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Romney: GOP convention theme against Obama will be “nice guy, failed President”
HotAir ^ | Monday August 27, 2012

Posted on 08/27/2012 8:00:50 AM PDT by Bigtigermike

Politico has an interesting and provocative interview with Mitt Romney this morning — although perhaps not provocative enough for some of the passionate base.  After dumping the “nice guy but failed President” argument in the overwhelming volume of nasty attacks from Barack Obama and his campaign, including insinuations of being a felon, a murderer, and a modern-day slaver, Romney tells Politico that the theme will return at the Republican National Convention this week in Tampa:

Mitt Romney conceded President Barack Obama has succeeded in making him a less likable person, but he offered a defiant retort to those hoping he will open up this week: “I am who I am.” …

“I know there are some people who do a very good job acting and pretend they’re something they’re not,” Romney said. “You get what you see. I am who I am.”

To press the point, he said the GOP would even try to turn Obama’s still-high personal favorability rankings back on him at its convention this week, by making the simple case to voters: nice guy, failed president.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: campaign; obama; romney; tampa
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To: Bigtigermike
been hearing the nice guy thing all morning on the FNC.

He is NOT a nice guy...he is an animal...a Marxist, progressive who wants to steal my money(and another election) and leave me defenseless and reliant on government for everything.

I just wish the Republicans weren't so friggin touchy feely about this man. Tell the truth when the truth is so obvious.

21 posted on 08/27/2012 8:15:08 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Bigtigermike
Evil Muslim Bastard, dumber that Jimmy Carter.

That is how he should describe him.

22 posted on 08/27/2012 8:15:37 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: svcw

No kidding, if Willard would go after the Kenyan the same way he was out for conservative blood during the primaries, we’d stand a fighting chance.

But no, of course not, because “it’s his turn”...


23 posted on 08/27/2012 8:16:50 AM PDT by Old Sarge (We are now officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet)
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To: Bigtigermike

Plus there’s the fact that many don’t believe Romney’s nice guy routine after what we saw in the primaries. We know all about Obama’s “get in their faces” game.


24 posted on 08/27/2012 8:16:53 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Bigtigermike
Evil Muslim Bastard, dumber *than Jimmy Carter.

That is how he should describe him.

25 posted on 08/27/2012 8:16:58 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Soul of the South

My hope, such as it is, is that Romney energizes his final campaign against the “Dark [evil, that is] One” with the cut-throat zeal he showed in this primary season and the one before.

You don’t beat liberals, progressives, Democrats and all their selfish overloading victim groups by being nice - in any form factor. You beat them by crushing them with turnout and the seething hatred that exists among any real taxpayers who’ve had to witness his pillaging.

As for these “independents,” I submit they are moral and intellectual cowards who crave attention and pandering - as far as I’m concerned they’ve made up their minds already but won’t tell.


26 posted on 08/27/2012 8:17:59 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Bigtigermike
It will be okay, Romney will seem positive to undecideds tired of negative ads. The PACS will hammer Obama, nothing is lost.
27 posted on 08/27/2012 8:18:49 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: Bigtigermike

I guess it’s all in the timing. Unfortunately, the birth of BHO preceded Roe v. Wade. Otherwise his mother would have had the option of not being punished with a baby, and we wouldn’t have to be punished with the possibility of a second term.


28 posted on 08/27/2012 8:19:02 AM PDT by throwback (The object of opening the mind, is as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
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To: Paradox
I dont have a problem with it all either.

Althought, surrogates do have to point out the nastiness of the Obama campaign.

Its like a coach that gets fired for losing; nice guy, bad coach.

29 posted on 08/27/2012 8:19:46 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Bigtigermike

Obama is as likable as anyone else that thinks sucking the brains out of unborn children is nice.

He is the putrid spawn of communist hatred.


30 posted on 08/27/2012 8:21:12 AM PDT by ecomcon
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To: Bigtigermike

Nice guy puts out tribute to Armstrong by posting a picture of himself gazing at the moon:

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/26/to-honor-neil-armstrong-obama-posts-a-picture-of-himself


31 posted on 08/27/2012 8:22:04 AM PDT by DManA
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To: Bigtigermike

Mr. RomneyCARE only gets feral against conservatives
and conservative principles.

Obama, DNC, Soros, not so much. More like partners.


32 posted on 08/27/2012 8:23:32 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session."- Mark Twain)
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To: Bigtigermike

Yeah, and Lenin was a “nice guy” too.

0bama’s 2012 campaign of manufactured crisis, class warfare, and political exploitation, is right out of the Bolshevik playbook of 1917-1918. It’s the only game they know.


33 posted on 08/27/2012 8:23:47 AM PDT by henkster (We're the slaves of the phony leaders...)
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To: Oldexpat
“Obama is a crooked politician from Chicago.”

He is much worse than that. He is a narcissistic ideologue with an agenda that runs contrary to the principles this county was built upon. I believe that he doesn't like whole groups of people.

34 posted on 08/27/2012 8:24:05 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Bigtigermike

He is not a nice man, but I reckon they’ve got to do this.


35 posted on 08/27/2012 8:24:30 AM PDT by RexBeach (Mr. Obama Can't Count.)
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To: DManA
RNC doing a video tribute to Armstrong, no pics of Obama included:)
36 posted on 08/27/2012 8:25:05 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: Bigtigermike

I think the fact that Obama’s campaign is running out of money is an important story. He had money, and could have delayed the massive spending, but chose to go ahead and spend most of it in previous months. As it turns out, he didn’t spend the money wisely, either. This is analogous to what he’s doing to the country.

WE won’t have any money in a few years, because he’s spent it all, too early, and on the wrong things.


37 posted on 08/27/2012 8:26:49 AM PDT by wayoverontheright
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To: Bigtigermike
Nice guy? ...on what planet?

How many time has Obama shot the "FU" finger at those he disagrees, even Hillary.

38 posted on 08/27/2012 8:27:10 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Bigtigermike

Obama is a snot, not a nice guy. He and his entire band of commiehoods are snots and bullies, including the commiehood media. Why pretend Obama is a nice guy?


39 posted on 08/27/2012 8:31:14 AM PDT by pallis
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To: Bigtigermike

Yeah!!! I guess hitler was a nice man also. gop=grand old P******.

LLS


40 posted on 08/27/2012 8:32:31 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Sarah speaking at the romney convention would be like Led Zeppelin opening for The Monkees)
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