http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Mitt+Romney IrishCentral Mitt Romney en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/fox-news-adds-scott-brown-to-join-dennis-kucinich-will-mitt-romney-be-next--191250091.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/fox-news-adds-scott-brown-to-join-dennis-kucinich-will-mitt-romney-be-next--191250091.html Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:01:32 PST
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ tableMsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 54pt 0in 54pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom: READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/overwhelming-republican-losses-in-barack-obamas-win---where-did-it-all-go-wrong-for-the-gop-178305471.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/overwhelming-republican-losses-in-barack-obamas-win---where-did-it-all-go-wrong-for-the-gop-178305471.html Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:01:03 PST
Mourning Mitt Romney's loss - Big losses for the Republican party President Barack Obama won a convincing electoral victory last week against Republican Mitt Romney The Democrats also made unforeseen gains in the US Senate The House of Representatives remained in Republican control; with nearly all incumbents of both parties having been re-electedIn total, the Republicans losses were overwhelming and devastating READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/barack-obama-owes-victory-to-hispanics-clinton-women-and-blacks----immigration-reform-will-likely-be-top-priority-of-second-term---video-177624651.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/barack-obama-owes-victory-to-hispanics-clinton-women-and-blacks----immigration-reform-will-likely-be-top-priority-of-second-term---video-177624651.html Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:15:54 PST
Barack Obama delivers his victory speech Barack Obama owes blacks, women, Hispanics and Bill Clinton for his smashing victoryHis immediate priority should be to pass immigration reformRepublicans just never got it with Hispanics or immigration, demonizing them with cowboys like Governor Brewer and Sherriff Joe Arpio in Arizona who legislated against them and jailed and demonized them at every opportunityNot surprisingly, Hispanics bolted the party en masse READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/why-catholics-should-vote-for-mitt-romney-for-president-in-2012---a-vote-for-mitt-makes-catholicism-more-relevant-than-ever-177156191.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/why-catholics-should-vote-for-mitt-romney-for-president-in-2012---a-vote-for-mitt-makes-catholicism-more-relevant-than-ever-177156191.html Sun, 04 Nov 2012 04:31:05 PST
Mitt RomenyHow should Catholics vote this presidential election?It depends on how you define your faith If it is a matter of anti- abortion sentiment and adherence to church teaching then the choice is obviousMitt Romney deserves your voteThe abortion issue is very real READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/time-to-vote-in-the-presidential-election-despite-all-the-negativity-around--176944741.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/time-to-vote-in-the-presidential-election-despite-all-the-negativity-around--176944741.html Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:00:46 PDT
Time to get out and voteThe presidential election on November 6 brings to an end the most expensive and hotly contested race of modern timesBy the end of the campaign both tickets will have spent $2 billion in total trying to win the White HouseThere are those who would argue that it is a colossal waste of money, that elections should be federally funded as they are in Europe in many cases, and that a level playing field should prevailWhatever the merits of that, it is clear it will not happen any time soon given the deep pockets of major players on both sides who are doing their best to help influence the election READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/why-barack-obama-is-likely-to-win-ohio-it-is-the-improved-economy-stupid----unemployment-cut-by-one-third-as-auto-companies-hire-and-so-do-banks-176234011.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/why-barack-obama-is-likely-to-win-ohio-it-is-the-improved-economy-stupid----unemployment-cut-by-one-third-as-auto-companies-hire-and-so-do-banks-176234011.html Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:30:38 PDT
Why Ohio is going to vote for Barack ObamaWhich state in the union has featured the following employment developments this month?Chrysler announced they are adding 1,100 new jobs, JP Morgan Chase is looking for hundreds of bankers, and the Cleveland Clinic needs so many new nurses they rented out the Cleveland Browns football stadium for a jobs fairYes, indeed,  it’s Ohio, and the unemployment rate is just seven percent these days, well below the national average and seemingly ready to go even lower as the above statistics make clear READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/mitt-romney-and-barack-obama-miss-a-trick-in-their-debates--what-happens-when-presidents-dont-drink-175775041.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/mitt-romney-and-barack-obama-miss-a-trick-in-their-debates--what-happens-when-presidents-dont-drink-175775041.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:45:41 PDT
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama - laying off the booze makes for better PresidentsHistory teaches us that problems arise when the White House is forced into abstention; an important point missed in the last presidential face off  During last week’s town hall style presidential debate, a questioner asked Mitt Romney how he would differentiate himself from President George W BushRomney answered by saying that “President Bush and I are different people and these are different times READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/fighting-irish-joe-donnelly-to-be-the-us-senator-from-notre-dame-after-mourdock-gaffe-175764251.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/fighting-irish-joe-donnelly-to-be-the-us-senator-from-notre-dame-after-mourdock-gaffe-175764251.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:15:33 PDT
