Romney Promises Super Tuesday Surprise

Washington Post ^ | February 4, 2008 | Glenn Kessler

[americanophile]

ATLANTA -- The pundits may have counted him out, but former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sounds like a man who plans to keep going, no matter what happens at the polls on Super Tuesday. Romney acknowledged he is the underdog, but said he would "surprise" people who were counting on a McCain sweep. "I am definitely the underdog compared to Sen. McCain, a number of people have proclaimed that," Romney told reporters after a rally in downtown Atlanta. "But the nice thing about being the underdog is they typically win." Romney said he sensed a "shift in the tide" as Republicans contemplated McCain as the potential nominee. "I plan on doing real well on Tuesday," he said. "I don't think we are halfway through as of Tuesday, maybe about halfway, and then we will go on and continue to rack up delegates, and I am planning on winning this nomination." At every stop in a whirlwind tour of battleground states, Romney has knocked McCain as a "liberal" who votes for higher taxes or wants to allow illegal immigrants to become citizens. He constantly insists that it has become a two-man race, even as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee continues in the race, effectively splitting the conservative vote with Romney.

[CottonBall]

Now admit he’s a liberal pretending to be a conservative for short term gains in the Republican Presidential race!

????? You're posting this about Romney, but don't see how it fits perfectly with McCain?

[CottonBall]

and stop hiding behind his religion.

That would be Huckabee. Romney doesn't bring up his religion - others do to use it against him.

[Vinomori]

Praying HARD for a Romney win!

[Eva]

Have you been wondering where McCain and Huckabee have been getting their money?

There was an interesting article in the WSJ, today, entitled, Secret groups shake up campaigns.

It's interesting that a man who has close ties to John McCain is funding a PAC, called, Trust Huckabee, which ran the push polls for Huckabee in Florida.

In case you don't know who Charles Lindner is, maybe this will remind you:

The Keating One,' and Carl Lindner From 1981—the year before John McCain ran for U.S. Congress—until the early 1990s, the former Navy pilot was totally beholden to junk bond swindler Charles Keating for his political fortunes. When the S&L scandal exploded and Federal prosecutors were breathing down Keating's neck, it was McCain who tried to bully Federal regulators into backing off. While the affair became known as the "Keating Five" scandal, none of the other members of the Senate and House implicated in the ethics violations, were as closely tied to Keating as John McCain.

And Charles Keating was no "loan assassin." He was but one player in a larger organized crime apparatus that ran the $200 billion-plus rip-off, in what may have been the biggest actual RICO (racketeering) scheme ever.

Between 1959 and the late 1980s, Charles Keating was the business partner of Carl Lindner, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based financier who would be one of the central figures in the $200 billion S&L rip-off. In 1959, Lindner and Keating co-founded American Financial Corporation (AFC). Keating served as the mortgage and insurance company's general counsel, and later as vice president.

Between 1974 and 1976, Lindner and Keating engineered a series of stock purchases and mergers with some of the leading figures in the Lansky crime syndicate—who had followed the Bronfman family recipe, and gone from "rags, to rackets, to riches, to respectability

[Diogenesis]

"" Romney doesn't bring up his religion - others do to use it against him. "

Puhleaze, tell the truth. Romney ALWAYS brings up his religion
as do his supporters who claim to criticize him, to bring up his failures,
to report his lack of judgment, are all purported "attacks on his religion and beautiful family".

THAT is utter horse$hit. Romney brings up his religion for the
same reason his cries and he hides, and this is, he can't fact the truth, or let others do so.

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Romney caught buying and awarding himself an 'award'.

"Behind the empty gestures and deceptive rhetoric, Romney was not pro-life
or a defender of marriage by any stretch of the imagination.
He was a disaster," said O'Gorman, of the board for Massachusetts Citizens for Life.
He said Romney "deceptively" claims to have been awarded
a pro-life award from the group.

"The award Romney arranged for himself with the local Pioneer Valley Chapter
was the Mullins Award for Political Leadership, not a pro-life award
and not approved by MCFL's state board of directors," he said.
"We're blowing the whistle to warn voters…"

[Family leaders call Romney 'disaster' - Letter criticizes 'deceptive rhetoric' around candidate]

[restornu]

Now admit he’s a liberal pretending to be a conservative for short term gains in the Republican Presidential race! C’mon . . . admit it.

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NO!

As Rush would say...

you are still stuck on stupid!

[Teacher317]

NO!
As Rush would say... you are still stuck on stupid!

boy, that was a substantive response and a well-reasoned analysis of why the poster's recitation of Mitt's historical record might be incorrect or misplaced.
Will you follow it up with "nyah nyah"?

[Greg F]

I think the group that won’t vote for McCain is much, much larger.
_________________

It’s made up of 40 Freepers and a few bloggers and talk show hosts. I’d be surprised if it numbers over 100 that will seriously stay home in a race versus Obama or Hillary. Meanwhile the people that say they won’t vote for Romney mean it even if they don’t blog or run chat shows. Enough for Romney to lose by big numbers in the electoral college in my opinion.

[CottonBall]

Keep being delusional.

In 2006, by running RINOs that voted for amnesty, the GOP lost 6% of the white vote compared to 2004. That came from their ‘base’. With McCain, their base will be even further alienated and he won’t stand a chance of winning. He can’t win without conservatives and he’s dissed us one too many times.

Besides, speaking of talk show hosts, Rush averages 13.5 million listeners and Hannity 12.5. Those numbers ought to worry you McCainiacs because we’re not talking NPR numbers here. But it’s not the hosts that matter - the callers are irate and have had enough. Just listen in occasionally.

Funny that you’re here, but essentially saying that blogs and talk radio are irrelevant. Sounds like you’ve picked up a copy of the Democrat playbook.......

[CottonBall]

You’re awfully emotional. And devoid of logic or facts.

[restornu]

That was from Rush’s bumber sticker

Bumper sticker:

Still voting Democrat?
You’re stuck on stupid.

Post #11
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488727/posts?page=11#11

[yellowhammer]

"McCain Considers Setting Benchmarks for Iraqis (January 2007) "

Now how come I've never heard about that before?

[xzins]

Romney has knocked McCain as a "liberal" who votes for higher taxes or wants to allow illegal immigrants to become citizens

LOL! Pot, kettle, black....

[Inyo-Mono]

How many threads are you going to post this dribble on?

[Diogenesis]

Romney's lack of judgment, use of false statements and
dirty tricks (including fake LEO), and his use of
money to buy votes and fake recommendations, are statements
which are NOT "devoid of logic or facts" or are "awfully emotional"
but are supported by facts, reports and urls.

[Greg F]

Rush has been talking down McCain for the entire campaign and it hasn’t worked. His listeners are the 13 million or so that already wouldn’t vote for McCain or have decided to ignore Rush’s opinion.

[CottonBall]

You’re probably right. It’s beyond me what kind of person that is registered ‘Republican’ would vote for him. But a lot certainly are.

[CottonBall]

Ok - it’s true that you do provide links, but it’s your venemous hatred of that man that comes across in your posts.