Romney and Obama to Meet Privately on Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will meet privately Thursday with his vanquished rival Mitt Romney, their first face-to-face encounter since the election.
Obama promised in his victory speech on Nov. 6 to engage with Romney and consider his ideas.
The meeting comes as Obama and congressional Republicans negotiate a way out of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that have come to be known as the fiscal cliff.
Obama and Romney differed sharply during the campaign on how revive the economy. Obama called for higher taxes on the rich. Romney called for lower taxes on all.
The White House says the two men will meet in the White House’s private dining room. There will be no press coverage.
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Gonzo
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:12amI would love to be a fly on the wall.
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Unbelievable
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:28amAfter the way Obama and his nasty band of thugs demonized Mitt…. I think I would just laugh in his face and say don’t come looking for help from this mean evil rich fat cat!
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naughtycal
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:35amIf I were Romney I’ld tell to GFY I don’t make deals or talk to evil lying pieces of crap. Enjoy your four year of destroy your party’s image FOREVER and ruining America. I would tell him if you want to meet in public and discuss my plans in front of the AMERICAN PEOPLE that’s another story.
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soybomb315_II
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:41amThey will probably talk about ways to expand the role of the federal government
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Matt
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:43amMitt will help him, because he cares more about America than he dislikes Bark Obummer.
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Matt
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:44amYeah, good point NaughtyCal. If Romney helps Obama it will only make democrats look better, which, in the long run, would be disastrous for our country. Also, since it is behind closed doors it won’t make Republicans look any better. The Democrats are essentially trying to steal our good ideas. If I were Mitt I would go in and intentionally sabotage Obama.
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truthnstuff
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:29pmIs Romney really that stupid. 0bama is only doing this for show, to make it look like Romney is for him and he will spin this to his benefit. He is probably also getting in Romney’s face with an attitude of “look at what you lost, I am the big WH cheese”.
This wussy, pandering, he is a nice guy position of Romney’s is one of the factors that lost the election for him. Get a fricken spine Mittens.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:30pmGet used to it SPANKY, they removed my very insightful comment on a different story this morning wherein I compared the physical appearance of our current first lady to Patrick Ewing.
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barber2
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:40pmAnd I got the hook because I referred to atheists as a minority group trying to impose their views on the majority.
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redfish52
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:11amMe smells a trap….this man cannot be trusted. I only hope Mitt has a plan and is not gullible enough to think this is for his or the country’s good. If he falls for it he will be no better than Hillary and we know how much trash talk was spewed her way in the primaries by the then candidate Obama.
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naughtycal
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:37amMitt should tell him he would meet him in a public forum where Americans could see what is being said because Obama is a lying POS.
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yoshik
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:10amI’d throw Obama under the bus. I’d be the mole. Get in there and make sure liberals don’t see the light of day for millenia. It would be interesting for a Mormon to take down the precursor to the Anti Christ.
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TRILO
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:10amRomney is a fool to meet with the liar in chief. There is nothing to be gained from the meeting. Unless (?) Romney is going to help him push the tax the rich ($250,000 income earners) scheme. Romney and the Liar in Chief were close to being on the same page on taxes. Romney”s class warfare tactic regarding taxes with his support to eliminate deductions, loopholes (perpetuated the lie as there are NO loopholes, just legal deductions), those rich people making over $250000 are not hurting, and keeping rates the same is one reason I voted Libertarian this year.
The liar in chief is no fool. He is in 100% campaign mode to increase taxes and not reduce spending and will stop at nothing to do just that. I can not say the same for Romney.
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soybomb315_II
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:36pmMitt will crush him with all his small-government libertarian principles……
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 1:05pmDreaming of a Gary Johnson Christmas SOY?
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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:04amDon’t do it Mitt. You’ll be very sorry. Obozo will only use the opportunity to destroy you. You know how much he hates you.
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Shamrock241
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:59amRomney should decline the offer, i see this as a shrewd strategy by the left to further dis-hearten many republicans into not voting anymore because they will beleive there is no difference in the two Partys.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:47amTwo possibilities:
1. Obama knows he has no idea what he’s doing and is desperate for help
or
2. Obama knows exactly what he’s doing, he’s framing Romney for what happens if the economy plummets come January. He’ll point finger at Romney and say “I did what he said, see, he’s bad! The right is bad! Blame them! Burn down their houses! They hate you!”
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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:58amYour comment is perfect. Exactly right. I see those two options as the only two. They are most likely BOTH correct.
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eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:01am@ GHOSTOFJEFFERSON
Now…YOU KNOW IT’S # 2.
PLUS…Obama just needs to take ONE MORE SWIPE AT ROMNEY –
to make a FOOL OF HIM.
IF Romney has an OUNCE of sense – he’d REFUSE to meet with Satan!!!
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AvengerK
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:04amOr 3. A photo op to appear bi-partisan and above Washington politics while pushing “hose the rich” behind the scenes. It begins and ends at that one meeting/photo op which is usually the way things go with Obama. For instance hugging that woman in New Jersey and telling her he’ll make sure she gets everything she needs..and never doing so. The media is an important aspect of this…they report the photo op and never the follow up.
My bet is a mixture of 1 and 3. Obama clearly is clueless on even basic economics and is desperate for functionable ideas the state of unemployment and the economy is testament to that. And Romney has a reputation for coming in and fixing bad fiscal situations, he knows his stuff. So the man “you can’t trust” according to Obama’s campaign is suddenly the man you can trust.
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AvengerK
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:07amEYESTOSEE..Romney will go to the meeting. He’s an MA Republican he’s used to being “nice” to hard left liberals. I hope that he offers Obama nothing though..let Obama twist in the wind and let the voters suffer the consequences of their vote. It’s more patriotic to teach the voters that elections have consequences rather than believing you MUST fix a precipitous economy to avoid pain for everyone. Sometimes pain is the best teacher.
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OutOfTheAether
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:13amIf I were Romney, I’d be nervous about the fact there’s no press coverage. Hope he takes a voice recorder or wears a wire, or something to protect himself
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trolltrainer
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:15amGhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:47am
2. Obama knows exactly what he’s doing, he’s framing Romney for what happens if the economy plummets come January. He’ll point finger at Romney and say “I did what he said, see, he’s bad! The right is bad! Blame them! Burn down their houses! They hate you!”
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This is a game the Republicans cannot win. As long as the majority of the American public get their news from late-night comedians and buy into the left’s spin this will be a never-ending game of making the democrat party the martyr to the right’s villain.
As much as it will suck for this country’s future, I believe the only solution at this point is to wash our hands of the whole thing and let the left have their way. Let them drive it off the cliff. Maybe then the 40% of involved, freedom-loving Americans can pick up the pieces and start again.
Probably not…But I see no other options here. Personally, I am done. I don’t even care anymore. I am older and will tolerate whatever happens. My children know that when push comes to shove there are other places in the world they can go. It simply is what it is. I am not going to fret, I am going to enjoy what life I have left.
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vic138
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:16amIf I were Romney I would say I have proof the election was fraudulent and that I would wait for the right time to reveal it. Say your going to spend all your money to find his birth certificate, passport recorcds, etc… Freak him out and make him paranoid.
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sb36695
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:46amWell now it will be Romney’s fault! What a fool.
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brtmchl30
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:20amHow can it be Romney’s fault? He has no control. Its a photo op to show Obama as the gracious victor. Elections do have consequences. The people who dont contribute have taken control. This is on Obama, he promised a plan to fix things. If he asked for help from Romney he looks like
1. He’s in over his head.
2. Lied to the people that he ever had a plan
3. Admits himself that he should have voted for Romney because his plan is the better path for America.
4. all of the above.
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ares338
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:40amIf it were me….I would respectfully decline! Obama certainly wants to use Romney in some way to further his agenda and it would be a giant emu feather in his cap if Romney played his game. I hope Romney politely tells him to stick it up his nose with a rubber hose! That’s my in depth political commentary for this hour.
