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Another Romney Gaffe?: ‘I’ve Got a Lot of Good Friends‘ Who Are NFL ’Team Owners’

Attacks on Mitt Romney for his social class may be unfair. However, his critics would suggest that some of his conversations beg for those attacks to come. In the most recent iteration of this problem, Romney took to the Paul Finebaum Radio Network to discuss the Peyton Manning free agent sweepstakes. Romney is a strong Patriots fan, and made as much clear on the program. Unfortunately, he also did some awkward name dropping that will remind people of his previous NASCAR gaffe:

Here‘s the relevant part of Romney’s quote:

I’ve got a lot of good friends, the owner Miami Dolphins, and the New York Jets — both owners are friends of mine. But let’s keep him away from New England, so Tom Brady has a better chance of picking up a championship.

And this is what he said about NASCAR team owners, per the Huffington Post:

Asked Sunday if he follows racing Romney replied, “Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans, but I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.”

Is Romney really out of touch, or does the media just like to obsess over his rich friends too much? Weigh in below.

Comments (151)

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  • jasonsmommy
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 12:11am

    WHO CARES!!! Our current president is friends with some pretty rich people too. Umm let me see Tom Hanks, Warren Buffet. I don’t see that making news. Really a lot of NFL owners are conservative anyway so why should be worrying about it. I don’t know if anyone has checked the gas prices but I have. And it is affecting my life big time. I am more worried about how I am going to pay for groceries and a bad tooth then what Romney is saying. I want a successful person being our president. And I want some one that is friends with people that actually help produce jobs, and are good people. I don’t know maybe i am missing something here. But I can’t remember when I saw a NASCAR owner or NFL owner calling others unamerican. Stop nitpicking and start working on solutions. There is no way our candidate is going to win if we keep doing this. As far as I see it is seems like the conservatives want Obama to win and so does the rest of the US. ABC poll over half of the us thinks Obama is going to win. Now that is something I want to know how we can stop. Not this.

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    • b.mclane
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 12:28am

      I agree. How is it a “gaffe” if Romney is telling you the truth??? Beck drops names all the time and no one accuses him of committing a gaffe. I think the whole negative AND downright petty view of Romney on THE BLAZE has more to do with Beck’s SANTORUM PAC.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:01am

      LET ROMNEY BE ROMNEY…

      He should realize this as well and just come out and say, “Yes I am rich, but I can save this economy and jobs.”

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    • huufarted
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:37am

      Thud!

      Romney is a puffy headed no nothing twit as controlable as Olamer which is why he and his “Magic Underwear” are being rammed up our arses !

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    • etoddt
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:46am

      @huufarted

      What in the heII are you talking about?? The only thing “magic” around is here is what you’re breathing up your nose…

      Please remove ‘dumb’ and insert ‘intelligent’ the next time you broadcast to the world you have something you want to say.

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    • RabidPatriot
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 2:44am

      He is a wealthy business owner. Why is it a gaffe to know other wealthy business owners? He is not a wealthy, retired lineman from the New England Patriots or retired race car driver. Nor a retired union plumber. Our President is an ex community rabble rouser (man of the people). Now he is demagogue and chief of the U.S.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:33am

      SO WHAT???? LEAVE THIS MAN ALONE. HE is decent, he can fight the fight, he can take the blows and the people pickin’ on him are like step-sisters. OF course he has NFL team OWNERS and friends…his buisiness was finance. SO…. WHAT …..

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    • Matrix22
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 4:46am

      You have to understand, this has nothing to do with some conservatives not liking that he’s rich (if I’m not mistaken, pretty much all the candidates are “rich”) but everything to do with him being Mormon. Just look at this thread! Most of the attacks have to do with his ‘weird“ or ”unchristian” beliefs, and nothing to do with the topic.

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    • GulfPeg
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 5:57am

      Yes, and Obama also has some reeeeeeeally bad friends.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:30am

      FTA: “‘I’ve Got a Lot of Good Friends‘ Who Are NFL ’Team Owners’”

      don’t we all.

      no out of touch disconnect here. who says Mitt “IS” a elite?

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    • JDoke
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:10am

      I want Mitt’s best friend to be homeless guy named Gary or Im not voting for him!!

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    • ambrosia
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:18am

      It’s not WHO his friends are-
      it’s how Willard chooses to drop names left & right, without thinking.
      NoBODY gives a flying fig,
      who‘s on Willard’s “Friends” list-
      however, we should care, how many of those “friends” have Wall St. addresses
      & records prove, they do.

      “Kid Rock” gets behind “Kid Romney”-
      do you really believe Willard has ANYTHING in common with Kid Rock,
      other than, the Detroit, MI ties ?

      Willard boasts about Ted Nugent’s support-
      How many Nugent concerts did the robotic Romney family attend ?

      Love Ted, but he originally supported Perry-
      Perry, now supports Newt.
      Doesn’t it make sense, to back the candidate, your original candidate is backing ?

      Same with Cain fans-
      he supports Newt & yet, some aboard the Cain train, have transferred to the Willard connection.

      Something is just so pretentious about all of that-
      follow your original candidate’s intent,
      don’t jump on the bandwagon, because the biased polls, tell you to.
      Where is your conviction ?

      Romney went bombastically NEGATIVE on Perry, Cain, Gingrich & Santorum.
      It’s on record, he threw the FIRST, nasty punches.
      Now, all those, who lack stamina, go with the political flow.

      Willard will lose to Obama, then, all of you will cower & complain.
      Grow a pair, America-
      Palin is for Newt and strong, wise LEADERSHIP,
      listen to her & your heart & gut & get Gingrich nominated.

      Willard wants the title, Gingrich wants the job !

      Gingrich/West 2012
      http://www.newt.org

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 11:09am

      @ambrosia Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:18am
      You’ve pretty much nailed it. Some of these forum posters have the mushiest spines, I’ve ever seen. They are like a reed blowin’ in the wind.

      Santorum Called for Federal Ethanol Mandate
      http://conservatives4palin.com/2012/03/santorum-called-for-federal-ethanol-mandate.html

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    • P8riot
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 11:26am

      @jasonsmommy – totally agree! If a person has never created wealth for himself, then why do some people believe he can do it for others? Its like hiring a financial planner that is broke.

      This is only a gaffe to those who believe in class warfare.

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    • Faith1029
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 2:03pm

      I could care less who he knows, what he owns or how much he has as long as he can get our country out of debt. He’s wealthy, so what. He‘s successful which means he knows what he’s doing. What difference does it make that he doesn’t talk like the common man? Do we really want someone who is struggling with their own finances? He is not going to be perfect but then who is?

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    • ambrosia
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 4:22pm

      @ STUCK_IN_CA

      Thanks for posting that link-
      it proves that “Sanctimonious Santorum”
      is FOOLING no one, but himself, he’s as slimy, as Romney.

      America, BETTER wake up !
      Follow the Liberal breadcrumbs-
      Obama has been quiet, as a Marxist mouse, regarding Gingrich.
      Palin gives Gingrich, her confident nod, without “showboating”,
      & tells America, she voted for Gingrich, last week in Alaska.

      Now, just yesterday, Obama’s video, excoriating Palin is unleashed,
      narrated by Commie-Tommy Hanks, who also PRODUCED the HBO Palin trash film.

      Sarah’s strength is UNDENIABLE, her word is golden.
      Even if she isn’t running, she can connect with the American people
      & together, assume the coveted role of “Kingmaker”.
      Obama, Romney, the RNC & Santorum know, she holds that power.

      Gingrich is working, like a busy bee with Sarah’s blessing.
      We need her, to start visibly, campaigning for Newt.
      He’s the ONLY one who can beat Obama,
      but in order to do that…he MUST be nominated !

      America, there is NO way, you can be for Sarah & not back Newt-
      he is HER guy, he is OUR guy.

      As far as Hanks goes,
      he actually made THIS statement about Obama, “He’s a GREAT president” !
      Really ?
      Look around, your boy-king is a miserable failure.
      Say, he’s a great father or husband, but don’t DELUDE yourself, Producer Tom.

      Roles of soldiers & astronauts, once, endeared you to America-
      Time for America to write you, out of OUR script !

      Gingrich/West 2012
      http://www.newt.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 4:54pm

      The problem isnt about his ‘wealth’, his rich friends, or the number of cars he owns. The problem is that mitt PANDERS every single time a group of people are in front of him. Lord help us if they put some democrats in front of him…

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    • Racemosa7
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:08pm

      Who cares?
      You should. Did you know that he believes that Jesus Christ and the Devil are brothers!
      Read about it here http://www.soulwinner.com

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  • slr4528
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 12:08am

    So I take it the GOP is opposed to successful rich people? The guy made his own money is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and associates with the movers and shakers in business. Why is this a bad thing? How is this any different than Obama hanging out with all of the Hollywood stars and wealthy billionaires like Soros and Buffet. If Obama plays the class warfare card it will backfire!!!!

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    • P8riot
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 11:28am

      Agreed. We’re in the process of hiring a president to allow our economy to recover. I think it might be a good thing for the guy to know how money is made. Otherwise, its like hiring a financial planner who’s broke himself.

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:05pm

      None Of That!
      And, You Know It!

      What you are trying to do is take the conversation anywhere and as far away as you can from the fact that Romney’s quickly coming to the end of his bloc of supporters.

      The Bullying and Pushing and Shoving, From Romney’s Camp, Is Romney In Panic Mode!
      Romney’s Attempting To Demand That America Adopt His Herd Mentality and Obediently Fall In Line!
      Romney Wants To End The Contest!

      Because —
      Romney Knows He‘s Running Out Of Supporters and He’s On His Way Out!
      Whereas, Newt and Santorum Are Just Getting Warmed Up!
      When Romney Runs Out Of Supporters He’ll Have To Quit!

      ThereFore —
      Romney’s Trying To Bully America InTo Believing That Only An Act Of God Can Remove Him From FrontRunner Status!
      America Might Be Pretty Close To Seeing That “Act Of God!”
      Not Even A Bishop Can Stop An “Act Of God!” :-)

      NEWT 2012
      http://www.newt.org

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    • P8riot
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 5:43pm

      @THEGRASSROOTS – were you being sarcastic? lol – yeah, Romney is running out of supporters, that’s why he has over 3 million votes thus far; that‘s why he’s tied in Alabama and Mississippi when everyone expected him to be pummeled there (especially because of people like you who hold his religion against him – e.g. calling him “Bishop” Romney). Honestly, I’m glad you mentioned Newts name because I almost forgot about it.

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  • Got2bRoni
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:56pm

    Is this the blaze or a ows forum? people need to stop punishing success! I would rather have an abundance of wealth to help those in need than to have nothing. Being wealthy and using it as tool to help others is a great thing. We should never punish success.

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    • mils
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 12:02am

      success seems to be a problem for some people…so judgmental.
      i think it’s called that mitt is not the candidate that you choose..

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    • Gourdy
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 12:14am

      Mitt made his millions at Bane Capital by buying distressed companies, laying off workers, and getting the books good enough to spin the companies off for a profit. That benefited a small number of fat-cat investors. He built wealth only for himself. He didn’t build anything else.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 7:57am

      We are not punishing success, we just don’t want our candidate sounding like Thurston Howell III !

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    • joiseycop
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:31am

      Hey Gonzo…what was wrong with Thurston?? sounding a bit OWS are we??? Mitt’s a rich guy who has rich friends… big whoop!!! A great quote yesterday “ No one who ever hired Mitt ever regretted it ”

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  • Gourdy
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:45pm

    Well, at least Mitt didn’t say he has friends on planet Kolob. That would have been embarrassing.

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  • edmundburk
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:31pm

    The more romey tries to be “all things to all men” the more the left wing media is going to trash him!
    Keep sticking your golden foot in your mouth mitty boy and the more the press will hate you. You think it’s bad now, wait untill mitty is the nominee.

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    • marvel
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:35pm

      How is this a gaffe? If he has that sort of friends then so what if he says it.

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  • KyleD
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:16pm

    Wow…conservatives these days are getting way hypocritical…it seems a lot of conservatives are all for capitalism…as long as nobody else is richer than they are. My goodness, so what is the man is loaded? Does that mean he‘s not supposed to mention any part of his life that eludes to the fact that he’s rich just so others aren’t offended? Is he supposed to lie? Because that‘s the only way he’s going to be able to make a conversation if that’s the case.

