SOUND OFF: 'Warm Love' Vs. 'Tough Love' and Respect?
What did you think of Ann Romney and Chris Christie's reportedly conflicting messages this week?
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The day after Mitt Romney's wife and New Jersey's Republican governor gave back-to-back speeches at the Republican National Convention earlier this week, at least one website drew attention to their respective remarks.
"These two speeches...were not meant to be back-to-back," wrote a BuzzFeed reporter. Romney's speech had been scheduled for Monday, but was postponed to Tuesday when Monday's Convention activities were scratched due to the threat of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaac.
Romney said she wanted to talk about "the love we share for those Americans...who are going through difficult times."
Christie discussed lessons he had learned from his mother, including, that it is better for leaders to be respected than loved.
Did you watch the speeches on Tuesday? Do you think Romney's and Christie's remarks were at odds? Do you agree with Christie's assessment that for a leader, to be respected is better than to be loved? Share your thoughts about the convention in the comments.
Dolly
8:06 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012
OMG I cannot believe that even my small town news outlet is also media biased,I never saw a difference in these two speaches they were JUST different, and what was wrong with that..... Why didn't you mention Condoleza's at how outstanding her speach was, or the Govener from New Mexico tell about her family stuggles and then her achievment.unreal
Emcee of Seekonk
8:28 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012
"...media biased, ..."
You are living in the Land of Democrats. Every local outlet, including PBS channels is left leaning. NECN is terribly biased and I stopped listening to Emily Rooney and Jim Lehrer long ago. They are just not fair.
Emcee of Seekonk
8:24 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012
I didn't find the back-to-back speeches jarring. Ann Romney's speech appealed to women. Chris Christie's bombastic, fist-pounding oratory woke up the men who might have nodded off. Seemed natural to me. I enjoyed both of them and wouldn't be able to pick a 'best'.
Bob Havey
12:07 pm on Saturday, September 1, 2012
They were both good. Contrasting styles do not make for mixed messages. 'Warm' love, as you refer to it and 'tough' love are both love - merely different ways to 'get to' different folks. Condi Rice was amazing as was Marco Rubio.
I'm neither a Democrat nor a Republican and don't usually watch political conventions, but this election is much to intriguing - and important.
I want my country back!