Mitt Romney manipulated by Atlantic reporter into bashing GOP in new book

[Dan Druff]

First off, if you want a good laugh, read this highly biased CNN article, which reads like a left-wing opinion piece rather than a description of Romney's new book: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/19/media...ces/index.html

However, the article does get one thing correct: Mitt Romney repeatedly rips the GOP in his new biography, "Romney: A Reckoning", where he oddly chose left-wing Atlantic reporter McKay Coppins to write.

There's no question Romney has issues with Trump and the current GOP. Trump repeatedly attacked him, and much of Romney's own party didn't do a lot to stand up for him. I understand why he's hurt by this. He went from conservative 2012 Presidential nominee to being seen as a spineless RINO within less than a decade.

I always liked Romney. I agreed with most of his views. I felt he was a practical conservative, and had a great head on his shoulders. He seemed like a decent man, as opposed to guys like Trump and Biden, both of whom clearly have a lot of dishonesty and shadiness built into their core.

Unfortunately, Romney has allowed the left to manipulate him, due to his emotional pain from his party somewhat rejecting him. While he has a right to be angry, it highly disappointed me that he hired a known left-winger to write his biography. If he's still the conservative he claims to be, he shouldn't allow himself to be used as a tool by the left to discredit the GOP, even if he doesn't like the GOP's present direction. The Romney I knew would never want to see today's extreme left wing agenda succeed.

While I haven't read the book, one thing notably absent from its description is any criticism of the leftward turn of the Democratic Party in the past decade. There are many new, radical ideas presently promoted by Democrats which were NOT supported 10 years ago. This includes men in women's sports, cashless bail, woke DAs not prosecuting entire classes of crime, transgender 3-year-olds, pornographic books in middle school libraries, blanket student loan forgiveness, universal basic income, abortion on demand without limits, among others. Has the GOP changed in the past decade? Yes, but more in personality than policy. GOP policy today is roughly the same as it was in 2013, whereas Democrats now support all kinds of policies which were considered crazy a decade ago.

You simply cannot complain about the GOP changing without also noting that the other party has changed even more.

Unfortunately, it seems like Romney is acting like the bitter ex-wife who was dumped for a younger woman. And much like the bitter ex-wife, while some of the criticisms he's citing are undoubtedly correct, you can also see that it's coming from a place of anger/hurt rather than rational thought, and it seems his goal is more to hurt those who hurt him.


Romney should have hired a moderate Republican, or at least a legitimate centrist, to write his biography. He's an interesting guy with an interesting life. Definitely his comments about the GOP should be part of any biography, but they should not be the central theme, nor should he have handed the project to a known left-winger, who turned his biography into a political opinion piece.

Sad!

[big dick]

He would have been a good President


lol @ "manipulating" Romney

The guy is super smart I highly doubt he was duped into saying what he's been saying

[Dan Druff]

He would have been a good President


lol @ "manipulating" Romney

The guy is super smart I highly doubt he was duped into saying what he's been saying

People can easily be manipulated when they feel rejected/emotional, and find a sympathetic ear.

This is how cults get such loyalty from members.

Obviously this biographer went to Romney and said something like, "The GOP isn't what it was a decade ago. They've turned into something ugly. They've unfairly vilified you. We don't agree politically, but I think you're a good man who got thrown under the bus. Let me tell your story...."

Hard to resist that when your own side is constantly saying you're terrible.

[sonatine]

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https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sh...=1#post1100856



also imagine calling a grown ass man who has spent his entire adult life in politics going on the record with a reporter 'manipulated' for bashing of all things the gop.

[Dan Druff]

lolscooped



https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sh...=1#post1100856



also imagine calling a grown ass man who has spent his entire adult life in politics going on the record with a reporter 'manipulated' for bashing of all things the gop.

He feels betrayed/hurt by the Republican Party, and found comfort in the arms of a leftist reporter, who basically held him and said, "There there, Mitt, you can cry on my shoulder. Trump is a very bad man, and anyone who supports him is very very bad. I understand you and feel for you. Want me to write about it?"

If Romney really wanted to tell the world how much he hates Trump and his supporters within the party, all he had to do was get a Trump-hating moderate Republican (or a centrist) to write this biography.

Instead the book is a left wing propaganda piece -- basically telling the public that the Republican Party they once liked in 2012 is now dead, but conveniently leaving out how extreme the Democrats have become during the same time period.

[Jayjami]

It’s ok for Republicans to trash each other nowadays. Trump does it all the time, in a vile and disgusting manner. And look at the name calling going on in the House right now. How’s that Speaker thing going btw?

[sonatine]

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https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sh...=1#post1100856



also imagine calling a grown ass man who has spent his entire adult life in politics going on the record with a reporter 'manipulated' for bashing of all things the gop.

He feels betrayed/hurt by the Republican Party, and found comfort in the arms of a leftist reporter, who basically held him and said, "There there, Mitt, you can cry on my shoulder. Trump is a very bad man, and anyone who supports him is very very bad. I understand you and feel for you. Want me to write about it?"

If Romney really wanted to tell the world how much he hates Trump and his supporters within the party, all he had to do was get a Trump-hating moderate Republican (or a centrist) to write this biography.

Instead the book is a left wing propaganda piece -- basically telling the public that the Republican Party they once liked in 2012 is now dead, but conveniently leaving out how extreme the Democrats have become during the same time period.

bruh please.