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    • marvel
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:37pm

      They sound like the OWS crowd calling people “elites” and stuff. I for one celebrate success, and the principles of freedom, conservatism, and capitalism that lead to success.

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    • flagkeeper
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:34am

      Since when did conservatives start buying into this OWS populist envy jive? Socially loose Paulistinians, I get, but conservatives? Remember “THEY” want to make their cause our cause. Don’t drink the kool aid people. This is how it cracks.

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  • psst
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:14pm

    Um, I wonder what he pays for his jeans? Mebbe a cupla hunnerd. I pay about 25-30 bucks for mine.
    Since he‘s now one of US plain ’ Southern Joe hayseed sixpack, he’s taken to wearing jeans.
    It’ll be fun watching RomneyCare and SoeteroCare ****-chatting on whether the son/daughter ,SoeteroCare is superior to it’s maw, RomneyCare.RC was started w/ fed funds.
    Mebbe they‘ll check out each other’s plans for Cap and Trade/Crash or discuss whether Maw Earth will die next year of the following year.They‘re both big b’levers of Globalony Warmings.
    SoeteroCare wants bidniz to pay $20 ph fer mw jobs. RomneyCare wants $30 ph.
    So much in common. So much to ****-chat about during the debate(?)
    Go Rick.

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    • psst
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:28pm

      So Beck has moved to Texas. But you can tell his staff are still up North. You can lead the horsey to water, but ya can’t make him drink.
      I did not write the woid w/ an S. it’s was written w/ a C.
      When you folks start eat‘n chitterlings I wonder what ya’all will “axe” fer.
      Say hey bud ,gimme a bag O those thar lings?
      It phchitlings. or in my case it was phchitchat. Northern political correctness run amok.

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  • Kathleen3
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:02pm

    Enough, already, Beck staff! Would you prefer Mitt Romney lie and act as if he attends football games with a group of his friends each week?!

    Stop the hypocrisy. Romney is a self-made millionaire and, believe it or not, many Americans still believe they can achieve what Romney did and once they do no apologies are required.

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    • Independent4ever
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:26pm

      “Romney is a self-made millionaire”

      Bull

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:44pm

      So who made his money?? Not like the kennedys and the kerrys….given to them.

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    • Gourdy
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:55pm

      Mitt came from a well-off family and attended Harvard because of it. I’m not knocking him for that — I wish I’d been so fortunate. But he isn’t self-made by any means.

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    • mathwonk
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:31pm

      @independent4ever

      romney didn’t keep his inheritance. in fact, he donated the money to his alma mater (byu).

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  • edmundburk
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:02pm

    And you think the romney bashing is bad now, wait until he has the nomination!

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    • flagkeeper
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:38am

      Gourdy, he added upon and built up the legacy of his father, as opposed to squandering his good fortune. That is all one could hope for, unless you expect him to apologize for having the chance. How bout you give your kids the best chance you can and see what they do with it. Until then….

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  • ianmc002
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:01pm

    TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12

    Romney/Obama two puppets…SAME MASTER. opensecrets.org

    Romney is a WHOLLY owned BANKSTER subsidiary just as Obama was in 2008. TARP II anyone?

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    • Independent4ever
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:29pm

      Shhhhh. The neocons are keeping it a secret!

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:30pm

      meaningless…America has rejected Dr Ron and he is going nowhere.

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    • Independent4ever
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:48pm

      I reject Romney and Obama because they are the same

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    • Netsurfer2
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:55pm

      I can’t wait for the day when Romney says to everyone that he believes he can be like God and that one day he will have his own planet. I remember reading in the Bible where it talked about eating of the fruit from the tree of knowledge good and evil. Just remember folks, I am sure God is listening and nothing good will come of this! But it’s your vote! I will not vote for him regardless! I don’t believe your saved by your works, but only the grace of Jesus Christ our lord!

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    • flagkeeper
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:41am

      Netsurfer2, interesting judgement coming from a person who defends porn.

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    • P8riot
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 11:57am

      @NETSURFER2 – How does your comment apply to anything in this thread or even in the article??? I’m not bashing what you believe, can you please show me the same respect?

      If you notice, the “mormons” are not attacking Santorum and Newt’s Catholocism. We never attacked Bill Clinton because he is a Baptist, or Nixon because he was a Quaker, or Bush because he is a Methodist. PLEASE, allow each American the free exercise of their religion without trying to persecute them because of it.

