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2012 Presidential Election: Romney vs. Obama

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by rimrocker, Apr 11, 2012.

  1. QdoubleA

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    I can't wait. Warrior President might have to hold in his laughter. Wonder if Romney will throw any more 5 digit bets around.
     
  2. Dubious

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    Eh? Both sides will just hear what they want to hear. Independents won't believe any of it.
     
  3. mc mark

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    Romney campaign already getting testy. It's gonna be a long 5 months there Mittster --

    Mitt Romney Campaign Tries To Physically Prevent Reporters From Asking Questions

    Reporters covering Mitt Romney's campaign sent out a volley of tweets on Wednesday, complaining that they had been prevented from asking the presumptive Republican nominee questions at an event in Florida.

    Trouble between the campaign and the press apparently started at the beginning of the day. Sara Murray, a Wall Street Journal reporter, tweeted that journalists had been told they would not be asking any questions of Romney. "Isn't that our decision?" a reporter asked.

    Then, the press corps was told that Romney was having an off the record meeting with "middle class families." Politico's Ginger Gibson noted that they used to be able to see these meetings happen, but were now having their access cut off.

    Things only deteriorated from there. A public event followed the private meeting, and campaign aides tried to physically prevent reporters from asking Romney questions at the rope line where he was greeting voters. The reporters "refused to leave," in New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro's words.

    ABC's Emily Friedman said that most journalists were able to get to the rope line, "despite USSS and campaign asking us to leave and stop," but that Romney still refused to answer any questions.
     
  5. Dubious

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    It controls the message and plays to the base who already distrust the media.

    Obama needs to out there pounding on the Republican Congress, otherwise his re-election is impotent.
     
  6. rimrocker

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    It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.
     
  7. rimrocker

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    "I'm not familiar precisely with exactly what I said, but I stand by what I said, whatever it was."

    -- Mitt Romney, at a press conference in Florida, defending previous statements he's made about President Obama and his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright

    http://politicalwire.com/
     
  8. mc mark

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    Does that go for other topics as well?

    I think we have our "I was for it before I was a against it" moment.
     
  9. A_3PO

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    If this quote is real, it is a very strange statement from Romney considering he's such a huge flip-flopper.
     
  10. Deckard

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    As the days go by, I think less and less of Romney. I'm seriously beginning to think he's a far better looking Dick Nixon. Utterly ruthless, smiling all the time.
     
  11. mc mark

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    I think in some clumsy way he was trying to counter that meme with the quote. But failed badly
     
  12. A_3PO

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    So, I guess, you are just coming to where I've been for a while about the guy.
     
  13. bigtexxx

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    still way better than obama
     
  14. mc mark

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    ok, how?
     
  15. bigtexxx

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    energy policy for starters
     
  16. mc mark

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    That's kind of vague. Wanna get a little more specific?
     
  17. Dubious

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    Since our dependence on foreign oil is the lowest it's been in nearly 40 years, I believe it's safe to say that you don't know what the ***** you're talking about. Again.
     
  19. Deckard

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    Maybe so. I cut him some slack for his record as Governor (which is not as great as some would believe, but not too shabby) for a long time, but no longer. He is what he is, and looks worse all the time.
     
  20. mc mark

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    WOW!!!!

    Fox Poll: Strong Plurality Prefer An Obama Supreme Court To A Romney Supreme Court

    A Fox News poll released yesterday finds that voters would rather have President Obama pick the next Supreme Court justice than Republican candidate Mitt Romney by a 46 to 38 percent margin.

    more on the FOX poll

    President Obama tops Republican Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup, according to the latest Fox News poll, which finds American voters feeling more positive about the economy.

    Obama would have an advantage of 46 percent to 39 percent over Romney, if the election were held today. Three weeks ago the candidates were tied at 46 percent each.
     

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