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It’s On! Romney Takes a Break for Rare Football Game Between Staffers and Reporters

Oct. 21, 2012 4:39pm Erica Ritz

(TheBlaze/AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a break from debate preparations Sunday to watch an unconventional game of football between members of his staff, and the reporters whose job it is to cover him.

Less than three weeks before Election Day, Romney headed to Delray Beach, where senior staffers were gathered across from the press team, all in flag football uniforms. Romney walked down through the sand to officiate the coin toss and buck up his team.

Romney Staffers Play Football Against Members of the Press in Florida

(Photo: Getty Images)

The former Massachusetts governor handed bracelets to both team captains, New York Times reporter Ashley Parker and Romney Communications Director Gail Gitcho. He told them the bracelets read, “Clear eyes, full hearts, America can’t lose.”

It’s a version of the slogan from TV’s Friday Night Lights, and one the governor has used along the campaign trail.

After the coin toss– which the reporters won– Romney gathered his aides into a huddle and led them in a cheer.

“Figure out which of their players is best and take them out early,” Romney joked. “That’s right, don’t worry about injuries guys, this counts. Win.”

Going over who would be playing what position, the governor also laughed about what a help Chris Christie would be. “Where’s Chris Christie when we need him?” he said.

Romney didn’t talk politics, one of his aides telling other members of the press: “Guys, this is a football game, come on.”

Though the game ended early so the professionals could return to work, Ann Romney reportedly subbed in at one point, throwing a touchdown to tie the game. The final score was 14-14.

The New York Times relates that there is a history of candidates occasionally interacting with members of the press. John McCain invited reporters to a barbecue at his home in 2008, and they have also been known to participate in Barack Obama’s basketball games.

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Comments (107)

EJ1979
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:03pm
Hopefully righteousness will prevail and Obama will be defeated.

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- Brother Winston Smith
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 9:43pm
  Oooops. If righteousness prevailed, Ron Paul would be the nominee. But the LEFTIST GOP reelected LEFTIST Obama, by CHEAT-nominating LEFTIST Romney.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:08pm
  @Brother Winston Smith,
  
  Every time I read one of your posts I take a step further away from your cause.
  
  Do you have any idea how far away I am now from Dr. Paul?
  
  Thanks…. I needed a wake up call from your insanity.
  
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- Brother Winston Smith
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:22pm
  The-Monk DISSECTED…
  
  STANDARD PROPAGANDA:
  “Every time I read one of your posts I take a step further away from your cause.”
  TRUTH:
  On it’s face, it’s nonsensical, but a line like this is designed to chill truth. The FAKE-conservative will position it’s target’s message as DETRIMENTAL to “the cause.” To silence ANY messages that expose (A) the gop UNPRECEDENTED primary cheating (that threw the fight for Obama) and (B) anything that acknowledges that democrats and republicans are IDENTICAL.
  
  QUESTION:
  “Do you have any idea how far away I am now from Dr. Paul?”
  ANSWER:
  You’ve ALWAYS been the polar OPPOSITE of Ron Paul’s Constitutional Liberty and more aligned with the UNCONSTITUTIONAL Central Government Planning of the DEMOCRAT party.
  
  ALINSKYITE “WIT”:
  “Thanks…. I needed a wake up call from your insanity.”
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:25pm
  monk
  Curious to know what you think our cause is. Nobody has yet to thank us for looking out for everyone’s freedom so dont expect us to bend over backwards to register your dislike of Bro Winston’s accurate post
  
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- darkloch
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:30pm
  does brother winston smith nead some cheeze to go with his wine, baby need his bottle….your acting just like the little ones from occupy…
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 11:30pm
  Hi Soybomb315,
  “Curious to know what you think our cause is.”
  
  That’s simple… it’s suicide. You plan to kill your self to save others. However, no one wants your help.
  
  You will die a lonely death while sacrificing your family and friends… for the advancement of Sharia Law, the take over of America and the destruction of America as our parents knew it and fought for it.
  
