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wfrank@altoonamirror.com A Valentineâs 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. “There is no question the pandemic has disrupted many aspects of Americans’ daily interactions and ...
But with his resistance to get into the details of his financial success, his religion and his personal life, in many ways, he's still unknowable. so just who is this man? and why is he running for president? that's 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. it's something that was said following his defeat to ted kennedy back in 1994. there was a looming question there over dinner ...
It's not him as david gregory said he has to look like he's 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, doesn't role them up the way most people do. he doesn't 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 this level? >> well, it's interesting, chris christie said yes on "meet the press" he's very rese...
This time around they tried to take the advice, it looks like he's trying too hard. he's more at home in the suit and tie. >> i think you're right. that is fair enough, just doesn't click with the way things are today. thank you, great book, i'm sure i'll 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. it's not the magic kingdom, not the whole state. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc.