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kentuck

(110,950 posts)
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 06:45 PM Jul 2012

Team Romney: Americans Don’t Care About Foreign Press

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/romney-olympics-london-bobby-jindal-bob-mcdonnell.php?ref=fpblg

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Two of Mitt Romney’s top surrogates told reporters Thursday the Romney campaign’s not worried about the torrent of negative press surrounding Romney’s visit to London. Americans don’t care about foreign press, they said.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell — both rumored to be potential vice presidential choices for Romney — defended Romney from the embarrassing headlines in London on a press call set up by the Romney campaign.

Jindal and McDonnell were trying to highlight continuing efforts to turn President Obama’s out-of-context “you didn’t build that” quote into a Republican rallying cry.

They insisted the multiple Romney blunders in England won’t ultimately do any damage to his campaign.

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Team Romney: Americans Don’t Care About Foreign Press (Original Post) kentuck Jul 2012 OP
How many gaffes today - one an hour? Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #1
gaffe-stravaganza... Olympic Dec-gaffe-alon eShirl Jul 2012 #17
LOL!! DCBob Jul 2012 #2
U!S!A! U!S!A! U!S!A! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #3
They're right Politicalboi Jul 2012 #4
Jindal and McDonnell, "Here is a graveyard. Let's whistle past it." yellowcanine Jul 2012 #5
american exceptionalism Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #6
Indeed. Solomon Jul 2012 #12
Especially if they are from small island countries. grantcart Jul 2012 #7
And They Don't Make Anything We Want! HangOnKids Jul 2012 #9
Republicans don't care about the WORLD... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #8
The trip is young... BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #10
Israel's next longship Jul 2012 #16
Mitt must be longing for the friendly, compliant US media. pa28 Jul 2012 #11
that is why we are collectively laughing AT you Mitt nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #13
LOL. Too bad there's an internet. JBoy Jul 2012 #14
I just love it when the servants of an ultra-rich, out-of-touch, elitist vulture capitalist rustydog Jul 2012 #15

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
5. Jindal and McDonnell, "Here is a graveyard. Let's whistle past it."
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 06:50 PM
Jul 2012

It may not inflict damage by itself, but in terms of solidifying the impression that Mitt is not ready for prime time it could be devastating. Self inflicted wounds are always damaging that way.

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
8. Republicans don't care about the WORLD...
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 06:57 PM
Jul 2012

They want to build a wall around the entire country anyway. They don't care what the world thinks cause, the rest of the world doesn't live here, and those that do, they WANT GONE!!. They just want us to arm everyone, build bigger missiles and weapons of mass destruction, and want to send more soldiers over seas to "KICK SOME ASS!!


These people should not be in politics.. they should be getting mental evaluations.



longship

(40,416 posts)
16. Israel's next
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 07:37 PM
Jul 2012


We'll be in WW III in no time.

Romney: Mr. Natanyahu, tear down this wall!

Or,

Romney: when I'm elected, come to the White House for a nice ham and Swiss cheese luncheon. For dinner we'll have milk seethed lamb.

Kablooey!

pa28

(6,145 posts)
11. Mitt must be longing for the friendly, compliant US media.
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 07:07 PM
Jul 2012

He's just being the same self absorbed, belittling prick he always is and the UK media is telling the truth about it.

Now he's been made the running joke with a place in the spotlight and they are going to fuck him up without mercy. When the american public sees Romney being laughed at openly for his normal behavior this is going to bleed over.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
13. that is why we are collectively laughing AT you Mitt
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 07:14 PM
Jul 2012

not with you....there is this thing called the Internet...

rustydog

(9,186 posts)
15. I just love it when the servants of an ultra-rich, out-of-touch, elitist vulture capitalist
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 07:19 PM
Jul 2012

tells us what the "American People" want, do or like.

Bobby (Mock volcano monitoring) Jindal? STFU already idiot.
McDonnell...who are you again?
You are defending a man who tied his dog to the roof of a car, he tripped his daughter-in-law to win a race. He fought for hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to "singlehandedly save the Olympics"

You want to be his #2man?

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