Dem Convention to Feature ‘Notable’ Republicans, Paint Romney as a ‘Heartless Aristocrat’
- Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:00pm by
Becket Adams
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In a move calculated to win over both “moderate” and independent voters, the Obama campaign is considering inviting a select group of “notable” Republicans to speak at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which, by the way, is designed specifically to portray Mitt Romney as a “heartless aristocrat,” POLITICO reports.
“Convention planners are considering featuring a centrist Republican leader on at least two of the three nights. Nightly remotes from swing states may include a CEO or ‘major Republican,’” POLITICO’s Mike Allen writes. “On Wednesday night, a ‘notable GOP woman’ is among the possible participants. And on the final night, Democrats may include a Republican leader — someone like former Sens. John Warner or Chuck
Hagel — or a GOP woman.”
One of the Republicans rumored to make an appearance is none other than former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman (remember him?). However, when we say “rumored,” we mean “rumored.” This detail comes via Breitbart’s Mike Flynn who says he heard it from a source who heard it from a source. As of this writing, there really isn’t anything else to back this claim (other than, you know, Huntsman’s well-known distaste for Tea Party-style conservatives). So, take the rumor with a grain of salt.
The convention itself aims to “[e]xpose Mitt Romney as someone who doesn’t understand middle class challenges” while at the same time build up “the President’s image as someone whose life story is about fighting for middle class Americans and those working to get into the middle class,” according to convention planning documents.
“Each night of the convention will include a star turn for what planners call ‘real people’ — for instance, an auto worker whose job was saved, a student who benefited from college loans and an entrepreneur fueled by federal research-and-development funds,” Allen reports.
But here’s our favorite: Convention organizers are also looking for a gay soldier who helped a straight soldier in a firefight to tell his/her story. Because, you know, possibly saving someone’s life is a little drab. But a gay person saving a straight person’s life? Now that’s something!
“The most innovative — and harshest — element of the preliminary program is a nightly ‘social contrast’ in which two people describe their personal experience with a hot-button issue — one person lauding the president’s actions, the other taking Romney to task,” Allen’s report continues.
“Each paired-testimonial should have an ‘unexpected’ participant,” the documents say.
The convention will, of course, focus on those parts of the president’s record Democrats believe are clear successes.
“Tell the story of the President’s accomplishments — the auto rescue, manufacturing, ending the war, health care, energy — as central to his fight for the middle class and America’s long-term economic strength,” the convention documents list as one of its objectives.
Simply put, the convention’s one and only goal will be to convey this message: Romney is “an exemplar of [the] bust-and-boom economy,” while “Obama led us through the darkest days of the deepest recession in generations. … Now he’s fighting for the next steps, so we do more than recover from a deep recession that was a long time in the making, and reclaim America’s promise on behalf of hard-workers, the strivers, the dreamers, who ask only for a fair shot and a fair shake.”
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psadie
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:35pmColin Powell will be there, I’m sure.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:36pmI’ll take the aristocrat over the Marxist for 2000 Alex……….
Report Post »coachsmac
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:09pmColin Powell is a RINO to the bone. Never was a conservative, never will be!
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:41pma theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
2.
Report Post »( often initial capital letter ) a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party.
PATTY HENRY
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:23pmSilly Dems…just because they lie with a straight face and some of them even begin believing the lies doesn’t mean that the INDIES and the rest of us will believe you – anymore .
Many people believed in Obama the first time around, but realized later it was just his WORDS…then
even more people have realized that this man can be described with just one word:
DANGEROUS,
SO go ahead little Dems. Put on your DOG and PONY show… bring on the Former President who said you didn’t have the experience to even be President (then you got elected and proved it) ; Bring on Jimmy Carter who for years held the Title of WORST AMERICAN PRESIDENT EVER (which you have now earned) bring on hysterical CODE PINK type women who are really brave beating up on Christian American Women but don’t have enough GUTS to speak out for their M.E. Sisters who are
buried neck-high for being raped.
Keep your heads buried in the sand, too, when most people think Obama is at least a Socialist who only cares about his Union cronies, who was NEVER the President of BOTH RED and BLUE States and who has done every step in the Saul Alinsky playbook to RUIN AMERICA…so you go and have a great little gathering…be careful not to step on the 20,000 Muslims who are going to be there too, and tonight at your Ramadan Dinner…which is why you cleared your calendar all day today…and you‘re still trying to make anyone believe you aren’t a Muslim.. yeah, right.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:51pmDoesn’t the Republican Party kick the turn-coats out of the party?
Report Post »Since Obama cannot run on his record, or even bring it up, he has to drag the opponent down.
Miami
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:25amGood Lord, they might as well have Fidel Castro speak, it seem like he’s running their campaign…!
