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Oh my: I’m skipping the Trump debate, says Romney
Hot Air ^ | DECEMBER 5, 2011 | TINA KORBE

Posted on 12/06/2011 3:15:45 PM PST by RobinMasters

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To: montag813

Asked for a source never mind.


21 posted on 12/06/2011 4:09:17 PM PST by svcw (God's Grace - thank you!)
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To: RobinMasters
On the official mensch rating scale, I'd place Willard about a half notch below TheDonald. Both scraping the bottom.

Trump = charlatan
Romney = phony and fraud.

22 posted on 12/06/2011 4:12:26 PM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: RobinMasters

I don’t blame Romney, or any of the others that don’t choose to kiss Trumps ring. Who made Trump the Godfather of the Republican Party? I would love it if Newt was the only one to show up and nobody watched.


23 posted on 12/06/2011 4:14:36 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

I believe there is some heavy handed pressure being applied right now, and it is being wielded out of sheer panic, by the establishment Republicans, and this Trump venue for a debate is the first show down for some reason. Romney is in complete debt to the establishment by whom he is owned lock, stock and barrel. He appears where they tell him to appear. Newt’s numbers have got to be crushed soon, or the myth that Mitt is the inevitable nominee can not be perpetrated on the voters. Rove’s knees are knocking over Newt’s rise.


24 posted on 12/06/2011 4:15:38 PM PST by RitaOK (Rasmussen- the polling standard for accuracy.)
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To: tflabo
Going through one of the alphabet networks debate is convoluteda joke.

Fixed it

25 posted on 12/06/2011 4:16:03 PM PST by frogjerk (OBAMA NOV 2012 = HORSEMEAT)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
Newt will be trashed by the GOP and the MSm—Its Sarah Palin Time.

You know, when all is said and done, that may have been her "unorthodox campaign" strategy all along. She's well known for having some of the best instincts in politics.

If the MSM is successful in derailing Newt, I think the calls for her to step into the race will become a roar to loud to ignore.

26 posted on 12/06/2011 4:18:56 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: BillyBoy

Your envy is showing.


27 posted on 12/06/2011 4:21:54 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (....The days are long, but the years are short.....)
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To: RobinMasters

He won’t be missed and is making a mistake.


28 posted on 12/06/2011 4:22:47 PM PST by arrogantsob (Obama must Go.)
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To: Longbow1969

Sorry but I am with Rush on this one. The establishment and the Marxist Democrats don’t like being dissed. They are perfectly happy to see our candidates line up dutifully in liberal venues alone, for all debates. The Democrat always has the friendly panel advantage and the Republican candidate is chopped liver. Always and forever it has been this way and we have all bitched about it, asking why do our candidates subject themselves to an obvious set up to be paraded for laughs in front of a media panel who despises them and us.

Well now things are changing. Our candidates have been seen in greater depth, to be more fluent, and laying out conservatism in spades, but well outside of the usual snake pit. Trump is not interested in propping up Obama, no way, no how. This fact alone means an advantage for our candidates. None of them are afraid of questions, but please, clown or not, Trump can be deadly serious on everything from the birth certificate to the economy to the ineptness of the Marxists, and for this reason Trump’s interests are not served by setting our people up for a fall.


29 posted on 12/06/2011 4:25:09 PM PST by RitaOK (Rasmussen- the polling standard for accuracy.)
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To: montag813
I am NOT a Trump fan, nor are ANY people in politics free of dirt...it's part of the requirements of the job description.

That said, what I DO appreciate is someone who will speak in plain language, not politcal double-speak/word-parsing, and ask tough questions on the issues THAT MATTER.

NO State-Run-Media moderator will do ANYTHING but what they are INSTRUCTED TO DO, and INSTRUCTED TO ASK AS QUESTIONS.

Common sense prevails, here.

30 posted on 12/06/2011 4:25:42 PM PST by traditional1 (Free speech for me.....not for thee)
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To: RobinMasters
Trump is just Trump. His idea of a business model is not built around destroying the USA's economy and its citizens' ability to survive and prosper.

