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Qutzupalotl

(14,230 posts)
6. I like the theory that goes
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:54 PM
Nov 2012

They planned to steal Ohio, but Ohio wasn't going to be enough to win, so they called the plan off.

The incredulous rove remains inexplicable. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #1
Yes - and your wife was correct malaise Nov 2012 #2
He looks more like Lurch the Fucking Stiff (TM, not me) in that picture than I've ever seen. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2012 #43
They never seem close, even when they kiss sammytko Nov 2012 #50
Now THAT is really perverted. DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #80
LOL: Zomney LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #59
Hard to watch malaise Nov 2012 #73
zomney- love it- you should have come up with that earlier! RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #92
i think it was clear from the timing of the concession speech unblock Nov 2012 #3
I'm not saying one way or another - my suspicions are always that they try to steal TlalocW Nov 2012 #13
I thought the same thing about the speech. BattyDem Nov 2012 #25
Yes, very rehearsed and slightly tweaked... Phentex Nov 2012 #38
When I saw Rove freak out, I knew something went awry with a plan Siwsan Nov 2012 #4
I like the theory that goes Qutzupalotl Nov 2012 #6
But, wouldn't they tell Rove, so he wouldn't look like such a fool? Siwsan Nov 2012 #8
exactly, why risk jail time just to narrow the margin of victory. unblock Nov 2012 #17
that's what I think bluemarkers Nov 2012 #79
Yep. Given all the attention that was focused on Ohio hifiguy Nov 2012 #15
We have a winnah!!!! I have no doubt that this is exactly what happened. Of course Ann had her monmouth Nov 2012 #16
Secret Service is happy, think of all the code names beginning with "J" they would have crunch60 Nov 2012 #27
What happened with the food? malaise Nov 2012 #55
Packed up and donated to the downtrodden, suffering 1% nt LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #61
Yes! Dick Morris was sure of his "landslide" prediction, too. pacalo Nov 2012 #21
That makes a lot of sense pscot Nov 2012 #26
+1! the people in Florida didn't get the message though but it didn't matter either..good take uponit7771 Nov 2012 #39
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #54
We will know this if Husted meets with an untimely death in the next couple of years. kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #86
Actually, Husted had pissed off TWO federal judges by then! nt tblue37 Nov 2012 #89
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #52
They were blindsided by Pennsylvania being called so early, they thought Penn was a done deal. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #94
I'd go with the "ire" of the mega donors. Never use a big word .... Scuba Nov 2012 #5
... or a little one. :) eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #49
Stealing an election from a sitting President who expects you to try it.... Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #7
Yes! liberalmuse Nov 2012 #78
I agree Awknid Nov 2012 #9
Anonymous maybe, if so, cheers to them. crunch60 Nov 2012 #28
Maybe they didn't expect the Ohio SOS to come out and say he was going home! madaboutharry Nov 2012 #10
They really thought they would win Mz Pip Nov 2012 #11
all good movies Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #12
Anonymous? voteearlyvoteoften Nov 2012 #14
Anonymous announced on the 29th of October, I think... Frustratedlady Nov 2012 #83
Brilliant observation by your wife, PC. I did not see Ann or romney that Cha Nov 2012 #18
I don't buy the vote hacking nonsense RomneyLies Nov 2012 #19
Not to mention Floyd_Gondolli Nov 2012 #35
no, floyd, this thread onethatcares Nov 2012 #40
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #56
+1001 Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #66
Except there's no mention of any of that Floyd_Gondolli Nov 2012 #70
Maybe that's because it goes without saying? Turborama Nov 2012 #75
+1000 "WE messed up their theft" n/t Beartracks Nov 2012 #84
+100000000000 Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #85
Makes sense too, the said they never expected gains in black and youth vote uponit7771 Nov 2012 #42
that hairdo was angela lansbury in the manchurian candidate elehhhhna Nov 2012 #20
Don't forget - Josh Marshall's Nov 5 TPM post - "This Could Get Weird" NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #22
OMG, you're right! renate Nov 2012 #71
Your wife is quite right Stargazer09 Nov 2012 #23
All dressed up and no place to go, except home to bed with little fanfare. crunch60 Nov 2012 #29
That is the PERFECT nickname for Willard. Indpndnt Nov 2012 #76
Mitt is just "Shell Shocked" chuckstevens Nov 2012 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author DevonRex Nov 2012 #30
I have to agree Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #31
Gotta wonder if the BFEE had a hand in this turn of events... PuraVidaDreamin Nov 2012 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Awknid Nov 2012 #60
My theory is they thought the fix was in but then somehow it got unfixed hobbit709 Nov 2012 #33
Or, it could be that they all live within the FoxNoise bubble justiceischeap Nov 2012 #34
It's going to take a bulldozer of evidence to prove to me that the fix was NOT in. nc4bo Nov 2012 #36
Then again, maybe the 99% just had a better ground game and whupped their entitled butts. Hugin Nov 2012 #37
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #58
That's the reason I wanted the poll numbers to show a bigger lead for the President . Arkansas Granny Nov 2012 #41
As a woman, I agree with Mrs. Intern: that hairdo was for a special night. mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #44
Oh, for FFS GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #45
Scoff all you want. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 #47
I start from the assumption that they Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 #46
Here you go: Kingofalldems Nov 2012 #48
I love the part where he says...we are monitoring your servers.....ha! Gin Nov 2012 #64
And SHE was the only ONE that stood out on that stage in the bright RED dress sammytko Nov 2012 #51
K&R It is impossible to underestimate the lengths they will go to in order to seize Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #53
There was always a remote possibility treestar Nov 2012 #57
Well, the Romney's are clearly not used to being denied anything. Greybnk48 Nov 2012 #62
Whatever it might have been, it failed. MineralMan Nov 2012 #63
While I certainly see the possibility of all kinds of shenanigans... redqueen Nov 2012 #65
Victory dress and pageant hair demhottie Nov 2012 #67
I called it "wedding hair" in a post I wrote that night..... msanthrope Nov 2012 #68
Anonymous, anyone? Autumn Colors Nov 2012 #69
I agree 100% StarryNite Nov 2012 #72
I think the moral of the story is that you should listen to your wife ! Marrah_G Nov 2012 #74
"we'll take care of the counting" Matariki Nov 2012 #77
I'm not one for conspiracy theories, usually, but I think a fix was in on this one. It just wasn't Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #81
As a woman I agree with your wife.... Little Star Nov 2012 #82
I noticed that exact same thing. I think she would have changed from her Nancy Reagan Red sheath to Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #90
An extraordinary hairdo, for sure Tumbulu Nov 2012 #87
What if Petraeus allowed Benghazi to HOP on 9-11 providing an October Surprise opportunity for Mitt. Zen Democrat Nov 2012 #88
I think you have a point there 2naSalit Nov 2012 #91
I totally agree with your wife- I could see they were manufacturing consent for a stolen election RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #93
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