I am feeling profoundly touched by what I learned from an interview I just saw on Glenn Beck’s show on CNN and the reflection that the interview provoked. Beck was interviewing Jon Huntsman Sr., a major fund-raiser for Mitt Romney and someone whom Jason wrote about here over a year ago. Here are a couple of anecdotes from the interview.

Some years ago Huntsman’s company was in financial trouble and found a buyer for 40% of his company and shook hands for $54 million. By the time the buyer got things together to close the deal six months later, the value of that share of the company had risen to $250 million. The buyer offered to split the difference, but Huntsman would not accept, saying that they had shaken hands on the first price and that was the deal. He gave up $200 million rather than go back on his word.

A few years later, they were once again in challenging economic times and cash flow was such that Huntsman could not meet his commitments to various charities to which he had pledged support. Rather than renege, Huntsman went to bankers for a loan to meet his obligations, putting his house and a major part of his business on the line. The banker was astounded, exclaiming that no one in their right mind would risk their home and their business just to honor their pledges to charity. To Huntsman it was unthinkable that the various causes which were depending on his support would go lacking, some of which were scholarships for students.

I then remembered the post earlier here on MyManMitt.com which spoke of the people in Mitt’s campaign:

One of the things that has struck me since I began volunteering for Governor Romney is the quality of the people associated with the campaign. Without exception, Romney staffers have been polite, appreciative, open and honest, and great people with whom to be associated. I think it speaks volumes about the candidate we support.

How does this compare to what we are seeing from the folks riding on the Crooked Talk Express?

Mike B.