Mitt "The SHIT" Romney running for president in 2008?

[Vektor]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060226/pl_nm/romney_dc

Who the hell would vote for this guy? Also not cool, is his flip-flopping like a fish out of water on the abortion issue. (Which by the way doesn't even piss me off as much as the simple fact that a woman's gynecological procedures are even politicized to begin with.)

Tay?

Also, what is with South Carolina possibly hosting the first presidential primary in the South in 2008?

Romney keeps visiting that area. Three times in the past year.

Romney is vile, and to be frank, McCain is a prince in comparison.

[ProSense]

1. Sample of what's ahead

From Faux:

WALLACE: How has the Bush administration handled this whole ports deal?

ROMNEY: Well, it's been a real tough situation, without question. It's unfortunate that it wasn't raised to the top level in the White House much earlier.

Clearly, people in America have real concern and, you know, we as a nation take very seriously matters about which technology we're going to send overseas, who's going to own certain assets, infrastructure in the United States. That's why there's a committee that evaluates those things.

And I think post-9/11, we're going to have to take a very careful, close look at the decisions we've made, and I think we're going to see a full review. And I think that's appropriate.

?

[Vektor]

2. Sounds a little vague and pandering to me.

trying to remain firmly in the center without saying too much.

A committee that evaluates those things?

Yeah? And?

Also, I edited my OP to add a link.

[beachmom]

3. Actually, he is handicapped for something that IS unfair

I was reading about him somewhere (I think I was walking by the National Review and saw him on the cover and got curious after all the talk in this forum by the Mass. folks), and it was a favorable article (hey, it was a RW mag), but then they said that Republicans would never vote for him because he's a Mormon. You know, all the reasons you guys lay out are pretty good reasons not to vote for him, but his religion? Anyway, that's fine that you're all mad about him, but he doesn't have a prayer of getting the nomination. And, yeah, not standing for anything will be a problem for the rank and file conservatives in this country.

[Vektor]

4. You are right about that.

Handicapping him for his religion is not fair.

I do find it hard to believe he would have ever been pro-choice though, as he once claimed to be. A pro-choice Mormon?

[FreedomAngel82]

5. And him being from the north

I'm sure he'll be called a liberal.

[karynnj]

6. Not even everyone in Utah likes him

Last weekend, while waiting in line in NYC we were talking to a couple visiting NYC for the weekend to celebrate the wife's birthday. They had moved from NJ to Utah about 4 years ago and within days were annoyed that Utah's governor said that the Olympic scandals weren't that bad - it wasn't like NJ. So, as he mentioned that he defended NJ, which actually jails corrupt people - he mentioned that only because Utah was so corrupt could that "jerk Romney" have been considered clean after he retained the same law firm for the Olympics committee that had shreaded documents.

I have no idea whether this is true, but I was amazed that this comment was made before he knew anything about my hsband's or my politics. (which were made clear when I said I was 100% behind one of that state's leaders' second Presidential run.)

[TayTay]

7. Romney, sigh!

First of all, he's going to claim that he's not really the Governor of Massachusetts, but was kidnapped 4 years ago after the Olympics and programmed by aliens to run in the 'evil gay-loving, abortion-having, Harvard-dominated, liberal-infested den of inequity' that borders the nearly tolerable State of New Hampshire. He didn't want to run, but the aliens made him take his shirt off, film ads and dye his hair jet black with shoe polish and run a campaign. Sigh, it happens all the time around here. (MIT, you know.)

Romney awoke from his alien programming recently, only to announce that he thought he actually had been elected Gov of Michigan and was shocked, shocked to find out that he was in 'the place that sin begat.' He has been trying ever since to tell people about what happened to him, but the aliens put chips in his brain that make him talk about being the only cowboy at a vegetarian crisping festival. It has not been easy.

Romney has decided to take this terrible turn of events in his life out on the evil, devil-worshipping residents of Hell-a-chusetts by resigning and having his Lt. Gov, Kerry Healey, (she of the mindless and blatantly obvious 'If I married John Kerry I'd be Kerry Kerry' joke, which is unforgiveable in my book) run for the position of High Priestess of Perdition and Gov of the Commonwealth.

(Vektor: stop throwing me softballs. I can't resist.)

Ahm, IMHO Romney is actually running for Veep in '08. He knows he can't win the top spot, but he is trying to show he has 'pull' and ability to raise a shitload of money. I hope he fails miserably and is reduced to going back to Bain Capital and selling American jobs to foreign countries again. And, of course, we all know he will move out of Mass no matter what happens in his campaign, which is a monstrous relief to decent people from Springfield to Boston.

[Vektor]

8. You lost me at

"if I married John Kerry..."

Healy may be a twit, but at least her thinly veiled fantasies are right on the mark.

If I married John Kerry, I'd be Vektor Kerry, and my lady regions would be the "Home of The Whopper".

Stand in line, Ms. Healey.

[TayTay]

9. She said that in pulbic at a St Pat's Day breakfast in '03

She looked out at the crowd, saw that Sen. Kerry and his lovely wife were not there and blurted out her non-funny and painfully obvious joke. Sigh! That is unforgiveable. She then compounded the error by stating that she wanted to be with someone smart, handsome, rich and ready to run for President. Then she looked at Romney and said, oh yeah, I am with someone like that. (I despise this woman. How dare she compare icky, icky Mitt with a real candidate for Prez. Honestly, :hurts:

Yuck. I hope that when she appears at this year's St. Pat's breakfast she continues her streak of not being funny at all and has to stand up there and hear crickets when she expects guffaws. (Bite me, be-yatch. Go home and try and get more loans intended for the poor and minorities for your husband's business in tony Beverly Farms. Cuz that $1.7 million dollar 'minority loan' to your husband, is gonna follow you ever where you go this fall honey.)

OMG, Mitt's on C-Span spewing retard notions and pretending that he is actually from Mass. And he mentions that he ran the Winter Olympics, which is about the only thing he did run in the last 6 years. (He isn't even home long enough to help get health care passed. He is an absentee Governor, which is a mixed blessing.) Bite me, you warped piece of rotted cheese. Just go away and leave decent people alone. Arrrrggggghhhhhh!

Truth time: Mitt thought he was the hottest thing in Mass and that he could get retard morons like himself elected to the State Legislature in '04. Every Mitt endorsed candidate in the State lost because of what Mitt called, 'the Strong Kerry vote.') Mass is now MORE Democratic because of people like Mitt. Way to go, you no-account, douchebag, lying friggin bastid.

[karynnj]

10. Well at least Senator Kerry wasn't there -

Did she have anything to do with the loan - is there anything to indict her husband for? That seems pretty sick. (Wonder what her husband thought of her Kerry Kerry joke.)

[TayTay]

11. That was very sick, even for a Rethug

I mean I know these people hate Government programs unless they benefit them, but that was ridiculous. This issue is on the backburner for now. I expect it to come out in the general election in the fall.

MAssachusetts has this insane primary season. We have nominating conventions and stuff by June, then the primary is Sept. 19th or so. Then we only have 7 weeks for the general election. This is not enough time to 'get our act together' and go out and bash Repubs. (We are not yet fully healed from bashing each other.) The primary should occur in June. Sigh! The Rethugs use the disunity of the Mass Dem Party to get their odious candidates elected.

I really want a Dem to be in office for '08. I want a Dem Gov who would be friendly to other Dems in the state who might be contemplating higher office. Sigh!

[ProSense]

16. Fascinating!

Romney is already the butt of jokes because he's an ass and a joke.

I came across (google) an interview he did on Faux. He was asked about the Mormon issue. He went into some rant about it not being an issue stating that it wasn't an issue for John Kennedy when he ran.


Kennedy belonged to a religion labeled a cult? And is he comparing himself to JFK? :crazy:

[TayTay]

17. Romney wants to be 'of Massachusetts'

but not 'from Massachusetts.' :rofl: (Sorry, too long to explain why that's :rofl: )

[ProSense]

18. LOL! Here ya go Tay

Romney told a national television audience on Sunday _ as he has around the country recently _ that he unequivocally supports the war in Iraq. At the same time, he said:

_Bush did not do an "adequate job" explaining the reasons for the war before the first shots were fired.

_The attack was based on faulty intelligence.

_The United States hasn't had "sufficient" troops in Iraq to stabilize the country after initial combat.

_The prisoner abuse that followed at Abu Ghraib was "unfortunate."

He did offer one olive branch to Bush, however.

"I think the president would agree there's a benefit that comes with hindsight," Romney said on "Fox News Sunday."

Romney's kaleidoscopic views have allowed him to express support for the war when it benefits him and his potential candidacy, but maintain distance from the president when necessary.


http://www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=4558629&nav=menu120_2

:rofl:

[TayTay]

19. See, I told you, total freaktard.

Lying son of a jackal. (And I think he cribbed those criticisms from Sen. Kerry when the two of them had to appear together at a local function. Romney probably had one of his evil minions distract the much, much, much brighter Senator while Romney cribbed from his speech notes. I wouldn't put it past him.)

[ProSense]

15. Seriously,

There you two go again...Mitt the alien..home of the whopper


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[muse]

12. TayTay and Vek . . .

You are both so, so funny. I just had to say that. You are giving this girl a late night laugh!!

We almost have to hope someone as idiotic as Romney runs. Actually, I was thrilled when Bush ran in 2000 because he was so stupid. I would know, because he was my governor, so back then I was the one joking about him. So, we do know the public will most definitely elect an imbecile.

[Vektor]

13. Muse!! We need to talk!

I am still waiting to hear from you!

[muse]

20. So, are you home and available most nights this week? nt

[Vektor]

22. I may be able to talk a bit Fri. night.

I'll email you my home number.

[rox63]

14. When people ask me about Mittens

I tell them that he's a lying snake. Then I go apologize to the real slithering reptile population of the world, who are outraged to be associated with a vile creature like Romney.

Tay and Vek, you both had me LMAO over your comments. They are spot-on, and funny as hell. :rofl:

I do agree that it's unfair of people to discriminate against Mittens because of his religion, especially when there are so many other things about him that are horrid and despicable. The only people who people who have a right to be pissed at him about his religion are those who live near Route 2 in Belmont, MA. They have to stare at that humoungous Mormon Temple looming over the landscape. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's probably no coincidence that it was built (in the town where he lives) right around the time Mittens moved back to Massachusetts.

[Mass]

21. The Globe had an article profiling Ann Romney yesterday

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/02/27/ann_romneys_time/?page=2

So Romney is definitively running for something.

BTW, the article was of course bashing THK (not an asset for Kerry, "aloof and off-putting", said an obscure Boston professor, whose name I immediately forgot.).