John,
This may not be news to you, but it was to me.
The connect between Romney and WWASP/The Industry
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=272596#272596 http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=267087#267087 http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=271690#271690 is getting clearer.
Prez Candidate Bios
Mitt Romney – (R)
Overview
Mitt Romney was born on March 12, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney. His parents were well endowed in politics. He went to Stanford University for two quarters. After this period of time, he served as a
missionary for the Mormon Church (The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). He was a missionary for 2 and half years (30 months) before returning to America from his time as a missionary in France. He then
transferred to Brigham Young University. In 1975, Romney went to Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, earning a joint JD/MBA. After Romney’s graduation, he went to work for the
Boston Consulting Group, which was a consulting firm. After this, from 1978 to 1984, Romney was vice president of
Bain & Company, another consulting firm. Romney left Bain & Company in 1984 to be one of the
co-founders of Bain Capital Bain Capital, Aspen Ed Group, TheWho
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=252298#252298 http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=219960#219960 which was an investment firm. After 6 years, he returned to Bain & Company, which was teetering on the edge of financial collapse, so to speak. After his 1 year tenure at Bain & Company as CEO, they were back to a company that was well off financially. Romney returned to Bain Capital after that period of time. During this time, they founded, invested, or acquired in many companies like Staples, Sports Authority, and Domino’s. He left Bain Capital to charge the Salt Lake City Olympics Committee. And by charge, I mean take control. There were plans to scale down the games, but after Romney took control, it was all better. He donated the $825,000 he made to charity. President Bush praised Romney for his handling of the Olympics. And the games made a $100,000,000 profit even after the financial shortfalls in the beginning. In 1994, Mitt Romney ran for the Senate against Ted Kennedy. He lost by 17%. In 2002, Mitt Romney ran for Massachusetts Governor. He won by 5%. He mandated that all people residing in Massachusetts get health care. If it is affordable, then they have to get it. Romney instead of raising taxes, he got out of Massachusetts deficit by lowering spending. He sent letters out to Congressmen and Congresswomen and to Senate members to vote for the proposed amendment to ban gay marriage. He did not run for a second term as Governor of Massachusetts.
Political Views
Romney is pro-life, even though he had some toleration of abortion during his 2002 campaign for Governor of Massachusetts. He says his views on abortion have “evolved and deepened” during his time as Governor. He vetoed a stem cell research bill because it allowed the cloning of human embryos. He would require people on welfare to work. Romney highly opposes gay marriage, and he opposes civil unions. Romney says “marriage is a sacred institution between man and women.” He wants to put a gay marriage ban into the Republican Party platform. Romney also says “every child deserves a mother and a father.” He wants schools to teach family values, but not prayer and religion in school. He supports the death penalty for murders like John Couey. He is for gun control. He supports educational vouchers to be used towards other schools. He does not want illegal immigrants gain a “path to citizenship.” He does not want to pull out of Iraq saying “it would be a big mistake.” Romney wants to develop alternative energy, but he wants to drill in the Arctic. He would require welfare recipients to work.
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