Joe DonnellyWhen Congressman Joe Donnelly declared for the Indiana Senate race he seemed to have two chances, slim and noneAs a Democrat in a red state he was at a major disadvantage Expected to face a popular incumbent in Richard Lugar, he seemed out of his depthThen a funny thing happened READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/donald-trump-is-a-buffoon-who-has-lost-his-marbles-this-time----effort-to-influence-presidential-race-merely-hurts-mitt-romney-by-association---video-175631351.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/donald-trump-is-a-buffoon-who-has-lost-his-marbles-this-time----effort-to-influence-presidential-race-merely-hurts-mitt-romney-by-association---video-175631351.html Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:15:33 PDT
Still from Donald Trump's address to Barack ObamaDonald Trump is off his head That is the only possible interpretation of his October surprise to change the 2012 presidential race His much trumpeted announcement that he said could change the presidential race turns out to be a $5 million offer for Barack Obama to release his college and birth recordsIt is about as much a damp squib as every other major announcement Trump makes these days READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/96-percent-in-ireland-say-they-would-vote-for-obama-in-us-election---puzzled-americans-ask-why-do-irish-in-ireland-dislike-the-gop-so-much-175065651.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/96-percent-in-ireland-say-they-would-vote-for-obama-in-us-election---puzzled-americans-ask-why-do-irish-in-ireland-dislike-the-gop-so-much-175065651.html Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:16:00 PDT
Mitt Romney and Barack ObamaA Gallup International poll has revealed that Irish, in Ireland, would vote 96-4 percent for Barack Obama over Mitt RomneyThat’s not a landslide it is an avalancheBut it begs the question why Irish and Europeans in general see so little to like in the GOP candidates these daysAfter all many Irish are Catholic conservatives fiercely opposed to abortion and feel issues like immigration into Ireland is destroying the country READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/obama-wins-debate-as-gloves-come-off-and-punches-thrown----president-strong-on-libya-and-women-but-romney-hung-tough-174548391.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/obama-wins-debate-as-gloves-come-off-and-punches-thrown----president-strong-on-libya-and-women-but-romney-hung-tough-174548391.html Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:15:36 PDT
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov Mitt Romney participate in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University (Credit: ABC)The gloves came off in the second presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney, and it was clear after 90-plus minutes that each man actively disliked the otherUnlike the first debate, there was no knockout punch, despite the fact that a lot more blows were thrown, but Obama will be happier that he finally went toe to toe with Romney, unlike his insipid performance in the first debateObama won the debate on several key issues and the CNN poll showing a 46 per cent than 39 per cent for Obama was about right READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/in-the-2012-united-states-presidential-election--healthcare-is-second-most-important-issue-for-the-voters-174018171.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/in-the-2012-united-states-presidential-election--healthcare-is-second-most-important-issue-for-the-voters-174018171.html Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:30:26 PDT
20 percent of US voters consider healthcare the most important issueHealthcare is on the minds of voters, an issue which is only superseded by jobs and the economy In a new report published in the latest online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that 20 % of likely voters consider healthcare and Medicare as the most important issue on their minds when voting for president next monthThe study, conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health represented an analysis of 37 national polls conducted by 17 independent organizations Those who prioritized healthcare in their decision making were significantly more inclined to support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly called Obama Care READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/romney-victory-would-be-good-news-for-hillary-clinton-white-house-bid-in-2016---age-issue-fades-and-easier-to-run-against-republican-incumbent-174016921.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/romney-victory-would-be-good-news-for-hillary-clinton-white-house-bid-in-2016---age-issue-fades-and-easier-to-run-against-republican-incumbent-174016921.html Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:30:17 PDT
Mitt Romney and Hillary ClintonWhisper it, but a victory for Mitt Romney would be very good news for Hillary Clinton if she still has ambitions to be presidentThe main reason is the age issue – Hillary will be 69 in 2016 but so too will Mitt Romney, taking that particular question off the tableIf it was say, Hillary against Paul Ryan if Obama wins, then there is a clear generational gap that would play to the younger candidate’s strengthHillary will take her time deciding but it becomes a far more attractive proposition against a sitting Republican president READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_wests_awake/on-the-lighter-side---mitt-romney-and-barack-obama-go-head-to-head-as-ireland-gears-up-for-a-doomsday-budget--172810001.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_wests_awake/on-the-lighter-side---mitt-romney-and-barack-obama-go-head-to-head-as-ireland-gears-up-for-a-doomsday-budget--172810001.html Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:32:52 PDT
