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Presidential notes: Mitt Romney

Source 1 1.Mitt was born in Detroit on March 12, 1947 2. His parents were george and lenore romney 3. His dad was the governor of michigan 4. mitt married his wife, ann, in 1969 5.They first met in elementary school when he was a Cub Scout 6.Mitt is not a career politician. 7.Mitt was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2002 8.the state was in bad condition 9.Mitt made hard decisions that brought state spending under control. 10.he turned massachusetts into a conservative state 11. he saved the 1999 winter olympics in salt lake city 12.graduated from Brigham Young University in 1971 13.he earned dual degrees from Harvard Law and Harvard Business School. 14.Mitt founded the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984 15.Bain Capital rebuilds hundreds of companies, including Staples, Domino's Pizza, and The Sports Authority 16.Mitt is ceo of his old consulting firm, Bain & Company17. 18.they have five sons and sixteen grandchildren 19.Mitt cast more than 800 vetoes as he brought conservative principles to state government 20. hes mormon

Citation: [] "About Mitt | Mitt Romney for President." //Mitt Romney for President | Mitt Romney for President of the United States of America in 2012//. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. .

Source 2

1.Mitt Romney believes in America. 2. He wants to restore the foundations of our nation’s strength. 3.His plan seeks to reduce taxes, spending, regulation, and government programs 4.It seeks to increase trade, energy production, human capital, and labor flexibility 5.He wants to make The American Competitiveness Act which reduces the corporate income tax rate to 25 percent 6.The Open Markets Act  Implements the Colombia, Panama, and South Korea Free Trade Agreements 7. Retraining Reform Act- consolidates the sprawl of federal retraining programs and returns funding and responsibility for these programs to the states 8. He wants to end ObamaCare 9.Romney will also reform the corporate tax system 10.He will immediately lower the corporate income tax rate, 11.Mitt Romney will cut spending to finally move our nation toward a balanced budget. 12.Romney will bring fiscal restraint 13.Romney believes that the federal government should publish a balance sheet each year 14.On his first day in office, he will issue an executive order paving the way for waivers from Obamacare for all 50 states. 15.he will call on Congress to fully repeal Obamacare, and advocate reforms that return power to the states 16.Mitt Romney believes that the federal regulation of health care should be limited 17.Reform the broken medical liability system 18.Make health care more like a market and less like a government program 19.Mitt thinks that when America is strong, the world is safer 20.Mitt Romney will restore the three foundations of American power: strong values, a strong economy, and a strong military.

"Policy | Mitt Romney for President." //Mitt Romney for President | Mitt Romney for President of the United States of America in 2012//. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. [].

Source 3

1. Mitt Romney has rescued many people and things 2.Rescued a 14 year old NYC girl 3.Rescued a large business Bain and corp 4.Rescued the 2002 Olympics: 5.Rescued government //from enormous debt// 6. He wants to allow the State Police to arrest undocumented immigrants who are in Massachusetts illegally 7.the agreement was finalized after 6 months effort 8.Romney used to block residents of states that prohibit gay marriage from marrying in Massachusetts. 9.Romney pledged to not change the state's abortion laws 10.He has declared himself an abortion opponent 11.Romney specifically aimed to overhaul the sprawling human services system, 12.Romney's obsession with maintaining a pure image annoyed many Beacon Hill regulars 13.Romney also rejected nepotism- When someone suggested his son could get a post 14.If there is anything that qualifies him to be President of the United States, it is his leadership 15. he believes a strong economy is vital to our ability to deter military threats 16. he believes American military power is vital to the preservation of our own security 17. he wants to reverse Obama-era defense spending cuts and set a core defense spending floor of 4% of GDP. 18.In his first 100 days, put our Navy on the path to increase its shipbuilding rate 19.Modernize and replace the aging inventories of the Air Force, Army, and Marines 20.strong military presence in the Pacific

Citation: //Biographical Highlights & Significant Facts in the News about Mitt Romney | His Record//. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. [].

Source 4 1.Mitt leads an examplary personal life 2. has a buisness and law degree from harvard 3.Mitt's wife, Anne, was diagnosed with MS in 1998. Mitt has stood by her side during her difficult challenges 4.Mitt married his high school sweetheart, Anne, and has stayed loyal to her their entire married life. 5.Mitt is a man of faith. 6.Mitt is an extremely hard worker 7. he was valedictorian at BYU 8. he had a highly successful career as a management consultant. 9. He helps the world's largest corporations improve the efficiency of their operations. 10. He can do this for America 11.While at Bain, part of Mitt's job was to help struggling businesses become financially successful 12.Mitt was able to build strong diplomatic ties with the leaders of many foreign countries 13.If he becomes president these relationships will help him 14.In the most liberal state in the US, Mitt governed as a conservative his entire term. 15.Mitt designed and implemented a revolutionary health plan that uses //private// insurance 16.Mitt opposed same-sex marriage in a state whose Supreme Court tried to implement it. 17.Before he left office he had fulfilled every single promise. 18.This guy is a winner 19.there is no candidate with more to offer in terms of credentials than Romney. 20. He beat the democrats in massuchusetts.

Citation "5 Reasons to Vote for Mitt Romney." //Mitt Rocks!// Web. 11 Nov. 2011. [].

Outline

Intro, thesis, and opening statements

1 Pathos, emotional 2 ethos ethical 3 logos logical 4 stance on issues ethos logos 5 Closing summarise and restating thesis