The Official Mitt Romney thread

[Jim in Anchorage]

And you responded to a thread started by the other Dave

Christ thats true. Guilt by association. Soon I'll be on the Tom/Booster/Buftex watch list. Can I still fly?

[Dave_In_Norfolk]

Losing an election to a Kennedy in New England, let alone to Teddy in Mass is a slap down?

Its why he isn't a "career politician" Newt called him a loser, which is probably what endears you to Romney

 

 

And the unforced error of the night was $10,000 bet....gees, that was stupid!

 

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70246.html

 

 

Meanwhile, Jon Huntsman’s campaign announced it purchased the domain name 10kbet.com and the DNC-launched hashtag #what10kbuys was trending on Twitter within 15 minutes of the debate’s finish.

 

And Redstate blogger Erick Erickson tweeted that Romney was shoving his wealth in the face of Perry, who famously grew up poor in Paint Creek, Texas. “Offering to bet $10k a guy who grew up on a farm with no indoor plumbing & whose wife works to help pay for the kids college is low class,” he wrote.

 

The line also opened Romney up to questions about his faith, which have circulated around his candidacy. Even before the debate was done, the Des Moines Register noted that gambling is officially forbidden by the Mormon church — which Romney brought up for the first time during this campaign’s debates, mentioning his past as a pastor for it.

 

“The $10,000 bet thing doesn’t play to the entrepreneurial job creator narrative, it plays to the arrogant rich guy narrative,” said Rick Wilson, a Florida GOP operative who worked for Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 campaign. “That was not a good moment for Mitt Romney.”

[GG]

Its why he isn't a "career politician" Newt called him a loser, which is probably what endears you to Romney

 

 

And the unforced error of the night was $10,000 bet....gees, that was stupid!

 

http://www.politico....1211/70246.html

 

 

 

 

Do you need to check the political consultants to tell you when to take a crap too?

 

Newt's point is the polar opposite of a smack down, because he had plenty of opportunities to try again if he really wanted to be a career politician. AFTER Romney gave Teddy the biggest fight of his political career, he became governor. In between, he also could have made a run for the other Senate seat. But he didn't, which kind of defines the point.

 

PS - No wonder no serious and competent candidate would ever run for office, considering the garbage they have to put up with from so called political experts and the Daves retardia who buy it hook line & sinker. This is where Hamilton was spot on when he was concerned about idiots being given the right to vote.

[Dave_In_Norfolk]

Do you need to check the political consultants to tell you when to take a crap too?

 

Newt's point is the polar opposite of a smack down, because he had plenty of opportunities to try again if he really wanted to be a career politician. AFTER Romney gave Teddy the biggest fight of his political career, he became governor. In between, he also could have made a run for the other Senate seat. But he didn't, which kind of defines the point.

 

PS - No wonder no serious and competent candidate would ever run for office, considering the garbage they have to put up with from so called political experts and the Daves retardia who buy it hook line & sinker. This is where Hamilton was spot on when he was concerned about idiots being given the right to vote.

You are so stupid, the crowd cheered, Romney even admitted he would be a career politician if he didn't lose, and for a Conservative to be beaten down over the hated Teddy Kennedy is an embarrassment. I know you will try and rationalize away this slap down, so have fun, but you are still an idiot. Tom, you better come help this clown out here.

[RkFast]

Regarless of all the other stupidity here, I do think the whole "Im not a career politician" line from Romney...crap.

 

He ran for Senator, became Governor, then ran for PUSA. Twice.

 

He's not a career politician like Jenna Jameson is not a career jizz bucket.

[DC Tom]

You are so stupid, the crowd cheered, Romney even admitted he would be a career politician if he didn't lose, and for a Conservative to be beaten down over the hated Teddy Kennedy is an embarrassment. I know you will try and rationalize away this slap down, so have fun, but you are still an idiot. Tom, you better come help this clown out here.

 

You're an idiot.

[Wisconsin Bills Fan]

"you lost to Teddy Kennedy, that's why you are not a career politician!"

 

 

Biff!

 

You really do fear Romney getting the nomination don't you? I guess if I was a blind Obama supporter I would too.

[Nanker]

You really do fear Romney getting the nomination don't you? I guess if I was a blind Obama supporter I would too.

 

I do think you're right about DIN.

[GG]

You are so stupid, the crowd cheered, Romney even admitted he would be a career politician if he didn't lose, and for a Conservative to be beaten down over the hated Teddy Kennedy is an embarrassment. I know you will try and rationalize away this slap down, so have fun, but you are still an idiot. Tom, you better come help this clown out here.

 

And yet he didn't run again until the Mass gov race. ... Eight years later.

[Dave_In_Norfolk]

You really do fear Romney getting the nomination don't you? I guess if I was a blind Obama supporter I would too.

Ha ha! Afraid of a guy that is whistling past the grave yard trying to win his own parties nomination? Nice try!

 

 

And look at this!

 

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/11/9365498-gingrich-opens-up-big-leads-in-south-carolina-and-florida

 

Obama’s standing improves in Florida

Turning to the general election, President Obama’s standing has improved in Florida, always a key presidential battleground state.