      I might understand your ire towards my religion if it effected you, but it doesn’t! We are a peaceful people; we are a charitable people; we are a patriotic people – just like the Seventh Day Adventists I know, just like the Catholics I know, just like the Baptists I know, just like the Jewish people I know.

      How about we all COMBINE our similar values to do some good in the world (just like with Prop 8 in Cali)? How about we agree to disagree on some theological issues and work TOGETHER to restore our great country to its founding roots? How about we work side by side as patriotic AMERICANS?

      If we all work together, we can do some great things.

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  • TRILO
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:58pm

    The problem is, is that he is trying to make himself appear to be someone he is not inorder to appeal to the average Joe. It is a fake image that he is trying to pull off and it keeps back firing. He is not the average Joe, he is a wealthy man and a Wallstreet & Washington insider. Period. Plain and simple. Stop apologizing and stop being fake. It is very unbecoming and it makes him into a liar.

    I am extremely happy that he has acquired wealth and from all accounts he has done good with his money. He gives to charity and he seems devoted to his church and his family. However he has to lie and try to look like someone he is not, because he is an insider who will work to maintain the status quo. He will not address the Fed, he will continue to support bailouts, he will continue to support corporatist policies, he will continue to support the ongoing wars, etc, etc. This is not a gaffe. If this is not a clue people, I do not know what is.

    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz go the sheeple. Wake up.

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:19pm

      This man doesn’t need to be president. He has money and friends to do what ever he wants.

      Yes he is fake, as plastic as they come.

      I think he is trying to do something for his father or his ego… He doesn’t really want the job.

      He doesn’t appear on Mark Levin
      He doesn’t appear on Rush Limbaugh
      He doesn’t appear on Glenn Beck (Who Cares)
      Who is the Republican Base if not the listeners of these shows. I don’t know about Beck Supporters anymore.

      The truth is…. He doesn’t work hard. He hasn’t hustled and proven to me he is willing to fight. He goes on Hannity and other Fox Friendly and leftist shows.

      Obama will not be intimidated by this slick stuttering liberal. Neither will Iran, China, Russia, and the rest of the Mid East. I would not be afraid to face Romney, face to face….. but the chicken S-crap super pac attack adds are 2nd grade politics at best.

      He doesn’t get dirty with the Tea Party…. and any Man who dresses like Obama will show the Presidency the same respect as Obama has.

      No Tie, No Jacket, Open collar, Sleeves rolled up, and blue Jeans, no respect. For Christ’s sake man, this is the job of The President of the United States, not the General Manager of The Home Depot.

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  • ianmc002
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:48pm

    Ron Paul is the ONLY Congressmen to REFUSE his Congressional Lifetime Benefits package. NEVER voted for an Earmark, NEVER voted to raise the debt ceiling, NEVER voted for a Congressional pay raise, NEVER voted to raise taxes, NEVER voted against your gun rights, and is the ONLY Congressmen to RELIGIOUSLY follow the Constitution as a WHOLE…not just the convienant parts.

    RON PAUL 2012-2020!!!
    The proof is in the puddn’

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  • ianmc002
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:44pm

    Who’s the ONLY candidate to vote AGAINST the Patriot Act? Who voted AGAINST TARP? Voted AGAINST the NDAA?

    RON PAUL…THE ONLY REAL CANDIDATE.

    RON PAUL proposes 1 TRILLION dollars in REAL cuts his FIRST YEAR as president. Lowering presidential compensation from ~400k/yr to ~39k/yr. The proof is in the puddn’

    RON PAUL 2012!!!

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:48pm

      RON PAUL 2012????? hate to tell you this, he is batting ZERO! (irrelevant)<<<look it up

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    • ianmc002
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:53pm

      RepubliCorp 0 what?

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    • ianmc002
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:58pm

      RepubliCorp Oh…you must be talking about Delegates. You do know that for the most part, most Delegates are unbound don’t you? The Straw Polls are nothing more than a beauty contest. Straw polls are almost irrelevant…what is relevant is who’s smart enough to stick around AFTER the fictitious straw poll to become a DELEGATE.

