Mitt Romney’s Tough Cookie Moment: Former Mass. Governor Inadvertently Insults Beloved Pennsylvania Bakery
- Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:45pm by
Mytheos Holt
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Of all the foodstuffs to give a Presidential candidate a headache, cookies might be the least likely – but hey, that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. Mitt Romney, while visiting an event in Pittsburgh today, reacted skeptically to a plate of cookies he was served, telling the attendees, “I’m not sure about these cookies. Did you make those cookies? You didn’t, did you? No. No. They came from the local 7-Eleven bakery or wherever.”
As it happens, the cookie came from a beloved local bakery called Bethel Bakery, whose owner immediately felt insulted by Romney’s comparison of his products to a 7-11′s cookies. As a result, liberals are gleefully pouncing on the incident as yet another episode of Romney swallowing his tongue (in this case, along with some apparently delicious baked goods). In fact, the DNC sent out a mocking picture over twitter bearing the hashtag “Cookiegate,” which can be seen below:
Funnily enough, while the bakery owner is upset, 7-11 isn’t. At all. In fact, as a part-joke, the company is sending Romney’s campaign a huge box of cookies prepared for their store:
Mitt Romney’s ill-conceived observation on Tuesday that a plate of cookies looked like they might have come from a “local 7-Eleven” was, clearly, an unflattering commentary on the quality of the esteemed nationwide convenience store’s baked goods. But, surprisingly, the company isn’t upset at the presumed GOP nominee. Because, even though Romney was insulting 7-Eleven’s cookies, at least someone was finally acknowledging the cookies! ”Mitt Romney is right,” glass-half-full 7-Eleven spokesman Margaret Chabris told us just now. “There are bakeries dedicated just to delivering and making fresh baked goods every day, 365 days a year, for 7-Eleven stores. So we were very amused, because he got it right.” Chabris added that, to show Romney what he’s missing, 7-Eleven is even going to “send some [cookies] to his campaign headquarters in Boston so he can try them out.” He’ll be so thrilled!
Meanwhile, the Democrats’ new “cookiegate” hashtag isn’t exactly getting the reception they want on Twitter:
There has, thus far, been no comment from the world’s leading authority on cookies:
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Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:27pmWell, I can say that Bethel Bakery has very, very pretty cakes to look at, the taste isn’t so great. I wonder if the cookies are the same- nice to look at but not so tastey. It’s not a bad taste but I would pay lots of $$ for a Giant Eagle cake but decorated by Bethel Bakery.
@bpodlesnik- If insults Primanti’s, it’s all over!!!
Go Pens!!! Let’s go Bucs!!!
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:03pmI will vote for the American Eagle shaped cake…over the Russian bear one! I would like the non communist cake please.
Report Post »fastfacts1
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:17pmI am a strong Tea Partier and I am excited for Romney, I like the other but I loved the fiscal portion of Romney’s background and I am excited even more that he is still courting conservatives and Tea Party even though the general is basically over.
Here is the last Tea Party rally he spoke at, on Tax Day: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/apr/romney_speech_teaparty.html
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:44pmsorry…blank page…the collective must have left some cookies behind.
Report Post »GODBLESSOURCOUNTRY
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 2:41amYou cannot be serious about the cakes – the best cakes anywhere – delicious French Buttercream icing!
Report Post »db321
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 1:43amThat’s it – I’m not voting for Romney now ! My allegiance is going toward the the Dem National Convention – I’m going to grabs some cookies and watch Debbie Blabbermouth Schulz, Poilosi, Wennier, Reed, Barney Frank and Obama – blame Bush – Blame the Earthquakes – Blame the Catholics – Blame the Supreme Courts – Blame the Constitution – Blame Ted Nugent – I hear they are going to have a slide show of all the Criminals in Prison that look like Obama! It is going to be quite a Convention – let’s not forget Al Gore and Hilary! I’m excited!
Report Post »Snake
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:24pmI am paying over $4 per gallon for gas while nation wide demand is down almost 10% and the fools think I give a rats butt about cookies???????????
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:20pmBut the Obama administration has repeatedly told us that inflation rates are negligible. I‘m sure you’re mistaken about the price of gasoline being $4 a gallon. It just can’t be. Obama says so.
(end sarcasm)
I for one don’t get what is wrong with the cookies. Romney didn’t know where they came from apparently and where I live, the 7-11 sells some damn good cookies.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:23pmThis is EXTREMELY good for us, if this is the best they can do against Romney.
Our ammo – failing economy, gas prices up, unemployment up, national debt up, etc. etc. et.
Their ammo – Romney didn’t know where the cookies were bought.
looking good!
Romney/______ 2012!
Report Post »PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 6:01pmGood for what? The General Election didn’t start yet. As I recall the primary is still going on and Romney is only a little half over the delegate count. The Obama administration hasn’t even started.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 6:43pmFor a campaign that “hasn’t even started,” Politiciansrcrooks, they sure are trying very hard.
Report Post »AndySchmandy
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 6:51pmWe all know the primary is over and Romney is the guy. As hard as it is for Paul fanboys to accept (ekhem…) let it go man. It’s done. Let’s do what we can from here to come together and rid ourselves of this commie president.
