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Renew Deal

(81,860 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:44 AM Jan 2012

I think the contrast in story between Romney and Obama is stark

Romney went to Harvard Business and Law and then went into business.

Romney was heavily recruited and, after graduation, chose to remain in Massachusetts and go to work for Boston Consulting Group (BCG), thinking that working as a management consultant to a variety of companies would prepare him for a future job as a chief executive. Romney was part of a 1970s wave of top graduates who chose to go into consulting rather than join a major company directly. Romney's legal and business education proved useful in his job, and he became a rising star while applying BCG principles such as the growth-share matrix.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney#Business_career

Compare that with Obama who went to Colombia Business and Harvard Law, and then went on to work helping people in need.

Two years after graduating, Obama was hired in Chicago as director of the Developing Communities Project (DCP), a church-based community organization originally comprising eight Catholic parishes in Greater Roseland (Roseland, West Pullman and Riverdale) on Chicago's far South Side. He worked there as a community organizer from June 1985 to May 1988. During his three years as the DCP's director, its staff grew from one to thirteen. He helped set up a job training program, a college preparatory tutoring program, and a tenants' rights organization in Altgeld Gardens. Obama also worked as a consultant and instructor for the Gamaliel Foundation, a community organizing institute.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama#Chicago_community_organizer_and_Harvard_Law_School

I think the comparison between their life choices tells you who they are. Mitt Romney used his skills to become a vulture capitalist. Obama used his skills to make peoples lives better.

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I think the contrast in story between Romney and Obama is stark (Original Post) Renew Deal Jan 2012 OP

You are a good person d_r Jan 2012 #1

But Obama is the elitist. baldguy Jan 2012 #2

A stark contrast between stories yes. Between policies? Not so much. n/t leeroysphitz Jan 2012 #3

That's BS Renew Deal Jan 2012 #4

It isn't BS. Apart for their obligatory stances on abortion what will they even debate about in the leeroysphitz Jan 2012 #8

Immigration policy Renew Deal Jan 2012 #9

Maybe Harry Bellafonte should reconsider his treestar Jan 2012 #5

You have been reading my mind NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #6

I don't need a father Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #7

d_r

(6,907 posts)

1. You are a good person

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:49 AM

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And you think that difference is "good" in Obama's favor. I agree with you. But I'm convinced that there are rotten assholes who would think that Romny's choices were the superior ones.

baldguy

(36,649 posts)

2. But Obama is the elitist.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:51 AM

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leeroysphitz

(10,462 posts)

3. A stark contrast between stories yes. Between policies? Not so much. n/t

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:52 AM

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Renew Deal

(81,860 posts)

4. That's BS

Reply to leeroysphitz (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:28 PM

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But you already knew that.

leeroysphitz

(10,462 posts)

8. It isn't BS. Apart for their obligatory stances on abortion what will they even debate about in the

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:01 PM

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general election campaign?

Renew Deal

(81,860 posts)

9. Immigration policy

Reply to leeroysphitz (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:10 PM

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And much more. Who do you plan on voting for since they are the same in your uninformed opinion?

treestar

(82,383 posts)

5. Maybe Harry Bellafonte should reconsider his

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:30 PM

Jan 2012

"moral compass" comment. That does make a big difference.

NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)

6. You have been reading my mind

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:37 PM

Jan 2012

I swear I was doing some research on this earlier today.

About the same time as Romney was making millions destroying lives President Obama was in the trenches trying to help the people who's lives people like Romney destroyed.

Stark contrast.

Thank you for taking the time to put this all together.

Don

Blacksheep214

(877 posts)

7. I don't need a father

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:39 PM

Jan 2012

Romney strikes me as a Ward Cleaver, right to the sweaters.

I don't like his better than thou tone!

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