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omg! ed says rmoney is going on nbc, cbs AND abc tonight. get your dvrs out. eom (Original Post) ellenfl Jul 2012 OP
Is he dropping out? liberal N proud Jul 2012 #1
Nah, he's just going to try and explain the whole Bain mess to clear the air Marsala Jul 2012 #3
Do you think he will say, "I am not a crook"? nt tblue37 Jul 2012 #25
That would great. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #26
Chait: "Romney must be incredibly shaken up if he's giving interviews to non-rightwing media" Marsala Jul 2012 #2
My guess is a very 'carefully' (there's that word again) drafted speech louis-t Jul 2012 #4
I smell desperation! RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #5
Lots of Tweets the last several minutes Dalai_1 Jul 2012 #6
I wonder if this is a VP announcement...? Champion Jack Jul 2012 #7
No! It will be days before their convention. LiberalFighter Jul 2012 #10
Three networks get the chance to ask him some REAL questions..... PearliePoo2 Jul 2012 #8
He won't take questions. He's afraid of being challenged. Scuba Jul 2012 #12
I predict a major ass kissing session. Bain and the others control the media. No real questions. freshwest Jul 2012 #27
Is he going to sit there and tell us how Obama has failed, outsourced our sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #9
This is also the way he'd run his presidency. Reactive. ancianita Jul 2012 #11
IMO if he doesn't release any tax returns or his "retirement agreement" ProgressiveEconomist Jul 2012 #13
catherine crier said he gave an interview to a utah(?) paper in 2001 ellenfl Jul 2012 #15
speak Willard flamingdem Jul 2012 #14
Full metal freakout C_U_L8R Jul 2012 #16
He has to cover up the truth with lies! Kteachums Jul 2012 #17
Damage control. Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #18
"With 5 national interviews today, Mitt Romney will certainly turn lemons into bath salts." NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #19
Rmoney's "Checkers" speech? Ishoutandscream2 Jul 2012 #20
Yeah, But Romney Tied Checkers to the Roof of his Car n/t Yavin4 Jul 2012 #21
Touche', LOL! Ishoutandscream2 Jul 2012 #23
So what...nt and-justice-for-all Jul 2012 #22
I can't stomach watching him. He disgusts me!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #24
Great sandyshoes17 Jul 2012 #28

Marsala

(2,090 posts)
3. Nah, he's just going to try and explain the whole Bain mess to clear the air
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 02:12 PM
Jul 2012

But he'll end up lying and getting caught in more inconsistencies.

Marsala

(2,090 posts)
2. Chait: "Romney must be incredibly shaken up if he's giving interviews to non-rightwing media"
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 02:11 PM
Jul 2012

Jonathan Chait's tweet:

On the Mitt desperation scale, 10 being "saw off your own leg and eat it to avoid starving," interviews with 3 television networks is a 9.5

louis-t

(23,199 posts)
4. My guess is a very 'carefully' (there's that word again) drafted speech
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 02:13 PM
Jul 2012

that he will totally botch, then stutter his way through explaining. Oh, and a lot of "Obama'z gunna take away yer guns and he's just distracting from the failed FAILED failed, jobs, jobs, blah, blah, blah.."

RedStateLiberal

(1,374 posts)
5. I smell desperation!
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 02:14 PM
Jul 2012

I'm sure he'll try to explain away Baingate as a "legal quirk" because he's clearly been caught in a lie and if not, he's in deep shit with the SEC. Something like "I wasn't involved with Bain at all after '99. I was only the CEO, president, chairman of the board, and chief stockholder." LOL!

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
8. Three networks get the chance to ask him some REAL questions.....
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 02:19 PM
Jul 2012

Will they or have the corporate masters decided the fix is in?
We shall see.

sinkingfeeling

(51,279 posts)
9. Is he going to sit there and tell us how Obama has failed, outsourced our
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 02:20 PM
Jul 2012

jobs, and taxed us to death with ACA?

ancianita

(35,816 posts)
11. This is also the way he'd run his presidency. Reactive.
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 02:22 PM
Jul 2012

Can't wait to hear all the lawyer loophole talk about drawing a paycheck from a company you're the sole head of and saying you "weren't there."

ProgressiveEconomist

(5,818 posts)
13. IMO if he doesn't release any tax returns or his "retirement agreement"
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 03:17 PM
Jul 2012

with Bain, he can only intensify the media feeding frenzy the Boston Globe ignited.

If he just tries a Friday "news dump" with lame talking points, the media won't accept the "old news" argument that usually follows a Friday evening news event.
IMO you can't assuage shark attacks without providing them with some red meat.

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)
15. catherine crier said he gave an interview to a utah(?) paper in 2001
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 03:28 PM
Jul 2012

and said he was GOING TO retire from bain. that doesn't sound like he already had. he's screwed because he was trying to qualify to run for guv in massachusetts and lied about never having left massachusetts but only taking a leave of absence.

are you beginning to love superpacs? at least until october?

ellen fl

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
16. Full metal freakout
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 03:29 PM
Jul 2012

This is pretty extraordinary. They are flipping out over their self destruction. I don't know how they fix this unraveling.

Kteachums

(331 posts)
17. He has to cover up the truth with lies!
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 03:38 PM
Jul 2012

We must have hit the truth so, the Pugs have to try to cover it up! Why else would he defend himself on all three channels? I think he should go hide out in his lakehouse until this blows over.

NYC Liberal

(20,132 posts)
19. "With 5 national interviews today, Mitt Romney will certainly turn lemons into bath salts."
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 03:55 PM
Jul 2012

From @LOLGOP on Twitter

Can't wait to watch the hilarity ensure.

sandyshoes17

(657 posts)
28. Great
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 09:54 PM
Jul 2012

He's going to screw up. He's been trying not to talk nationally, he can't speak without sounding like an arrogant prick. He will say something stupid. The more Obama forces him into these situations the better it is to expose the real Romney.

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