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Romney dings Time list, Palin
Politico ^ | May 3, 2009 | Ben Smith

Posted on 05/03/2009 12:16:30 PM PDT by Al B.

Mitt Romney, left off Time's list of the 100 most influential people, takes a jab at the list and, by extension, the Republicans on it. [Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin]

Romney jokingly suggesting in an interview with CNN's John King that they'd been included for looks, not influence:

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ROMNEY: John, I'd like to have a lot more influential Republicans. I think there are a lot more influential Republicans than that would suggest. But was that the issue on the most beautiful people or the most influential people? I'm not sure. If it's the most beautiful, I understand. We're not real cute.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: limbaugh; palin; rino; rinoromney; romney; romneyantipalin; romneyantithompson; romneyhitsquad
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To: eyedigress

Like or not like, agree or not agree, what has Mitt ever gone full out for, save being elected?

What makes Mitt tick? Tidying up, a bit, on the margins, here and there, government screw-ups?

Well, I suppose he’s better than a sharp stick in the eye.


41 posted on 05/03/2009 1:18:14 PM PDT by Leisler ("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged."~G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Al B.

If you remenber Rommey Quit the race in 2000.Quitter


42 posted on 05/03/2009 1:19:28 PM PDT by jocko12
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To: euram

They actually need her more than she needs them.

Yup


43 posted on 05/03/2009 1:19:43 PM PDT by Leisler ("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged."~G.K. Chesterton)
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To: wagglebee; Allegra; CanadianMusherinMI; Clemenza; Diogenesis; ejonesie22; EternalVigilance; ...

He could put himself on the cover every week... like Opie’s magazine.

Picture the June 2009 issue...

“Slick Willard’s Magic Undies... Can They Bring World Peace ?”


44 posted on 05/03/2009 1:20:15 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Diogenesis

Romney ran Massachusetts FCOL and was surrounded by socialists so given that he did OK. That wasn’t what I was responding to anyway. But thanks for your input.


45 posted on 05/03/2009 1:29:46 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Al B.
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BTW "Time" must be scraping the bottom of the barrel, they sent me a offer for a 57 issues for $15-- I can just barely stand to be on the same internet with that liberal rag, much less have it actually in my mailbox or home!

46 posted on 05/03/2009 1:29:58 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: AmericanGirlRising
Interesting he’s stepping on Palin again.

Except that he's not. The headline is an outright lie; Romney didn't even mention or allude to Palin.

47 posted on 05/03/2009 1:30:10 PM PDT by xjcsa (Currently shouting "I told you so" about Michael Steele on my profile page.)
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To: TribalPrincess2U
Does he really have to express an opinion on either Rush or Sarah?

He didn't even mention either; the headline is a complete and utter lie.

48 posted on 05/03/2009 1:30:41 PM PDT by xjcsa (Currently shouting "I told you so" about Michael Steele on my profile page.)
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To: xjcsa
Mitt Romney said: "I think there are a lot more influential Republicans than that would suggest. But was that the issue on the most beautiful people or the most influential people? I'm not sure. If it's the most beautiful, I understand."

I read this as a backhanded negative comment directed to Sarah Palin, just like the CPAC comment was. He's intimating that she isn't influential and only beautiful.

Like she's just another pretty face! This is marginalization of her experience and leadership!

49 posted on 05/03/2009 1:47:52 PM PDT by AmericanGirlRising (You can tell a lot about a politician by the character of their supporters.)
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To: Al B.

Romney is so gay.


50 posted on 05/03/2009 1:50:14 PM PDT by FreepShop1 (www.FreepShop.com)
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To: AmericanGirlRising

No, it wasn’t a slap at Palin...following the order of his statement, Romney basically said there weren’t nearly enough Republicans on the list, but if the list was merely a beauty contest, he understood it...Limbaugh and Palin are the biggest Republican celebrities around at this time, that’s just a fact...magritte


51 posted on 05/03/2009 1:52:40 PM PDT by magritte (When it comes to questions of science...the hotter the chick the “truer” the facts.)
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To: magritte

Beauty contests are about beauty, not popularity. This sounds like another round of Mitt Romney Sour Grapes to me.


52 posted on 05/03/2009 1:55:03 PM PDT by AmericanGirlRising (You can tell a lot about a politician by the character of their supporters.)
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To: AmericanGirlRising
I read this as a backhanded negative comment directed to Sarah Palin, just like the CPAC comment was. He's intimating that she isn't influential and only beautiful. Like she's just another pretty face! This is marginalization of her experience and leadership!

OK. I read it as a slap at the rest of the list, not specifically Republicans, since he seemed to be complaining that there weren't enough Republicans.

53 posted on 05/03/2009 1:56:40 PM PDT by xjcsa (Currently shouting "I told you so" about Michael Steele on my profile page.)
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I’ve said before, and I’ll say it again. Romney, Cantor and Jeb Bush thanks for the feedback, good bye.


54 posted on 05/03/2009 1:56:43 PM PDT by MattMa ("Void of ideas, driven by hate, they voted the Democrat Party in 2008")
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To: magritte

Yeah, Rush has those GQ cover boy good looks. Must be the hair...

- JP


55 posted on 05/03/2009 2:01:55 PM PDT by Josh Painter ("I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Josh Painter

Beauty Contest = Celebrity, not physical attractiveness...c’mon...magritte


56 posted on 05/03/2009 2:07:04 PM PDT by magritte (When it comes to questions of science...the hotter the chick the “truer” the facts.)
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To: MinuteGal
Sure it does. This is war. The same kind of war we fought against the slimy RINOS of years past. And Romney is a RINO. Hence an enemy of conservatives. The stakes are too high, the enemy too strong and the time is too short to worry about being nice and polite. They must be named as RINOS and ridiculed as losers and traitors. And my best defense are the words of RR himself:

"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all."" -- President Ronald Reagan

57 posted on 05/03/2009 2:18:54 PM PDT by mick (Central Banker Capitalism is NOT Free Enterprise)
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To: eyedigress

“...I do not see any passion emanating from this man...”

I see it your way. I am a huge fan of Ann Coulter except for her favorable view of Romney and her cooler view of Palin. Romney is just not as likeable, as principled, or as electable as Palin.


58 posted on 05/03/2009 2:59:56 PM PDT by Monterrosa-24 ( ...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: euram; unique; Jim Robinson; ejonesie22
Romney, Cantor and Jeb Bush showed up at an event yesterday, to promote their new group, 50-100 people showed up. It was at a pizza joint, so I’m betting they offered free pizza. If Palin had been with them, they would have attracted thousands, and they know that.

I'd be curious if, and if so, the reason, unique would take issue with that. In post 1225 of Jim Robinson's "If Mitt Romney is in, I'm out!" thread, unique says that Palin can't win.

I'm with Jim Robinson; so are many conservatives here. I know at least a few were like me and held the line at Romney (and McCain, actually ... I voted for Palin in the last election; had McCain nominated Romney, the team would have forfeited my vote). I'm not bluffing, and I doubt the others are, either.

Nominating Romney is guaranteed to deliver a gut-weakening blow to the numbers of people who would vote Republican. If Romney is in, we're out.

It would be interesting to do a survey of people here who would declare:

If Palin is in, we're out!

59 posted on 05/03/2009 3:36:39 PM PDT by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: wagglebee

http://news.google.com/news?q=mitt+romney&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7RNTN_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn&ei=IR7-SaLFJ-PJtgeQzZHFCg&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=2


60 posted on 05/03/2009 3:45:48 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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