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Subscribe to RSSGREENVILLE, S.C. -- The folks at Tommy's Country Ham House in Greenville are expecting a record crowd Saturday morning, and the mob's not coming for the grits.
In a state famous for its bizarre brand of Republican politics, mere hours after polls open in South Carolina, the primary's two frontrunners are hosting dueling campaign events at the restaurant over breakfast. Same time. Same place.
Call it the Ham House Showdown.
Incredulous reporters first thought there was a mistake. Both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney scheduled events at Tommy's Country Ham House in Greenville, S.C., at 10:45 a.m. ET Saturday. For Romney, the event will be his final public appearance before results are announced Saturday night.
Not quite a duel at high noon, but close.
The Gingrich campaign put their public schedule on their website roughly an hour before the Romney campaign emailed out theirs to reporters. Now, neither campaign is backing down.
"We have had this event on the books. Our schedule went out first. We are confirmed at our event," Gingrich campaign spokesman, Nathan Naidu, told reporters aboard the USS Yorktown following a Gingrich event. "We are more than happy if Gov. Romney would like to join us at our event and have some ham."
A Romney aide said: "It is pure coincidence the events were scheduled at the same time and we are not changing our schedule."
The Gingrich spokesman added, "We are more than happy to treat Gov. Romney to ham at our event."
Reporters were told that Caroline Vinvick, Gingrich's Greenville regional director, called and woke up the owner of the restaurant, Tommy Stevenson, Friday night. He said none of Romney's people has contacted him about an event. The Gingrich campaign is confirmed for 10:45 a.m. ET, Stevenson reassured Vinvick. Meanwhile, outside Romney's rally Friday night in Greenville, volunteers were overheard telling supporters to head to Tommy's Saturday morning to support Romney.
National media -- seizing on the opportunity for pithy, ham-related headlines and the potential for a political showdown that could rival any from the debate stage this season -- are preparing to flock to the restaurant Saturday morning.
Some may want to bring helmets to prepare for what could be a dangerously packed house. All will bring their appetites.
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Boys, please - between the two of you, there's more than enough ham to go around. Be sure to invite Santorum, so there'll be some significant amounts of cheese to go along with the ham.
Get Ron Paul....
for the whine...
Newt can newtralize Obama! Go Newt!
Paul 2.5. Shades of the testament, what does it begat a man to save his life yet lose his soul. You cannot honestly state and say that President Obama got us into our current economic situation, through, belicose and beligerant talk. If any thing he has spoke to America with a calmness of attitude remniscent of Abraham Lincoln whom you probably feel betrayed your true cause. Despite all of the inuendos of many in the Republican party he has yet to single out one man and condemn them because they were Republicans or because they had different views of his policies or actions. Newt condemned Clinton to high hell for his transgressions while he was at the same time committing those same transgressions, you now say he should be forgiven in the eyes of man. Will you stand up and be the first man to forgive President Clinton, If not go back to your pulpit and preach the same do as I say and not as I do rhetoric. You need to think more about saving your soul than the lies of a candidate.
bible-thumping lefties are scary. nobody said obama got us into anything; but things have SURE gotten worse under him
I guess you all forget how the Dems could not swallow a loss by Al Gore and proceeded to bash President Bush for his time in office! That's ok?
Bible thumping lefties??
clinton lied under oath; he lost his law license over it. go ask god to forgive you for your idiotic straw man arguments and false comparisons
N.C.Thorton
Aren't you just a little off base?
The left gave a full pass to Clinton and he was doing in the oval office. Now the left wants to crucify Newt for much the same thing and its old news as it happened twelve years ago or better.
People do change and some even learn from their mistakes so I'll take my chances with someone who has helped balance the fed budget, helped create an atmosphere for job creation in the past.
The meltdown did not occur in full mode until Barney and his boyfriend told the world Freddie and Fannie were bankrupt. The dems defended both for five years against the repubs that wanted more oversight of them.
Obama has done nothing in the last three years to reverse anything and only has made things worse and more people poor.
Ginga,
actually, Gore won! Jeb rigged the vote count, everyone in Florida knows that!
Bible thumping lefties??? (scratching my head)
Obama 2012......I got all you teabaggers crying towels.....You bunch of Schmuchs. and that goes for you right wingers: Rufasss :)
lol is that the best you got?? go cry
i see you just want more welfare; why didnt you just say so?
Hey Rob424something, long time no see. Good to see you back posting your idiotic nonsense again.
lol always nice when a leftard cries in his first post!
Lol, yup it's you alright, welcome back under your new identity.
Im gonna invest in Kleenex corp today and make money........all the way till nov. o boo hoo back to the drawing board gop.
