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‘Snow White With Testicles’: Limbaugh Slams Romney NAACP Speech

You have to give Mitt Romney credit for trying to get the NAACP to listen. He did his darnedest without compromising his message, and it showed. Nevertheless, the fact remains that in terms of reception, the speech was a disaster. The crowd was hostile from the beginning, and got worse at various points, and Romney’s arguments, while even-handed, simply could not cut through the fog of racial victimization that obscures the thinking of many within the NAACP.

Worse, despite the fears of some liberal commentators, Romney’s being booed has apparently not helped him with the conservative press. How do we know? Because even Rush Limbaugh, who had every reason to pump Romney’s speech as a courageous act, was disappointed with the reception and said Romney’s attempt to speak to the group was a lost cause. Why? Because, according to Limbaugh, Romney just can’t help the fact that he looks and sounds white, and the NAACP (or as Rush calls them, the NAALCP, for “National Association for the Advancement of Liberal Colored People”) doesn’t want to hear that.

“That’s what Obama does. Obama brings out the Selma twang when he heads in there to the NAALCP,” Limbaugh thundered. “And Hillary, ‘I ain’t no ways tiiiired.’ Then they stand up and they give Hillary a cheer, and Obama says things like, ‘Well, my grandfather came down here with the po’.’ They scream, ‘Right on, dude!’ And they stand up for a standing ovation! Romney goes in there today, and he sounded like Snow White with Testicles. That’s not what this bunch wants to hear.”

Listen to Limbaugh voices his disappointment, via the Daily Rushbo, here:

Not that it was all bad news. Limbaugh noted in a later segment that despite being booed while talking about Obamacare, Romney did get a standing ovation when his speech had finished. “I wonder how many news media will report that,” Limbaugh said wryly. We can now say that at least one will. Listen to the second segment here:

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:10pm

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    Why did Romney waste time and money, speaking in front of this group?
    Ninety six percent of Blacks vote Democrat. They have been brainwashed.
    There is no way to change them from liberal to conservative.
    Even if he could win a few over, they will still vote Democrat, to avoid being outcasts in their families and neighborhoods.

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    • BrownWaterVet
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:29pm

      Sounds like their racists!

      Semper Fortis

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    • Reclaiming Our Nation
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:57pm

      My take on the problem:

      Everyone gets voting rights in America now. We even have the Attorney General campaigning to make it so you don’t need an ID to vote. People who make a living at living off the system and that have been indoctrinated to lean on the government for their basic needs are tipping the vote towards communism.

      Our country was founded on the premise of hard work and self reliance. We wanted to be self reliant and we proved that to England when we fought off the French. The patriots in the colonies decided that they were mature enough, strong enough and self reliant enough to govern themselves.

      We declared independence, and we gave voting rights to the people in our new nation that were self reliant.

      I understand why Romney is reaching out to the non doers, we need the vote. My question to the forum is, is it in the best interest in the nation to build policy and make promises to win the hearts and minds of non doers? In addition, as controversial as this question may be, should there be general qualifications that make you eligible to vote that are based on your contribution to society…..such as, not currently recieving government aid, working even if it is below your pay wage, current on taxes, ect……

      I am interested in you input.

      To learn more about the Story of 1776 visit: http://www.reclaimingournation.com and click on “The Story of 1776”

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:00pm

      IF YOU HAVE TO ASK, YOU don’t deserve an answer. ROMNEY was BRILLIANT. HE‘S not afraid of anyone and he’s for EVERYONE (AMERICAN) and he just proved it today. THIS is what a PATRIOTIC MAN looks like !! BRAVO!!! What RUSH said!

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:06pm

      the democrats have the blacks blindly voting for them…..just like the republicans have the small-government believers voting for them

      Both blacks and small-government types have been tricked by the two parties. maybe it is time for them to wake up

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:11pm

      @Patty Henry

      Did we watch the same speech? It was OK considering, but it wasn’t “brilliant”….unless your definition of “brilliant” is vastly different than mine…Oh wait…you’re the crazy lady who named yourself after Patrick Henry but endorsed the NDAA and the Patriot Act (which Henry would kick you in the @$$ for if he could) and thinks its peachy keen Rubio wants to give amnesty to illegals so they can compete with struggling Americans for jobs….nevermind…my bad.

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    • Cymry
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:21pm

      Black Americans = Eloi

      Democrat Party Leadership = Morlocks

      (the reference is “The Time Machine” movie).

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    • anomnomnommm
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:22pm

      Rush is a joke.

      Romney is just as liberal as Obama. You’ve all been brainwashed with rhetoric and an “anyone but Obama” attitude. Any real Patriot would take a second and think.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:29pm

      People who only see snippets of Romney on TV are missing out. I watched his entire speech and Q&A from a visit recently and Romney was magnificent. Saw an entirely different person who says it like it is, tells the truth and right on target.

      He did the right thing going to the NAACP in Houston. Didn’t see the entire speech, but he did tell the truth of what he wants to do and got booed because it wasn’t what they wanted to hear. Truth is, it’s what they need to hear.
      They need to know the lies obama keeps telling and the smoke & mirrors he uses.
      I believe Romney was able to speak to the gut of many of these people and my guess is, many will cross that color line and vote for Romney, because it’s the right thing to do and the best thing for their families to have a better life instead of what the last 3+ years has brought to all of us.

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    • teaisstronger
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:56pm

      WHITE is beautiful, White is Right, we live in a White European World.

      White is what makes non-whites so angry. White is what makes Blacks insane with hate.

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    • dealer@678
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:21pm

      S E Cupp said it best. You are not gonna reach the black people. And they wont matter anyway. Not this time

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    • 9635kari
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:55pm

      Romney had the testicular guts to go to a group who he knew would be unfriendly. If he had NOT gone, the press would have called him a coward. Hopefully Glenn Beck doesn’t include Romney as a coward!!!

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    • 9635kari
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:56pm

      He had guts!!!!! If he had not gone, the press would have portrayed him as a coward.

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:01pm

      @9635

      No, guts is telling them they are a racist organization and he will not waste his time on them. But hey, he is being lead around by his nose by the liberal left.

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    • 1947
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:18pm

      Ok, the NAACP wasn‘t very happy then let’s see what happens when he goes in front of the NAAWP

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    • Conservative2
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:20pm

      National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, it’s name is racist, would you expect the members to be any different.

      Romney was brave to give his speech there today, if he wins he’ll be the president of all Americans not just the whites…..His major mistake was he gave the speech to the wrong NAACP, he should of gave it to the “National Association for the Advancement of Caucasian People”

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    • jzs
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:24pm

      Come on guys, stop faking it. You hate Romney and you know it. I mean you hate Obama more, sure, but you know Romney is a RINO at best. And you don‘t really know what the f he’s for unless you are just gullible to go with whatever he said last. When he ran against Kennedy, he was far left, in favor of abortion and gay rights and whatever else. He passed the prototype for “Obamacare” with the individual mandate in Michigan (which is working out pretty well for people in that state by the way, no dictatorship, no socialism, no nuthin’). Then during the primary, his postions were 180 degrees different. Now that he’s won the primary, he’s trying out the middle ground. He’s trying not to offend you guys by saying silent on some issues, but he really doesn‘t give a flip about the Tea Party because that demographic isn’t going to win the election.

      Oh please, you hate him and you know it. You don‘t have a clue what he’s for or against, because he‘s taken every position he’s needed to to get what he wanted, or try to. He’s been far left, he’s been far right. Whatever the situation required. I‘m not sure why this guy isn’t being vetted by the press or by Americans. Oh wait, never mind. Duh.

      Face it. You can’t stand the guy. I don’t blame you.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:42pm

      Hey JZSaul,

      How can you live in the most free nation in the history of the world………and see nothing but oppression?

      How can you live in the least bigoted nation in human history……..and see only racism everywhere you look? (Especially odd since you have made some very racist implications yourself).

      JZS, those words are not mine. Do you know who said them?

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:54pm

      @JZS
      Thank you for life story, but you will lose every time in the arena of ideas.
      So don’t bother. M-kay?

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:05am

      But don’t worry JZS, I heart you and your mom probably thinks you’re cool.

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    • lossfactor
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:38am

      MEGA POINTS!!!! To Romney today – to stand up straight and step behind a big microphone and boldly tell Possibly the most unfriendly crowd that their “perfect leader” is destroying them with their permission and that he “Snow White” is wholly suited to pull their a$$ out of the fire. Thank god he didn’t back down, thank god he didn’t pander – this is the type of guy we need to go out put us back in a position of power and strength – and I don’t care if he looks like “mini-me” if he keeps up the bold and truthful talk!

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    • JL320
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 1:00am

      So Romney will visit the NAACP, but won’t go on one conservative talk show? Truth is this guy is worse than McCain. He’s avoiding conservatives, and trying so hard to be liked by the left. We will either get Obama (Which is becoming more likely every day, with Romney trying to play nice with the left) or we get 4 years of this idiot. Only delaying the inevitable of true socialism when the liberals take back power. Either way we are screwed. This election was the republicans to lose, and either way it has become a lose lose situation.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 1:28am

      It‘s a good thing I’m secure in what I believe. Obviously some of you troublesome trolls are not! Rubio was right in what he said about solving the illegal immigration problem. You obviously can’t think for yourselves so why bother.
      The fact that Romney would go there, stand tall and confidently, with assurance and caring is something maybe some of you can’t see. NO people are “write-offs” and unlike that traitor-in-chief who has done more damage to this country than anyone in it’s history, Romney wants a solid AMERICA, with everyone included; Decent people don’t try to pit one against another like the cruddy thugs of Chicago, the Axelrods; Jarretts; Sunsteins et al.
      I was so proud of ROMNEY to night and I think this was his PIVOTAL MOMENT !! So like the MONKEYS scream, this is a real Patriot we have running… good try trolls, no cigar.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 1:33am

      WHAT Conservative Talk Show won’t ROMNEY go on? Over this past year I’ve seen both he and his wife on most of the shows. Not everyone plays the circuit. Don’t even try to put MITT ROMNEY and pathetic McCain on the same level. McCain is a passive-aggressive twit. Romney is a Man. Big Difference.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 3:47am

      @ Reclaiming

      Here’s my input:

      1. If Mr Romney is to be president then he must speak to all Americans. No-one doubted that he would not make much headway in a strongly democrat crowd, sprinkled with a few racists, but his job is to address them with his message.

      2. Mr Limbaugh’s unfortunate characterisation was unfair. Everyone knows that Mr Obama can work up a crowd much better than Mr Romney, but but he can do little else because of his obviously poor track record.

      3. Mr Romney demonstrated that he has the courage to face a very hostile audience and deliver his message anyway. He will score points on his character for that alone. Even his detractors will have been impressed by that.

      4. The booers and screamers make a lot of noise – far more, obviously, than those trying to listen. There will have been many in the audience who wanted to hear his message and who will have been unimpressed by the mob. He will have reached some, without a doubt. The views of the average democrat cannot be changed in one speech, it would be foolish to think otherwise, but he has started the ball rolling.

      He is starting to change your nation back, not with one satisfyingly, broad sweep of the claymore, but with a nudge.

      After all, that is how our nations got to their current position, and that is how to change them back.

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    • dukielouie
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 4:42am

      Please who cares about what Rush say’s any more. I stopped listening because all he does is support the republican machine.Hannity the same.All these years they could have helped save our country.http://www.newswithviews.com/Daubenmire/dave287.htm
      Beck and others at least are warning the American public about both political parties and legislation that we need to act on.

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    • Simonne
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 5:14am

      He showed courage by going there & it was a great speech & to his supporters it shows that this is a group of racists. They invited him & should have shown some respect but this is the NAACP so we can’t expect much from them. Blacks who are conservatives basically get the same treatment. The unemployment rate among blacks is nearly 15%. Don’t they get it?

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    • chucksue351
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 5:34am

      who is going to know who they voted for, isn’t it a secret ballot

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    • MachIV
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 7:24am

      @ PatrickHenry. Romney will not go near Mark Levin’s radio show just to answer your question.

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    • jcldwl
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 7:41am

      You have to start somewhere. If he reached just one person there and they reach another and another then we might wake them up to the truth of their continued enslavement by the progressives in our government. I applaud him for going and speaking in an attempt to reach out.

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    • bpodlesnik
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 7:54am

      @PattHenry. He won‘t go on Mark Levin’s, Michael Savage’s, Glenn Beck’s, or Rush Limbaugh’s show just to name a few.

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    • little big man
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 9:01am

      It was smart what Romney did by going there to speak to them. it shows he wants to be president of all americans, not just this color or that color like obama does. if blacks want to stay on the gov’t dole then they will vote obama come nov if they want off the govt dole then they will vote Romney.

      Does go to show you just how racist the black community is, they will vote for obama who isn‘t qualified to run a hot dog stand just because he’s black, but won‘t vote for the white guy who has a proven business record why because he’s white.

      Ahd they the blacks have the gall to call white folk racist.

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    • jbh
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 9:56am

      Great move by Romney my friend. Our employees in DC which they are in real terms. Duck, Hide, slight of words, ect. The point is simple what is the black unemployment rate since Barry has been in office? 12,13,14,15%? It depends on the polls you consider that do change depending on what poll you consider each day of the week. Healthcare and you get boos.

      At the end a standing OOOOOOOOO. And of course Barry will not be giving a speak to them, he is sending Joey But will say this one at the end, with Barry you don’t know if he will be white this week or black next week. JBH

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    • Stratosaurus
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:28am

      I will give Romney some respect for at least trying to make his position clear to an obviously-hostile group in an environment which was definitely not willing to hear what he was saying. His arguments do make sense if you are not expecting some sort of government support every month. Seems a shame to me that “racial solidarity” trumps common sense, but that’s what Fat Albert and the rest of the race-baiters have been preaching for the past fifty years.

      If blacks truly want “independence”, they should be willing to work for it. Allowing yourself to subsist month-to-month on handouts is by no means acting “independent”. But the 94% (more or less, depending on the source you choose) who voted for Odildo the Mad did so strictly along a knee-jerk, emotional response in the hope that electing a self-described “black” president (whose half-white, 3/8 arab, and 1/8 black, at least according to BHO, Sr’s, accounting in Kenya) would provide them with more money and more preferential treatment than they already receive.

      Black students who apply themselves to their studies rather than foo‘ball or bas’ball are considered oreos or toms by those who don’t care about the education other than as a means to get a shot at pro sports. Those who do study usually end up in the 6% who claim to be republican. The fact that fewer than 0.001% of all student athletes actually become pro athletes doesn’t seem to faze them. They have no fall-back skills, and blame whitey for t

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    • mils
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:53am

      Their attitudes explain why their own people sold their ancestors into slavery allllllllll over the world.
      I think they should go over to Africa and live among “their people”, see how far they get..hahahaha
      They as a whole..do not appear to be able to see past “color”..and “gimme somethin free mista”….there is something missing with these people…

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    • ERP
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:01am

      @anomnomnommm

      -”Rush is a joke.

      Romney is just as liberal as Obama. You’ve all been brainwashed with rhetoric and an “anyone but Obama” attitude. Any real Patriot would take a second and think.”
      ====================================================================

      Rush is such a joke, yea! He’s only the most successful conservative radio commentator ever and pretty much the Father of talk radio. Yup, he’s a huge joke. You might want to gain some perspective on the term “joke” before throwing it at someone like Rush. Now Keith Olberman, he’s definitely a joke.

      Calling Romney a liberal is a bit of a stretch, but to each is own. So genius, Since it’s going to be Obama vs Romney as our choices, exactly what do you propose one should do to move away from the “anyone but Obama” sentiment?

      Write in Ron Paul?

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:08am

      Deep down JZS I know you acknowledge that Obama is incompetent and duplicitous. It’s simply impossible to ignore. This is why you have to either smear Romney for all you’re worth (not much I hasten to add) or spin hard, really hard for Obama.
      This is why when I asked you to prove to me where the Bush administration approved the Solyndra loans, you gave me an interview with Obama’s campaign adviser David Plouffe instead. You didn’t have a concrete record of the loan approval, you had a spin meister trying to portray the entire loan programme as an actual approved loan to a specific company. In fact the Bush administration passed up on Solyndra specifically, while the Obama administration not only fast-tracked the loan but subordinated it so that Obama’s bundler could get his $75 million back while the tax payer got left holding the Solyndra bag.
      What’s it like to be you JZS? No really…what’s it like to have lie and deceive to protect your beloved Obama and your failed ideology?
      You crowed about Occupy Wall Street, and now you run from it like a beaten cur when insult after insult emerges from this dirty little group of anarchists, marxists and delusions. What’s it like JZS? What’s it like to stare at your failures and then choke back the bile in your throat and defendthem for your failed ideology and your disaster of a president? Americans are hurting JZS..while you and your ilk continue to attempt to deceive them. What’s that like JZS?

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    • sam1064
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:09am

      this report is BS, I listened to Rush yesterday and he praised Romney for going there. The reception was expected, NAACP showed their true colors when they booed. I hope if the great one has the gusts to address a tea party or a conservative group they would show the respect for the office by not booing.

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:03pm

      @NZKIWI

      Well said.

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    • kadster01
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:31pm

      The fact they stood up and cheered Hillary and didn’t even recognize when they were being mocked as ignorant and barely literate shows the basic level of intelligence of that crowd. Their minds are already made up anyway, so Romney was wasting his time.

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    • jzs
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:48pm

      Perp, seriously, you seem to be OCD on the Solyndra subject. There are medicines you can take for that.

      You ask, what is it like to support middle Americans and the poor, and want to live in a country that supports all Americans, not a plutocracy by and for the wealthiest? What‘s it like to America is a country where we don’t simply let people die because they are poor or too old work? What‘s it like to believe that being rich doesn’t give you the right to pollute the air and water the rest of us drink? I don’t know, I guess it feels patriotic to me.

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    • Cat Ballou
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 1:43pm

      Because a president is president to ALL the people, not just one group or another. I’m not a great fan of Romney, BUT, I do admire the fact that he is willing to go where the crowd is tough & tell them the same thing he would say to an admiring crowd.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 1:52pm

      No JZS..I didn’t ask for more lefty rote from you.
      I asked you a clear question…what‘s it like to constantly lie for Obama and your failed ideology when you know in your heart of hearts that you’re hurting Americans by trying impose your ideology on them and by campaigning for a second Obama term?
      You bleat about helping“middle Americans and the poor” while they languish in Obama’s 15% underemployment rate and see their homes foreclosed on. Your president and his ideology are hurting them JZS. But you know this. I‘m not telling what you don’t know.
      YOU’RE the one who said Bush approved the Solyndra loans JZS you lying sack of marxist filth. And when I asked you to produce the loan..you produced an interview with Obama’s campaign advisor David Plouffe instead.
      Let’s see..ask for proof of a loan to Solyndra by Bush..get a spin from David Plouffe instead. No..JZS..that’s not a loan is it champ? What this is is exaclty what I said you do..lie and spin for your failure of an ideology and president.
      Don’t insult my intelligence you idiot. If you genuinely wanted to help “middle Americans and the poor” you wouldn‘t be actively campaigning for an administration that has the highest underemployment rate since the 1930’s while their homes get foreclosed on.
      No this is about your psychotic devotion to your failed ideology even if it means prolonged pain for Americans. Heck..you want Americans in pain, then you foment unrest among them..typic

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    • fidel1234
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 6:02pm

      Who is running this man’s campaign needs to be fired,why would you wanna go in front of a bunch of left wing blacks,I would have never gave them the honor,they are gonna vote their color anyway.

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    • pdw
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 7:45pm

      Because it would have been worst if He did not try the Media would have turned the hounds loose. People who love to hate cannot wait to find something good to tear down. It is my hope and prayer that all this hate will wake up the good people of this country and get these corrupt politicians out of office. But even then I know there are many of them on both sides. When our morals improve so will our government. As our morals go so goes our government.

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    • jzs
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 9:26pm

      AvengPerP, you and I both know, and everyone here knows that I proved you were wrong about Solyndra. That’s a closed case. And all it did was bring shame to you when I pointed out and proved to the world that all your thoughts, ones that you claimed were your thoughts anyway, were actually plagiarized word for word from fringe right wing websites.

      Seriously Perp, you can’t escape your plagiarist past by bringing it up over and over. You admitted it, good for you, now let’s move on.

      I think Freud would say you are “fixated.” It’s a problem that prevents you from moving forward both emotionally and intellectually as your last post demonstrated, the middle school language, grammar and so on.

      I want you to be a better human being, not one who strikes out against others because of their own shame and poor self-image. The first step is admitting that your development has been arrested by an issue you’ve been unable to resolve (and no, when I say “arrested” that doesn‘t mean that I think you’ve been arrested by police). I’m sure everyone here will forgive you of your past transgressions, and I’ll stick with you through this very difficult process of emotional development!

