If Mitt Romney wants to become president, he will need the
votes of independents and women. In other words, he needs to distance himself
from the extreme wingnuttery of the Republican Party. Specifically:
He should shut down
the birthers.
Just as John McCain told a woman in a 2008 town hall meeting
that Barack Obama was not a Muslim, Romney must unequivocally assert that the
President’s birth certificate, which has been a public record for some time, is
genuine and that Obama was born in Hawaii.
He should recognize
gender equality.
Romney’s refusal to answer whether or not he would have
signed the Lily Ledbetter Act that guarantees equal pay for equal work is surprising.
If he’s to be a viable candidate and garner women’s votes, he should make his
position clear and not leave people guessing. And he should denounce Ted Nugent’s
anti-woman rhetoric.
He should stop pretending to be one of us.
Being part of the wealthy elite does not disqualify him from
running. He should acknowledge his wealth and stop trying to be a NASCAR fan or
pretend to be a blue collar Joe.
As is usually the case, this election will be determined on
fundamental economic issues. That’s where the debate should concentrate. Ancillary
issues like birtherism detract from the important discussions.
Now, I’m all for Barack Obama in 2012. Remember the last CEO
president we had? He brought the nation and world to the brink of economic
collapse. But Romney owes it to the nation and his party to put the distracting
issues to bed and focus on what’s really important.
So thoughtful to give advice to someone you are not going to vote for regardless. In that spirit, here is some advice for Obama:
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2) Don't send your flack out to say Romney's great-grandfather was a polygamist when your father was a polygamist.
3) Don't send multiple flacks out to say Romney abuses dogs by transporting them on the roof of his station wagon when you are on record as having eaten dogs (unless you were misquoted in your autobiography).