No need to pile on The Ginge-he is by nature self-destructive--Romney, a Mormon...so what ? When I had a severe and painful lung operation (cancer) at the age of 72, my nurses happened to be devout Mormons and I was treated like the Amighty Himself....My objection to Romney is that he is a multi-millionaire and will continue to represent only his ecoonomic and "superior" social class ...The rest of us will have to sit like starving dogs for the Reagan scraps from the table. No thanks !! This Texas Indie is leaning towards Bam Bam --I just didn't like Mitch Oconnell saying he was going to make Obama a one-term POTUS the day he was elected-His racism was thrown into my face !! This WASP resents that !
so obama the incompetant loser wins by default?
Did the clan? whoopsie. I mean ham meeting adjourn yet?
grow up and let go of your lame race card. be a man for once or a woman but just grow up
Republicans; or even the Klan; arent the reason you cant make it. they arent the reason you cant defend obama's record.
NO Rufus......I will NOT grow up and excuse you.
no? and i bet you call yourself a Christian.
And Im so thankful god took adam's rib and MADE A LOUD SPEAKER. lol
Beyond
You do know the clan or KKK is and was a democrat organization don't you. Started by southern democrats as a matter of history.
Beyond
You do know the clan or KKK is and was a democrat organization don't you. Started by southern democrats as a matter of history.
Yeah the sickos are all mixed up.....been happening? well? For years now. Kinda like that lizard that changes colors to adapt.
IF ROMNEY AGREES WITH EVERYTHING GINGRICH HAS SAID IN THE DEBATES AND WANTS TO COPY HIM, WHY NOT JUST DROP OUT OF THE RACE AND ENDORSE GINGRICH? NEWT CAN NEWTRALIZE OBAMA! SEE BELOW:
"We have had this event on the books. Our schedule went out first. We are confirmed at our event," Gingrich campaign spokesman, Nathan Naidu, told reporters aboard the USS Yorktown following a Gingrich event. "We are more than happy if Gov. Romney would like to join us at our event and have some ham."
A Romney aide said: "It is pure coincidence the events were scheduled at the same time and we are not changing our schedule."
The Gingrich spokesman added, "We are more than happy to treat Gov. Romney to ham at our event."
Reporters were told that Caroline Vinvick, Gingrich's Greenville regional director, called and woke up the owner of the restaurant, Tommy Stevenson, Friday night. He said none of Romney's people has contacted him about an event. The Gingrich campaign is confirmed for 10:45 a.m. ET, Stevenson reassured Vinvick. Meanwhile, outside Romney's rally Friday night in Greenville, volunteers were overheard telling supporters to head to Tommy's Saturday morning to support Romney.
Just NO toe fungus on that spam please....hint hint....wink wink
it made sense in your head i guess. is it medication time?
3 of your 4 other personalities thought your joke was stupid.
Dufus? I mean rufus. You sir are mighty funny.
Rufass: Never had welfare worked all my life and paid into SS...Now its your turn to work so I get my check every month...But the again your the me me me Generation. Thats if you got a job.
Hard to BELIEVE that there are people who ACTUALLY would consider voting for either one of these CORRUPT, LYING, UNDERHANDED, SELF SERVING, UNTRUSTWORTHY PUPPETS....RON PAUL is the only trustworthy canditate in the race, he is picking up delegats left and right now!!!! GO RON PAUL!!!!!
Paul is a wacko; he doesnt have a chance
Rufasss: Ron Paul is just like the other Republicanpukes: They all don't have a chance in 2012..........Obama 2012......
sure leftard; but obama is a FAILURE; there cant be that many people as stupid as you
You might be right he might be crazey ,but it just maybe a lunatic we are looking for.
Pecfecto. Way out younder where the hogs and elephants roam......yippy honk honk
As John Boehner said when he was just a member of the House, "Where are the jobs" now a year out as LEADER of the house he says, "Where are the jobs"? Include him in the Ham House fiasco! Can you spell "Perfidy"!
can you spell a trillion on stimulus and your messiah said if we spent it unemployment wouldnt go over 8%?
I can spell dubya. Do I smell ham?
