In 2004 John Kerry was ridiculed for flip-flopping after he said he voted for something before he voted against it. Well, Kerry was a paragon of principle compared with serial flip-flopper Mitt Romney, aka Chameleon Man. In the Oct. 3 debate with President Obama, did anyone hear Romney mention the word “conservative”? I didn’t. But in February, when speaking to the Conservative Political Action Conference, he wasn’t conservative in using the word “conservative” 29 times!
Far more than most politicians, mercurial Mitt says whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear. His campaign adviser several months ago was right: Now that Romney is the GOP nominee, just shake up the Etch A Sketch and start over, regardless of prior positions.
In the Oct. 3 debate Romney shamelessly—and without a hint of conscience—simply walked away (or did he?) from the centerpieces of his campaign so far: more tax breaks for the wealthy; less regulation on corporations; more money for the military; and deep and debilitating cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and virtually every domestic program. Regarding healthcare reform—something President Obama got accomplished after a century’s worth of presidents had failed—Romney was actually honest in saying that Americans now approaching retirement don’t have to worry about changes in Medicare. But heaven help (because insurance companies certainly won’t) anyone now under 55 if he and Paul Ryan are elected.
If there’s a “real” Mitt Romney, it’s the one who talks candidly to his rich buddies, not knowing a camera is rolling. There’s a lot of downright eerie material on this video not shown on the evening news; I easily found the full, 16-page transcript by Googling “transcript of 47 percent speech.”
I for one don’t want to take the chance of having this chameleon become president.
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Romney a flip-flopping chameleon
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Safety along C.R. 35 is a concern
This letter is meant to bring awareness and hopefully corrections in regard to C.R. 35 in Elkhart County. Something needs to be done immediately to enforce the laws pertaining to the use of C.R. 35.
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Goshen should stick with ‘Redskins’
I must respond to the letter to the editor from Mr. Ron Chupp (The Goshen News, May 9). What’s in a name, Mr. Chupp? I too have a Native American heritage, and for some reason, I am not offended by the term Redskins, or brown skins or any other color of skins.
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More important issues than a nickname
I would like to, in the most respectful way possible, respond to Mr. Chupp’s letter (The Goshen News, May 9) regarding the ongoing debate over the term “Redskins” being used as the nickname and mascot for the Goshen school system.
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There is hope through God
May I share what happened to me after praying about the issue of whether to have guns carried by school authorities at Goshen High School. While calling out to God, my question was: Why have we as a nation come to trusting in government agencies, such as Homeland Security, rather than obeying the Constitution in what you have declared through our forefathers?
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Sheriff has this reader's support
This letter is in defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and in response to Shari Mellin’s letter (The Goshen News, May 8) about Sheriff Brad Rogers not obeying the laws related to anti-gun legislation
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‘Redskins’ nickname is offensive
The question posed (in the May 5 edition) was, “What’s in a Name?” In the case of the GHS (Redskins) mascot, it is insult, degradation, racism, and an ongoing slap-in-the face reminder of the disgusting manner in which my Native American ancestors were treated by Europeans.
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Millrace projects threaten a Goshen gem
The city of Goshen is in the 11th hour for the five Redevelopment Commission members to hear the voices of its residents concerning the millrace redevelopment proposals at its next meeting at 4 p.m. on May 14.
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We don’t need a community center
We want to keep this short and to the point. We keep reading articles and letters in the papers about the proposed community center in Goshen. Our question is why?
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Freedom-loving Americans want our country back
We are living in unprecedented times. The “America” of today is not the America that many of us grew up in.
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