George, not Mitt. The Republican governor of Michigan was destroyed by the party elite–who nominated Nixon–for his statement on military lying and the invasion of Vietnam: “On August 31, 1967, Governor Romney made a statement that ruined his chances for getting the nomination.[4] In a taped interview with Lou Gordon of WKBD-TV in Detroit, Romney stated, ‘When I came back from Viet Nam [in November 1965], I’d just had the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get.’ He then shifted to opposing the war: ‘I no longer believe that it was necessary for us to get involved in South Vietnam to … Continue reading Memories of Romney