Mitt Romney's book tour: first stop on the campaign trail?

The Christian Science Monitor ^ | March 3, 2010 | Marjorie Kehe

[CedarDave]

He was on the "Today" show yesterday and sat with the ladies on "The View" this morning. Over the course of the next two months he'll be pretty much everywhere. Mitt Romney's new book "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness" was released yesterday and you might as well get used to seeing him in the headlines again. His 19-state book tour guarantees a certain amount of media coverage.

But early readers of Romney's book suggest that there's no chance that "No Apology" will generate the hot-cake-like sales of Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue." The Boston Herald points out that "No Apology" "offers none of the newsy nuggets or juicy anecdotes that spice the best-selling memoir of Romney’s likely Republican presidential rival, Sarah Palin." On the contrary, says Time magazine, "Romney has penned a sober, substantive tome that traces the decline of the Ottoman Empire and includes graphs of housing prices."

What speaks most loudly about "No Apology," however, is Romney's attempt to criticize Barack Obama at the same time that he uses the president to create a contrasting image for himself. ...

Speaking to the Boston Globe, Romney defended any perceived lack of pizazz in his book. "I don’t pretend this is going to be a bestseller," he said, adding, “Frankly, if I were wanting to simply sell copies of books and get the highest number sold, describing a personal history would be a more interesting read for most folks. But for those that are very interested in geopolitics and the way our economy works, this is going to be a more interesting book."

[stephenjohnbanker]

Run that RINO SOB out of town on a rail!

[Diogenesis]

If Mitt RomneyCARE had run for Senator,
and apologized to Gov. Palin, ...

NAH..... Mitt RomneyCARE will send surrogates
out to destroy all the GOP conservatives as he hides
under a rock in La Jolla.

“Leave my precious Mitt alone. We shall decide for you.”

[1776 Reborn]

Yeah, and he promised another in 3 years or so for a double
yawner! ;-)

[CedarDave]

...sorry Mitt...you just don’t energize me.

Wow! He certainly energized the keyword bots. I originally had three; we're up to 38 so far!

[SamAdams76]

Well unless Sarah Palin decides to run, Mitt Romney is going to be the nominee in 2012. I know that doesn't sit well with a lot of folks here. Sorry about that. Don't shoot the messenger and all that. But Romney is putting together a formidable campaign and he is lining up all the key resources early.

Sarah Palin is our best hope as she is the only person with the name recognition and mass appeal to stop the Romney juggernaut (and even that's not a given if she waits too long). Who else we got? Huckabee? Give me a break.

Yes, I know it is painful to contemplate but I call them as I see them. Mitt Romney looks unstoppable. The only consolation is that if he goes up against Obama in 2012, Romney wins. Where on the other hand, Sarah might still lose to Obama (on account of the fact that so many women have such pure hatred for Sarah.) It's a sad state of affairs but hey, if you want to vote for me instead, I'll happily serve (see my profile for some of my platform.)

[Peter Horry]

Here’s a little information on Gov. Romney’s book http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312609809/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0WKEEGJ1F20XWWH42H16&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846 .

[Diogenesis]

SHAPESHIFTER LAGIARISM DEPT:
Mitt RomneyCARE did not actually personally write his book, alone.

ROTFLOL.

“Nina Easton helped Romney with book (No fact checks by AP)
Nina Easton, Fortune's Washington bureau chief and a Fox News regular, helped out Mitt
Romney on his new book that hits shelves today, "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness." That's according to the book's acknowledgements, where Romney writes she
"advised me on ways to make the message of what I had written more clear and
compelling."
Should a political analyst and journalist be helping out a former (and future?) presidential candidate with his book? Boston Globe correspondent Sasha Issenberg reached out to
Easton and looked at whether there's any conflict given her role as political analyst, along
with the fact that her husband Russ Schrifer worked on Romney's campaign. “

[Diogenesis]

Romney was for Obama until the book's ghostwriter told him otherwise.

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Romney praises Obama
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney praised President Obama
at a GOP fundraising dinner Wednesday ..
"I also think it's important for us to nod to the president when he's right," Romney said....
Romney, who spoke at a dinner for the National Republican Senatorial Committee,
said he's pleased with the president's plans to "finish the job" in Iraq and Afghanistan
-- lines that drew applause from the partisan audience. He also applauded the president for standing up to the auto industry.
"I hope he continues to be tough ....The former businessman even offered faint praise for
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, saying that after a series of initial missteps,
"I think he's finally getting close to the right answer."

[ansel12]

You think that this guy is inevitable?

The son that worshiped his anti war, anti conservative, presidential candidate father and his courageously pro abortion, senatorial candidate mother, that inspired him to crusade and fund raise for abortion as a Republican candidate?

The guy that is from a family that has never had a Romney man serve the United States in the military since they arrived here in the 1820s, yet who wants to introduce full homosexuality on those that do serve?

"One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clinton’s “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share."
Sincerely, W. Mitt Romney (draft avoider that moved to France and my five adamantly, anti serving, sons)

[Windflier]

"...you might as well get used to seeing him in the headlines again."

Yes, the leftstream press will fawn all over Willard and anoint him as the inevitable Republican nominee for 2012 - just like they did with McCain.

If there wasn't a Sarah Palin in the mix, they might have had a very slim chance of selling him to us.

[Peter Horry]

“Mitt RomneyCARE did not actually personally write his book, alone.”

So, what is your point? Didn’t Lynne Vincent do the same for Gov. Palin’s Going Rogue?

It’s my understanding that most such books are written this way, though some deny it.

[SandRat]

May he sit in permanent lonely silence, waiting for someone to approach with his book to be signed, but they never come.