Romney equates sons’ campaigning to military service.
At an “Ask Mitt Anything” forum this morning in Iowa, former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) was asked about why his sons have not served in the military. His response:
My sons are adults. They’ve chosen not to serve in the military in active duty and I respect their decision in that regard. … And one of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected because they think I’d be a great president.
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Cool!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:36 pmSo after the election of 08, when Mittens is relegated to the trash heap of history, then they’ll do their patriotic duty and enlist?
August 8th, 2007 at 3:37 pmWhat good little soldiers they are Mitt.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:37 pmI bet he’ll pick up a lot of votes from military families for that one. Two gaffs in one: I respect my boys for choosing not to join the army and what they’re doing is just like fighting in Iraq, anyway.
What a moron.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:38 pmAs you’ll recall, Mitt avoided combat duty in the rice fields of Vietnam by getting multiple deferments to perform his Mormon mission in the vineyards of France. And while candidate Romney has called for a war against virtually all Muslim groups worldwide and pledged to “double Guantanamo,” he has deployed his sons to the cornfields of Iowa to aid his campaign. The perfect hair and gleaming teeth of the Romney clan are found on the Five Brothers blog, not with a band of brothers outside of Baquba.
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August 8th, 2007 at 3:38 pm“Romney: My Sons Serve America by Getting Me Elected.”
Just like Military service, except for the potential head wounds.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:38 pm“Romney equates sons’ campaigning to military service.”
bit of a strech there.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:39 pmWhat valor! What courage! What bravery!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:39 pmThe Romney sons: Witt, Ditt, Gitt, Phlitt, and Schnitt.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:40 pmCampaigning is like serving in Iraq - that’s one for the record!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:40 pmAnd Romney should be elected because…?
That’s more than Gulliani can say.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:41 pmAs someone else pointed out, Shifty Mitt made this huge gaffe in Iowa, home of the “Fighting Sullivans”, 5 young men who all died in WWII.
Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb.
-GSD
August 8th, 2007 at 3:41 pmWith a BWAK BWAK here and a BWAK BWAK there! Old Mitt Romney had a freakin’ nestful…
August 8th, 2007 at 3:42 pmAs you’ll recall, Mitt avoided combat duty in the rice fields of Vietnam by getting multiple deferments to perform his Mormon mission in the vineyards of France. And while candidate Romney has called for a war against virtually all Muslim groups worldwide and pledged to “double Guantanamo,†he has deployed his sons to the cornfields of Iowa to aid his campaign. The perfect hair and gleaming teeth of the Romney clan are found on the Five Brothers blog, not with a band of brothers outside of Baquba.
Comment by Angry One — August 8, 2007 @ 3:38 pm
Well said.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:42 pm#9. You forgot Twitt Romney. Oh wait, that’s Mitt’s real first name.
Ugh! Chickenhawk!!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:43 pmRollin’ through Iowa in a winnebago is exactly like driving a humvee on patrol in Baghdad. I say give them some medals.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:43 pmGulliani has great boobs!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:43 pmWow 12 posts and no trolls, they must be waiting for the GOP spin machine to fax in their orders on this one..
I swear GOPers are the biggest pussies on the planet.
Battle of their Generation.. so they’ll hide at home, and when the battle is lost they’ll blame Clinton.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:43 pmRomney equates sons’ campaigning to military service.
As a veteran, I find this statement extremely insulting to those who serve and that have served.
Chickenhawk Romney and all 5 chickenhawker sons can go “Cheney” themselves
August 8th, 2007 at 3:44 pmProbably his worst gaffe so far.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:44 pmOf course, we shouldn’t be surprised at all. Romney is typical of the new right wing.
Like Bush, Romney and his family prefer to cheer the game from the sidelines, instead of suiting up.
Ra Ra Ra.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:44 pmWhat good little cheerleaders they make.
Ra Ra Romney.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:45 pmIt’s a well known fact that Cheney has the biggest pussy on the planet.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:45 pm#16…Iowa is a picnic. Remember, it’s Indiana that’s just like Baghdad…
August 8th, 2007 at 3:45 pmRollin’ through Iowa in a winnebago is exactly like driving a humvee on patrol in Baghdad. I say give them some medals.
Comment by dlet — August 8, 2007 @ 3:43 pm
They stopped at an Exxon that had rude Clerk from Mexico, they thought he was from Iraq (You know they’ve only seen brown people on TV), that should be worth some medal of freedumb?
August 8th, 2007 at 3:46 pmI wonder if his kids will even vote for him, or will they pull a “Gulliani?”
August 8th, 2007 at 3:46 pmLooking at that picture makes me want to ask….”Were they all spawned from different wives?” I know he’s a Mormon but I thought he has been married only to one woman. None of them look alike at all.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:47 pmBush spent a good deal his “military service” campaigning. It’s now a viable path to the Presidency.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:47 pmMaybe hes gonna give them some fake police badges, walkie talkies and red lights to stick on the dash of their beamers.
Campaigning is just like serving [tongue in cheek] but please lets not give the Barney Fife clan any real bullets. Mmmk?
August 8th, 2007 at 3:47 pmMaybe he should regail us again with his tales of heroism about how he slew the horrible groundhogs that lived near his trailer park.
:|
August 8th, 2007 at 3:48 pm“And one of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected because they think I’d be a great president.”
I think I may be ill. What tripe. If he had stopped talking after the part where he respects their decisions regarding enlistment, it would have been sufficient.
