Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romneyis an American businessman and politician who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 March 1947
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
jobs different lost
But in the business I had, we invested in over 100 different businesses and net-net, taking out the ones where we lost jobs and those that we added, those businesses have now added over 100,000 jobs.
successful america challenges
This is a time of great challenges for America, and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation.
real sleep sacrifice
There are 160,000 of our men and women in Iraq that wonder whether there is going to be a hand grenade or a missile lobbed into where they are sleeping at night. Those are people who make a real sacrifice.
apology america courses
An apology for America's values is never the right course.
believe gay opposites
I said those things about gay rights and abortion on opposite day. I cannot BELIEVE you don't have opposite day in North Carolina!
gun gun-control support
I don't support any gun control legislation.
believe army men
I do believe that by virtue of having a volunteer army, you are going to have men and women who decide to serve and others who decide to pursue different careers.
fighting cells research
I will work and fight for stem cell research.
abortion court feds
Supreme Court had said feds should stay out of abortion.
reason
There are a lot of reasons not to elect me.
running creativity opportunity
I'm a big believer in getting money from where the money is, and the money is in Washington. I learned from running the Olympics that you can get money there to help build economic opportunities. We actually got over $410 million from the federal government; that is a huge increase over anything ever done before. We did that by going after every agency of government. That kind of creativity I want to bring to everything we do (in Massachusetts).
simple special pathways
One simple rule: no amnesty, no special pathway to citizenship.
government people paying-taxes
With these 11 million people here illegally, let's have them registered, know who they are, those that are her paying taxes and not taking government benefits should begin a process towards application for citizenship.
mean home our-veterans
Our veterans know the meaning of service better than anyone else and they aren't about to quit working when they come home. The best reward we can provide our vets for their service isn't a medal or a check; it's a livelihood and a means of supporting themselves and their families.