Was Romney’s speech at Virginia Military Institute “his most dishonest speech”?
Mitt Romney
Not only has our part of Virginia seen a lot of the national candidates this year, we’ve seen them commit some actual news, too.
First there was President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” line delivered on the Roanoke City Market.
Then there was the Chris the Baker episode, with the Radford baker who turned down a proposed visit by Vice President Biden.
And then earlier this week, Mitt Romney delivered a high-profile address on foreign policy at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.
We have the full text of that address here.
Meanwhile, a writer for the left-leaning Slate goes through Romney’s speech point-by-point and calls it the candidate’s “most dishonest speech” yet — saying Romney talked tough but didn’t propose anything different from what Obama is already doing.
Agree? Disagree? You can find Fred Kaplan’s story here.
October 10, 2012 - 5:14 PM
Romney will encourage military spending, Syria intervention:
Romney plans to say that he believes in working with partner nations to arm rebels fighting the government of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad. He would equip the rebels – “who share our values” — with heavy weapons to take out “tanks, helicopters and fighter jets,” according to the remarks. Romney will also argue that the U.S. must support the rebels to develop influence and good relations with the Syria’s future leaders.
Romney actually plans to double-down on the FAILED FOREIGN POLICY of George W. Bush, in which you invade first and ask questions later. This cowboy mentality has no place on the world stage, and since Romney has ZERO foreign policy experience he has no choice but to rely on the same misguided foreign policy advisers
that advised Bush/Cheney.