Aristocrat..?
Really? This is right out Castro‘s and Che’s Revolutionary propaganda, can’t they come up with anything new? It’s the same old Marxist junk all over again. Right down to the Forward slogan,
Castro = Forward, back not even to build momentum…!
A famous Cuban TV personality still uses it today, Cristina Saralegui and it just so happens she’s campaigning for Obama
Report Post »Miami
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:29amcoachsmac
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:09pm
Colin Powell is a RINO to the bone. Never was a conservative, never will be!
He’s no RINO,
He is what the KGB would call an Infiltrator or our CIA would call an Asset
Report Post »kenboo1
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:48ambet its not Allen West… I hear they really dislike him… As well as some Rinos… But the TEA party is behind Rep Allen West 200%
Report Post »Lennon was a closet Republican
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 1:12amColin Powell was a Benedict Arnold, waiting to the last minute to exact the maximum pain on an old friend and the Party that made him. I read he felt slighted at State. Bet he felt even worse when his speaking fees dropped off a cliff. I hope the Republican Party will be prepared to say that he doesn‘t represent the Republican Party and hasn’t for years, namely, since 2008.
Report Post »gsp9993
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 4:48amAny number to RINO”s will be there. Career politicians don’t need a side, they just need the camera.
Report Post »Shiroi Raion
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 6:33amBeethoven’s wrote a symphony in honor of Napoleon, Bonaparte’s Symphony. Beethoven had once thought of Napoleon as a great man until he exposed himself as a tyrant lusting for power by crowning himself emperor. After Napoleon crowned himself Emperor, Beethoven was disgusted. He tore up the title page and renamed his symphony Eroica. I expect this will expose (or at least confirm) some Napoleons that must be dethroned.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 6:55am@psadie “Colin Powell will be there, I’m sure.”
Report Post »Bet you’re right. He’s THE premier “skin-voter” in America.
term limits for congress
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:08amThey should push a Chevy Volt onto the stage with a couple of women getting abortions in the back seat. The women should be black and the driver should be Frances Fox Pivens. The car should be pushed by Mexicans with AK47′s. The car should have a solar panel on the roof.
Next up – Van Jones and Donald Trump announcing food stamps for everyone in the world, except the Chinese.
Next up – an announcement that the NAACP, CAIR, and NBP are combining into a single group. NAAAAIBP for BHO in 2012!
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:36amNotable Republicans? More like shameless RINO establishment types.
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:00amI think it’s a mistake to go after Romney as a successfull businesman. Here is a guy that made it to the top and has done it all. Even picked up Salt Lake Olympics and made it a success. Obama has only been a commiunity organizer. The Dems are going to talk about business the FRederal Gov. gave R&D funds! Last I heard all those Greens jobs are gone and only the CEO’s walked away rich. They are gonna brag about health care – people in Canada that need treatment now come to the USA.Long term growth – what growth – unemployment went up a 1/10th last mont and it had never came below 8%.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:18amI don’t know about anyone else, but this feels like blah blah blah and I am sick of hearing it. I’m excited about Romney/Ryan. Their speeches lifted my spirit and gave me a hopeful glimpse of what America might be again. For the first time in almost 4 years I feel some enthusiasm for America’s future. God bless them and guide them.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:58pmThis man is repeating all the dastardly things he’s done to damage America. Our guys will do everything in their power to put America back on the right path, which obama could never do, because his intention was to bring us to our knees and let us see how a 3rd world country lives.
NOPE! You can have your obama in another country, not in America. I’ve had enough living on the edge of what this man has brought to us. Nothing good can come from a person like this with his upbringing, mentored by a card carrying communist, raised by a muslim, went to colleges in America as a Foreign Student. hummmm? Quite telling.
So, he thinks we will push grandma over the cliff? What about him and his Death Panel who plan to withhold everything from those who don’t fit the bill? Too sick, too old, too whatever the Death Panel decides. I’ll stick with my own healthcare and giving help to those in need.
Report Post »Nedarc
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:25amRace almost always trumphs Reality among African Americans……Sadly.
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:31pmHa-ha! Why would anyone believe ANYTHING that comes out of the mouth from someone speaking for the Democrats?
The lies are endless from this group. Big lies – Obama Care will lower the cost of healthcare; If you like your healthcare, you can keep it; the penalty is NOT a tax (except when the Supremes say it is); I won’t raise taxes on the middle class (except for Obama Care – 22 new taxes); Romney kills people; Romney hasn’t paid income taxes for 10 years.
Little lies – No, the Churchill bust WASN’T returned, simply moved; I don’t know the ci rc umstances of the Soptic family.