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The_Jerk
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:44amDo you mean like, Christie?
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TerryDo
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:47amI agree with you, Obama is not to be trusted ever, he is the type to steal other people ideas and plans, change them up a little and call them his own.
A plagiarist by any other name is still a pirate and that is how Obama has travelled throughout his life and will never change.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:01amBarry’s intent is to keep the economy in the toilet. If the economy improves, there will be less people dependant upon govt. programs which is in complete contradiction of the plan. Barry (and any good Democrat) must keep govt. dependence high in order to keep their voters in line. If the economy improves and people can take care of themselves, Barry loses votes. Its not that difficult to understand. He has no incentive or intent to fix the economy.
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Eastinfection
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:40amHey Mitt.. you might want to grab a bite on the way… i hear Michelle’s planning to serve a big plate of arugula for dinner.
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Kathleen3
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:38amI’m disappointed Romney would fall into the Chicago thug’s trap. Obama does not have the intelligence to understand complex business issues that are second nature to Romney. Romney will end up being played for a fool in the same manner as the Supreme Court Justices and Paul Ryan were in front of Congress and a TV audience. Romney meeting Obama is class meeting crass.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:46amRomney is not a fool and will not fall for the Kenyan’s BS.
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truthnstuff
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:40pm0bama knows exactly what he is doing. The objective is to collapse the economy, Marxist 101. He will use this to slam the Repubes one way or another and tie Romney to it.
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:35amRepublican party is now dead and toxic. 0 is picking the bones clean. Romney now shows himself as in league with the progressives he hails from. Who is the greater deceiver now? Should have known the Republicans are backstabbers after what was done to Palin. I was tricked simply by wanting to defeat 0 so very badly. Next time it will be principles and truth only. The machine killing America is BOTH R & D.
We need a new party – suggest the Constitution Party – Freedomworks can you comprehend?
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The_Jerk
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:43amYou should have known that the Republicans are backstabbers since George H.W. Bush. Too many slow learners.
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trolltrainer
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:45amThe Republican party is now dead but yet it has joined forces with the Democrats in killing America? Which is it?
The Republican party has serious problems. It is far from dead. But I pretty much agree with the rest of what you have to say. The problem is, there is no fix. Do you really believe a third party would gain any traction? How much of the vote did Gary Johnson get? If you voted for him it was a wasted vote. Did it get Obama re-elected? No…American stupidity…or at least ignorance got Obama re-elected. THAT is the problem. Even if the Dems cheated, which I am sure they did, it did not amount to more than 5% of the vote (being seriously generous) in key battleground states. Obama should not have gotten over 20% of the popular vote! As a free country…we are done! There is no one to blame but the people themselves.
A third party will gain you nothing.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:52amThe Constitution Party is nothing of the sort. I’ve had lengthy discussions with many of their leaders in Ohio and they seem more akin to The Theocracy Party than the Constitution Party. They tend to pick and choose what portions of the Constitution are relevant.
They’re a hell of a sight better than the GOP or the Dems, but they’re not really concerned about the Constitution except for a few key issues (firearms mainly).
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:04amA third party will only divide conservatives and provide liberals with even more power. How many liberals or even moderate democrats are going to join a conservative based third party?
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:37amKeep buying into the system that has kept you chained and desperate, fish. Keep watching everything fall apart. This has been a steady decline for decades, pushing a century. If your two party paradigm worked, we wouldn’t be where we are now.
So the “vote is divided” for a cycle or two. We’re already losing, so there’s nothing left to worry about.
But hey, sometimes folks want to hold on to the corpse and pretend its still alive.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:28pmAgain, GHOST, although I typically respect your ideas, a third party will NEVER be successful. You and SOYBURGER can keep dreaming about a succesful third party, but that’s all it will ever be, a dream. Third party candidates come and third party candidates go, but they never amount to anything. Ross Perot came the closest but barely made a dent. Third party candidates only help liberals by taking votes from the Republican candidate.
