COMMENTARY | With Mitt Romney winning the New Hampshire primary and Ron Paul coming in second, we can feel the waves of change; and it's more change than Barack Obama mustered with his "hope and change" platform of 2008. For one, the candidates aren't attacking each other during the debates unless heavily prompted; and for another, Ron Paul is being taken seriously.
I can't see Paul as president, but he earned my respect when he stated, "I think they're unfairly attacking him on that issue because he never really literally said that. They've taken him way out of context. ? He wants to fire companies," as reported by ABC News. Paul's statement was in reference to the attacks Romney has suffered due to his "I like to fire people," statement.
As a former retail assistant manager, I can tell you that firing people is not fun and no manager enjoys firing people. As a manager, when I fire someone, I know I'm taking away their livelihood. I am taking away their self-esteem, and I am ruining their day. It weighs heavily on me, and I can't imagine that Romney feels any differently when he has to fire individuals. Firing someone is the worst part of being a manager. Every time I have ever had to fire someone, I have felt like a failure. I always wonder if there was something else I could have done that would have produced a different outcome.
Therefore, I am in agreement with Paul. Romney was taken out of context. Romney was talking about firing companies, and we can all relate to that. Bank of America made a huge mistake when they tried to initiate a $5 debit card fee, and as a result, many individuals fired Bank of America and chose another bank.
When Netflix tried to separate its DVD by mail services, and its streaming services while increasing the rates to $16, many people fired Netflix as their movie rental service. That's what Romney was talking about. When a company no longer works for you or another company, it should be fired. That's what makes this country great. We have options. If we don't like our bank, we can choose a new bank. If we don't like our cable company, we can choose a new cable company. It's that simple, and when we make those switches, we are firing the old company.
Romney's verbal gaffe also means he's human. There were better ways to state what he said, but he was speaking off the cuff. When Paul said what he said, he was speaking off the cuff. They were telling us how they felt, and we need to see more of that during the primaries and during the 2012 election. We don't just need rhetoric and agendas. We need to know how the candidates feel and what they think, and I think we'll get more of that during the subsequent debates and primaries.
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