Romney: People don’t want change ‘in the White House.’
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Romney: People don’t want change ‘in the White House.’
On the CBS Early Show this morning, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney inexplicably claimed that Americans only want change “in Washington,” but not “in the White House”:
Well, you know, I think the race in Iowa was really a very clear call that people want change in Washington, not in the White House, in Washington.
Watch it:
[flv http://video.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/romneywh.320.240.flv]
A recent NYT/CBS News poll makes clear that voters specifically want to change what’s going on in the White House. Only 28 percent approve of the way Bush is handling his job. Just 26 percent approve of Bush’s handling of foreign policy and his handling of the economy.
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Right, Mittens, they’s much prefer to keep the BushitCo in as a lifetime dictatorship.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:23 pmPeople: We don’t want Romney ‘in the White House.’
January 4th, 2008 at 1:24 pmHuh… Just when you thought a Republiscum had said something that was the dumbest statement in history, they have to go prove you wrong.
I am so glad he got tromped last night even though Huckabee scares the begeezes out of me. Actually, it’s a close tie which one scares me the most, Huckabee or Romney. But then, there is always Rudy. Oh hell, I’ll make it a three way tie.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:25 pmHeadline ~ July 4th, 2008.
In a last ditch effort to resurrect his failing presidential bid, Mitt Romney today announced he’s forcing all of his sons to join the military and request duty in Iraq.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:25 pmthis is your brain, this is your brain as a republican….
parents, warn your children regarding the dangers of republicans.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:25 pmummmmmmmmm….was he watching the same caucus?
the one on the TEEVEE right? that one?
January 4th, 2008 at 1:27 pmlol you know on my way into work this morning I told myself, “you know, Mitt’s gonna have to REALLY start spending alot of money and crank up the flip flopping and lying to overcome the Jesus guy”.
And what do you know…
These morons absolutely will not learn from even IMMEDIATE history.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:27 pmEven dogs are smarter than this.
“people want change in Washington, not in the White House”
– - He’s right. I still wish George Washington was president.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:28 pmGive Mittens a week or so, he’ll change his mind…
January 4th, 2008 at 1:28 pmHeadline ~ July 4, 2009.
In a last ditch effort to resurrect his failing presidency, Mitt Romney today announced he’s forcing all of your sons to join the military and request duty in Iraq.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pmWhy does anyone, even Republican candidates, feel the need to placate the White House as they run for office?
Its infuriating to see candidates that (on the Republican side) continue to kiss the proverbial ring of George W. Bush, or (on the Democrat side) won’t denounce the policies of Bush for the un-Constitutional attempts at facism that they are.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pmI agree with him. I don’t want change in the White House. I want change in the people who occupy the White House. The curtains and carpets and stuff can stay as they are.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:30 pmNice twist shoeless Joe!
January 4th, 2008 at 1:31 pm54% of Americans just wish that Bush’s criminal reign in the White House would just end as soon as possible.
I believe that that number should be way higher. It should have ended that very day they discovered that he stole the White House illegally.
Mittens must have on those “Magical Underwear” on a few sizes too small, or maybe he has been hitting his head on those “Golden Plates” a little too often.
Buck Fush
January 4th, 2008 at 1:32 pmWhy does anyone, even Republican candidates, feel the need to placate the White House as they run for office?
Comment by raynman
In Romney’s case, the answer is simple. He is being backed by exactly the same MIC corporists who brought you George W. Bush.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:33 pmumm, this wasn’t a caucus on Washington DC, but on the presidency… Mitt, are you smoking crack… people hate the way things are now…
January 4th, 2008 at 1:34 pmComment by good_golly — January 4, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
sorry gg but there’s a man out there and his name is huck.
huck huckabee.
and he’s a jesus man.
get use to it.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:34 pmIf you listen to more than just the brief clip presented, what he was saying was that that Americans want change in Washington, not JUST in the White House, but in Washington as a whole.