It doesn’t matter who says what at this Lying Convention – nothing will be believed.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:48pmI don’t trust any of them. I mean I do think Romney is heartless and cares little about the average American, however it’s not like the slime balls at the DNC care about us anymore than he does. We’re just their slaves.
Report Post »lwillis59
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:59pmThe problem is Diane… There are ALOT of sound bite citizens that are believing him..Who would of thought that in this economic climit ANYONE would want to vote for this man (Obama) 1=1-3 black is now white and right is now wrong… and even when you can show these soundbite citizens the lies…. they excuse them.. no big deal..so far 47% are casting their vote for him ( if you believe the polls) This democratic machine is so evil and cunning and decieving that it (appears) to be working.I do believe Romney is not evil.. I believe he is honest, His soul is good ( maybe not his politics..but his soul).He will not fight a dis honest fight ( thankfulIy) I am terrified for this Country.. TERRIFIED..!!!!! and Romney is not ( as of yet) confronting the lies.. and the ones he is confronting he sends his McCain left over to do the talking..my faith and confidence is slipping fast.. My vote is for Romney.. because……. because he is not a communist
Report Post »lwillis59
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:04pmFox ( Laura Ingram) just stated some ugly facts that if the election was held today… Obama would win… and I think thats true.. Romney is not aggressive..Like Laura said, Obama throws a knife.. Romney throws a pillow.. and its true..
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:53pm@lwillis59
Report Post »If this were still the republican primary – Romney would be guns-a-blazin. Funny how Romney putted out after securing the nomination….It’s as if that was all he cared about
PATTY HENRY
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:48pmEASY there, Romney has made a fortune – a substantial fortune – by being a good businessman/smart negotiator, and more than making the fortune…he’s kept the fortune. There’s not a hint of scandal about him or his family. Great deal makers don’t lie; they don’t cheat and they DO NOT COWER.
So, everyone…settle down. He isn’t the Nominee YET, he will be of course, but there are laws about
what he can spend now before the convention. What’s funny is that dope Obama and his Dopey Thugs has thrown every filthy lie at Romney ending this week with his causing a death !! What’s going to be even funnier is seeing what those thugs can come up with now. I mean, once you’ve killed someone…what else is there? But I’m sure they will come up with something.
STAND BY. THE Convention is coming up in two weeks !!! Just saw that ROMNEY is naming his VEEP SAT @ 9 AM Eastern from VA. I would love to see Rubio, but I think it’s going to be Paul Ryan another very impressive man!!
YOU beat thugs by making fools of them with the TRUTH…you never have to beat them by being like them!!!
Report Post »OKC08GT500
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:31pmMore lies, half-truths, distortions and sophistry from Mordor-on-the-Potomac.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:27pmHeartless republican who donated 28 years of his life to community service work without pay.
Report Post »saveamericafromthestupids
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:25pmOh, you mean the same guy that got 4 deferments from enlisting in the service?? That guy?!!
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 4:25amYeah, contrast Obama’s service record.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:26pm…
The One World Order decides who occupies the White House.
Obama will get a second term. America will perish.
Bill Clinton was elected for a second term. No one saw it coming.
I thought he would have been beaten by a landslide.
We are at war between good and evil. God help us.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:35pmAll of this may happen in our time; good news is I read the book and know how it all turns out. It’s seemingly very bad for the godless left.
Report Post »scdave
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:22pmThey can get Lindsey Graham.
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:28amand Schwarzenegger.
Report Post »bobdog19006
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:30am…and Michael Bloomberg…
Report Post »BIGWUN
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:22pmRinos and Socialists…What difference??? Enjoy your get-together, Gen Powell. In the meantime, we’ll send your little socialist corporal down the road in November.
Report Post »Goldi
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:22pmI want to take little jon’s name off of the gov roster in Utah! He just can’t get over that Romney was given the Olympics!
Report Post »Of course he worked for obama – did we ever hear of anything he did that was good? Just like his boss!
I think he might be planning to run against hillary,if there is a country left in 2016, if obama gets in again, that is!
The_Jerk
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:20pmIn 2010, Hagel endorsed Democratic Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak in his run for the United States Senate.
Chuck Hagel was correct about the Bush administration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Hagel#Criticism_of_the_Bush_Administration
Report Post »MiCurmudgeon
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:20pmObama is not a leader…..he is a politician. Leaders take responsibility…..Losers look to blame.
Report Post »Look at how he handled the Simpson -Bowles Commission….. Set it up,,,then ignore the results because it involved work and taking a stand.
phrogdriver
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:20pmI think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Report Post »DEFCON4
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:18pmThis move is in response, To all the ‘Notable’ Democrats that have declined to appear at convention!