Willard (Mittens) Romney, Rick Sanscrotum, and FigNewton Gingrich are three of the most devout Chickenhawks on the trail today. Obama could be included as well, but that will count later. These three circus clowns have no problem whatsoever talking tough, and vicariously waging war, as long as somebody else's sons and daughters are fighting and dying for their bravado ! Since all three are pre-programmed marionettes of the Military Industrial Complex, one need not look far to understand why they are even in the race at all. Bought and paid for ! The worst is the mindless, shape shifting robot, Willard Romney. He opted to sit out the Vietnam War while his peers were fighting and dying in Indochina so he could spread the Mormon message whilst living in a Palace in France and bicycling the French countryside, thanks to his deferments, courtesy of Mormon Church elders ! Disgusting coward ! In another time,any one of these three cowards would have pilfered a Titanic lifeboat seat from a woman or child ! Here is a link to the complete Chickenhawk list :
I should not have to be vetting these cowards and doing the Mainstream Media's job for them, but since they are owned by the USA'a largest defense contractors, the chances of them doing it are zero. There is only one choice to restore America to the great nation she once was, and that choice is Ron Paul 2012 !
why do ron paul's morons think piling hate on fellow repubs is going to get paul elected?? ;lol tghe guy is a racist and a loser
and whom is the brightest star in that clown car?
the clown car is full of lib lemmings that think obama isnt a failure.
Right.....We do not think President Obama is a failure. In fact? We think he is one of the greatest President's in the History of the good ol USA.
The anti-christ (Mitt) bankrupted companies for profit, eliminating thousands of jobs for white people.
Bill O Reilly confirmed with Santorum that most welfare recipients are white.
South Carolina and Florida are 2 of the poorest States in America.
For decades The Republicans duped white people in to thinking that they are better off than other races.
But you deserve it. You blindly vote against your best interest when voting Republican.
Just hope they they don’t succeed in eliminating your Social Security and Medicare.
most of America is white idiot; so of course most welfare recipients are white. proportion moron; proportion
and th payroll tax "holiday" is gutting those programs. you need to try more fear-mongering; the old stuff isnt working
Rufus3
You can't help the left because they are way too confused. Reference Larry's post. He uses numbers and when that fails he will use percentage and then mix the two together so in the end he will have said nothing, proved nothing except in his own little world where he thinks he is a scholar, LOL
LOL so true!! and larry is one of the most unhinged lefties here.
How about another cookie from Nabisco: "PIG-NEWTON?"
how bout you get more electro-shock therapy?
I can tell that the Obama supporters are really afraid, by the amount of blogs that are anti-republican. If this were about the DNC I wouldn't even read it. Why are you trying to distort the truth?
Afraid of what? Watching Romney and Gingrich is like watching Ren and Stimpy.
Afraid? NO. Were just practicing for the SNL, late nite and jon stewart comedy club..
You can always tell when it's our good friend Rob by the way he posts, like a rightard!
again you cry about me instead of finding a point to make. congrats!
Trust me Robby, I'm happy as can be to see you back just like I stated. Nothing points out the sheer idiocy on the right like your posts. Rock on!!
I think I just lost my appetite
Tommy's Ham House has the best breakfast in town, but having to put up with these two would ruin it! The republicans in this town loved the false indignation and egotistical renderings that Newt gave em on Thursday. Expect a landslide victory by Newt and remember that South Carolina always picks the winner of the republican nomination. That will really make you lose your breakfast.
On the contrary, nothing would make most dems happier than Newt winning the nomination. Watch what you wish for...
Is it OK to have popcorn for breakfast because watching this Gingrich/Romney battle is better than any movie.
sure; just wash it down with kool-aid like you usually do Ed
Rufus, haven't you heard? The economy is picking up. I'm washing the popcorn down with Tropicana Pure Premium.
what kind of idiot thinks we wuld have remeined in endless recession. the economy is picking up? lol dems kept it down with failed policies
Then keep drinking the Tropicana, some say those pesticides are good for you.
ed r u 1 of those ignorant lefties that knows nothing about recessions? the sharper the downturn the sharper the upturn usually. obama's policies kept Americans suffering
Tommy's Country Ham House priceless,watch out Thunder Turd Gingrich the folks down there might mistake your fat ass for the HAM ! BREAKING NEWS Mr. Mittens announces everything is on his tab.{ What a Nice Guy }
I think that the Republicans are going to have to find more Candidates to run. Hillary might come across to help!
why? is there something you can use to make the case obama deserves reelection?
If Romney get it as the Republican choice the Obama will eat him for lunch in any Debates. Romney not able to put coherant responses together when he is questioned!
Romney can't even handle softball questions from Fox. Even that idiot Rick Perry got him all flustered in the debates! Obama debating Romney will be like a steamroller squashing an ant.
expect normal people know by now obama is a loser and a used-car salesman
what kind of idiot believes anything coming from obama's mouth anyway? who hasnt he effed; especially his own people, in his quest for power?
Since this is a political debate (don't matter what party) this should be called correctly a pork barrel debate...
So the republicans must choose between a newt and a mitt? Hilarious!!!!
Hope Newt wins, at least he is a good debater and cool under pressure. I would almost feel sorry for Mittens if he had to debate Obama.
Just to get back to the article for a post.
If Newt has the event already on Tommy's schedule and it comes to light later that Romney did not, it might look bad for Romney.