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Gettysburg Address in Movies

"Mr Smith Goes to Washington" 1939 at Lincoln Memorial

"Ruggles of Red Gap" 1935

"Charles Laughton. His soup-to-nuts recitation of the celebrated speech is the unexpected highlight of Ruggles of Red Gap, a 1935 screwball Western that time has relegated to the semi-shadows. It’s a beautifully understated performance that manages to illuminate the meaning of each and every word. (It also makes me more forgiving of the film’s early minutes, when Laughton’s portrayal of a very proper English butler succumbs to a silver-candelabra-up-the-heiner level of broadness.)
Just as impressive is director Leo McCarey‘s decision to set the scene atop a giddy vaudeville routine featuring a saloon full of clueless cowboys and barkeeps. It’s a ton of fun."

http://www.openculture.com/2012/10/behold_charles_laughton_delivering_the_gettysburg_address_in_its_entirety_in_iruggles_of_red_gapi.html

And at the new Steven Spielberg Movie " Lincoln" 2012 at a theater near your.

In each case it is not done by an actor portraying Lincoln but by someone deeply influenced by it.

Medfords "Civil War" lunch

The picture is from the Mail Tribune newspaper but the Duck is mine!

From Mail Tribune news story:

Some 300 fans — more Ducks than Beavers — wore the colors of either Oregon or Oregon State, sang their respective fight songs and either spoke confidently or listened to speakers who did likewise during a festive ceremony at Rogue Valley Country Club.

gearing up for the 116th meeting of the two schools — who this season have only three losses between them — at noon Saturday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.

Link to read more:

http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121121/SPORTS/211210335

"Civil War" Week: Oregon vs Oregon State

Let's get this week off to a start:

Steven Spielberg & John Ford

I saw Lincoln ( 2012) yesterday and it is one of the finest movies ever made about  the person in American History I admire this most. It was long overdue that a new movie be make on Abraham Lincoln the greatest of American Presidents. Thank you Steven Spielberg! Your are continuing the work of Director John Ford in bringing history to the cinema in a real and meaningful way. I won't give my review of Lincoln other than I will get it on Blu-ray.  Ir brought to life a portion of the life of Abraham Lincoln and should get Best Picture, Best Director for Spielberg,  Best Actor for Daniel Day Lewis as Lincoln, Best Actress for Sally Field, as Mary Lincoln, Best Supporting Actor, for David Strathairn as William Seward, and Best Cinematography for Janusz Kaminski, plus Academy Awards for others who contributed to this masterpiece.

This film joins a body of work of Spielberg that taken as a whole covers the sweep of history. Such films as:

Empire of the Sun (1978) World War II in Asia

Schindler's List (1993) World War II

Armistad (1997) 1839 America and Slavery

Saving Private Ryan (1998) D-Day and World War II

Band of Brother (2001) World War II in Europe. Producer

Into the West (2005) The American West

Flags of Our Fathers (2006) World War II in the Pacific. Producer

The Pacific (2010) World War II. Producer

War Horse (2011) World War I

Lincoln (2012) American Civil War & ending slavery


Director John Ford did the same thing a generation before with such films as:


The Iron Horse (1924) Building the transcontinental rail road

Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)  post Lincoln assassination

Mary of Scotland (1936)

Stagecoach (1939) the American West

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) American Revolutionary War

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) The American Depression

How Green Was My Valley (1941) turn of the twentieth century in the South Wales coalfield

World War II Documentaries ( December 7th , Battle of Midway, & Torpedo Squadron"

They Were Expendable (1942) American PT Boats in the defense of the Philippines in World War II

My Darling Clementine (1946) The gunfight at the OK Corral

Fort Apache (1948) The U.S. Cavalry  in the American West

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) the U.S. Cavalry in the American West

Rio Grande (1949) the last of the U.S. Cavalry Trilogy.

The Quiet Man (1952) Ireland

The Long Gray Line (1955) West Point

The Searchers (1956) The American West

The Last Hurrah (1958) Boston Politics

The Horse Soldiers (1959) the American Civil War

Sergeant Rutledge (1960) Race relations in the American West post Civil War

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) the ending of the American West

How the West Was Won (1962) the battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War

Cheyenne Autumn (1964) The treatment of American Indians in the West.