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- angelcat
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:06am
  Brother, I started out having some respect for Ron Paul, though living in Texas and knowing what he has been like for years, that was hard. But now after reading comments by his supporters for months, it has becoming increasingly difficult to tolerate the man since anyone who elicits the nastiness and misrepresentations and just plain crazy ideas of his supporters must be rather crazy himself, and often his words have supported this conclusion. Paul’s supporters have lost him more support than they have won and take much of the blame for his decline.
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:24am
  Brother Winston and Soybomb need years of therapy.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:49am
  Brother Winston Smith
  DISSECTED…
  
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- AndySchmandy
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 7:28am
  lol, wheres “west coast”??
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 7:28am
  I would pay good money to line up against the American press.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 8:08am
  wow monk
  
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- Johnny Cocheroo
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 9:18am
  Would have been a better photo-op to have Romney sitting at an office desk with glasses on, looking over financial papers. Or perhaps, bringing lunch to some of the people who are still working.
  
  Doesn’t look good being so chummy on a golden beach playing games with reporters.
  
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FloraBelleza
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:31pm
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- brasasman
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:53pm
  Right on FLORABELLEZA!
  
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FloraBelleza
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:25pm
It ****** me off that all the Liberals and the MSM keep saying that Romney was wrong to tell the President during the debate, that what Obama was telling the American people was inaccurate, when he deliberately tried to mislead more the 70 million views about Libya. It is like the last tree years, as this President and Eric Holder still has not acknowledged that in factor it was a TERRORIST attack that took place in Fort Hood, TX. A massacre that kill good and brave Americans in a worked place. The killer still in jail, receiving benefits and a full pension when so many Americans struggle with jobs and money to put food in the table to feed the family’s. I also hope tomorrow during to the debate, Romney bring the FAST and FURIOUS. President Obama said he was offend to suggest that he and his administration was playing politics with Americans life, but a poor mother after two years still wait for answers. Now, how come this President asked for us, all the American people to trust him, when he ride all about the FAST and FURIOUS, giving nothing to the congress, only black papers, and used President privilege. Like they used to said, if you have nothing to ride, better become clean. Do you believe that most of Americans don’t know about this? Romney must bring FAST ans FURIOUS if he want to win the debate. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:00pm
  you think it is the first time our government has misled the public regarding a terrorist attack?
  
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HaploVoss
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:13pm
I am so itching for 11/6 to get here. Got my Voter card in the mail and am so ready to use it. I just hope people realize that once the economy does in fact get back on track, there is going to be a good year’s worth of nasty inflation to live through once the money starts to actually flow into the market again. With all the ‘Monopoly Money’ that’s been artificially pumped into the system and rates forced flat for as long as they have – it has to be reabsorbed and I hope people grab the concept that Barack has set us up for worse before it gets better. – I just hope Romney wins. If we get 4 more years of pumping the system full of fake money and forcing the rates down … we are so gone. I don’t think people realize just how close we are to the edge of *anyone* being able to salvage our country’s economy.

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- SaturdaysWarrior76
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:21pm
  Keep the faith Hap… expect miracles! God is on our side! :)
  
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- OlefromMN
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:22pm
  11/6 would have been a great final score with Romney’s team winning.
  
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- ArchaicSEAL
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:19pm
  There is no fix for the economy. Obama will destroy us quickly, within his next term. Romney will, more than likely, buy us more time. Ultimately, however, we have to go through the extraordinary pain of flushing the debt out of the system and de-leveraging every person and/or financial institution back down into reality. This process will hurt everyone (except for the upper brackets) deeply. Tough days are head no matter WHO wins the election. Romney may be a genius when it comes to balancing the ledger, but no one short of God can balance ours with causing social unrest in some form.
  
  Sorry, that’s just the way it is. We partied hard for decades and now the bill has come and no one wants to look at it. One way, or the other the bill must be paid. The danger is, if a mistake is made the whole system collapses and then we will be living a hell on Earth.
  
  Believe it, or don’t. The truth in your mind makes no difference to the truth of reality.
  
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statutoryape
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:51pm
It’s good to see Romney kicking back and he definitely has the time today because, unlike Obama, he’s not going to have to play defense tomorrow night by explaining why the Ottoman Empire has reappeared on this earth.

If you want to do a drinking game during the debate then a shot for every time Obama blames Bush and mentions Bin Laden.

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- loveoursoldiers
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:14pm
  and says “not true”
  
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- 80s_Kid_Wants_Rainbow_Back
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 9:38pm
  And a bong load for every time Bammy feigns righteous indignation.
  
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TelepromoterNChief
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:46pm
This is no good.
No good at all.
Expect Barra..a..ah..Barry Obama to have a photo op playing sports this week too.
I didn’t see Mitt delivering pizzas to his staff like a good White Houseboy just before the last debate like Barry did.
Mitt was too busy preparing for his debate I suppose. Guess that’s why he won.