      I am ONE of those people. I am currently a DELEGATE in Colorado…we won’t know which Delegates support who till AFTER April 14th or so. DELEGATES are UNBOUND, the media is deceiving you. There is NO Delegate count because NOBODY KNOWS (the trouble I’ve seen). WAKE UP. NO DELEGATE COUNT, NO ONE CAN COUNT DELEGATES YET.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:08pm

      Dr. Irrelevant ………

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  • RaiderNationKissArmy
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:37pm

    I honestly don’t get it. Is the gaffe that he knows people that own sports teams or the fact that he didn’t join the Payton Manning butt kissing contest currently going on over at BSPN?

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  • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:32pm

    You know what? I’d rather have Romney saying things like this, than a guy who kicked off his campaign for Senate at Bill Ayer’s house, Sat in Rearend Wright’s Church for years upon years, say’s our law enforcement acts stupidly and a list that goes on and on to present. The guy’s rich and swims in a different pond than most of us do. Tough. I don’t want a guy I can have a beer with… I want a guy who is going to pull us out the gutter Obama has put us in. This is no endorement for Romney, but I may have to vote for him in the end and will support him against Obama.

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    • Independent4ever
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:40pm

      Obama and Romney are the same.
      Obama and Romney supported bailouts
      Obama and Romney support Romneycare
      Obama and Romney support going to war with Iran
      Obama and Romney support NDAA
      Both candidates are financially supported by Goldman sachs

      I didn‘t even mention Romney’s flip flops

      There is no reason to vote for the same thing.

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    • ianmc002
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:41pm

      RON PAUL is your MAN.

      RON PAUL 2012!!!

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:47pm

      I’m a Santorum supporter. No love for Romney here, but… I will support my eventual GOP nominee. Romney would be 1000 times better than Obama. Santorum 2000 times better IMO.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:49pm

      IANMC002 (irrelevant)

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:50pm

      IANMCOO2. You still up? It’s 2248hrs! Get your can to bed! You have a Ron Paul pop quiz first thing in the morning! Make sure you wash your mouth out before you leave!

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    • ianmc002
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:53pm

      Now READ those statements I just listed about Dr. Paul…THATS a Conservative.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:19pm

      Conservative………thanks for the laugh!

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:35pm

      Dream on, fake j“independent”: You can try to tie them together, but hey are are polar opposites. One loves our country and wants to save it, the other loves Islam and wants to destroy us.

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:30pm

    Mitt Romney has friends who own football teams and friends who own NASCAR racing teams. Our current president has friends who are terrorists, communists and jihadists. Is Romney supposed to look bad by knowing successful people? Did I miss something? Who did FDR hang out with, bartenders?

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    • AMERICA4EVER
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:40pm

      I don’t care how much money he has or how rich his friends are, I just want him to have a common sense brain in his head.

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:53pm

      Close your eyes and try again.

      I wish Romney had a common sense brain in his head.
      I wish Romney had a common sense brain in his head.
      I wish Romney had a common sense brain in his head.

      Close your eyes and try again..

      I wish Romney had a common sense brain in his head.
      I wish Romney had a common sense brain in his head.
      I wish Romney had a common sense brain in his head.

      Close your eyes and try again…

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:24am

      @ MS-GLENNBC

      Close your eyes and try again.

      I wish Santorum had a brain in his head.
      I wish Santorum had a brain in his head.
      I wish Santorum had a brain in his head.

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:27pm

    He ought to buy the Bears and make ‘em go on romneycare.
    That’d shut up Lovie quick.

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:22pm

    It’s only a “gaffe” to people who hate the rich and hate people who are a success.

    That being said, Romney needs to stop talking about his friends. He’s trying to win an election, and the media will pounce on everything he says, especially any talk of rich friends.

    Maybe he needs a new speech coach or something.

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  • FlushTheLibs
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:20pm

    So what if Mitt knows a few owners of NFL or NASCAR teams! These are the guys that can use their wealth to create jobs and make our country more productive without depending on a government handout. Since when was wealth so despised ? If we are discouraged by the U.S. government due to over taxation and excess regulation to be entrepreneurs and if we aren’t encouraged to be successful and create new jobs and opportunities for others, then where will the ideas, company’s and jobs go? Overseas? We need to encourage companies to stay here in the U.S. through lower taxes, less regulation and to quit disparaging those who have become successful. We should encourage success and achievement not disparage it and encourage regulation that will attract corporate re-patriotism and bring the money home. Incentives need to be created to keep innovation and manufacturing here in the U.S., thus increasing employment opportunities for the betterment of all.