If any of them go on record about being pro-war & pro-invasion., I hope the media climbs all over him/them.
I am tired of hearing pro-war types who are of military enlistment age making excuses why they don’t step up and fight if it’s such a great and valuable idea.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:48 pmI really hope he’s done breeding!!! The number of chickenhawks will grow exponentially with a family like that!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:48 pmHey, what happened to the trolls? None of them are complaining about all the Romney hate.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:48 pmMaybe they’re Snowflake babies.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:48 pmMitt-Pocracy at its flip floppin’ best.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:49 pmDoes this sound reminiscent of Chimpy being excused from National Guard duty to work on a political campaign?
August 8th, 2007 at 3:50 pmRun Mitt, Run, you putz.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:50 pmI just threw up a little bit in my mouth.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:51 pmHold on. Mitt lived in France? Oh man. Dissing the military and living in France. Move over McCain. You have company.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:51 pmThe RNC isn’t going to support Romney. Thats why the trolls aren’t in here.
All Romney is doing is getting himself on the record saying stupid things and making a general ass of himself.
He has about as much a chance of winning the RNC nod as I do.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:52 pm5 sons, all of military age, during while we’re at war. Sounds like debate question fodder, to me.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:52 pmFred Thompson 2008.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:52 pmThey may not serve in the military but they’re right behind catcher’s Mitt in a slapfight.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:53 pmMitt Romney looks like a game show host.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:53 pmone of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected
Remember that story about the cheerleader mom?
Same mentality, different beauty contest.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:54 pmCelebrity meltdowns have been happening fast and furiously. From Britney’s baldness to Mel Gibson’s meltdown … you may need our cheat sheet to help you keep track.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:54 pmBefore he ran for president, Mitt was a liberal. Why would his sons serve?
August 8th, 2007 at 3:54 pmThe dog that was strapped to the roof has come closer to serving…
Hey, what happened to the trolls? None of them are complaining about all the Romney hate. Comment by gummitch.
I dont hate Romney, I wouldn’t poke fun at him if I did. Ennywhoo the Trolls have lost a Young Repugnican President Murphy.
Ah yes, those moral majority trolls are in shock..shock I tell you!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:55 pmRe: Mitt Romney looks like a game show host.
You’re right….now what would the name of that game show be?
August 8th, 2007 at 3:55 pmFred Thompson 2008.
Comment by Dr. Dog — August 8, 2007 @ 3:52 pm
Peeing up a different hydrant now. eh? You were all Rudy this morning. I thought Rudy Ruettiger was a great choice - what happened?
August 8th, 2007 at 3:55 pmBillionaire’s son’s aren’t used for bait in an unarmored Hummer.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:56 pmHey it’s really, really hot in Iowa in the summertime and carrying all that weight of a button down shirt and flip flops in an air conditioned RV is a tough, tough duty.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:59 pmBut at least Romney is true to his belief, Republicans are above serving in the military, common folk only need to do that.
Fred Thompson 2008. Comment by Dr. Dog
Nixon, my GOP hero, called Fred names. And If Nixon didn’t see Fred as a good GOP type, then I don’t see Fred as a good GOP type.
Besides, he doesn’t look as good in a dress as Rudy.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:59 pm‘Romney noted that his middle son, 36-year-old Josh, was completing a recreational vehicle tour of all 99 Iowa counties on Wednesday and said, “I respect that and respect all those and the way they serve this great country.”‘
99 counties to see this year, 99 counties to see….
Is the RV really uncomfortable or something? What sacrifice.
August 8th, 2007 at 3:59 pmI think your comment is beautiful. I think it is the most beautiful thing I have ever read. Everything builds to the last five words. It’s about learning to be optimistic and expecting great things to happen.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:00 pm#48… Without Glenn Murphy, there’s no one to “pay” the trolls. That’s why they’re upset…now they’ll just have to go back to yankin’ it themselves.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:00 pmCelebrity meltdowns have been happening fast and furiously. From Britney’s baldness to Mel Gibson’s meltdown … you may need our cheat sheet to help you keep track.
Comment by Marcus Aurelius
All of these “major” news events were featured prominantly at TP!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:02 pmBring It On! ….what’s permitted on the Romney bus…croissants……espresso…..comfy pillows…
August 8th, 2007 at 4:03 pmWhat is really astounding is Republicans make these stupid comments and don’t even realize how dumb it makes them seem.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:03 pmAnd this man is a successful business man ? Hmmmmm
Besides, he doesn’t look as good in a dress as Rudy.
Comment by DayuMitt
I have seen this over and over today from you libs, as if it will seriously prevent Rudy from becoming president if he gets the nomination. You do realize he was on Saturday Night Live, right?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:04 pmBesides, he doesn’t look as good in a dress as Rudy.
Comment by DayuMitt
I have seen this over and over today from you libs, as if it will seriously prevent Rudy from becoming president if he gets the nomination. You do realize this was from Saturday Night Live, right?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:04 pmGlenn Murphy gives the term ‘bedhead’ new meaning.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:05 pm“Romney noted that his middle son, 36-year-old Josh”
That’s a little old to enlist. But I’m sure all the 36 year olds here rushed and signed up to be sent to Afghanistan!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:06 pmAnd this man is a successful business man ? Hmmmmm
Comment by texaslady — August 8, 2007 @ 4:03 pm
You just have to be smarter than your idiot clients. Just look at the trolls around here.. easy to accomplish when you think about it.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:07 pmLen still waiting for your reply to my Gallup Poll link in two other threads..
thought so ya coward..
