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‘Hello Manny. I Ran for President. I Lost’: Romney Greets Boxer Pacquiao Before Fight

Dec. 9, 2012 7:25am Madeleine Morgenstern

Hello Manny. I Ran for President. I Lost: Romney Greets Boxer Manny Pacquiao Before Fight

LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 08: Former Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney sit ringside before Manny Pacquiao takes on Juan Manuel Marquez in their welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney was a guest ringside Saturday night at the fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Romney also visited with Pacquiao in his dressing room before the fight, wishing him well in the bout.

“Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost,” Romney told the fighter, according to Pacquiao publicist Fred Sternburg.

Pacquiao is a congressman in the Philippines, and has said previously he might run one day for the president of his country.

LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 08: Former Republican presidential candiate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits ringside fro the Patrick Hyland and Javier Fortuna WBA interim featherweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Getty Images)

Romney and his wife, Ann, were guests of Nevada State Athletic Commission chairman Bill Brady at the fight at the MGM Grand hotel arena. Brady hosted a fundraiser for Romney during the presidential campaign.

The Romneys arrived during the undercard, drawing little reaction from the crowd.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, center, joined by wife Ann, right, talks with an unidentified spectator at ringside prior to a welterweight fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao title fight Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP)

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charleyrocks
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 3:29am
I think america would have stood PROUD with Romney in charge.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 4:05pm
  100% agree.
  
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RonPaulOrNoOne
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:19am
He lost because he was a liar. A Flip Flopper and committed fraud.

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EqualJustice
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:43pm
I think that is so funny, knowing Romney’s sense of humor! Like here, where he was so clever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBelIMrKll8

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ssbstspd
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 7:11pm
O pant load shut your face and go somewhere else and spew your indoctrinated nonsense. You talk about all that bush nonsense which was only his last few years under democrats in the house and senate. But since Obama has republican house he gets no blame. Even though this has been a disaster for 4 years under obama ? You are such a hypocrite its not even funny. Go spew another load after praying to your man god OBummer.

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- YAHSHUARULES
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:01pm
  I got one question for anyone on this blog – do you know who Fabians (with logo of wolf in sheeps clothing), Frankfurt School, Antonio Gramsci, Mattechine Society, Alinksi (who dedicated his book “Rules for Radicals to Lucifer), Committees of Correspondence are? Connect all the dots
  
  All part of the Agenga to create an america so corrupt it stinks and to drive this culture in a direction designed to destroy it. If you don’t know all this you need to find out!
  This is the most comprehensive, best movie I have seen pulling all this together. Watch it. Share it.
  It should be mandatory viewing for every politician
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katzkiner
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 3:44pm
Guys let them crow, they did win, and you know everything will be coming up roses and sunshine anytime now. BTW, Did you hear of the Citi Bank lay offs? Isn’t that about a half a million since Nov.6. Oh, The unemployment rate went down and 350k dropped out of the workforce. Roses and Sunshine, guys Roses and Sunshine.

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hades3
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:20pm
People who dislike Obama as president are labeled “racists”. People who are afraid to criticize Obama simply because of his black heritage are the “biggest” racists, that’s because they feel he should not be held to the same standards as a white president, and exceptions should be given because of his skin color. that includes Republicans, Liberitans and Democrats. No white person would be elected who would pursue Obama’s policies. In conclusion, what we have is an “affirmative action” president.

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- Keatonc33
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:48pm
  Thats not true.. not true at all.. People who disagree with obama on policy are republicans. People who claim obama is a Muslim or not a US citizen based on NO proof! and people why lynch effigies of him or lynch empty chairs… they are racist.
  
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- Keatonc33
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:50pm
  Your second point is equally ridiculous. Bill Clinton was white and he pursued Obamas purposed current tax plan. Hillary Clinton. Also white was a huge proponent for healthcare reform very similar to Obamacare but before Obamacare. Oh and Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to illegal immigrants. even more so than Obama.
  
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- uptickusa
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 3:03pm
  not because of race -stupidity
  
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- groundzero
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 6:26pm
  @Keatonc33 NOTICE these people don’t allow REPLIES! Democratic Party continues their ANTI-WHITE RACE CARD! It if Obama is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN & he won’t let us see the paperwork to END the QUESTIONS! We live in America and CAN ASK THESE QUESTIONS – Y not answer them? Hillary started the birther stuff! Clinton was SAVED by Newt’ Gingrich CONTRACT 4 AMERICA. History of Amnesty by Regan shows IT WAS NOT FULLY IMPLIMENTED, Amnesty THEN reform Laws – THE REFORM LAWS NEVER GOT DONE! I KNOW ALOT of DEMOCRATS that vote 4 Obama 1st time & DIDN’T SECOND TIME. So your lies about ONLY Republicans DON’T HOLD UP! Just your onw RACIST CARD being played!!! We will SEE on the promise of Amnesty again!
  
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hades3
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:11pm
Not only did he lose, in time people will realize the whole world lost ! In my mind, the fact that Obama
won, lets us know God’s plan for the future of the world. Unfortunately, worse times are in our immediate future.

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:07pm
Boxing is a violent heathen sport. Why was Mitt and Ann even there?
They are greatly involved in their church. Do Mormons approve of this violence?

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- groundzero
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 6:27pm
  Visit a mormon church to find out DON’T ASK us GO to the source to find the truth!
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 6:39pm
  The Church has no official stance on boxing. It’s left up to the individual. I myself see nothing wrong with it, although I don’t watch it (I prefer MMA, which you likely consider even more barbaric). I honestly don’t see what’s wrong with two people willingly going into a ring to see who has more skill. It’s not like they’re dueling to the death.
  
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- loneindividual
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 7:22pm
  So is Rugby, Football, Soccer, Lacross, Hockey, etc.
  
  They all result in pitting one team against another and injuries are frequent.
  
  Anything you see on TV….is reminiscent of the Colosseum in the days of Rome…when Caesar was placating the Masses/Mob.
  
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CHROME_PLATED_HEART
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 1:29pm
Did he crawl on his belly like a reptile too? Is there footage?

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NoNannyState4me
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 12:05pm
Poor Manny, That LOSER Romney had to go and put the mark of LOSE on him by getting in his space and touching him.

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- m224224
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 12:54pm
  Why are they still covering Romney? Stop wasting coverage on this terrible candidate for President!
  
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- groundzero
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 6:29pm
  Act ur age please!
  
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:55am
Lay of people. The election was stolen through live fraud and electronic fraud. We all know it. He_L – it was on the news the week BEFORE the election. Obama is still the loser and should be treated as such. obama has no claim to anything he didn’t specifically state during the election in order to get votes. That’s how elections work. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!

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- Keatonc33
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:54pm
  Take off the foil hat from time to time. Its a beautiful world outside!
  
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- crazyrightwingmom
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 4:32pm
  Keaton..you have so much foil on it’s glowing…and we know who you are!!
  
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- Tigress1
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 5:15pm
  Remember how they were saying before the election that the military vote wasn’t going to be counted? Whatever happened to that story??? Were they EVER counted? Funny how these stories just vanished after the election, huh! Just poof! Gone from the face of the earth! No followup from the media whatsoever. No followup from the Republican Party either.
  
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- ssbstspd
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 6:53pm
  You are right and i agree 100 percent. I just wish Romney had a set and fought this election result to death. Its not like he has anything to worry about. hes loaded plus I really think he won and had this election stolen from us.
  
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- CHROME_PLATED_HEART
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 3:25am
  Tinfoil hats. That brings back fond memories of the RINOS scuttling Ron Paul. Again.
  
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Guitar Master
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:15am
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From THE REPORTER
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Romney, the man that goes down in history as having destroyed the Republican party with his pussyfooting campaign style.

Romney, the man that could have taken it to his opponent and refused to do so.

Romney, the smiling cheshire cat who just couldn’t bring himself to speak on behalf of the American people and say what NEEDED to be said.

Romney, the man who paid his advisers millions of dollars to give him the WRONG advice.

The fact is that Mr. Obama is trying to DESTROY the Republican party once and for all with the so called, fiscal cliff, debate. So let him do it. The Republican party isn’t worth a s – - t anyways, Romney already destroyed it.

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- elefant hide us
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:27am
  The Republican party was destroyed long before Romney came around; if anything, he tried to mend it. You realize he campaign on a positive note, and yes I get you people say “you have to go negative to win”. That genuinely shows the sickness of America as a whole, that a guy as honorable and decent as Mitt Romney cannot beat a rude, immature, elitist ***** like President Obama. The 2012 election was lost by the morons in America not paying attention or taxes. Romney was right with the 47% comment as we now find out. So I must say… your leave no prisoners method of campaigning is what destroyed the Republican party. Policies aside, the true message of the G.O.P. used to be, honor, pride, and intellect… when they started the dirty tactics of the left is when they lost it. Romney showed that bullying and slander will not last much longer in American politics… but I don’t see you running for President. If you think your style will work try it… but your ideas of hate and name calling are what got us to pass on a man of great discipline and honor.
  