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robbielynn
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:42pm
Moochelle told a “devoid” crowd of supporters that The King was at “Camp Obama”, not Camp David as we know it. This guy has ZERO respect for this Country & less for the soldiers that die over seas. Has anybody heard the msm mention how many have died in the wars since Obummer took office? I really like Romney, I don’t look for lobbyists to be running the country like Obummer who said to get elected..”I will have no lobbyists in my administration”. Oh well like that chick who heads the DNC said, it’s okay to lie>
Man..I LOVE the R& R ticket, by golly wish I were a Democrat so I could vote twice

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- TelepromoterNChief
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:49pm
  Me too.
  I know all sorts of dead people and animals (non-Democrat) that would like to vote for the Romney/Ryan 2012 ticket.
  That pesky “integrity” is what stops me from doing so.
  
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FloraBelleza
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:33pm
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- TurboCat
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:46pm
  FLORABELLEZA I hear you loud and clear about the Fast and Furious cover-up that the O-blame-a administration should NOT be allowed to get away with. So many innocent people were murdered with those weapons and there is NO excuse for what they did. There were only two tracers on these thousands of guns which makes their excuse about tracing weapons a big fat lie.
  
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PlanetReality
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:32pm
Imagine that a real leader takes a break while,the other leader is scrambling to BORROW more MONEY for his campaign ENOUGH SAID AMERICA!!!!

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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:32pm
His staff? That one gray haired guy in red looks a whole lot like Ohio Senator Rob Portman. It’s hard to tell.

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- eddie333
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:08pm
  Yes, that’s him. Romney calls him “Senator.” Since he has worked with Romney on debate prep, he qualifies as staff.
  
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Diane TX
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:30pm
I have the feeling that if Romney had been the Republican Presidential candidate in 2008, he would have won, instead of Obama, AND the USA would be much better off. On the other hand, we wouldn’t have known what an incompetent maroon Obama is, and on the third hand (hehe) I think that we all rather had not known Obama.

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- TelepromoterNChief
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:50pm
  It’s clear that Barak’s parents thought the same thing too.
  
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- FieldJudge
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:01pm
  McCain would not have had the same effect on so many Americans as BO has done in less than 4 years. True he has left a far greater mess for Mitt & Co. to clean up, but it’s that mess and this timing that will produce a stronger We The People to fight back the Left’s flawed values and advances.
  
  Sane people can point to Carter and now BO as prime examples of the Democrat Party as being hijacked by the hard Left and destructive to America.
  
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- Jenny Lind
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 9:29pm
  Diane, if ever a wake up call to America was needed, it was in 2008 and since. Only such a horribly upfront socialist could have been the smack upside the head that was needed. I am sorry to say that, but it was a slow drop until then. I thank God he was elected or that slow drop would have continued and we, like the frog in water, would have slowly been cooked. Now comes the guy who gets it and we are willing to get to work re-educating our friends and neighbors what this country is really about. I believe in miracles and we need one, and we will get it. Like the old saying,”praise the Lord and pass the amunition, we need to pray and work our tails off to make the miracle happen.
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 11:58pm
  @DIANE TX
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:30pm
  I have the feeling that if Romney had been the Republican Presidential candidate in 2008, he would have won, instead of Obama, AND the USA would be much better off. On the other hand, we wouldn’t have known what an incompetent maroon Obama is, and on the third hand (hehe) I think that we all rather had not known Obama.
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  I get your point loud & clear but I believe Americans needed to relearn something. Carter was
  so long ago most folks have forgotten or werent alive yet. It took Carter to get a Reagan.
  I believe it took Barry The Boy-King to wake everyone up again and remind them what this
  country is supposed to be — ANTI – COMMUNIST
  
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PlanetReality
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:29pm
GODSPEED ROMNEY America deserves u finally!!!!!

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FloraBelleza
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:25pm
I’m very proud to my next President, GOD BLESS Romney and all that people that had working hard in his campaign. I Hope tomorrow every one recognized hall strong, and all that love this man have for America to elect him to became our next President.

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- TurboCat
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:53pm
  What a nice, wholesome family and staff Mitt has compared to the people who surround Obama.
  
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:24pm
“Ann Romney reportedly subbed in at one point, throwing a touchdown to tie the game.” I don’t think I have EVER seen moochelle play sports. She is either too heavy, out of shape, or hates sports.

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- Ditto Head
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:02pm
  She’s made a sport out of vacationing on the taxpayer dime…..and she is a major leaguer.
  
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- TelepromoterNChief
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:39pm
  Moochelle did jumping jacks.
  She didn’t go all the way down though….
  
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:11pm
I am so excited I got to vote this week (voted by mail-in ballot) and PROUDLY filled in the little oval for MITT ROMNEY! WOOOOOT! It was a goooooood feeling baby! YEH!

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DADDYWOREAWHITEHAT
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:57pm
” and they have also been known to participate in Barack Obama’s basketball games”
As doormats & sparring losers for the emperor? His ego would never let any real sportsmanlike competition take place. Come to think of it after watching football today I’m not sure a lot of people remember what a game is supposed to be.

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MadAsHeII
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:52pm
I am sure Romney is a decent person, I just do not trust him on policies as he is an establishment guy.
I, for one, believe that government is out of control, making law after law that tells all of us how we should live our lives. Most of you here on The Blaze seem to like that form of government, which is called a democracy, but I believe in a Republic. We all talk about us being a Republic, but it is not true. I believe that in a Republic, the governments only job is to protect us from outside aggression, ensure that states are dealing fair across state lines and protect individual freedom of personal choices, and ensure that the Bill of Rights are not trampled on. Laws on society should be made at the state level and should only be in place to punish those who do harm to another.
I believe in a common law principle that there is no crime, unless there is an offended party. Now this crime is either civil (by accident) or criminal (on purpose) in nature. Depending on the nature of the crime, you would either make restitution back, or punished criminally or both.
A lot of you on here, for an example, think that if someone wants to smoke marijuana, even though that act does not harm you, it should be a criminal act, but drinking alcohol is OK. I disagree. You or I or any King or Congress has not the right. Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNIgztvyU2U&feature=youtu.be
I say get back to our founders vision and we will all be better off.

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- db321
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:00pm
  Madashell – Establishment guy.
  
  What? With a 16 Trillion dollar the ship is sinking. He needs to get into the WH and start bailing water as fast as he can. I think Romney get’s it. If not, he wont make a second term and we may not have a Country.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:19pm
  Yeah, as soon as you mentioned marijuana, you exposed yourself as a Paul-bot. I guess you’d rather keep letting Obama raid our treasury, break Constitutional laws, spend, spend, spend, tell lies, weaken our security, because your guy didn’t win the nomination.
  Establishment, or not, Romney WILL put an end to the out weakened security, make us energy independent, bring the debt back down, and get this country back on the rails that the Obama team forced it off of. It’ll be a good start.
  
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- Ditto Head
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:33pm
  Trust this: after Romney is elected,
  the country is going to collectively unclinch,
  and the economy will begin to recover quickly.
  It should be a very good Christmas.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:33pm
  db321, If you believe, truly believe, what you are saying, I have some farm land in the Antarctic. Do you listen to him when he talks? He is saying that we need to balance the budget, but his plan does not balance it until long after he cannot run for POTUS again, and he wants to add to our military budget?. Paul Ryans plan doesn’t until 2024. At over 16 Trillion, we cannot afford all the luxuries that we have been spending on,period. For us to save our country, every single last one of us will need to suffer a little bit financially right away, or we will be toast by 2014. Ron Paul has been the only candidate that had a clear plan to stop our destruction and part of that was military spending, so all of you called him crazy because you thought that if we closed our billions of dollars a year each bases, that we would be attacked by some country that doesn’t even have an aircraft carrier: http://gcaptain.com/worlds-aircraft-carriers-visualized/
  The only one left that has a real plan on a balanced budget in 2013, is Gary Johnson. Let me see, Gary Johnson, a successful two term governor vs. a failed one term governor, I will pick the successful two term governor.
  Romney’s campaign also committed election fraud and they are in a position to do it again in the general: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/10/20/romney-family-investment-ties-to-voting-machine-company-that-could-decide-the-election-causes-concern/
  Sorry, but Romney is not a good pick.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:44pm
  Anonymous T. Irrelevant, Really? I have some Antarctica farmland for you too. Romney is for the Constitution? He is all for the Patriot Act, NDAA with indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without due process clauses, he is even for healthcare mandates in order to force insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions from day one instead of their present waiting period of 6-12 months. He is not for the 2nd amendment, but thinks it is more for hunting. Judge Napolitano said at the FreePac Rally that the 2nd amendment was not for hunting deer, but for firing upon our government if tyrannical leaders take over. Here is Romney: “Deadly Assault Weapons have no place in Massachusetts, these guns are not made for recreation or self defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people. Massachusetts can lead the nation in protecting the public and law enforcement from military assault weapons.” – Mitt Romney July 1, 2004
  Mitt Romney when he was running for the nomination in ’08: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Ygw9CQ9po
  So do not give this crap that Romney is so much better on the Constitution, because facts are facts. I will vote for Johnson.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:45pm
  Ditto Head, Ditto to you on my farmland in the Antarctic for sale.
  
