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wfrank@altoonamirror.com A Valentine’s Day candy display at the Gardners Candies Logan Town Centre store. (Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski) Like other special occasions, Valentine’s Day will be a bit different during the coronavirus pandemic. Just more than half — 52% — of U.S. adults plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, spending a total of $21.8 billion, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “...

But with his resistance to get into the details of his financial success, his religion and his personal life, in many ways, hes still unknowable. so just who is this man? and why is he running for president? thats a darn good question. michael kranich and scott helman are "boston globe" reporters who have co-authored the new biography of him, "the real romney," that tries to unlock the mystery of mitt romney. welcome. michael, i want to read something from your book. its something that was said ...

Its not him as david gregory said he has to look like hes comfortable in the skin or it comes across as phony. >> i get -- this is humorous, michael, the way dresses, mom jeans on saturday night live, very formal, the whole thing, rolls his sleeves up in an odd way, doesnt role them up the way most people do. he doesnt actually seem to open up his shirt collar, he opens it up but seems to stick together. the guy is so physically constricted, is he ready for this kind of business of politics at t...

This time around they tried to take the advice, it looks like hes trying too hard. hes more at home in the suit and tie. >> i think youre right. that is fair enough, just doesnt click with the way things are today. thank you, great book, im sure ill read this thing "the real romney" thank you michael, i read parts of it, thank you scott helman. let me finish with the grim reality on the ground in florida. its not the magic kingdom, not the whole state. youre watching "hardball" only on msnbc.

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Obviously, theres a little disconnect. if you are running for president, you are also very reserved, that is difficult. theres an anecdote in the book in the last campaign where the florida advisers wanted him to ditch the suit and tie. if you are going into a retirement community in florida you need to look more relaxed. at that time they responded that would look unpresidential. this time around theyve tried to take that advice but then it leads to criticisms like you just raised he looks like...

Say things he doesnt agree with. the reporters who asked about were playing gotcha. telling the truth and correcting people is not a matter of opinion or agreement. this is below the normal moral behavior of rick santorum. he should have corrected him on the the spot. he normally would have. well be right back. but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] youre left with more electric trucks. more re...

tie. doesnt change the delegate count. mitt romney saying in his statement this, the results from the iowa caucus revealed a virtual tie. i would like to thank the iowa republican party for their careful attention to the caucus process. people might want to talk about that a little bit and recognize rick santorum for his strong performance in the state. great start to defeating president obama in iowa and else where in the general election. he leaves out a big thing which is, really, i...

You might have a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. millions of men, forty-five or older, may have low t. so talk to your doctor about low t. hey, michael! [ male announcer ] and step out of the shadows. hi! how are you? [ male announcer ] learn more at isitlowt.com. [ laughs ] hey!