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Victoria Angulo / Ronald Reagan Presidential Libra
Nancy Reagan met with GOP candidate Mitt Romney at her home in Los Angeles. They had cookies and lemonade and she offered her "firm endorsement."
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Former First Lady Nancy Reagan became the latest Republican heavyweight to officially endorse Mitt Romney's presidential bid this afternoon after a meeting at her home in Los Angeles.
"Mitt and Ann Romney joined me at my home this afternoon for some lemonade and cookies and I offered my firm endorsement of his campaign for President," Mrs. Reagan, 90, said in a statement. "Although I know he will not be the official nominee of the Republican Party until August in Tampa, Florida, I am thrilled that after Tuesday's primary he is the clear choice, having won the magic number of 1,144 convention delegates."
The former first lady, who met with all the Republican presidential candidates prior to the NBC/Politico debate at the Reagan library last September, said former President Ronald Reagan would have liked Romney's personal background as well.
"Ronnie would have liked Governor Romney's business background and his strong principles, and I have to say I do too. I believe Mitt Romney has the experience and leadership skills that our country so desperately needs, and I look forward to seeing him elected president in November," Mrs. Reagan's statement said.
The Republican establishment continues to coalesce around Romney since it became clear he would be the party's standard bearer in November. In March, former President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara offered a formal endorsement for Romney in Houston. Earlier this month, their son, former President George W. Bush told a reporter he too was backing Romney. And last night, former secretaries of state Condoleeza Rice and George Schultz offered their support to the presumptive GOP nominee at a fundraiser outside of San Francisco.
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For this important decision I hope she used the same astrologer she and Bonzo used to use for important national decisions.
One out of touch lifeless corpse endorsing another out of touch lifeless corpse.
Such a pathetic exploitation of an elderly woman. Then, again, Mitt is used to exploiting others for his own personal gain.
Surprise surprise! (not)
I endorse Barack Obama!
You endorse your freedom being taken away. I hope your prepared to hit the streets and fight against a revolution for him.. you wont have many followers. Ron Paul is the only option for freedom
Shame on all of you who elect to slam a 90 yr old lady. I know I want four more years of NOT.. NOT any jobs, NOT lower gas prices, NOT a better economy, NOT a stronger military, shall I say more? I can honestly say... NOT on four more years of our current leadership. Anything is better than what we currently have and I for one would rather take a chance on Mitt or anyone else as opposed for four more year of this administration!!! Oh wait, I am still waiting for this "change" that was promised four years ago.
justa, Interesting piece on CNN tonight regarding jobs. During his four years as Governor of Massachusetts, employment in that state increased by 5,500; during Obama's 3 1/2 years as President, Massachusetts has gained over 24,000 jobs.
Thought you'd like to know a few facts. Oh, and by the way, Presidents don't have any control over gasoline prices, but you might ask your fellow Republicans in the House why they tacked on $billions for oil companies to help those poor companies pay for exploration and drilling. Exxon/Mobil, btw, made $9,400,000,000 after tax profit during the last quarter of last year - more than $10,000,000 per day!
Hey Bruce, ya gotta give me more than one state employment rating to convince me about the unemployment rate. I for one don't live in MA and "your man" has not done squat the past four years. BTW, I am well aware of what the presidents can and can't do to control the gas prices. Fact remains, your "man" has not done a thing to CHANGE what he claimed he would do four years ago. I would rather have bugs bunny as president the next four years than Obama, thank you very much for the comment from the peanut gallery.
You can tell Romney is not like Obama . Obama would throw her under the bus.
Like Mitt did with one of his key advisers who happens to be brilliant but also just happens to be gay?
We do not need any Queers running out country.
If you want respect for a former First Lady then give respect to the sitting First Lady.
They are putting on one hell of a party here I see. Romney or Obama is the Same..Ron Paul is the only choice for true americans.
We have Obummer for the past 3 1/2 years has sold this country out, and than we have Mitt. It seems to me that we could find 2 better people qualified for the Presidency than these 2. Either one gets elected were doomed. Vote for noe of the above and lets start this over. Unfortunately the liberals will wake up their dead cousins to vote. Both sides a junk, vote everyone out and lets start over, let's get some REAL AMERICANS in this race. Time for the revolution.
Sold the country out??
To who?? specifically??
Royce, just try to imagine where we'd be with President McCain and Vice President Palin! See? things could always be worse!
Obama has NOT sold us out! He pulled us out of the toilet.
Time for yet another "economy update" for the conservatives!
Unemployment has been steadily dropping for the past year.
It takes time to fix a disaster the size of Bush's!
25 months of positive job growth after Bush's record setting 800,000 jobs lost in JUST ONE MONTH!
2 1/2 years of positive GDP after 1 1/2 years of negative growth thanks to GW Bush and GOP policy!
More oil being produced Domestically than in the past 10 years!
Exports at an ALL TIME HIGH!
trade deficit at an ALL TIME LOW!
Stock market up from 7500 at the end of Bush to approaching 13000 today.
MORE gas being produced than EVER before, in fact the oil companies are EXPORTING gas to china for EXTRA profit!
what party voted against STOPPING corporate subsidy and loopholes, GOP.
what party pushed through the XL pipeline but REFUSED to add provisions that some of the oil STAY in the US, GOP!
@Bruce personally I wanted President Clinton with first husband former President Clinton. The country would be so much better off if Hillary would have become president.
Make no mistake Ronald Reagan started the destruction of the middle class......He would not be allowed in the current version of the GOP as he would be considered to moderate.....The current GOP has taken Ronald Reagan's Starve the Beast Strategy to levels the he would not have ever went.....I don't think Ronald Reagan would vote for Mitt Romney and would find the GOP in it's current form disgusting......His son Ron will not be voting for Mitt Romney, but he does know what is going on....
and Honestly who cares what a 90 year old woman who gets her information from a fortune teller...
It would have been so funny if she backed Obama
Yikes... she would have been crucified by the teapublican hordes...
Remember Powell???
He went from prospective teapublican presidential candidate,. to a vilified liberal loving turncoat in very short order..
Teapublicans do NOT tolerate thoughts or actions, not approved by the collective..
Oh pleez......The woman doesn't even look like she knows where she is.....Call me when her son Ronnie jr. endorses Willard and maybe I'll take it under consideration!
Hey Ray, one of these days you will be an old man and I can assure you that your family, God help them will not appreciate someone talking about you like you are about Nancy. Show some RESPECT
Well if that ain't rich....A republican trying to give me a lesson about "respect." LMAO
And BTW: just because Nancy is 90 is no reason for your idiot libby's to downgrade her sincerity, but I understand your reasoning, like your Obummer man, bad mouth the oppisition, but offer no solutions othe than to take taxpayers money to support your lazy dope smoking azzes.
Ah Royce, another cogent argument from the Conservative movement.
I don't doubt her sincerity, but her opinion is not worth respecting...
Well you certainly sound sincere royce-2695472.....A sincere horses a$$. You're the perfect example of exactly what's wrong with both the republican party and the democratic party of today....."It's our way or the hi-way!"
Royce, your boy Mitt is a Anchor baby !!!!!!
Mitt could do a good impression of President Reagan, he just needs to hit those little head shakes he copied from Reagan a little harder
And nap during meetings.
And... Invade Grenada !!!!
Perhaps,.. little ronny's finest moment...
That old fart will be dead by the time its time to vote....lmao
Teapublicans,.. still bowing down to their diety... The Ray-gun...
And now that willard has the blessings of the queen here,.. He can go full speed ahead !!!
I like grits !!!!