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truthnstuff
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:43pmI was also for not having a third party. But now the Repubes are done. They will never win another election, especially after they preside over the left’s destruction that is coming. I agree with the idea that maybe Freedom Works can help form a coalition.
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trolltrainer
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:45pmGhost and Fish…You are both right in your own ways. It is a sad state when we have to vote according to party lines instead of voting for the character of the person running. Third parties have never succeeded and probably never will. The PROBLEM is the indifference of the average citizen. The term “ignorant voter” does not even begin to describe what we are dealing with. Has this always been the case? I suspect in times past people had less information available, especially in agrarian areas, but the people were better informed and issues were clearer. In our age of the 24/7 news cycle spin has won the day. People have too much information and opinions available and are not informed enough or interested enough to drill down to the true facts.
Is there a solution? Not until people are FORCED to wake up and start thinking these issues through themselves rather than relying on what Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, and MSNBC think. Until we can put aside our own interests for the interests of the country we are doomed. Maybe it was meant to be that way? I believe in God and I believe the Christian Bible. This is no surprise to those that do. Is it too late for America? Who knows…But things MUST change for our freedom to survive.
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huey6367
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:35amHe is meeting with Romney because Romney knows business/economics. And if what he tries after meeting with Romney fails (whether it was Romney’s suggestion or not), he will blame it on Romney.
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BlackCrow
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:05amYou really think Odumber is going to take any sort of advice from Romney?
The first thing you have to do when training a mule is hit it in the head with a 2×4 to get its attention. Do you thing the Secret Service is going to let Romney crack a 2×4 over Odumber’s rubber head?
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:24amMaybe Obama is going to pull a “Hillary Clinton”. He brought her on board and then sidelined her for at least a year. Maybe he is going to offer Romney a job for window dressing.
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kickagrandma
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:34amWHY?
Is the liar-in-chief going to concede the theft of the election and walk away?
Only reason I can think of for these two to meet ever.
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jrcess
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:32amWho would want to meet with a liar and a chicken s**t.
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kickagrandma
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:44amaka satan?
I agree with your question!
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MacPharlan
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:30amlove how everyone turns on Romney after the election, he was sooo awesome when he was about to win.
You are surprised that he is meeting with O? It fits his character, you think he wants the country to go down in flames? I don’t, I hope and pray that O pulls his head out.
I hope O listens to Romney, though I am not holding my breath, but you have to at least try.
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justangry
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:36amI’ve haven’t wavered in hating Romney.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:49amI haven’t turned on Romney. He is a good man and if the election had not been stolen from him (and from us) via fraud, I am fully confident tht he would have turned the country back onto the right course.
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truthnstuff
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:53pmI think you are wrong on your assessment. Romney, while a decent man, was only supported by most conservatives because he was the lessor of two evils. We only supported him because we knew what 0bama was. We do however, continue to evaluate him for what he is, a weak moderate with no sting and a penchant for “let’s play nice” even though you have a gun and I have a feather.
Let’s not confuse intelligence with smart.
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BlackCrow
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:26amWhy? Who is Romney now? An also ran! He holds no office, has limited influence, has no vote in congress, is not involved in budget negotiations. Odummer is wasting time and pushing this country over the edge just as the Communists intended all along. All so the Communists can get EXACTLY what they want. Higher taxes, less defense, more misery and push the blame off on the Republicans.What’s not to love?(sarcasm font)
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muffythetuffy
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:29amROMNEY WILL BECOME THE NEW OBAMACARE CZAR
Who better to place in charge of Obamacare than the man who first created it in Massachusetts?
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The_Jerk
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:32amWho is Romney now? He’s the same progressive that he’s always been. You know, like that fat bastard Christie.
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qpwillie
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:37am@muffythetuffy
The Romney bill was a 70 page bill which was 100% about health care. Obamacare is a 2,700 page bill of which about 50 pages have the faintest thing to do with health care.
