Mitt Romney Outlines his Strategy for Latin America
March 13th, 2007 by eric
Mitt Romney was in Florida Friday and Saturday laying out his policy for Cuba and all of Latin America. On Friday, March 9, 2007, Romney spoke at the Miami-Dade County Republicans Lincoln Day Dinner. He spoke of the need to continue to support the U.S. embargo on Cuba. He laid out a seven point plan to rebuild trust and economic ties with Latin America.
Here is Governor Romney’s seven point plan taken from a transcript of his speech found at his website - www.mittromney.com
“First, we must continue to isolate Castro with economic and diplomatic sanctions.
“Second, we must help our friends. Foreign aid and foreign investments must be focused on those who stand alongside us.
“Third, we must once again act to inform public opinion in Latin America. We should use our world renowned media and communications savvy to spread the truth about American freedom, and Castro tyranny.
“Fourth, we must improve our economic ties. The President has negotiated vital free trade agreements with Latin American neighbors like Peru, Colombia and Panama, but some Democrats in Congress are so beholden to their labor bosses that they have refused to confirm them. It is time to put the interests of humanity and of the nation first.
“Fifth, we must rebuild relationships of respect and trust and friendship. Our Latin American friends must always feel welcome in the White House. And congratulations are in order to the President for his travels this week to Latin America.
“Sixth, as we finally and belatedly secure the border and solve the problem of illegal immigration, we must reaffirm our appreciation of legal immigration. We are a nation of immigrants and refugees, and they have contributed a great deal to our culture of hard work, entrepreneurship, faith in God, love of family, and respect for human life.
“And finally, we must never again ignore Latin America. It is a great deal easier to prevent a crisis than to end one. Since the end of the Cold War and since the terror of 9/11, America has become so preoccupied with other regions that we have forgotten our friends in our own hemisphere. And we have ignored the potential threat. Consider with concern the visit here from Ahmadinejad, the aspiring nuclear terrorist.
– Excerpts From Governor Mitt Romney’s Remarks at the Miami-Dade County Lincoln Day Dinner, March 9, 2007
((YouTube embedded video of Mitt Romney’s remarks to Miami-Dade County Republicans))
Where did the video go? I was going to link to it?
[...] Mitt Romney, ¿el gran comunicador?, stuck his foot in his mouth, quoting Castro in front of Cubans. Unfortunately for him, someone recorded it. Fortunately for Romney, they pulled it down: [...]
[...] Mitt Romney, ¿el gran comunicador?, stuck his foot in his mouth, quoting Castro in front of Cubans. Unfortunately for him, someone recorded it. Fortunately for Romney, they pulled it down: [...]
Yes, it looks like the YouTube video was taken down. I was thinking that there was also a copy of it on the Mitt Romney official site but when I looked just now I didn’t see it.
A moron in the white house.
Instead of just accepting what the MSM said he said, you could actually find out what he said:
“I said at the outset that the threat in Latin America is unprecedented. I say that because the Castros have a second tyrant and he has great wealth, from oil. We must stand just as firm against Caudillos like Hugo Chavez, tutored by Fidel Castro. Chavez and Castro are brothers in blood, intent on personal gratification at the expense of their people. Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro have stolen the phrase – ‘Patria o muerte, venceremos.’ This phrase should not be used by dictators, but by liberators.â€
Seems like another MSM hit piece that’s suckering in the lazy conservatives too.