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    • tifosa
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 9:56pm

      Interesting. Panting praise for his speech with no mention of not only the teleprompter, but his stiff, full-body swivels to read it. Go figure.
      In the interest of addressing something more substantial, how about Cutter’s statement:
      “Either Mitt Romney, through his own words and his own signature, was misrepresenting his position at Bain to the SEC, which is a FELONY or he was misrepresenting his position at Bain to the American people to avoid responsibility for some of the consequences of his investments…”

      hhmm, a liar or a felon. The ads are in the hopper no doubt, backed by huge amounts of money and no transparency thanks to the rw Roberts SCOTUS. :)

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    • Spirit 72
      Posted on July 13, 2012 at 10:56am

      Forget Romney and whomever he picks as VP !!!!

      The best way to get our country back is to get 60 Tea Party / Conservative fired up Senators who will threaten to IMPEACH whoever sits in the Oval Office if they ever try to sidestep the Constitution or will not replace Ginsberg with a Constructionist Constitutional Judge whom that Senate will confirm !!!

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    • TopFlightSecurity
      Posted on July 13, 2012 at 12:53pm

      You have to remember that a lot of people will go along with group in public but you get them in the voting booth and who knows how they vote. I can’t tell you how many black people told me before the election that Obama was not really black (because they didn’t think he could win), but after the election well you know how most feel now. I applaud Romney for going because not going would be exactly what the liberals want. To make him irrelevant. People in the black community have the same free will to make their own decisions and I think we need to give everyone the most info we can so that thy can make informed decisions. Plus not going to talk to someone just because they don’t agree with you is the cowards way out and it is why things have gotten so bad. Maybe Glenn needs to write a new Cowards book about the American voter.

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    • anomnomnommm
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 9:12pm

      @ERP

      The fact that he makes money and is popular does not prove anything about the quality of his analyses. Look at Glenn Beck and The Blaze, for instance.

      By voting for what you see at the slightly lesser of two evils, you aren’t really solving any problems – it just proves your laziness or incompetence to achieve anything else. If you guys were real God-given Patriots with any spines at all you would advocate for what you believe in, not just take it up the butt from the RNC

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  • abbygirl1994
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:07pm

    Maybe I see Romney different.. I see him as a humble man… quiet and thoughtful.. all we need is Rush Limbaugh speaking ill of Romney.. He is what he is! Yes, he does need to be more open about what he plans to do.. but I believe he is so much better than what we have!! He is a man of principles, values and morals.. something clearly Obama lacks! Obama is like a human wrecking ball hell bent on destroying America.. I think Mitt can begin to fix it.. but its going to take everyone of us!

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    • RANGER1965
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:18pm

      Rush wasn’t going after Romney. His diatribe was aimed at the NAACP, and their inability as a group to get past their racism.

      IMO however, I think the standing ovation tells me that this group is divided, and the rational ones might be a silent majority.

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:31pm

      Of course you do. You think he is the “white horse”.

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:44pm

      @RANGER1965

      I agree.

      @ABBYGIRL1994

      People misunderstand Romney. They are looking for a guy that will go for the jugular and attack. They don’t understand how we think. “Don’t be contentious” comes to mind and Romney exemplifies that.

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:50pm

      I’ll wager for every eye the Paul folks are trying to open there is an eye of an African American waking up as well…and they will vote Romney. Tara Wall, Daneen Borelli, JC Watts, JJ Dyn-O-Mite Walker…lot’s of blacks speaking ill of this POTUS for all the right reasons.

      And has anyone noticed the extreme left blacks are framing their voting block as: black AND brown….? Anyone who pays attention knows blacks are NOT hispanics. listen closely….

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:59pm

      @inlight

      You are in the dark. There is no way in Romney gets any black vote. To even think he is going to get anymore than 4% you are insane. He wasted his time, effort, and money today. It just goes to show how weak a candidate Romney is. Instead of leading the attacks on the worst president in US history, Romney is the one on defense.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:33am

      ‘I did not choose em… but I was given a Dog for my Birthday’… is my analogy!

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:45am

      LUKER:
      If you say the same thing but use “puppy” that is being house-broken, I’ll agree with that.

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 7:43am

      MUTINY:
      Understand your point. Here’s how I see it developing in round numbers.

      2008
      140 million votes
      13% Black voter turnout
      95% for Obama
      18.2 million votes for Obama

      With the hyper enthusiasm for Obama, the voter turnout amongst blacks only went from 11% to 13%

      2012
      135 million votes
      10.5% black voter turnout
      94% for Obama
      13.8 million votes for Obama

      That scenario would net a 4.4 million vote drop for POTUS. It could get worse with the gay thing, increased poverty, lack of jobs. Note the left pundits are now framing the black vote as “black AND brown” (hispanic) which is new angle. All this spells trouble with enthusiasm and neither group will take kindly to being classed together. Another factor is demographics with heavy black populations with respect to states Romney can already write off ie Ca, Il, NY etc.

      Similar, but inverse action is seen among Catholics; increased turnout and a drop in % won. Catholics make up over 20% of the total BTW and the Bishops are hammering POTUS. Same for Jewish, same for Evangelicals. It’s hard to name one significant voting block POTUS has not alienated.

      Just my $.02 on all that, plus the fact polls are heavily skewed with some using VOTE numbers in the low 20′s. 34% is typical.

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:35am

      Some of you people think the Black‘s aren’t worth reaching out to. That’s bull. There are many wonderful black people, some Christians and recognize what the Democrats have done to them………….they are worth saving, as ourselves, from this narcissistic man who’s trying to control America to his liking, not ours.

      Romney did a wonderful job yesterday and I approve that he didn’t pander to the NAACP and simply told the truth. I heard more on that speech on Bill Bennett‘s show this morning and I couldn’t have been more proud of a man running for President of the United States who is honest and has humility.( and doesn’t lie)

      Initially I wasn’t a supporter, but the last few days have sucked me in to his side. After listening to a recent town hall meeting on the internet, I realized how much the TV cuts out of this man’s real thoughts and words. This man says the truth, doesn’t hedge, states the facts regardless of the audience, doesn’t pander; he’s smart, well educated, has a vision to bring this country from near failure (after the trillions obama has wasted) we’re in serious problems, but a man like Romney can turn it around.

      Those who haven’t heard him in his own words (not edited) you’re missing out. My prediction, many of the blacks who heard him yesterday will support Romney because it was refreshing to hear the truth without him hedging & pandering. He used same message to black and white people (no dialect like Hillery)
      We’re ALL

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:00pm

    Romney ought to go head-long after the black vote. His courage will be respected by some, maybe enough to make a difference. Of course, if he had Allen West on his team THEY WOULD WIN the election!