Illustration by Caty BartholomewOn the lighter side of life, has anybody over there noticed that President Obama's dark hair is rapidly turning white due to the pressures of office and the gathering pace and momentum of the election campaign?Or is anything to do with pigmentation of any part of a person never discussed with you?  I don't know the answer to that being merely a bogman in the west of Ireland that many of you think, through your posts, should never write anything at all about American politics Okay to thatBut just before I drop the subject and return to a hellish enough interlude in our domestic politics here, can I remark that Mitt Romney, any time I see him on late night TV in Clare, seems to be very definitely and even deliberately putting his foot in it He has to be the master of gaffes, from the clips I have viewed anyway READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/attack-on-big-bird-by-mitt-romney-most-interesting-moment-says-viewers----gop-candidate-won-but-will-pbs-attack-be-most-remembered-from-first-debate-172648621.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/attack-on-big-bird-by-mitt-romney-most-interesting-moment-says-viewers----gop-candidate-won-but-will-pbs-attack-be-most-remembered-from-first-debate-172648621.html Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:47:53 PDT
Mitt Romney plans to cut PBS funding - say it ain't so Big Bird (Photo: Mashable)An informal survey of my friends after last night’s debate turned up the fact that the most remembered line of the debate by them was Mitt Romney’s decision to do away with Big Bird and PBS fundingSocial media outlets today seemed to confirm the trend, the wonderful anarchy of what people really noticed as against what every expert said they should have noticedThat was subsequently confirmed by Politcocom, the bible of political junkies,  where the most read story was a snippet discussing Romney’s comments READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/five-reasons-not-to-rule-out-romney-just-yet----can-still-pip-barack-obama-if-he-does-the-following-things--172443241.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/five-reasons-not-to-rule-out-romney-just-yet----can-still-pip-barack-obama-if-he-does-the-following-things--172443241.html Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:47:46 PDT
Barack Obama and Mitt RomneyMitt Romney has had the worst month any presidential candidate could have but is still within touching distance of Barack ObamaFrom the 47 per cent gaffe to the over reaction on Libya Romney did everything but set his own candidacy on fireYet with a little over five weeks to go most polls still show it as a three or four point raceSo the Mittster can still win – and here’s how READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/mitt-romneys-mexican-comments-were-the-most-offensive----thinking-small-and-mean-no-way-to-win-a-presidential-contest--172259131.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/mitt-romneys-mexican-comments-were-the-most-offensive----thinking-small-and-mean-no-way-to-win-a-presidential-contest--172259131.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:47:49 PDT
GOP candidate Mitt RomneyOf all the rash comments that Mitt Romney made the other night the one that most struck me has been almost ignored"Had [my father] been born of Mexican parents, I'd have a better shot of winning this""But he was unfortunately born to Americans living in Mexico," Romney joked "He lived there for a number of years READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/tell-it-to-the-irish-catholic-nuns-mitt-romney---government-funds-vital-to-helping-american-people--171518581.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/tell-it-to-the-irish-catholic-nuns-mitt-romney---government-funds-vital-to-helping-american-people--171518581.html Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:47:35 PDT
Sister Mary Rose McGeadyEarlier this month, Sister Mary Rose McGeady died at the age of 84  Back in 1990, Sister Mary Rose bravely stepped into what had been a media firestorm  Sister Mary Rose was selected to run Covenant House, a highly respected charity which offered shelter to homeless youth  Covenant House’s original founder,Father Bruce Ritter, had been hailed as a visionary READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/trust-me-im-a-republican-168013426.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/trust-me-im-a-republican-168013426.html Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:16:56 PDT What's Mitt Romney going to do for healthcareDoctors have an inside little joke which says “trust me I’m a doctor” Of course, no one, including doctors, should ever be trusted simply based on who they are or what they do Trust is something that can only be earnedThe strategy of Republicans this election cycle, especially in the presidential race, appears to be trust me I’m a Republican READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/mitt-romneys-secret-irish-catholic-weapon---senior-adviser-peter-flaherty-167973356.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/mitt-romneys-secret-irish-catholic-weapon---senior-adviser-peter-flaherty-167973356.html Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:16:54 PDT
Peter FlahertyMitt Romney has a secret, Irish Catholic weapon in Tampa this week, one that  experts say is key to him stealing away the Catholic vote from Barack Obama   Timothy Cardinal Dolan?  Nope  Paul Ryan?  NopeHis name is Peter Flaherty and he is a senior adviser to Romney, and prefers to  keep himself out of the spotlight READ MORE ]]>