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17. exactly, why risk jail time just to narrow the margin of victory.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:02 PM
Nov 2012

besides, it helps keep the ploy on ice for use next time round....

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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