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Old 07-13-2012, 12:28 PM
 
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Romeny went to Brigham Young, not Havard.
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Old 07-13-2012, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Romeny went to Brigham Young, not Havard.
Mr. Romney was not only displaying his hallmark brand of almost comically analytical reasoning but also returning to the place where he first absorbed it. From 1971 to 1975, he simultaneously earned business and law degrees from Harvard.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/us...pagewanted=all

You were saying...
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Old 07-13-2012, 01:22 PM
 
Location: USA - midwest
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Greed versus service. Pretty simple isn't it.
Romney has a vivid history of choosing which side to service. At the height of the Vietnam War, he publicly demonstrated in favor of the conflict. Of course, instead of serving in the American military during a conflict he strongly supported, he chose to serve his Mormon masters with a cushy 3 year mission in France.

Currently, he strongly supports the middle east quagmires his colleagues Bush and Cheney mismanaged so horribly and he's talking tough about action he'd take with Iran. Of course, not a single one of his five healthy sons has spent a single day in uniform.

If elected, who will Romney serve?

It's an open question because his history certainly hasn't been one of service to his country or to the public.
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Old 07-13-2012, 01:26 PM
 
Location: Florida
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I would go for the one who made money and advocated for others to better themselves over the one who advocated laziness and ineptitude every time!
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Old 07-13-2012, 01:31 PM
 
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I would go for the one who made money and advocated for others to better themselves over the one who advocated laziness and ineptitude every time!
So you're voting for Obama?
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Old 07-13-2012, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Upstate NY!
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Greed versus service. Pretty simple isn't it.
That's greed vs. lip service.
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Old 07-13-2012, 01:58 PM
 
Location: On the "Left Coast", somewhere in "the Land of Fruits & Nuts"
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Two guys graduate from Harvard Law School with high marks.

One goes to Wall St and forms a company specializing in leveraged buy-outs that throw thousands of Americans out of work while he rakes in the cash.

One goes to Chicago to advocate on behalf of disadvantaged Americans.

Both are now campaigning for president.

Which one will better represent your interests? Which one will work harder for corporate interests?
Seems to be 2 competing memes here, and which one you "buy", kinda depends on your values and personality.

On the one hand there's Ponderosa's nicely articulated "Greed versus Service", which speaks to the more "empathetic" and "community-minded" among us... which naturally favors Obama.

And on the other side is the "survival of the fittest" point of view (aka Social Darwinism), which the more competitive and narcissistic folks ("its all about ME") relate to.... and which favors Romney.

But as linguistics professor George Lakoff points out, its all a matter of "framing", and from a strategic point of view, I think Obama's history could just as easily support a case that also appeals to the "second" set of values.
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Old 07-13-2012, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Seems to be 2 competing memes here, and which one you "buy", kinda depends on your values and personality.

On the one hand there's Ponderosa's nicely articulated "Greed versus Service", which speaks to the more "empathetic" and "community-minded" among us... which naturally favors Obama.

And on the other side is the "survival of the fittest" point of view (aka Social Darwinism), which the more competitive and narcissistic folks ("its all about ME") relate to.... and which favors Romney.

But as linguistics professor George Lakoff points out, its all a matter of "framing", and from a strategic point of view, I think Obama's history could just as easily support a case that also appeals to the "second" set of values.
Did Obama chase the money or did he work for the disadvantaged?

Did Romney chase the money or work for the disadvantaged?

The record is clear.
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Old 07-13-2012, 03:24 PM
 
Location: New Mexico
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Two guys graduate from Harvard Law School with high marks.

One goes to Wall St and forms a company specializing in leveraged buy-outs that throw thousands of Americans out of work while he rakes in the cash.

One goes to Chicago to advocate on behalf of disadvantaged Americans.

Both are now campaigning for president.

Which one will better represent your interests? Which one will work harder for corporate interests?

The contrast is stark. Romney went to Wall St and became a richer multi-millionaire. After all, he was already one when he was born. Obama went to the south side of Chicago to assist the working poor.
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Old 07-13-2012, 03:29 PM
 
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Two guys graduate from Harvard Law School with high marks.

One goes to Wall St and forms a company specializing in leveraged buy-outs that throw thousands of Americans out of work while he rakes in the cash.

One goes to Chicago to advocate on behalf of disadvantaged Americans.

Both are now campaigning for president.

Which one will better represent your interests? Which one will work harder for corporate interests?
One became successful using his own, private resources.

One has never made money of his own - he's always been paid on the government's dime.
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