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GOP Hopefuls Start Their Engines

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Posted on Mar 8, 2011
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AP / LM Otero

Romney reboots: 2008 presidential contender and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is exploring his 2012 options behind the scenes.

It’s looking like campaign 2012 may include a few familiar faces in the Republican lineup of presidential hopefuls, as potential challengers to an Obama re-election bid such as Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum begin to pull their acts—and teams—together.  —KA

AP via Google News:

Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour are quietly preparing for possible candidacies with visits to would-be donors, calls to potential supporters and interviews with future hires.

“Things have picked up dramatically in the last couple weeks,” said Matthew Strawn, the chairman of the Iowa Republican Party.

Putting together the early nuts-and-bolts of a campaign is a delicate balance between persuading staff and donors that the candidate is serious while telling the public that a bid is being weighed.

“I haven’t made a decision yet as to what we’re going to do,” Romney often demurs even as his advisers are reviewing resumes.

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By Shenonymous, March 9, 2011 at 11:07 pm Link to this comment

Romney claims he didn’t know the law.  Doesn’t everybody know
that ignorance of the law is not an adequate defense to breaking
the law?  The hell with any Republican candidate anywhere for any
office. 

The Republicans of Wisconsin shows the world just what kind of
parasitic worms they are no matter where they turn up to tear to
pieces and devour the ordinary people of America.  There are beasts
and raptors that feed off of and are harmful to the economic middle
class, the working class, and the poor and these are the Republicans.

They have awakened the narcoleptic dragon there should be no mistake
now it is war between Democrats and the Republicans.  For every
measure, every legislation they propose there should be no
compromise, no cooperation, and no collaboration.

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By Queenie, March 9, 2011 at 8:16 pm Link to this comment

Thanks for the link, Napolean DoneHisPart. Now we can hear it straight from the horses arse, uh, mouth.

“A completely AIR TIGHT kennel”. Right. For 12 hours! Poor doggie, Shamus.

And shame on this dickhead, Romney. Effing liar!!!

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By Napolean DoneHisPart, March 9, 2011 at 4:50 pm Link to this comment

OMG!!!!

“...climbed up there all by himself.”

What an idiot.

Yeah, the dog I’m sure said: “No problem Mitty, I’ll be fine up there on the roof top… don’t mind me…rough, ruff, rough ride!”

Only idiots would actually believe this professional liar…

I’m telling ya, we need these folks to be nominated for best actors, for they are BETTER liars than those paid to make believe.

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By Napolean DoneHisPart, March 9, 2011 at 4:48 pm Link to this comment

LOL… what a story!

Yes, that Romney!

http://www.glumbert.com/media/romneydog

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By Queenie, March 9, 2011 at 4:43 pm Link to this comment

Jesus on a stick! Romney?!! Romney with his poor dog in a cage, tied to the roof of a car buzzing down the freeway @ 65 mph? THAT Romney? And the poor dog pooping in fear down the sides of the car whereupon Romney’s kids go, “Yuck!” THAT Romney? The same Romney who reluctantly stopped at a gas station and hosed off the dog, still in its cage, then sped off with the poor dog, by now trembling with cold and shock. THAT Romney?

And he cares about his dog (probably dead by now) much more than the voting public.

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By Napolean DoneHisPart, March 9, 2011 at 10:17 am Link to this comment

I demand to see nominations for best actor in next year’s Ocsars for these liars running to be (s)elected presidente of the U.S.S.A., Inc.

After all, they lie BETTER and act with MORE CONVICTION than the actors on the silver screen… for they must keep up the ACT and FACADE ever moment they are out of their element / within eye and ear shot of someone NOT of their kin.

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By Shenonymous, March 9, 2011 at 12:39 am Link to this comment

The Republicans are the real enemy of the people.  Not one
Republican is interested in the well-being, the wholesomeness,
or sees one shred of the worthiness of the general American public.

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By brianrouth, March 8, 2011 at 2:58 pm Link to this comment

This is interesting http://vimeo.com/20715539

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By brianrouth, March 8, 2011 at 2:57 pm Link to this comment

I think this is worth watching how did I make it past 35 let alone 63?

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