Ahhhhhh! Could someone PLEASE re-assure me that Mitt Romney has NO Chance of becoming President!

[Up2Late]

I mean, this guy is SOoooo Fake, he makes Pickles look like Ms Personality!
:rant:
And Launching his campaign at the Henry Ford Museum! Sure, I've been there, lots of nice old cars and trains but, correct me if I'm wrong but, wasn't Henry Ford about the most Anti-Semitic Uber-Capitalist EVER!?!?:banghead::rant:

[okoboji]

1. how about ....

re-assurance that the criminal acts played out by the current administration can ever be corrected......

[Bluebear]

2. The Ford museum does not celebrate Ford...

...that was kind of a manufactured outrage, it's a great museum.

Having said that, Romney is a flip-flopping carpetbagger. I honestly don't think he will be President.

[Behind the Aegis]

9. Question.

Why do you call it a "manufactured outrage?" While true that the museum does not "celebrate" Ford, it bears his name and contains much of his history. It is not to say that it is not a great museum.

[Bluebear]

12. If you have been to the Henry Ford museum you would understand

It really does *not* contain much of his history, it is more a Smithsonian-style museum of American arts. Current exhibits include:

# Celebrate Black History
# The Eames Lounge Chair: An Icon of Modern Design
# New Exhibit: Goldenrod
# New Permanent Exhibit: Liberty and Justice for All

Permanent exhibits:

http://www.hfmgv.org/museum/map.asp

Agriculture, home arts, furniture, clockwork, jewelry, made in America, automobiles and trucks, early flight.

You could as well say that anybody who appears in a vehicle bearing Ford's name "honors" him. I am sorry that the NJDC took umbrage at the announcement taking place there, and the fact that Ford was a xenophobe and anti-Semite is now well-known; I don't know that it was yesterday.

[Behind the Aegis]

13. I haven't been.

I have no doubt that it is a wonderful museum. But, when you say "manufactured outrage," I can only say "Snickers." That is what some here accused us of as well. You may be right, it may be a 'tempest in a teapot,' but the announcement was not in a car that carries his last name, it was at a museum that was named FOR him and dedicated BY him. In all honesty, this doesn't concern me all that much. There are real anti-Semites, still living, which are of more concern to me, many of them "pretending" to be 'progressives' and liberals. This announcement from a second-rate mayor is really of little concern to me. I was just curious to your wording.

[Bluebear]

23. Believe me

The last thing I would want to do is offend you or our Jewish brothers and sisters and I apologize for my awkward turn of phrase there. Shalom.

[Behind the Aegis]

31. S'aright...

:hug:

Happy Valentine's Day!

[Up2Late]

30. Sorry, maybe I should clarify the Henry Ford Museum Comment...

...and it is this.

Michigan is a VERY large and diverse State. Of all the places he and his handlers could have chosen, why did they pick the Henry Ford Museum for his announcement, instead of all the other places he could have chosen like:

University of Michigan or any of more than 100 other Michigan Collages and Universities, which would say to the audience, "I care and am concerned about Higher Education and all it's benefits and the problems facing American family today in achieving that goal..."

Or

At a struggling Auto Factory, or even one that's doing O.K., which would say he understands things a not all Wine and Roses here in "Average America"...

Or

At the Michigan State Capital or Detroit, or Grand Rapids, or any of a dozen other smaller town City Halls around Michigan that would say, "I care about "small town" "real people" and working with Local and State Government...

There are literally Dozens of other places he and his PR people could have picked to make this announcement so, what does making this announcement a The Henry Ford Museum, named for and consisting of items collected by a man who most American by now, have learned or at least heard said that, he was not only Extremely Rich, but also extremely Anti-Semitic and a major raciest.

Plus, most people seem to forget that, instead of buying and moving some of Americas most important Historic buildings to his collection at Greenfield Village, effectively steeling the history from those small towns, he could have paid for the on-site restoration of those buildings, which would most likely have helped support those small town communities, instead of just satisfying Henry Ford's passion for collecting.

So, maybe I'm reading to much into the site of his announcement, but really, what message does this site say to us? To me, it says, "I can relate to the Super Rich, win at any cost, Uber-Capitalists and don't think much about the Average American who is NOT doing well in this bogus "...things are Great..." Bush economy."

That's all I'm saying. I know he's not a Democrat, but this guy, and where he made his first announcement, just scares me.


Link to list of Michigan Collages and Universities
<http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29940_32270-124396--,00.html>

[2Design]

3. he is rw - so he can get the base out and we don't have anyone yet n/t

[Breeze54]

8. He's like 4th or 5th in

the GOPigs polls.

He's an asshat!

[Syrinx]

4. I don't think his Mormonism will play well with the Republic base

If he converts to the SBC, then watch out. Otherwise, I don't think you really have to worry about that. Brownback, on the other hand...

[Booster]

29. The Dems should keep reminding everyone he is a Mormon.

I doubt that there's one person in America who hasn't been a little annoyed by Mormons coming to their door and being extremely pushy about trying to force their religion on to them. Don't flame me, my entire family is Mormon and they annoy the Hell out of me.

[AzDar]

33. My Hubby's family is Mormon. Wait 'til Middle-America gets a load

(pun intended) of Mitt's magical undergarments; or retroactive baptism of the dead; or the 'secret-name' bestowed upon the wife by the husband, known only to him so he alone has the power to pull her 'through the veil'; or the 'oath and penalty' recitation when being sealed in the Temple.
How can one take someone who subscribes to that crap seriously?
:crazy:

[Booster]

34. Wow. I didn't know about the secret name for the wife. Knew

about the other things you mentioned, but not that one. I laughed out loud when I read the part about taking someone seriously who believes in all of this; I can tell you they have turned me against religion of any kind.

