Mitt Romney receives John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

[DonViejo]

Source: NBC News


The senator from Utah received the award for his vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial "and his consistent and courageous defense of democracy."

March 26, 2021, 8:29 AM EDT
By Elisha Fieldstadt

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is the recipient of this year's John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial "and his consistent and courageous defense of democracy."

"He was willing to risk his career and his popularity within his own party to do what's right for our country and to follow his conscience and Constitution and his impeachment votes," former Ambassador Caroline Kennedy told NBC News chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander on Friday in an exclusive interview on the "TODAY" show.

"I think his courage is an example for all of us," she said, adding that Romney's decision reflected the lawmakers from her father's book, for which the award is named.

Link to tweet

Romney of Utah is the first senator in U.S. history to vote to convict a president in his own party. Trump was acquitted of allegations that he had solicited foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election.






Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mitt-romney-receives-john-f-kennedy-profile-courage-award-n1262134

[2naSalit]

1. So they get awards for actually doing what should have easily been done...

By anyone with scruples? Check.

[secondwind]

3. I get it.

[JI7]

14. He was nearly killed if that officer had not warned him

[Tom Rinaldo]

17. Before Trump's SECOND impeachment

Romney was the only U.S. Senator in American history to vote to convict a president from his own political party at a Senate impeachment trial. It's an award for political courage, for whatever that is worth. In that narrow context I can see why they gave it to him. It's recognition for a political act, not an endorsement for President.

[PortTack]

18. Everyone gets a gold star? Right

[IronLionZion]

19. The rest of the GOP should face charges for sedition and treason nt

[onetexan]

22. Bingo!!

[speak easy]

27. In 2019, Romney was the first Senator (ever) who voted to convict

a president of his own party in an impeachment trial.

There may have been Senators with those kind of scruples back in the day, but they never crossed party lines.

[Hekate]

33. Yes, actually. You may notice "Profiles in Courage" is a slender volume. It takes uncommon guts...

...to do the right thing when your entire political party is going straight to hell.

[HUAJIAO]

2. Is this from the Onion?

[efhmc]

4. Romney is the person who has the best chance of beating President Biden for his second term.

[catbyte]

10. He'll never make it out of the primaries. He might have the best chance in the general,

but he needs to get past the GQP crazies first and I don't see that happening in 2024.

[JI7]

15. No, and Biden already beat him in 2012. He has no chance of winning the primary

and many right wingers didn't vote for him then either do there is no way they would now.

[LiberalLovinLug]

37. If I was a more cynical political speculator I may have my suspicions

What better way to put that threat to bed than by publicly honouring him with a Democratic President named award....for voting against Trump and the rest of the QOP? Don't think for a second that any primary contenders wouldn't use that against him.

[secondwind]

5. Congrats to Senator Romney, he stood up for what was right.

[pazzyanne]

30. Agree! nt

[VWolf]

6. Could the bar get any lower??? n/t

[rurallib]

28. the very first thought I had also

Next: Republican gets award for dying "Please" and "thank you"

[BlueStater]

7. I have no problem with this.

Yes, Mitt’s an asshole in a lot of ways but his impeachment vote did take courage. The guy was harassed at airports and could have even been killed on January 6th if that deranged mob had gotten their hands on him and he still voted to do the right thing. He at least deserves recognition for that.

[catbyte]

8. Well, I guess compared to the rest of the GQP who supported and/or openly advocated

the violent overthrow of the U.S. government to install that vile thing currently stinking up Florida Maximum Leader for Life, Mitt Romney could be considered "courageous."

But that's a mighty low bar.

[ancianita]

9. If it helps him get to a Yes vote on S1, it's all to the good. Now, for Murkowski.

[machoneman]

11. Great. A one day hero. Whoopee! Now, take it back today after he blocks Biden's agenda everywhere.

[Paladin]

12. A Republican lawmaker, showing some genuine principles and bravery?

These days, that's worthy of an award.

[JohnnyRingo]

13. Another nail in his political coffin.

Any republican challenger for his seat will wield this like a dagger to his back.
"He has a RINO trophy room full of liberal awards."

But good for him, he should be proud.

[JI7]

16. The Mormon population helps him there

If it was any other state he would lose. But the mormon community continues supporting him.

[TimeToGo]

20. I mean . . .

[mountain grammy]

21. The best award he never really earned.

sorry, not sorry.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

23. And then he voted against the stimulus bill.

Which would have left millions broke, evicted, and out of work if not passed. Fuck this fraud.

[Liberty Belle]

24. There is a long history of bipartisanship in these awards. Here are past winners:

https://profileincourageaward.org/past-winners/

And in the book that inspired these awards, JFK himself honored Senators in multiple parties who showed courage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profiles_in_Courage

[Blasphemer]

25. Indeed. Bit surprised at the Gerald Ford one for pardoning Nixon. nt

[Miguelito Loveless]

26. Why not?

They gave Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom, and Kissinger a Nobel Peace prize.

The awards are now meaningless.

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. It's sad that we're at a time wherein a Republican wins a courage award for doing the right thing.

Quite an indictment of the party when one person doing nothing more than the morally right thing stands out so insanely brightly as courageous and literally putting his life on the line.

and they're the so-called party of morality.

Also interesting to see how Romney is acting this last year, and how McCain acted in the time before and the time after he ran for president, versus how they both acted while they were running for president.

[SWBTATTReg]

31. This is going to irk/burn the heck out of djt...ha ha heh...

[srose58089]

32. President Clinton impeach vote in the Senate

How the senators voted on impeachment
February 12, 1999
Web posted at: 12:51 p.m. EST (1751 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, February 12) -- The Senate acquitted President Bill Clinton Friday of both articles of impeachment. The perjury charge was defeated with 55 "not guilty" votes and 45 "guilty" votes. On the obstruction-of-justice article, the chamber was evenly split, 50-50. Below is the roll call:

https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/12/senate.vote/

[greenjar_01]

34. I agree with this pick

Well done.

[Demnation]

35. Glad for impeachment vote. Otherwise, fuck this phony R creep.

[turbinetree]

36. I think 140 Police Officers and One dead police Officer and the entire capital police force

and "all" of the police that went to the front lines to hold of traitors should have gotten this award...............

[msfiddlestix]

38. Impetus to continue being on the side of democracy, perhaps.

He's so freaking wishy washy though. But he could surprise us.

[Hekate]

39. I approve

[Rizen]

40. The fascist, racist, waste of life party member does the bare minimum to uphold the law

Lets give him an award!

[Raine]

41. Geesh apparently such a lack of real heroes in this country that they had to

scrape the bottom of the barrel and award one to this animal abuser!

[HardPort]

42. He subscribes to a religious belief that tells us the creator of the universe is a racist.

So fuck him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Revelation_on_Priesthood