Here is what you do not know about Mitt Romney

The Piratearian,
June 4, 2012

Mitt Romney is a compassionate conservative. And that is going to drive the liberals nuts. It is also why he will win the election in November.

To come to this conclusion you need to understand the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – The Mormons.

The Mormons teach service and that you need to love your fellow man. If you have a Mormon neighbor more than likely they have showed up with a casserole, cookies or green jello when you have been in need. If you need to reach out for help, all you would need to do is ask your Mormon neighbor for assistance and it would be gladly offered. Need help moving? Just ask. A group of Mormons will show up on your doorstep and help you load the truck. Have a community center that needs painting? You provide the supplies and the local church will have the youth out painting it.
A hurricane or earthquake or flood destroys a community?  The church has supplies stockpiled and will often pre-position them to be the first ones in with relief, bringing food, clothing, hygiene supplies or just strong backs to help fill sandbags.

Mitt Romney grew up providing service. It is in his DNA. He does it without a thought as does his family and many friends. He genuinely wants to help. With him it is not just a saying. I bet that is a member in his Ward needed his lawn cut and he was available, Mitt would be the first one out there willing to cut the grass.

Now what is a compassionate conservative?

Wikipedia: Compassionate conservatism has been defined as the belief that conservatism and compassion complement each other. A compassionate conservative might see the social problems of the United States, such as health care or immigration, as issues that are better solved through cooperation with private companies, charities and religious institutions rather than directly through government departments. As former Bush chief speechwriter Michael Gerson put it, “Compassionate conservatism is the theory that the government should encourage the effective provision of social services without providing the service itself.”
Myron Magent wrote in the Wall Street Journal:
“Compassionate conservatives […] offer a new way of thinking about the poor. They know that telling the poor that they are mere passive victims, whether of racism or of vast economic forces, is not only false but also destructive, paralyzing the poor with thoughts of their own helplessness and inadequacy. The poor need the larger society’s moral support; they need to hear the message of personal responsibility and self-reliance, the optimistic assurance that if they try – as they must – they will make it. They need to know, too, that they can’t blame “the system” for their own wrongdoing.”

 

Here is the real Mitt Romney in 1996 before he was in politics:

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By Ronald Kessler http://w3.newsmax.com/romney/

Mitt Romney was faced with a crisis in July 1996. The 14-year-old daughter of Robert Gay, a partner in Romney’s new venture capital firm, Bain Capital, had disappeared. As it turned out, she had attended a rave party in New York City and had become high on ecstasy. Three days later, her distraught father had no idea where she was.

Romney took immediate action. He closed down the entire firm and asked all 30 partners and employees to fly to New York to try to find Gay’s daughter.

Romney set up a command center in a conference room at the LaGuardia Marriott just outside Manhattan. He hired a private detective firm to assist with the search and established a toll-free number for tips, coordinating the effort with the New York City Police Department, but he still wasn’t satisfied. He raced through his Rolodex and called everyone Bain did business with in New York. He asked them to help his company find their friend’s missing daughter.

The company’s accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and its law firm, put up posters on street poles with a photo of the missing teenager. Cashiers at Duane Reade Pharmacies, which was owned by Bain Capital, put fliers in the bag of each shopper.

Romney and others from the Bain Capital posse trudged through every part of New York, even scouring Central Park, and talked with everyone they could – prostitutes, drug addicts – anyone who may have seen her. They also made rounds at the local nightclubs at 3 a.m., hoping someone somewhere could identify her.

The same day the Romney team came to New York, the hunt made the evening news. Television cameras showed photos of the girl and video of investment banker types prowling through Central Park.

The next day, a teenage boy she was with phoned in. He asked if there was a reward. But the boy got nervous and quickly hung up. Luckily, the police traced the call to a home in Montville Township, N.J.

Gay’s daughter, when they found her in the basement of that home, was shivering through detox after a massive dose of ecstasy. Doctors later told Gay that he was indeed fortunate – his daughter probably would not have lasted another day.

“It was the most amazing thing, and I’ll never forget this to the day I die,” Gay says, adding of Romney’s intervention, “I’m not sure we would have gotten her back without him.”

It is often during a crisis that we gain insight into a person’s real character. Romney’s action demonstrated leadership, loyalty, and selflessness – attributes that Americans just might like to see in a president of the United States.> End

Without a second thought Mitt Romney shut down his multi-million dollar business to go find a lost girl. How many CEO’s these days would do this?

There are countless other selfless actions Mitt Romney has provided for others. I am positive that he never speaks or brags of them.
Call him stiff, call him boring, but he is made of the right stuff.

Liberals call for charity, they say they are the party of the poor, the downtrodden.
They pledge other people’s money and actions yet they talk and talk but never DO.

Mitt Romney will have a plan to actually give people a hand up not a handout. He will care for ALL of America.
That will be a nice change.

I want this type of man for President of the United States.