Posted on 07/21/2011 1:10:26 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Boarded-up shops and a nearly empty parking lot provided the backdrop for former Masschusetts' Gov. Mitt Romney’s visit today to a struggling shopping center near the intersection of Victory and Laurel Canyon boulevards.
Romney, presumed to be among the leading Republican contenders for the presidency in 2012, said President Barack Obama’s economic policies have contributed to the decline of this and many other malls across America.
“Proposing raising taxes did not put people back to work. Obamacare made it less likely for employers to want to hire people. The talk about cap-and-trade and higher energy costs made it less likely for people to want to invest here," Romney said.
Dozens of reporters surrounded Romney, along with Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian, who represents the area.
"I’m disappointed he chose to use my neighborhood and one of my top economic priorities as essentially movie set for his production today," Krevkorian said in response to a reporter's question.
Krekorian, like just about everybody else on the L.A. City Council, is a Democrat. He said millions of federal stimulus dollars have helped his area maintain a medical clinic, law enforcement and other needs. He said it’s not fair of Romney to blame the president for a long-struggling mall.
“It’s in the state that it’s in today because of more than a decade of economic decline," Krekorian said.
Several dozen Romney supporters showed up, too. Irene DeBlasio of Studio City said she likes the former Massachusetts governor because he was a businessman who “knows about the bottom line.” She also noted another reason.
“He’s got five sons, a beautiful wife, lots of grandchildren. He’s a typical American." Unlike, DeBlasio said, Obama.
“Oh, I think he’s ghastly. I think he’s destroying the country. I think all his policies are anti-American, socialist, borderline communist manifesto," she said.
Many Republicans seem to agree that Obama’s got to go, but they’re far from consensus on who ought to replace him.
Mike Schroeder, an Orange County resident who is the former chair of the state GOP, was Romney's political director in California during the last election. He won't be supporting him this time around, citing Romney's "disorganized" 2008 campaign and the healthcare plan Romney enacted in Massachusetts, which had been cited frequently by the president during his bid for national healthcare reform.
Shawn Steele, a Republican National committeeman from L.A., noted that other prominent Orange County Republicans who once supported Romney last week hosted an event for Texas Gov. Rick Perry: “Now they’re co-hosting Rick Perry. That in itself is a story. When you have the Orange County machinery flipping from one candidate to another, that is something very significant," Steele said.
Perry was also in Los Angeles today at a hotel in the Century City neighborhood for an event coordinated by influential fundraiser Renee Croce, who helped raise millions of dollars for former California Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pete Wilson. Perry has been traveling the nation to gauge his support among party loyalists, elected officials and donors, while fashioning the framework of what could become a national campaign.
Perry is attending more private meetings in California this week, and Steele thinks the Texan will announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president next month.
Among Republicans in the contest, Romney leads the money race and reported an $18.4 million haul in the second quarter.
You lie repeatedly.
You’re perfect for a Globalist like Gardasil Rick.
And both Palin and Paul would probably not mind simple links to freerepublic pages.
You know how bad you sound, btw, continuously whining about links to Freerepublic threads. Titles, links, and dates. And you whine about it. And sure, because Perry’s record is so indefensibly bad, everyone can see that we’ve always hated Rick Perry here on freerepublic.
When? Where? How?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2751634/posts?page=20#20
It is a lie to say that a list of links to FR pages are “points”
It is a lie to say that a list of links to FR pages can be “debunked”.
Sad.
Sad.
Sad.
There’s something fishy going on out there.
I read a story some months about Rick Santorum having a former Romney staff member as his chief fundraiser.
Now in Orange County, CA party insiders are moving to Perry.
I’m convinced that something is going on out there to split up conservative voters to allow Romney to slip through.
The strategically timed entry of Fred Thompson in 2008 split up South Carolina’s vote so McCain could win the primary.
They’re up to to it again, driven by fear of Sarah Palin, she’s “unelectable.”
“He’s got five sons, a beautiful wife, lots of grandchildren. He’s a typical American.” Unlike, DeBlasio said, Obama.
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That RomneyBot is just sick
Barry’s two cute girls are preteens..
hardly old enough to be married with children (grandchldren)
And whats the everlasting Mormon obessession with sons ???
Oh yeah...
So Barry is not a “typical American” because he has no FIVE lazy good for nothing boys who refuse to serve our country...
Well the refusal to serve is typically liberal;...
Neither Barry or Willie Mitty served...
Barry’s grandfather served but Willie Mittys didnt..
Barrys American parent was a woman and women were not in combat then...
Willie Mitty’s Mexican born father claimed he was brain washed in Nam when he visited as a civilian with other governors...an excuse to keep being-groomed-for-POTUS-sonny-boy out of the fighting in case Willie Mitty gor a manicured finger nail bent...
In fact Willie Mitty dodged the draft at least TWO TIMES during Nam...
thats not typically Conservative patriotic..
HOWEVER Gov Sarah Palin has a drop deead gorgeous husband, FIVE children and the family are busy working on the lots of grandchildren requirement...
Sarah is well qualified in the mind of this RomneyBot to be POTUS
Oh and her eligible son fought in the US military...
BTW I have lots of grandchildren..
and a line of US etc military going way back to the early days of this country...
starting with me...
flipping
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I wouldnt trust Willie Mitty to flip hamburgers...
Hes like Barry
hes never had a real job...
And JimRob likes Perry:
Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson
“..... if Palin does not run but Perry does, he'd probably suck all the air out of the race. Either way, ..... Perry would all be excellent alternatives to Obama the commie. Anyone but RINO Romney the big government chief architect of CommieCare! …… Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson”
And Sarah Palin likes Perry.
Governor Sarah Palin's Endorsement of Governor Rick Perry
"That's why I am supporting Governor Rick Perry for re-election. He does what is right regardless of whether it is popular. He walks the walk of a true conservative. And he sticks to his guns – and you know how I feel about guns!" ...... Sarah Palin, January 17, 2009
It seems that Perry is liked by every type of Republican except those people that are dead set on getting Obama reelected in 2012 if their particular GOP favorite is not nominated.
Bump!
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