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truthnstuff
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:13am
Yes you did Mitt! You lost because you have no idea how to return fire with fire. 0bama was a nice guy, according to you, and you were a murderer and a felon, plus every other vile term they could think of. You and the RINOs were running a pro ad campaign for the dictator in chief.

The GOP, along with their operatives, Rove, Krystal, etc. have finished the GOP. Being a nice guy is good, being able to call the opposition out for who and what they are would have been priceless.

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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:58am
Why was Romney, and wife at this place?

Why did Romney lose his presidentil bid?

He did not choose a Southern Conserative as his running made! It was bad enough having him, a nor’westerner, but two from the same area????

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- Marine25
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:18am
  Yep. A southern conservative would have made sure Romney carried Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.
  
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- Buck101
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:07am
  They aren’t from the same area. Massachusetts is in New England and Wisconsin is in the Midwest.
  
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oz24
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:21am
Maybe it’s just me, but Romney is taking his wife to a fight? I guess she likes it, must remind her of when her sons would fight with each other ;) It also seems weird that he would say that, I lost, meaning, you are going to also? I guess he speaks truth all the time, and it just never comes out right or something. Maybe he is a prophet after all?!!!

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Pantloadian
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 9:59am
Look at Ann, sitting there, almost pretty. I can hear her thoughts now. “Why? Why me? And why NOT me? I deserve to be First Lady. I worked for it. OK, I didn’t actually WORK, but I wanted it really really bad. And I always get what I want. Aways always. But now what do I have to look forward to? More trips to Costco with Mr. Magic over here? I tell ya, life is short, and these little Latinos sure are . . . healthy. I wouldn’t mind going a few rounds with them. Yeah, I think it might be time to hire a few more landscapers – the more illegal the better.

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- John1-1-5
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:57am
  You really are a low life pant load arn’t you
  
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- Pantloadian
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:00am
  “I’ve told you people all you need to know . . . It’s our turn.” – Ann Romney
  
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- elefant hide us
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:18am
  I think this person has just let us into their own mind. Only a sick person would take that message from this article. Heck, half the people posting in here are just a bunch of bigots… when did theblaze readership turn into such filth from the left?
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:25am
  You must excuse pantloadin. In his previous incarnation he was Wango. He has the fixation. Look up Wango in the “urban dictionary” & find out. He is not a happy person, a very sick person really. Lashing out makes him feel better about his own condition.
  
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- tifosa
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 1:04pm
  Ann said it all, Mr Pantloadian (my guess a blaze editor,) in the ABC interview she said “It’s Mitt’s time, it’s OUR TURN.” Then, hyped for months on Foxycontinlies, they went into the evening having ONLY prepared an acceptance speech. :)
  
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- HumbleMan
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 3:28pm
  All a mess of bile in that diaper.
  
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Pantloadian
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 9:54am
“It’s Obama with a straight hand and BOOM, down goes Romney . . .and every Tea Party hope that ever existed. So much for the oddsmakers – Rasmussen, Gallup, Rover, orris – how could they have been so wrong? I expect we’ll see an inquiry into the what can only be described as the shady dealings of the bookies and the right wing media machine.”

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:28am
  with moderates like McCain and Romney suffering devastating defeats – the time is right for so-called tea party. When the repubilcans nominate someone who approaches the issues from a Constitutional perspective – the democrats are in big trouble
  
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- John1-1-5
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:57am
  And the country
  
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- Pantloadian
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:59am
  Dream on, Soy. The Tea Party has come and gone. The road is littered with your “Constitutionalists” – West, Akin, Murdoch, O’Donnell, Angle. Your high water mark came in 2010. But your performance after that election proved to the American people that it is not the Constitution the Tea Party cares about. Instead, the only legislation they focused on was abortion and collective bargaining – both intent on taking away rights and liberty, not supporting it.
  
  On Nov 6 America soundly rejected your faux patriotism and your self righteous media indignation. The Tea Party committed suicide. And I for one was proud to throw a few shovels of dirt into the gaping grave.
  
