Excellent idea, but I might not use the big desk, look for something a little more modern. Maybe one of these CSI-style CNN newsroom kind of things with lots of big screens. Or maybe not. But still not just a desk.

It's not only an excellent idea, I think it's something he has to do. He has to get away from the msm bias and WH bs and talk directly to the American people. The debates aren't enough.

Comes to mind when obama was wanted to know where his office was for Pres-Elect. Gov. Romney doesn't need to pretend he is gracious, composed, intelligent or "presidential". He needs to take a stand and take it to obama and lay the facts and truth at zippy's feet, stay on point and hammer away.

...with a presidential seal on the podium labeled "Office of the President - Nominee".

So, how would that work, Romney goes to the networks and requests air time?

This is a great idea but the alphabet channel Big Media types will not carry a 30 minute Romney speech. They are propaganda arms of the DNC/Obama WH. Don`t know how much of a national audience the cable channels can garner.

Exceptionally expensive and the major networks would refuse to carry it thus its reach would be limited. Thus while perhaps a good idea because of its informative potential it would not be cost-effective.

Romney would go to the networks and buy time. Obama did it in 2008 with his 30 minute infomercial.

I doubt there are many real undecideds. You are either a zippy supporter, a Rome y supporter, or a Ron Paul/libertarian supporter. Or you just don't care at all and probably won't vote.

At this point, people will use the debates to change their position if they desire to, but otherwise, people are either going to vote for Obama, or against him. If against him, for the GOP candidate or the libertarian candidate? No one is walking into this election undecided.

Thirty minutes is too long.

He would look like a pretentious fool, like Obama did after the election. Don't take the bait, Romney.

Not to mention that most people have the attention spans of gnats, so thirty minute speeches would be wasted.

Romney needs to do well in the debates, and put out some kick-#$$ ads. Every time Romney looks good, the press says he made a "gaffe." People who are undecided will watch the debates and make up their own minds.

15 minutes sounds about right. He should also be passionate in his tone and not sound like a droning politician.

Do it, Mitt !

This morning I was going through my emails and had several from Newsmax. After reading the headlines of the stories I said to myself, "Newsmax has become a nonentity, lame."
This suggestion proves it. Ruddy's suggestion is ridiculous, a joke as others have pointed out.
I have full confidence that Romney knows what he is doing. All of the pansies in the GOP, (mostly men BTW), need to go on vacation until the election if they can't stand the heat. What a bunch of cowards.

This is stupid. The problem is not that Mitt doesnt seem presidential and no one likes a pretender. The problem remains that people insist on voting for the popular guy even though he's screwing everything up.

He could create an internet video. Youtube trailer like the one that got the Muzzies excited.

People who have not yet made up their minds about who they are going to vote for are not going to watch a 30 minute speech.

"I doubt there are many real undecideds"


--I agree 100%. I saw an article the other day and in the article a female voter stated she had not "decided", and I thought to myself, the only people who are undecided at this point are just waiting to see if their unemployment benefits, or food stamps get cut or extended.

People are looking for a reason to vote for Romney, and he hasn't given it to them. He needs to engage directly -- an ad with him talking directly to the camera, with some humor in it.