Really? who cares what that senile old goat thinks
Do we really want to put a liar into the office of President? How about someone who doesn't have the stones to say no to business interests, polluters, the Koch brothers,...... And do we really trust Nancy? She protected her husband and his alzheimers while in office.
after months on these forums I think there is hope for the middle class, it is so nice to see a much more educated and informed electorate on what is really going on in this country.....I can finally see more people are paying attention and getting the real facts...
Obama/Biden 2012
this is the same women who started the just say no slogan but her husbands administration was behind the one of the biggest scandels in history the iran contra affair the war on drugs that crippled the inner city because of certain folks in bed with over seas dictators mr noriega for example this same prez told america to stop being lazy and find a job when at the time we were in a recession he cut the dept of education which cut alot of school programs like music and in some schools sports and how about the s&l scandels all behind big money and the greed of others to take from the working class theyre money goes up while ours shrink and this puppet of a man that she has endorsed has no idea what hes doing because if he did his own state would have elected him a second time for governor hes a wet noodle who cant even stand up to trump or limbaugh the loser and lets be honest the only people who support or like old ronnie and his nut hugger of a canidate are people with money
OMG you must be from Memphis TN based on your spelling and grammer.. Wow.. do you like wear one pants leg up and the other down while your pants sag to your knees??
justa:
The word is "grammar"
I'm suprised she can still stand and obviously her mental state is questionable...I cannot believe he would even bother the poor old lady...well yes I can...
Hey Gypsy, shut up and go buy a dress for your gypsy wedding or whatever the heck it is you do
Amen Royce... it's sad we don't have any real men anymore. Those that are have had their eh hem man hood cut off by womens lib and the rest... well let's just say they are sliding feet under the bathroom stalls.
Richard some would say you are Stupid and others would say you are just ignorant. I will help with the definition and call you Stupid. The difference is that ignorant people can be taught but Stupid people will always be stupid. The truth be told Reagan could do a better job of being President right now than the piece of Marxist %^&$ we have right now.
He could re-invade Grenada !!!!!
Additionally, I think little ronny ray-gun still leads with having the most Admn. officials indicted on felony charges...
He beat Nixon !!!!
Nixon resigned.
Yes, Nixon resigned AND gave Gerald Ford the presidency in return for a pardon for all "High crimes and misdemeanors" to save the country from having to prosicute a president because he would have went to jail.
Great foreign policy president,did alot of worthwile things in office,but domestically.....I sincerely thought he would declare martial law in 1969-'70.
Looking back,a real interesting guy...Reagan was just a bad copy of Nixon.
I see your Nancy Reagan for Mitt Romney endorsement and raise you one Betty White for Obama endorsement. :)
Rtypo,
Good one.... Love that women, Betty White......and her opinion does matter to many........btw, it was the first time that she has ever publicly endorsed anyone for President.....
Obama/Biden 2012
Who cares what that anorexic old raisin thinks?
Wasn't she the tarot card reading, spiritual advisor consulting, dragon lady of the white house?
Geez, Mitt...why not not have a seance and ask Madam Blavatsky who SHE supports....
Steve, your a retard, have some respect for your elders regardless of political views. Now fly away bug.
I am not a retard and I'm not going anywhere. I'm sure the irony of your comment (calling me a retard while at the same time admonishing me to be respectful) completely escapes you.
Cheers
I call them as I see them. You called a senior "an old raisin". I must ask you my friend, would you appreciate someone calling your mother that? OUR senior are NOT old Raisins as you posted. Have some respect for your elders, something some on this board should have been taught by their own mothers!
I didn't respect her much in the eighties, either.
Perhaps you'd like to share your respectful insights about Michelle Obama justarepublican??? Or maybe President Obama's mom......I mean I hate to drag the women folk into this, but you seem a little touchy about the whole matter.....or is it just conservative women you stand up for? I'm just curious.
Nancy was very insightful.....Just say NO..... I didn't realize before that all I had to do was tell my kids NO on sex and drugs and they would listen........ I was one of the most successful campaigns ever by a First Lady, LOL !