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Romney Bows Out Before CPAC Crowd

Thursday, February 7, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign on

Thursday, effectively sealing the Republican presidential nomination for

John McCain. "I must now stand aside, for our party and our country," Romney

told conservatives.

"If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would

forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that

Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot

let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror," Romney told the

Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

Romney's decision leaves McCain as the top man standing in the GOP race,

with Mike Huckabee and Texas Rep. Ron Paul far behind in the delegate hunt.

It was a remarkable turnaround for McCain, who some seven months ago was

barely viable, out of cash and losing staff. The four-term Arizona senator,

denied his party's nomination in 2000, was poised to succeed George W. Bush

as the GOP standard-bearer.

McCain and Romney spoke by phone after Romney's speech, though no

endorsement was requested nor offered, according to a Republican official

with knowledge of the conversation.

Romney launched his campaign almost a year ago in his native Michigan. The

former Massachusetts governor and venture capitalist invested more than $40

million of his own money into the race, counted on early wins in Iowa and

New Hampshire that never materialized and won just seven states on Super

Tuesday, mostly small caucus states.

McCain took the big prizes of New York and California.

"This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends

and our supporters ... many of you right here in this room ... have given a

great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming president. If this were

only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love

America," Romney said.

There were shouts of astonishment, with some moans and others yelling, "No,

No."

Romney responded, "You guys are great."

McCain prevailed in most of the Super Tuesday states, moving closer to the

numbers needed to officially win the nomination. Overall, McCain led with

707 delegates, to 294 for Romney and 195 for Huckabee. It takes 1,191 to win

the nomination at this summer's convention in St. Paul, Minn.

By suspending his campaign, Romney holds onto his delegates, at least until

the party convention this summer.

Romney claimed he was the true conservative in the race while McCain has

been criticized by some on the right. McCain acknowledged the rocky

relationship.

"I am acutely aware that I cannot succeed in that endeavor, nor can our

party prevail over the challenge we will face from either Senator Clinton or

Senator Obama, without the support of dedicated conservatives," McCain said

in prepared remarks to the same conference.

Romney acknowledged the obstacles to beating McCain.

"As of today, more than 4 million people have given me their vote for

president, that's of course, less than Senator McCain's 4.7 million, but

quite a statement nonetheless. Eleven states have given me their nod,

compared to his 13. Of course, because size does matter, he's doing quite a

bit better with the number of delegates he's got," Romney said.

The Huckabee campaign said the former Arkansas governor would push on.

"We're still in the race and we're still competing for delegates, and today

demonstrates how long and windy to the White House this is," said Chip

Saltsman, Huckabee's campaign manager.

Romney's departure from the race came almost a year after his formal

entrance, when the Michigan native declared his candidacy on Feb. 12, 2007,

at the Henry Ford Museum of Innovation in Dearborn, Mich.

Over the ensuing 12 months, Romney sought the support of conservatives with

a family values campaign, emphasizing his opposition to abortion and gay

marriage, as well as his support for tax cuts and health insurance that

would benefit middle-class families.

"We need to teach our children that before they have babies, they get

married," he told voters at his campaign events.

But he was dogged by charges of flip-flopping, a criticism that undermined

the candidacy of another Massachusetts hopeful - John Kerry in 2004. In

seeking to unseat Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in 1994, Romney said he would be a

better advocate for gay rights than his rival and he favored abortion

rights.

Throughout his campaign, Romney was questioned by voters and the media about

his Mormon faith. Hoping to assuage voters skeptical of electing a Mormon

president, Romney spoke on Dec. 6 in College Station, Texas, explicitly

recalling remarks John F. Kennedy made in 1960 in an effort to quell

anti-Catholic bias. He vowed to serve the interests of the nation, not the

church, if elected president.

Fueled by what would grow to more than $40 million of personal donations,

his campaign hired top-notch staff in the early voting states, and Romney

scored an early win when his organization topped the field at the Iowa Straw

Poll in August.

By that time, the national front-runners, McCain and former New York Mayor

Rudy Giuliani, had virtually ceded the lead-voting state to Romney.

Instead, McCain focused on New Hampshire, second on the calendar, while

Giuliani employed an untested strategy of waiting out the early primary

contests and instead staking his candidacy on a strong showing in the Jan.

29 Florida primary.

Romney's goal was to score back-to-back wins in Iowa and New Hampshire,

clearing the field and creating momentum to roll through Florida - where he

enjoyed the support of top aides to former Gov. Jeb Bush - and seal the

nomination in the Super Tuesday contests.

Instead, Romney was beaten Jan. 3 in Iowa by Huckabee, an ordained Baptist

minister who received an unexpected outpouring of support in the caucuses

from voters identifying themselves as evangelicals.

