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Romney Subtly Jabs Trump At Business Summit
Talking Points Memo ^ | 10/26/2016 | MATT SHUHAM

Posted on 10/26/2016 10:59:11 AM PDT by tekrat

During a keynote address Wednesday at the U.S. Chamber Institute's Legal Reform Summit, Mitt Romney made a series of subtle jabs at the Republican nominee on his business platform, in front of a friendly audience used to Republican business orthodoxy.

After opening with a familiar refrain—“I get asked on a regular basis, boy, why aren't you running this year. I ask myself that now and then, too"—Romney delivered a speech that seemed to dig at a few of Donald Trump's policy positions without ever mentioning him by name.

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“I don’t think either candidate for president has said they’re going to reform entitlements,” Romney said later.

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TOPICS: Campaign News; U.S. Congress; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: romney; sourgrapes; trump
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To: tekrat

Willard can stick it right in his sacred underwear. He’s as big a Lib as the Beast. I may not be religious but I used to respect Mormons because I thought they were devout. He and his ilk taught me an important lesson.


21 posted on 10/26/2016 11:27:03 AM PDT by delete306
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To: tekrat

Mitt Romney = An American version of Vicente Fox; the bitter, has-been President of Mexico who hates not being the center of attention anymore.


22 posted on 10/26/2016 11:27:17 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: tekrat
Romney: "I get asked on a regular basis, boy, why aren't you running this year. I ask myself that now and then, too."

Asked by WHO? Democrats? The RNC? Poppy Bush? Paul Ryan? George Soros? Hillary Clinton? (did I mention The Bushes?)

Mitt Romney was and still is THE definition of "YUGE Loser." This feckless tool was a disaster of a candidate. He wouldn't even lay a hand on 0bama.

Even after being able to reference a FOUR year old record with which to call out The Trojan Horse Traitor for his pathological lying, incompetence, abuse of his office, divisiveness, arrogance, hubris, and trashing America's history, economy, freedom, and reputation Romney FAILED. And failed bigly.

23 posted on 10/26/2016 11:27:33 AM PDT by HangUpNow
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To: tekrat

Ummmm... because you’re a loser?


24 posted on 10/26/2016 11:27:42 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: tekrat

Can’t we just drone that bastard.


25 posted on 10/26/2016 11:27:58 AM PDT by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where's your brothers ElCamino ?)
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To: tekrat

Why should a republican talk a out entitlement reform? So they can be misquoted and demonized leading to certain defeat? That seems to be the principled approach according to the neo con never trumpers who spen like hell anyway.


26 posted on 10/26/2016 11:28:29 AM PDT by BRL
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To: Democrats hate too much

True. He like all of the GOPe all prefer to remain in the good graces of the elitist clique than do what it takes to understand and represent the needs of the constituents.


27 posted on 10/26/2016 11:28:52 AM PDT by Thickman (Obama - Professor of the United States)
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To: baltimorepoet
Since it is mostly globalists, they should call it the UN Chamber of Commerce.

+100

28 posted on 10/26/2016 11:30:10 AM PDT by HangUpNow
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To: tekrat

Used car salesman romney is a POS NWO globalist shill, and always has been. These GOPe lackeys are literally crapping their pants at the thought of Trump dropping the hammer on them and all of their socialist dem buddies.


29 posted on 10/26/2016 11:31:55 AM PDT by factoryrat (We reserve the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: Kipp
His [Romney's] petty behavior this election shows him to be a dishonorable man.

Problem is, Romney leads an army of exposed "dishonorable men" within the highest ranks of the Republican Party. They have obviously put personal power and globalist interest above America's interests. That makes Romney and the rest, TRAITORS.

Frankly, Romney has NEVER been "honorable"; He never ran with intent to win his election. He was sock-puppet. Just like the dis-honorable John McCain. They both fight Trump tooth and nail because Trump represents We The People. The Romneys, McCains and Ryans are defending their own globalist-elites mafia.

30 posted on 10/26/2016 11:38:54 AM PDT by HangUpNow
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To: tekrat

Romney the Democrat. Scumbag.


31 posted on 10/26/2016 11:55:52 AM PDT by kiryandil (Will Hillary's BrownShirt Media thugs demand that The Deplorables all wear six-pointed Orange Stars?)
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To: tekrat

The Chamber of Cheap Labor


32 posted on 10/26/2016 12:18:15 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: baltimorepoet

So true!


33 posted on 10/26/2016 12:23:08 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
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To: Sacajaweau

Yep:

Wall Street crony capitalist versus Main Street free-market entrepreneur.


34 posted on 10/26/2016 12:24:52 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
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To: kiryandil

Willard The Rat Romney.


35 posted on 10/26/2016 12:25:18 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
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To: tekrat

Romney is just hating on Trump for having the cajones he lacks.


36 posted on 10/26/2016 12:29:31 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: tekrat

Who is he? I forgot.


37 posted on 10/26/2016 1:08:38 PM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: YogicCowboy

38 posted on 10/26/2016 1:39:28 PM PDT by kiryandil (Will Hillary's BrownShirt Media thugs demand that The Deplorables all wear six-pointed Orange Stars?)
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To: tekrat

US Chamber of Commerce are the number one fan of open borders, cheap labor and another 8 years of Obama.


39 posted on 10/26/2016 1:41:10 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (This time I am Deplorable)
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To: HangUpNow
Romney: "I get asked on a regular basis, boy, why aren't you running this year. I ask myself that now and then, too."

Asked by WHO? Democrats? The RNC? Poppy Bush? Paul Ryan? George Soros? Hillary Clinton? (did I mention The Bushes?)

Probably by fellow retirees and former businessmen.

Nobody wants to say it now, but Romney and Trump do have a lot in common.

Maybe Trump will win, but if he doesn't, how long before people lump him in with Romney (and McCain and Bush)?

40 posted on 10/26/2016 1:48:30 PM PDT by x
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