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[B-Dubs]

There's so many "worst" parts. That's why this is so bad. It isn't just one thing he said. That's why this story will have legs for a while.

And if those internet guys are to be believed his taxes will leak next week too, mother of god man.

Oh god he's trying to play it off as a strategy type comment, go home Mittens go home.

 

[teruterubozu]

Foxnews.com is pretending like nothing happened tonight. They don't even want to acknowledge that mitt threw together a press conference.

Fox news channel just admitted that it's worse than Obama's "guns & religion".

The conservatives are not gonna say anything until 12 PM EST - when their talking points Spin Doctor GURU Rush Limbaugh weighs in.

 

[RustyNails]

Oh man guys, I'm gonna feel real bad if Romney commits suicide.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/six-dead-in-gubernatorial-suicide-pact,1816/

Um what? Mitt Romney has $350 million in his bank account. The guy takes a dive in his money pool everyday like Scrooge McDuck. If Mitt Romney loses the election, he will still be the richest mofo to ever lose the election. He is going to live the best life for the remainder of his life which the 99% of Americans can't for the entirety of their lives.

 

[Milabrega]

How dare these Americans feel entitled to food.

 

[worldrunover]

Seriously, I have lived around politics my entire life(my father was a politician). I have met many politicians in my time and discussed various topics in regards to elections, and social issues. Never in my 34 years of life have I ever seen such a trainwreck of a campaign.

I have never seen a politician fall so fast and so hard, as Mitt Romney has fallen. They will write books about this election cycle.

I think people are finally starting to remember how desperately the voters DIDN'T want him to be the nominee. Maybe it was because he knew he was a train wreck waiting to happen. They were BEGGING for a semi-competent challenger to face him. And unfortunately for the GOP one never emerged.

 

[demon]

Lmao. Looks like someone just woke him up and he grabbed some random tie from an intern.

Don't have tv so I couldn't watch the press conference, and I literally burst out laughing when I saw that. Poor Mitt. Poor, poor rich Mitt.

 

[Slime]

Wow, he sugarcoated it like crazy. His actual comments were dripping with disdain and venom. What a piece of shit.

 

[B-Dubs]

I think people are finally starting to remember how desperately the voters DIDN'T want him to be the nominee. Maybe it was because he knew he was a train wreck waiting to happen. They were BEGGING for a semi-competent challenger to face him. And unfortunately for the GOP one never emerged.

Seriously, Santorum or Cain-train would be running a better campaign. They'd still lose, but we wouldn't have as many lols.

 

[RustyNails]

Fox news channel just admitted that it's worse than Obama's "guns & religion".

The conservatives are not gonna say anything until 12 PM EST - when their talking points Spin Doctor GURU Rush Limbaugh weighs in.

Greta Van Susteran thought it wasn't the best idea to hold a presser, because it only elevated the incident.

Rush, Laura Ingraham, Hannity and other mouth breathers are going to love Romney's double down. Had Romney backed away from hating on poor/black people, Rush would've fried Romney so hard.

 

[worldrunover]

Fox news channel just admitted that it's worse than Obama's "guns & religion".

The conservatives are not gonna say anything until 12 PM EST - when their talking points Spin Doctor GURU Rush Limbaugh weighs in.

I just saw Van Sustern talking about it with three dudes who were sitting way too close to each other. Basically every question was trying to compare this to the guns and religion quote from 4 years ago.

 

[Angry Fork]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnB0NZzl5HA

youtube comment:

lets not forget the Big O's candid moment with Medvedev when he said he would have "more flexibility" after the election to negotiate vital missile defense with the former USSR.

rofl

 

[Tamanon]

Robert Asselin ‏@rasselin66
4 years ago John McCain thought Sarah Palin was a better running mate than Mitt Romney. You have to admire his political instincts.

Heh

 

[StopMakingSense]

youtube comment:

rofl

Bargaining, I guess?

 

[B-Dubs]

Heh

Seriously, McCain dodged a bullet there.

 

[RDreamer]

I think people are finally starting to remember how desperately the voters DIDN'T want him to be the nominee. Maybe it was because he knew he was a train wreck waiting to happen. They were BEGGING for a semi-competent challenger to face him. And unfortunately for the GOP one never emerged.

Not quite. They didn't want him not because they wanted someone competent, but because they wante a true conservative. Romney won on electability. Basically they thought he was the most competent to take on Obama.

 

[teruterubozu]

Greta Van Susteran thought it wasn't the best idea to hold a presser, because it only elevated the incident.

Rush, Laura Ingraham, Hannity and other mouth breathers are going to love Romney's double down. Had Romney backed away from hating on poor/black people, Rush would've fried Romney so hard.

It's gonna be a glorious day of political chatter tomorrow!

 

[worldrunover]

Seriously, McCain dodged a bullet there.

No way. Romney would not have been put under the scrutiny that Palin was, plus once the economy collapsed McCain would've looked better when he had an "economic guy" on this team. There's no sugarcoating the Palin decision unless Mitt Romney LITERALLY takes a shit at the podium. Like, pants down and everything.

 

[Hobbestetrician]

No way. Romney would not have been put under the scrutiny that Palin was, plus once the economy collapsed McCain would've looked better when he had an "economic guy" on this team. There's no sugarcoating the Palin decision unless Mitt Romney LITERALLY takes a shit at the podium. Like, pants down and everything.

Still 50-some days left...

 

[B-Dubs]

No way. Romney would not have been put under the scrutiny that Palin was, plus once the economy collapsed McCain would've looked better when he had an "economic guy" on this team. There's no sugarcoating the Palin decision unless Mitt Romney LITERALLY takes a shit at the podium. Like, pants down and everything.

What do you call this? The only thing that could possibly be worse at this point is if he called Obama a n***** in the middle of the debates, then doubled down in a presser after words and called him it again!

 

[polyh3dron]

Basically they thought he was the most competent to take on Obama.

Unfortunately for them, they were right.

 

[Father_Brain]

Full video of the Romney conference. A bad response, badly delivered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-pXXMgrK00U

 

[RustyNails]

No way. Romney would not have been put under the scrutiny that Palin was, plus once the economy collapsed McCain would've looked better when he had an "economic guy" on this team. There's no sugarcoating the Palin decision unless Mitt Romney LITERALLY takes a shit at the podium. Like, pants down and everything.

Gotta agree with this.

 

[Gotchaye]

What do you call this? The only thing that could possibly be worse at this point is if he called Obama a n***** in the middle of the debates, then doubled down in a presser after words and called him it again!

Well, it was inartfully expressed, but he stands by the idea. He should have used "boy".

 

[jamesinclair]

But not all of these people are automatically Obama supporters. In fact, according to a map published by the Tax Foundation, eight of the top ten states with the lowest income-tax liability are the heart of Romney country — the deep south. The only exceptions are Florida, a battleground state, and New Mexico, which leans toward Obama. Meanwhile, most of the states with the lowest level of nonpayers are Obama states.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...8578a5e-012f-11e2-b257-e1c2b3548a4a_blog.html

When you put it that way....


The dems have the house. I guarantee it.

 

[massoluk]

Heh

haha, holy shit, McCain.
/bow.

 

[Plinko]

Wait a minute--he had a press conference and, instead of offering an apology, FIRMS his ridiculous stance?

WOW. This is far worse than the McCain campaign.

Can't wait for GOP Congressional/Senate candidates to start backing away from supporting him now. What a HUGE disaster for Romney.

 

[StopMakingSense]

So when does he suspend his campaign to wage his war on eating?

 

[Rob_]

White House Says It's Unconstitutional To Strike Down The NDAA

http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-administration-fights-for-the-ndaa-2012-9#ixzz26lpYIaCN

Judge Katherine B. Forrest permanently blocked the government from enforcing the National Defense Authorization Act, claiming it was too vague and would have a "chilling effect" on free speech.

And now the Department of Justice is calling Forrest's ruling "unprecedented," arguing that the government has long had the authority to detain anyone it deems a threat to the county, The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog reported Friday.

Why is the obama administration so awful..

 

[Dominican Power]

Fucking poors, eating all the rich man's food.

 

[Clevinger]

the press conference

 

[teiresias]

I didn't make the initial comparison in the OT topic, but I threw this together for my Facebook based on the suggestion:

 

[kehs]

I'll clear it up in the future....not right now during the press conference to clear it up



......


At the very end, did he just say he'll say what people want to hear cause they're giving him money?

 

[Stinkles]

No way. Romney would not have been put under the scrutiny that Palin was, plus once the economy collapsed McCain would've looked better when he had an "economic guy" on this team. There's no sugarcoating the Palin decision unless Mitt Romney LITERALLY takes a shit at the podium. Like, pants down and everything.

Palin required no scrutiny beyond a functioning mic.

Problem is as much the message as the messenger.

 

[Tamanon]

I didn't make the initial comparison in the OT topic, but I threw this together for my Facebook based on the suggestion:

Filched

 

[worldrunover]

the press conference

I just don't understand why he would do this. It makes no sense.

 

[Gotchaye]

the press conference

Beautiful.

 

[The Librarian]

 

[Snake]

I take back my comments saying this was a non-story. The escalation is significant, and knowing Mitt he might just be getting started.

 

[teiresias]

the press conference

Oh my god, that was so awful. Completely deflective, defensive, and definitely won't hold up with the actual video being played right next to it.

Him walking off as he refuses to answer whether the video showed his actual beliefs and whether they were his core convictions is just completely awful and damning optics.

 

[Chumly]

Frankly with such a hasty shitty press conference he just hosted he might as well just slept on it and did a better one in the morning. Not like the morning shows aren't going to talk about it.

 

[RustyNails]

At this rate, Obama campaign should just buy lottery tickets with its campaign cash. Romney is doing everything to stop Romney from becoming the next President.

 

[Stinkles]

White House Says It's Unconstitutional To Strike Down The NDAA

http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-administration-fights-for-the-ndaa-2012-9#ixzz26lpYIaCN



Why is the obama administration so awful..

Nice avatar - demonstrates reliable positioning - although in this instance I agree with the judge.

 

[Measley]

Morning Joe tomorrow is going to be sooooo good.

 

[Touchdown]

Full video of the Romney conference. A bad response, badly delivered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-pXXMgrK00U

 

[Tamanon]

Frankly with such a hasty shitty press conference he just hosted he might as well just slept on it and did a better one in the morning. Not like the morning shows aren't going to talk about it.

Mitt is rapidly showing he's all about the late night awful response.

 

[PhoenixDark]

My initial thoughts were that if he dismissed the outrage, released a statement (on paper) and maybe gave an interview tomorrow afternoon this might blow away. At best, it could fire up his base who certainly believes that 47% of people "pay no taxes" as Kosmo would say.

After seeing the media's response, a couple things

1. It's pretty obvious the media doesn't like Romney, at all. I'm not even sure it has anything to do with politics
2. You could tell Romney was either embarrassed or angry.
3. Giving a press conference at 10PM is never a good thing. This will be news all week

Remember my post from earlier, about Romney keeping his nose down until the debate, winning it, and thus moving back into contention? Well you can throw that out the window.

 

[teruterubozu]

the press conference

God it's even more cringeworthy on 2nd viewing.

 

[johnsmith]

the press conference

 

[Clevinger]

I just don't understand why he would do this. It makes no sense.

Well, the crappy answers don't make sense (or it's the best he can do considering the situation), but he wants to get some clarification from him out before the big newspapers and morning shows tomorrow.

 

[NullPointer]

At this rate, Obama campaign should just buy lottery tickets with its campaign cash. Romney is doing everything to stop Romney from becoming the next President.

Well Romney should have seen Romney coming if ya ask me.