Mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, Mia Love addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
J. Scott Applewhite, ASSOCIATED PRESS
So, everyone just loved Mia Love's speech at the Republican convention. Delegates, state GOP chairpersons, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, her husband, two political science professors, etc.
But what did Love actually say? No transcript of this "home run" speech? Fifty-two of her actual words (6 whopping percent of the 850-word article!) given to us by Lisa Riley-Roche, buried over 50 percent of the way through the piece ("Mia Love speech at Republican National Convention 'pitch perfect' on national stage," Aug. 28).
By comparison, the article on the same page about her opponent gets to the substance (his statements) in the second paragraph, not the 14th.
Could it be that everyone's just interested in "an attractive and articulate black woman" (Tim Hagle's words) rather than what she really has to say? Didn't we fall for this same thing four years ago with our current president?
Aaron Waite
North Salt Lake
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OK, I just watched her speech on YouTube. It's less than 4 minutes long.
Not a single policy point was discussed. Not one initiative was offered. She said Obama was a failure. She said Republicans are our nations "last best More..
Mia Love's attitude is exactly what's wrong with the GOP. I got mine, now forget the rest of you!
Her family relied on the government for a time, now Mia wants to significantly cut/do away with this aid.
She relied on More..
All that I have heard from Mia Love is rhetoric, this includes her speech and the advertisements that I have seen on TV.
This leaves me to assume that her stance on issues must mirror the Republican parties. This is ironic since her More..