August 8th, 2007 at 4:08 pmThe Dodging Romney’s.
-GSD
August 8th, 2007 at 4:09 pmNo, 36 isn’t too old, the army raised it’s age to 42 about a year ago.
But lets see in 2001 he would have been how old? Oh, thats right he must have been trying to convert the non believers and we all know how tough that is, ringing doorbells and all.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:09 pmNo, 36 isn’t too old, the army raised it’s age to 42 about a year ago.
Comment by texaslady
He’s a grown man with a family. Not one liberal here enlisted to fight in Afghanistan, I would be willing to bet. So who are you to lecture?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:11 pmYou do realize this was from Saturday Night Live, right?
Comment by Len
Don’t care where it was from. Its great material. I think he should cover them lucky legs up though.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:12 pmI think “Len” is short for Glenn… New leader of the Oral Majority.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:13 pmRe: post #63 — Thirty-six is too old to enlist? The Army raised the limit to 42 years of age last year. If case anyone doubts this, please read the following article from ARNews, dated June 22, 2006:
http://www4.army.mil/ OCPA/ read.php?story_id_key=9197
Any comments?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:13 pmYou do realize he was on Saturday Night Live, right?
Comment by Genital Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:04 pm
Yea but every Saturday night?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:13 pmRudy and his dress, not on SNL, but don’t take my word for it. Trust the Right: http://tinyurl.com/2jjznl
No hate on that site, no siree.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:13 pmNormally, journalists are supposed to respect the privacy of the candidates’ children, as they did for Chelsey Clinton, even if they are campaigning. All gloves are off if you are a Republican. It is shameful yellow journalism.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:14 pmMy son died in Afganistan I think I have earned the right to say Put your boots where your mouth is.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:14 pmHe’s a grown man with a family. Not one liberal here enlisted to fight in Afghanistan, I would be willing to bet. So who are you to lecture?
Comment by Len
Awww, the widdle GrOPe doesn’t like freedom of speech cuae it huwts his widdle feewings. Imagine that.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:15 pmHey Len! No one here said that they were serving their country by campaigning either! Use a logical argument next time you want to insult us.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:15 pmDon’t care where it was from. Its great material. I think he should cover them lucky legs up though.
Comment by DayuMitt
Everybody except dumb libs realize it was a bit on SNL. Dummies.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:15 pmLen, you stupid sh*t. Enlistments are now accepted up to age 41. the Romney girls aren’t too old, they’re the standard rightwing too scared. they have better haircuts than Edwards, by the way. the Prell family.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:15 pm#73. Holy crap! No hate there, indeed! (sarcasm)
August 8th, 2007 at 4:17 pmEverybody except dumb libs realize it was a bit on SNL. Dummies.
Comment by Genital Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:15 pm
Newsflash toolman.
If the ONLY time he had dressed up like a girly was on SNL, then ok.
But since he has REPEATEDLY dressed up in womens clothes, that makes him offically a “DRAG QUEEN”.
Just like your dad.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:18 pmIt may have been a bit on SNL, but Rudely was still in a dress, and that’s by no means the only time. No wonder he trades wives like baseball cards; he gets tired of their wardrobes.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:18 pmThey have to work hard to get a Republican elected…to ensure the “fortunate sons” won’t have to serve.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:19 pmLen, you stupid sh*t. Enlistments are now accepted up to age 41.
Comment by ronjazz
So why aren’t you in Afghanistan?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:19 pm… “Romney equates sons’ campaigning to military service” …
… Uhhhhh, WHAT ????? !!!!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:19 pmGlenn Murphy gives the term ‘bedhead’ new meaning.
Comment by Bruth — August 8, 2007 @ 4:05 pm
LOL!!!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:19 pmVoters have a right to know that if a candidate is promoting more deaths why HIS of age sons are not walking the walk. Jim Webb’s son is. I am just sick that all the young Republicans, have “bad knees, or can’t do the authority thing, or have other priorities.” As they said in a documentary. But oh my, war is WONDERFUL !
August 8th, 2007 at 4:20 pmLen, what are you doing for our military ? The VA hospital can use volunteers for the men and women who can’t write home because they haven’t got their prosthetic arms yet.
Looks like a sequel in the making: “Son of Chickenhawk.” This type of fake-assed smile only comes from a life of leisure and luxury. Wink Martindale for President!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:20 pmI think the average soldier serving in Iraq will find this to be “not comparable” unless Romney’s sons are getting shot at while trying to get their dad elected.
But if they ever bring back the draft, it’s a great idea for anybody trying to avoid serving — “I did my time, I campaigned for ________ for President”
August 8th, 2007 at 4:20 pmIt is shameful yellow journalism. Comment by Len
Look at the widdle GrOPe fwipping and fwopping wid his imaginative widdle words accusing others of wellow wournalism.
So why aren’t you in Afghanistan?
Comment by Len
Cause Im campaigning! Its just like serving, Mitt said so. SO nanna nanna boo boo.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:21 pmBut since he has REPEATEDLY dressed up in womens clothes, that makes him offically a “DRAG QUEENâ€.
Comment by BARTLEBEE
Since when is one bit on SNL considered “repeatedly”?