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  • altannt
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:20pm

    Oh come on! Now Romneys friends have to much money? Give me a break what’s next? This is why it will never end with crap like this.

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  • crazyrightwingmom
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:09pm

    For Pete’s sake!!! Everything that comes out of his mouth is attacked. He’s just a normal guy. So what? Let’s fix this country and quit attacking!

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:15pm

      I don’t think him or his wife are “normal” Americans…I was listening to his wife the other day and she was talking about her disease MS…which is sad..but then she went on to say if she gets alittle fatigued on the road..that she just stops by one of her horse farms and goes riding…well I don’t know about you..but having a convenient horse farm everywhere I go is not not normal…people with money don’t have a clue how to live from paycheck to paycheck or budget yourself so you can have steak on friday night…NOT the real world.

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:34pm

      God lovin: So what??? We are supposed to celebrate success. EVERYBODY has their own problems. So let’s get rid of all the rich people and everybody be the same poor, just like in N. Korea, or let’s keep our chance to become rich also. CLASS WARFARE has no place in this party!

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    • Independent4ever
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:58pm

      It isn’t the fact that Romney has money that makes people feel uneasy, it’s the silver spoon hanging out of his mouth. In other words, it is great that he has money but the fact that Romney has always had money makes a person wonder if he could ever understand how an average person lives. Someone that started from the bottom and rose to the top actually understands what it is like to have to budget their money and everyday expenses.

      The comments (gaffes) that Romney constantly makes, is a window into how he thinks. Romney would be a detached president. Just like now, he could never relate to the average Joe. He doesn’t have the life experience to do so.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:12pm

      Hey crazy mom…I could give a crap whether Romney has money…But lets be honest about it…..don‘t say you know where I’m coming from…because you don’t have a clue…just like the lifelong welfare recipient has no clue what a hard working family goes through..I am VERY blessed in my life with the family and friends I have and I don‘t go around thinking I’m someone else just so I can relate to you. That’s deceiving

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 11:41pm

      Hey God Lovin: Please don’t relate to me to please me. Please relate to what makes your family happy…good values, good conservative values, small government Read some history so you know where your blessings come from.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 12:12am

      I read history everyday..not the public school history mind you…I homeschool my children so they get “accurate” info…I strive to make my family happy..in doing so..I don‘t need to be someone I’m not…in my humble opinion..romney is one step above obama…barely! Furthermore..Romney was pro choice, pro abortion, pro socialized medicine, pro homosexual marriage…but now isn’t…mmmm…makes you wonder doesn’t it….I have changed alot since my twenties..having changed my mind on some things…but on these issues I have not flip-flopped…I just think Romney and his wife are trying to be someone they truly are not.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:08pm

    Romney is a trophy seeker. Is that not obvious? Very sad.

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:00pm

    So what, he knows a lot of packer fans. I know Packer fans who own shares. They are NFL owners.

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    • Onowicit
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:15pm

      Really, What the Cuss? I wish I could say “Hey, my friend owns an NFL team”

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:35pm

      True…I’m an NFL owner!

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 9:59pm

    If there be a God, then let fire come down out of Heaven.

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:06pm

      Why not pray for rainbows and skittles. That is much better than fire, unless you live in North Dakota, then you might need to warm up. Come on man, when asking the big man favors, he doesn’t like revenge requests, those usually go straight to voice mail.

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  • mayihelpyou
    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 9:58pm

    Newsflash! Super rich people don’t hang out with the homeless!
    But here’s something else blazers may not know. At Whitehouse.gov there are two petitions. One to kick Rush Limbaugh off the Armed Forces Network and one to keep him on. 21000 leftists lowlifes have signed to remove him. As of right now only 153 have signed to keep him. Sign the one to keep him here:
    https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/#!/petition/keep-rush-limbaugh-afn-radio-equally-target-liberal-entertainers-who-offend-us-dont-threaten-free/cNSg8LMv.

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