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The dynamic between Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney during this debate has been interesting. On two occasions, Huntsman twice made note of the fact that Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job growth while Romney governed the Bay State while Utah was number one. Twice Romney ignored Huntsman as if he weren’t on the stage.
So when the topic turned to China, Huntsman said you couldn’t go around slapping tariffs on China (which Romney has suggested). Romney countered that Huntsman had spent two years implementing the policies of President Obama while he and others on the stage were trying to elect Republicans.
Huntsman replied by speaking in Mandarin. Romney said he couldn’t understand. Huntsman said Romney’s rhetoric would start a trade war. Romney countered that China didn’t want a trade war.
Well, there was a certainly a war of words between Huntsman and Romney.
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Clint| 1.7.12 @ 10:57PM
" Gingrich Super PAC to attack Romney for Bain Capital work?
The effort to derail Mitt Romney’s presidential quest heightened dramatically on Friday when a super PAC associated with Newt Gingrich outbid all comers for the rights to a scathing 30-minute attack video depicting Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate raider “more ruthless than Wall Street.”
In a season filled with negative ads and rhetorical crossfire, the striking feature of the film, aside from its mini-documentary length, is its authorship. The film was made by Jason Killian Meath, a former associate of Romney’s top strategists, Stuart Stevens and Russ Schriefer. Meath had worked for the Romney campaign in 2008, creating much of the ad content for that failed effort. He left Stevens and Schriefer’s firm, SSG, in 2010. Meath declined to comment on his project, referring inquiries to the pro-Gingrich PAC Winning Our Future…
“A story of greed,” the narrator intones. “Playing the system for a quick buck. A group of corporate raiders, led by Mitt Romney. More ruthless than Wall Street. For tens of thousands of Americans, the suffering began when Mitt Romney came to town.”
The Tea Party Rebellion Is On The East Coast.
Oldefarte| 1.8.12 @ 12:17PM
Why Clit? : Why are you repeating Axelrod's words, Clit????? ['.....NewsmaxObama Adviser Axelrod: Voters HaveTroubleTrustingRomneySunday,January8,201209:54AM...WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's chief campaign adviser says conservative and moderate Republicans are having problems trusting GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney.Strategist David Axelrod said on ABC's "This Week" this morning that it's clear Romney is running into resistance from a majority of Republican voters, given that his support is under 25 percent in most national surveys and some early voting states.Axelrod also took aim at Romney's work at the Bain Capital private equity company. Romney has never substantiated his claim that he was a creator of more than 100,000 jobs while leading Bain. Critics cite jobs lost at Bain-acquired or Bain-supported firms that closed, cut back or shifted employment overseas.Axelrod criticized Romney as "a corporate raider" and said "bringing a Bain mentality" to running the economy undercuts Romney's candidacy......']
Oldefarte| 1.8.12 @ 12:28PM
Shazam Clit, tell the whole story: '.....The anti-Romney message may not resonate well with many conservatives who see the video as hostile to business, Wall Street and free trade -- criticisms that might be expected from the Obama White House rather than a fellow Republican.“When Mitt Romney Came to Town” focuses on four case studies of Bain’s acquisitions— the key result of which was “spectacular returns” for Bain through “stripping American businesses of assets, selling everything to the highest bidder, and often killing jobs for big financial rewards.”
The Romney team responded via spokesperson Andrea Saul.“Under President Obama, 25 million Americans are out of work, underemployed or have stopped looking for work. It’s puzzling to see Speaker Gingrich and his supporters continue their attacks on free enterprise. This is the type of criticism we've come to expect from President Obama and his left-wing allies at Moveon.org. Unlike President Obama and Speaker Gingrich, Mitt Romney spent his career in business and knows what it will take to turn around our nation’s bad economy.” .......'
bill| 1.7.12 @ 11:00PM
After Jan 10, 2012, Jon Huntsman is going back to his country, China, as a refugee. That stupid speaks Mandarin, I do not care.
Buck Turgidson| 1.8.12 @ 1:18AM
It's so nice to have ignorant, illiterate comments from people like "bill"--it reminds why ALL of us need to vote. Even Ron Paul kept his mouth shut on the subject of Huntsman's service--to the COUNTRY, not to Obama. But even Romney's apparent targets--people who buy Chinese imports for sale or to use in manufacturing--don't believe Romney's rhetoric on China. They think it's all talk and he would do NONE of these things should he get elected. And this is what it boils down with Romney. He has absolutely no principles and no stability when it comes to policy. He'll say whatever he thinks will get him the most votes, but he'll do whatever he thinks will get him the most money. That's been his signature in business and in politics. He's been a failure as governor--what would he bring to the presidency? Is he conservative? Is he moderate? Is he liberal? Or is he just a spineless chameleon who'd sell his family to get elected?