Comment by good_golly — January 4, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
And if you listen to it in context with his recent statements about how he loves Bush, you’ll see that this is the latest suckup line in a long line of suckup lines from the Mitt
January 4th, 2008 at 1:34 pm#11. after listening to the clip, you’re right.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:35 pm#11, They just don’t want Mittens, the folks in Iowa want the preacher man.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:35 pmI agree with him. I don’t want change in the White House. I want change in the people who occupy the White House. The curtains and carpets and stuff can stay as they are.
Comment by toasterhead
No, Bush’s hideous yellow carpet in the Oval Office has to go.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:35 pmOy weh Mitt, go strap your dog to the roof of your car and go. You’re done. No change in the White House? Think again!
January 4th, 2008 at 1:37 pmMit must think: ‘I can’t lose,I’m a republican and I’m riding on bushes coat tails.”……pea brain. He just got beat out by a uninformed jesus man from Arkansas who will be easy to beat by the democrats.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:39 pmcomment by Ru @ 1:25 pm
Boy, I’d love to see those super-patriot Romney boys flaunt their patriotism by joining the army and fight in Iraq.
But wait. According to Mitt, they are already serving by campaigning for daddy.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:39 pm#11, They just don’t want Mittens, the folks in Iowa want the preacher man.
Comment by RUCerious — January 4, 2008 @ 1:35 pm
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fu*king amen!
(wish gg could understand that!)
January 4th, 2008 at 1:40 pmNow that his campaign is finished, perhaps he Romney can get a job securing the Beijing Olympics against terrorist attacks.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:40 pmYuck! I agree with GG… TP twisted his words here. But, that does not excuse the fact that he is trying to spin last nights caucauses as something they were not. The only reasonable conclusions to draw from last night are:
1) Republicans don’t want MITT or RUDY in the Whitehouse
2) Democrats are very enthusiastic about ensuring that one of their own in the Whitehouse come January 2009.
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January 4th, 2008 at 1:41 pmYuck! I agree with GG… TP twisted his words here. But, that does not excuse the fact that he is trying to spin last nights caucauses as something they were not. The only reasonable conclusions to draw from last night are:
1) Republicans don’t want MITT or RUDY in the Whitehouse
January 4th, 2008 at 1:42 pm2) Democrats are very enthusiastic about ensuring that one of their own in the Whitehouse come January 2009.
Oops, sorry about the double post, network lag made me do it.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:42 pmAnd be sure and take all the B’s and O’s off the keyboards on your way out the door.
(Taking a risk of re-inforcing one of KKKarls lies here, but you all know what I mean)
January 4th, 2008 at 1:43 pmThere is way too much of a corporatist about Mitt. People want change,
January 4th, 2008 at 1:44 pmBoy, I’d love to see those super-patriot Romney boys flaunt their patriotism by joining the army and fight in Iraq.
But wait. According to Mitt, they are already serving by campaigning for daddy.
Comment by Uncle Ho
Yeah, good thing Mitt’s sons never signed up to go to Iraq. The military campaign there is in enough trouble already without those five jokers.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:44 pmYes, the Pickles-designed Sun King carpet that Prez F*uckface collapses onto has to go. A public burning would be good.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:44 pmWhen you just outspent the guy that beat you 20-1, and he didn’t get half the votes that Hillary Clinton got in the caucuses, you’re liable to wake up the next morning with idiotic things spilling out of your mouth, too.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pmYes, we want change Mitt-ster, but not the change for the worse we’d find in you.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:48 pmYes, the Pickles-designed Sun King carpet that Prez F*uckface collapses onto has to go. A public burning would be good.
Comment by OleHippieChick — January 4, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
I agree HippieChick, that rug is fugly. I’ll bring the matches, you bring the marshmallows. :-D
January 4th, 2008 at 1:49 pmYeah, but the dog enjoyed being strapped to the roof. The dog said so.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:49 pmI find it amazing how this politicians use the frase: “…the American people want this… the American people want that…” The imbecil John Howard started to mime Bush says basicly the same thing: “…The Australian people want this…”. Than when the Australian ‘puddle’ lost the last election by a landslide, he was actually surprised!!!!
January 4th, 2008 at 1:54 pmDemocracynow yesterday had an excellent analyses of all the candidates! Really good!