[Sloppy Joe]

lolscooped



https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sh...=1#post1100856



also imagine calling a grown ass man who has spent his entire adult life in politics going on the record with a reporter 'manipulated' for bashing of all things the gop.

He feels betrayed/hurt by the Republican Party, and found comfort in the arms of a leftist reporter, who basically held him and said, "There there, Mitt, you can cry on my shoulder. Trump is a very bad man, and anyone who supports him is very very bad. I understand you and feel for you. Want me to write about it?"

If Romney really wanted to tell the world how much he hates Trump and his supporters within the party, all he had to do was get a Trump-hating moderate Republican (or a centrist) to write this biography.

Instead the book is a left wing propaganda piece -- basically telling the public that the Republican Party they once liked in 2012 is now dead, but conveniently leaving out how extreme the Democrats have become during the same time period.

Yeah whatabout

[Mission146]

lolscooped



https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sh...=1#post1100856



also imagine calling a grown ass man who has spent his entire adult life in politics going on the record with a reporter 'manipulated' for bashing of all things the gop.

He feels betrayed/hurt by the Republican Party, and found comfort in the arms of a leftist reporter, who basically held him and said, "There there, Mitt, you can cry on my shoulder. Trump is a very bad man, and anyone who supports him is very very bad. I understand you and feel for you. Want me to write about it?"

If Romney really wanted to tell the world how much he hates Trump and his supporters within the party, all he had to do was get a Trump-hating moderate Republican (or a centrist) to write this biography.

Instead the book is a left wing propaganda piece -- basically telling the public that the Republican Party they once liked in 2012 is now dead, but conveniently leaving out how extreme the Democrats have become during the same time period.

Unless...he thinks that by killing the Trump-wing of the party now, he will make the overall party stronger long-term. I don't know that such would work, but I see the logic in it.

Think about it: Pull Republicans back towards the center whilst the Democrats continue to kowtow to the most insane people, who also have negligible life experience to know any better, on the far left. The Democrats used to be much better at keeping the children at least a little in line.

Also:

[donkdowndonedied]

Instead the book is a left wing propaganda piece -- basically telling the public that the Republican Party they once liked in 2012 is now dead, but conveniently leaving out how extreme the Democrats have become during the same time period.

I didn't know Mitt had much to do with the Democratic party so I am confused why you would ever expect this in there?

Mind clarifying?

[Sanlmar]

There's no question Romney has issues with Trump and the current GOP.

“The current GOP” What does this mean?

I think once you acknowledge there exists a Republican Civil war a clarity will descend upon you.

Being stubborn serves no purpose except to upset you. Learn to accept things as they are

[limitles]

First off, if you want a good laugh, read this highly biased CNN article, which reads like a left-wing opinion piece rather than a description of Romney's new book: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/19/media...ces/index.html

However, the article does get one thing correct: Mitt Romney repeatedly rips the GOP in his new biography, "Romney: A Reckoning", where he oddly chose left-wing Atlantic reporter McKay Coppins to write.

There's no question Romney has issues with Trump and the current GOP. Trump repeatedly attacked him, and much of Romney's own party didn't do a lot to stand up for him. I understand why he's hurt by this. He went from conservative 2012 Presidential nominee to being seen as a spineless RINO within less than a decade.

I always liked Romney. I agreed with most of his views. I felt he was a practical conservative, and had a great head on his shoulders. He seemed like a decent man, as opposed to guys like Trump and Biden, both of whom clearly have a lot of dishonesty and shadiness built into their core.

Unfortunately, Romney has allowed the left to manipulate him, due to his emotional pain from his party somewhat rejecting him. While he has a right to be angry, it highly disappointed me that he hired a known left-winger to write his biography. If he's still the conservative he claims to be, he shouldn't allow himself to be used as a tool by the left to discredit the GOP, even if he doesn't like the GOP's present direction. The Romney I knew would never want to see today's extreme left wing agenda succeed.

While I haven't read the book, one thing notably absent from its description is any criticism of the leftward turn of the Democratic Party in the past decade. There are many new, radical ideas presently promoted by Democrats which were NOT supported 10 years ago. This includes men in women's sports, cashless bail, woke DAs not prosecuting entire classes of crime, transgender 3-year-olds, pornographic books in middle school libraries, blanket student loan forgiveness, universal basic income, abortion on demand without limits, among others. Has the GOP changed in the past decade? Yes, but more in personality than policy. GOP policy today is roughly the same as it was in 2013, whereas Democrats now support all kinds of policies which were considered crazy a decade ago.

You simply cannot complain about the GOP changing without also noting that the other party has changed even more.

Unfortunately, it seems like Romney is acting like the bitter ex-wife who was dumped for a younger woman. And much like the bitter ex-wife, while some of the criticisms he's citing are undoubtedly correct, you can also see that it's coming from a place of anger/hurt rather than rational thought, and it seems his goal is more to hurt those who hurt him.


Romney should have hired a moderate Republican, or at least a legitimate centrist, to write his biography. He's an interesting guy with an interesting life. Definitely his comments about the GOP should be part of any biography, but they should not be the central theme, nor should he have handed the project to a known left-winger, who turned his biography into a political opinion piece.

Sad!

When you decide to publish hire the best writer.
A biography is not a campaign speech. A left or right leaning (paid) writer does not change the story but that's what you're suggesting