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Subscribe to RSSMatt Viser: “The secretly-taped fundraising video – which emerged in full on Tuesday – has caused the Republican presidential candidate all types of problems for the comments he made that evening in May. But overlooked in the storm of controversy is that the fundraising video provides a rare peek into the types of events that Romney has been holding almost non-stop since April – a schedule that has him interacting with high-dollar donors far more than he does with average voters. And while it’s been a common criticism that Romney isn’t talking specifics or in-depth policy, the video demonstrates that he actually is – on what he thinks about Middle East peace, and what he makes of income inequality – but it’s just not often in public forums. One Romney donor, asked about the uproar over the video, shrugged. These are things he’d heard many times, he said, at many Romney fundraisers.”
The AP: “Now it’s Mitt Romney who wants to be the candidate of change. Romney seized on President Barack Obama’s comment that ‘you can’t change Washington from the inside.’ Grasping for a way to right his campaign and appeal to independents, the Republican nominee said he has what it takes to end the nasty partisanship in the nation’s capital. Romney was expected to press the issue again Friday during a campaign rally in Nevada, a state hard hit by the nation’s housing and unemployment woes. Obama, traveling Friday to Virginia and addressing an AARP convention by satellite, planned to keep hammering Romney for comments he made in a private fundraiser about 47 percent of the country believing they are victims and entitled to a government handouts.”
Ann Romney to conservative critics, per Radio Iowa (via NBC’s Alex Moe): "Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring. This is hard and, you know, it's an important thing that we're doing right now and it's an important election and it is time for all Americans to realize how significant this election is and how lucky we are to have someone with Mitt's qualifications and experience and know-how to be able to have the opportunity to run this country."
With his Super PAC Ending Spending, “Joe Ricketts, the founder of what became online brokerage TD Ameritrade Inc., plans to spend $10 million airing ads supporting GOP nominee Mitt Romney and another $2 million to help Republicans running for Congress. The ads will begin airing this week,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Another outside group, Secure America Now, has an ad featuring Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The New York Times: The group that produced the ad, Secure America Now, is run by two longtime Republican strategists, Nelson Warfield and John McLaughlin, and Pat Caddell, a former aide to Jimmy Carter who is now a Fox News contributor. They have reserved $500,000 of airtime in Fort Myers, West Palm Beach and Miami. A senior Israeli official said the government was not consulted on the ad and did not approve it.”
NBC/SMG Delta has not yet confirmed the ad buys.
“After dominating the fundraising race for much of the summer, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney started the fall campaign sprint with a little more than $50 million available to spend and a large loan to repay, campaign-finance reports filed Thursday show,” USA Today writes. “Romney raised nearly $67 million in August and spent nearly as much, according to his filings with the Federal Election commission.”
Not so Goode: Former Virginia representative Virgil Goode receives several calls a week from worried Republicans asking him to drop his presidential bid,” USA Today writes about the third-party candidate who’s on the ballot in Virginia. “‘They have just said, ‘We hope you don't run in the race; we think you are going to take votes from Romney,' Goode said in a recent interview. The callers never said they were prodded by Romney's campaign, he said, but he suspected it might have prompted the calls. A recent Washington Post poll shows Goode, who is running as the Constitution Party's candidate, getting 2% of the vote, a percentage that looked like a major problem for Romney earlier this month when polls showed Romney and President Obama neck in neck in the state. … Goode contended that most people who would vote for him probably wouldn't have voted at all, so it was unlikely he would cut into whatever narrow margin exists on Nov. 6.
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May.. and it is now mid to late September, the liberals have really been waiting to 'use this one' on Romney.
And the Obama (used out of context) "I believe in redistribution" clip was from 14 years ago. Yep, it's 'strategery' and politics at work here.
Actually from what I understand the video has been out for a while and no one knew who had posted it. It also took time to verify that it was real.
That's called strategy Rob. President Obama holds his power till he can see the whites of Romney's eye's then fires, hitting his target. Romney on the other hand shoots in the dark hoping he hits something. Like the President said, Romney shoots then aims.
And yet, Romney continues to hold fundraisers with the very same elitist group on a regular basis, who knows, there could be more tapes out there just not varified or made public. You are known by the company you keep Mr. Romney and the 47% of us you dis'd are not very impressed with the 1% company you keep!
Agreed Rob, thankfully someone agrees with me.
That's why Rob, Romney's got to use any means, secret mega buck donors with private interests, whatever, to spread the message that he is not using secret mega buck donors with private interests to influence the election.
It's the only chance he has to etch a sketch a new and improved Mitt before election day.
Is it just me or does Ann Romney sound like a whiny elitist bitch? How dare little people ask questions about noble Willard after his stooping to lead the little people and we don't even appreciate it.
"Stop it. This is hard." Poor Ann, guess you better call the "waaaahmbulance." Who would have expected that a political campaign could be trying? wuh wuh wuh - sniffle. Perhaps you can find solace in a little horsey? Should your hubby win the White House, you had best make sure you have a current scrip for some happy pills, since you'll be under even more scrutiny, and the subject of personal attacks for the next four years. Don't go all Betty Ford on us, Baby....
Ann doesn't think rich people like her and Willard should be treated like common folks. Or as she likes to call us you people. She can't handle being thought of as common folks or you people.
If Ann is whining now what will she do when her Husband has to juggle the world problems and everyone looking at him for an answer he doesn't have. When he can't fire anyone from the Middle East and replace them with one of his own without Congress (Democrat) giving him the big ole NO signal while blocking every single suggestion or agenda he puts on the table. Poor Ann will need an entire valley of ballerina horses to keep her from screaming and crying every day. Honey if you think this is hard now you haven't even got into the ring your just walking up the aisle. That statement made me choke on my coffee and I hadn't even sipped it yet. LOL
Yea, yea, yea! exlax ETCH-A-SKETCH says he has what it takes to stop partisan in Washington! His solution is simple, eliminate the Democrats and TAKE OVER THE UNITED STATES and MAKE PERMANENT SLAVES out of ALL 99% of the American People! HE'S A REAL PROBLEM SOLVER ISN'T HE?
We should be discussing the agenda of President Romney for the first of his EIGHT glorious years as our beloved leader. How many of you libbies will even remember how to vote after eight years of Republican rule??
Anyone with the dreaded "D" after their name is fair game this election. It is called guilt by association. If you even appear to be associated with any Obamabots, you are toast. Burnt toast that nobody can stomach anymore.
You threatening people that don't believe as you do Edward? "Eight glorious years as our beloved leader." Sounds like something you would hear in North Korea.
I would suggest you apologize for the implied threat. There is a COH that forbids this sort of thing.
Edward is not progressing as well as other conservative posters in the grief process. This election is lost, they know it and are coming to terms with it. Edward is in denial. Soon he will progress to anger. I will help him with the following therapeutic advice:
Obama will win re-election and be President for eight years. Deal with it! If we can put up with 8 years of Bush, you should be able to put up with 8 years of Obama. You should, unless you are weak! So are you weak Edward? Are you?!?
We know that having a D after your name makes you fair game to be disenfranchised as a voter. Ask the people of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Pssst...Edward. Hey you. Yeah you. Over here. Umm, have to tell you that Old Mitt probably doesn't even know what his agenda truly is. In fact, he probably won't know until he is elected (if it happens). Then all of his big bundlers will let him know what his agenda is.
You forgot after anger comes depression. Edward and the republicans will be depressed for years to come. Prescriptions for anti-depressants will sky rocket after the election. Then finally comes acceptance, all though I doubt they'll ever except President Obama.
Edward - see my post - you are known by the company you keep, and Mitt is always in the company of the 1% that despises the rest of us. That all I need to know in order to vote against him and every republican on my ballot.
Mo, I think we're all going to have to memorize the stages of grief to help all the poor WRNJs after 11-6!
He doesn't watch NASCAR races but he has some friends who own some NASCAR teams.
poor edward is wetting his pants right now and he cant seem to figure it out?
but i must say his threats are the same used by the american taliban party, of which i am sure he is card carrying member. you see, edward is acting just like the willard of oz, or the same as a person drowing, they keep thrashing and grabbing and their for cannot focus on what is really happening and its resolution.
The richie riches listened to this nuttery and still gave Romney money? They aren't going to remain rich much longer, if this is the quality of their decisions. I saw Romney in person during the primary and even I could see he wasn't a good candidate for the Republicans.
Yea it doesn't look like these rich idiots are getting much ROI (return of investment). It's like they say "Romney and the rich have more money than brains".
I'm sure all those donating to Robmey's campaign will be taking those donations as a tax deductible "business" expense.....again...using the tax code to spit a the rest of the US....
GNOP - we don't need no fact checkers..GNOP CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
C'mon Mythe - show us the 1040's..What ARE you hiding@??
I think we know what the tax returns will show.We just want the proof.I suspect it will show all the investments in China including the one where the Chinese company he invested in is a sanctions buster.Helping the Iranians launder their oil sales.That story has already come out.I wonder what other ones are still hidden in those returns.
Born into a culture of secrecy. Hiding his taxes and who knows what else. He won't even win his home state. Forward not Backward
And Romney is running in circles.
Best way to reboot the campaign, Mr. Romney:
Release the tax returns.
Romney claimed his success is business was buying companies, actively running them and reducing costs then in 5 or 8 years harvesting them. He's hoping to win 2 terms so he can harvest tax payers.
I bet Romney starts having people frisked for recording devices before these elaborate dinners he is having that way he can say what he means without having to justify it to "you people".
Will the real Mitt Romney stand up and say what he really believes? Oh . . . , never mind. How would we know it was really what he believes, if he did?
He has stood up and told us what he really believes. He believes what ever you want him to believe.
Actually Mo, he believes whatever Sheldon & the Koch brothers tell him to believe.
But they've told him till after the election he has to believe what ever the audience he's talking to wants him to believe. Then after the election they'll tell him what to believe.
Let's all watch if the GOP super pacs switch their money to try and salvage the Senate races, and dare I even say the House ones, abandoning Willard. Then I (and we Dems) can say he's done. Geez, I can't even imagine if the House goes what the GOP will do. Berserk insanity comes to mind...
Romney's new campaign strategy, get out on the stump, talk loud and yell a lot. This guys getting funnier every day. Every clip of Romney speaking is louder and more yelling. Did he think he wasn't being heard before so now he has to talk louder and yell? Or is he just trying to get some attention?
Richie Rich would rather deal with his fellow fatcats that actually associate with (Ewww!) ordinary Americans. He knows he's out of touch. I believe he thinks he's running for King of the United States.
That's why he only wants to deal with his fellow elitists.
As far as Stepford Annie is concerned--blah, blah, blah. Richie is not ENTITLED to be President. So far, the only "qualifications" he has shown are: 1) contempt for half the population; 2) flip-flopping on every possible position; 3) lack of specificity on his proposals. None of these "qualifications" could get him elected to the eighth-grade Student Council.
Richie is desparate and absolutely covered in flop sweat and, what's more, he knows it!
It amazes me that we are going broke as a country, but we still have millions of dollars to spend on campaigns that seem solely based on insulting the opposite party, rather than at least try to make a difference.
Re Ann Romney's remark about "running" the country. How about trying "leading" the country. "Running" seems to apply more aptly to business. Oh! That's right, Romney thinks he'll be running a business if electred. WRONG!
BAREKNEES ... Ann also worried about mitt-da-twits mental state ..... wow and its only the election ... imagine if he were up against the world ..... the clowns done ....
OBAMA 2012
MG-535381 on the tax returns.
I totally agree that this would be one of the few ways to reboot Romney's campaign. Release the damn tax returns already!
Maybe even let us in on more of your other secrets before the election. Let all of the cheating and crooked lies spill out. If it's as bad as most people believe... Willard isn't honest and does not deserve to be our President.
Ann Romney: Biggest Fear Is For Mitt's 'Mental Well-Being' »
Reuters |
September 28, 2012 at 09:29 PM
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Ann Romney
told a Nevada television station her
biggest concern if her husband,
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney,
becomes president was his
"mental well-being." In an interview Thursday with
television station KTVN, Mrs. Romney was asked what her biggest worry was should
Mitt Romney be
elected to serve in the White House. "I think my biggest concern
obviously
would just be for his mental well-being," she said. "I have all the
confidence in the world ...
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