Bob K.| 1.8.12 @ 10:20AM
One of the reasons that Huntsman speaks Mandarin may be because Huntsman Corporation is heavily invested in the Chemical Industry in China.
http://www.huntsman.com/china/.....ageID=6750
Andy| 1.7.12 @ 11:13PM
@bill
Wow huntsman is not stupid. Huntsman has been the ambassador to China. He clearly understands the political relationship between the United States and China way better than any of the candidates on the field. What he is showing by the fact that he can even speak Mandarin is that he understands how China will react to tariffs. It will lead to a trade war. All Romney is doing is shouting political buzzwords that sadly appeal to a lot of americans who do not understand the whole picture.
bill| 1.7.12 @ 11:21PM
@ Andy
Huntsman is a moron. He worked for Obama, and now he wants to defeat Obama. Huntsman thinks GOP race is a "Russian Roulette", get lucky or die, it ain't happen for him, he'll be out of the race after NH. Thank God.
Andy| 1.7.12 @ 11:26PM
@Bill
The reason why is he running to defeat Obama is because he disagrees with Obama on other issues. The most recent poll shows Huntsman hovering around second or third in the race, so I wouldn't discount him out. However, it does look like Romney has been unscathed from the debates so he probably will win the nomination, which is unfortunate cause he is such a supporter of the rich class and is unwilling to revamp the tax code and raise capital gains tax which is where most of the 1% of Americans make their money.
Buck Turgidson| 1.8.12 @ 1:21AM
Why are you continuing to argue with a one-note jerk who'll probably die from cirrhosis before making it to the polls?
Richard Baker| 1.7.12 @ 11:24PM
We've tried Smoot-Hawley, which is credited with prolonging the Great Depression, and other protectionist measures in the past. Please show me where they accomplished anything salutary. Huntsman speaking in Mandarin showed that the Chinese, regardless of how disreputable their government, are a huge mass of people who cannot be ignored. I applaud his service as Ambassador and give him great credit for learning a difficult language (as my Army buddies who were Chinese linguists told me) even though I don't support him politically.
Dai Alanye | 1.8.12 @ 2:59AM
Smoot-Hawley was passed before the Great Depression, which was prolonged by policies similar to Obama's. Whether Smoot-Hawley helped cause the depression is another matter, yet unproven.
But Huntsman's ardor for China might be based on the interests of his family's businesses rather than any reasoned policy. Santorum is certainly correct that we need to rebuild the manufacturing sector, much of which has been exported to China. Go to Walmart and many other places, and try to find goods that haven't been manufactured in China or some similar country. What are we supposed to trade with them, farm products only?
Dan| 1.7.12 @ 11:57PM
Mitt has a visible antipathy to Huntsman, moreso than the other candidates. I'm sure the two did not see eye to eye on the SLC Olympics.
Takeaway from the debate: Mitt 2012=McCain 2008. Can someone PLEASE call Paul Ryan and make him an offer?
wtf| 1.8.12 @ 12:09AM
Huntman screwed up toward the end of the debate. Speaking Mandarin to Romney and the audience was not a good move. First of all, there was no reason to speak in a foreign language. Second, no one understood what he said. Finally, it made it look as if he spent too much time overseas.
Richard Baker| 1.8.12 @ 6:06AM
Dai Alanye:
No, you dumbbell. Smoot-Hawley was passed in 1930 (the Depression started in October 1929) and is considered the reason that the Great Depression got worse. If you don't know what in Hell you're talking about then try looking it up. Protectionism is the stupidest thing going as response follows response until everyone suffers.
Jane Austin| 1.8.12 @ 8:12AM
Romney has absolutely NO foreign policy experience. He has very little to say regarding his strengths to be Commander in Chief, other than his record in MA (Romney-care?) and his private sector business experience. Most of his answers simply started by bashing Obama, i.e. red meat to the ignorant to remind everyone that he is at least a better choice-- what a pathetic tactic. Huntsman on the other hand talked about his own record, which is WAY better than Romney's and far more conservative. And he didn't need to repeatedly put down Obama. Obviously he is running because he thinks he CAN do a better job than this current president. Romney is a hypocritical phony whose time has come and gone. I liked him last time around but he has morphed into McCain--just saying whatever to get elected. If JON HUNTSMAN is not the GOP nominee-- 4 more years of Obama & the Clintonites. The ignoramus hate-filled conservatives do NOT decide elections-- the independents do.
Oldefarte| 1.8.12 @ 11:49AM
Again, Clit, if Paul eliminates five federal departments as president, what about the hundreds of thousands of laid off federal employees suffering? Is that also greed? ['.....“A story of greed,” the narrator intones. “Playing the system for a quick buck. A group of corporate raiders, led by Mitt Romney. More ruthless than Wall Street. For tens of thousands of Americans, the suffering began when Mitt Romney came to town.”.....']
Osamas Pajamas| 1.8.12 @ 12:23PM
Having Chinese language skills is worthless to the conception and introduction of policy --- Huntsman's use of it is a poor substitute for ideas.
Ryan / Rubio 2012!
Pete| 1.8.12 @ 1:41PM
Huntsman is going after the Chinese vote.
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Haine online | 9.13.12 @ 6:02AM
The most recent poll shows Huntsman hovering around second or third in the race, so I wouldn't discount him out.
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