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Subscribe to RSSEAGAN, MN -- At an event here today, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got glittered -- twice -- by protestors.
The first time took place backstage before the event. And when Romney made his appearance, he made fun of the glitter. "This is confetti. We just won Florida."
He later said, "Oh, I've got glitter in my hair. That's not all that's in my hair, I'll tell you that. I glue it on every morning, whether I need to or not."
The second time he was glittered came as he worked the rope line.
It's worth noting that these "glitter-bombs" came right before Romney is slated to begin receiving Secret Service protection.
The "glitter-bombings" were done by two groups, working together: Occupy Minneapolis and Gliteratti, who say they will post their videos on YouTube later today. Both glitter-bombers talked to the press afterwards. They are in their 20s and unemployed.
Both said Romney's support for "hate speech" -- through money he gave to the Mormon church, was the reason they bombed him with a Pringle can and a chip bag full of glitter. Eric Espinosa, who did the second attack, was also the person who glitter-bombed Newt Gingrich earlier in the year.
Before and after a rally in Minnesota with Tim Pawlenty, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was glitter-bombed by members of Glitterati and Occupy Minneapolis.
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And you'll think the wise ones on the right will see through this.......naa. Yes, you've got glitters in Switzerland and Cayman island. We can see all.
Pen - Yes, you've got glitters in Switzerland and Cayman island. We can see all.
Huh?
Aww, is this a jealousy thing? Shoot - I wise I had accounts in the caymans and in Switzerland.
Some day Pen. Some day.
That's not all that's in my hair, I'll tell you that. I glue it on every morning, whether I need to or not.
Wow, that's unfortunate. The newer pander-bot models don't require the bots to manually glue their hair on.
He has the money, he should get the upgrade.
He has the money, so he should pay for the Secret Service protection from his own pocket.
You know I get the money envy that Pen displays, but hair envy nisl?
Or we just going full middle school and making fun of body parts now?
Excellent idea Wayne, I say we set the threshold at $2.5 million net worth. What so you say?
Spanky- naa......jealousy is not and will never be in my diary. Hey, American banks ain't good enough to hide his wealth......patriotism? I've got mine and he's got his. I'll speak out loudly, against any form of in-equalities and injustice anywhere I see it.
Whenever a rational discuss of level playing field is brought about, GOP tags it envy, jealousy, class warfare simply because they can't defend their irresponsible act of vulture capitalism.
If you see nothing wrong in your presidential candidate hiding glitters all over the world......that speaks volume.
but hair envy nisl?
Good lord, what part of my comment pointed towards envy? I don't envy the robot for having burdensome personal grooming subprograms, I pity it.
It does raise other question though. For instance, how long does he have to be plugged in to fully recharge? Does he have to shut down completely, or does he still have some functionality? If he has to shut down completely when does he do it? What if a "3AM Phone Call" comes in and the pander-bot is in shutdown mode?
The least Team Romney can do is make its software open source software. Or provide the media with the names of the Beta testers. There are many indications, including today's comments about the poor, that point towards faulty programing.
Laughing, nisl: very creative!
What's that bad smell in here, something about "the politics of envy" -- Hahaha, almost as good a "pious baloney."
Well Romney claims he won't take pay as POTUS. He could start by "putting his money where his mouth is" and pay for his own security. And what about Social Security? Where's all the individual responsibility versus entitlement? The questions are never ending.
@True Patriot,
Acutally, it would be in his best interest to advertise that he is paying for it. I once saw Nixon in a shopping mall, and someone had the nerve to ask him why he was accepting protection from the Secret Service. He replied that he was paying for his own security. I have to give him credit for that.
I wonder what'll happen in AZ if they approach Romney with a Glitter Gun. Remember, AZ is a CC and Open carry state.
Was it Marcus Bachmann who dropped the glitter bomb?
I can see him running away in his silver stiletto's now... snickering to himself & wishing someone had glitter bombed him when he was on the campaign trail!
WTF?
Translation please?
I am guessing he is referring to some sort of hair product like gel.
Aww, look Feisty misses Michele B.
Bachmann has been out of it for weeks, but the old gal just cannot let go of Michele or Marcus it seems.
Might be time for Feisty to go outside and hang out with some real people for a change.
You beat me to it ,it was the first thing i thought . At least it wasn't Newt and "BIG BIRD" the glitter would have slid right off her helmet head !
Oh I hope the libby twits save some glitter for Mitt's inauguration celebration. It's gonna be a blast!
Then the after party when Obama and the family head off back to chicago. Oh man! How exciting!
MSNBC is bizarro land.
The favorite poster of the hosts here, Feisty, continually attacks Michelle Bachman's husband as gay, and continually makes nasty vicious personal attacks on all Republicans and their families.