Five days later, Romney suffered a second consecutive defeat in New

Hampshire, when McCain won the primary in part with the support of

independents attracted to his self-styled maverick campaign.

Romney, who headed the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, tried to

cast each defeat in competitive terms, saying his second-place finishes

amount to "silver medals." He also highlighted the "gold" he won in between

and in the little-watched Wyoming caucuses.

Nonetheless, Romney took a cue from Huckabee's win, as well as Obama's Iowa

upset of Clinton, as a sign voters wanted change in Washington.

On the stump, he retooled his speech to harken to the theme he broached in

Dearborn, that America's future, and that of its government, were dependent

on innovation. His campaign also hung new banners reading, "Washington is

Broken," as well as a to-do list Romney would complete as president.

Romney and McCain went head-to-head in the Jan. 15 Michigan primary, and

Romney won, in part by highlighting his background as a business consultant

and venture capitalist. When McCain acknowledged what seemed to be obvious,

that not all of Detroit's lost auto industry jobs would be recovered, Romney

pounced.

He accused the senator of pessimism, outlining a $20 billion industry

recovery package and telling audiences in economically ailing Michigan, "I

will fight for every single job."

Romney also tweaked his stump speech to criticize McCain for stating that he

was more familiar with foreign affairs and military matters than economic

issues.

Highlighting his 25-year business career, he told audiences, "Senator McCain

says the economy is not his strong suit; well, it is my strong suit."

As the calendar progressed, however, McCain picked up a big-ticket win in

the Jan. 19 South Carolina primary. Romney instead focused on his victory in

the Nevada caucuses the same day.

Ten days later, the two squared off again in the Florida primary, where

McCain scored a major upset after winning endorsements from the state's two

top elected Republicans - Gov. Charlie Crist, a popular figure who had

previously said he planned to remain neutral in the race, and Sen. Mel

Martinez.

The following day, Giuliani dropped out of the race and endorsed McCain. A

day later, popular California Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneger announced his

endorsement of McCain, reflecting a coalescing of Republican support behind

the senator as he approached a Super Tuesday showdown with Romney.

Romney's final pitch was to label McCain a liberal like Clinton and Obama, a

charge tantamount to heresy in the GOP. He was backed by conservative media

voices like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter.

Translation: "F ck, you guys told me if I did that Mormon speech everyone

would forget about the magic underwear."

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>

> Romney Bows Out Before CPAC Crowd

>

> Thursday, February 7, 2008

>

> WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign on

> Thursday, effectively sealing the Republican presidential nomination for

> John McCain. "I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,"

Romney

> told conservatives.

>

> "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would

> forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that

> Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply

cannot

> let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror," Romney told

the

> Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

>

> Romney's decision leaves McCain as the top man standing in the GOP race,

> with Mike Huckabee and Texas Rep. Ron Paul far behind in the delegate

hunt.

> It was a remarkable turnaround for McCain, who some seven months ago was

> barely viable, out of cash and losing staff. The four-term Arizona

senator,

> denied his party's nomination in 2000, was poised to succeed George W.

Bush

> as the GOP standard-bearer.

>

> McCain and Romney spoke by phone after Romney's speech, though no

> endorsement was requested nor offered, according to a Republican official

> with knowledge of the conversation.

>

> Romney launched his campaign almost a year ago in his native Michigan. The

> former Massachusetts governor and venture capitalist invested more than

$40

> million of his own money into the race, counted on early wins in Iowa and

> New Hampshire that never materialized and won just seven states on Super

> Tuesday, mostly small caucus states.

>

> McCain took the big prizes of New York and California.

>

> "This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my

friends

> and our supporters ... many of you right here in this room ... have given

a

> great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming president. If this

were

> only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love

> America," Romney said.

>

> There were shouts of astonishment, with some moans and others yelling,

"No,

> No."

>

> Romney responded, "You guys are great."

>

> McCain prevailed in most of the Super Tuesday states, moving closer to the

> numbers needed to officially win the nomination. Overall, McCain led with

> 707 delegates, to 294 for Romney and 195 for Huckabee. It takes 1,191 to

win

> the nomination at this summer's convention in St. Paul, Minn.

>

> By suspending his campaign, Romney holds onto his delegates, at least

until

> the party convention this summer.

>

> Romney claimed he was the true conservative in the race while McCain has

> been criticized by some on the right. McCain acknowledged the rocky

> relationship.

>

> "I am acutely aware that I cannot succeed in that endeavor, nor can our

> party prevail over the challenge we will face from either Senator Clinton

or

> Senator Obama, without the support of dedicated conservatives," McCain

said

> in prepared remarks to the same conference.