You probably tivoed it and whack off to it.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:21 pmIt isn’t Len’s fault, that his mommy was really his daddy in drag. It does explain his Fred (boydoyouhavedaddyissuesifyouvoteforme) Thompson fixation.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:22 pmI think the average soldier serving in Iraq will find this to be “not comparable†unless Romney’s sons are getting shot at while trying to get their dad elected.
Comment by missmolly — August 8, 2007 @ 4:20 pm
Well they might be if they’re campaigning outside of YooTaw.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:22 pmRe: “Romney equates sons’ campaigning to military service†…
… Uhhhhh, WHAT ????? !!!!
Maybe because they’re fighting for a losing cause?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:22 pmwell it’s dangerous work but someboby’s gotta do it!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:22 pmSo why aren’t you in Afghanistan?
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:19 pm
What makes you think I’m not? the real question is, why aren’t you in Iraq? You love Bush’s “war” so much, i cant believe you’re not over there, painting schools and promoting democracy.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:24 pmI think the average soldier serving in Iraq will find this to be “not comparableâ€
Comment by missmolly
Mitt’s point was that his sons are serving the country. Getting involved in the process. You may not like it, but it is true. Freedom of speech to liberals is like holy water to a vampire.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:24 pmSince when is one bit on SNL considered “repeatedly�
You probably tivoed it and whack off to it.
Comment by Len
http://tinyurl.com/22ldxw
Read the caption, idiot. And then you owe every “liberal” here an apology.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:25 pmSince when is one bit on SNL considered “repeatedly�
Comment by Genital Ben — August 8, 2007 @ 4:21 pm
When its followed by repeatedly being captured in drag moron.
SNL wasn’t the ONLY time he did it schmucko.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:25 pm” they’ll do their patriotic duty and enlist?
Comment by RUCerious — August 8, 2007″
Have you?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:25 pmSo why aren’t you in Afghanistan?
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:19 pm
What makes you think I’m not?
Comment by ronjazz
You’re a gutless liberal who is all talk and no action.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:25 pmYo Lennie!
See I attended the Rovian school of chickenhawk smear campaigns and dirty tricks.
See its like serving in Afghanistan, Karl, Dick, Rudy, Mitt, Wolfie all approve!!
Hey who was that politico in the tank the Republicans made fun of..I cant recall his name. A _____ moment.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:25 pmAnd how such a service of getting daddy elected be equated with serving in a war and getting killed or injured ?
So getting Romney elected is equal to serving in the military?
Also when Romney keeps saying he is tough on defense,and want to increase the size of the military,that’s not by adding one of his kids to the list,as it seems, but by sending someone’s else kids to die or get injured….!!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pmWhat BS!!!! From a bona fide veteran.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pmDon’t they have any trolls to send in that actually KNOWS something about the candidates they are endorsing?
This ones defective or something.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pmMitt’s point was that his sons are serving the country. Getting involved in the process. You may not like it, but it is true. Freedom of speech to liberals is like holy water to a vampire.
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:24 pm
BULL-F-SH1T… CAMPAIGNING FOR YOUR FATHER IS NOT SERVING YOUR COUNTRY.
Are you really this stupid?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pmMitt’s point was that his sons are more valuable than anybody else’s because they’re his. Why not let all the National Guardsmen who want to campaign for Kucinich or Clinton or even Rudely come home to get involved in “the process”? You are even weaker than Thompson, len, and that’s really weak, just barely able to stand up and lie.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pmWhen its followed by repeatedly being captured in drag moron.
SNL wasn’t the ONLY time he did it schmucko.
Comment by BARTLEBEE
I bet it’s not the only time you whaked off to it either.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:27 pmNormally, journalists are supposed to respect the privacy of the candidates’ children, as they did for Chelsey Clinton, even if they are campaigning. All gloves are off if you are a Republican. It is shameful yellow journalism.
Comment by Len
Yeah, no one ever said unkind things about Chelsea Clinton — except your hero Rush.
And Mitt’s “children”, as you pointed in a lame attempt to excuse them, are hardly “children”. Are they not adults?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:27 pmRe: “Romney equates sons’ campaigning to military service†…
… Uhhhhh, WHAT ????? !!!!
Maybe because they’re fighting for a losing cause?
Comment by david — August 8, 2007 @ 4:22 pm
DOH!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:27 pmRight wing trolls, in here running their big fat chickenhawk mouths.
Ready to support the war with their big fat mouths, but too much the pusses to do it for real.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:27 pmIn fact, the BS meter just went tilt from Mitt’s BS on THAT one!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:27 pmI bet it’s not the only time you whaked off to it either.
Comment by Genital Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:27 pm
You should know.
Or at least your mom should.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:28 pmI bet it’s not the only time you whaked off to it either.
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:27 pm
Typical wingnut. Never admit you’re wrong, just throw in some fresh insults.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:28 pmYou’re a gutless liberal who is all talk and no action.
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:25 pm
Well, then, I should be invited to lunch at the Romney house, to join him and his gutless liberal familiy in fighting against Bush’s wars for oil. Anybody not in Afghanistan is a gutless liberal, right? and here we thought you were merely a braindead Repuke tool.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:29 pm“Not one liberal here enlisted to fight in Afghanistan, I would be willing to bet. So who are you to lecture?”
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:11 pm
A) You don’t know that. Servicemen and women have access to the internet and they do post on blogs. For all you know, there could be posters here not only fighting overseas, but serving here stateside in uniform, subject to being called to fight.