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- stanbeck
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:25am
  Hey PANTLOAD
  This is why we were against Obama; 8% unemployment 42 months in a row, 64 million on food stamps, 100 million on welfare, student debt $1 trillion, $5 trillion in debt spending in 4 years, debt hit $16 trillion, 2 credit down grades, 2011 $1 trillion spent on welfare – $30.60 per hour/$25.03 med income ph, in 4 years gas and heating oil doubled, net worth fell $126k-$77k, 1 out of 4 get paid less than $10 per hour.
  PANTLOAT are you starting to see the pattern? See the people at this site were thinking all that stuff was bad or even a little negative for the working guy. But since you apparently think it’s the right path for America maybe you could explain how this direction helps the masses more than capitalism. Please go into details.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 1:43pm
  @Pant
  you do not understand…..You did not name a single constitutionalist – those were just republicans
  
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- Pantloadian
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:08pm
  STANBECK . . .
  
  So, the $10 trillion debt in 2008 was manageable?
  
  28 million on food stamps in 2008 was a good thing?
  
  Unemployment is 7.7%, the lowest in four years (not 8%).
  
  In 2000 when Bush took office welfare spending was $178.billions
  In 2009 when Bush left office welfare sdpending was $415 billion
  
  In 2009 when Obama took office welfare spending was 415 billion
  In 2012 under Obama welfare spending is $456 billion
  
  Bush increased it by $236 billion
  Obama increased it by $41 billion
  
  Credit downgrade? Thanks to Republicans stonewalling what they’ve done for years.
  
  Gas got to $4.21 under Bush, higher than it is today.
  
  After 8 years of Bush wages and salaries made up the lowest share of the nation’s gross domestic product since the government began recording the data in 1947, while corporate profits climbed to their highest share since the 1960′s.
  
  Stanbeck, you’re a mindless ideologue. That’s your pattern. Save your juvenile propaganda for the similarly uninformed (AKA the Tea Party). Thankfully, the majority of Americans see through your Foxian charade and have voted accordingly. Your day came and went in 2010. Hope you enjoyed it. Real Americans are fed up with the likes of you. Don’t expect we the people to care what you think anytime soon.
  
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- Pantloadian
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:13pm
  SOY . . . great, you name a few.
  
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- Pantloadian
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 3:21pm
  STANDPIPE . . . Flummoxed, eh? Here, let me help you.
  
  “Glenn, where are you on this one? Sure could use some info . . . ”
  
  There you go.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 4:19pm
  @Pant
  Ron Paul
  Gary Johnson
  Chuck Baldwin
  Andrew Napalitno
  
  You know how we roll
  
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- Pantloadian
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:02pm
  SOY . . . You’d do better to stick with the Delaware witch.
  
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- stanbeck
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:56am
  Hey, hey Pantload
  Foodstamps Soar By Most In 16 Months: Over 1 Million Americans Enter Poverty In Last Two Months
  I know, it’s all Bush, Bush, Bush…..
  
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 9:11am
Morning East

Kinda does (:

Except Manny lasted 5 more rounds than Romney and at least threw punches.

And yes loved the south park. A Floridian can really relate to that one. South FL is now south NJ. Even the cubans feel like they are being taken over.
However it’s easy to know when you’ve arived. Just listen for all the damn car horns blowing and your there.

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soybomb315_II
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:59am
Romney to Pacquiao:

“You have everything going for you….Gallup and Karl Rove say it will be a landslide. Just play it safe and don’t give them anything to cheer for”

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- Pantloadian
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:27pm
  And you believed every word of it.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 4:22pm
  no sir/ma’am
  
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BehindBlueEyes
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:40am
“Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost,”

That’s code for don’t make the same mistake I made by pulling punches.

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soybomb315_II
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:37am
why is Romney still dressed like that and with the **** done? He is retired

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- BehindBlueEyes
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:48am
  No he’s just beat, literally.
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 7:44am
Mannie & Mitt.

Together at last. Does it make anyone else think of this……?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbnLYROCj8

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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 9:27am
  Morning East
  
  Kinda does (: or maybe Mork and Mindy
  
  Except Manny lasted 5 more rounds than Romney and at least threw punches.
  
  And yes loved the south park. A Floridian can really relate to that one. South FL is now south NJ. Even the cubans feel like they are being taken over.
  However it’s easy to know when you’ve arived. Just listen for all the damn car horns blowing and your there.
  
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- ApokTheGreat
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 6:56pm
  Well you know that was an old show….today it would be an illegal alien hiding from the PoPo…wait that was Alf.
  
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