Report Post »sndrman
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:18pmwow the word “fair”….it’s not fair a commie is president and not a conservative.it’s not “fair” the preisdnet and his frinds enjoy FREE benefits and not me….it’s not “fair” he has and hideous….it’s not “fair,it’s not “fair”,it’s not “fair” sounds like whining………
Report Post »jimeye
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:57pm…WOW…You throw them there words around like you ‘think’ you‘re coherent or somthin’…
Report Post »RebelRouser
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:58pmI’ll bet you can blow yourself and give yourself a reach around
Report Post »DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:17pmNo one knows Huntsman or Hagel. No one cares about them. Huntsman acts feminine like a Democrat anyway. Warner? Too old. Too forgotten. He’s 85 and can barely walk. Colin Powell? Maybe, but his book was such a miserable failure I’m thinking nobody cares about him anymore. Especially now, since he looks like a old woman. I guess they’e stuck with Jimma.
Report Post »theelectrician
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:17pmthey still have to tell us how why we are still in a recession, and how they plan to put americans all americans that want work back to work….
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:17pmWhen did we go out the other side of the recession?
Report Post »Seems to me there are no jobs and we are going ever deeper in debt!
Dagnabbit5
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:15pmI like how this is full of the words “moderate”, “centrist” and “former” for all these “Republicans” they are going to have. I doubt they can find any Republican currently in power that will be running again that will show their face there.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:14pmRomney should attend that convention not the RNC.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:45pmHe already attended the Bilderberg conference.
Report Post »FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:11pmYa that traitor Powell will be there for sure. I mean after all he is black and the president is black so he’s got to vote by skin color typical black American.
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:11pmlol thats great…who cares …..the truth of this election isnt about republicans and democrats…its about one thing…getting that amatuer obama OUT!…if i have to vote for romney i will…if i had to vote for mickey mouse i would…this man is dangerous and must be voted out in november
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:25pmThere’s STUPID and then there is CRAZY… STUPID voted for WORDS last time and got the biggest disaster ever to be President; CRAZY would be to vote for him again !!!
Ask anyone who says they will vote for OBAMA if they are voting for him because of his WORDS or his DEEDS. IF they like what he says, then they should be voting for his Speech Writers. IF they say DEEDS, then they have not been paying attention to what is happening to our precious COUNTRY.
ROMNEY has many more GREAT DEEDS: From Leaving Ma. with a surplus (having inherited it at a loss; to Saving the Olympics; to nothing they can find against ROMNEY. NOTHING. All they can do
is make up horrible lies and hope they stick. I can’t wait until ROMNEY has his cuffs (pre nomination) off!!
IN THE MEANTIME OBAMA has said =0= NOTHING about the FRAUD that is rampant with the IRS!!!
23K checks to ONE address in Atlanta ????? Why should we give any more $ to this gov. when all they do is WASTE IT?
SO, BUZZ WORDS:
WORDS
or
DEEDS
WASTE CONTROL
FRAUD CONTROL
It’s really that simple: Obama is a DIctator-in-waiting and they will do/say anything to sit on top of the Goose that lays golden eggs and they don’t give a damn about our COUNTRY, POOR PEOPLE, OUR ECONOMY… health care you say??? REALLY??? that‘s nothing more fraudulent than OBAMA CARE with it’s hidden taxes all over it (that have -0- to do with Health Care…like the Home Owners taxes!!! WORDS or DEEDS????
Report Post »frank002
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 6:31pmAs much as I dislike OblameBush and everything he stands for, I can assure you he is not an amateur. He is doing exactly what he set out to do…..destroy the US ( or as he said “fundamentally transform the US). The reason he can do it is because he has plenty of useful idiots in Hollywood, the inner city ghettos (blacks), snob nosed academics, Che Guevara t-shirt wearing 99% idiots, hard left America haters and guilt ridden stupid white people who think that electing a black makes up for slavery.
Report Post »team1blazer
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:10pmcant wait for this freakshow….then we can begin to laugh at all the lies.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:10pmChuck Hagel…..MEGA RINO……
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:08pmObama is a sociopath.
Report Post »Pray for USA
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:08pmI guess Obama has given up on running on his record or even making up a record. If the Democratic convention is just going to be about slamming Romney . . .
Report Post »AllLost
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:04pmAnyone can SAY they are Republican……one has to be Powell…..
Report Post »Skrewedretiree
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 7:10pmIf Obama “led us through the darkest days of the darkest days of the recession”, it is because he was on the black horse that led us INTO the worst of it. Pelosi and Reed hamstrung Bush’s attempts to help the country.
If anyone will claim to be a Republican and speak at the Democrat Convention, I have to agree it might be Powell. However, there are MANY “RINOs” out there.
Who ever they may be, they were not then are not now and may never be Conservatives in any way, shape or form.
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