Mitt Romney accepted the Republican nomination last night
and gave an outstanding speech that moved the crowd and gave hope for the
future.
During last night’s speech Mr. Romney shared a very personal
and touching story about his parents, and the impact of their love had on him.
“Mom and Dad were married 64 years. And if you wondered what
their secret was, you could have asked the local florist – because every day
Dad gave Mom a rose, which he put on her bedside table. That’s how she found
out what happened on the day my father died – she went looking for him because
that morning, there was no rose,” he told the crowd, notably moved.
“My mom and dad were true partners, a life lesson that shaped me by everyday
example. When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of
the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, ‘Why should women
have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?’“I wish she could have been here at the convention and heard leaders like Governor Mary Fallin, Governor Nikki Haley, Governor Susana Martinez, Senator Kelly Ayotte and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,” he said.
For me this part of the speech moved me. To be honest I’ve
always thought of Mr. Romney as a robot someone who lacked human emotion but
last night he came across as a real human being. He gave by far the most
personal speech he’s ever given; he invited viewers to see pictures he’d rather
not share. He stepped out of the boardroom and into the living room. Mr. Romney
got emotional at a time when you thought his instincts would tell him to
stiffen up and build a corporate wall. If he’d all the other things – the economic
plan, the specifics, the details. It would have made him look less human and
more like an android.
The night wasn’t perfect.
Clint Eastwood was talking to a chair …. …
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