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Comedian Jeff Foxworthy to campaign with Romney in South
The Hill ^ | 03/11/12 | Andrew Restuccia

Posted on 03/11/2012 5:21:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway

In an effort to win over Southern voters, Mitt Romney will campaign with comedian Jeff Foxworthy in Alabama and Mississippi Monday.

Foxworthy, who is best known for his “you might be a redneck” jokes, will appear with Romney in Mobile, Ala. Later in the day, he will attend events in Biloxi and Richland, Miss.

Tuesday’s primaries in Mississippi and Alabama are a key test for the former Massachusetts governor, who is hoping to show he can win over conservative voters.

Polls show that Romney, former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) are in a dead heat in Alabama, while Gingrich holds a slight lead in Mississippi. Romney has said he is out of his comfort zone campaigning for votes in the South. But he has nonetheless expressed confidence that he will do well there.

"I realize it's a bit of an away game, but I also think we're going to pick up some support in the states that remain this month," Romney told WAPI in Birmingham, Ala. last week.

Romney joked with a crowd in Mississippi on Thursday that he was "learning to say 'y'all' " and developing a taste for grits.

On Sunday, Alabama native and Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs mocked Romney over those remarks.

"I wouldn't normally give Republicans, particularly Mitt Romney advice, but as a Southerner I will tell him that stuff doesn't really go over well in the Deep South," said Gibbs on CBS's "Face the Nation" Sunday.

"I will tell him this, if someone says they love the SEC, it's not the investigative body that looks into off-shore Cayman bank accounts, in fact it's the world's greatest football conference, so I hope he'll sort of go with the flow if he's down there," Gibbs added.

Romney’s rival Gingrich, who has campaigned heavily in Southern states, predicted Sunday that he would top the GOP frontrunner to win both primaries.

"I think we'll win both. We are campaigning very aggressively in both states," Gingrich said during an appearance on Fox News. "As almost everywhere, you start a little behind because of Romney's money and the length of time he's advertising. And as you campaign, you catch up with him pretty rapidly, and I think we're probably polling ahead in both states right now."


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: dumberthanarino; dumberthanromneycare; dumberthanthebigdig
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To: Allon

41 posted on 03/11/2012 6:13:08 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Allon

42 posted on 03/11/2012 6:14:04 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: True Grit

Proof there is no fork in Foxworthy’s family tree.


43 posted on 03/11/2012 6:23:02 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: WKB

Who does Chumlee and the other folks on Pawn Stars want me to vote for?


44 posted on 03/11/2012 6:30:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: nickcarraway

All Foxworthy knows is Mitt has an (R) after his name and looks presidential.

Give me someone not presidential looking this year please.

Guess I should be careful. Obama looks like the local box boy.

Sadly local boxboys are generally smarter.


45 posted on 03/11/2012 6:34:55 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Abortion? No. Gov't heath care? No. Gore on warming? No. McCain on immigration? No.)
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To: nickcarraway

(sorry can’t resist but)

If you say take my WIVES, please...you might be a Mormon!


46 posted on 03/11/2012 6:44:13 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: nickcarraway
Dear Jeff,
...as w/ all (Liberal) entertainers, shut-up & sing joke

IMHO: this a very bad move, you'll live to regret.


47 posted on 03/11/2012 6:46:39 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Simple: Kill the terrorists, Protect (all) the borders, ridicule all the (surviving) Liberals :^)
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To: GOPsterinMA

I always thought Billy was the man..Angelina arrives home one day with a adopted kid and Billy was out of there..
The thought of Romney running as a presidential hopeful make me barf and i have every time he talks about how conservative he is..


48 posted on 03/11/2012 7:18:29 PM PDT by GSP.FAN (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.)
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To: GSP.FAN

I liked “The Astronaut Farmer”. Be was off like a prom dress when AJ showed up with that kid!

Romney...where to begin...


49 posted on 03/11/2012 7:25:26 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (The Establishment is the establishment.)
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To: nickcarraway
You might be a RINO if...

you wear K Street loafers with your blue jeans.

you've been endorsed by all the Bushes...including Millie the dog.

you say you know NASCAR team owners, but don't own a NASCAR hat.

you're a Yankee, but try to fake a Bubba accent in front of Southern crowds.

you think you can convince people who live in the Bible Belt that Mormonism is a Christian religion.

50 posted on 03/11/2012 7:27:03 PM PDT by twister881
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To: WKB
I’m waiting on The “Swamp People” endorsement ping.

LOL, Wow, no amount of money can buy you Jeff Foxworthy's endorsement .... oh wait .... he's endorsing Romney ...

51 posted on 03/11/2012 7:36:21 PM PDT by Col Freeper (FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Not a bad movie...Check out a movie called “Waiting” with Ryan Reynolds in it very un pc and so funny...I watched “Drive” very good reminds me of “The Driver”with Ryan’O Neal..
Romney..where to end?


52 posted on 03/11/2012 7:39:05 PM PDT by GSP.FAN (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.)
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To: GSP.FAN

Thank you for the suggestions!

Romney...


53 posted on 03/11/2012 7:44:24 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (The Establishment is the establishment.)
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To: GOPsterinMA
Fun fact: Real name of Wavy Gravy, "Don't eat the brown acid, man" in Woodstock is Hugh Romney. Seriously. B.B. King gave the hippie clown the nickname back in '69.

As far as I know, no relation. It's just kind of funny to hear "Romney" and "hippie" in the same sentence. Hugh Romney before and after.


54 posted on 03/11/2012 7:52:44 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: nickcarraway
ROMNEY RINO REDNECK, MITT TRIES TO FIT
55 posted on 03/11/2012 7:59:25 PM PDT by FrankR
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To: raccoonradio

That’s a bit of fun trivia - TY!

In the “English” wing of the MFA there are several paitings of various “Romneys”. I have to think there is some relation.


56 posted on 03/11/2012 8:00:55 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (The Establishment is the establishment.)
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To: nickcarraway

If you ask Alabama to sing a Lynyrd Skynyrd song


57 posted on 03/11/2012 8:28:24 PM PDT by Tribune7 (GAS WAS $1.85 per gallon on the day Obama was Inaugurated! - - freeper Gaffer)
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To: WKB

LOL!

You crack me up!

Will Mitt go noodling anytime soon? I wanna see that! ;o)


58 posted on 03/12/2012 12:43:41 AM PDT by dixiechick2000 (This hobbit is looking for her pitchfork...God help the GOP if I find it.)
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To: WKB
I’m waiting on The “Swamp People” endorsement

ROTFL.

I'm counting robo calls from Romney. Twenty-two thus far.

It's my sincere hope that folks won't vote for him just on the nuisance factor.

59 posted on 03/12/2012 2:20:55 AM PDT by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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To: Venturer

Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum participate in the Alabama Republican Presidential Forum

March 12, 2012 – 5:30pm – 7:30pm CT
Alabama Theater
1817 3rd Avenue North
Birmingham, AL, 35203
Note: This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited to the first 2,000 people.

COVERAGE ON CSPAN 5:30pm Central 6:30pm Eastern


60 posted on 03/12/2012 5:13:25 AM PDT by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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