Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:29 PM
Grassy Knoll (4,270 posts)
ROMNEY TO ANNOUNCE RUNNING MATE SATURDAY IN VA.
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's campaign says the presumed Republican presidential nominee will announce his running mate Saturday morning in Norfolk, Va. Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ROMNEY_RUNNING_MATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-08-10-23-20-38
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| Grassy Knoll | Aug 2012 | OP | |
| Tx4obama | Aug 2012 | #1 | |
| Springslips | Aug 2012 | #2 | |
| The Wizard | Aug 2012 | #55 | |
| synapticwave | Aug 2012 | #3 | |
| Firebrand Gary | Aug 2012 | #8 | |
| JaneQPublic | Aug 2012 | #11 | |
| tavalon | Aug 2012 | #44 | |
| Drunken Irishman | Aug 2012 | #10 | |
| progressivebydesign | Aug 2012 | #28 | |
| amandabeech | Aug 2012 | #4 | |
| tomm2thumbs | Aug 2012 | #5 | |
| Grassy Knoll | Aug 2012 | #17 | |
| progressivebydesign | Aug 2012 | #27 | |
| DesertRat | Aug 2012 | #45 | |
| rsmith6621 | Aug 2012 | #6 | |
| Firebrand Gary | Aug 2012 | #7 | |
| tomm2thumbs | Aug 2012 | #9 | |
| Iliyah | Aug 2012 | #12 | |
| progressivebydesign | Aug 2012 | #26 | |
| DallasNE | Aug 2012 | #41 | |
| Tx4obama | Aug 2012 | #13 | |
| slackmaster | Aug 2012 | #14 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Aug 2012 | #15 | |
| craigmatic | Aug 2012 | #16 | |
| Springslips | Aug 2012 | #18 | |
| craigmatic | Aug 2012 | #25 | |
| LynneSin | Aug 2012 | #53 | |
| Suji to Seoul | Aug 2012 | #19 | |
| Rosa Luxemburg | Aug 2012 | #20 | |
| onehandle | Aug 2012 | #21 | |
| AnnieBW | Aug 2012 | #22 | |
| progressivebydesign | Aug 2012 | #24 | |
| Tx4obama | Aug 2012 | #30 | |
| highplainsdem | Aug 2012 | #35 | |
| Tx4obama | Aug 2012 | #38 | |
| highplainsdem | Aug 2012 | #40 | |
| progressivebydesign | Aug 2012 | #23 | |
| Iliyah | Aug 2012 | #29 | |
| elleng | Aug 2012 | #31 | |
| jmowreader | Aug 2012 | #32 | |
| alp227 | Aug 2012 | #33 | |
| tavalon | Aug 2012 | #37 | |
| tavalon | Aug 2012 | #34 | |
| flamingdem | Aug 2012 | #36 | |
| politicasista | Aug 2012 | #39 | |
| tavalon | Aug 2012 | #43 | |
| politicasista | Aug 2012 | #46 | |
| Kalidurga | Aug 2012 | #51 | |
| tavalon | Aug 2012 | #52 | |
| DallasNE | Aug 2012 | #47 | |
| tavalon | Aug 2012 | #48 | |
| DallasNE | Aug 2012 | #50 | |
| kestrel91316 | Aug 2012 | #42 | |
| YellaDog1950 | Aug 2012 | #49 | |
| Blackhatjack | Aug 2012 | #54 | |
| dipsydoodle | Aug 2012 | #56 | |
| LarryMerriam | Aug 2012 | #57 |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:30 PM
Tx4obama (28,802 posts)
1. And CNN
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BREAKING: Romney to announce vice presidential pick Saturday (CNN) - Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has announced that Romney will reveal his vice presidential nominee Saturday at a campaign event in Norfolk, Virginia. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/10/breaking-romney-to-announce-vice-presidential-pick-saturday/ |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:32 PM
Springslips (157 posts)
2. My bet
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It is Ryan. The base is foaming. We win Florida.
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Response to Springslips (Reply #2)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 05:43 AM
The Wizard (7,014 posts)
55. Soylent Green for Baby Boomers
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The Ryan plan is nothing more than a strategy for winnowing the baby boomer generation by cutting off health care for aging boomers. It's soft genocide directed at the most vulnerable. What do you expect from predatory capitalists born with silver spoons? America needs a serious realignment and radical redistribution of wealth. Reagan's legacy is the bane of civil society.
