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maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 04:13 PM Aug 2012

Romney forced to backpedal after thorny Virginia Endorsement

Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/11/ro

Richmond, Virginia (CNN) - Mitt Romney's campaign awkwardly backpedaled Saturday after the presumptive Republican presidential nominee waded into a contentious GOP primary fight in Virginia during his second campaign event alongside his new running mate Paul Ryan.

Speaking at a rally in Ashland, a picturesque town just north of Richmond, Romney described Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, who was in attendance, as "a great friend, and I hope the next governor of Virginia."


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But to take sides in a high-profile Republican primary battle when the day's mission was to roll out the Ryan pick and unite the conservative base struck many observers as odd.

Romney and his aides tried to walk back the comments after the event.

Speaking to an overflow crowd after the Ashland rally, Romney talked about the need to elect a Republican governor in 2013 and said: "There are a couple of guys in the race, I love them both. I want to see one of those guys take his place."

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/11/romney-forced-to-backpedal-after-thorny-virginia-endorsement/



Rollout Fail: Mitt Romney Disses Tea Party Star On Day Of Base-Focused VP Rollout


Mitt Romney giveth and he taketh away. On the day he fired up the conservative base by selecting Paul Ryan as his running mate, he also dissed one of the tea party’s favorite rising political stars and one of his recent surrogates.

At his second Virginia campaign stop of the day Saturday after debuting Ryan as his running mate, Romney appeared to weigh into the 2013 Virginia gubernatorial GOP primary which pits Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

Bolling joined Romney on the trail, first in Norfolk where Ryan made his first speech of the day and then in Ashland, Va., where Romney and Ryan made another appearance.

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Romney forced to backpedal after thorny Virginia Endorsement (Original Post) maddezmom Aug 2012 OP
This is your brain on Mitt. SoapBox Aug 2012 #1
I am really starting to think Mitt has dementia or Alzheimers riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #2
maybe that's it...I was gonna say silvershadow Aug 2012 #5
Me too..... YellaDog1950 Aug 2012 #8
Yep, if R & R do get elected then riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #11
I think it's worse than that. EC Aug 2012 #13
whoopsie daisy proud patriot Aug 2012 #3
In 2008, the rnc had a Biden Gaffe watch website - the DNC needs to do one of those for Mitt. jillan Aug 2012 #4
I think a coherence-watch would use WAY less bandwidth. n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #6
What? You mean, like "study"? "Learn stuff"? Can't I just show up and wing it? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #7
Ya gots to understand ... bayareaboy Aug 2012 #9
He's in way over his head. docgee Aug 2012 #10
Who is running on the dem side for governor? anyone know. What is that person's chances. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #12

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
1. This is your brain on Mitt.
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 04:22 PM
Aug 2012

...kinda like your "brain on drugs" (smashed egg in frying pan ad) but with Mittens' brain, this is the blah, blah, blah you get.

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)
2. I am really starting to think Mitt has dementia or Alzheimers
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 04:29 PM
Aug 2012

He has the look and also he misspeaks too often.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
5. maybe that's it...I was gonna say
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 04:41 PM
Aug 2012

(and have said) he has the look of a sociopath. But, maybe it's alzheimer's. Oh well, no matter, has he released his taxes yet?

YellaDog1950

(44 posts)
8. Me too.....
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 05:06 PM
Aug 2012

As a matter of fact, I've been thinking it for awhile now and verbalized it to friends this morning. He reminds me a lot of Ronald Reagan in his early stages of dementia/Alzheimers.

And, as much as I distrust the Repugnant Party, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the case. What a great way to try to sneak one of their young guns into the oval office.

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)
11. Yep, if R & R do get elected then
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:14 PM
Aug 2012

it would be possible to have Ryan run it until it is obvious Romney has this problem or it can be handled like Reagan's Alzheimers was....The public didn't know until after he left.

EC

(12,287 posts)
13. I think it's worse than that.
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 10:21 AM
Aug 2012

I think he just doesn't give a shit and really thinks the Presidency is beneath him, but it's a means to an end. He's not sick psychically, he just doesn't give a shit about anything but his world.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
4. In 2008, the rnc had a Biden Gaffe watch website - the DNC needs to do one of those for Mitt.
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 04:41 PM
Aug 2012

Unfortunately for the gopers, Biden was pretty much on target during the campaign - with just a couple of oops now and then

BUT Romney seems to make a gaffe daily.

bayareaboy

(793 posts)
9. Ya gots to understand ...
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 05:24 PM
Aug 2012

Mittens likes to compete, and since his dancing horse may be putting his time at the glue factory, after his loss.

So Mitt is just competing with his handlers. This week he has to some fine diving to do, to compete with the remark about it's too bad the wife of steelworker didn't live in Mass.
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