When Spielberg was a teenager he met Director John Ford and here is a video of Spielberg talking about it:

Movie:“Young Mr. Lincoln” (1939)

Henry Fonda at a young Abraham Lincoln

Steven Spielberg's new movie "Lincoln" is opening this week. Therefore, it's a good time to look back on Director John Ford's "Young Mr. Lincoln" from 1939. Richard Brody of the New Yorker writes:

Abraham Lincoln loomed large in the imagination of the director John Ford, as seen in the 1939 drama “Young Mr. Lincoln” (which I discuss in this clip), an ingeniously tight-focussed yet historically resonant view of the future President’s rise to prominence.In his biography of Ford, Joseph McBride runs through the remarkable number of references to Lincoln throughout Ford’s filmography and quotes Peter Bogdanovich about the elderly Ford speaking of Lincoln with “such an extraordinary sense of intimacy in his tone… that somehow it was no longer a director speaking of a great President, but a man talking about a friend.”....

Perhaps no filmmaker bore the burden of historical consciousness as deeply, as seriously, and as humanly as Ford did; his “friendship” with Lincoln had a firm artistic basis.

Click on the link for a nice video about the movie:

Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2012/11/dvd-of-the-week-young-mr-lincoln.html#ixzz2CD3r6ZiM

John Ford set the standard.

Review of the new "Lincoln" movie:

http://www.gazette.net/article/20121114/ENTERTAINMENT/711149850/1149/-lincoln-a-political-animal-of-a-different-kind&template=gazette

Veterans Day 2012

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918 the guns fell silent along the Western Front and an armistice was signed ending World War I. "The war to end all wars." November 11th thus became a holiday known as Armistice Day. After World War II the name was changed to Veterans Day. In Medford, in a park near the National Guard Armory, there are trees planted for each boy from Jackson County who died in World War I. There are a lot of trees. My grandfather Lewis Holton and my great Uncle Herman Bellach (Like a grandfather to me) both served under "Black Jack" Pershing in in France in World War I. I am told my grandfather came home a chanced man after the war. Like  all the veteran's of that war they are now gone.


IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow 
Between the crosses row on row, 
That mark our place; and in the sky 
The larks, still bravely singing, fly 
Scarce heard amid the guns below. 
We are the Dead. Short days ago 
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, 
Loved and were loved, and now we lie 
In Flanders fields. 

Take up our quarrel with the foe: 
To you from failing hands we throw 
The torch; be yours to hold it high. 
If ye break faith with us who die 
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow 
In Flanders fields. 



George M. Cohan wrote the song "Over There" just as the United States entered World War I and it became the anthem for the American soldiers going to France to fight the German "Hun" 


Johnnie, get your gun,
Get your gun, get your gun,
Take it on the run,
On the run, on the run.
Hear them calling, you and me,
Every son of liberty.
Hurry right away,
No delay, go today,
Make your daddy glad
To have had such a lad.
Tell your sweetheart not to pine,
To be proud her boy's in line. 
(chorus sung twice)

Johnnie, get your gun,
Get your gun, get your gun,
Johnnie show the Hun
Who's a son of a gun.
Hoist the flag and let her fly,
Yankee Doodle do or die.
Pack your little kit,
Show your grit, do your bit.
Yankee to the ranks,
From the towns and the tanks.
Make your mother proud of you,
And the old Red, White and Blue. 
(chorus sung twice)

Chorus
Over there, over there,
Send the word, send the word over there -
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum-tumming
Ev'rywhere.
So prepare, say a pray'r,
Send the word, send the word to beware.
We'll be over, we're coming over,
And we won't come back till it's over
Over there


I can still hear Uncle Herm singing this song which was a favorite of American Soldiers in France during World War I


Mademoiselle from Armentières
Par ley voo,
Mademoiselle from Armentières
Par ley voo,
Mademoiselle from Armentières,
She hasn't been kissed for forty years,
Hinky, Dinky Par ley voo.

After he died I inherited from Uncle Herm a Time/Life history book on World War I. On some of the battle maps are small "X"'s put there by Uncle Herm showing were he was during the war.

Thanks for your service and may future generations keep the freedom you paid so dearly for.

