Romney to make first appearance at a major tea party rally (Tea Party Express)

CNN ^ | Tuesday August 30, 2011

[Bigtigermike]

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – For the first time, Mitt Romney will headline a major national tea party rally.

On Labor Day the Republican presidential candidate will join the Tea Party Express’ “Reclaiming America” bus tour in Manchester, New Hampshire, organizers tell CNN.

The group’s fifth national bus tour kicked off last week in California and will end in Tampa ahead of the CNN/Tea Party Express debate on September 12th. Thirty stops are on the bus tour’s schedule.

Romney’s appearance at the event is significant: he has not headlined any events in the Tea Party Express’ previous four bus tours. Meanwhile, leaders of other tea party groups say they cannot recall any major tea party events that Romney has spoken to or attended since the movement began in 2009.

[Mr. K]

No thanks, ‘mitt’ for brains

[from occupied ga]

Mitt Romney will headline a major national tea party rally

The only thing more inappropriate would be 0bama attending one.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

If I recall, she got slapped down hard and had to more or less recant. It appears that she did not mean it.

[arrogantsob]

This is Dead Man Walking and no need to attack him. He is finished and won’t be resurrected by his money. Perry’s rise in the polls shows the support for Romney is very weak and will start to flee as soon as a credible alternative is offered. He may win a few primaries in states with tiny electoral votes but that is it. What state could he win in the South? Even Michigan won’t support him over Perry.

Talking about Romney would only add to his credibility.

[arrogantsob]

Amy is correct.

[Tennessee Nana]

Give him a big cup of tea with milk and sugar...

and bickies of course..

[Tennessee Nana]

He promised to sweep and dust and pick up the litter after ???

In tank top and shorts ???

[Finny]

All he has to do is endorse Sarah Palin and he will be warmly accepted.

Not by me, he wouldn't, though I am a Palin fan, hope she runs, and hope she wins. Romney is about as trustworthy and genuine as Eddie Haskell or Joe Isuzu -- ANYTHING coming out of his mouth, even -- actually, especially -- something I want to hear, is automatically graded as bullsh*t.

[Finny]

This is Dead Man Walking and no need to attack him.

Deja vu -- EXACTLY what I thought about McCain in 2007.

I learned: complacency leads to defeat. Romney must be driven back and out of the running.

[no dems]

Why would a RINO like Romney think he could be accepted by the Tea Party?
Because you CAN fool some of the people some of the time....

[no dems]

I guess Amy Kremer now thinks she speaks for the whole Tea Party.
Well, she should not have said "entire" Tea Party movement, but surely you agree that anyone would be better than 4 more years of Obama, don't you? Or would you stay home or vote Third Party, to assure Obama's reelection, if your choice is not the nominee?

[CowboyJay]

"Why would a RINO like Romney think he could be accepted by the Tea Party?"

Because he saw Rick Perry successfully duping them and wanted to play too?

[AAABEST]

Thus far, Willard has treated the Tea Party like it was cholera.

Now that Rickzilla has emerged, he comes running:

[AAABEST]

I guess Amy Kremer now thinks she speaks for the whole Tea Party.

That's what I'm thinking.

Someone tell her to shut up.

[MasterGunner01]

Romney can bloviate all he wants to. Stick a fork in this fraud — he's done.

However, like Dracula and John McCain, he'll try to sabotage the actual Republican nominee to assure an Obama second term.

[rogue yam]

He is worried now.

Bingo.

Mitt sees Rick whipping his butt so he once again shifts shape.

[Iscool]

Looks like THAT’S not the Tea Party I support...

[who knows what evil?]

"Whoever the Republican nominee is will have to have the support of the Tea Party movement, the entire Tea Party movement," Chairwoman Amy Kremer said.

You don't speak for me, Ms. RINO.

[traderrob6]

He’ll get boooed.

[who knows what evil?]

On Labor Day the Republican presidential candidate will join the Tea Party Express’ “Reclaiming America” bus tour in Manchester, New Hampshire, organizers tell CNN.

...Manchester, New Hampshire...says it all right there.