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:34 PM
synapticwave (42 posts)
3. since he's doing it in VA
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gotta assume it's McDonnell
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Response to synapticwave (Reply #3)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:38 PM
Firebrand Gary (3,313 posts)
8. That would clearly state that they are throwing the election. nt
Response to Firebrand Gary (Reply #8)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:45 PM
JaneQPublic (4,705 posts)
11. Transvaginal Bob? Absolutely they are. (nt)
Response to Firebrand Gary (Reply #8)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:35 AM
tavalon (25,670 posts)
44. Well, throwing the election and showing that they've accepted the
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inevitability can look surprisingly familiar. Now, Mittens is no brain surgeon, but even he has to know that this isn't going to happen for him. No showing of the taxes, no being of the President. Why not go for the "what the fuck, I've lost anyway" candidate.
I doubt people are lining up to join the SS Mittens Titanic trip. |
Response to synapticwave (Reply #3)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:43 PM
Drunken Irishman (24,587 posts)
10. No way.
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They don't do it like that.
Obama announced Biden at a rally in Springfield, Illinois and Kerry announced Edwards at a rally in Pennsylvania. |
Response to synapticwave (Reply #3)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:14 AM
progressivebydesign (19,363 posts)
28. no, they're doing it at the USS Wisconsin, cuz they're so juvenile.
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Wonder if they'll have balloons and cake, too?
Maybe Mitt will show up in a flight suit. |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:34 PM
amandabeech (8,298 posts)
4. After that, he will be interviewed by Gwen Ifill of PBS.
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The interview will be broadcast on the Monday Newshour.
I thought it a little odd that he would give the interview to PBS on a Saturday. I would think that he would want the interview on one of the news networks which would air the interview or excerpts in time for the Sunday newspapers. |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:34 PM
tomm2thumbs (9,180 posts)
5. Breitbart reporting folks are singing??
I wonder if Brietbart just turned a wee bit in his grave -- I don't think he could turn over but it would be a valiant effort after seeing their headline. Morans? |
Response to tomm2thumbs (Reply #5)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:03 AM
Grassy Knoll (4,270 posts)
17. All Sings ? ......
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Tabernacle choir Perhaps.
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Response to tomm2thumbs (Reply #5)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:13 AM
progressivebydesign (19,363 posts)
27. Get an editor, morans! lol (and please, don't let Romney SING!) nt
Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #27)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:35 AM
DesertRat (9,281 posts)
45. LOL nt
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:36 PM
rsmith6621 (6,651 posts)
6. He Has To Take His BEATING OFF The Front Page
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....QUICK.... This will get the TAX and Bain issue off the front page for a week....its just a diversion. |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:36 PM
Firebrand Gary (3,313 posts)
7. If it is Ryan, I GREATLY look forward to the discussion on tax fairness. BRING IT ON!
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The entire web is on fire that its Ryan too (btw)
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:38 PM
tomm2thumbs (9,180 posts)
9. first thing they should ask VP - if your taxes are done for 2011, why ain't Romney's?
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If he can't do his own taxes using a top shelf crew of accountants (that you know he has), how on earth can he be trusted to work on the nation's economics & budget? How on earth, indeed |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:46 PM
Iliyah (2,343 posts)
12. Ryan the destroyer of entitlements for middle class and the poor
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Every one cheer for the man who was taught by the Catholics but became a true believer in Ayn Rand.
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Response to Iliyah (Reply #12)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:12 AM
progressivebydesign (19,363 posts)
26. You can put a teabagger in an expensive suit, and they still spew crap when they open their mouths.
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Ryan is a gift to the Obama Campaign.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/01/paul-ryan-budget-attack-ads-medicare-cuts_n_1394939.html (from April '12) |
Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #26)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:28 AM
DallasNE (2,942 posts)
41. Today's Fox News Poll Showed
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That 17% of those who identified themselves as Tea Baggers support Obama. Ryan would be a logical choice to attempt to bring many of these Tea Baggers back on board. (Can't control the formatting so I bolded the total).
If the presidential election were held today, how would you vote if the candidates were: Tea Total Dem Rep Ind Party Men Women White Black Hispanic Democrat Barack Obama 49% 88% 6% 41% 17% 47% 51% 42% 93% 63% Republican Mitt Romney 40% 6% 87% 30% 79% 41% 39% 46% 3% 22% (Other) 2% 1% 1% 5% 2% 2% 2% 2% - 4% (Wouldn't vote) 2% 1% 2% 5% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 5% (Don't know) 8% 4% 4% 20% 1% 9% 6% 8% 2% 7% Under Under College No Total Age 35 35-54 55+ 65+ $50k $50k + Degree College Democrat Barack Obama 49% 58% 49% 44% 45% 55% 49% 49% 50% Republican Mitt Romney 40% 31% 38% 46% 43% 34% 43% 39% 40% (Other) 2% 1% 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 2% 1% (Wouldn't vote) 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% (Don't know) 8% 8% 9% 6% 7% 7% 6% 8% 6% |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:53 PM
Tx4obama (28,802 posts)
13. Well, we'll know for sure in a few hours ...
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:56 PM
slackmaster (60,567 posts)
14. it must be important because it's in all caps
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:57 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,359 posts)
15. Imagine if it's this guy...
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Last edited Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:57 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
Hey, Wisconsin! Screw you and your voting me out in November! Screw the investigations! I'm headed for the big time!!! |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:57 PM
craigmatic (3,200 posts)
16. He can't be dumb enough to pick ryan. That guy brings nothing to the table not a state, not any
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real expearience, and he wants to cut medicare and social security. The only thing he can do is tickle republicans' rage boner against government. That's really not enough. Portman would at least bring a needed state to the republicans and not give us as big of a target.
