CNN’s Alina Cho on Mitt Romney:
By on Jun 19th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
CNN’s Alina Cho on Mitt Romney:
“He looks great, sounds great, smells great.” But is it the smell of “English leather…Aqua Velva, the sort of mature man’s shaving cream”?
UPDATE: Michael Stickings has commentary.
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June 19th, 2007 at 6:12 pmHey Alina – mayne Mitt will ask you to the High School PROM!!!
June 19th, 2007 at 6:15 pmIt’s an all day body spray.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:15 pmWomen cannot resist a liberal splash of High Karate or Brut under one’s magic panty-shirt. Works every time.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:16 pmjust read about this on CROOKS & LIARS…
guess what i just heard on rachel / AirAmericaRadio….
June 19th, 2007 at 6:17 pmI guess everyone, “men” and women, wants their sugar daddy president to smell good!
June 19th, 2007 at 6:18 pmbloomberg is quitting the rePUG party
to become an INDependent…
had a feeling that was coming…
especially after reading about his talk at google…
here we go folks!
June 19th, 2007 at 6:19 pmIf Mitt wants my vote, he’s going to have to come around and let me sniff in person. I’m not taking her word for it. The last thing I want is a President who doesn’t pass the smell test. God knows we’ve needed something to cover the stench emanating from the current White House.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:19 pmThis is what constitutes serious coverage, folks.
Gushing over the smell of presidential candidates, as if it were the most important thing in the world.
Even the NY Times did this with Romney. IT’s pathetic.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:20 pmWhat the hell is up with reporters smelling Republicans?!?
Besides, if it comes down to who smells the most of “English leather…Aqua Velva, the sort of mature man’s shaving cream,†we’ll STILL win hands down–we have Mike Gravel!
June 19th, 2007 at 6:21 pmIf he smells like AXE body spray, he might be a Zeyeonist or a Fascist,
I mean… so I’ve heard… it’s not that… um…
Gotta go!!!
June 19th, 2007 at 6:22 pmlet’s make this a CANDIDATE’s thread…
Richardson Calls For Complete Withdrawal of Troops
By: Nicole Belle @ 2:40 PM – PDT
From his press release:
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today drew a sharp distinction between his views on the war in Iraq and the views of the other major candidates running for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination. Governor Richardson addressed the Take Back America Conference in Washington, DC, and clearly showed why his plan to end the Iraq is bold and the best course of action.
“I applaud my fellow Democratic candidates for taking on President Bush in the Congress,†said Governor Richardson.â€But there is a fundamental difference in this campaign — and that’s how many troops each of us would leave behind. I would leave zero troops. Not a single one.â€
Governor Richardson reiterated his call for Congress to use its constitutional authority to de-authorize the war and bring all American troops home by the end of this calendar year.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/06/19/richardson-calls-for-complete-withdrawal-of-troops/
he probably smells real nice, also…
June 19th, 2007 at 6:24 pmI am confused, I thought Fred Thompson was going to be the repbulican daddy?? Is Mitt going to out daddy Thompson? Oh my what will they do?
June 19th, 2007 at 6:24 pmCould be the smell of corruption. The Repukes just smell like corruption, or little boys, you make the call.
IGNORE THE TROLLS – Debate good, Trolls suck
June 19th, 2007 at 6:26 pmComment by PRIMVS INTER PARES — June 19, 2007 @ 6:22 pm
Hmmm, methinks that was directed at me! :D
June 19th, 2007 at 6:26 pmMitt’s the most superficial of the GOP candidates.
In other words, he’s got the nomination. GOP primary voters are the most superficial.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:28 pmComment by Jane E. Schneider — June 19, 2007 @ 6:26 pm
Yes, and post #3 provided some inspiration as well.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:35 pmShe obviously hasn’t met this older gentleman,with a brain.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:38 pmWhat the hell is up with reporters smelling Republicans?!?
Comment by vawolf — June 19, 2007 @ 6:21 pm
LMAO!
June 19th, 2007 at 6:39 pmWhether it’s Alina Cho or Chris Matthews, the main thrust of the elite beltway press seems to be that what they really want from their Republican candidate is a good bend-you-over-the-side-of-the-couch rogering.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:42 pmHey, Guys, don’t knock it.
It is a fair respite from the present. King George the Dumb just plain reeks of stink–there ain’t no smell to him at all.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:43 pmThis is so typical of the mentality these people have.
What about the issues????
Hey if we have to get into appearances let’s talk about the magic under ware.
Kucinich is right on with all th issues, maybe not the best looking …. who gives a damn?
June 19th, 2007 at 6:44 pmThat’s right. We all want a good smellin’ president we can imagine having a beer with. That way, we can forget all about the blood, death and destruction he’s bringin’ on our troops and to the Iraqi people!