B) It’s not the liberals who are acting as the main war chickenhawks. I don’t have a problem with those who choose not to fight in Bush’s wars. I DO have a problem with people who support the fighting wholeheartedly as long as they don’t have to get their own hands dirty.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:29 pmSame reason you aren’t Len?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:30 pmDid you like watching rully, kissing Donald Trump while being dressed up as in ladies clothes and makeup at the 2000 convention?
Wasn’t that sweet?
You all should dress up like women, and get yourselves a room.
Cause you’re all a bunch of queens.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:30 pmMitt’s point was that his sons are serving the country.
And so am I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bwahahaha.
You can’t see the irrational logic your spouting!
Its okay for THEM to campaign, but not ME, right?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:30 pmHere’s something else Mitt believes:
Black-skinned people are of inferior origin - Mormonism teaches that the spirit beings that did not fight valiantly for God come to earth as Blacks, while those who fought valiantly come to earth as Whites. Until very recently Blacks could not become priests in the Mormon system of worship for reasons related to this and other demeaning doctrines.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:31 pmYou’re a gutless
liberalConservative who is all talk and no action.Comment by Len
Seems you just described Mitts very ideology.
Hypocrite.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:32 pmIts okay for THEM to campaign, but not ME, right?
Comment by DayuMitt
What campaign are you a volunteering for?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:33 pmMitt is washed up, anyway. they only put him on television for the entertainment value. Nobody would actually vote for him, after all the crap he’s pulled and stupid things he’s said. Dems could run “Len” against him and win in a landslide.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:33 pmHelps explain his patriotism — or elitism –, doesn’t it?
Another GOP pervert! It’s SHAMEFUL.
http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/ 2007/ 08/ gop-young-federation-chair-resigns-amid.html#links
August 8th, 2007 at 4:33 pmF**K ME…………………That is the biggest cop out since, oh saying you gave a humm job because the black men were big and scary. It is even more hypocritical since they are Mormons who usually bleed red white and blue unless you are ask to go fight next to a hispanic or black person. I’ll say it MORMONS ARE RACISTS!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:33 pmSeems you just described Mitts very ideology.
Hypocrite.
Comment by DayuMitt
If you didn’t sign up and go to Afghanistan, you are no better than Mitt.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:33 pmMissmolly. Don’t play into his trap. No one in here is heralding the war in Afghanistan either. Just because we may not be actively against it, doesn’t mean we think we have to blow Afghanistan back to the stone ages.
911 should have been handled the same way President Clinton handled the Oklahoma City bombing.
By capturing the people responsible.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:33 pmIs Mitt saying that my grandson, who is serving his 2nd tour of duty in Iraq, can come home if he works to get Mitt elected?
I have spent a lot of time searching but I cannot find any member of the Romney family for any generation that has served in the military…
He is all for the surge, send more troops and staying in Iraq as long as its not his family risking there lives…
What a phoney, hypocritical a–!
How could anyone with an ounce of intelligence, a single speck of common sense and/or decency support Mill Romney???
August 8th, 2007 at 4:35 pmRomney equates sons’ campaigning to military service.
Yep, ’cause military service is cheap and meaningless to Republicans. People who work for a living are suckers. People who join the military are disposable (unless Dear Leader needs them as props).
August 8th, 2007 at 4:35 pm.
The right wing are simply inbred idiots running around blowing sh$t up (or should I say, Shiite up?) and talking tough, while sending other peoples kids to do the dying.
They CAN”T get the people responsible, because they’re too cowardly and too BUNGLING.
They’re uneducated underqualified idiots and cowards with big mouths.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:36 pmIf you didn’t sign up and go to Afghanistan, you are no better than Mitt.
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:33 pm
Well, at least you’re admitting that Mitt and his girls are useless cowards. i, for one, would never enlist to fight under a deserter like Bush, because i know he couldn’t be trusted to do right by the services. He’s proven that beyond a doubt, and now 90% of the servemembers in iraq and Afghanistan want out, right now. And nobody can blame them; no American soldier should be sent to fight for oil profits by a traitor.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:36 pmYeah, Mitt - and the moon is made of green cheese, too!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:37 pmMitt’s point was that his sons are serving the country. -Len
They are
servingworking for Daddy.Its cronyism.
Makes me wonder why they can’t get a real job.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:37 pmLen –
Why haven’t you answered the question raised in Post #96.
You’ve entered three postings since that time, but seem to be conveniently forgetting to respond the the question.
In fact, in Post #101, you accuse someone else of being a “gutless liberal who is all talk and no action.”
So, in addition to answering the question raised in #96, why don’t you explain how it is that you aren’t a gutless Neocon who is “all talk and no action.”
We are all waiting for your answer.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:37 pmI hope Romney is joking and was quoted out of context; if not, he needs to join Bubble Boy in his little fictionalized bubbleworld.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:37 pmRomney equates sons’ campaigning to military service.
Yep, ’cause military service is cheap and meaningless to Republicans.
Comment by Grand Moff Texan
You are so quick to bite on TP’s spin. Romney wasn’t doing that at all.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:38 pmThis should be a requirement of anyone running for president or veep. They should immediately (during war time) enlist their next of kin. Then we’d really see how they feel about war.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:38 pmMitt is just looking for a way to funnel some of those campaign contributions into the pockets of his family. That explains why the whole clan is on the payroll. Anyone who contributes to Mitt’s campaign is supporting his sons’ Burberry sweater needs.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:38 pmWe are all waiting for your answer.
Comment by curmudgeon — August 8, 2007 @ 4:37 pm
con’t hold your breath. she’s never answered a single question honestly. Another Rovot.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pmHe is a gutless Neocon who is all talk and no action.
He’s another right wing big mouthed punk.
Probably comes from an inbred family of right wing big mouthed punks.
Just like Bush and the rest of the silver spoon armchair warriors.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pmIf you didn’t sign up and go to Afghanistan, you are no better than Mitt. Comment by Len
Bwhahahaha.
See I how I spun your little brain around to confessing that Mitt is no better than me or you or that his kids are ’serving’ America?
Your too easy.
Thanks for playing.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pmRommels sons dont support the troops by helping them
August 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pmMitt’s point was that his sons are serving the country. Getting involved in the process. You may not like it, but it is true. Freedom of speech to liberals is like holy water to a vampire.
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:24 pm
You’re wrong — I have no problem with Mitt’s sons campaigning for him. Campaigning is hard work and I’m glad to see all of them get involved in the political process.
What I objected to was Mitt’s justifying his sons’ “service to the nation” at the same time justifying his sons’ lack of military service, which sounded an awful lot like equating one kind of “service” with another. It may have been unfortunate editing — that ellipse between the two phrases may mean Romney had more to say that wasn’t reported.
And yes — I am a proponent of free speech. I have no desire to silence anybody, even when they say something this stupid. But I will offer my own rebuttal. Free speech works both ways.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pmWe are all waiting for your answer.
Comment by curmudgeon — August 8, 2007 @ 4:37 pm
Don’t worry, he won’t answer, I’ve confronted him several times, and all he does is “Cut and Run”
August 8th, 2007 at 4:40 pmYou are so quick to bite on TP’s spin. Romney wasn’t doing that at all.
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
You are an immoral ass, aren’t you? that is exactly what Romney was doing, equating his 5 daughters’ cowardice with the bravery of the troops. How cheap and ow can somebody go?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:40 pmYou are so quick to bite on TP’s spin. Romney wasn’t doing that at all.
Comment by Genital Hen — August 8, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
Reduced to being a lying little girl?
Man I bet your dads still crying.
Here he wanted a boy, and instead all he got was you.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:41 pmRomney would have been understood and be forgiven for such statements if he was campaigning vigorously to end the war by bringing our soldiers back home,and put an end to this war.
But Romeny is calling for escalation and sending more troops…to look tough,but not willing to send one of his own kids.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:41 pmHe wants to look tough by sending someone’s else kids to die.
That makes him a hypocrite.
The right wing are simply inbred idiots running around blowing sh$t up (or should I say, Shiite up?) and talking tough, while sending other peoples kids to do the dying.
Comment by BARTLEBEE
56% of the military are Republicans. Only 12% are Democrat, according to the latest Military Times poll.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:41 pmThen it seems that it would serve us all well to completely disregard anything Len says until he provides a convincing anwer to the question.
Anyone else on board?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:42 pmSend your kids to fight terror, not the important people.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:42 pmWhats worse Tarazan, is his little sissy boys are out supporting the war with thier little sissy mouths, but are too scared to go fight it.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:42 pmThere is a hell of a lot of difference between putting you life and the line compared to blowing hot air for your daddy or anyone else.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:42 pmThis should be a requirement of anyone running for president or veep. They should immediately (during war time) enlist their next of kin. Then we’d really see how they feel about war.
Comment by etouffee — August 8, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
This is why I would like to see a return to the draft. For both men and women. No deferments. No excuses (unless judged physically or mentally unfit to serve in any capacity). Our lawmakers need to make decisions to go to war as if it’s THEIR sons, daughters, grandchildren, etc. who have to fight it.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:43 pm56% of the military are Republicans. Only 12% are Democrat, according to the latest Military Times poll.
Comment by Dr. Dog — August 8, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
well, that shows how easily manipulated young, poor Republicans are, if it’s true, which is highly unlikely, considering the source, another chickenhawk coward.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:43 pm56% of the military are Republicans. Only 12% are Democrat, according to the latest Military Times poll.
Comment by Dr. Dog — August 8, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
A, I wouldn’t believe numbers from you anymore than I’d trust your moms claim that I was her first.
B. When your big mouth is over there serving the war you are in here serving with your lips, then you can talk. Until then, you’re just another little sissy girl with a big fat mouth.
Open wide, little b$tch.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:44 pmLike Bush, Romney and his family prefer to cheer the game from the sidelines, instead of suiting up.
Ra Ra Ra.
Comment by BARTLEBEE — August 8, 2007 @ 3:44 pm
What good little cheerleaders they make.
Ra Ra Romney.
Comment by BARTLEBEE — August 8, 2007 @ 3:45 pm
LMAO!!! You are killing me here, buddy. Your acid humor is great.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:45 pmThat guy is a real piece of work. News flash…wealthy people don’t sign up for the military.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:45 pmIs “Mitt” like, short for, ‘Walter Mitty’?????????????????????????????
huh?
These assclowns who want to torture, nuke Iran, etc. ,,,,,,,
(ALL OF THEM),
none of them-
have
ever
served…………………………………………
August 8th, 2007 at 4:45 pmthat is exactly what Romney was doing, equating his 5 daughters’ cowardice with the bravery of the troops. How cheap and ow can somebody go?