January 4th, 2008 at 1:55 pmRomney announces he will not change his magic Mormon underwear for the next four years if elected.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:56 pmComment by good_golly — January 4, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
sorry gg but your analysis conveniently ignores two important factors in the republican race for the nomination: jesus and chuck norris. huck hukcabee has there mighty spiritual and temporal support and the other candidates do not. ’nuff said.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:57 pmThe primary (pun intended) conclusions that I can draw at this time are:
Iowans prefer so-called “Washington-outsidersâ€
Comment by good_golly
The primary conclusion I draw is that Iowans prefer that Romney stay well outside Washington for the forseeable future.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:59 pmThis just illustrates how out of touch with the american people Mitt actually is. The MAIN problem with Washington is this White House Bush Cabal – that’s what the people can’t wait to be rid of and in a more united fashion begin to rebuild this democracy.
At least Bush was accurate in one of his assertions and self-imposed monikers: The Uniter!! He’s united the american citizens against him, that’s what he’s single-handedly managed to accomplish.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:59 pmCould someone tell me when they moved the White House out of DC ? I missed that in the news.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:01 pmThe corruption of this white house and every corner of it’s administration will be the uniting force where the people of this democracy begin to take back control of it. In that respect, I guess we have to thank all of the criminals, liars, and cadres of sycophants for helping to unite The People more than we’ve been united in decades!!
January 4th, 2008 at 2:01 pmMapleStreet: Everyone with average intelligence knows that the White House IS DC! It’s never been as much about the goings on in Washington as it has been about the Republican corruption in this administration and whatever aspects of government these liars and frauds occupy.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:02 pmDr. Matt: That’s because reichwingnuts are simply that: nutjobs just like Hitler and Goebels who actually believed the same bullshit about knowing what’s “best” for the people. It’s the “god complex” all over again beginning with Chimpy.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:03 pmb. Iowans prefer so-called “Washington-outsiders†which is why every candidate that can is now going to try to make himself look like a Washington-outsider. This includes Romney.
Comment by good_golly — January 4, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
Mitt spent the most money, he is a Washington outsider, and he is the pretty boy darling of the media. And he LOST. Do you have a point GG or are you just going to spit all over the place.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:08 pmThis incomprehensible statement sounds a lot like Romney’s claim that “freedom requires religion, just as religion requires freedom.” It may be poll-tested, but it makes zero logical sense.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:11 pmIf you listen to more than just the brief clip presented, what he was saying was that that Americans want change in Washington, not JUST in the White House, but in Washington as a whole.
Comment by good_golly — January 4, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
I’ll give you that he said (or intended to say “just”), only because he couldn’t possibly be such a dim bulb as to think that most Americans are tickled pink with the current administration.
But I don’t think that the caucus results themselves are a “clear call” that the voters wanted a change in Washington as well, since as far as I can see, the only thing that’s come out of the caucus results is who the voters want for president.
However, Romney spent a fair amount of time in Iowa talking to people. He is probably making his remarks based on that experience.
Or he may have said this because it’s a fairly safe bet — most people want a change in Washington. And the White House. The Republicans want Congress back. The Democrats want a Congress with enough Dems that the Repubs can’t play their obstruction games. The Republicans want a president they can respect. And so do the Democrats.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pmThis incomprehensible statement sounds a lot like Romney’s claim that “freedom requires religion, just as religion requires freedom.†It may be poll-tested, but it makes zero logical sense.
Comment by Jim
He meant to say, ““Freedom haywires religion, just as religion haywires freedom.â€
January 4th, 2008 at 2:16 pmI feel dirty. I agree with polly_wolly: TP has misunderstood Romney’s comment. What he very clearly says is that people don’t want change just in the White House but in Washington DC, and his clear implication (whether accurate or not) is that voters will prefer people from outside the Beltway in the primaries.
Which is not to say that his comment makes any sense. The three leading Democrats? Two senators and former senator. Not so much with the outside the Beltway. The Republican candidates are all from outside, except for McCain, so the Iowa results can hardly reflect any such message on their side.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:16 pmIowans prefer so-called “Washington-outsiders†which is why every candidate that can is now going to try to make himself look like a Washington-outsider. This includes Romney.
