected POTUS. While glued in the following years to news of the United States Government's choices, I wrote a book, "Eyes" on what stupidity and waste of taxpayer money were more and more nuclear arms, which made no country "safer". These facts were documented by the Center for Defense Informaiton, Rear Admiral Eugene J. Carroll, Jr.U.S.N (1924-2003) and Rear Admiral Gene L. La Rocque, U.S.N., who gave permission for quotations in the first 1993 printing. The final page was dedicated to President Eisenhower - his warning to Americans of the dangers of bowing to the military industrial complex. Why in history do the dunces not listen to intelligent men and women of the age? (Please reply while remaining civil!). Other books by experienced and perceptive authors "crying in the wildernss" are "It is Dangerous to be Right when the Government is Wrong" by Judge Andrew Napolitano and "War is a Racket" by General Smedley Butler. Each of these accounts I adamantly recommend. If you have not yet acquired copies of "Liberty Defined" by Congressman/Dr.Ron Paul or "Conceived In Liberty" by Murray Rothbard, (which I presume Paulers have in their libraries), these two are excellent reference volumes to hold for yourself and your children.
DeleteI was a boy of that had just turned 13 a month befor Ike was sworn in as President of the US. It just so happened that I had measels and was home and was able to listen to his swearing in on the radio.(We did not have TV in the Sw Colorado town where I lived. When he left office in 61 I was in the US Navy and stationed at Brunswick Maine and was able to watch his speech on Tv. I remember very well hearing him say Beware of the "Military Industrial Complex."
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion Ike was the last very good President we have had. Since then we have been electing those who just want to fill thier pockets and to hell with the people. Today even Harry Truman looks good when we compare him with what we have had since then.
The corruption has spread from the top down to our local politicians. The Maui GOP indoctrinated me with "Any one but Obama" while our local GOP leaders pushed for Romney knowing that with him their bases were covered. They let the local newspapers say Romney won the Maui caucus, I was there and know Ron Paul won. The local GOP lie, the State lies and our Federal Government lies. They conspired to make it seem like Ron Paul lost but we know better, we saw the ballot rigging, the broken fingers, we saw all of it and they got to choose Romney. This week Obama has bypassed the Constitution again by not allowing the our military overseas to vote while opening up our borders and denouncing photo IDs be shown before voting. To top it off he wants our votes counted outside the US and he pushed through and passed the Patriot Act which is ill named and the NDAA which is anything but protecting our nation. All the while Romney goes along with this as a GOP nominee. Have we had enough yet, is it time to enact the Constitution? Don't vote for any more Dems or Republicans In Name Only. Don't vote for Obama or Romney. Gary Johnson will follow the Constitution, audit the Fed and bring our troops home. We are not being attacked, we are doing the attacking.
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