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Dawson Leery

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18. Gaffe after gaffe after gaffe.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 10:29 PM

Feb 2012

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ROMNEY: 'Not An Ardent Fan-But I have some friends who are NASCAR team OWNERS." [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

LOL! pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #1

It's interesting. You know his advisers are trying to tell him not to come across as out of touch Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #8

I think it's like the scorpion story. It's in his nature. pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #12

That's just 'cause when the rest of us do our laundry.... DCKit Feb 2012 #46

He should just put on a top hat, tails and a monocle and embrace his Monopoly Man nature. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #48

LOL, he really doesn't get it! Ishoutandscream2 Feb 2012 #40

Good gracious. The guy just can't help himself. It's too thoroughly ingrained. fishwax Feb 2012 #2

Wow - the robot's programming is jammed on a continuous loop aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #3

How does he keep missing soft balls like this? agentS Feb 2012 #4

He just can't help himself. pa28 Feb 2012 #5

We need a complete list aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #11

Good idea. Anybody should feel free to add. pa28 Feb 2012 #15

He also said the banks were scared too (regarding foreclosure and underwater homes) ecstatic Feb 2012 #25

And that reminded me of the "corporations are people" remark. pa28 Feb 2012 #27

The Repub nomination will go to whoever shuts their mouth first muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #6

Romney is just as good a gift to Dems as was Michael Steele! madinmaryland Feb 2012 #7

he has the WORSE campaign team in modern history... madrchsod Feb 2012 #9

You want a guy who is completely out of touch with reality? Look no further than Mitt. Initech Feb 2012 #10

Is He Secretly A Writer for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert? Yavin4 Feb 2012 #13

Jon Stewart's advice pretty much sums it up. bayareamike Feb 2012 #14

Just goes to prove... silverweb Feb 2012 #16

The Gaffe assembly line must have added a shift Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #17

Gaffe after gaffe after gaffe. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #18

What a strange golem Rmoney is TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #19

Is he embracing his role as Mr. One Percent? ecstatic Feb 2012 #20

I had to check if this was a joke. Talk about clueless. JBoy Feb 2012 #21

Giving him every benefit of the doubt gratuitous Feb 2012 #35

I think he'll have a better chance of winning if he just mimes from now on........ What am I saying? Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #22

He is like a gift that keeps on giving! Glimmer of Hope Feb 2012 #23

NASCAR is hard for Romney and Santorum - too many left turns! nt BOHICA12 Feb 2012 #24

This guy is so incredibly out of touch. He has absolutely no clue! None at all. But, keep on talking Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #26

His handlers must be cheaply paid.. or, he runs the show himself, kinda Hitleresque, a Bully man opihimoimoi Feb 2012 #28

"I once gave serious thought to buying NASCAR DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #29

That's a DUzy! No DUplicitous DUpe Feb 2012 #44

"Ardent" fan, "resolute", "severe" conservative aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #30

He's incapable of speaking like normal people pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #32

I trace this back to the fact that his father was forced out of the Presidential race grantcart Feb 2012 #34

No man should be so rich he has nothing left to buy but his government. aquart Feb 2012 #31

Brighton, MI is where you can get a great deal on grave sites. - Rmoney in Kalamazoo Bozita Feb 2012 #33

Just a regular guy, isn't he? av8rdave Feb 2012 #36

His discomfort with the "average Joe" is palpable NICO9000 Feb 2012 #37

1 percent tone deaf. eom Fawke Em Feb 2012 #38

Yowza mick063 Feb 2012 #39

He just doesn't get it that everytime he tries to look like "one of the little people" he AllyCat Feb 2012 #41

tone deaf? existentialist Feb 2012 #42

Seriously, could anyone make this stuff up!!?? n/t freethought Feb 2012 #43

Please tell me he did not say that. spicegal Feb 2012 #45

He has a hard time speaking because of the huge, stinky foot in his mouth. Kablooie Feb 2012 #47

The foot is vying for space with the silver spoon that has been in place since birth. nt Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #50

romney IS the 1%. there couldn't be a better representative of upper crust. spanone Feb 2012 #49

A real man of the people. Octafish Feb 2012 #51

IMO it's on purpose for the benefit of his 1% friends Raine Feb 2012 #52

I liked the part where he asked when they got to go out on the track and replace divots. bluesbassman Feb 2012 #53

Hey, who doesn't have friends who own NASCAR teams? ScottLand Feb 2012 #54