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- jungle J
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:53pm
  people like you just talk talk talk talk.
  
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- Diane TX
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:01pm
  Gosh MadAsHeII,
  
  Buy a clue. I’ll give you one for free.
  
  A candidate that can only garner 1% of the vote will not win ANY election.
  
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- Farmhand82
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:17pm
  So you insult people’s intelligence while insisting that Johnson has a shot at beating Obama. Brilliant. There’s not a genuine political scientist in the world who thinks Johnson has a chance. Libertarians failed to convince the people when it actually matters, the primaries. Blame establishment corruption all you want but there’s no escaping the fact that the American people rejected hard core libertarianism at this point in time. Time to take it on the chin like a man, continue to get word out about your platform, and do better in the next election primary. Throwing a tantrum and dumping on 85% of the population isn’t going to help your cause. If you want to piss away your vote voting on a guy with about as much chance of winning the election as I have of winning the lottery five times in a row, be my guest. But stop trying to get others to follow you in your stupidity.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:30pm
  I do not claim that Johnson has a chance of winning, but I do claim that Romney has a tough chance at winning, and if he does, it is the status quo continuing that has brought us to this point. All of you are just Party liners that will vote for any candidate that has an (R) in front of their name no matter how much you have to hold your nose because he stinks so bad. I am not going to do that as I have to live with myself afterwards. If Obama wins because of the poor choices the RNC has made this election, maybe they will wake up in 2016. If not, we will give more credence, instant ballot access and money to the Libertarian Party for future elections. You guys just do not look at the whole picture, but just what the establishment holds in front of your face.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:32pm
  MADASHELL
  And you don’t think people evolve in their thinking? Go ahead and throw away your vote. You have that right.
  
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- V-MindMeld
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:56pm
  Then I know you surely must not trust obamas policies either??? and Romney is a good man,,,,I have followed his work and campaigns for for a long time,,,he means well for all of us,,,we need your vote man
  
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- UpChuck.Liberals
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:57pm
  Given the choice we have a Communist, yes, Obama is a Communist his Mother was one as was his father, Grandfather, Grandmother, mentor and many many many others. I’ll take the RINO in this case to get the country back on track and keep the pressure up by getting as many TEA Party folks in office as possible so we can tell the establishment Republicans toodles. I want my country back. BTW, I reside in the Socialist Paradise of Kalifornia and I can tell you, it’s not working.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:57pm
  Anonymous T. Irrelevant, No, I do not believe that politicians evolve in their positions, but rather tell you what their advisers tell them you want to hear. Flip Floppers in the past had their campaigns come to a screeching halt because of it, but today, because the media has put so much fear into everyone, these flip flops are ignored and too many are willing to listen to the rhetoric. I mean, for the most part, Romney and Ryan’s biggest campaign slogan is “We know how to______(fill in blank), trust us.
  
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- Farmhand82
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:02pm
  You go into battle with the army you have, not the one you want. Etc etc. Like it or not, Romney is the proverbial army the small government crowd has. You will never convince me that Romney is just as bad as Obama, no matter how many times you imply I am naive or just a party hack. At least Romney has me convinced that he likes capitalism. Hey after the last four years, Ill take what I can get.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:10pm
  V-MindMeld, “and Romney is a good man,,,,I have followed his work and campaigns for for a long time,,,he means well for all of us,,,”
  Did you watch the entire animated video i linked? Probably not or you would not have posted that to me.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:21pm
  UpChuck.Liberals, I know that Glenn changed after his meeting with Soros reps, but if you had ever listened to him, progressives are the problem no matter which side of the aisle they are on. I hate to burst your bubble, but ROMNEY is a PROGRESSIVE, he has even bragged about that. You guys are just so full of fear, you are going to help send this country down the tubes.
  Obama is now going back up in the polls, he is at +.02 where he was down by 4 points just last week. The electoral college map shows that he is up by a substantial margin in the swing states, and that is where the election will be won, and I do not see him losing ground. Factor in Paul supporters and I do not see him winning anymore. There is nothing any of us can do to stop it, it is just the way it is. I would have voted for Romney if they had not done what they did at the convention. That shows me that they do not care what I say, they will do whatever they please regardless, so I will not give them my vote.
  