3 Day Weekend Reading

"Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965"

Spanning the years of 1940-1965, THE LAST LION picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister-when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. The Churchill conjured up by William Manchester and Paul Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning fast intellect, and an irresistible will to action. THE LAST LION brilliantly recounts how Churchill organized his nation's military response and defense; compelled FDR into supporting America's beleaguered cousins, and personified the "never surrender" ethos that helped the Allies win the war, while at the same time adapting himself and his country to the inevitable shift of world power from the British Empire to the United States.

More than twenty years in the making, THE LAST LION presents a revelatory and unparalleled portrait of this brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader. This is popular history at its most stirring    .http://www.amazon.com/Last-Lion-Churchill-Defender-1940-1965/dp/0316547700/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352473038&sr=1-1&keywords=defender+of+the+realm+paul+reid

Got my copy at Costco last night.  I have the first  two volumes in the series but after Manchester died was afraid the final years in Churchill's live would not be completed; but, Paul Reid relying on Manchester's research completed the book and it is now out in hardback.  When the present is terrible it is comforting to retreat for a few days to the past when there were heroic leaders who stood up to evil. 

John Wayne's Movie: "the Quiet Man"(1952) to Blu ray

You take your good news where you find it!

The good news is director John Ford's tribute to his ancestral home of Ireland is coming to Blue Ray on January 22, 2013.

This is how  Amazon.com  describes it:

Newly re-mastered in HD from a 4K SCAN of the ORIGINAL NEGATIVE. John Ford's The Quiet Man celebrates one of Hollywood's most romantic and enduring epics. The first American feature to be filmed in Ireland's picturesque countryside. Ford richly imbued this masterpiece with his love of Ireland and its people. Sean Thornton (John Wayne) in an American boxer who swears off fighting after he accidentally kills an opponent in the ring. Returning to the Irish town of his youth, he purchases the home of his birth and finds happiness when he falls in love with the fiery Mary Kate (Maureen O'Hara). But her insistence that Sean conduct his courtship in a proper Irish manner with matchmaker Barry Fitzgerald along for the ride as "chaperone" is but one obstacle to their future happiness: the other is her brother (Victor McLaglen), who spitefully refuses to give his consent to their marriage, or to honor the tradition of paying a dowry to the husband. Sean could care less about dowries, he would've punched out the bullying McLaglen long ago if he hadn't sworn off fighting. But when Mary Kate accuses him of being a coward and walks out on him, Sean is finally ready to take matters into his own hands, the resulting fistfight erupts into the longest brawl ever filmed, followed by one of the most memorable reconciliations in movie history! The Quiet Man won a total of two Academy Awardsr including Best Director (Ford) and Best Cinematography and received five more nomination including Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (McLaglen).

To pre-order go here:
http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Man-Blu-ray-Barry-Fitzgerald/dp/B009YX8LO6/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352346922&sr=1-1&keywords=quiet+man

I own it on regular DVD and the picture is very bad. It's almost better on my purchased VHS tape. However, in addition to issuing  it out on Blu ray, it has been restored . The link below outlines the process:

http://www.directedbyjohnford.com/blog/general/olive-films-confirms-remastered-quiet-man-coming-to-blu-ray/

Some quotes:

Although original elements of The Quiet Man were restored by UCLA in the 1980s, the resulting DVD transfers have been less than stellar,

 a 3-strip Technicolor film like The Quiet Man needs special care. We’ve done a 4K scan off the original negative from the studio’s archives but that’s just the beginning. There’s a very complicated re- mastering process that needs to be done for a Technicolor film like this and we want to get it right.

I first saw this movie as a kid in the early 1950 in the back seat of my folks car at a drive-in. I can still hear my dad's laugh at the beginning of the big fight scene  between The Duke and Victor McLaglen.

Monica Crowley: "We must fight for this beloved country"

I have read a lot of "Monday morning quarterbacking" this Wednesday after the election by Conservatives and Republicans but Monica Crowley struck a cord with me when she writes:

There will be a lot of argument made about why Mitt Romney (and so many other Republicans) lost last night.........

All background noise and not particularly relevant right now.


A very slight majority---but a majority---of the American people KNOWINGLY chose four more years (at least) of high unemployment, anemic economic growth, break-the-bank spending, unsustainable and record-breaking deficits and debt, unpopular and bankrupting socialized medicine, and record numbers of people on food stamps and living in poverty. They KNOWINGLY chose four more years....of this......


It may very well be that it's going to take a full-blown crisis to wake us from our torpor. We may have to be broken before we can begin to put ourselves back together again. After all, the slight majority who voted for Obama and the status quo also rejected the responsible plans of Romney and Paul Ryan to deal with the imminent crises now, before they blow up and consume us.



But the majority has chosen to close its eyes and float along for now. But at some point, the laws of economics will kick in and the reckoning will come. So we may have to experience a Western European-style crisis--complete with catastrophic economic collapse and social upheaval--before we can start to fix it.



It's an ugly reality, but it may very well be the case.


And that's why we must never give up. We must never give in. We must never surrender. We must fight for this beloved country. It may be slipping beneath the waves, but it can still be rescued.



I know it's tough to be a Happy Warrior today. We're not feeling very happy, and we're exhausted from the fight. But take a deep breath and realize two things: America CAN be saved, and she is WORTH SAVING.



It's going to require even more hard work and more focus and more energy. But we don't just give up on America. We fight for her. And today (or maybe tomorrow--even God needed a day of rest), we begin the fight anew.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/11/07/after-romney-loss-must-keep-fighting-for-america/#ixzz2BZfFtqJF


Or as John Dryden, (1631-1700) wrote:

Fight on, my merry men all,


I'm a little wounded, but I am not slain;

I will lay me down for to bleed a while,

Then I'll rise and fight with you again

Thanks to Mitt and the Rest of the Romney Family

I want to give a sincere thank you to Mitt Romney and the entire Romney family for their selfless effort in the very long campaign for President.  Considering your wife’s health issues, you and your family made the good fight at great sacrifice.  While you were never as Conservative as I am, I believed and believe, you were the correct choice at this time in American history. The United States needs a practical, competent President to fix the many problems we face. There will be many who second guess you but no one can question your integrity and effort.  You are a good and decent man. I will always remember you for your choice of Paul Ryan for Vice President and your debate performances.  Go home with your head held high.  History will be kind to you. You leave the stage  with your integrity and honor  and in the end that is all we have !  I am proud to have stood with you! You are a patriot.

Paul Ryan 2016

The campaign starts NOW!!!

ELECTION DAY 2012

"The big battle for freedom and the future begins at first light"

EVERYONE TO THE COLORS

VOTE FOR ROMNEY/RYAN 

Romney: "Vote for Love of Country"

 "Today, Obama asked his supporters to vote for revenge; Today I ask you to vote for love of country" 

Barone: Going out on a limb: Romney beats Obama, handily

In the "nuts and bolts" of politics and voting  projection there is no one I respect more than Michael Barone the author of the highly respected Almanac of American Politics.  If I were to pick one person to spend election night with it would be Michael Barone. Here is a portion of his column today:

Bottom line: Romney 315, Obama 223.(electoral votes) That sounds high for Romney. But he could drop Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and still win the election. Fundamentals.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/barone-going-out-on-a-limb-romney-beats-obama-handily/article/2512470#.UJQ6lml26s0

Our Better Angels

Today in Wisconsin, Romney:

"Americans Don't Settle, We Aspire."

Obama today: "Voting is the best revenge"

Romney in Wisconsin: "Walk With Me"

Mitt Romney:

“The door to a brighter future is there, open, waiting for us. I need your vote, I need your help. Walk with me, walk together. Let us start anew.”

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You know that if the President is re-elected, he will still be unable to work with the people in Congress. He has ignored them, attacked them, blamed them. The debt ceiling will come up again, and shutdown and default will be threatened, chilling the economy. The President was right when he said he can’t change Washington from the inside. In this case, you can take him at his word.


When I am elected, I will work with Republicans and Democrats in Congress. I will meet regularly with their leaders. I will endeavor to find those good men and women on both sides of the aisle who care more about the country than about the politics. Together, we will put the nation on track to a balanced budget, to reform our tax code, and to finally reaffirm our commitment to financial responsibility.

You know that if the President is re-elected, he will continue his war on coal and oil and natural gas. He will send billions more dollars to his favorite solar and wind companies. And all of this will guarantee higher energy prices at the pump and fewer jobs. Today, gas costs twice what it did when President Obama was elected.