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Response to craigmatic (Reply #16)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:04 AM
Springslips (157 posts)
18. Have you seen their campaign so far?
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Yes they are that dumb.
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Response to Springslips (Reply #18)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:11 AM
craigmatic (3,200 posts)
25. The only thing I can think that ryan actually brings to the table is that he doesn't flip flop like
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Romney does. Is that really someone they think the country will vote for?
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Response to craigmatic (Reply #16)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 02:12 AM
LynneSin (89,793 posts)
53. Like Delaware was a game changer for Obama?
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Ryan is Mitt's lame attempt to suck up to the Teabaggers and Ryan figures it won't hurt his career as a US Representative, he'll still have the job in 2013
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:05 AM
Suji to Seoul (1,921 posts)
19. Is it him. . .
OR this guy?
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:06 AM
Rosa Luxemburg (21,987 posts)
20. Whoever it is we'll all laugh
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stepping aboard the Titanic!
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:06 AM
onehandle (35,392 posts)
21. My money, as always, is on Rubio. nt
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:07 AM
AnnieBW (6,416 posts)
22. THey're Doing it on the USS Wisconsin
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Gotta be Ryan. I mean, using the troops as a backdrop is such a Boosh stunt. But if he's doing it on the USS Wisconsin, it's got to be because the Congressman from Wisconsin wins the booby prize.
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Response to AnnieBW (Reply #22)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:10 AM
progressivebydesign (19,363 posts)
24. Can they legally USE the troops for something like that? Romney is a private citizen..
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the military are not like extras in a film. And he is not liked by the troops at all.
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Response to AnnieBW (Reply #22)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:15 AM
Tx4obama (28,802 posts)
30. I thought it was illegal to use government property for campaign events (?) n/t
Response to Tx4obama (Reply #30)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:21 AM
highplainsdem (11,110 posts)
35. The USS Wisconsin is now one of the exhibits in Norfolk's Nauticus museum.
Response to highplainsdem (Reply #35)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:23 AM
Tx4obama (28,802 posts)
38. Well, I bet if a Democrat did it the republicans would have a shit-fit. n/t
Response to Tx4obama (Reply #38)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:24 AM
highplainsdem (11,110 posts)
40. I agree.
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:10 AM
progressivebydesign (19,363 posts)
23. Word is it's Ryan. So Romney is just so precious doing it at the USS Wisconsin. (oh brother.)
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Seriously.. they are running that campaign like a sorority president contest.
Oh gosh.. Ryan/Wisconsin.. the USS Wisconsin? Adorable, I tell ya! Of course that's the closest Mitt or his sons will EVER get to the military in their lives, touring a Navy Ship. Ryan is already reviled by seniors: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/01/paul-ryan-budget-attack-ads-medicare-cuts_n_1394939.html And the comments I saw online today by ALL kinds of seniors, were NOT friendly toward him at all. He's a fucking Norquist wannabe, and the Koch brother's little investment. Romney is finding out WHY you don't take hundreds of millions of dollars from scumbags... they all want something. Romney no more picked his VP, than he does his own laundry. |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:15 AM
Iliyah (2,343 posts)
29. I just read that Darth Cheney and KKKarl Rovee
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have made Mittens choice, ummmmmmmmmm, Condi Rice, or another female. . . .and on a ship, OH PLEASE, this shit was forced.
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:15 AM
elleng (40,519 posts)
31. Just heard, on local NBC news, announcement aboard the U.S.S. Wisconsin docked in Norfolk.
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Virginia Governor mcdonnell will attend, and the boys will be off to visit several Virginia cities.
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:16 AM
jmowreader (23,919 posts)
32. He finally found someone who has a political death wish?
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The political life of anyone who runs on the Romney ticket is over. I don't know ANY Repuke, save maybe Christine O'Donnell or Michele Bachmann, who'd do it.
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:17 AM
alp227 (20,426 posts)
33. NBC News: "Sources indicate Rep. Paul Ryan is the VP choice."
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http://www.facebook.com/msnbc/posts/314000185362907
I've gotta say: Paul Ryan 2012=Thomas Eagleton 1972. (I think it's a bit too much to compare Ryan and that political novice Sarah Palin.) |
Response to alp227 (Reply #33)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:21 AM
tavalon (25,670 posts)
37. Yeah, nobody will ever compare to Palin
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Last edited Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:28 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) She was a mistake of Palinesque proportions.