Comment by good_golly — January 4, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
Iowans aren’t the only ones. America likes to elect governors because they are the only ones who can successfully paint themselves as “Washington outsiders”. We haven’t elected a sitting Senator or Representative since John F. Kennedy.
The only problem is that as soon as the “Washington outsider” gets to Washington, he becomes a Washington insider. He has to, if he expects to accomplish anything. This cycle repeats every four years, and voters fall for it every time.
It’s not without amusement, though. Fred Thompson is probably the ultimate Washington insider, and I expect to see his red pickup any day now. Hillary, even though she is spinning the heck out of everything else, is at least honest enough to admit that she’s a Washington insider — in fact, she’s promoting that aspect of herself.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:22 pmMemo to Mitt: The Whitehouse is IN Washington.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:25 pmThat shows how much far from reality this candidate is…
January 4th, 2008 at 2:27 pmWho the hell even knows what Romney is saying. It’s just more CEO, corporatist double-talk. The guy is simply absurd.
If the vote showed anything, it’s that voters in Iowa hate the war, those who have voted for it for any reason and want us to get out of Iraq. It also showed that Iowa is going to go blue this year.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:28 pmPolitics Ken is awful purty, ain’t he?
But he’s just a little ….slow.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:32 pmLook for Republicans to start making more ridiculous promises and ridiculous statements. When the Dems turn out in, nearly, twice the numbers of Reps in a fairly “Red” state; the desperation begins to grow.
If the Iowa numbers become a trend, the Reps will be massacred in the general election and they know it. I will truly enjoy watching the “pundits” try to spin this as anything but a massive mobilization against the GOP/neocons.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:34 pmPolitics Ken is awful purty, ain’t he?
But he’s just a little ….slow.
Comment by Leftside Annie
He fits right in with this GOP field of Forest Gumps.
McCain thinks the Iraq war is like a box of chocolates.
Nixon once said that Fred Thompson was “Dumb as hell”.
Ron Paul wants to bulldoze all the schools.
Huckabee doesn’t believe in evolution because it never seemed to take in his family.
And Giuliani only knows three numbers.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:44 pmHuckabee doesn’t believe in evolution because it never seemed to take in his family.
And Giuliani only knows three numbers.
Comment by shoeless
Absolutely! LOL…How come you are shoeless?
January 4th, 2008 at 2:46 pmThe best thing this country can do is to pass a law demanding a ‘general knowledge’ test taken by candidates for presidency….not just how much money these candidates got on hand to bankroll their elections campaign.
I suggest these candidates be tested in history,ancient and modern, geograpgy,religions,and many other fields…before they even attempt to run for the highest office.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:46 pmSuch statement by Romeny indicates he knows nothing…
OOPS! I gave Giuliani too much credit. He only knows two numbers.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pmshoeless @ 2:44 pm
You summed it up quite nicely. :-)
January 4th, 2008 at 2:48 pmYeppers, Mitt is correct people do want change in Washington. However the stock answer that they simply want to bring in outsiders is not the whole story Mitty. The general mood of the public is calling for change however, except for the 30% club people generally want republicans out of the white house and out of congress. They donn’t want change simply for the sake of change as Mitt implies. The republicans have had their time, they got to do whatever they felt like while they had power and they failed miserably. It’s time for their theories anddreams to be put to bed, they don’t work.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pmHow come you are shoeless?
Comment by StratRat
It feels good when I squish my toes in the muckraking.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pmJust tell Mitt to go back to sleep..it’s just the bad drugs he took a few years back that need a booster….
January 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pmIt feels good when I squish my toes in the muckraking.
Comment by shoeless
I thought that must be the reason. Maybe I’ll try that.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:51 pmAnd Giuliani only knows three numbers.
Comment by shoeless — January 4, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
I hate to argue with you shoeless but he really only knows two numbers. He has a speech defect you know.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:55 pmSorry shoeless I just saw your next post. You are always right!
January 4th, 2008 at 2:56 pmIt feels good when I squish my toes in the muckraking.
Comment by shoeless
I thought that must be the reason. Maybe I’ll try that.
