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Doctor Jack

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17. That's what Bill Maher thinks

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 09:00 PM

Sep 2012

A few months ago, I saw an interview with him and he was asked if he was worried that Romney would be able to buy the election. Maher said by the time you get up to hundreds of millions of dollars, it doesn't really matter anymore. He said there is only so many times you can run the same ad before people tune out. And as you said, its not like Obama isn't raking it in too. At some point, you are going to have so much money being thrown around that it isn't going to make much of a difference anymore.

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Business Insider: 'Mitt Romney's October Surprise Is Going To Be Legendary' [View all] TroyD Sep 2012 OP

Legendary - like a unicorn? Ebadlun Sep 2012 #1

Unicorns arent legendary theKed Sep 2012 #51

Got a little news for you: Brigid Sep 2012 #56

Allow me theKed Sep 2012 #65

I still don't see any unicorns. Brigid Sep 2012 #72

Difference between the primary and general is... TTUBatfan2008 Sep 2012 #2

Even beyond the money NHDEMFORLIFE Sep 2012 #68

Maybe he switches out Ryan with Beowulf. bayareamike Sep 2012 #3

Too funny!! Beowulf. Comedy gold. dimbear Sep 2012 #13

Well at least Beowulf lived up to the hype, unlike little Mitt Ryan. He is always bragging southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #36

I call him mini mitt. nt Cha Sep 2012 #67

Hey I like that. LOL southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #71

Why did I read his campaign is $11 million in debt?.. monmouth Sep 2012 #4

Yep. He needs an awful lot more $50K plates, it seems. Amonester Sep 2012 #23

it is accounting trick d_r Sep 2012 #25

Thanks for the info..n/t monmouth Sep 2012 #44

Romney took out a $20 million campaign loan in August liberal N proud Sep 2012 #28

yes, but read the article d_r Sep 2012 #48

FOX is now losing the 25-54 demographic to MSNBC railsback Sep 2012 #5

180m to 134m is not a substantial advantage bluestateguy Sep 2012 #6

That's what Bill Maher thinks Doctor Jack Sep 2012 #17

and you think that after the $$$ saturation from the nasty Romney PACS, it would do the opposite progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #40

Maybe.... librarylu Sep 2012 #7

I don't think he'll get far at abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #9

He has at least a dollar per head Generic Brad Sep 2012 #31

He'll just evict us librarylu Sep 2012 #46

Maybe it was discussed in the lost (maybe not so lost - wink, wink) two minutes of the secret video. Brother Buzz Sep 2012 #61

I think that we are close to a time when the public madaboutharry Sep 2012 #8

Money.. sendero Sep 2012 #10

+1,000 cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #14

rMoney is irrelevant to the rMoney campaign. abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #15

+1. No matter how much money they throw at him, gkhouston Sep 2012 #22

If this is their strategy, it will go down in history as the dumbest strategy in alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #11

And Romney doesn't have 10x more money than Obama, like he did in the primaries Doctor Jack Sep 2012 #19

Plus a brazillion! fugop Sep 2012 #26

Romney hasn't simply been 'defined'. He's been 'owned, p*wned and served' (to use coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #55

In keeping with his legendary campaign, GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #12

We are still waiting for Stephen Colbert to strike with the fund SDjack Sep 2012 #16

National Review reported that the Romney campaign is $11 million in debt Iris Sep 2012 #18

Lets not forget, most candidates end the presidential election with a lot of money left over Doctor Jack Sep 2012 #20

Romney's October Surprise - he'll promise to literally buy votes Marsala Sep 2012 #21

Meg Whitman thought the same thing. MjolnirTime Sep 2012 #24

and Steve Forbes, and Ross Perot, and Michael Huffington. n/t progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #41

Dick DeVos too (nt) UrbScotty Sep 2012 #62

He's running out of places to spend his money BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #27

The GOP SuperPACs can do a lot of damage. $250M in each battleground state to fix machines, AlinPA Sep 2012 #29

"Romney was wildly successful during the primaries..." CrispyQ Sep 2012 #30

I hope it's one hell of a lot because BlueToTheBone Sep 2012 #32

Since everything they do backfires on them I suspect this will too. Cobalt Violet Sep 2012 #33

Oh, yeah. They'll use that mountain of money to get out Willard's message. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #34

President Obama is way ahead in the PR dept. The GOP won't be able Politicub Sep 2012 #35

Uh huh. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #37

It won't help. WE own the intertubes. Social media is squarely behind Obama. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #38

Won't matter. He ALREADY has a ton of money and how is that working out for him? NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #39

I wonder if he's going to pull a "Producers"? sofa king Sep 2012 #42

All the money in the world can't save this guy. nt WeekendWarrior Sep 2012 #43

Actually, there's AREN'T a lot a seats... brooklynite Sep 2012 #45

Big Donors are rethinking mojo2012 Sep 2012 #47

He can spend the millions but he has no message so it will only be attack ads nt TeamPooka Sep 2012 #49

See, the thing with Legendary things... Xyzse Sep 2012 #50

This publication constantly shills for the 1%. Just yesterday they ran a piece with the phrase coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #52

Except Obama is not cash poor like the Grinch or Santorum were... WI_DEM Sep 2012 #53

It's going to be a legendary waste of money. I Raven Sep 2012 #54

indeed. Never before will there ever have been so much money thrown away in futility. Coyotl Sep 2012 #60

"Romney was wildly successful during the primaries"??? NoPasaran Sep 2012 #57

"Legendary" in the sense that we shouldn't watch TV or surf the web with a full bladder. nt gkhouston Sep 2012 #58

Whistling past the grave yard... Blue Idaho Sep 2012 #59

Money can't buy truth or decency and Romney has neither of those. Avalux Sep 2012 #63

NYT indicates that he does not have the money quaker bill Sep 2012 #64

You can polish a turd to a glossy sheen, but it's still a turd. Arkana Sep 2012 #66

Legendary? Really?? ailsagirl Sep 2012 #69

I don't know. I think the September surprises have been pretty legendary... magical thyme Sep 2012 #70

1% didn't amass wealth by pissing their money away. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #73

*Yawn* Law of diminishing returns anyone? smorkingapple Sep 2012 #74