The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

In an interview on Radio Iowa Thursday, Mitt Romney's wife - Ann - said the following with regard to her husband being criticized by fellow Republicans: "Stop it. This is hard. You want to try? Get in the ring. This is hard and, you know, it's an important thing that we're doing right now and it's an important election and it is time for all Americans to realize how significant this election is and how lucky we are to have someone with Mitt's qualifications and experience and know-how to be able to have the opportunity to run this country." I find this to be amusing, because of something that was uncovered in the secret tape which was spilled a few days ago.  During that fundraiser in Boca Raton, Mitt told the donors that he was using his wife on the campaign,  “...sparingly... so that people don't get tired of her.”
 In light of Ann's radio interview, rumor has it that Mitt told those same donors from the secret tape, "See? I told you...

Having watched both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions over the past couple weeks and knowing most people aren't quite as big political nerds as myself, I thought I'd share the ten speeches which most caught my attention (excluding Clint Eastwood's conversation with an empty chair, of course): 10. John Kasich (Governor of Ohio - Republican): It starts off rather cheesy, but Kasich's energy level was rather contagious and no other speaker at the RNC matched him on that front -  http://video.foxnews.com/v/1811454901001/john-kasich-speaks-at-rnc/ 9. Ann Romney (Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's wife): She did a nice job of attempting to showcase both she and her husband as decent, everyday kind of people. While overall I feel as if she fell a bit short on that goal, the speech sounded much more genuine and heartfelt than most others at the RNC and for that, I have to commend her -   http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/ann-romneys-rnc-sp...

Last night, I sat at the computer, as I was ready to jot down some notes and fact-check every little thing each and every speaker at the Republican National Convention said. From 7 to 11 pm Eastern Standard Time, I did this. Unfortunately, I discovered not long after 7 pm that most of the rhetoric was fluff - catchy slogans and talking points to fire up the base. There were more generalities spoken than in a horoscope and it felt as if, by the end of the night, I only had a handful of statements to fact-check. I will admit - this was the first time I've watched the Republican National Convention and wasn't exactly sure what to expect. I figured there would be a lot of cheerleading, a great deal of talking Mitt Romney up and criticizing President Obama. There was definitely a great deal of criticizing the president, however, Mitt Romney didn't get a great deal of attention and I was very surprised by this.  Take the keynote speaker last night - New Jersey Governor, Chris...