As far as the Obama campaign/administration… they are going down hard. While I don’t diminish the fact that they are all cooks who will try to lie, cheat, and steal this election, they are a fkn joke. Here’s just a few reasons Obama is going to lose in November.
1)Hope and change is no longer Obama’s phrase, Its Romney’s.
2)The distaste for Bush which helped Obama get elected, is as palatable as the current distaste for Obama himself.
3)Obama’s class war rhetoric is his only issue, and appeals ONLY to his progressive base, and half of OWS won’t even support the guy.
4)Independents in swing states will decide this election, and Obama hasn’t done dikc for ANY of them.
5)Because of the rise of the Blaze and other counter-balance media dissemination sites, the Right finally has a more level playing field, which is HUGE!
While I wouldn‘t say it’s in the bag, Obama is the true underdog.
Report Post »LibertyOrDeath12
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 10:12pm@FreedomPurveyor – Trying hard by what? Going after Romney and his cookie incident? Are you kidding me man? Wait until they leash the Mormon attacks. Its over from there.
Report Post »LibertyOrDeath12
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 10:13pm@AndySchmandy – I’ll never vote for Romney and if you Paul Supporters are just going to give up and vote for Romney than your dreaming pal. Because it’ll never ever happen. Why vote for the same person. it makes no sense at all.
Report Post »AndySchmandy
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 4:21am@Lib, I voted for Paul in my primary. I’m not a fan of Romney either but he is what we got. If Paul supporters don’t quit bitching and vote against Obama, they are condemning this nation to communism. How many supreme court justices will Obama appoint over the next four years? 2? 3? Do you have any brain power to foresee what that is going to do to us? There will be NO coming back.
Paul is not going to be the nominee, so stfu about it. Some of us are interested in making money and providing for our family over the next decade, and Romney will allow that. Obama won’t. Quit your pity party and cancel out an Obama vote. A NO vote is a vote for OBAMA!!!
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:38amThe communists have taken over the Democrat Party…………
The Democrats have taken over the Republican Party………..
And here on the Blaze you could not be happier with Romney and the New Democrats. Just because he has an (R) after his name.
Wail until Obama Vets Willard…… The Communists will Crush the Democrats.
Report Post »jespasinthru
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 10:30amThe Mormon attacks will backfire. Americans just aren’t into religious intolerance.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 11:38amAndySmandy, You are a liar, man. The primary is not over yet and Paul is going to be a contender at the convention. But, if Romney does end up with the nomination, all you Romneyites can kiss my you know what. The Republican Party is filled with a bunch of ignoramuses that still think they can win on their own. Well, it is not going to happen, sorry. Obama will most likely win because, by nominating Romney, you lose the disenfranchised Dem vote, you lose the young vote again, you lose most of the majority of Paul supporters either to a third party or they will write in his name. All you Republicans think you are soooo smart, but you are actually soooo ignorant to think Romney can win. Well, when this country heads down the dark path into oblivion of Marxism, you all can feel soooo proud of yourselves.
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:21pmPeople take things to seriously at times and wouldn’t know a joke or if someone was just making light conversation. I have had or purchased good homemade cookies, good bakery cookies and some manufactured somewhere in the good old USA and loved them all. Sure we have favorites and local bakeries and I am sure the local bakery was proud to send them out to the candidate and group but lighten up people and enjoy life. Life is short…eternity is forever.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:23pmalways, for eternity, I will vote for the true american-christian, constitution loving, cookie.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:16pmThe DNC has nothing to offer but little, tiny, unimportant talking points. Cookies, dogs, whatever. They are absolutely childish in their lack of anything substantial to talk about. Jokes, thats what they are.
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:16pmCan these exchanges get any more petty?
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 11:43amMike, this is just the beginning.Everyone is saying that Romney is the nominee, well first of all, the primary is not over yet. With that said, if Romney is the nominee, Obama and him are so much alike, this is all they can do, try to make the other one look worse. It will be nothing but personal attacks all the way. Obama will probably win on the personal attacks and become a second term president and we will all soon be calling each other comrade. It is going to be a sad day for America if Romney wins the nomination.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:13pmQuestionable cookies…I’d ask too!
Report Post »AndySchmandy
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 7:01pmRight!? You can’t go around, just eating cookies, and not question where they came from. I‘d be more worried if he HADN’T questioned the cookies. It’s a G-D Obamanation!
Report Post »chiefwahoo23
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:12pmHey… if the cookie sucks, the cookie sucks. It’s called subjectivity.
You can’t make everyone happy all the time cookieman! So he didn’t like them… start making dog-flavored ones and maybe you can get a Presidential Seal of Approval thrown your bakery’s way.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:11pm.
We use to have a Mitt, a Newt, a Rick and a NutJob…..
Now all we have is a Mitt……
Report Post »jespasinthru
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 10:24amNow all we can do is see if we can make lemonade out of this lemon.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 11:56amNo, Mitt is the real nutjob, it is just that most Republicans anymore do not know their head from their A$$.
