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Mitt Romney announcing VP pick at the USS Wisconsin (home state of Paul Ryan)
Washington Examiner ^ | 10 August 2012 | Joel Gehrke

Posted on 08/10/2012 8:54:25 PM PDT by moonshot925

“Romney will announce his choice for Vice President in Norfolk, Virginia at 8:45am EST,” Romney campaign spokesman Lenny Alcivar told reporters in an email this evening.

The announcement is being made at the USS Wisconsin. It’s still unclear whom he will choose, but the odds that it is Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., seemed to increase when National Review’s Robert Costa noted that a charter plane flew from Boston to Ryan’s hometown of Janesville, Wis., today.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2012veep; mittromney; paulryan; romney; romneyryan; ryan2012; ryanvp; virginia; vp; vpryan; wisconsin
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To: moonshot925; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; ...
Four years ago some FReepers were following a private plane flying from Alaska to Ohio (they noted the plane's tail number, if I remember correctly). Because of that information, several of us suspected McCain's VP pick would be Gov. Sarah Palin... several hours before she was announced in Dayton, Ohio.

Anyone watching the skies tonight? ;-)

21 posted on 08/10/2012 9:12:08 PM PDT by nutmeg (I'm with Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz: Anybody But Obama 2012)
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To: jb729

Dont think Trump will like the pick if its Ryan :)


22 posted on 08/10/2012 9:12:43 PM PDT by GoCards (I am a Hobbit)
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To: marygonzo

“I like Ryan. I don’t like romney. I will stay home but the future is bright.”

What a ridiculous statement.

Welcome to FR!


23 posted on 08/10/2012 9:13:26 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: jb729

I predict if there is a Ryan-Biden “debate”, the media will declare Biden the winner even before the “debate” is held.


24 posted on 08/10/2012 9:13:26 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Past is prologue: The American people have again let us down in this election cycle.)
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To: moonshot925

If it’s Ryan, I’m very happy. Finally a reason to vote for Romney. Again I’m voting for a VP!


25 posted on 08/10/2012 9:13:37 PM PDT by carmody
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To: jneesy
I and a friend have tickets to a Romney (in-person) rally to be held at the same time Saturday morning and it's not on the USS Wisconsin, so what gives?

Ryan is very smart and principled man but, if he's the choice, the Democraps will go all-out to demonize him as a heartless cost cutter. They've been at it already for some time.

26 posted on 08/10/2012 9:14:34 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
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To: carmody

if you read between the lines at the DUmp they are terrified of ryan game changer fo sho!!!!


27 posted on 08/10/2012 9:14:57 PM PDT by jneesy (rough seas make skillful sailors)
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To: nutmeg

Thanks for the ping!


28 posted on 08/10/2012 9:15:01 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: tcrlaf
I agree. If you think it’s bad now, wait until 2016 (if Obama wins again) it’s unlikely a conservative or even a RINO will get in.

I would guess by 2016 at least 60% (maybe closer to 70%) of the working population will be working for the government, many more welfare recipients than we see today and private sector workers will indeed be the minority voters. People do not vote themselves a pay cut or worse out of a job.

This is not your typical democrat vs republican election. It’s not even liberal vs conservative or liberal vs RINO. It’s not even Obama vs Romney.

It’s Obama vs you and me.

Socialism vs America.

That’s the choice in 2012.

Socialism or America

The choice is clear.

29 posted on 08/10/2012 9:15:05 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; calcowgirl; Gilbo_3; NFHale; Impy; ...

12:14 am EST MSNBC Reporting they have three sources that it will be Ryan tomorrow.


30 posted on 08/10/2012 9:15:51 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Romney is still a liberal. Just watch him. (Obama-ney Care ))
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To: moonshot925
Hope this is true.

BTW, a bit of trivia concerning the battleship Wisconsin. Her bow is actually from her incomplete sister, Kentucky. The Navy was making plans to convert Kentucky into a guided-missile battleship when Wisconsin was damaged in a collision and had her bow crushed. They removed the required section from Kentucky and repaired Wisconsin with it. There are markers on Wisconsin showing where the patching took place.

31 posted on 08/10/2012 9:15:55 PM PDT by Stonewall Jackson ("I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.")
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To: tcrlaf

“Staying home means you are voting for Obama.
WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA???”

I smelled a Hussein Head as soon as I read it.

Joined date was mid-June this year.


32 posted on 08/10/2012 9:16:34 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: tcrlaf
I was Rubio also. But sounds like he had some 'baggage.' Not like a gangster bought him a piece of real estate. Or he narrowly avoided a special prosecutor. Just some credit card stuff that will still allow him to run in future.

Hard to believe what Obama gets a pass on, and how one of ours gets a full r**tal exam.

33 posted on 08/10/2012 9:17:03 PM PDT by CT
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To: jneesy

Despite their efforts to paint him as an evil elderly-hating greedy nasty guy....they just can’t pull it off.

He is likeable. He is warm.
And he is smarter than all of them put together.

I can’t wait for the debates!


34 posted on 08/10/2012 9:17:05 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: carmody
If it’s Ryan, I’m very happy. Finally a reason to vote for Romney.

If it's Ryan the Republicans will lose big. Practically every one of the 50%+ on government transfer payments of some kind will vote against the Republican ticket.

35 posted on 08/10/2012 9:18:13 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature not nurture TM)
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To: luvbach1

Ryan has been on my top two list. Yeah!


36 posted on 08/10/2012 9:19:27 PM PDT by reflecting
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To: tcrlaf

If Mitt turns around after his virtually certain win (all he has to do is bumble less than Barack) and then pulls a Ronald Reagan act in the Oval Office, it will cause the whole world to wonder. But while we’re dreaming why stop there?


37 posted on 08/10/2012 9:19:36 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (let me ABOs run loose, lew (or is that lou?))
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To: nutmeg

I remember that nutmeg!


38 posted on 08/10/2012 9:19:36 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: scooby321

“The only negative is the Dems have a campaign against him already.”

On KOS, they are saying one of the Super-Pacs ALREADY has 20 Anti-Ryan commercials ready to go.

They will all be lies and half-truths about the Ryan Budget, but since when does lying matter to a Democrat?


39 posted on 08/10/2012 9:19:49 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: steve86

Depends on what you mean. If hard times end, few will regret leaving food stamps behind. And even those who file no Federal tax are still impacted by such taxes upon others — it raises the prices they have to pay.


40 posted on 08/10/2012 9:22:09 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (let me ABOs run loose, lew (or is that lou?))
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