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With Election Over, MSNBC Host Admits He Wants to See Mitt Romney in the White House: ‘Definitely a Talented Guy’

Nov. 8, 2012 6:40pm Jason Howerton

MSNBCs Touré Says He Wants to See Mitt Romney in the White House

MSNBC’s Touré (FILE)

On MSNBC’s “The Cycle” on Thursday, co-host Touré said it could be in President Barack Obama’s best interest to extend an “olive branch” to Republicans by offering his former rival Mitt Romney a business-related cabinet position. Now that the election is over, Touré admits Romney is a “talented guy.” Before, he was an evil elitist businessman who wanted to ship jobs overseas and “harvest” U.S. companies for profit — all at the expense of the middle class.

“I do want to see Mitt Romney in the White House. I want to see Mitt Romney as Secretary of Commerce or, we’ve talked about this new, sort of, Secretary of Business role,” Touré said. “Definitely a talented guy.”

“Look, 57 million people voted against Barack Obama. A lot of them would feel an olive branch from picking Mitt Romney, who is a talented guy, a business guy,” he added.

TheBlazeTV’s S.E. Cupp immediately recognized the irony and quipped, “I love how much the Left loves Mitt Romney now that he lost.”

“I didn’t say I loved him,” Touré replied.

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sparkyrules
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:29pm
Touré looks like that kid who was sitting and yelling profanities at cars,next to Romney supporters, in a earlier Blaze story.I couldn’t find the story to link it.

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- LadyGOP
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:53pm
  I got news for you. Now that the libs have Obama for 4 more years they seem almost afraid of what he will do next. This man has not clue how to be president. They want assistance from Republicans now because they are the only ones with any viable solutions. It doesnt matter anyway. It is too late for our country. Not too care about it but we are not coming back from 8 years of this spiraling debt, overwhelming number of government dependents and no job.
  
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- vennoye
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:56pm
  So now he wants Romney to bail out his “genuis!!!!
  
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- LadyGOP
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:02pm
  Forgive me previous poor spelling and grammar. I need to proof read ~
  
  Notice Holder and Clinton are getting the heck out of dodge. You really think they
  
  believe in this guy or are running from what he is going to do in the next 4.
  
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- LadyGOP
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:04pm
  No he wants to blame Mitt (and other republicans) for his failed policies. Let him take full credit for the debt, welfare dependents and lack of jobs. And to ***** et al who think they should give into his ludicrous out of control tax and spend schemes… GET A SPINE.
  
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- rickc34
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:46pm
  Obama took credit for the jobs created in red states while the blue states were bleeding jobs. Now he wants Mitt to rescue his ****? Hell no..odumbass would just take credit for Mitts work. Let odumbass bail his own **** out of his sinking ship. Move to red states and kick the liberals out. Oh don’t forget to get your money out of the bank before Obama does. How else do you think he plans on fixing the economy.
  
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- NeilChapin
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 6:13am
  It’s just like some in the left stream media calling Romney’s concession speech, “Classy”. Sure, as long as Republicans lose, they’re classy. Read fresh political comentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- Ivebeenblazed
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:31am
  Glenn, How bout doing a story about Cleveland, Ohio and how Romney got like 10 votes there and Obama in some cases got more than 100% of the registered voters??? PLEASE
  
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- JRook
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:54am
  @LadyGOP If even half of what you say is true why didn’t Romney state and present his stances and policies honestly. And why did he spend the majority of his time and money promoting lies about the PRESIDENT…. Welfare to Work – lie, Medicare benefit cuts – lie, Jeep jobs to China – lie. I feel sorry for the Belief Entitled who view everything as black or white, right or wrong…. like most constructs beliefs exist on a continuum. This is why most independents are rational thinking individuals. For example, I am pro reproductive rights, not pro abortion. Based on scientific evidence and technology Roe v. Wade should be modified to reduce the length of the first trimester, right to choose period. And partial birth abortions should be banned outright as a criminal act. But it is blatantly against the fundamental freedoms, liberty and self determination that our founding fathers fought to protect to have the government remove a woman’s right to reproductive freedom and choice. And if Romney is something more than merely a corporate raider than yes his expertise may be of some use to the country. Although the money made should stay in this country. As for S E Cupp, it must be tough for her to pretend she is relevant and hide she is an Ann Coulter and Sarah Palin wanna be.
The-Monk
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:29pm
Why, Obama didn’t listen to his last Jobs Counsel….

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:44pm
  lol Monk..
  
  Romney will be sitting there next to Erskine Bowles saying “what the hell are we here for?”
  
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Adonizedek
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:28pm
So, Toure wants to see the “racist, elitist, gaffe-prone, flip flopping murderer” in The White House?

Based on that logic, it’s no surprise why we have the cabinet we’ve been stuck with for four years.

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- let us prey
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:35pm
  Lay off the bath salts homie.
  
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- let us prey
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:48pm
  If you were referring to o’blunder please disregard my comment.
  
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- Adonizedek
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:37pm
  I was making fun of Toure. The left lambasted, vilified, and straight out lied about Romney, Toure one of the more aggressive parties, but now that he’s lost the presidency, he’d like to see him in a cabinet position? Either he’s incompetent or he knows he and his colleagues know of their wrong doing.
  
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- RajCaj
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:10am
  They are looking for another out. Sure, bring in the financial mechanic to fix everything and have Obama take the credit…..otherwise, they will have someone else to blame if things go south.
  
  It’s how the White House handled Bengazi, and its how the White House handled the Bin Laden raid (remember the letter from the white house that approval for the raid that absolved Obama of blame if things went wrong)
  
  Go pound sand Toure’. Obama OWNS the performance of this country for the next 4 years.
  
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mike551
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:26pm
Begging for help already? These people are dumb as rocks! Guess they never heard the old expression, “careful what you wish for, you just might get it”! You wanted it, now figure out what to do…idiots.

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- spirited
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:30pm
  During his election night speech Obama did mention that he hoped to meet with Mitt Romney.
  
  After his having run on Bill Clinton’s “Hope & Change”; continuously takibng Hillary Clinton’s words and ideas as his own; quoting Lincoln, FDR, JKF and MLK (plagerizing Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick); naming a book with Jeremiah Wright’s words…..
  
  >it’s only natural that he’d want to “meet” with Mitt. –choom
  
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Carlinpa
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:25pm
Yeah right! They are just looking to have someone to blame, WHEN the whole house of cards falls down. They know more and more people are realizing that this admin is TOTALLY incompetent and that they will NOT be able to blame Bush through the next four years!. They are looking for a scapegoat.

Soon there will be 8 year old Children asking their parents ” Mom, who is this Bush that the president is always blaming” I don’t remember any other presidents”

Don’t call a cynic call me a realist I personally know what the liberal mind is capable of, as well as all of you by now.

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- oneshiner
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:34pm
  Yup! Time has passed to keep blaming Bush, so now he can only blame himself for being stupid is as stupid does. I bet he’d like someone with Romney’s background to keep his legacy from being flushed down the potty. oops, there he goes…………
  
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- izzy1127
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:35pm
  I have to agree. Also, if Romney were to accept such a position and things were to turn around for the better, who would get the credit? Obama. That would Guarantee another Liberal elected in 2016. However, if they are somehow able to get the economy going in the right direction without the Conservatives, that would be a good thing for the country. But we definitely need a Conservative put back in that White House with Majorities in both the house and senate to “undue” some of the liberal bullcrap.
  
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- bionicman
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:41pm
  They already have the Republican controlled House of Representatives to blame for everything. They will also continue to blame George Bush. The Republicans in the Democrat controlled Senate will continue to be blamed as obstructionists. The “Pravada” media will help hide or shift blame from Democrats to someone or something else just as they have been doing the past 20+ years.
  
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- Hanner
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:18pm
  Romney don’t need to go anywhere this thing. Give it ALL to the Left, and let those entitlement lovers blow this thing up. It will be the only way that people will see how wrong these Liberal policies really are.
  They lied, cheated, and stole to get it, so let them have it. We can pick up the pieces after this is over.
  
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SerikFox
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:25pm
Isn’t bernanke supposed to be stepping down?

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strawberry411a
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:23pm
No more olive branches. Let’s just get this thing over with now.

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BacktotheFounders
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:23pm
Who is this ignorant person? I think that I just saw him in the video re the uninformed electorate in
Boston.

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bionicman
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:15pm
He did make a good point. How does that saying go… “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” Obama seldom talks to his cabinet and I don’t think he ever takes their advice. By placing Romney in the cabinet, Obama would effectively get him out of the way. I don’t believe Romney would even consider such a proposal.

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- LaBelle
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:22pm
  Just a CYA to gain back viewers IMO. He thinks that if he reaches out to conservatives with a little olive branch that they’ll all start to watch again. Flock him.
  
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- oldeagle101
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:24pm
  Agreed!!
  
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its_the_end_of_the_world_as_we_know_it
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:06pm
Sure, maybe Mitt could bring his calculator and we could fit him in somewhere. That would be so awesome for Mitt… you know, to be so close to true genius.

Sounds legit.

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- unsafe
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:17pm
  Mitt would laugh in there faces after all they said about him and the lies if I was him I’d tell the 51% that didnt want him to go FUS. this country voted for what its going to get, I feel for us that wanted his help.
  
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smokeysmoke
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:06pm
why would romney work in the administration who perpetuated lies, hatred and biggotry, instead of a real agenda to get elected… does he think his ideas would be respected in the future, or would your idea just be another media shurrade to say obama is bi partisen

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jasonsmommy
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:05pm
There is no way Romney would come to Obama’s aide now and help. I have a feeling he is going to other things other than Politics.

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TimPatriot
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:01pm
Toure’s thought bubble as the election results announced: {“Oh xxxx, we actually succeeded in getting this incompetent, commie ******* reelected by whitewashing reality and keeping the sheeple in line. Never would have thought we could really have pulled it off with the performance that fool put up in his first term. Guess we are really SCREWED now”….Maybe Mitt can help }

The liberal thought process in action…..

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- LakeHartwellSailor
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:12am
  Whitewashing? Ironic.
  
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perry1980
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:59pm
You are a fraud of a journalist with zero integrity and you just proved it again.

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noland
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:57pm
Now why would he want a liar racist bigot up n the house with all those lovely loyal unbiassed democratic boys and girls? Truth none of them are smart enough too dig thier way out of thier sh$t hole. DO they want the white mans help!? Ya know the evil men those crackers…..

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Beachmastermax
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:57pm
Maybe he went and looked up some history and now understands the concept of the term “useful idiot”? What is the first item on the menu always? Useful idiot au gratin. Batter up!!!!

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:54pm
Tourette speaks yet again, and there is never any doubt that even he does not know what will fall out of that mouth the next time he opens it.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:12pm
  Hey RJJ…
  
  I actually like his recommendation of Dylan Ratigan….
  
  he’s had some nice moments… like this one:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8R8baHPr2E
  
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- rickc34
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:21pm
  Hey east- thanks for the video..does not take much to make Debbie look stupid.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:32pm
  Hi EAST, I think that he is being sarcastic and the punch line is coming later. Like in a dream sequence on his show tomorrow. Hope SE calls him on it.
  
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jackact
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:53pm
The Irish adage, “never trust a man with two first names” fits the American common sense of, “never trust a person with one name”.

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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:51pm
Toure STFU you OBAMAZOMBIE drone take your disingenuous offer of secretary of commerce and shove it. After your god is finished destroying this country OBAMAZOMBIES like you will be extinct.
Removing the parasites will go a long way in restoring this country,we’ll have an American president and you OBAMAZOMBIES will be gone.

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- BODYBAG
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:11pm
  Id like to have a President whose words & deeds match up.
  Thats the definition of Integrity. Im odd that way I guess.
  I can deal with lots of different people as long as they’re honest.
  If you’re a Socialist or a Communist just say you are and we’re fine.
  We likely wont be best friends or agree on anything — but I can respect
  the authenticity of it.
  Lawrence O’Donnell @ MSLSD is a hideous idiot, but at least he’ll tell you
  straight he’s a Socialist.
  
  The biggest problem I have now is all the current people in the WH are liars.
  Completely fraudulent and bankrupt of integrity or courage.
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:23pm
  I know what you mean they are liars and worse traitors actively working to destroy this country.I checked out Barry prior to 08 and right away knew he was a Marxist POS. I knew his agenda was to destroy America and end the middle class,he detests this country as founded and feels it’s his mission to make America pay for stealing the wealth of other countries. Like you said if someone is straight up with you about their ideology fine but this man is a liar and deceiver and will say or do anything legal or illegal to advance his agenda.
  
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- let us prey
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:46pm
  Toure is definitely a bobble head, no doubts there. O’blunder and the fed will bring us economic Armageddon and the parasites that voted for him will still want to lick his arse. Too many years of the progs brainwashing our youth has caused a lot of this. Jim Morrison wrote a song for this occasion.
  The End.
  
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momrules
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:51pm
After peddling his lies and his racist hate for months now this little______ wants to play at being a decent, reasonable human being.

Tell it to the other communist, racist, Obama worshiping people in America. I could not care less about your opinion.

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MDECKER
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:50pm
Conservatives would be very smart to shy away from any invitation by this Administration, to join forces. There is no reason for Romney to aid this Dictator, only to be thrown under the bus in the future.

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- sexyvixen21
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:59pm
  I agree…..Let the pos get everything he deserves.
  
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CatB
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:48pm
America had their chance .. and so did MSNBC .. now let Obama put his socialist cr*p to work against the people … let him raise taxes on all (he already is with Obamacare . people are just too stupid to know it yet) .. let him push us over the cliff .. the R’s should let Obama do fiscally anything he wants .. and IT IS ALL ON OBAMA WHAT HAPPENS. Fight him on the “important” issues .. Free Speech .. keeping the internet “free” for example and PROTECTING the Second Ammendment from the U.N. Other than that crash and burn the economy .. and see how the takers like it when their food stamps buy NOTHING.

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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:57pm
  Agreed CATB.
  Stand back and get out of the bus. Obama has the wheel and has full ownership. Just duck and cover, it’s going to be messy.
  
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- BHOHG2G
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:00pm
  Yep!
  
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- momrules
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:14pm
  Well said CATB.
  
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Bad Kitty
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:47pm
Is it me, or does Toure looks like a woman?

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- right-wing-waco
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:55pm
  He is a woman, but only on Tuesday & Fridays.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:55pm
  Maybe about as much as Madcow looks like a woman.
  
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- unsafe
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:23pm
  That the problem with the MSM you cant tell who is a guy or girl…
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:42pm
  UNSAFE…
  
  “That(s) the problem with the MSM you cant tell who is a guy or girl…”
  
  lol…
  
  “redistribution” of sexuality…?
  
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- let us prey
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:01pm
  Ralph Maddow went to the doctors Office screaming, “Doctor, Doctor my breasts are hairy! What do I do?”
  The doctor asks, “Well, how long does the **** grow?”
  Maddow replies, “From my nipples to my penis, but that’s a different story!”
  
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surf0766
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:44pm
Why post something from a show that no one watches or cares about?

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- rickc34
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:54pm
  Romney should just smile and walk away and enjoy life. He tried but the left demonized him but all the time they knew he could turn it all around. You wanted Obama let him figure it out..it is working out so well these past 4 years (not). Remember he is old and white and rich..he does not need any job Obama has for him.
  
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Clara88
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:43pm
Donald J. Trump‏@realDonaldTrump

Tweet me back if u think we should start a petition to fire @hardball_chris for his comments on Sandy & the death & destruction it caused.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:16pm
  Petition?
  
  What are we… in 8th grade?
  
  “Tingles” Matthews became, and has been, MSLSD’s biggest star since the moment they fired Imus.
  He MAKES the Kool-aid for them.
  Why on earth would they fire him?
  
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