Why can't political speeches, such as Romney's acceptance speech, have specifics any more? So I write fourteen questions I'll have to answer myself?
- So really, what IS on Romney's iPod?
- Who lost the job paying $22.50 and hour and bennies and took two jobs at $9.00 dollars an hour and lesser bennies? Is he talking to Invisible Obama?
- Is Romney aware that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who challenged us to go to the moon, accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party?
- Is Romney and his convention planners aware that in the old days, saying "Governor of the Great State of Michigan" meant also a camera moment of the delegation from Michigan cheering? Of course, I was watching Fox News coverage with the sound down.
- Who was the local florist, maybe in Bloomfield Hills, that supplied George Romney with his daily rose for his wife, Lenore? How did George keep the roses fresh on the weekend. Did he have a special refrigerator in his den?
- Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, a woman Romney mentions but doesn't name?
- Name one woman at Bain Capital that you mentored and the name of the great company she now runs?
- What were the names of the sports teams the Romney children followed while young?
- Which son or which daughter called from college and what job were they considering close to home?
- Who were the "some of us" who were around the table when starting Bain Capital? Who was the partner who made the pitch to the Episcopal Church pension fund?
- Which renewables are part of your energy portfolio?
- Can we help families by "slowing the rise of oceans and healing the planet", both of which are activities that create or protect wealth, create and improve jobs?
- Could you tell me about one visit to a war memorial with the names of the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives?
- Why the decided lack of detail in this vital speech? What theory of speech writing did the writing team follow when leaving out details. Did they think that general statements have general appeal?
Mitt Romney speech in the Washington Post:
