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A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts) Wed Jan 25, 2012, 04:53 AM Jan 2012

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Romney: Obama swiped my ideas for State of the Union

You can't make this stuff up, even though Mitt qualifies his
whiny complaint...

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-obama-swiped-gop-ideas-for-state-of-the-union-20120124,0,4994895.story

Reporting from Orlando, Fla.—
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney gave a backhanded compliment to President Obama, saying after the president's State of the Union speech Tuesday night that Obama had “basically adopted a lot of thoughts that we’ve had on the campaign trail. Unfortunately, what he says and what he has done are so dramatically different that you have to be a little surprised.”

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Romney: Obama swiped my ideas for State of the Union (Original Post) A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2012 OP

which is the kind of thing that always makes his idiotic constituency happy. he's so dreamy. pepperbear Jan 2012 #1

If that is true, then he should give us some examples mazzarro Jan 2012 #2

+1 emulatorloo Jan 2012 #5

He said, "Obama isn't working," and now Norrin Radd Jan 2012 #3

Oh man, newts gonna have a lot of fun with that. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #4

pepperbear

(5,648 posts)

1. which is the kind of thing that always makes his idiotic constituency happy. he's so dreamy.

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 05:14 AM

Jan 2012

mazzarro

(3,450 posts)

2. If that is true, then he should give us some examples

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 05:18 AM

Jan 2012

He needs to indicate when he made those examples public and what portion of the SOTU speech contain those examples of his. Or STHU...

emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)

5. +1

Reply to mazzarro (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:49 AM

Jan 2012

Norrin Radd

(4,959 posts)

3. He said, "Obama isn't working," and now

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 05:24 AM

Jan 2012

Obama adopted his/their thoughts, so...he is admitting that he, Romney, isn't working?

deacon

(5,967 posts)

4. Oh man, newts gonna have a lot of fun with that. n/t

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:40 AM

Jan 2012

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