 

Forty-six percent of registered voters in the state approve of his job, which is up five points since October.

 

In hypothetical match-ups, the president leads Romney by seven points (48 to 41 percent) and Gingrich by 12 points (51 to 39 percent).

 

In South Carolina -- a reliable Republican state in presidential contests -- Obama’s approval rating stands at 44 percent, and he holds narrow leads over Romney (45 to 42 percent) and Gingrich (46 to 42 percent).

 

 

South Carolina????

[ieatcrayonz]

Its why he isn't a "career politician" Newt called him a loser, which is probably what endears you to Romney

 

 

And the unforced error of the night was $10,000 bet....gees, that was stupid!

 

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70246.html

Stupid.

 

Not as stupid as a $500 Million bet of other people's money on Solyndra, but stupid.

[ny33]

Regarless of all the other stupidity here, I do think the whole "Im not a career politician" line from Romney...crap.

 

He ran for Senator, became Governor, then ran for PUSA. Twice.

 

He's not a career politician like Jenna Jameson is not a career jizz bucket.

 

He's also been the head of an extremely successful private equity firm. Romney is not a career politician.

[UConn James]

Newt's thing on teevee last night was that since Romney's calling for him to give back the... what was it... $1.5 million that his 'consulting firm' got from Fannie/Freddie, that Romney ought to give back all the money he made at Bain Capital.

 

I guess it slips Newt's mind that his earnings in question came from the PUBLIC till, while Romney's came from, you know, making money based on the core principles of capitalism and trying to get companies focus on what they do best. (Note to Newt: It isn't always pretty how macrocosm capitalism happens, nor is it always successful. But long-term it's the best for the company, and the best for the country.)

[DC Tom]

I guess it slips Newt's mind that his earnings in question came from the PUBLIC till

 

No, they didn't. Freddie and Fannie were public companies at that time, not funded by tax dollars.

[RkFast]

Newt's thing on teevee last night was that since Romney's calling for him to give back the... what was it... $1.5 million that his 'consulting firm' got from Fannie/Freddie, that Romney ought to give back all the money he made at Bain Capital.

 

I guess it slips Newt's mind that his earnings in question came from the PUBLIC till, while Romney's came from, you know, making money based on the core principles of capitalism and trying to get companies focus on what they do best. (Note to Newt: It isn't always pretty how macrocosm capitalism happens, nor is it always successful. But long-term it's the best for the company, and the best for the country.)

 

 

EH? If Newt provided services, even to a Govt. company, and provided a bill for such services, how did that NOT fall under the core principles of capitalism?

[OCinBuffalo]

Stupid.

 

Not as stupid as a $500 Million bet of other people's money on Solyndra, but stupid.

 

This is what they don't seem to get, do they? It's a matter of amplification.

 

Piddle and Diddle can pee and wee back and forth and the fact is that 90% of America isn't paying attention. But, the leftist media, because ANY Republicanbad signal in the massive NOISE of Obamabad, sounds a lot louder than it actually is, to ears straining to hear it, thinks it's important.

 

Meanwhile, in about 6 months, when the naval air horn that is Solyndra is spun up, they are going to be looking significantly dumber than Piddle or Diddle when they try to counter with their kazoo.

[Dave_In_Norfolk]

Stupid.

 

Not as stupid as a $500 Million bet of other people's money on Solyndra, but stupid.

Who are you? Tom? Darrin? Who?

[UConn James]

Gingrich Breaks [Another] Commandment

 

But the biggest danger of Gingrich’s dig at Romney was that it risked angering conservatives. He didn’t go after Romney for ... his deviation from conservative orthodoxy, but for being an effective capitalist while running Bain.

 

As Charles Krauthhammer, the conservative Washington Post columnist observed on Fox News, “This kind of attack is what you’d expect from a socialist.”

 

And Tom, Gingrinch himself here called Fannie Mae a GSE. Your pedantic side is showing off again.

[GG]

Gingrich Breaks [Another] Commandment

 

 

 

And Tom, Gingrinch himself here called Fannie Mae a GSE. Your pedantic side is showing off again.

 

To clarify - a GSE is a government sponsored enterprise, which is the worst of all evils. They are public companies, but investors view the implicit government backing as a virtual guarantee, which is why many think of them as government agencies. In the end, the Fan/Fred takeover wiped out the equity holders, but the bondholders didn't suffer any losses under the view that it would have been catastrophic.

[UConn James]

Rasmussen poll from the 13th has Newt slipping in the Iowa polls, according to a survey of 750 likely voters.

 

Ron Paul placed second, and it has Romney leading the field by 3 points.

 

Interesting, since Rasmussen was the first to note the upswing for Newt a few weeks ago... maybe he's also the first to note the downturn.

 

Looks like Gingrinch may be the latest Not-Romney to fall by the wayside. In true history-repeats-itself narrative, Reagan wasn't well-liked by the GOP establishment for some of his shifts in policy views (not the least of which were his changed stance on abortion and worries re: his actor's-union presidency) and yet he's now the party's standard. Anyway, this election is looking to be almost a carbon copy of 1980.