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BlackCrow
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:55am@ jerk
You idiot! The point is Romney has only incrementally more influence than you or me. He is a private citizen, he holds no office in the Republican Party and no office in government. Yes he can raise a lot of money but that (as we have seen) does nothing when the Communists have total control of the MSM. At a time when Odumber should be working on the fiscal MESS 24/7 he is blocking out time to meet with Romney, a total waste of time.
Truth is Odumber doesn’t have a clue! He couldn’t lead water down a hill. He started as a Chicago Democrat, a puppet of the Daily family and the Chicago Irish mob. He got so cozy with the hard left Communists that the Chicago mob have washed their hands of him.
Romney is a RINO but a RINO is preferable to a COMMUNIST!!! But is doesn’t matter now. The idiots won now WE have to deal with it. The idiots are going to run this country off the cliff because in the process they will assure their POWER. The whole point of the game is power. To quote Mao power flows from the barrel of a gun and look at gun sales.
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IndyGuy
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:24amAnother Photo-op for Obama…Handed to him from Romney….Romney is merely McCain part deux…
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mike_trivisonno
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:34amBoth parties are doing the bidding of the House of Saud.
Deny it for as long as possible but the sad fact is the American Spring is here. We are being conquered and colonized by the Islamic Empire.
We lost big time. Now comes the Dark Age of Islam.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:24amObama is only going to do this for political gains it will win him. I imagine he will make barely concealed threats to Romney of “say nothing against me or your family will come to harm.”
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IndyGuy
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:40amThe Chicago way….The Mob never went away,they just started calling themselves Democrats…
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OurFoundingFather
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:23amOnce the “meeting” concludes Romney and BHO will swing by the local theater to enjoy the premiere of “Life of Pie” over a soda pop and a fresh unsalted bag of popcorn ….
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momprayn
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:22amThis might be the biggest KABUKI ever (or close) ? !!!!!!!
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mike_trivisonno
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:22amThe two parties are one and the same.
Romney is going to grovel at the altar of Allah.
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huey6367
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:21amThis post has nothing to do with the story.
The electoral college has yet to met and cast their votes. That is the last chance for Obie to outed. Pray the electoral college does not vote along party lines.
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mike_trivisonno
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:25amThe electoral college is meaningless. The Constitution is meaningless. Congress is meaningless.
Face it, we are in for a long, long, Dark Age of Islam where American dhimmis in Washington, DC do the bidding of the House of Saud.
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huey6367
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:34amI have hope. It’s the American way.
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The_Jerk
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:20amBirds of a feather finally flocking together.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:51amNot true.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:56amQuite true actually. It was no secret during the primaries that Romney is, was and will always be a Leftist. We’re supposed to be blind to his actions and votes in Massachusetts now?
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:29amGHOST, I typically agree with your comments; however, if you sincerely believe Romney and the Kenyan are the same, you are blind. I would expect the old “they are the same” argument from SOYBURGER, but not from a rational thinker.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:47amNot the same, rather, similar. As the saying goes, there’s more than one road to Rome. The goals are not “collapse the economy”, that’s rather the means to the ends of “establish a permanent ruling elite and reduce Western civilization back to the status of Master-Serf”. How the Dems or GOP wish to get there are, of course, where they “debate” lay between the two supposedly different parties. In my opinion.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:34pmDo you sincerely assert that Romney’s goal is/was to ““establish a permanent ruling elite and reduce Western civilization back to the status of Master-Serf”? Are you serious?
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barber2
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:44pmAll of that Divide the Dumb Conservatives talk sure worked out swell for America. Too bad these young dudes didn’t study history on their own. That old ” United we stand; divided we fall” philosophy would have come in handy to avoid being played like a fiddle by the crafty Left.
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RightUnite
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:19amDon’t do it…. DO NOT OFFER HIM ONE CRUMB. Let him fail miserably on his own. He deserves every failure he gets. He’ll have someone else to blame if it doesn’t work out as fast or as well as he wants.
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mike_trivisonno
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:23amRomney is going to become a dhimmi.
Pretty sad to see America go down the tubes.
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barber2
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:41pmRight: Agree. Time for some of the Tough Love on these Far Lefties. Sad for America, though.
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