>

> Romney acknowledged the obstacles to beating McCain.

>

> "As of today, more than 4 million people have given me their vote for

> president, that's of course, less than Senator McCain's 4.7 million, but

> quite a statement nonetheless. Eleven states have given me their nod,

> compared to his 13. Of course, because size does matter, he's doing quite

a

> bit better with the number of delegates he's got," Romney said.

>

> The Huckabee campaign said the former Arkansas governor would push on.

>

> "We're still in the race and we're still competing for delegates, and

today

> demonstrates how long and windy to the White House this is," said Chip

> Saltsman, Huckabee's campaign manager.

>

> Romney's departure from the race came almost a year after his formal

> entrance, when the Michigan native declared his candidacy on Feb. 12,

2007,

> at the Henry Ford Museum of Innovation in Dearborn, Mich.

>

> Over the ensuing 12 months, Romney sought the support of conservatives

with

> a family values campaign, emphasizing his opposition to abortion and gay

> marriage, as well as his support for tax cuts and health insurance that

> would benefit middle-class families.

>

> "We need to teach our children that before they have babies, they get

> married," he told voters at his campaign events.

>

> But he was dogged by charges of flip-flopping, a criticism that undermined

> the candidacy of another Massachusetts hopeful - John Kerry in 2004. In

> seeking to unseat Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in 1994, Romney said he would be

a

> better advocate for gay rights than his rival and he favored abortion

> rights.

>

> Throughout his campaign, Romney was questioned by voters and the media

about

> his Mormon faith. Hoping to assuage voters skeptical of electing a Mormon

> president, Romney spoke on Dec. 6 in College Station, Texas, explicitly

> recalling remarks John F. Kennedy made in 1960 in an effort to quell

> anti-Catholic bias. He vowed to serve the interests of the nation, not the

> church, if elected president.

>

> Fueled by what would grow to more than $40 million of personal donations,

> his campaign hired top-notch staff in the early voting states, and Romney

> scored an early win when his organization topped the field at the Iowa

Straw

> Poll in August.

>

> By that time, the national front-runners, McCain and former New York Mayor

> Rudy Giuliani, had virtually ceded the lead-voting state to Romney.

>

> Instead, McCain focused on New Hampshire, second on the calendar, while

> Giuliani employed an untested strategy of waiting out the early primary

> contests and instead staking his candidacy on a strong showing in the Jan.

> 29 Florida primary.

>

> Romney's goal was to score back-to-back wins in Iowa and New Hampshire,

> clearing the field and creating momentum to roll through Florida - where

he

> enjoyed the support of top aides to former Gov. Jeb Bush - and seal the

> nomination in the Super Tuesday contests.

>

> Instead, Romney was beaten Jan. 3 in Iowa by Huckabee, an ordained Baptist

> minister who received an unexpected outpouring of support in the caucuses

> from voters identifying themselves as evangelicals.

>

> Five days later, Romney suffered a second consecutive defeat in New

> Hampshire, when McCain won the primary in part with the support of

> independents attracted to his self-styled maverick campaign.

>

> Romney, who headed the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, tried

to

> cast each defeat in competitive terms, saying his second-place finishes

> amount to "silver medals." He also highlighted the "gold" he won in

between

> and in the little-watched Wyoming caucuses.

>

> Nonetheless, Romney took a cue from Huckabee's win, as well as Obama's

Iowa

> upset of Clinton, as a sign voters wanted change in Washington.

>

> On the stump, he retooled his speech to harken to the theme he broached in

> Dearborn, that America's future, and that of its government, were

dependent

> on innovation. His campaign also hung new banners reading, "Washington is

> Broken," as well as a to-do list Romney would complete as president.

>

> Romney and McCain went head-to-head in the Jan. 15 Michigan primary, and

> Romney won, in part by highlighting his background as a business

consultant

> and venture capitalist. When McCain acknowledged what seemed to be

obvious,

> that not all of Detroit's lost auto industry jobs would be recovered,

Romney

> pounced.

>

> He accused the senator of pessimism, outlining a $20 billion industry

> recovery package and telling audiences in economically ailing Michigan, "I

> will fight for every single job."

>

> Romney also tweaked his stump speech to criticize McCain for stating that

he

> was more familiar with foreign affairs and military matters than economic

> issues.

>

> Highlighting his 25-year business career, he told audiences, "Senator

McCain

> says the economy is not his strong suit; well, it is my strong suit."

>

> As the calendar progressed, however, McCain picked up a big-ticket win in

> the Jan. 19 South Carolina primary. Romney instead focused on his victory

in

> the Nevada caucuses the same day.

