Jan 15 2012
Cringe-Worthy Effort By Romney To Buy Votes
Romney keeps plowing forward with his silver-spoon, blue blooded bumbling. His Highnessness (yes, that one is deliberate) has taken pity on one of the lesser types:
Amid shaking hands and signing campaign posters, Mitt Romney did something he has never done before on the ropeline: He took out his wallet and handed a wad of cash to a woman waiting to shake his hand.
Ugh. Are we now left with Daddy Warbucks as our solution to big government? Is this not the most crass political stunt you’ve ever had to digest?
According to Williams, she followed the campaign bus to the Columbia airport on Wednesday, the same day Romney was arriving from New Hampshire. When Romney wasn’t on the bus, aides told her to go to the rally scheduled in Columbia later that day. When she showed up, Romney found her to say hello and pulled over South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to say “hello” too.
In other words, tipped by his political handlers Romney tried to put on a little skit showing how the rich can help the poor with a hand out. Pathetic. What she needs is a good job.
This is turning out to be one of the worst election cycles in memory. The GOP seems hell-bent on promoting Wall Street over Main Street – which is of course just as much out of favor as Big Government.
So we have a choice in 2012??? Not from what I can see. We have the anti-contraceptive, insecure around gay coulples Santorum. We have Newt the self-imploding Nuke. And we have Paul, playing your crazy old uncle who would surrender to the smallest island nation in a guilt ridden panic (does he have French ancesters?).
Lord save us.
That incident seems really weird. I wonder what was behind it. I wonder if it was ‘planned’ or just on the spot. (what I’ve read seems to indicate it was just spontaneous)
I don’t think anyone would think it was a good idea. (well, of course, except the woman that got the money)
But, is someone that has money, giving to a needy person a bad thing?
Isn’t that the very basics of charity?
Obama has to be removed because he is the ultimate Manchurian candidate, working simultaneously for Putin and the muslim brotherhodd, in my very best opinion.
Who replaces him does not matter.
A Garden Slug would be better.
Don’t get so involved with GOP infighting.
Anyone would be better.
Maybe the best thing would be a hung convention.
Let the delegates decide.
Whomsoever it is, vote for him or her.
While the incident did look odd, I don’t think it has all the dark connotations living up to the description of “Cringe-worthy.” Isn’t that a bit over the top, and somewhat “Cringe-worthy” itself?
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There is SO much we don’t know, and based on what we do know, I think this was probably a nice show of compassion towards a troubled individual.
Anybody is better then Obama. I will hold my nose and vote for one of them unless it is Paul.
Hey AJ,
At least he wasn’t giveing her cash to “shut her up” becuase he screwed her behind his wife’s back like the blithering eggplant you wanted us to support.
CAIN !!!!!!!!!!
Not at all understanding the Romney bashing. Its getting a bit juvenile, really. The goal is to get Obama out of office. Huntsman has now dropped out. The “CAIN!!!!!” comment is ridiculous. He’s long gone. Your choices as Romney or Obama. It’s pretty much that simple.
Crosspatch
Sane comments like yours are a pleasure to read.
jan: LOL
I read a post yesterday about someone meeting with the Democratic elites. This someone found their conversation rather interesting. The Democratic elites were actually hoping that Romney would win because then the Americans wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between Romney and Obama. Therefore, that would convince the Americans to end up voting for Obama.
That someone provides a list of good points.
What needs to happen is to build a PR game demonstrating why Romney is different and why Romeny would be the best choice.
As for the Cain comment, Cain’s still well-liked but he’s been out of the race for several weeks.
Huntsman is dropping out today. Perry and Newt are done. That leaves Santorum and Romney. I don’t think Santorum has much of a chance but he’s young enough to try again in 2016.
I’d rather have Romney over Obama. I’m seeing a few articles saying that if Romney wins the white house, ObamaCare is here to stay. As if these guys are still trying to instill fear in our hearts or say…what the heck…Obama and Romney are the same so they’ll look at who’s the most popular…cast the vote to Obama.
UGH!!
BTW, Romney isn’t the right candidate at the right time either but if he wins SC and Florida, then I will stand by him to make sure Obama gets voted out of the office. My only reason to vote is to vote Obama out of the office. I expect to be very disappointed in Romney but at least he won’t take as much money out of my pocket as Obama did and legislated for future tax deductions.
Redteam, LOL? Really? Who do you think stands a chance? Not Santorum. If Republicans gave him the nomination, Obama would beat him by over 10 points.
Romney was governor in a state where Democrats outnumbered Republicans 4 to 1 in the legislature. The Democrats didn’t even really need a governor, they could do whatever they wanted. Romney at least talked them out of a completely socialist system with the state government being the only health insurer (the legislature was going with a plan using Hillarycare as the model) and got them to agree on a system that at least preserved private health care options. So rather than have the state of Mass. completely take over the entire health care industry of the state, Romney got them to agree to simply mandate that everyone must have health insurance with the state covering people who couldn’t afford private insurance. That was what he originally signed on to and it was the best he could get.