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- Farmhand82
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 8:46pm
  So you fully admit that your decision is based on emotion and basically being **** hurt over some minor incident with what, a whopping two delegates? The polls are neck and neck so I am kind of baffled by your assumption that Romney has no chance of winning, especially when you factor in the enthusiasm gap. In short, alot of you Paulbots are punishing the country to make a point and get back at the ones who wronged you personally rather than the ones who have wronged the whole country. Basically the tantrum I described earlier. I now see there’s no real point arguing with you beyond hoping other people arent listening to your drivel.
  
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- MadAsHeII
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 9:09pm
  Farmhand82, You are under a false assumption here. I am not what anyone could consider a Paulbot, I am a Freedom Works Tea Party member, but I do like a lot of things that Paul had to say. I believe to this day that his economic ideas are the best. I voted for Romney in the primary, but when I saw John Bainer ignore the nays, which were plainly in the majority, and pass rule changes that will affect every grassroots candidate in all future elections against the voices of the people, it made me sick to my stomach. Then when the Democrats did the same thing at their convention, I knew at that moment, that both parties are the same, there is not a nickles worth of difference, they do as they damn well please and do not care what “We the People” think, and we are supposed to be their bosses. Well you can stay blind, but I will not. I will not vote Republican or Democrat until they decide that they will listen to what you and I have to say. The only thing that I can do to voice my opinion, is to not vote for them and that is exactly why. Now you can follow them blindly and not give a rats @ss about your freedoms, but I will not.
  
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Tagudinian
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:48pm
Governor, remember you are a proud American, not one who is ashamed of being one and bowing, apologizing to whomever. Remember too that you Governor Romney were the one who cared enough to speak up for America during the Benghazi attack, not the one who lied about it for 16 days and who is still lying about it today. Governor, when you verbally and mercilessly pummeled Barack Hussein Obama at the Al Smith dinner with your flawless jabs, hooks, and witty uppercuts, notice how much the people loved it. Do the same to him tomorrow night – no let up – jab, jab, right hook, combination punches to the body and to the jaw. Obama has a glass jaw. On the field run a blitz on each and every down and go on a NO HUDDLE offense. Tomorrow night on foreign policy you will sink Obama’s non-existent record with the facts. Obama will be denuded for the nation to see. Yes Sir Governor, you are the matador and in the bullring the time has come for you to surgically insert those skewers between the shoulder blades as the crowds cheer, “Ole! Ole!”

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cyclops
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:17pm
“Reporters” as in main stream media? Man I missed my chance to play inside linebacker on Romney’s staff team……..hehehehehehehe jk….

Good for Romney and his staff to take a little break……Kudos to them…..

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- CatB
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:53pm
  I agree … great to let off some steam and have some fun … good for them.
  
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- Libermerican
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:14pm
  Yeah, very cool. It looks like fun. Beautiful weather too.
  
  I’m happy to see them have some fun.
  
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Moviemommy
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:07pm
Romney was my choice in 2008 and while I was sceptical at first this time around I am very pleased with his candidacy. He is proving to me each and every day what a truly good man he is. We will be a stronger country with him leading!

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- TurboCat
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 11:25pm
  Good post. I agree, and have been sending messages to his campaign team to let them know how much I support Mitt and Paul Ryan, and praise their hard work too, because I think they must have a lot of critics and so some people should try to encourage them and let them know that we are rooting for them. Everyone loves and “atta boy!” now and then. If you agree, try it yourself so they know we are with them for their hard work to defend America and rescue her from these people who are in power.
  
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DagneyT
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:05pm
I love it! They keep trying to portray this man as distant, out of touch, aloof! NOT! They are wishful thinking! Is it any wonder he’s soaring in the polls despite the negative coverage and the ridiculous portrayals of this American patriot?

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- swamp_donkey
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:06pm
  oh you were the one that chose him
  
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- Female
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 10:46pm
  Love the football and look forward to seeing the whole family on the WH lawn!
  
  I wonder if his son get alittle tough w/reporters who calle dad a liar?
  
