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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney's DOUBLE SECRET INSIDE INFO from "a number African American leaders after the event"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/mitt-romney-naacp-booing_n_1666055.html?1342036771
"I spoke with a number African American leaders after the event," he said without naming them, "and they said a lot of folks dont want to say they are not going to vote for Barack Obama but they are disappointed in his lack of policies to improve our schools, disappointed in urban policy, disappointed in the economy."
"People want to see someone who can get this economy going," Romney added. "I expect to get African-American votes. At the end of my speech having a standing ovation was generous and hospitable on the part of the audience. While we disagree on some issues like Obamacare, a lot of issues we see eye to eye."
Despite Romney's contention, the NAACP said Wednesday that much of its agenda was "at odds" with the candidate's, especially with respect to issues like health care, education and marriage equality. However, the NAACP said they appreciated that he was "courageous" and spoke to them directly.
Romney also said in the interview that he would release his tax information for the current year "as soon as that's prepared."
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Mitt Romney's DOUBLE SECRET INSIDE INFO from "a number African American leaders after the event" (Original Post)
Amerigo Vespucci
Jul 2012
OP
What an stupid ASSHOLE...more proof (as if we needed it) that Willard just sucks at politics
BeyondGeography
Jul 2012
#3
Flip that coin and it's heads or tails. In other words heads he says yes and tails he says no.
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#5
spanone
(135,831 posts)1. bwahahahahahaaa
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)2. Liar
That is all.
BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)3. What an stupid ASSHOLE...more proof (as if we needed it) that Willard just sucks at politics
Now everyone who supposedly confided in him has to deny it.
All he had to say is that African-Americans share the concerns of all Americans re. the economy and he expect he'll get a fair hearing from them.
Instead, he casts a cloud over everyone he spoke with.
What a pal.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)5. Flip that coin and it's heads or tails. In other words heads he says yes and tails he says no.
You see that is the very same question. Heads/Tails.
lumpy
(13,704 posts)4. Prove it, Romney, and we might believe you are not lying.
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MarianJack
(10,237 posts)6. I believe that this horse hockey comes from...
...the same people who spread the BS about Democrats being glad that george w moron was in the white House for the 9/11 attacks.
PEACE!
JBoy
(8,021 posts)7. Are these leaders both national and international?
siligut
(12,272 posts)8. Apparently, Romney carts black people around with him.
And those are the people he spoke with after his speech to the NAACP.