Romney's is.
Perry's is.
Huntsman's is.
Obama's is.
GHWB's and GWB's was.
Clinton's was.
Ron Paul is simply a lunatic.
31 posted on 12/06/2011 4:26:01 PM PST by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: montag813

Another source: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0712/gallery.candidates.moneymag/6.html
(miss wrote last post Trump approx $3 billion not $7 billion)
http://www.huliq.com/3257/91937/donald-trumps-net-worth-goes-worlds-richest-ranking-goes-down
Trump is more wealthy than Romney, just pointing this out because apparently is means much to you how much money Romney has.


32 posted on 12/06/2011 4:27:42 PM PST by svcw (God's Grace - thank you!)
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To: traditional1

Of course, Newt has done more for conservatism than any of the other candidates. He has stood in the media sights far longer and only Palin and Bush has taken more flak from it. He is not my favorite but the truth must be said. Now more than ever is the time for experience in government.

Neither of the allegedly non-poor candidates has a whisper of a chance and I like them both especially Rick. But I might like to see Michelle run with Newt.


33 posted on 12/06/2011 4:28:18 PM PST by arrogantsob (Obama must Go.)
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To: arrogantsob
"But I might like to see Michelle run with Newt."

You probably will, unless he picks Santorum, which is doubtful.

34 posted on 12/06/2011 4:33:24 PM PST by traditional1 (Free speech for me.....not for thee)
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To: BillyBoy

So you prefer reality-show “debates” emceed by Left-wing “journalists” who do their level-best to mock any actual conservative candidate, I take it?


35 posted on 12/06/2011 4:35:32 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Holding our flawed politicians to higher standards than the enemyÂ’s politicians guarantees they win)
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To: traditional1

Typically you want to pick someone who is from a big state from a different part of the country. Santorum is from a big state so that makes sense too but he lost. Perry might be a good pick, too. I do like Michelle’s no nonsense approach though.


36 posted on 12/06/2011 4:47:37 PM PST by arrogantsob (Obama must Go.)
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To: RitaOK

I’m with you and Rush on this also. I’ve had enough of the liberal media as moderators, with their presumption that the Obama approach is the norm and a more conservative viewpoint must be questioned and ridiculed. Trump will be interesting, and Willard can skip the debate at his peril.


37 posted on 12/06/2011 5:39:23 PM PST by CASchack
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To: RitaOK
Trump is not interested in propping up Obama, no way, no how.

Trump is out for Trump. Period.

I agree with you on almost everything else. I am all for going for better venues for the debates, I am cool with successful business people or conservative think tanks hosting these forums. I loved the concept of a Tea Party debate. What I am absolutely not in favor of is a having a clown like Donald Trump, who STILL claims (and is sending out solicitations to this effect) that he may run 3rd party for President, hosting our debates. Trump is a realityTV host, not someone serious presidential candidates should want moderating a debate for them. This will backfire badly.

Look, I want to marginalize the leftist MSM more than most people. I really like the idea of going around them and not allowing northeastern liberals to frame the debate. But Donald Trump is nothing but bad news.

38 posted on 12/06/2011 6:31:43 PM PST by Longbow1969
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To: exit82

You say: “And we all know how yesterday Trump b#tchslapped Tokyo Rove into next week.”

http://www.trn1.com/uploads/mp3/showclips/120611LAURATRUMP.mp3


39 posted on 12/06/2011 8:36:27 PM PST by maine-iac7 (A prudent man foreseeth the evil,... but the simple pass on, and are punished. Prov 23:3 KJV)
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To: traditional1; arrogantsob; All

“But I might like to see Michelle run with Newt.”

You probably will, unless he picks Santorum, which is doubtful.
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Two reasons why the above will not likely happen.

The VP is usually seen as/often is the next president.

Michelle will probably lose by a large margin...is it wise to choose someone that wasn’t able to pull more support?

Second, Newt has already mentioned someone he is seriously contemplating for the ticket - and it would be brilliant.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/elisabethmeinecke/2011/11/28/gingrich_mentions_marco_rubio,_allen_west_as_potential_running_mates

(Rubio has said he wouldn’t run)


40 posted on 12/06/2011 9:34:43 PM PST by maine-iac7 (A prudent man foreseeth the evil,... but the simple pass on, and are punished. Prov 23:3 KJV)
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