Wheee!!! News is fun!!!
- Tom
June 19th, 2007 at 6:44 pmexcellent, she is describing the effect of pubocis55. our new test testosterone aerosol spray for non italian presidential wannabes. we expected it of women based on the chemical compound, but when the chrissy matthews show got a whiff, we realized it works on men too. funny how it is tuned for only for masculine desire?
June 19th, 2007 at 6:46 pmwe can inform karl that it might even work for him now and get it forced through FDA approval as mandatory for school children on up to public air systems.
Yep, it’s this kind of high-level political debate that makes us so proud of our republic.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:49 pmanother interesting CANDIDATE story:
Edwards Suggests Obama, Clinton Could Cost Swing States
By: Nicole Belle @ 12:10 PM – PDT
Iowa Independent:
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards Sunday warned Iowa voters about what he perceives as the perils of nominating a candidate who down-ticket Democrats in some parts of the nation may decline to appear with in their own campaign events.
Speaking in Carroll, Edwards made the observation after saying there are “three of us who are most likely to be the Democratic nominee.â€
June 19th, 2007 at 6:52 pm[...]
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/06/19/edwards-suggests-obama-clinton-could-cost-swing-states/
…
Man, but Thompson, forget about it. That guy really smells good, man! Who are you going to smell, I mean vote, for President? The best smelling one of course. BTW – anyone know when Paris gets out, makes me sad that she’s in jail – she smells good too.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:57 pmRomney sounds like the perfect superficial candidate that Republicans can’t wait to adore.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:58 pmWith that comment maybe Mitt will invite her to stay over night at the White House when he buys the election. Look for more Mitt girls and they will all get their share of Mitt. Now there will be availability for the guys also.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:59 pmThe GOP brothers will come back to party yes Porter Goss, Fingers Foley, Duke, the Hammer and Jack. Yes the good old days. Libby better hope he’s not a woman in jail before Mitt takes Office. Fred only needs to look at himself and say ” I one of the US Founding Fathers I am”, just don’t ask me about my criminal acts during Watergate.
… and nothing about HILLARY’s latest video???
… a soprano’s rip off…
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/06/19/hillary-clinton-picks-a-campaign-song/
and that song???
just wait till you hear the back story about THAT one…
wasn’t there a recent story about the RNC hiring
June 19th, 2007 at 6:59 pm(outsourcing) a canadian for a top job?
…
Women cannot resist a liberal splash of High Karate or Brut under one’s magic panty-shirt. Works every time. Comment by Damian.
I found that putting some flour, or other white powder, around ones nostril works best before going out clubbing.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:05 pmLook Out Hil-Dawg,
Johnny Sack is back from the dead and he wants t’ kill y’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 19th, 2007 at 7:07 pmDoes this mean that if we douse corrupt politicians with smell good they will suddenly become appealing? I can just envision a rush in DC on mens cologne.
Anyway I remember this saying about prostitutes from some old man:
If it smells like fish
June 19th, 2007 at 7:09 pmit’s a dish.
If it smells like cologne
leave it alone
addendum to richardson comment:
http://notroopsleftbehind.com/
might want to sign the petition… NoTroopsLeftBehind…
June 19th, 2007 at 7:11 pm…
Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES
^^^^^smells like cologne^^^^^
(rattle rattle)
June 19th, 2007 at 7:11 pmComment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 7:11 pm
Well, well, well.
Look who it is.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:12 pmComment by Photon Entanglement
So how’s the spectrum on the third coast Mr. Roy G. Biv-Nihil?
June 19th, 2007 at 7:14 pmWell, well, well. Look who it is. Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES
You still love me. No?
Mwahaha
June 19th, 2007 at 7:15 pmYou still love me. No?
Mwahaha
Comment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 7:15 pm
I’d say that “respect” is a better term, for I don’t comprehend the human emotions of “love,” “sympathy,” “pity,” etc. etic.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:18 pmSo how’s the spectrum on the third coast Mr. Roy G. Biv-Nihil?
Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES
Did you ever notice that from space you can’t really see the spectrum from the stars?
Fish heads
June 19th, 2007 at 7:20 pmFish heads
TRolly Poly
Fish heads
Comment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 7:20 pm
I have not.
But just like a manual can’t, I am always amazed at the star e-sky above and the more all law within.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:26 pmI don’t comprehend the human emotions of “love,†“sympathy,†“pity,†etc. etic.Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES
Trolls don’t comprehend alot of things as they peer out of their fishbowl existence… so I am not too surprised that such feelings are simply incomprehensible.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:30 pmI am always amazed at the star e-sky above and the more all law within.
