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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMr. Etch-A-Sketch: I am not an Etch-A-Sketch. I'm a conservative Republican. Now and forever.
Mr. Etch-A-Sketch: I am not an Etch-A-Sketch. I'm a conservative Republican. Now and forever.
by Jed Lewison
Best AP headline and lede combination ever:
Romney says he's no Etch A Sketch, is conservative
According to Jake Tapper, this is what Romney said:
Yeah, yeah. But can you really trust the words of an Etch-A-Sketch?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/21/1076564/-Mr-Etch-A-Sketch-I-am-not-an-Etch-A-Sketch-I-m-a-conservative-Republican-Now-and-forever-
by Jed Lewison
Best AP headline and lede combination ever:
Romney says he's no Etch A Sketch, is conservative
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is trying to shake accusations that he's an inconsistent conservative after a top adviser compared him to an Etch A Sketch toy.
According to Jake Tapper, this is what Romney said:
"I'm running as a conservative Republican,I was a conservative Republican governor,I will be running as a conservative Republican nominee"
@jaketapper via web
@jaketapper via web
Yeah, yeah. But can you really trust the words of an Etch-A-Sketch?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/21/1076564/-Mr-Etch-A-Sketch-I-am-not-an-Etch-A-Sketch-I-m-a-conservative-Republican-Now-and-forever-
Rmoney is trying to "shake" being compared to an Etch-A-Sketch by his own adviser.
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Mr. Etch-A-Sketch: I am not an Etch-A-Sketch. I'm a conservative Republican. Now and forever. (Original Post)
ProSense
Mar 2012
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frazzled
(18,402 posts)1. I think he's Silly Putty™
Or maybe ... Slinky
ProSense
(116,464 posts)2. LOL! n/t
emulatorloo
(44,211 posts)3. Something more dangerous, like the Whamo Water Wiggle
Romney needs to be taken off the market.
surrealAmerican
(11,365 posts)4. ... or Sit and Spin.
n/t
Response to surrealAmerican (Reply #4)
Mnemosyne This message was self-deleted by its author.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)6. ROFL!