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Galraedia

(5,026 posts)
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:15 AM Mar 2012

Mitt Romney Tries To Scare 11 Year Old Boy

Whenever I see Republicans make an effort to scare adults, I think they’re despicable for using fear for political gain. But when I see Republicans using that same fear tactic on children, I think they’re monsters. Well, Mitt Romney became the latest GOP monster on Sunday when, while speaking in front of an audience, he told an 11 year old boy in Georgia that if President Obama wins a second term, Iran will have nuclear weapons to use against America.

“If Barack Obama gets re-elected, Iran will have a nuclear weapon and the world will change if that’s the case. This president failed to speak out when the dissidents took the streets in Tehran, he had nothing to say. This is a president who has failed to put in place crippling sanctions against Iran. He’s also failed to communicate that military options are on the table and in fact in our hand. And that it’s unacceptable to America for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I will have those military options, I will take those crippling sanctions and put them in place, and I will speak out to the Iranian people about the peril of them becoming nuclear.”

Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/03/05/mitt-romney-tries-to-scare-11-year-old-boy-says-iran-will-have-nuclear-weapons-if-obama-gets-second-term/

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Mitt Romney Tries To Scare 11 Year Old Boy (Original Post) Galraedia Mar 2012 OP
he should have told the boy: provis99 Mar 2012 #1
Oh no! Carla in Sequim Mar 2012 #6
If he REALLY wanted to scare him he'd say, "You'd better behave... pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #7
Right up there with McCain saying he knew how to get bin Laden JBoy Mar 2012 #2
north korea got the bomb and nothing much changed. pansypoo53219 Mar 2012 #3
Lying to children now? DearAbby Mar 2012 #4
Despicable. n/t Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #5
 

provis99

(13,062 posts)
1. he should have told the boy:
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:17 AM
Mar 2012

"But I'm not worried, because I'm Mormon and I wear magic underwear to protect me!!!"

Carla in Sequim

(228 posts)
6. Oh no!
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 03:14 AM
Mar 2012

Wasn't that a regular box of Tide in that pic showing Mr. Everyman Romney doing his own laundry? He will have to beam up and get them reenergized!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
7. If he REALLY wanted to scare him he'd say, "You'd better behave...
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 03:25 AM
Mar 2012

...or I'll strap you to the roof of my car."

JBoy

(8,021 posts)
2. Right up there with McCain saying he knew how to get bin Laden
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:31 AM
Mar 2012

but wouldn't tell anyone unless he was elected President.

pansypoo53219

(20,986 posts)
3. north korea got the bomb and nothing much changed.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 02:50 AM
Mar 2012

starting a war in iWaq on false premisses of preventing sadaam did far more damage than any 'bomb'. this whole iran bomb thing is a canard.

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