Comment by StratRat — January 4, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
But isn’t it painful when you have to kick a troll in the … well you know.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:57 pmRonmey: People don’t want change ‘in the White House.’
Another foot-in-the mouth award for the Mittster. People are sick and tired of the sick and tired Bu$shit and henchmen. And the Iowans sent a clear message last night to the Mittster that he was not their number one! They chose Rev. Huckabuck over him. Sorry, plastic man, you got your comments backwards.
January 4th, 2008 at 3:02 pmBut isn’t it painful when you have to kick a troll in the … well you know.
Comment by Shayne
No, but it does get pretty messy, since they are all full of crap.
January 4th, 2008 at 3:25 pmFull of crap? Time to change the magic underwear then… but not in the White House.
January 4th, 2008 at 3:28 pm“Time to change the magic underwear then” LOL! That’s was too funny. Time for Mittster to put away his Harry Potter magic wand.
January 4th, 2008 at 3:37 pmWhen the Dems turn out in, nearly, twice the numbers of Reps in a fairly “Red†state; the desperation begins to grow.
Comment by Impolitics
Yes, that is the tell all item in all this…the 24%er repukian criminal scum are going to be beaten very, very badly and they know it.
If the name has an (R) next to it, it mean c(R)iminal and you best not vote for them.
It will be a fantasic day when the election is over and we can all see the Trolls here crying foul play…Fck you repukian scum sucking neanderturds, you’re about to get your just deserts.
Buck Fush
January 4th, 2008 at 3:45 pmWhat people is Twit Romney talking about?
Comment by BARTLEBEE — January 4, 2008 @ 3:55 pm
Um, neocon 24%ers? That’s my guess.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:00 pm.
Someone please inform Mittens that this Iowa race IS about the white House and NOT D.C.
.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:04 pmComment by Buckie Boy — January 4, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
Yep. I think we’re going to see a butt-kickin like no other. My guess is that the neocons are already trying to decide what to call their new party. It’s quite possible that the Republican party, as we know it, will cease to exist.
“How’s that permanent majority working out, Karl?”
January 4th, 2008 at 4:04 pmThanks, Willard, for telling the American People what the American People want… it worked out for Thomas Dewey in 1948.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:13 pmHe said, “I think the race in Iowa was really a very clear call that people want change in Washington, not in the White House, in Washington.”
In other words, voting for Huckabee was just like voting for another BUSH.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:19 pmHis “magic underwear” must be giving his brain a rash.
Someone needs to put a bucket on his head and beat it like a pinata until he can think clearly again.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:28 pmJust out of curiosity, is there a good reason to make fun of someones religion?
I am sure it sounds witty, but in truth it shows little class.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:51 pmJust out of curiosity, is there a good reason to make fun of someones religion?
I am sure it sounds witty, but in truth it shows little class.
Comment by bob84108 — January 4, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
I agree in most cases. However, when a public figure makes religion a major issue, they set themselves up for criticism. And it’s hard not to poke some fun at a religion which has as many quirks as Mormonism.
Generally though, I prefer to “attack” the person rather than the religion. To do otherwise shows disrespect to good souls who practice a particular Faith and is in poor taste.
Besides which, their are plenty of reasons to “attack” various candidates without taking notice of their Faith.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:14 pmTo #89
Thanks for your thoughtful input.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:22 pmBesides which, their are plenty of reasons to “attack†various candidates without taking notice of their Faith.
Comment by Impolitics — January 4, 2008 @ 5:14 pm
Like all the Repugs and a few of the Dems.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:42 pmThanks for your thoughtful input.
Comment by bob84108 — January 4, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
You’re welcome.
Like all the Repugs and a few of the Dems.
Comment by upside99 — January 4, 2008 @ 5:42 pm
I don’t see any saints on either side.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:55 pmDid Romney end the interview by saying “White Power” ??
January 4th, 2008 at 6:47 pmEven a mormon could use an antipsychotic from time to time.
January 4th, 2008 at 7:57 pmHey Golly #84
January 4th, 2008 at 10:12 pmHe is clearly saying “no change in the White House” non the stump in N.H. Check the clip on Countdown tonight. Willard Mitten is clearly delusional!!!