  Romney 5 y chromosomes, 18 grandchildren
  Obama 2 x chromosomes, offers abortions
  
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kevinj319
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 4:56pm
So, is it confirmed then that the slogan was taken from Friday Night Lights, or has this just been added to the “common knowledge” column without being verified?

I doubt that show was the first place that phrase was used.

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- Want our country back
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:24pm
  STOP sounding like a Liberal,
  
  Friday Night Lights’ Creator Peter Berg Asks Mitt Romney To Stop Quoting His Show
  http://www.prefixmag.com/news/friday-night-lights-creator-peter-berg-asks-mitt-r/70566/
  
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tonypro
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 4:55pm
I will vote for Mitt, but if I’m honest he wasn’t my first choice.

At least he appears to have some common, human traits, and people skills. Something we haven’t seen since R.R.

Hopefully he won’t make a deal with obama….I mean the devil…oh wait they’re the same.

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- barber2
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:35pm
  No. Romney is no Marxist. Romney was not raised by angry, anti-American Marxist mentors. Not abandoned by a profligate father and an irresponsible mother. Makes a huge difference in the final product. Unlike Van Jones and his ” towering ” friend, Romney believes in traditional American values and in American capitalism. Jones and the Obama Crowd would have been run out of the country 60 years ago. Sad ” change” …
  
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- barber2
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:37pm
  Tony: I misread your comment. Sorry . ( I thought your were one of the so-called Gary Johnson set which ran that ” Obama and Romney are the same” rhetoric. ) But I stand by what I said about Obama and Romney ….
  
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- Rent A Yenta
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:02pm
  Mitt wasn’t my fist choice either. I wanted Newt because I figured that whomever became the new occupant of the White House they were going to have one heck of a mess to clean up and I figured Newt would know where all the “bodies are buried”.
  
  Once the primaries were over I said I’d hold my nose and vote for Mitt just because America couldn’t take four more years of this. But, as time went by and Mitt seemed to come out of his shell, I’ve grown to admire the man and think he’s just what we need. The right man at the right time. There will be no “nose holding” in my voting booth!
  
  Romney/Ryan 2012!!!
  
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DOra Glasberg
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 4:48pm
AT least he didn’t go to a soup kitchen -after hours -to
wash a few already clean dishes.
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- ChicksLoveRight
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:30pm
  aww Dora, your mom never hugged you when you were little, right?
  
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- barber2
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:38pm
  Ms. Gasberg, you have such a negative attitude…..
  
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- marssnw
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:58pm
  Dora you and the left really do lack any common sense. It really is sad.
  
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- Want our country back
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:29pm
  Dora, it’s never too late to show that you’re not just one of those obama dopes. The thinking Democrats will vote for Romney.
  
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- Want our country back
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:52pm
  DORA – Do you need some help figuring out which of the stories is worse….. washing dishes or fast & furious and benghazi… let me know ….obama is going down tomorrow nite
  
  http://www.businessinsider.com/us-syria-heavy-weapons-jihadists-2012-10
  
  http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/21/poe-on-fast-and-furious-libya-scandals-we-cant-trust-obama-administration-on-what-it-says-about-anything/
  
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- Farmhand82
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 7:56pm
  Haha what was it Obama said? If you don’t have a record to run on you make a big election about small things. Something along those lines. Lets see. Big Bird, binders of women, not going out and hugging the garbage man, dog on the roof of the car and now food kitchen. Just saying.
  
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godlovinmom
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 4:48pm
Relax Mr. Romney…it’s not like you have to do alot of prep work for the debate tomorrow night…I think it’s funny how much prep work obama and biden actually have to do…what they been doing for the last four years…besides screwing America over, that is :( good pics!

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- GunTotinGranny
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:30pm
  Campaigning of course, they never quit.
  
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- Duddio
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 5:43pm
  It IS amazing how much the Pres. & VP have to cram in order to discuss their daily jobs…. Shouldn’t they already know what they need to know to debate? That’s because debates aren’t about the truth of the matter, they are about who can put on the biggest show for the media.
  
  Even the after-debate fact-checking has gotten silly.
  
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- TelepromoterNChief
  Posted on October 21, 2012 at 6:55pm
  The borders are less secure and more soldiers are dying because the eKonomy is doing so well.
  
  Obama will only need to spin the words to win the debate.
  
  Romney will win three for three and Chris Matthews will have officially soiled himself on live tv.
  
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