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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:20 PM Sep 2012

Do you think that she will still vote for Romney?

Probably...

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Do you think that she will still vote for Romney? (Original Post) Playinghardball Sep 2012 OP

K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #1

kicked hard intaglio Sep 2012 #2

Where'd that water come from anyway? Scuba Sep 2012 #3

But he's right nichomachus Sep 2012 #4

Exactly! He holds no elected office Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #5

If Romney was a normal human trixicopper Sep 2012 #6

Just don't run with Invisible Obama (Obama's Evil Twin) and I'd vote for you. TalkingDog Sep 2012 #7

Maybe I missed it, but did not notice any picture of Romney shaking hands with hurricane victims or sad sally Sep 2012 #8

avebury

(10,953 posts)

1. K&R nt

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:21 PM

Sep 2012

intaglio

(8,170 posts)

2. kicked hard

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:31 PM

Sep 2012

and I wish the recipient was Willard

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. Where'd that water come from anyway?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:55 PM

Sep 2012

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)

4. But he's right

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 04:03 PM

Sep 2012

There's nothing he can do for her. He's not an official. He's just a politician, who has no business being in a disaster area, using her for a campaign photo op. She's much better off calling the help line than waiting for Romney to do anything for her, even if (God forbid) he were to be elected.

But this speaks volumes about him. He's just an opportunist and a gawker -- like those people who stop at the site of auto accidents to look at the victims in the street, but can't offer any help.

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

5. Exactly! He holds no elected office

Reply to nichomachus (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 04:10 PM

Sep 2012

If he were a currently seated Democratic or Republican office holder, he could possibly be there for something other than a photo op amidst other people's misery. However, that is not the case here.

trixicopper

(62 posts)

6. If Romney was a normal human

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 04:33 PM

Sep 2012

He could have done several things.

1. Express some sympathy. Something along the lines of "I'm so sorry to hear this has happened to you."

2. Ask if every one (the family) is accounted for and safe.

3. Ask if they have a place to sleep tonight.

4. Have they had anything to eat?

5. Put those staffers who travel with you everywhere to some good use. They all have phones.

I'm not even running for President and I can think of these things and many more.

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)

7. Just don't run with Invisible Obama (Obama's Evil Twin) and I'd vote for you.

Reply to trixicopper (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 04:40 PM

Sep 2012

Cause you are exactly right

Welcome to DU

sad sally

(2,627 posts)

8. Maybe I missed it, but did not notice any picture of Romney shaking hands with hurricane victims or

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 05:02 PM

Sep 2012

offering the usual politician's hug or even a shoulder pat. As much as I did and still do detest Chimpy Bush, he knew how to spread "the love" with disaster victims. Romney appeared very uncomfortable being around hurting people - where was the kindness professed about him last week?

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