Report Post »JackColquitt
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:06pmI guess it‘s cool for Michelle and the kids to jet off on expensive vacations every other week because Obama is the ’savior of the common American‘ but Mitt Romney can’t crack a joke about gas-station cookies without being an elitist *****.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:00pmI will vote for the non communist elitist.
Report Post »Daniel
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:06pmC-O-O-K-I-E-S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
Report Post »bpodlesnik
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:06pmUh oh, wrong thing to say there Mitt, lol. Our family has been buying cakes for years from them, and are more then satisfied each and every time. Next thing you know, he’ll be insulting Primanti Bros.
Report Post »GODBLESSOURCOUNTRY
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 2:56amFamily is from Bethel and Mt Lebanon – grew up on Bethel Bakery – I know folks who fly home with cakes who live out of town – the BEST!
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:04pmcookie monster for president! at least he’s not a commie! LOL (c is for cookie thats good enough for me..cookie cookie cookie starts with C!)
Report Post »tropolis
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:02pmRomney is a center left democrat. Wake up Tea Party and stand up for your principles. Romney is not a principled candidate.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:15pmYou are right…I believe the term is Liberal Republican.
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 6:00pmUhhh…And you propose we just let Obama have another 4 years??? Everybody realizes that Romney isn’t a solid Conservative but ANYBODY is better than Obama….
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 8:07pmSo that “anybody but obama” is what we’re going on?…you got me there.
Report Post »Simonne
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 5:16amHe is a common sense conservative, not far right & that’s what I want. He would make agencies cut waste because he is known for that. He even does his own laundry on the road to save money, even hand washing sometimes.
Report Post »Watchingtheweasels
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:59amUnfortunately, you’re right tropolis.
Romney is not the guy we need in there to undo Obama’s first term. Nuge comes under fire for his speech at the NRA convention and the best that this Massachusetts liberal can do is “we don’t need divisive rhetoric?”
This is the guy who is going to get into the White House, nominate Republican judges to the Supreme Court (his track record is 60% democratic nominees, 40% republicans) and undo all of Obama’s executive orders?
Not so much.
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:01pmOh the humanity…It’s enough to make ya…………………Toss yer cookies…
Report Post »nurseheidi
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:06pmawesome post!
Report Post »Female
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:01pmGOOD NEWS: He has actually shopped at 7-eleven. I wonder whether he pumps his own gas? Remember the old: how much does a gallon of milk stumper from years ago? I hope his family’s shopper provides him with some receipts to study.
GOD help us!!!! It is going to be constant knat swatting, while Obama is touring the world swallowing camels and eating dogs. Of course, the media ……suks!
Report Post »goobert
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:58pmRon Paul is the FRONT runner. Stop writting stupid articles about this LOSER.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:16pmand if he gets on the ticket…I will vote for the non communist. whoever is closest to liberty…i will vote non communist.
Report Post »JimL
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:56pm“Take the cannoli.”
Go Flyers.
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:56pmReally, and we should give a care w h y? No wonder the country‘s in the mess we’re in, a bunch of ADD morons…WHO CARES about cookies, I can’t put cookies in the gas tank, or pay bills with them!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:18pmAgree .. how about the WHOPPERS Obama tells daily? .. and I am not trying to insult Burger King.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:20pmI will vote for the non pink slime whopper.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:55pmA Good Cookie… is in the Mind of the Consumer… not the Baker or Seller!
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:55pmWow?? That’s it?? The Obama administration is going to have a hell of a time if that’s the best they can do! Hehehehehe!
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 5:22pmI will vote for the non german shepard flavored cookie
Report Post »conservativeBC
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:53pmI’m With Michelle Malkin – Romney is going to have to “SUCK IT UP” and call Obama out for what he is!
http://im41.com/?p=6764
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:53pmBarrys minions jump on ‘cookies’ as a talking point..its about the ECONOMY, and they will not enter that arena, because their hero Barry has no record to run on…he is a dismal failure, a laughing stock…they are grasping at straws and it is hilarious.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:01pmNow… he’s going to have to eat Cookies everywhere that he goes :)
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:08pm@Lukerw…man, I am craving cookies right now…thanks a lot..;-)
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:53pmShut up and chew damn it. If you blow this Romney, you better move to Bolivia.
Report Post »Female
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:55pmHe has a home in La Jolla, CA, which probably has some Bolivians!
Report Post »The Eleventh Doctor
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:49pmSince when is Mitt Romney supposed to know where every single cookie comes from?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:23pmSince he is a Republican .. Democrats do not have to know anything (handy for them) … and are given a pass on things that matter!
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 4:28pmWhen I was reading my thoughts were, does Romney need a “food-taster”?
Report Post »I am starting to like Romney as each day passes. He is a funny guy & he does not know it. He says it like it is and many people are taken back by his comments. I was raised around & have known many that speak right up and are surprised by the PC reaction. People embraced Harry Truman, “the buck stops here” and conservatives liked R Reagans’ humor. Lighten-up because like everyone is saying, Pres. Obama cannot run on his 3.5 yrs of screw-ups. Carry on Mitt..I got your back!
Watchingtheweasels
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:02amThe problem is that while Obama can’t run on his 3.5 years of screw ups, Mitt can’t run on his 35 years of screw ups.
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