When I am elected, we will change course on energy. I know just how much energy means to middle-class families. We can help hold down prices at the pump and grow new energy jobs and manufacturing jobs. . ..

You know that if the President is re-elected, he will say every good thing he can about education, but in the final analysis, he will do what his largest campaign supporters — the public-sector unions — insist upon. And your kids will have the same schools with the same results.

When I am president, I will be a voice of the children and their parents. There is no union for the PTA. I will give parents the information they need to know if their school is failing, and the choice they need to pick the school where their child can succeed.......

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 People across the country are responding to our five-part plan to create jobs.

Part one is about taking full advantage of our energy resources. On Day One, I will act to increase the number of leases and permits to drill on federal lands. I will act to speed the approval of the Keystone pipeline from Canada. I will re-visit coal regulations that were designed by the administration to strangle the industry. On Day One, we will be closer to energy independence.

Second, I will move to boost trade, especially with Latin America. I will ask Congress for Trade Promotion Authority, a power every president has used or requested since it was first created in 1974, with the exception of President Obama. And I will finally designate China as a currency manipulator. It is time for trade that works for America.

Third, I will send to Congress the Retraining Reform Act, to make sure that every worker who feels left behind in this economy can get the skills and the chance for a good-paying job.

Fourth, I will move to tackle out-of-control spending. I will send Congress the first of several fundamental reforms called the Down Payment on Fiscal Sanity Act, to immediately cut — not just slow the rate of growth — but cut non-security discretionary spending by 5%. I’m not just going to take office on January 20th — I’m going to take responsibility for the office as well.

And fifth, I will act to boost small business, and all business. I will issue executive orders aimed straight at the problems that are holding this economy back.

The first will grant state waivers from Obamacare, to begin its repeal.

The second will launch a sweeping review of all Obama-era regulations with an eye to eliminating or repairing those that are killing jobs and small businesses.

Non Political Shout Out !!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I am making an exception to my self imposed unstated resolution to not make any  non political posts on this blog until after the election to give a big shout out of CONGRATULATIONS to a family member ! We are very proud of you and GOOD LUCK!  Have a drink on us!

Hume blasts media for Benghazi coverage: Fox News does ‘all the heavy lifting’

Britt Hume:

“One of the problems we’re having here is that it has fallen to this news organization, Fox News, and a couple of others to do all the heaving lifting on this story,” the mainstream organizations that would be on this story like hounds if there were a Republican president have been remarkably reticent.”

“There’s been some good reporting but nothing on the scale and to the degree of specificity that you would expect by now,” .“Normally, the big news organizations would have this thing out there and we would know a lot more than we do about what the president did, what he knew, when he knew it, when he made what order he made and on what basis. We still don’t know that and to some extent, a lot of the media who are a combined potent force have not done their job.”

Raw Story (http://s.tt/1rcY5)

Navy Seal Tyrone Woods ran toward the sound of gunfire

Tweet of the week!

TheFoundersKeeper‏@TCOTvideos

 Navy Seal Tyrone Woods ran toward the sound of gunfire to save lives while Obama scurried towards Las Vegas to get reelected.

FOX NEWS FILLS THE BREACH

FOX NEWS has filled the breach created by the Main Stream Media, who  in protecting Barack Obama,   have refused  to cover the Benghazi slaughter of four brave Americans. In the end, FOX NEWS and Bret Baier and Fox  News Pentagon corespondent, Jennifer Griffin, will become the Washington Post and  Woodward & Bernstein  of their generation. The nation owes a debt to FOX NEWS for their standing alone on this issue.

While the Main Stream Media such as NBC,CBS,ABC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, and the Washington Post are all pulling for and covering for Obama; Romney has picked up a large number of endorsements from local newspapers as follows:

Newspaper Endorsements: Mitt Romney For President

Team Romney | 27 October, 2012

The choice is clear. Read why newspapers across the country are endorsing Mitt Romney for president.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: “Gazette Endorsement For President: Romney”

What we believe most strongly is that Romney has the pragmatic skills and commitment to address Job No. 1: get our economy humming and create many more of the jobs Americans need to take care of themselves and their families. Creating more opportunities for all Americans — not more safety net guarantees — must still be at the heart of this nation’s future if we are to prosper. We endorse Mitt Romney as the best choice toward making that happen.