That above, as below.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:34 pmCNN’s Alina Cho on Mitt Romney:“He looks great, sounds great, smells great.†But is it the smell of “English leather…Aqua Velva, the sort of mature man’s shaving cream� 6:09 pm
Doesn’t this sound like Chris Matthews a week ago?
June 19th, 2007 at 7:34 pm*
Romney just “smells great!â€
By: John Amato @ 1:55 PM – PDT
So says Alina Cho of CNN from Monday’s “American Morning†show. [...]
… That is your liberal press. They are enamored with the muskiness of Republican men…I want C&L’ers to keep your eyes open and whenever you see or hear something that passes the Chris Matthews “smell test†for Republicans—like the “Aqua Velva moment“—let me know so I can grab it for a compilation clip later on…I’m going to have to start a new category. What should we call it?
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/06/19/romney-just-smells-great/
June 19th, 2007 at 7:34 pm.
I’m going to have to start a new category. What should we call it?
Kool-Aid Guzzlers or Stupid Press Tricks !!!!
June 19th, 2007 at 7:37 pmThat above, as below.
Comment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 7:34 pm
True, a manual should have said “star e-sky without and psuche logos within.”
June 19th, 2007 at 7:38 pmKool-Aid Guzzlers or Stupid Press Tricks !!!!
Comment by dixie blood
Dixie,
I like Stupid Press Tricks. :)
BTW: I don’t care what the empty suit smells like.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:39 pmThe made up but then “lost” tablets spoke of the coming of a man whose odor would bring the lost tribe together under the covenent of Aqua Velva. The English leather stuff was added later but only the old school Mormons understand the power of Old Spice. Ah several underaged women in every port.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:40 pmFor Heaven’s sake. First Tweety drools over Fred Thompson, and now Alina Cho on Mitt Romney. Get a hold of yourselves, people.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:47 pmComment by Jane E. Schneider — June 19, 2007 @ 6:26 pm
Yes, and post #3 provided some inspiration as well.
Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES — June 19, 2007 @ 6:35 pm
I wondered if that would click. ;-)
June 19th, 2007 at 7:56 pmFor Heaven’s sake. First Tweety drools over Fred Thompson, and now Alina Cho on Mitt Romney. Get a hold of yourselves, people.
Comment by corinne — June 19, 2007 @ 7:47 pm
EXACTLY!!
Do they have the same writer or just sharing some emails like good little Repugniscum MSM trolls?
In 8 minutes I can switch to MSNBC to see Keith and avoid seeing Tweety. His speech, demeanor, opinions, etc, etc, etc. p!ss me off!! PUUUUKKKE!
Go Keith!!!!
June 19th, 2007 at 7:56 pmComment by Zooey — June 19, 2007 @ 7:39 pm
Thanks…
June 19th, 2007 at 8:07 pmNot another GOPer smelling Romney’s arm pits? What is with GOPers? Do they like to smell crotches of Republican politicians and dirty socks?
June 19th, 2007 at 8:52 pmMormons like Romney tend to have bad BO, because they do not change that weird undergarment very often.
June 19th, 2007 at 9:07 pmTrue, a manual should have said “star e-sky without and psuche logos within.â€
Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES
I like the short version =)
June 19th, 2007 at 9:16 pmWell, that’s all we need to know! “Mitt” will be the perfect leader for a nation running on fumes.
June 19th, 2007 at 9:18 pmBut I think I have a newfound respect for you Mr PIP. Salud Hermano. =)
June 19th, 2007 at 9:19 pmand that song???
Comment by katy — June 19, 2007 @ 6:59 pm
Yeah, dumb move on her part.
June 19th, 2007 at 9:30 pmFish heads
Comment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 7:20 pm
Eat them up, yum!
I remember that one.
June 19th, 2007 at 9:33 pmThe holy place where dawn is never done
The garden wherein rebirth is begun
Is where the children dance the Dance of Life,
With Love and Logic, reconciling strife.
Enjoy the sacred Garden of the Sun
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eat them up, yum! I remember that one. Comment by Wayne A. Schneider
Odd little ditty wasn’t it?
June 19th, 2007 at 9:36 pmI like “Stupid Press Tricks”, too. Good one! :D
Watch out or it will become a new segment on Letterman.
He’ll have three or four Washington reporters come out and show us their stupid tricks.
Chris Matthews will demonstrate how he can browbeat a Girl Scout until she reveals that she didn’t sell any of her cookies by herself; her parents sold them all at work. She will leave in tears.
Jack Cafferty will stare down a silverback gorilla, and win!
And Helen Thomas will demonstrate how she can spit tobacco from her seat all the way into Tony Snow’s glass of water when his eyes are averted.