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    • ConstitunalAmerican
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:20pm

      I’m beginning to feel that Mitt Romney is trying to blow this election for whatever reason. He isn’t coming out strong and meaningful to any one group of people and holds back from the truth of this present admin. We all know about his health care in Mass and some of the things about Bain but obama’s actions to and against this country are monster-like and Romney acts meek before the people. What’s up??? And he’s quiet as a mouse in NY and some other Dem states. Get with it Mr. Romney, time is running out and we need a good, strong president that loves this country and its Constitution. Rally with the people and the poles will fly off the charts. If not, lets get a catch-up nominee who can put real change through for the good of this great country and oust the bad mouthers forever.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:15pm

      I AGREE with you. I also think that Rush missed the mark on his assessment on “this group”…maybe some of the Leaders (like Union leaders) …but I don’t think that Black People want it handed to them as a group..or discounted. I think he’s wrong. I think that Black people want the same things you and I do.
      I think MITT ROMNEY ended up getting the STANDING OVATION…not because they were not impressed..but they were impressed. THEY KNOW THIS IS A MAN talking…not some lousy politician like the jerk they elected.
      WRONG THIS TIME RUSH… I like you calling him SNOW WHITE etc. but I think you insult a great many Black People in this diatribe. THE People who are following OBAMA like little sheep are the ignorant of all colors. The Americans come in all COLORS!!! WE’LL FIND A LEADER in ROMNEY!!
      Many will be surprised…but he’s just beginning to show his hand. I think he’s run an amazing race so far!!! :) PS RUSH…I don‘t think it’s fair to brush all of any group with one brush.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:17pm

      The MIC would never allow West on the ticket.
      hell-O.

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    • jsciai
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:52pm

      I have been watching Romney from 2008 through today. In this election cycle there is something different about him. Whenever the press have him down he comes back stronger than every. How many times did someone else zoom ahead of Romney in the primaries only to fall in the long run. How many times has obama tried to throw dirt on Romney only the have it thrown back into his face: out-sourcing jobs, off-shore accounts, the ‘dog’ story, etc, etc, etc. Each and every time the mud just hasn’t stuck. So, I feel the Romney camp knows what they are doing and I should trust that. I would love for Romney to really come out with guns blazing. But maybe that would hurt more than help. So, I have confidence that the right thing will happen and I remain solid behind Romney and the conservative movement that will retake the white house and senate.
      Romney 2012

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  • RANGER1965
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:55pm

    The standing ovation is key. All during the speech the idiots booed and heckled. The rational ones remained silent, listened to what he had to say, and were secretly ashamed of their idiotic peers. When his speech was done he was admired by many in that audience if for nothing else his ability to stand there and take it.

    Even if he didn‘t convince many of them that he’s the right man for the top job. He planted some seeds today, and he proved that he has some courage. That’s worth somthing in my book.

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    • DEFCON4
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:17pm

      @RANGER- Keen observation. Used the speech today at work, and swung three people Mitt’s Way ! So, some of those seeds have sprouted !

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    • spirited
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:42pm

      @DEFCON4: You are correct.

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  • BetterNTexas
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:53pm

    I listened to Rush today and I didn’t get the take away that he was slamming Romney. Rather, he slammed the NAACP. He said Romney went in there and delivered a message that revealed (by the audience booing) that they (the audience) are for higher taxes and for other people paying for their healthcare. I think the reason he called him “Snow White with testicles” is in reference to the liberal group that was slamming Romney for being “too white” to address the NAACP. Rush also mocked Obama and Hillary for changing their cadence when they address the NAACP and noted that Romney did not.

    I think that while Rush may feel it was a waste of time in the sense that it wasn‘t going to change the crowd’s mind, he wasn’t slamming Romney at all for his remarks; rather, he slammed the NAACP for the way they reacted to Romney’s saying he would cut non-essential programs including repealing Obamacare.

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  • redbone007
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:48pm

    At least Mitt to the time to speak to the group. It take a strong man to stand up and speak to the NAACP so where was Obama. He was too scare to speak to the people he had screwed. So who the man now.

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    • DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:12pm

      I agree. Mitt had to go there and he did just fine. He got it out of the way, and they can’t come back at him later accusing him of ignoring them. He didn’t back down on Obamacare, and that impressed me. He could have just ignored the topic altogether.

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    • JesusWasBlack
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:30pm

      Obama’s speaking there fairly soon…

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 1:39am

      NO, OBAMA is NOT speaking there…he sent HOLDER and then he’s sending BIDEN, but he’s not going to speak before this group. Guess he can’t look them in the eye and explain their highest of all unemployment; worst schools. GUTLESS WONDER. DICTATOR IN THE MAKING. DANGEROUS MAN …well, he’s not a man…DANGEROUS WHATEVERHEIS

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  • TEARS FOR AMERICA
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:45pm

    NAACP- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People…if there was a National Association for the Advancement of White People there would be riots…why do we have to do this? Why in America, the land of the free, does any one group have a leg over another because of the color of your skin? Isn’t it about hard work? Isn’t it about liberty for our families? Isn’t it about getting government OUT of the way so we can thrive? Isn’t about everyone getting skin in the game without the government being our sugar daddy? The goodies are going to dry up and no one will have a pot to pee in anymore.

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    • ConstitunalAmerican
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:31pm

      Very true what you said. Maybe whites should start a group, especially since whites are always targeted as at fault and responsible for what’s wrong with everyone else. Many others fail to see what they could do for the good of all people, instead of just spreading blame around.

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    • thegreatcarnac
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:14pm

      You are right. It is happening now. Why…, in a land that uses the word ‘free’ in every sentence,…does the federal government favor a race over another and give them the upper hand in jobs and allows them to sue at the drop of a hat. How can that be equality? It isn’t. Whites need to do what the blacks did in the ‘60’f…., get in the street and be heard or else.

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    • gotoneon
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:51pm

      NAACP National Association of Apes,Coons,and Possums.

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  • Scottsman
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:42pm

    Yay! whooppie! Its another white vs. black, conservative vs. liberal thing. Who cares? More BS. And I keep getting robo calls in Virginia that ask only 3 options:

    1. Do you support RObamaney?
    2. Do you think you could support RObamany?
    3. Are you unsure?

    Where is the option number 4. Do you support Ron Paul?

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    • jnw325
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:53pm

      I understand that a Lot of good people support Ron Paul. heck I would support him too but the sad cold fact is he does not have a chance in the world to win the Election….. so voting for him would would be handing the election back ot Obama…… and that we do not need…… so i guess we have to go for the best of two evils and then keep the pressure on Romney to tote the straight and narrow and stay on course…..

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:15pm

      “Where is the option number 4. Do you support Ron Paul?”

      Option number 4 was all show and no stay. The vast Majority of voters in the Republican nomination process once again sent Ron Paul packing. And Ron Paul took the easy road claiming he was cash poor. Boo freakin’ hoo (not enough acolyte support either I guess with those $$ bombs).

      Real story is he didn‘t want to get embarrased in his son’s and then his own state. His only chance is by his acolytes gaming the system.