Quad City Times: “Ready For Change”

Today, we endorse a successful leader focused on economic recovery and growth and deficit reduction. We endorse a proven manager who won’t need on-the-job training. We endorse a compromiser who offers the best hope of breaking congressional gridlock. Most of all, we endorse change. We endorse Mitt Romney for president.

Richmond Times-Dispatch: “Prudent Change: Romney Promises Hope For Recovery”

Mitt Romney has succeeded as a family man, governor, entrepreneur, Olympic leader. He is a man of character, a problem-solver, a turnaround specialist. He has earned our enthusiastic endorsement. America needs President Romney.

Lynchburg News & Advance: “America Needs Mitt Romney In Oval Office”

President Obama’s greatest weakness, though, is Mitt Romney’s greatest strength, and it’s a strength we need in the White House, now more than at any time in the last 80 years: a deep knowledge and understanding of what makes the American economy run

Hampton Roads Daily Press: “Time To Change Course”

Mr. Romney is an intelligent, deliberate man who built upon a successful business career with a productive stint as governor of Massachusetts. While in office, he demonstrated an ability to work across political lines that has eluded Mr. Obama, who doesn't even command the respect of his own party elders. And while his opponents may try to paint Mr. Romney as a cold-hearted businessman, his actions speak otherwise. Mr. Romney donates 30 percent of his income to his church and to charity, a sum that eclipses the donations of most sitting politicians, including our president.

Naples Daily News: “President Of The United States”

After two years of speeches, forums, debates, press releases, testimonials and attack ads, the presidential election yields something clear and concise. This really is all about the economy. Given Democratic President Barack Obama's attempts over the past four years to improve it, and Republican nominee Mitt Romney's credentials as an astute businessman who understands how money works, our endorsement goes to Romney.

Cincinnati Enquirer: “Enquirer Presidential Endorsement: Mitt Romney”

The No.1 issue in our region and our nation today is how to recharge our economy and get more people working in good-paying jobs. President Barack Obama has had four years to overcome the job losses of the Great Recession he inherited, but the recovery has been too slow and too weak. It’s time for new leadership from Mitt Romney, a governor and business leader with a record of solving problems.

Des Moines Register: "Mitt Romney Offers A Fresh Economic Vision"

Consumers must feel more confident about their own economic futures to begin spending on the products and services that power the economy. A renewed sense of confidence will spark renewed investment by American companies. Industry will return to full production and hiring will begin again. That should come with Mitt Romney in the White House.

Long Beach Press-Telegram: “Mitt Romney For President”

Four years ago, as America faced serious trouble at home and abroad, this news organization embraced the need for bold change to a different brand of leadership and endorsed Barack Obama for president. That assessment of the depth of the nation's problems and the most promising solution was correct in 2008. Regrettably, it applies no less in 2012, after nearly a full term of Obama's administration. This is why the editorial board urges voters to choose Mitt Romney for president in the Nov. 6 election. He is the leader this country needs for the future.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “Sun Sentinel Endorses Mitt Romney For President”

In these uncertain times, we need a leader who will chart a clear course, sweat the details and get the job done right. We believe Romney’s past performance is a predictor of his future behavior. He’s proven himself to be a successful businessman. He rescued the 2002 Winter Olympics from scandal and mismanagement. He worked with a Democrat-dominated legislature as governor of Massachusetts to close a $3 billion budget deficit — without borrowing and raising taxes.

Arizona Republic: “Romney Can Lead Economy Forward”

Our belief that Republican Mitt Romney should be elected the 45th president of the United States is anchored in that tough reality. We believe the nation's best opportunity to escape the compounding woes of spiraling debt and economic stagnation lies with a president who believes in the free market's capacity to heal its own wounds. That leader is Romney. The nation's economy now is in desperate need of the kind of jobs-creating animal spirits that President Romney would encourage.