MItt Romney makes very clear that he understands – perfectly well – how this up is down, black is white administration works and that he is capable of continuing the mass-delusion.
“Once you get rid of integrity, the rest is easy…”
http://www.FEARandSMEAR.com
January 5th, 2008 at 12:44 amEven a mormon could use an antipsychotic from time to time.
Comment by marlow
I’m just hoping that on Jan. 21, 2009 I can stop taking my anti-depressants.
January 5th, 2008 at 12:47 amHe’s stuck in the twilight zone… take another rip from the bong Romney.
January 5th, 2008 at 12:35 pmYou moron! The White House IS in Washington. The people want all around change, not just change in the White House.
January 5th, 2008 at 12:56 pmWhat a bunch of word twisters you all are, do you have to be just like the media and find fault in any way possible. He is clearly stating Washington as a whole not just the white house. obviously everyone in the nation wants the person in the white house to change, but to even a greater degree we want the whole Washington scene to change, business can no longer go on as usual. As for all the left wing hate mongers on this site, you think a democrat will change the status quo but look at how that turned out with Pelosi and Reed. Oh they will make it all better right? Wrong, they haven’t even come close to doing all they said they would and never will, they are just as much flip floppers as anyone could be. Hillary is up for sale, Edwards is a trial lawyer so he knows how to speak to persuade for sure, and Barak is nothing more than a new face, but does he have any ability to run a country????? he hasn’t run a thing in his life that requires that kind of know. Don’t pull the wool over your own eyes.
January 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pmI’m as liberal as the rest of you, but this has got to be the WORST headline I’ve ever read, and the vast majority of the commenters have bought it completely.
If you actually WATCH the clip, Romney is pointing out that sitting Senators Clinton and McCain didn’t fare well in the Iowa Caucus, and he claims that that means people want change across ALL of Washington, not just the White House. That’s actually what he’s saying. He’s not implying that people don’t want change in the White House. That’s not at all what he said.
And he may or may not be right about that–people DO want change, but a sitting Senator actually won the Democratic Caucus, so….
When you call people names based on brain-dead misunderstanding of what they’re saying, WHO DO YOU THINK LOOKS LIKE A MORON?? When you swallow a badly written headline without thinking, you’re as bad as the worst O’Reilley or Limbaugh clone out there.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stop making us all look stupid!!!
January 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pmIf you really want change in Washington Vote Ron Paul. Ron Paul is the only canidate that could possibly change anything because he is the only canidate that is really speaking the truth.
January 5th, 2008 at 2:33 pmRomney said, “Americans only want change “in Washington,†but not “in the White House.â€
What a fuc*ing idiot! THE MAIN PROBLEM IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, DUMMY!
January 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pmThis idiot Romney has just PROVEN how cluless and undeserving of the Office of the President of the U.S. he really is! How amazingly stupid of him to say that when even dyed-in-the-wool republicans want bush GONE!
#11(and #20) “after listening to the clip, you’re right”.
You two need to listen to the clip again; Romney clearly says, quote;
“People want change in Washington, not in the whitehouse, in Washington.”
Romney IS saying what the Think Progress blog quotes!
What are you two, Romneyites???
January 5th, 2008 at 3:09 pmI’m a person in America, and I most certainly do want change in the Whitehouse. I consider Romney’s statement as a blatant lie. Oh well, the candidate match websites out there put him and other republicans pretty far down on my list of appropriate candidates, so I won’t be participating in putting him into the whitehouse to maintain Bush/Cheney’s status quo of evil.
January 5th, 2008 at 5:07 pmIt’s pretty clear to me that Gov. Romney is stating that Iowans showed that they want change in Washington, and NOT just in the White House: That no, they don’t want another Clinton or Bush in the White House (28 years is enough, right?), but that they’re also sick of the same old faces in Washington. Huckabee and Obama are both relatively new faces on the national scene, compared to that of Clinton, Dodd, McCain, et al.
Should I watch the clip again or am I missing something?
January 6th, 2008 at 12:10 am