{"id":3023,"date":"2011-10-27T15:51:31","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T20:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2011-10-27T15:51:31","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T20:51:31","slug":"mitt-romney-visits-morningside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/3023","title":{"rendered":"Mitt Romney visits Morningside"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Kevin Green–<\/strong><\/p>\n

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign stop at the Olsen Student Center on Thursday.\u00a0 After a shameless plug Dr. Sam Clovis, professor and chair of the business administration and economics department, introduced Romney to a rousing ovation. Romney then proceeded to thank all the students in attendance joking, \u201dI have to be honest with you guys. I don\u2019t know how any young person in this country would vote democrat.\u201d Adding, \u201c My party is focused on making sure that America is strong and prosperous for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the 45-minute town hall meeting Romney shared his thoughts on everything from immigration to contraception, as well as Medicaid and the current state of the middle class. He also reiterated his goals for America saying, \u201cI want us to have the strongest values, the strongest economy, and the strongest military.\u201d He noted that although current President Barack Obama,\u201c\u2026did not cause the recession. He made the downturn worse and made the recovery last longer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romney then went on to criticize the President and his current stimulus package saying, \u201cSomeone needs to tell him the stimulus is dead, gone\u2026the emperor has no clothes\u2026I don\u2019t know what he\u2019s campaigning about. He needs to go back to Washington and sit down with Democrats and Republicans and work on legislation that will get America working again. \u201c Adding, \u201cWe didn\u2019t elect him to campaign. We elected him to lead and we need that leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Periodically, eyes rolled as repeated cell phone interruptions mired the event. Likewise, some in attendance seemed more focused on the television cameras than on the policies and legislation Romney was promoting. For example Matt Winter, of Sibley, Iowa questioned Romney about his presence in the state, though his long soliloquy of remarks about other candidates and periodical pauses for the cameras and audience reaction (to his monologue) could have been omitted.<\/p>\n

This was Romney\u2019s first visit to Sioux City since 2007. Although Romney promised, \u201cto be here again and again. I want to get the support of the people of Iowa\u2026Iowa comes first\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

After spending 35 of his 45-minute discussion answering questions, Romney took time for audience photos and hand shakes before departing. In conclusion reminding those in attendance that, \u201cI love this country. I hope I made that clear\u2026I love America. I don\u2019t want to go down as being part of the worst generation, or a mediocre generation\u2026It\u2019s our responsibility to give to the next generation an America that is as bright and prosperous as the one we inherited.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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