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Related: About this forumMitt Romney Tried to Rig NAACP Crowd by Flying in His Own African Americans
According to NAACP official Hilary Shelton, Mitt Romney tried to rig the crowd at the convention by flying in his own non-member African Americans to cheer for him.
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Mitt Romney Tried to Rig NAACP Crowd by Flying in His Own African Americans (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jul 2012
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These wouldn't be the same blacks he spoke to that said they secretly didn't like Obama, right?
Drunken Irishman
Jul 2012
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aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)1. Did he strap them to the top of the plane?
K8-EEE
(15,667 posts)8. duzy! nt
siligut
(12,272 posts)2. I just loved his expression
Ed had him on, it wasn't Hilary Shelton who I saw talking with Ed, but the look on his face of disgust and disbelief was perfect.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)3. they were also the black leaders that he met with after
you know, the leaders that Rmoney said told him- that black people were afraid to tell people that they were supporting Rmoney. Just goes to show how far Rmoney will stoop to get what he wants.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)4. These wouldn't be the same blacks he spoke to that said they secretly didn't like Obama, right?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)9. Ding ding ding - we've got a winner :) n/t
young_at_heart
(3,767 posts)5. Someone needs to find out about this
I saw this on "Ed" and found myself saying, "This can't really be true"!
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)6. Must have been an 8-passenger Cessna.
I'm guessing here, but I don't think Mitt knows more than 7 blacks that would fly with him.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)7. "With him"? Are you NUTS? nt
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)10. How many does he own?