Edited to add: I used to think that McCain just went senile, but while still a Republican, he stopped being batshit crazy after the election. Something about being a Presidential candidate is just crazy making, I think. |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:17 AM
tavalon (25,670 posts)
34. Is this kind of like the Friday night news dump?
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I wonder if he hopes we'll just be too busy to notice he has a running mate come Monday? LOL
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:21 AM
flamingdem (22,659 posts)
36. Ryan is the only one opportunistic and stupid enough to say yes
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to a suicide mission
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:23 AM
politicasista (13,805 posts)
39. He couldn't even wait until after the Olympics ended.
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What an attention clown.
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Response to politicasista (Reply #39)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:30 AM
tavalon (25,670 posts)
43. Actually, that bolsters my theory
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that he's trying to keep this on the low down so maybe we won't notice he acquired a suicidal idiot, I mean, running mate. If everyone is glued to the Olympics, this weekend news dump idea might just work.
Nah. |
Response to tavalon (Reply #43)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:35 AM
politicasista (13,805 posts)
46. You may be on to something there n/t
Response to tavalon (Reply #43)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 01:32 AM
Kalidurga (4,819 posts)
51. Do you think they can keep this on the low down til November...
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I know that the voting populace doesn't really pay attention to politics, but seriously I think people will notice Ryan is on the ticket at least by the convention.
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Response to Kalidurga (Reply #51)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 01:33 AM
tavalon (25,670 posts)
52. It's their only hope
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But no, we will tear him to pieces in short order. Shouldn't take more than a week, 2 at the most, but they will be good times. Good times.
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Response to politicasista (Reply #39)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:37 AM
DallasNE (2,942 posts)
47. Romney Needs To Drive
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The news that he didn't pay income taxes for 10 years and Romney's role in Marriott's legal issue while he was on their Board off the front pages. I actually picked this weekend for the VP announcement so it would be the story on Sunday talk. The surprise would have been that he didn't announce his pick on Saturday.
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Response to DallasNE (Reply #47)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:43 AM
tavalon (25,670 posts)
48. So he wants us to know who the sap is?
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Interesting.
It's almost like he thinks this contest isn't over. It's over. Been over for a few weeks now. Done. Stick a fork in it. Wow, Presidential candidates must really live in thick bubbles. But then again, Obama is once again a Presidential candidate and yet he seems to see how it is. He's lobbing them back with his non-dominant hand. I think the only reason Obama isn't completely phoning it in is because he loves campaigning so much. |
Response to tavalon (Reply #48)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 01:23 AM
DallasNE (2,942 posts)
50. NBC Is Reporting That It Is Paul Ryan
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The WSJ editorial the other day made it almost a sure bet that it would be Ryan.
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:29 AM
kestrel91316 (45,375 posts)
42. The fall-back position? Another white dude.
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Because they tried a woman and that didn't work, and they CAN NOT try a minority male.
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 01:04 AM
YellaDog1950 (44 posts)
49. Romney-Ryan
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Daily Kos: Introducing the Committee to End Medicare
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/11/1118297/-Introducing-the-Committee-to-End-Medicare-Romney-Ryan-2012?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailykos%2Findex+%28Daily+Kos%29 (and to end medicaid and Obamacare) And here's an article on Ryan in The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/06/120806fa_fact_lizza Ryan as the VP choice was made specifically for the base. This will bring the tea bags out in droves where they will be voting for Ryan and every other Repugnant that is running for office in this country. They want it all. And, the stark reality is that the Ryan budget was passed in the House. All they need is control of the Senate and a President who will sign on the dotted line. |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 02:34 AM
Blackhatjack (11,057 posts)
54. 8:45 am Romney Will Announce VP Pick (Wash Post)
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Friday, August 10, 2012 11:34:52 PM
NEWS ALERT BREAKING: Mitt Romney will announce his vice presidential running mate Saturday Mitt Romney will announce his vice presidential running mate Saturday morning in Norfolk, Va., as he kicks off a swing state bus tour at the USS Wisconsin, his campaign announced late Friday night. The campaign did not say who he had selected, but Romney plans to make the announcement at 8:45 a.m. when he tours the USS Wisconsin. www.washingtonpost.com |
Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 05:56 AM
dipsydoodle (32,586 posts)
56. Bet its not
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Usain Bolt.
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Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:36 AM
LarryMerriam (1 post)
57. Join the opposition to Grover
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add your name to the petition to stop Grover Norquist at
www.grovernorquistchallenge.org |



