Posted on 02/03/2008 1:37:44 PM PST by Red Steel
Two days before Super Tuesday’s multistate nominating contests, Mitt Romney tried to draw some of the momentum away from Senator John McCain’s campaign on Sunday, hammering home his often-repeated claim that the Arizona Republican is unacceptable to conservatives.
“This is a battle in some respects for the heart and soul of the Republican Party,” Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, said on ABC News. With weekend polls showing Mr. McCain holding a commanding lead across the states holding contests on Tuesday, Mr. Romney was fighting to retake the advantage. Mr. McCain told Fox News on Sunday that he was “guardedly optimistic.”
As candidates campaigned furiously in the hours before the Super Bowl, the Democrats, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, were close to a draw, the polls showed, with Mrs. Clinton narrowly ahead.
Mr. Romney continued Sunday to make his plea to conservatives ever clearer, as he repeatedly invoked the name of President Ronald Reagan, a conservative icon. He also cited right-wing radio talk-show hosts like Rush Limbaugh who have accused Mr. McCain of being a phony conservative.
“Conservatives across the country are going, ‘Whoa, we have to get behind Mitt Romney,’ ” Mr. Romney said on CNN. He asserted that Mr. McCain favored amnesty for undocumented aliens and that his climate-change policies would cost 300,000 American jobs.
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Nah, I was a conservative while you were still crapping your pants.
You have stopped crapping your pants, haven't you?
OK, now that we've done the obligatory trading of insults, who do you support?
Greenville SC - the 2000 Presidential primary - John McCain had just beaten ‘W’ in the NH primary and the “Straight Talk Express” rolled into South Carolina.
I was a McCain supporter - positive that he was the real deal.
I drove to a McCain speech and public appearance. It was a day I will never forget as long as I live.
That day I witnessed John McCain behave unlike any appearance I had ever seen on TV - the man was unhinged.
After a 15 minute canned speech - he decided to address his competition in the primary - George W. Bush. He did so by beginning with, “I am Luke Skywalker, and my opponents are members of the Empire. Together we will form the rebellion and defeat Darth Vadar”. He yelled this - first pumping - his voice full of anger - his face - beet red - and his eyes - well - they were scary.
The crowd instantly went from supportive - to bewildered.
He obviously didn’t pick up on the mood change - because he went on for another 5 minutes - ranting and raving about how everyone was lying about his record - his views - and he, “wasn’t going to take it any more” (remember the movie Network).
It was surreal.
When he finished - and with the prodding of an aid - he left the stage, while we in the crowd just stood there - stunned - and honestly - completely confused.
I asked a woman next to me: “what the hell just happened?” She answered: “that man is freaking nuts!”
I came home - walked in the house - sat on the couch and just looked at the wall. I suddenly realized - the man pushed on television - was not the man at all.
I have told this story many times - to many people - and I have heard the same story told back to me by others who have seen similar John McCain episodes.
I am not given to criticize anyone lightly ladies and gentlemen.
I am sure John McCain is a good man - but listen to me - and please believe me.
JOHN MCCAIN is NOT FIT TO LEAD THIS NATION.
John McCain is unstable. John McCain is freaking nuts!
Well thank you so much Liberal Republican for confirming you actually have NOTHING rational or adult to add to this conversation. Now run back to your room and play with yourself Junior, the Adults have no time for your childish hysterics today.
But you're shilling for a leftist now. When did you decide to flip flop?
Romney supporters are allergic to facts.
That's a bummer, I can't remember where I saw the poll but it was recent and claimed it a three way tie. Hopefully tomorrow it'll look a little better.
Good posting devolve!
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Thanks potlatch
That nails McAmnesty cold
I will look at it later on my laptop to see it lighter.
I dread Tuesday, who knows what will happen.
What's he going to do, hide the Geritol?
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Not so Super Tuesday!
Yep. McCain supporters and Romney supporters both back leftists.
If you could hie to Kolob in the twinkling of an eye,
And then continue onward with that same speed to fly,
Do you think that you could ever, through all eternity,
Find out the generation where Gods began to be?
Or see the grand beginning, where space did not extend?
Or view the last creation, where Gods and matter end?
Methinks the Spirit whispers, “No man has found ‘pure space,’
Nor seen the outside curtains, where nothing has a place.”
The works of God continue, and worlds and lives abound;
Improvement and progression have one eternal round.
There is no end to matter; there is no end to space;
There is no end to spirit; there is no end to race.
There is no end to virtue; there is no end to might;
There is no end to wisdom; there is no end to light.
There is no end to union; there is no end to youth;
There is no end to priesthood; there is no end to truth.
There is no end to glory; there is no end to love;
There is no end to being; there is no death above.
There is no end to glory; there is no end to love;
There is no end to being; there is no death above.
Maybe we need to find a picture of a “pooper scooper” and make it into a gif and call it Super Scooper......naaaa!!
I’m not allergic to facts. Just idiots.
Speaking of facts, why are you still pushing that LIE about the AP reporter?
Well our state did kinda’ kill his church’s founder...
Then you must not be a Romney supporter.
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