[POAS]

37. Don't ever mention "Mountain Meadows".

[Booster]

38. Sounds like something you don't want to talk about. ha Guess

I'll do a little Googling and see what pops up.

[POAS]

39. Try adding "Massacre" to your search

[Booster]

40. My, my. In all the years I went to the Mormon Church, no one

ever mentioned that little mess. Wasn't there also a reporter in Salt Lake City who apparently uncovered some document that, in essence, proved that Joseph Smith was just plain full of shit. The reporter's car exploded one day and he died. Can't remember his name, but Google is my friend.

[POAS]

41. There is also evidence of a

manuscript which predates Smith "finding" the Book of Mormon which essentially parallels that story!

[Auntie Bush]

46. Is that just another word for "Meadow Muffins"?

:rofl:

[POAS]

36. Don't forget the involuntary and secret baptism of

others, living or dead!

[LibDemAlways]

5. Willard Romney has about as much chance of

being President as I do......which is none. He's wasting his time.

[ProudDad]

6. Romney has NO chance of getting elected

He might steal it like that shit in the white house did but he won't get elected.

I know it's faux news but:

"According to a FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll conducted in December, 32 percent of voters said they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who is Mormon. Forty-five percent said they'd be less likely to vote for a Muslim, 50 percent would be less likely to vote for an atheist and 53 percent would be less likely to vote for a Scientologist."

Only 9 percent said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate because he is Mormon, considerably more than the 5 percent who would be more likely to vote for a Muslim candidate, 5 percent for an atheist and 4 percent for a Scientologist.

Nineteen percent said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who is a member of the Christian Coalition and 24 percent said they would be less likely.

Seventeen percent said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who is black, and 21 percent said they would be more likely to vote for a woman candidate.

There was one good bit of news for Romney at the time: Only 14 percent of those questioned knew that the former Massachusetts governor was a Mormon. The bad news: 43 percent said they'd never heard of him."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251802,00.html

[incapsulated]

7. The Mormon thing will freak out too many people

Especially with Big Love still on HBO, lol.

(no offense to Mormons, ahem)

[Up2Late]

10. Thanks Everyone, I'm beginning to feel a little better because of all you wrote.

Btw, what's "Big Love" again? I think heard of a while back, but I don't have HBO, it's about Mormons or something?

[incapsulated]

11. Big Love...

An HBO series that started last year. Kind of a black comedy about a polygamous Mormon family. It's great, really, I can't wait for the next season. But for a lot of people it may just reinforce all the worst ideas they have about mormons (bizarre, polygamous, cult-like etc.)

[Eurobabe]

21. That show ROCKS!! I can't wait either...

and Romney is cooked, because most people won't investigate what Mormons are all about, beyond the whackiness of this series. Stick a fork in him.

[sampsonblk]

17. I second this remark

If he even appears to be gaining steam, the Mormon thing will sink him. And it won't take much.

[izzie]

14. Find out what some people want and say your for it.

Heck Father Bush did the same. It is getting in front of something and the power that counts. These are not people who live on their own values as they have few but on what they think will get them something. It some times works. More times than we would like to think about. I would say that we do not often put in men or people who think in any other way than what we think.

[AtomicKitten]

15. He looks like he would do well at selling cars

- or shoes.

[Vinca]

16. There's one thing I'd like to know about Romney.

What the heck does he put on his hair? Crisco??? I've never seen such yucky, greasy looking hair.

[Justice]

18. Best Description was from Ted Kennedy, Romney is not pro or anti,

choice, he is multiple choice!

[SpiralHawk]

19. Well, he did annouce just as Mercury was going Retrograde

Which proves that he is even dumber than Ronald Reagan, the first republicon occultist.

And he does not belong to the Skull & Bones cabal,
like the current republicon darkside occultist.

So...does that reassure you?

[Eurobabe]

20. Mr, Airbrush? Fat chance

It won't play well in Peoria. Or anywhere else for that matter. This guy is as fake as Tan-in-a-bottle Boehner.

[Evergreen Emerald]

22. that depends...have we fixed the voting machines yet?

If not, the neo-cons will continue to dominate.

[DrDan]

24. absolutely none

GOP now has a Mitt, a Newt, and a Rudy

"John" McCain is a shoe-in

[skipos]

25. He wouldn't win MA, and I am not sure how tolerant the bible thumpers will be

of his religion.

[kentuck]

26. Mormons are going to hell....

Just kidding. :)

[POAS]

27. If Bush can win

anyone can win!

Sorry I'd like to re-assure you but with the track record of the American electorate anything is possible!

[SlowDownFast]

28. Henry Ford collaborated w/ Nazis...

google it.

[POAS]

32. So did Bush's Grand-daddy!

[knight_of_the_star]

35. The Religious Reich will sink him

Two words say it all: Massachusetts Mormon.

[Colobo]

42. The guy is a Mormon

The fundies will not support him. They'll probably pick Rudy over him, and we all know how Rudy is on social issues.

[PresidentObama]

43. I hope not.

Mittens or Willard, which ever you prefer, would be Americas worst nightmare. If anyone could do worse then Bush, it's Mitt.

[rhett o rick]

44. He has about as much chance as George W. Bush did. Oh shit. nm

[Bobbie Jo]

45. Mitt Romney?

Plasticman??

This guy has about as much charisma as paste. :eyes: