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Romney support in Ohio - Not a single blessed smile in the lot. (Original Post) Xipe Totec Sep 2012 OP
maybe it's like the coal miners Enrique Sep 2012 #1
Wow! gademocrat7 Sep 2012 #2
It warms my heart Flashmann Sep 2012 #3
Oh, man. That is so funny......... TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #8
Can't you just feel the enthusiasm and euphoria? TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #4
A similar word comes to mind for me Flashmann Sep 2012 #16
they look like they are thinking Laurajr Sep 2012 #5
They look like hostages!!! madashelltoo Sep 2012 #6
The mighty Romney took his swing WCGreen Sep 2012 #7
This is a perfect use of that classic poem! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #17
Two of the women are holding life preservers, and a kid has an oar. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #9
Well, one smile... yends21012 Sep 2012 #10
Seriously. there is ONE smile in that pic. One. nt progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #20
That one looks really forced. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #27
Maybe it was a black person taking the picture. sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #11
I just heard on MSNBC lillypaddle Sep 2012 #12
It was bad Cosmocat Sep 2012 #24
Thanks for the feedback lillypaddle Sep 2012 #25
Wait! lillypaddle Sep 2012 #13
Guy behind woman holding 2nd O appears to be smiling. But wow. Not a happy crowd. mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #14
And the crowd goes... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #15
looks like officials, and their poor kids who were dragged there. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #18
This is them having fun. After this they're going to get flu shots. Partaaaaayyyyy!!!! Squinch Sep 2012 #19
They are spelling "ROHIO" note the R in front.... TeamPooka Sep 2012 #21
The facial expression on the young woman in the front with her arms crossed is priceless. Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2012 #22
Is this from today? ellie Sep 2012 #23
Several look like coerced kids--you want that ice cream? MADem Sep 2012 #26
Maybe Romney just finished telling one of his jokes. nt Jumping John Sep 2012 #28
The lady in the middle down front looks as if she is smiling slightly..... yellowcanine Sep 2012 #29
I think she farted SmittynMo Sep 2012 #30
A chagrined grin nt Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #32
Wow, look at the crowd and those faces CreekDog Sep 2012 #31
A couple of the kids are saying, "Fuck, Mom, can't I PLEASE go to school?) 11 Bravo Sep 2012 #33
Best interpretation yet! Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #34
Gee, real enthusiastic aren't they? Bwahahahaha... RBInMaine Sep 2012 #35
It's always angry white people with Shitty Mitt Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #36
And a warm hearty welcome to DU! Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #37
What the heck is wrong with them?? ailsagirl Sep 2012 #38

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)
3. It warms my heart
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:45 AM
Sep 2012

To see miserable sons of bitches LOOKING miserable.....It's just so warm and cute.....

Laurajr

(223 posts)
5. they look like they are thinking
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:46 AM
Sep 2012

how much longer...geesh! You don't often see a crowd that size of all white people.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
7. The mighty Romney took his swing
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:47 AM
Sep 2012

Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Freeperville - mighty Romney has struck out.



The full text of Casey at the bat.

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15500



TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)
9. Two of the women are holding life preservers, and a kid has an oar.
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:49 AM
Sep 2012

"As the passengers lined the railing, waiting for the lifeboats that never came............"

Is this an omen?????

yends21012

(228 posts)
10. Well, one smile...
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:50 AM
Sep 2012

The woman in the front is smiling, but think one of the guys next to her may have farted judging by their expressions.

lillypaddle

(9,581 posts)
12. I just heard on MSNBC
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:04 PM
Sep 2012

that the President & Rmoney will be holding "dueling rallies" in OH at 1:00 Eastern time. Love to see a split screen shot on that.

Cosmocat

(14,572 posts)
24. It was bad
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 03:22 PM
Sep 2012

The group behind Romney was another one of those groups of blue collar employees who wanted NOTHING to do with being there but were told to by their employer. You can just see it. There were maybe a handful of the 18 or so that you could tell were supporters, but some of them went the whole time without clapping and just had glares in their eyes.

I don't know if the people involved with the campaign, or the employers, get how really sad it is to force employees who hate the man or maybe don't want any part of it at all, to have to be the human backdrop for a political speech.

lillypaddle

(9,581 posts)
25. Thanks for the feedback
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 04:24 PM
Sep 2012

Yeah, that sucks when employers feel compelled to force their employees to "support" political candidates. Oughta be a law ...

Blue Belle

(5,912 posts)
15. And the crowd goes...
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:14 PM
Sep 2012

mild?

Seriously, what does he expect? In the September PEW Poll 52% of the those who identified as Romney voters said it was a vote against Obama rather than a vote for Romney. Also when asked if they thought Romney was going to win, 22% said no.

http://www.people-press.org/2012/09/19/obama-ahead-with-stronger-support-better-image-and-lead-on-most-issues/

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
18. looks like officials, and their poor kids who were dragged there.
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:29 PM
Sep 2012

Notice the suits, and the presence of angry teens?? lol. And "I" just isn't holding up her end of the bargain...

It just looks like OH...

ellie

(6,929 posts)
23. Is this from today?
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 01:33 PM
Sep 2012

My mom said Romney is in downtown Toledo at the Seagate Center. Tickets were still available as of this a.m.!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
26. Several look like coerced kids--you want that ice cream?
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 04:27 PM
Sep 2012

You want those car keys? Show up at this rally!

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)
29. The lady in the middle down front looks as if she is smiling slightly.....
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 05:06 PM
Sep 2012

Maybe she knows something the rest don't know - for example, that she is going to vote for Obama.

Shitty Mitty

(138 posts)
36. It's always angry white people with Shitty Mitt
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:16 PM
Sep 2012

LOL at the douche with the cowboy hat. I bet he thinks he's a fucking cowboy. Fuck these dumbasses, except for the couple of brainwashed kids. In a perfect world, they'd be taken by child protection services.

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
38. What the heck is wrong with them??
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 08:33 PM
Sep 2012

There's one lady I see in the front row (with white sweater) who is kinda smiling but the rest are a bunch of gloomy folk.

LOL!!

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