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Photo of the Day (Mitt can sure pack them in...NOT)
C4P ^ | 2/24/2012 | Doug Brady

Posted on 02/24/2012 7:41:33 PM PST by ak267

Today in Detroit the Mittster delivered his “much touted” economic speech to the Detroit Economic Club. And it went over about as well as you’d expect it to. Via Sarah B. Boxer at the National Journal:

Wrapping up a much-touted economic speech at a football field here on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney fumbled the message ball.

Answering a question about a possible fall matchup with President Obama, Romney said he has the best chance of defeating the incumbent and went on to say he will be a friend of Michigan, a state defined by its relationship cars. He then mentioned how many he has himself.

“I love this country. I actually love this state. It just feels good, being back in Michigan,” Romney said. “I like the fact that most of the cars I see are Detroit-made automobiles. I drive a Mustang and a Chevy pickup truck. Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs, actually. And I used to have a Dodge truck, so I used to have all three (big automakers) covered.”

The reference to the sheer number of cars he has, and his wife’s two high-end cars, is likely unhelpful to a candidate who is trying to shake an image as a wealthy elitist out of touch with the economic worries of everyday Americans

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To: ak267

We had about the same size crowd for Moochelle here in Louisville yesterday.


21 posted on 02/24/2012 9:23:25 PM PST by anoldafvet
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To: FAA

One would think that some critical member of the Detroit Economics Club is an Obama plant. Appearances are everything, and if the above is true, my hat is off to that person. Absolutely brilliant. Evil, but brilliant.


22 posted on 02/24/2012 9:26:45 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: FAA

It is a very embarrassing thing for Romney, and it is getting great internet play.

It is also a reminder of this day in 2007, in another stadium.
http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/06/27/mitt-romneys-big-empty-room/

“The Mitt Romney campaign is promoting this video of a one-day fundraiser they recently held, trying to communicate energy and enthusiasm for the candidate. As the NYT reported yesterday they generated $1.5 million, a far cry from the $6.5 million they brought in a few months ago at a similar event. But what I noticed is that in order to communicate the “bigness” of the occasion they rented out Boston Garden and Fenway Park. But its empty. If you’re going to hold a big free event at a sports venue, I don’t think you communicate momentum by having an empty stadium.”


23 posted on 02/24/2012 10:20:17 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is unquestionably the weakest party front-runner in contemporary political history.)
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