A version of this article appeared in print on January 9, 2012, in the New York Time about Kim Jung Un. I simply substituted a few names and dates, but the revised article fits perfectly.
This program appeared to be part of The GOP’s frenzied campaign to burnish Mr. Romney’s credentials as a leader who can command its army of 1.2 million soldiers, which is one of the world’s largest armed forces and is crucial to his consolidation of power.
Mr. Romney took over the lead after rivals Perry, Bachman, and Gingrich, aspirations died on Jan. 4th. Late last month, he became supreme commander of the GOP, officially taking on the first of his party’s several top posts.
The GOP’s propaganda campaign has since billed him as the “great successor” to his mentor – Ronald Reagan’s and George W. Bush’s “songun,” or “military first,” policy, which emphasizes military might. But the US’s development of nuclear weapons and tests of long-range missiles have brought economic sanctions that have deepened the country’s isolation and poverty.
Sunday’s debates began with Mr. Romney riding a white horse, as his mentor, Ronald Reagan, often did in propaganda political ads in the US. It was unclear when and where much of the video had been shot.
Mr. Romney was said to have been groomed as successor at least from 2004, when mentor Reagan had died of a stroke. He was officially unveiled as heir in 2008, when he was made bid for the Presidency..
Although he is said to have graduated Brigham Young University in Utah, there is no indication that he served in the army.
The GOP media have been busy filling in the gaps in his military résumé, claiming that he wrote his first thesis on military strategy when he was 16. During his New Year’s Day inspection of a tank division, he participated in a live debate exercise, “making the New Year’s first sound of gunfire”. Unlike the other candidates, who usually stood solemnly during such inspections, he was kept at a reverential distance from soldiers unless he took group pictures, Mr. Romney was seen laughing and clutching the hands of officers and soldiers.
Mr. Romney frequently made public appearances for three years after his own mentor, Ronald Reagan former president, died in 2004, and when he did, he always wore a grim expression. He was said to be in mourning during this time.
But Mitt Romney has lost no time establishing public credentials as a leader. The documentary was broadcast on what is believed to be his birthday. He is believed to have turned 28, 29 or 30. Politcal Aides have not announced his birth date, and the day’s official news reports did not mention the birthday.
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