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McCain and Romney Yuk It Up

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Posted on Mar 27, 2008
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Former rivals John McCain and Mitt Romney looked like fast friends as Romney joined McCain in Utah and Colorado for a little campaigning Thursday. Could this be the beginning of a beautiful ticket? 


AP via MyWay News:

In February, Romney won 90 percent of the vote in Utah to McCain’s 5 percent. Romney’s ties to the state run deep, from his Mormon faith to his work overseeing the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

“Look, that wasn’t the only state I lost to Governor Romney in—it was just the largest loss,’ McCain said chuckling. He joked that it was abject humiliation but understandable given Romney’s Utah links. “I was at least hoping to break into double digits though!”

“I think he did just fine in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida, California ...,” Romney said, laughing about states McCain won.

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By purplewolf, March 30 at 8:16 am #
(567 comments total)

JIMMYJAM, DID I HIT A NERVE?

I AM AWARE THAT MITT HAS PAID FOR MOST OF HIS CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER, WHERE YOU GOT THE IDEA I WAS RACIST FROM THIS ARTICLE IS QUITE A STRETCH. THE ONLY WORD REFERING TO “RACE”, WAS THE CAMPAIGN RACE. NOT SKIN COLOR. AS FOR BEING A RACIST STEREO TYPING BITCH YOU CLAIM, I AM AMERICAN INDIAN AND AMERICAN INDIAN AND LAST TIME I CHECKED MITT WAS STILL WHITE. NO STEREO TYPING HERE. I SIMPLY ANSWERED TO LOUISE AS TO THE REMARKS THAT OTHERS MADE, NOT MYSELF. AS FOR THE COMPARISON OF GEORGE AND MITT ROMNEY, BOTH INTO POLITICS, VIEWS ARE/WERE SIMILAR, ENOUGH SAID. WHERE YOU A RESIDENT IN MICHIGAN WHEN ROMNEY WAS GOVERNOR? IF NOT, YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE PEOPLE WENT THROUGH. AND ALSO, THE LAST REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR, ENGLER FOR 12 YEARS, WHO HAS CLAIMED HE WANTS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT SOMEDAY, LEFT THE STATE IN A TOTAL DISASTER ALSO. THE TRUE STEREO TYPE OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS, DESTROY THE STATE/COUNTRY YOU GOVERN.

AT LEAST IN THE 60’S OUR MONEY HAD BUYING POWER, SOMETHING THAT CAN’T BE SAID FOR TODAY.

MY SON DIED AT TEN WEEKS, A PREMIE. MY DAUGHTER WORKS IN GOVERMENT RECRUITMENT FOR THE MILITARY. THE RICH ALMOST NEVER SENT THEIR PROGENY OFF TO WAR AS CANNON FODDER FOR THE ELITE. THEY CAN AFFORD NOT TOO.

AS FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE, ARE YOU DESCRIBING YOUR PREFERENCES. AND WHAT IN THE HELL ARE BIRKENSTOCKS?  MY “HAIR IS IN NO NEED OF TRIMMING AND MY NAILS ARE JUST FINE AND PAINTED.PERHAPS THEY NEED TO BE SHARPENED INSTEAD. VICTORIAS SECRET IS OVER PRICED AND IT CATERS TO THOSE WHOSE ANIMAL INSTINCTS NEED VISUAL STIMULATION IN WHICH TO FUNCTION RATHER THEN INTELLECTUAL. FORGET THE “GOOD LOOKING MAN IN A HAMMERSMITH SUIT.” I WOULD RATHER HAVE KEITH OLBERMANN IN THE BUFF. AT LEAST HE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, SOMETHING YOU LACK.

AND NO, YOU DID NOT STEREO TYPE ME. WORD OF ADVICE, NEVER APPLY FOR A JOB AS A PROFILER, YOU DON’T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. NOW GO BRAID YOUR ARMPIT HAIR TO MATCH YOUR BEARD AND CHUG YOUR MOONSHINE FROM THE JUG.

SMILE AND HAVE A GREAT DAY!(FROM THE 70’S HA-HA).

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By purplewolf, March 29 at 6:12 pm #
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RE:RE:RE:IT'S

Louise, yes there is corruption there as far as Mitt is concerned. His father George was governor of Michigan when I was a child and almost everyone at the time remarked how dishonest George Romney was.(Religion was not mentioned in those days like it is now, it doesn’t necessarly make you an honest person either.) That he was so corrupt the if there for a 5 cent reward on his mothers head, that he would turn her in for that 5 cents. And the apple usually does not fall far from the tree. Besides with all the money Mitt owns, he could never relate to the working class people who live on much less than $50,000.00 a year. And now that he has not been running for awhile, did any of his 5 sons enlist to fight for this country they planned to suck dry if he continued in the race?

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By kath cantarella, March 28 at 8:52 pm #
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yuck!

Does ‘yuck’ mean the same thing in the US as it does here in Oz?

Oh yuck.

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By purplewolf, March 28 at 10:07 am #
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I JOHN, TAKE THEE MITT, TO .......

A match made in hell.

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By KYJurisDoctor, March 28 at 6:29 am #
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McCain and Romney?

They can yuck it up all they want, if McCain picks Romney as Veep, he’s on his own!

http://OsiSpeaks.com

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By QuyTran, March 28 at 3:54 am #
(843 comments total)

The dirtiest political scheme.

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By zeitgeist, March 27 at 9:36 pm #
(186 comments total)

In Their Words

In the words of John McCain: F--- You!
In the words of Dick Cheney: So What!
In the words of a xenophobic god, crusader GW Bush: If you’re not with me, you’re a terrorist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk1vEuhBuEU

In the words of Hillary Clinton: ‘Experience as Usual’ (Who loves McCain more than she does her own and to prove it, is willing to destroy the village in order to save it.)

Peace, Best Wishes and Hope

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By Louise, March 27 at 6:55 pm #
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The Dream Team:

Out of touch and out to lunch. Or is it Dazzling [that smile] and Dim?

Either way I seriously doubt McCain will have Romney for his running mate. Not that many Mormons in the country.

Besides Giuliani is the pre-ordained. Like Bush, McCain needs to have someone schooled in the corruption of all things good.

Like Cheney guides Bush through the challenge of understanding, Giuliani will guide McCain through the challenge of comprehending.

The Empire must be preserved.

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