Comment by ronjazz
Liar.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:46 pmWhen your big mouth is over there serving the war you are in here serving with your lips, then you can talk. Until then, you’re just another little sissy girl with a big fat mouth.
Open wide, little b$tch.
Comment by BARTLEBEE
We can say the same about you. When are you going to fight in Afghanistan?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:48 pmMitt is just looking for a way to funnel some of those campaign contributions into the pockets of his family. That explains why the whole clan is on the payroll. Anyone who contributes to Mitt’s campaign is supporting his sons’ Burberry sweater needs.
Comment by Republicans Can’t Govern. — August 8, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
Is that true? Are his sons getting paid?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:48 pmnone of them-
have
ever
served…………………………………………
Comment by NeoCONS ‘R’ SCUM
Besides the 56% of the current military who are Republican.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:49 pmWhat valient service. They all deserve a medal -
Le Croix du Poulet-Mohet!!!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:49 pmBesides the 56% of the current military who are Republican.
Comment by Dr. Dog — August 8, 2007 @ 4:49 pm
Siiiigh… back w/ the phony stats.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:49 pmOnly Re-thuglicans would accept this line of bullshit and say it was ok. The only good Re-thuglicans are those who served in uniform. Unfortuately, they lost their nerve after they returned home from their service which is why they are still part of the party of cowards. Yellow is the preferred color for all in this party. As for Romney and his ilk, as the Irish say, ‘bad cess to them.’ Scripture reminds us “By their fruits, you will know them.” This is a clear case of ‘nothing in (from their cowardly father) nothing out.’ Very much in the Bush tradition.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:49 pmLMAO!!! You are killing me here, buddy. Your acid humor is great.
Comment by Juan C — August 8, 2007 @ 4:45 pm
Its true. Look at the man they elected King, Herr Bush.
When he was in college, was he the tough talker that he is now? Was he the “big bad redneck” who pushed people around like he does now?
Of course not.
Instead of suiting up with the boys and mixing it up on the field, he suited up with the girls, and stood on the sidelines with pom poms and a megaphone.
:|
Instead of playing a mans game, he chose to cheer the men on from the sidelines, with the rest of the women.
Ra Ra Ra?
More like Ha Ha Ha.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:49 pmLen you have a right to your opinion. But again, if you feel so strongly about serving your country other than putting boots on the ground, do consider volunteering at a VA hospital. Many of our wounded have no family or family too far away to even visit. Do something good with your opinion…help someone who would appreciate it. Believe Mitt Romney and sons really could care less, check out his history as Governor, not alot for the citizens was done.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:49 pmUnfortuately, they lost their nerve after they returned home from their service which is why they are still part of the party of cowards.
Comment by John the Elder
Only 12% of the current military are Democrat.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:51 pmLen; you really are dumber than a sack of shit. Hurry down to the recruiter’s office, they can now enlist low IQ types.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:52 pmBartlebee - I love you man but can you stop with the misogyny? Believe me, being a woman doesn’t automatically mean that you’re weak.
Ask missmolly.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:52 pmWe can say the same about you. When are you going to fight in Afghanistan?
Comment by Genital Ben — August 8, 2007 @ 4:48 pm
No you can’t mary.
In order for that, you’d have to find me in here cheering on the war in Afghanistan.
And since I haven’t, you can’t.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:52 pm56% of the military are Republicans. Only 12% are Democrat, according to the latest Military Times poll.
Comment by Dr. Dog — August 8, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
And your point is??? I think it’s more telling that a the most recent Military Times poll on the subject (December 2006) shows more of our men and women in uniform disapprove of Bush’s handling of the war (42%) than approve (35%). These are better numbers for Bush than the American population in general (must be all those Repubs in uniform!), but his support is waning even among the choir.
http://www.militarycity.com/polls/2006_main.php
And this is down considerably from 2005 and before. This poll is taken every year. It will be interesting to see what the December 2007 one shows.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:52 pm56% of the military are Republicans. Only 12% are Democrat, according to the latest Military Times poll.
Comment by Dr. Dog — August 8, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
Please provide substantiation for this. I can’t find a single word on the Military Times website about such a poll.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:52 pmWhy aren’t they all in Iraq converting the Sunnis, Shia and Kurds to the Church of the Latter Day Saints? There are even enough of them to send a contingency to Afghanistan to iron out the tribal mess there. No surge needed, just the Romney clan.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:53 pmYes Bush/Cheney/Mitt all used the cowards way out of serving the USA. Mitt’s sons will follow their Father and yell Support our Troops while they stay safe and not join the military. What a great example of how to help a boy become a man. Mitt’s kids will just do as must rich kids do spend Daddy’s money. Rudy’s daughter is supporting Obama. Mitt’s boys know how to keep the money they have to suck up to Daddy.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:54 pmIf anyone sees Mitt tell him 6 more soldiers died today in Iraq serving the USA.
help someone who would appreciate it. Believe Mitt Romney and sons really could care less, check out his history as Governor, not alot for the citizens was done.
Comment by texaslady
I don’t even support Romney. I think he looks like a game show host. But Mitt was NOT comparing his sons campaigning to military service. I have to be fair. That is just spin from TP. Volunteering in a political campaign is service to the country. Mitt is right about that. It’s getting involved in the political process.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:54 pmOnly 12% of the current military are Democrat.
Comment by Dr. Dog — August 8, 2007 @ 4:51 pm
Ridiculous comment. Why would anybody take anything a TALKING DOG says seriously?