Unlike the federal government, state government DOES have the authority to mandate that people have to buy things. State governments have more power in stuff like that. Romney got the best deal he could get under the circumstances, I believe. Otherwise the legislature would have just done what they wanted to do without him. He couldn’t veto it, because the legislature could simply override his veto (easily).
When your party has only 25% of the votes in the legislature, there isn’t much an executive can do. I would expect a Romney with a Republican Congress to be a lot different.
CP, if Romney is the answer, why is he so hard to sell? Why does he consistently only get 25% of the Republicans? I think that as long as a certifiably sane republican is nominated, they will defeat obama. I’m not sure Paul is in that category.
At some time I said I would vote for any American over obama. That was more to indicate that anyone would be better. but I’m not sure that’s really the case. For example, Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright,, etc. In a case like that, the answer is don’t vote.
But, who still has a chance? other than Romney? As of this minute, only Santorum or Newt. Either of which would be superior to Romney.
I have no problem with Romney’s business experience. He was in it to make money. What other logical reason is there to be in business? If Romney is as smart as you’re alluding to, why didn’t he move to a different state where he really could have made a difference. You’re saying he did the ‘best’ he could. I don’t agree, it’s a matter of opinion and I’d say my opinion is equivalent to yours.
CP, much has been published about what went on in Mass concerning the Romneycare law. How much of it is true and how much is guesswork? I’m not sure the truth is always told. I read that the Dims wanted a plan to reduce the number of un-insured by 50% but Romney promptly came out with a plan to reduce it by 100%. As of now, it seems that they have only been reduced by about 33% and costs are out of the roof. Hospitals and doctors were supposed to be paid more, per patient; that hasn’t happened. Costs have definitely gone up. Who is making the money if the doctors and hospitals aren’t? I don’t know the answer to that question, but insurance rates have skyrocketed. That gives me a clue. Romney was a willing partner in all this.. the argument that his vetos would be overridden are vaid, but he did very little vetoing (8 total on Romneycare, i hear), but let’s face it, Romney wanted a healthcare plan, he just wanted it to make him look good, it didn’t. He’ll want one for the US, he’ll just want ‘his’ plan, not ‘theirs’.
The health care system(money part) is grossly mis-used in the US, it will only get worse.
Tread carefully CP. There’s a lot of Romney Derangement Syndrome on this site.
I’ve consistently taken the position that getting rid of Obama is the number one priority and that we should all support whomever wins the GOP nomination. I’ve also said that if it is Romney and you want to keep him honest make sure the Senate changes hands. This position is usually met with “I’ll never vote for Romney – no matter what!” or “I’d rather have four more years of Obama than Romney.” RDS!
I saw the lady in question on the news. She was happy and had nothing but nice words for Romney. He gave her the money she told him she needed to pay her electric bill. But we who constantly complain about the “lame stream media” will swallow hook, line, and sinker every word they toss out disparaging Romney. Some people just want to believe the worst and they’ll twist things around and see it in the worst possible light so it fits their paradigm. Its almost… “Cringe-Worthy”.
I agree Layman1 about RDS being prevalent. However, it’s everywhere. People seem to have deeply embedded negative premises about Romney, which may, in the end act as built-in spoilers in the upcoming 2012 GE.
It’s definitely a matter of personalities overwhelming principled goals in relieving Obama of his post.
to be clear, everyone who’s read my comments over the last few months should know that Romney was far from my first pick. It’s just that every other candidate has sequentially disqualified themselves, including those who did that by refusing to make a run this time. (Jeb Bush, Mitch Daniels, Chris Christie, Sarah Palin, Giuliani, etc, etc)
Interestingly, it looks like the Bain attacks (sponsored by Newt) are actually *helping* Romney in the polls, as the juvenile quality and nature of the attack (since when did Newt start to channel Michael Moore?) have smacked Newt’s chances in the face.
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/01/16/rasmussen-poll-the-bain-attack-is-a-flop/
The nomination race isn’t over yet, but it’s close. The only person besides Romney who might still have a chance is Ron Paul, as hard as that is to write. But I just don’t see Paul taking any big states, for all the obvious reasons.
The 5 stages of deciding to vote for Mitt Romney:
1) Denial
2) Anger
3) Bargaining
4) Depression
5) Acceptance
as any grief counselor will tell you, the quicker you get to stage 5 the happier you will be.
Another reason Romney (who WILL be the nominee, imho) is so much better than what we have now:
from Michael Barone, “Obama’s Scorn for the Constitution”
fta:”
The Framers of the Constitution saw it a different way. When the Senate refuses to confirm a presidential appointee, that person does not take office. When the Senate is not in recess, the president cannot make a recess appointment.
The Framers thought it more important to limit power than for government to act quickly. Barack Obama disagrees.
Republican presidential candidates have been praising the Founding Fathers. Obama has been defying them. Interesting contrast. “