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    • Brother Winston Smith
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:08pm

      Oooops, jnw325. Actually Ron Paul IS THE ONLY MAN WHO CAN BEAT OBAMA… but the leftist Establishment GOP has pulled out all the stops to try to CHEAT-nominate the Establishment leftist, Romney. AND THEY STILL CAN’T KNOCK HIM OUT!!!!!!!! But if the leftist Establishment successfully CHEAT-nominates leftist Romney… THEY, I repeat, THEY will have split the conservative vote to REELECT OBAMA. THEY will reelect Obama. THEY will.

      Ron Paul 2012 TO STOP THE GOP FROM REELECTING OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Brother Winston Smith
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:12pm

      Gettn nervous, TIME_2_ELECT_RON_PAUL_IN_12? Feelin those Tampa Tremors? The leftist Establishment GOP cheating worked in 08. But it ain’t lookin good for 12.

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    • GoodStuff
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:22pm

      @Scottman, @Brother Winston Smith

      Mmmmmmmm fetus burgers….. Mmmmmmmm

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:29pm

      BRO. Me nervous? Not at all. It’s you who seems to be nervous with your last ditch efforts to insult the presumed “Nominee” Mitt Romney, West, the GOP, Republicans and Conservatives with your cut and pastes which can only be likened to IED’s in support of Obama.

      After the Convention… Ron Paul insurgents like Saddam dead-enders will melt back into the countryside until it’s time to then sneak off and cast a vote for……. Obama.

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    • jetmech807
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 5:53pm

      I get that same feeling that the tin foil hatted Paul-bots secretly want Obama back. Screaming and yelling, ranting and raving seem to be the Paul-bot way of doing things, kinda like OWS……..

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  • Occupy_The_Blaze_FORWARD2012
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:40pm

    Romney has no message. Haw haw. Even the Wingnut GOP agrees: Forward 2012. Whoopx2

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    • For my Liberty!
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:52pm

      Are you REALLY that brain dead? WHAT do you think will be done with YOU once the POS in the WH achieves their agenda??? YOU will NO LONGER BE USEFUL to them! YOU will more than LIKELY be gotten “rid” of since they follow the ideal that there are too many people on earth and over 3/4 need to be gone….OOPS x2 for YOU!

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    • Lord_Frostwind
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:11pm

      “Are you really that brain dead?” You just have to read his name to answer that question.

      He’s just another puppet cheering for the hopeless demagogue argument of “Tax the rich man! They need to pay their fair share XD!” Even though that strategy has no chance of hoping to pay for a percentage point of the money the government devours.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:19pm

      Romney DOES have a message – BIGGER tax cuts for the rich will fix everything.

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    • DIR
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 1:49am

      VERSEOFREASON: Romney DOES have a message – BIGGER tax cuts for the rich will fix everything.

      And what will taxing the rich fix, besides their wagon’s and everyone elses?

      If you’re correct, then at least Romney’s tax cuts would be fair. Now the only people getting rich and benefiting from tax cuts, dodges and simply refusing to pay taxes are democrap, like Jeff Immelt (G.E.), George Mankini Soros plus a cast of thousands. How about Solendra? O greased their palms making those execs rich with our tax dollars, and there are 100s more stories just like that one. He’s not only giving taxpayers money away, Then there are lib tax swindlers. Do a google see how many libs owe back taxes, or who’ve found the ultimate dodges like Denis Rich. Sounds like dems don’t want to pay their fair share, huh? Besides, taxing the rich always seems to mean taxing anyone making over 50 cents a year.

      Same ol horse crap, libs want everyone else to pay: ‘not me, but thee.’

      This Romney tax comment is nothing more than lib talking points. It’s very old and very tired.

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  • glennrocks
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:39pm

    I forgot to mention they gave him a standing ovation at the end of his speech. Romney 2012, God willing.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:20pm

      I think they just needed to fart.

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    • vinividivicci
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:54pm

      VERCE – That was a typical low-class, juvenile, disgusting response. Keep it up as you are just solidifying what we all think of leftists and you do them more harm than good. LOL You ARE a useful idiot of sterling quality. LOL

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  • glennrocks
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:37pm

    I believe that Rush secretly wants Obama to win.

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    • Scottsman
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:43pm

      No, he secretly wants Ron Paul to win. Good for Rush!

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    • dissentnow
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:45pm

      His ratings will go through the roof if Obama wins.

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    • Just_Us
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:47pm

      You don’t actually listen to Rush, do you?

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    • tifosa
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:03pm

      hmmm, good point. Remember how his Hillary “strategy” helped get Obama elected in the first place?
      http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2129070/posts

      It’s all about ratings with Rush.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:59pm

      SCOTTMAN.

      “I’m sorry, but this Ron Paul is going to destroy this party. This is nuts on parade. The media loves this guy as nuts on parade. They want the whole Republican Party to be identified with the kookiness of Ron Paul. “Hey, let Iran get nukes! It’s our fault anyway! 1979 happened because we weren’t minding our own business”, and the audience goes nuts – oh my gosh what am I watching here?!”

      ~Rush Limbaugh~

      “I’m just going to be honest with you. I don‘t think Congressman Paul has a snowball’s chance.”

      ~Rush Limbaugh~

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:39pm

      “Ron Paul has the ONLY SERIOUS PLAN to deal with the debt crisis.”
      —Rush Limbaugh

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:44pm

      One message point I wish Romney would put forth, since I’m getting tired of the tax talk from the progressives.

      49% of the country is now on some form of government assistance. Since only 50% of the country is paying federal income taxes, they are paying for 100% of what those 49% receive. Are additional taxes on anyone intended to increase the number of recipients, increase the amount each recipient receives, increase the types of entitlements? What exactly? In that context, it certainly sounds fair if not unfair to the tax paying base.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:53pm

      MONKEYMAMA. You forgot to add that Rush believes Ron Paul stole his economic plan from him. Lol.Paul just can’t seem to get that Rush love you all scream for. But always remember you have Farrakhan, Neo-Nazi’s, Iran, Russia, Palestinians, The Pimpin’ for Paul gals, and Snoop Dog in your corner to make up the diff !

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:34pm

      ROCKS:
      That’s just really good humor right there boy….

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    • KC1
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:56pm

      @Time
      What about Pauls policies do you despise? Auditing of the Fed? Cutting a trillion from the Budget his first year in office? Abolishing the the Dept of Education, TSA and the EPA? Or is it his staunch beliefs in a free market economy and the Constitutional limits of the Federal Govt? Or is it that he has never deviated from his beliefs his entire political career?

      Let me guess you agree with his monetary policies but its that “crazy” foreign policy of minding our own business and free trade that you despise so much. Well let me ask you this if we followed the monetary policies of Santorum, Romney “or any other fake conservative” into financial ruin, how can we support your beloved interventionist policies in bankruptcy? How can we afford your beloved Foreign Aid then? Or support the 900 some bases we have around the world?

      The truth is the most dangerous foreign policy is that of the GOP and Dems of financial ruin. It is people like you that will destroy this country from within by supporting candidates that support the massive debt.

      Not to mention its not the Paul people voting on principals that will help Obama get re elected its the Neo Cons who voted for a progressive establishment candidate that handed Obama the election.

