search supported by:
E-Pledge
July 06, 2008 | 69°F mist

The Brian Lehrer Show

Are You the One? Romney's Record

New York Times Columnist David Kirkpatrick and Jerry Seib, the Assistant Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal, look at Mitt Romney's dual records as a businessman and politician.


Listener Comments Comment | Refresh | Back to Episode
[1]
Posted by: Brian
January 30, 2008 - 11:07AM
Forest Hills

I will pay more for membership to WNYC if you get rid of that theme song. Enough!!! I am so sick of it!

[2]
Posted by: Robert
January 30, 2008 - 11:11AM
NYC

The sad comment on this man is that he proves that Americans can be manipulated and swindled every time. I can't believe he has had the wins he's had in these primaries. He epitomizes sleaze and deceit even more than Giuliani and that's going some. Phew, the one is gone how do we get rid of this one; he IS scary. I even fear he will actually slither his way to the top office. So keep your fingers crossed boys and girls and wake up America!

[3]
Posted by: Natasha
January 30, 2008 - 11:11AM
Brooklyn

Your guest says George Romney was born in Mexico. Didn't he run for US president? Don't you have to be BORN in the US (not just a citizen of) to run for the high office?

[4]
Posted by: Josh
January 30, 2008 - 11:12AM
Queens

Who let the dogs out?

[5]
Posted by: Tom
January 30, 2008 - 11:15AM
NYC

How could George Romney have been President, your guest just said he was born in Mexico. I thought you had to be born on U.S. soil to be eligible?

[6]
Posted by: Ann
January 30, 2008 - 11:17AM
NYC

I'm a former Michigander:

George Romney dropped out of the campaign because of his embarassment over his "I was brainwashed" comment on Viet Nam.

[7]
Posted by: Stacy R
January 30, 2008 - 11:22AM
nj

I don't follow sports & didn't know he "bailed out" the olympics. What, exactly, did he do & how would that experience contribute to his presidency?

[8]
Posted by: chestine
January 30, 2008 - 11:23AM
NY

Mitt Romney sends shivers up my spine.

[9]
Posted by: Robert
January 30, 2008 - 11:30AM
NYC

Very appropriately put, Chestine. I have to say I'm glad he does that and hope he does it to others. He sure as heck makes me tremble.

[10]
Posted by: ab
January 30, 2008 - 11:35AM

Romney also scares me too

Course Ghouliani did too (9/11,9/11,9/11)

and so does Huckabee (some crazy ideas-and keep religion OUT of government!!!!!)

and so does Ron Paul (militia ties, racist comments, white supremacist supporters)

[11]
Posted by: J.C.
January 30, 2008 - 11:40AM
Minneapolis

Re: Comment #3.

Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution says: "No person except a natural born citizen...shall be eligible to the Office of President...."

I must've missed the part about George Romney being born in Mexico. But he probably was born to an American mother and father, which makes him a natural-born citizen (8 USC ยง 1401, I think, but don't take my word for it since the law might've been different back then). The key is being a citizen at birth, not birth on U.S. soil.

[12]
Posted by: markbnj
January 30, 2008 - 11:41AM
online: http://my-poem-a-day.com or markbnj.blogspot.com

And here is the kicker about MITT.

He is (and has ALWAYS been) a MANAGER.

that is MANAGING a business, taking over and reshaping the business.

after our last (current) FAILURE of a president, the fact that ANYONE with an MBA degree should run for president should be regulated!

ALSO: MITT

[13]
Posted by: Melissa
January 30, 2008 - 12:00PM
Hoboken

According to your guest & the Wikipedia entry on George Romney, Mitt's own grandfather was a polygamist with three wives. Why has that not received more exposure? That's his grampa, not some distant ancestor.

Leave a Comment

Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. WNYC reserves the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the WNYC.org Comment Guidelines before posting.

Your comment


* required
The information entered into this form will not be used to send unsolicited email and will not be sold to a third party.
 
Back to Episode

Web tools supported by
Print friendly format
supported by
Listen Live
FM 93.9 Windows 20k
MP3 32k 128k
On Air: Overnight Music
AM 820 Windows 20k
MP3 32k
On Air: BBC World Service
Shopping Online?
Start your Amazon shopping on WNYC.org and a portion of your total purchase goes to WNYC.


Audio Search

Search current and archival WNYC broadcasts. More

In The Spotlight
YOU PRODUCE The Brian Lehrer Show
Be a listener-producer with facts, questions and people you'd like to hear on the air.
More
The Brian Lehrer Show Scrapbook
Visit the scrapbook for daily photos and miscellany from The Brian Lehrer Show.
More
Shop at Amazon!
The Brian Lehrer Show picks
Start your Amazon shopping on WNYC.org and a portion of your total purchase goes to WNYC.
More
Most Emailed