August 8th, 2007 at 4:55 pmLen; BTW many of those in combat/combat zones have families(children of their own), this STILL serve there nevertheless. So shut your stupid f*cking hole!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:55 pmThe males who were of draft age during the Vietnam Conflict might well have appreciated having the option of working in a political campaign in lieu of serving in the military (which was available to only to people like Chimpy back then).
There would have been no reason to move to Canada, go to prison, file for conscientious objector status, attend college even if you’d rather shine shoes, marry someone you don’t really like and make sure she gets pregnant, shooting oneself in the foot to obtain a medical deferment, or employ the seldom-used strategy of parking one’s car in a lover’s lane location, calling the police, and then make sure that you were found making out with another guy when the police arrive.
Given circumstances being what they are today, if a military draft were reinstated, the latter strategy might still work.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:55 pmGive those little Romney girls some fucsia medals. That will suit them. P*ssies.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:55 pmtexaslady, if you’re addressing len, it’s a waste of time. Like Bush, he hates and fears the military. He would rather see antiwar liberals enlist than Mitt Romney’s perfectly eligible but “conservative” sissies actually fight for their values. Those values are meaningless and immoral. Those values include racism, misogyny, homophobia and a general lack of moral fiber. AntiAmerican values by any measure. I’s why the Deserter-In-Chief doesn’t go to funerals, or allow the parents of the dead to welcome their dead childrens’ bodies home. it is a value system with no value.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:55 pmBut Mitt was NOT comparing his sons campaigning to military service. I have to be fair. That is just spin from TP. Volunteering in a political campaign is service to the country. Mitt is right about that. It’s getting involved in the political process.
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
Liar.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:57 pmWanker!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:58 pmMitt Romney needs a better comment writer…even using religion as a reason his sons aren’t in the military would be better than “they are helping me by campaigning.” Good grief ! How about they are tutoring in an inner city school, or volunteering anywhere EXCEPT in a RV touring Iowa.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:58 pmBartlebee - I love you man but can you stop with the misogyny? Believe me, being a woman doesn’t automatically mean that you’re weak.
Ask missmolly.
Comment by margaret — August 8, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
No offense marg, its just an expression. But you know, if you’re really as tough as you indicate, then you’ll want to suck it up.
Quit yer cryin and act like a man.
:P
August 8th, 2007 at 4:59 pmI couldn’t help but get a chuckle out of the last line on the USA today site where the story links to…
By posting a comment, you affirm that you are 13 years of age or older.
Hear that dogmeat? You’re not eligible.
August 8th, 2007 at 4:59 pmIt’s not TP spin. It was a direct question to Romney and his response spoke of “serving the country” in other ways. Len, you are wrong. CBS news is the one with the story.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:00 pmWouldn’t campaigning for McCarthy in 1968 or McGovern in 1972 been a nice alternative to going to Nam?
August 8th, 2007 at 5:00 pmLennyboy, you’re a bit thick, so let me spell it out: people who don’t support this illegal war of aggression have no reason to serve. That means, we put our money where our mouths are; you put things in your mouth to get money.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:01 pmIt’s getting involved in the political process.
Comment by Len
Oh, the political process. Yeah, tough work. I guess there a lot of IEDs on your way to the coffee machine.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:01 pmFu*king pathetic chickenhawk chicken sh!t bastards.
Why is every single one of these people so scared of hold a weapon, shooting people and getting shot at? Hell if they die, they will be that much closer to their big glowy guy in the sky. Bunch of pu$$ies.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:01 pmhellina ~ Just another prime example of Len~Spin!
August 8th, 2007 at 5:01 pmIt’s not TP spin. It was a direct question to Romney and his response spoke of “serving the country†in other ways.
Comment by hellinabucket
Mitt is right. You can serve your country in other ways, like Missmolly suggested. You can volunteer at a hosptial. You can volunteer in a political campaign. He wasn’t comparing his sons to soldiers in the least.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:02 pmLen is a chickenshit chickenhawk just like the Romney “men” — nothing more than a bunch of skirt-wearing, cheese-dick-smiling daddy’s boys too rich to fight for what they claim to champion. Not doubt, just like Len, some of them will wind up getting busted for offering blowjobs to cops — you can see it in their smiles, can’t you? The beguiling look that says, “I’ll blow you, officer, but it’s gonna cost me $20.” It is, after all, the Republican thing to do — you know, for family values and all.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:02 pmHe wasn’t comparing his sons to soldiers in the least.
Comment by Len — August 8, 2007 @ 5:02 pm
Liar. And coward. No wonder you spend so much time here. You don’t have a single friend. prood that you’re a republican. That, and your idiocy.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:03 pmLen ~ Steinbeck called from the dead, and he wants his character back!
August 8th, 2007 at 5:04 pmWouldn’t campaigning for McCarthy in 1968 or McGovern in 1972 been a nice alternative to going to Nam?
Comment by curmudgeon — August 8, 2007 @ 5:00 pm
I can imagine how well this would have been received by draft boards across the country.
“Aw, heck, you can’t draft me. I’m out campaigning for my daddy.”
Hmm, sounds like GWB.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:04 pmBushes arrogance knows no boundries. Man I hate that smirk of his.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:04 pmTrying to get a blowdried Ken doll like Mitt elected president is NOT patriotic.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:04 pmThat’s a little old to enlist. But I’m sure all the 36 year olds here rushed and signed up to be sent