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  • Yaya2
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:33pm

    I agree that Mitt should meet with the Tea Party if he wants their support. To go in front of this group as he did today took a lot of backbone…I hope we continue to see more of this side of Mitt and that he will surround himself with top notch advisors. He has let several golden opportunities slip by that he could have used to his advantage. BTW, do you think BHO would ever address the NAACP, knowing all the empty words and promises he threw their way in 2008?

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    • cdn1979
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:10pm

      he does not have to meet with the tea party. no need to waste time. everyone knows the tea party will never vote obama so why bother pandering to them. he already got the nomination. tea party is no longer required.

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  • vet66
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:31pm

    The Blaze is so off on this as usual. Rush was saying that Romney was looked as if he were Snow White by the NAALCP and the testicals was because he didn’t change his message to suite the audience as Dems do when they address different groups. Like when Hillary said “I aint in no ways tired” when she went there in 08. The Blaze seems to cut and paste stories or just completely miss the point people are making such as that with rush today. Listen to the whole show or you don’t have the context of what rush says.

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:41pm

      Maybe some of them did not read before they commented?

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    • minnievike
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:42pm

      I listened to Rush today and you are exactly right! He wasn’t slamming MR – he was making the point that the audience viewed him like that…be more careful, Blaze! Seriously.

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    • In the O.C.
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:53pm

      It was a satiric comment on Romney’s speech and the reception he received while giving it. Rush wasn’t slamming Romney. Who wrote the headline on this column. It is misleading.

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    • TRILO
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:09pm

      Sorry, but you ALWAYS tailor your message to try and attract and connect with the audience you are speaking to so that you can let them see you are more than just one or two issues. Every group of people you speak with is not going to agree with you on a lot of the issues. Therefore you tailor your message. Why on earth would you talk about issues that you should know before you walk in the door are going to create a negative atmosphere? Delivering a poor message or unreceived message is just as bad or worse than not showing up. Very very poor campaign advise. If he listens to this bad of advise while campaigning what the heck is he going to do when he is in the White House?

      If as a candidate for the presidency you only have one or two messages it shows an absolute lack of depth and understanding of many of today’s problems. Unfortunately Oromney can not decide which side of any issue he sits on.

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:13pm

      The significant point Rush made was that in terms of changing a vote in the room, it was a waste of time. However…He felt Romney leveraged that cameras to advance his message and to stay on that message regardless of the audience. ie The Selma twang by POTUS, the “Ain’t no way” by Clinton etc. No pandering, no BS but PLENTY of free air time for his message. That is the one thing no-one could argue…

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:31pm

    In that speach, Romney said NAACP was a venerable organization…..Are you kidding me?

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:32pm

      SOY. I’ll agree with you there. “Venerable” is NOT a good word to use when describing the NAACP.

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:21pm

      Venerable applies. Founded in 1909 it has a lengthy history and is worthy of respect for that reason alone…hence the definition. May have nothing to do with worthiness, respect for accomplishments,l dignity or contributions. It’s a nice word that works for a lot of reasons in my opinion.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:07pm

      @Inlightofthings
      Communist party was founded in 1919 – are you going to respect them as well?

      NAACP may have had a good couple years but their entire platform for at least the last 40 years has been pure evil. Just because Romney goes and talks to them, you think they are not so bad all of a sudden…..Man you are whipped

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:18pm

      C’mon SOY. You know the definition of venerable and I have to say it again, you Paul guys don’t read so well. You hear well, but LISTEN for a dang! Do I need to C and P the definition for you?

      RE: Communist Party. He!! yes they have my respect for their longevity…and that they have not been smashed out of existence.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:50pm

      SEMANTICS, SEMANTICS, SEMANTICS. When I think of the word “venerable” I think of “dignity, character and being worthy of reverence (going back to character)”…

      “Great age” applies also when you get down to brass tacks, but while you may say TOE-MAY-TOE, some may say TOE-MAH-TOE….

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:11am

      Sorry it was over your head(s). It’s a “safe” word, neutral and in the end says what you want, yet nothing. Help in proving my point is always welcome. Were we talking about something other than politics?

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 6:50am

      INLIGHT. McCain played it safe and look where it got him and what it got us eh? Of course Romney shouldn‘t have gone to the NAACP giving a speech with insulting guns a blazin’, but I also don‘t want him to credit organizations where credit isn’t due just because they’ve able to hang about for a long period of time for whatever the reason.

      Romney is only getting around 2% of the Black vote as we write… whether he plays it “safe” or not with the NAACP. I give Romney credit for going and speaking to a less than venerable organization.

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 8:00am

      TIME2:
      Okay pal, tomahhhhto…
      A version of what I posted to Mutiny.

      2008
      140 million votes
      13% Black voter turnout
      95% for Obama
      18.2 million votes for Obama

      With the hyper enthusiasm for Obama, the voter turnout amongst blacks only went from 11% to 13%

      2012
      140 million votes
      10.5% black voter turnout
      94% for Obama
      13.8 million votes for Obama

      That scenario would net a 4.4 million vote drop for POTUS. It could get worse with the gay thing, increased poverty, lack of jobs. Note the left pundits are now framing the black vote as “black AND brown” (hispanic) which is new angle. All this spells trouble with enthusiasm and neither group will take kindly to being classed together. Another factor is demographics with heavy black populations with respect to states Romney can already write off ie Ca, Il, NY etc.

      Similar, but inverse action is seen among Catholics; increased turnout and a drop in % won. Catholics make up over 20% of the total BTW and the Bishops are hammering POTUS. Same for Jewish, same for Evangelicals. It’s hard to name one significant voting block POTUS has not alienated.

      Just my $.02 on all that, plus the fact polls are heavily skewed with some using GOP VOTE numbers in the low 20′s. 34% is typical.

      I do not see a McWimp developing here but am a bit concerned. We’ve been told it will ramp up, so they better. Fehrnstrom et al have done a great job with the quick response so far. Plenty of ammo for the Fall ru

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  • The_Almighty_Creestof
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:28pm

    Yes, RL is a conservative…but his whole show, is just that…a show. His gimmick is being able to push your buttons.

    If –Lord willing– come november, we have elected a republican president, maintained (or increased) our majority in the house, AND take the senate…what do you think RL is going to do for the next 2 years? Sit behind his mike and tell you how everything is going well and everything is puppie’s, rainbows and cotton candy?

    Um, no…he’s going to have to anger you, get you upset, push your buttons…by taking a swing at whatever the republicans are doing. “What?! They’re only going for a 2 trillion dollar reduction in the deficit this year? What heppened to conservative spending? What happened to all the promises? yadda-yadda-yadda.”

    I love RL and learn a lot from him…but don’t be deceived…he is an entertainer first and foremost and exists to push your buttons and get you mad about something.

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  • Individualism
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:21pm

    His speech was boring and full of the same talking points and not talking very much about how he would work to improve their standard of living as president and this is why he will lose to Obama. you can’t just keep blaming the president and not say how your going to help people.