But if anyone criticizes President Obama on his failed policy, that is unacceptable and racist, and all the lefies feign horror at such mean negativity!
Come here booby - you sound like you could use a big moonbat {{{hug}}}
Simmer down little fella, I'm still you're #1 Fan!
♥
The Soros Monkey
NBO - Nobody but Obama (at least you got something right for a change) ☺
@Feisty ... hey babe ... walk on the wild side!
I just realized, Feisty, that this means that Mitt will have to do another load of laundry tonight. Sure hope he has enough quarters for the hotel washing machine.
But she never lost her head...
SF - I sure hope he finds one that takes $100 bills! lol
Feisty,
Marcus Bachmann was glittered in Mn. Two men went to his counseling office and glittered the reception area and a couple of counselors, I think it included Marcus.
it was the first time I ever heard of this method of protest.
How appropriate Northstar - fairy dust for a fairy!
With any luck the good people of MN will realize this charlatan can NOT pray away the Gay!
Then again, if I was married to bat @!$%# crazy Michele, I can understand why he would keep all of his options open!
Fesity,
The good people of Mn will again get to see Marcus and Michele in 2012. She has annonced she is going to run again for her seat in Congress.
((@)) ((@))
New Romney campagin slogan: Vote for Mitt - he Glitters in the light!
OK, I don't like Romney, but I don't approve of throwing stuff at political candidates.
Me neither, Amy. Glitter might be harmless, but what else could be in that Pringles can? And with Romney now qualifying for Secret Service protection, this just seems like it's practically begging for things to escalate and someone to get hurt. Needs to stop. Now.
From the videos I've seen, they don't actually throw the container just shake the glitter out. I'm not a fan of throwing things at candidates either; too many bad things can happen. Just not a good idea.
I agree that this is our of hand. It was an act of violence, no matter how you slice it.
Psst Jody - perhaps you ought to look up assault and battery.
But I'm sure you wouldn't mind. Not a bit.
Besides - it's all fun and games until someone gets hit in the eye.
Now come Jody - just acknowledge you are wrong and we can move on.
Agreed Amy.
They should be careful with that glitter. If it gets in the eyes, it can scratch your cornea.
Sorry. I don't think it could happen to a nicer guy. Hate breeds....GLITTER!
GO MN!
These idiots should be arrested and charged with assault, then thrown in with the cons at the county jail where Im sure they would love to play "hide the glitter" with them.
Well that can scratch a different area.
Ouch!
How are you thetotas? Hope your new year is beginning peacefully and happily.
I find it less than genuine when conservatives want the glitter guys arrested and charged with assault yet so many defended the gun-totting TPers with their don't tread on me crap at rallies.
Boy, no kidding Jody. Remember the jerk that showed up at a Presidential event with a guy? And now false outrage about GLITTER! Really?
I'm with you, Amy. I'm all for free speech and expression but they shouldn't be throwing stuff, even glitter. I do wonder what color the glitter was-----gold to match his wealth?
Jody --
When the "little old lady" flew into restricted air space during a Presidential visit I was highly offended. In fact I thought she should be fined heavily and be presented with the bill for the cost of her folly. Many conservatives thought she was so cute and funny, as evidenced by their posts. It was not funny in the least. Especially when she admitted to be a little perturbed over the President being in the area.
Hey newday,
All is well, thanks for asking. How about you, any new critters?
Steve,
These idiots should be arrested and charged with assault, then thrown in with the cons at the county jail where Im sure they would love to play "hide the glitter" with them.
In California our jails are full, so full they release non violent offers early. I would love to be a fly on the wall.
Dude, what are you in for? Assault. Assault, what did you do? Threw glitter.
Nope, no new critters. But lil puss, the FIV kitten is doing well. Not getting awfully big, but very active and happy. I think he is out of the woods. He will stay in the house.
Okay, thetotas, that comment to Steve was really funny!
Don't Carry It All, and good for you. My mistake in not being more specific. I wasn't addressing you or the conservative posters on this particular thread but rather the general remarks far too many conservatives made defending the gun-totting TPers at President Obama's rallies. I found that to be very disturbing. My fear is that during this campaign season we will again see this type of behavior. Sorry.
oh geez, offenders
Jody -- Nor did I take your post as directed at me. ; ) Just wanted to point out another example of the hypocrisy by a few on the right.
A little glitter might add the missing sparkle to his personality. Poor, Mitt, when he tries to be funny, it just sounds so off-balance.
So Jody - you disagree with Amy on this eh?
Jody--not to mention how uncomfortable he looks in jeans and plaid shirt!
"We have met the enemy and he is us!" Pogo by Walt Kelly
nurse: do you think he has poor people press them every night so they have a nice sharp crease?
BTW, Spanky, you're still on ignore so you are wasting your time.
Nurse, NDD, he really looks out of place in them.
Numb nuts hasn't figured out how 'ignore' works yet. Even though it's been explained to him in detail about a dozen times... lol
Nothing better than seeing his collapsed post with ignoring author written across the middle of it! ;o)
*chuckle* I like a good pun.
Gotta wonder about Mitt's security detail if people are getting back stage. Not much you can do about a rope line glitter bomb, at least not until the Secret Service protection kicks in, then the GBers better watch out. Those boys & girls are VERY SERIOUS. They don't carry submachine guns just for show. Those weapons don't have an "off" button, if they point and pull the trigger, you are dead.
[Numb nuts hasn't figured out how 'ignore' works yet.]
You got that right...the junior counselor supposedly has me on "ignore"...yet he feels the need to respond to my posts...now why do you thnik that is? Because he thinks I am female, and loves picking on females...quite the manly man, that Spanky...
And the disabled!
He's a real piece of work...
Jody - Love that I'm on the ignore, and yet here you are responding to me. So again, what do you mean by "ignore?'
Mickey, you really gots to listen - I said I was going to ignore you, not put you on ignore.
But then turns out you are just far too amusing to ignore.
And you have to cut me some slack Mickey - I only just found out you were a chick.
So Mickey, how are we today? You having a good day today? I sure hope so.
Jody--do you mean like the time Mitt joked that he was unemployed? Of course, that joke is even funnier now that we know he earns $57,000 per day. Or how about the time he was in a photo op with some women and pretended one of them had pinched his butt? As if......
SteelerFan, yep, those are perfect examples of what I mean by his jokes are off-balance. It's like his laugh, when he's not comfortable with a question--it's heh heh heh. Three heh heh heh's, then he tries to answer or explain what he meant.
Whatup Mickey! Put your leg away. Let Spanky do himself.
[Whatup Mickey! Put your leg away. Let Spanky do himself.]
Whatup ideo...nahhh...I just pat him on his little head and let him finish...
Be a sport and at least offer him a tissue! ;o)
[Be a sport and at least offer him a tissue!]
Nahhh...that's what he has WhiteCollarCriminal for.
Oh, did you hear? Spanky has me on "ignore"...
...and he wishes I was a girl...you know those Cali people...kinda creepy if you ask me...
Nah, I've had the little rascal on ignore for months now... lol
WTF is THAT all about?
The best part of Spanky ran down his daddy's leg...
Feisty Way to stay classy.... LOL.
The jack of ALL trades and master of NONE - chooses to chime in... LMFAO! Save it sweetheart for some newbie.... eh... the rest us have been on to you for years! ☺
Darling, you wouldn't recognize class if it bit you on your wrinkly white ass...
But, I do appreciate you for playing, it's been awhile since I was able to bitch slap ya! ;o)
@ Feisty Lot of assumptions there, all wrong....... and babe I would love you to try to b%4@* slap me.
...and then Twiggy Sanders came out and did the "Stolen Purse" trick with Mrs. Romney followed by Meadowlark Lemon with his famous "Mah Leg" routine!
I am sure Malibu Mitt is used to glitter ..just look at him . I am sure Mitt is very high on the "GLITTER METER"
Romney: Glitter Corporations are people too my friends.
Love it! Voted!
eye2eye, good one. "They aren't bad people" either.
No they aren't...Glitter dosn't hurt people...It's people with Glitter!! ha
2 for you today, eye2eye, you are on a run!
Romney as rich guy snarky remarks have jumped the shark.
But since Romney is now a threat to their failed President, the moonbats will continue with the Rich guy snark..anything to avoid the discussion of Obama's failed economic record and record deficit spending, and half a dozen other massive failures.
Then why are you so upset, bobby, do you see it all slipping away from you?
Get used to it, Bob---you will be hearing Richie Rich remarks about Mitt from now on out. It is too much fun to pass up the opportunities that Mitt hands us on a ..........silver platter. With glitter on it.
BoB, BoB, ... it is Shakespeare, your party is just "et tu Brutus" ... ain't poetry a just dessert?
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thetotas ... you forgot to fill in the blank box.
Glitter? Is that all? Id rather see him get a pie in the face.
Giving Mitt Secret Service protection is fine if Newt and Rick and Ron get it too. This game isn't over yet and Mitt may still not win the nomination. It looks like someone is being crowned a bit early.
Liberals suck! Absolutely no capacity for civil discourse. Name a single incident where any non-lib did something similar? No wonder the world hates you. And Jesus, NBC, when did you stop being a serious news source?
Really Brad? Remember the "teabaggers" interrupting the Congressional meet and greets and not letting citizens ask questions of their delegates to Congress? Remember the cross hairs over the faces of Democrats on Palin's site? Remember the "teabagger" that took a gun and walked around outside a Presidential event? A lot more serious than glitter, don't you know?
Get over it.