Bismarck Tribune: “Nation Needs A Romney Presidency”

The American people have become dangerously divided and polarized over the past four years, disastrously so. It’s critically important that the next president be able to heal this national division, and Romney is best suited to making that happen. Mitt Romney can restore fiscal order to our families, to main street and to the nation, with less government and a certain course. He can bring America back together again.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph (WV): “President Of The United States, Republican Mitt Romney”

Yes, the war on coal is real. It’s very real. And it has to be stopped. Republican Mitt Romney is the man who will end this war. He has embraced coal, natural gas and our other naturally abundant fossil fuels. He advocates a common-sense national energy policy that will put millions of Americans back to work. An energy policy that includes coal, oil, natural gas and — yes — even green energy sources.

Boston Herald: “Romney’s The One”

During the last four years the world has become a more dangerous place. We can’t afford four more years of a leadership vacuum. Not when in Mitt Romney voters have the choice of a strong, smart hand on the helm, a decent, caring man, who lives his faith, who loves his country and would serve it well. For all of those reasons, the Boston Herald is pleased to endorse Mitt Romney for president.

Columbus Dispatch: “For President”

After nearly four years of economic stagnation, massive unemployment, record-setting debt and government intrusions into the economy that have paralyzed the private sector, the United States needs a new direction. For this reason, The Dispatch urges voters to choose Republican Mitt Romney for president in the Nov. 6 election.

Detroit News: “Mitt Romney For President”

Romney's five-point plan for economic revival centers on energy independence, a goal that is finally achievable thanks to the natural gas boom and development of the Canadian oil sands; a better trained work force; trade that increases the demand for American goods and services; debt and deficit reduction and promoting the growth of small businesses. If implemented in urgent fashion, we believe the plan will work. Romney would simplify the tax code and create a regulatory environment that works to protect consumers and assure a fair marketplace, but doesn't place the regulators in control of every private sector decision.

Fort Dodge (IA) Messenger: “Mitt Romney For President”

The past four years have not been good. The next four would be worse under Obama. Romney represents a real and realistic alternative. His economic policies will hold taxes low, allowing the private sector to create new jobs. More importantly, Romney brings the predictability on government regulation and taxes that businesses need to create jobs - and families need to begin buying again and thus, growing the economy.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: “Mitt Romney: New Leadership For More Economic Growth”

Romney has laid out a consistent theme focused on encouraging business innovation and growth, reducing government spending and its economic footprint and educating and retraining people to take new jobs. That theme is a winner, and Congress will be receptive when Romney brings it.

Foster’s Daily Democrat (NH): “It's Now Time To Decide”

As readers know, there is no doubt on the part of the editorial board here at Foster’s Daily Democrat new leadership is needed from the White House. We believe all three debates — but especially the first — support that notion. We believe that, on balance, the debates have shown Mitt Romney to be the more capable and with a vision for the future — a vision President Obama has failed to offer. On Nov. 6, we urge voters to give Mitt Romney a chance to offer the nation real hope and change.

Galveston Daily News: “Romney For President”

Which is why we recommend Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican challenger, for president. The most critical issue facing the country is the economy, and when you look at the backgrounds of Romney and the president, it is clear Romney is better positioned to get the economy moving in the right direction again.

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: “Elect Mitt Romney As President Of The United States”

We can’t promise things will be better four years hence if Romney is elected. However, Obama offers little but more of the same ideas under which this nation’s economy has remained stagnant. Also, Wall Street does not seem to trust Obama, which may further restrict economic growth. The Romney-Ryan plan will be more encouraging to businesses and consumers. It offers more hope for seriously dealing with debt and entitlements and more likelihood of improvement. Vote for Romney for president.

Grand Rapids Press: “Mitt Romney's Experience And Leadership Can Rebuild America's Economy”

Romney has offered a 5-point plan built around boosting small businesses, calling them “our engine of economic growth” and creating energy independence by harnessing our own resources. He calls for an education policy grounded in parental choice and high standards intended to build American skills for an internationally competitive workforce. As a businessman, Romney wants to crackdown on nations including China that engage in unfair trade practices that hurt American businesses and workers. And he recognizes that it is time to for serious talk about changes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to make sure the entitlements remain for future generations.

Longmont Times-Call: “Romney Best Suited For Presidency”

The nation's lackluster economy, its high unemployment rate, massive and growing debt, growing poverty rates and a lack of leadership in the office of the presidency call for an approach in the White House that Mitt Romney can best fulfill.