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    • spirited
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:05pm

      If possible, listen to NAACP Romney speech again or read it on the web.

      portion of speech:
      “Do these five things – open up energy, expand trade, cut the growth of government, focus on better educating tomorrow’s workers today, and restore economic freedom – and jobs will come back to America, and wages will rise again. The President will say he will do those things, but he will not, he cannot, and his record of the last four years proves it.

      If I am president, job one for me will be creating jobs. I have no hidden agenda. If you want a president who will make things better in the African American community, you are looking at him.”

      ~>historymusings.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/full-text-campaign-headlines…

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:25pm

      “Tommorows workers” = factory and military.
      Not business leaders and owner like me.

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    • phrogdriver
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:29pm

      @spirited – And by way of comparison, here is a portion of John McCain’s speech in 2008:

      “Let me begin with a few words about my opponent. Don’t tell him I said this, but he is an impressive fellow in many ways. He has inspired a great many Americans, some of whom had wrongly believed that a political campaign could hold no purpose or meaning for them. His success should make Americans, all Americans, proud. Of course, I would prefer his success not continue quite as long as he hopes. But it makes me proud to know the country I’ve loved and served all my life is still a work in progress, and always improving. Senator Obama talks about making history, and he’s made quite a bit of it already.”

      I don’t like Romney. But he didn’t grovel and pander like McCain did. I don’t think Romney is a conservative, but I like him a whole hell of a lot more than I liked McCain.

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  • pissantno.10
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:20pm

    too bad you people did not listen to rush today you no not what you are talking about dummies

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  • BOMUSTGO
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:18pm

    Rush is right!

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  • woodyee
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:16pm

    “They [NAALCP] had high expectations for Obama, and not one of them had been met.” – Limbaugh

    Look at what the Demonicrat Party has done to a LARGE number of Black Americans – made them dependent on the gobblement; always looking for a handout and ruining the Black family with Welfare and ruining all with piss-poor educational mandates and expectations; always looking to place BLAME on “whitey” as opposed to doing what MLK said and become self-sufficient and earn respect.
    If American Blacks want to “free” themselves of the ties that bind them, they must FIRST free their minds, and then free themselves of the Demonicrat Party.

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  • wordweaver
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:14pm

    So, Rush, would you have him be himself and speak his mind, or affect some goof-ball accent as others have done and tell them what they want to hear? You’re a rummy, Rush.

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  • Eric_The_Red_State
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:14pm

    Mitt Romney can WIN this election IF he sticks to his guns and doesn’t waffle.
    If he pulls a “McCain” and acts like he has no backbone – those Chicago thugs will be on his butt like white on rice.

    If he stands his ground – he WILL be respected for his commitment. If he tries to please EVERYONE then he will lose.

    I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. – Martin Luther King

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    • TEARS FOR AMERICA
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:37pm

      John McCain’s handlers lost his campaign, and I imagine McCain did not help the matter any, but after hearing first hand from a huge group in Florida that told me personally that McCain’s group did everything they could to put a wrench in absolutely everything they did to get him elected, it made me nauseated.

      Will Romney’s handlers do the same? Good question…

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  • semby
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:12pm

    Rush is falling off the rails. He’s delusional.
    It was a great speech that Romney gave to the NAACP.
    He got an applause for supporting traditional marriage; school vouchers, etc.

    It’s disappointing how these conservative elites are behaving.
    WSJ, Kristol, Limbaugh, Ingraham, etc.

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    • Just_Us
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:41pm

      Did you even listen or are you reacting to the false Blaze headline?

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:44pm

      He actually said it was a good speech. He’s point was that this particular crowd does not want to hear that. Unlike Obama, Romney is not pandering. I say good for Romney, show no fear. Take the battle to them, put the “arena of ideas” in their face. Bam.

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    • phrogdriver
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:25pm

      Actually, I think most of Romney’s speeches are darn good. If I thought he actually believed what he says in them, I would stand up and cheer. They are real, rock ribbed, conservative, Ronald Reagan style speeches.

      I‘m just not convinced he believes what he’s saying. If he does, he will be the greatest president since Reagan.

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:10pm

    Hey sh-tforbrains,
    We need you chirping like we need a new a-hole.
    If you have something constructive give it to the Romney campaign.
    We need to get Obama out – compreda

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    • booger71
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:14pm

      He is right, Romney hurt himself by speaking to crowds of racists.

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:20pm

      He would be demonized if he did “not” go and speak to these libs…

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  • pwatkins
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:06pm

    Rush tells it like he sees…got to love him!

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:05pm

    Why does Romney go to speak at NAACP but never gets within a mile of a tea party event?

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    • bifgroovey
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:23pm

      Courage isn’t speaking truth to your friends, You can always get a standing ovation there. Courage is going into the belly of the beast and standing your ground. Hats off to Romney. He has cajones.

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    • dissentnow
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:38pm

      @Bif
      Romney stays away from the tea party because he is afraid of being called a “radical right-winger” by the media. The NAACP is far more poltically correct than the tea party is. It has nothing to do with courage. Romney is playing politics. Shame on him.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:50pm

      BIFGROOVEY, even Juan Williams said this evening that he was impressed with Romney telling the crowd the truth then sticking to his guns when booed.

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    • Scottsman
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:50pm

      @bifgroovey, I agree. Romney is starting to catch on to what Ron Paul has been doing for decades.

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    • BetterNTexas
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:56pm

      Romney has addressed TEA party groups in many states. When he tried to address the largest convention during the primary, as I recall the Freedom Works founder tried to keep him from speaking…which doesn‘t say much for freedom of speech and the TEA party’s commitment to the Constitution.

      However, given that the TEA party is made up of many groups and people who are not governed by Freedom Works, I’m hopeful that that was a fluke.

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    • spirited
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:58pm

      @BIFGROOVEY:^> Yes, Mitt Romney does –doesn’t he.

      ANYONE who heard him speak to the NAACP today cannot honestly say that he is not well-intended nor positive presidential material. Mitt Romney IS hope for change and US restoration.

      >Also, Mitt’s, “May God bless each of you” was a lovely & honorable salutation.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:41pm

      @Soybomb

      You know the answer. The (real) Tea Party people have read his idiotic budget plan and would make the NAACP look like a crowd of nodding church ladies.

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:52pm

      Maybe, just maybe it’s the guns and Bibles we tend to cling to…

      Thought I’d spoon feed you that one SOY.

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:25pm

      Perhaps because he is going to pick a black running mate…but then it could be just to make sure he doesn’t get vilified like Bush did a few years ago when he refused to attend. His attendance is simple…it’s not about the victory or defeat….it’s about the critique which is neither.

      Hey…is Dr. Paul speaking to this group? Would he have if he were the actual nominee right now?

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:29pm

      THe Tea PArty is toxic.
      Republicans used them and have been deserting them for 2 years now.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:32pm

      @inlightofthings
      “is Dr. Paul speaking to this group? Would he have if he were the actual nominee right now?”

      Only one way to find out

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:49am

      VERCE:
      No more so than the way libertarians are pimping ‘em out…

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