Romney Won't Give JFK Speech Tonight
Mitt Romney's speech tonight to the Family Research Council will reportedly not be the "JFK" speech some have been awaiting, in which he would address any unease about his Mormon faith in the same way John F. Kennedy addressed fears of his Catholicism.
"This is not a religion speech," Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom told the Boston Globe.
Instead, Romney will focus on their common goals of upholding conservative social values.
"I think those who know me would say that I am pro-family on every level, from personal to political," Romney will say, according to prepared remarks. The "personal" part would seem to be a not-too-subtle contrast with Rudy Giuliani, who is set to speak before the FRC tomorrow.
"I know this: the greatest blessing in my life is Ann and our five sons and daughters-in-law and ten grandchildren," he'll say. "My driving motivation is to have our kids and grandkids grow up in an America that is safe, prosperous and strong."
Giving a JFK speech present its own problems for Romney — after all, the Christian right are not the sort of people who want to hear a candidate talk about how his religion wouldn't affect his decisions in office.

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I cannot wait for this fuzeball to be the GOP nominee, we are going to have alot of fun with him! I cannot wait for Hillary to tear him apart on his pathetic issues and his massive flip-flopping on every damn issue of our time.
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October 19, 2007 8:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
American,
Forgive me, I can't get nonplused about a match-up between a lying sack o' shit 'used America' salesman and Corporate Conspiritor Clinton. I recognize that if HRC is the Democratic Party candidate, I will be forced to vote for Clinton BUT she does not have juice to mop the floor with Romney.
October 19, 2007 9:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Romney did mention his Mormon faith. He said that people might have notice that he's a Mormon, but they might have gotten the wrong impression of Mormonism from Harry Reid.
Nice line for the type of audience he was facing, I guess, and I suspect that he's hoping that's all he needs to push him over the line in the primaries.
The rest of his speech was the usual pandering, and typically plastic.
October 19, 2007 9:52 PM | Reply | Permalink