Posted on 03/02/2007 1:35:28 PM PST by George W. Bush
Question: "What do you think of Governor Romney's candidacy for the presidency?"
Ann's reply:
"I think he's probably our best candidate."
"I think it is fair to say, and this is coming from someone who supported Pete DuPont, Alan Keyes, Pat Buchanan, Steve Forbes so it's not like I won't go for an underdog."
"But I think we have to be serious about this. I think our choice is among Gingrich, Giuliani, McCain, and Romney.
And Giuliani is very very liberal and when this country gets to the point (and I have a love letter to him in my current book, Godless, what he did for New York was magnificent) but when this country gets to the point where both presidential candidates support abortion, I think we can hang it up as a country."
And McCain, I think has some problems because everyone who supports McCain would have to switch party registrations to vote for him."
"I love Gingrich, I think he's brilliant, he was crucial, the man for his time. We don't even know if he's running for president but assuming he is, I kinda think his time has passed and, I don't know, it could come back again, like Eighties music, but I think his time was over..."
"...And you have to say about Romney, he tricked liberals into voting for him." (laughter)
"I like a guy who hoodwinks liberals so easily. And also the one thing I have a very soft spot for is that I love Mormons and the reason I love Mormons (among other things) is that...you may have forgotten this...But Bill Clinton in Utah in 1992 came in third (in Utah). Now that's a fine state."
"You know, people keep saying, criticizing some of our presidential candidates, saying 'well, they're not Reagan, they're not Reagan.'"
"A Reagan comes around once every hundred years so don't keep comparing everyone to Reagan. It's a very tough job to run for president."
"I was just saying, the only thing I don't understand about Romney is why he wants to run for president. He has a great life, he's rich, he has a beautiful family...why ruin it by running for president?"
"But hopefully, he won't think of that."
BUMP
When she finds out Hunter is going to trounce Mitt, she will get on the D train.
What happened! She was pushing Hunter the last two TV events I saw.
She likes Romney's hair no doubt! LOL!
((((PING))))
Yes, and then later in her question/answer session, Ann said she has in the past supported the "under-dog candidate" and that she loves Duncan Hunter!
She made big points of pushing Hunter the last two times she was on H&C.
Why did she stop?
No way. This is Romney's election to lose. Once his organization gets settled he will dust the field.
Thanks. I look forward to watching this when I get home. Tivo is a wonderful thing.
(((PING))))
..this is the second time I have heard her refer to Hunter as "magnificent"--I think she really REALLY wants to support him...
No idear.
She mentioned Duncan Hunter today, and said she loves him.
He's got a shot. But if (when) Hunter gets traction, he will no longer be the "conservative" alternative to Rudy.
Do you have a direct link for Ann? I clicked the CSPAn link and got the Energy Policy.
Thanks!
Well, Ann was lamenting that Harold Ford wasn't a republican because she said she'd vote for him if he was.
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