Moronic and still shocking quote from Mitt Romey

[Renew Deal]

Olbermann is talking about this.

From an AFP article:
Finishing in second place in Iowa and trailing McCain in the polls in New Hampshire, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney called the result Thursday "a very clear call that people want change in Washington, not in the White House, in Washington."

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jD3bDsNxtN4-k5knStxI3fu8OpoQ

[HughMoran]

1. Mitt has no idea what he is talking about

I despise that plastic man - I hope he gets his ass handed to him in NH.

[Big Blue Marble]

2. Help! How did this man get elected in Massachusetts?

Can anyone for Massachusetts tell me?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. He had very little competition,

and lots of money.

"Campaign for Governor, 2002 election

Main article: Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002

In 2002, Republican Lieutenant Governor Jane Swift was expected to campaign for the governor's office. Swift had served as acting governor after Republican Governor Paul Cellucci resigned upon being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Canada. Swift was viewed as an unpopular executive, and her administration was plagued by political missteps and personal scandals.<45> Many Republicans viewed her as a liability and considered her unable to win a general election against a Democrat.<46> Prominent GOP activists campaigned to persuade Romney to run for governor.<47> One poll taken at this time showed that Republicans favored Romney over Swift by more than 50 percentage points.<48> Swift decided not to seek her party's nomination.

Massachusetts Democratic Party officials claimed that Romney was ineligible to run for governor, citing residency issues. The Massachusetts Constitution requires seven consecutive years of residency prior to a run for office. Romney claimed residency in Utah from 1999 to 2002, during his time as president of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee. In 1999 he listed himself as a part-time Massachusetts resident.<49> The Massachusetts Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission, which eventually ruled that Romney was eligible to run for office. The ruling was not challenged in court.<50>

Supporters of Romney hailed his business record, especially his success with the 2002 Olympics, as that of one who would be able to bring a new era of efficiency into Massachusetts politics.<51> Romney contributed $6.3 million to his own campaign during the election, at the time a state record.<52> Romney was elected Governor in November 2002 with 50 percent of the vote over Democratic candidate Shannon O'Brien, who received 45 percent of the vote.<5[br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney

[Big Blue Marble]

6. Thank you for this clarification.

I see from the wikipedia link that he often spends his own money to attempt re-election.
Does not look like he will be buying the presidency.

[tekisui]

3. He is walking dangerously close to chimpy.

Why would he think praising that fucktard could be a winning strategy?

[AzDar]

4. I think his programmers have been outsourced.

[underpants]

7. How about 50 innings of baseball or the astounding Bhutto comment?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3954083&mesg_id=3954083

"We've had, if you will, the first inning of a game that has, let's say, 50 innings in it."

"This points out again the extraordinary reality of global, violent, radical Jihadism. We don’t know who is responsible for this attack, but there's no question but that the violence that we see throughout the world is violence which is not limited to Iraq and Afghanistan, but is more global in nature."

[Didereaux]

8. Do the Mormons have Madrassas' and teach nothing but memorizing the Book of Mormon?

The mans head is a vacuum, is Jessica Simpson a Romney on her mothers side?