Loudoun Times-Mirror: “The Next Four Years”

Romney has made what appears to be a sincere push to the center of American politics and articulated an apparently genuine desire to create bipartisan solutions using his experience in business. And despite the acrimony that pervades all national elections, we know that Romney can work with members of the opposing party. His experience as governor of Massachusetts demonstrates that he can reach across the aisle.

Lowell Sun: “Mitt Romney For President”

Mitt Romney wants us to believe in America again. It begins with us believing in ourselves and each other. Wouldn't it be nice for America to once again stand as one against the serious challenges we face domestically and abroad? The Sun believes in Mitt Romney and his vision for America's future. Vote for Mitt Romney for U.S. President on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

New York Observer: “Romney For President”

A candidate has emerged from the rough and tumble of the primaries with his dignity intact. The system has produced not a demagogue but a manager, a candidate whose experience is rooted in the pragmatism of the business world rather than the ideology of partisan politics. That candidate is Mitt Romney.

New York Post: “For America's Future, The Post Endorses Mitt Romney For President”

America needs more than hope. It needs leadership. That is why The Post today endorses the candidacy of Mitt Romney for president of the United States. Scrape it down to bedrock, and Mitt Romney knows that there is but one issue in this campaign: America’s woeful economy, and the demonstrated inability of President Obama to cope with it.

Orlando Sentinel: “Our Pick For President: Romney”

But the core of Romney's campaign platform, his five-point plan, at least shows he understands that reviving the economy and repairing the government's balance sheet are imperative — now, not four years in the future. … We endorse Mitt Romney for president.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Mitt Romney For President”

The choice is yours. Our choice is the latter. And that’s why we enthusiastically endorse Republican Mitt Romney for president of the United States. He’s an exceptionally good and decent man who is a proven leader, administrator and deft politician.

Pueblo Chieftain: “It’s Romney”

Gov. Romney, along with vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, has charted a course to protect current and soon-to-be retirees with full benefits, while restructuring how those two programs can be financed without breaking the budget. In short, seniors or soon-to-be seniors can rest assured a President Romney won’t pull the rug out from beneath them. Can Gov. Romney pull this off? We believe so.

Reno Gazette-Journal: “Nevada Needs A Change Now; Elect Mitt Romney President”

Based on our current fiscal condition, a still-weak economy and a Congress deeply divided along party lines, our next president will continue to face a daunting challenge, one that must be met for the good of the country. Four years later, we find ourselves in need of change yet again. Romney must be the leader to get things moving.

Tampa Tribune: “Mitt Romney For President”

Mitt Romney is the man who can lead the nation out of its lingering economic doldrums and restore faith in the United States. A successful executive in the public and private sector, Romney is a committed capitalist who understands that the nation's prosperity is driven by free enterprise, not government.

Washington Examiner: “The Clear Choice For Troubled Times”

The American economy is treading water in the short term and threatened by a crushing debt burden in the long term. To fix this mess, and to bring back what most Americans consider economic normalcy, we urge our readers to vote for Mitt Romney on Nov. 6. With his successful business career, Romney understands how government policies, however well-intentioned, can harm business growth and exacerbate unemployment. He will restore pragmatism, balance and fairness to a business climate that has been chilled by Obama's ideological approach to regulation. He will end Obama's appeasement of influential and moneyed constituencies -- especially organized labor, environmentalists and trial lawyers -- that has harmed entrepreneurs and, ultimately, the workers they wish they could hire.

Wheeling News-Register: “Move Forward With Romney”

Before casting your vote in the election for president, ask yourself two questions: First, is the United States better off today than four years ago? Even more important, will you be better off four years from now? Electing Mitt Romney as president will bring real change, giving Americans reason for hope about the future. President Barack Obama's record provides cause only for worry.

Dereliction of Duty by our Commander in Chief

The Media is working overtime today protecting Obama for his actions or lack of action in protecting Americans who were  in a desperate running battle in Benghazi. There was evidence today that three times over 6 hours they ask for reinforcements and were turned down three times.

As a retired military man just said on Fox News, when the situation is unclear and you have men engaged in a desperate fight you march to the sound of gunfire. You DO NOT allow them to die without using everything in your power to bring them relief. Twice today, President Obama refused to answer direct questions from a Denver TV reporter if Americans under attack were denied help. He wouldn't answer and that speaks volumes. Why did it take a local reporter to ask that question ?