June 19th, 2007 at 9:39 pmOdd little ditty wasn’t it?
Comment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
But catchy. It was hard to walk around without singing it to myself whenever I heard it. Pointless, but catchy. And I don’t even like seafood!
June 19th, 2007 at 9:40 pmYeah, dumb move on her part.
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider
The Hillary song and dance?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Even the NY Times did this with Romney. IT’s pathetic.
Comment by Kryptik
Mental framing. When they go to the polls they will think, unconsciously, about a father figure. Old Spice and everything nice.
June 19th, 2007 at 9:43 pm…yeah…
…but is he White enough?
June 19th, 2007 at 9:52 pm“Old Spice and everything nice.”
Comment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
That’s what small-minded Presidents are made of?:-)
June 19th, 2007 at 9:52 pmThat’s what small-minded Presidents are made of?:-)
Comment by Jane E. Schneider.
And big smells! =)
June 19th, 2007 at 9:55 pmAh, the smell of it!
June 19th, 2007 at 9:55 pmHe smells like old people. Why are these broads (c. matthews included) trying to pretend otherwise? Look at him. He’s….old.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:00 pm“The smell of death surrounds you.”
Lynyrd Skynyrd
June 19th, 2007 at 10:03 pmI like the short version =)
Comment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 9:16 pm
Above, below
Within, without
As sage Heraclitus says:
Listen not to me but the LOGOS, it is wise to agree that all things are one.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:05 pmListen not to me but the LOGOS, it is wise to agree that all things are one.Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES
Nothing exists except A-toms and empty space; eveything else is opinion. -Democritus of Abdera
June 19th, 2007 at 10:21 pm“The smell of death surrounds you.†Lynyrd Skynyrd
Comment by aangu
Yummm. Burger King Angus Burgers! =)
June 19th, 2007 at 10:24 pmComment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
But the gods did not reveal all things to men, so let these beliefs be considered like the truth. So says, Xenocrates of Colophon
June 19th, 2007 at 10:29 pmListen not to me but the LOGOS, it is wise to agree that all things are one.Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES
Nothing exists except A-toms and empty space; eveything else is opinion. -Democritus of Abdera
Comment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” – Vladimir Nabokov
So go out and smell all the politicians you can, folks!
June 19th, 2007 at 10:30 pmIf you are close enough to a male politician to smell his aftershave lotion, then you are way too close and trying to get laid by the guy.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:33 pmIf you are close enough to a male politician to smell his aftershave lotion, then you are way too close and trying to get laid by the guy.
Comment by Jay Randal — June 19, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
Someone wants to get laid by Fred Thompson? Besides Tweety?
Ewwww…that’s another ewww moment tonight! We sure are getting a lot of them, especially on the Onion Rings thread.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:42 pmI see. The MSM’s litmus test for a presidential candidate is going to be his/her personal smell. Talk about airheads on television! That is about as stupid as it gets.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:43 pmOh why didn’t I go into journalism in college? It’s so easy!!! All I have to do is brush my hair, make snide jokes, read out press releases, and talk about how good the ruling party smells! Well, I guess they had to have a woman come out and say it, because it was so gay when Matthews said it.
June 19th, 2007 at 11:25 pmDoes this mean that smellovision is just around the corner? I would so much rather smell chocolate chip cookies or pecan pie. We all need comfort food right now.
June 20th, 2007 at 12:01 amI think that all Presidential candidates should be required to wear a Yankee Candle Car Jar.
June 20th, 2007 at 12:07 amyathink > Do not give ideas to the GOPer candidates. They might start smelling like gingerbread cookies, or apple pie, to make us hungry for them > LOL.
June 20th, 2007 at 12:08 amComment by Photon Entanglement — June 19, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
But the gods did not reveal all things to men, so let these beliefs be considered like the truth. So says, Xenocrates of Colophon
Comment by PRIMVS INTER PARES — June 19, 2007 @ 10:29 pm
Geez, COMPtroller V8 and Mr. President, get a room. Everybody knows who you are. Nobody cares.
June 20th, 2007 at 1:34 amOf course, Mitt-the-Ken-doll smells good. The twit wakes up every morning adjusting his speech to whatever audience he is addressing, and he knows the power of smell!
June 20th, 2007 at 2:12 amLooks good and smells good and has an IQ of 40. It’s hard to decide who has the lower IQ, boy Bush or Mitt Romney.
June 20th, 2007 at 8:36 amQuestion per C & L: “What should we call it?”
Answer: Republican Stink
June 20th, 2007 at 1:44 pmForget Mitt Romney, … I want to smell Alina Cho …
June 20th, 2007 at 6:12 pm