>

> Ten days later, the two squared off again in the Florida primary, where

> McCain scored a major upset after winning endorsements from the state's

two

> top elected Republicans - Gov. Charlie Crist, a popular figure who had

> previously said he planned to remain neutral in the race, and Sen. Mel

> Martinez.

>

> The following day, Giuliani dropped out of the race and endorsed McCain. A

> day later, popular California Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneger announced his

> endorsement of McCain, reflecting a coalescing of Republican support

behind

> the senator as he approached a Super Tuesday showdown with Romney.

>

> Romney's final pitch was to label McCain a liberal like Clinton and Obama,

a

> charge tantamount to heresy in the GOP. He was backed by conservative

media

> voices like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter.

>

He gave one of the finest speeches on America that I have ever heard. He could

afford to stay in, he chose to step aside for his party and his country.

The crowd was wild about Mitt. Not so for John, except for several hundred of his

supporters who were salted throughout the hall.

Senators and the like are holding their noses and standing beside McCain. It's my

belief that Romney worried them that it would no longer be government as usual if he

won, which would be a good thing. Many of the ills in this country are brought on

by the very people we elect to keep it on the straight and narrow. Some, not all,

cater to those that would destroy it by increments, such as burdening all Americans

with the welfare, medical, education and general well-being costs for millions of

illegal Hispanics and their families for one thing and National health care as an

entitlement for another.

Romney favored what the majority of voters in his party say they're looking for. They

didn't hear him. Until the voters quit being influenced by the media and other

outsiders, this country and our government will continue to reflect business as usual

to the detriment of us all.....AAC

On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:47:44 -0500, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@America.com> wrote:

>http://www.newsmax.com/politics/Romney_Bows_Out_Before_CP/2008/02/07/70940.html

>

>Romney Bows Out Before CPAC Crowd

>

>Thursday, February 7, 2008

>

>WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign on

>Thursday, effectively sealing the Republican presidential nomination for

>John McCain. "I must now stand aside, for our party and our country," Romney

>told conservatives.

>

>"If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would

>forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that

>Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot

>let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror," Romney told the

>Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

>

>Romney's decision leaves McCain as the top man standing in the GOP race,

>with Mike Huckabee and Texas Rep. Ron Paul far behind in the delegate hunt.

>It was a remarkable turnaround for McCain, who some seven months ago was

>barely viable, out of cash and losing staff. The four-term Arizona senator,

>denied his party's nomination in 2000, was poised to succeed George W. Bush

>as the GOP standard-bearer.

>

>McCain and Romney spoke by phone after Romney's speech, though no

>endorsement was requested nor offered, according to a Republican official

>with knowledge of the conversation.

>

>Romney launched his campaign almost a year ago in his native Michigan. The

>former Massachusetts governor and venture capitalist invested more than $40

>million of his own money into the race, counted on early wins in Iowa and

>New Hampshire that never materialized and won just seven states on Super

>Tuesday, mostly small caucus states.

>

>McCain took the big prizes of New York and California.

>

>"This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends

>and our supporters ... many of you right here in this room ... have given a

>great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming president. If this were

>only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love

>America," Romney said.

>

>There were shouts of astonishment, with some moans and others yelling, "No,

>No."

>

>Romney responded, "You guys are great."

>

>McCain prevailed in most of the Super Tuesday states, moving closer to the

>numbers needed to officially win the nomination. Overall, McCain led with

>707 delegates, to 294 for Romney and 195 for Huckabee. It takes 1,191 to win

>the nomination at this summer's convention in St. Paul, Minn.

>

>By suspending his campaign, Romney holds onto his delegates, at least until

>the party convention this summer.

>

>Romney claimed he was the true conservative in the race while McCain has

>been criticized by some on the right. McCain acknowledged the rocky

>relationship.

>

>"I am acutely aware that I cannot succeed in that endeavor, nor can our

>party prevail over the challenge we will face from either Senator Clinton or

>Senator Obama, without the support of dedicated conservatives," McCain said

>in prepared remarks to the same conference.

>

>Romney acknowledged the obstacles to beating McCain.

>

>"As of today, more than 4 million people have given me their vote for

>president, that's of course, less than Senator McCain's 4.7 million, but

>quite a statement nonetheless. Eleven states have given me their nod,

>compared to his 13. Of course, because size does matter, he's doing quite a

>bit better with the number of delegates he's got," Romney said.

>

>The Huckabee campaign said the former Arkansas governor would push on.

>

>"We're still in the race and we're still competing for delegates, and today

>demonstrates how long and windy to the White House this is," said Chip

>Saltsman, Huckabee's campaign manager.

>

>Romney's departure from the race came almost a year after his formal

>entrance, when the Michigan native declared his candidacy on Feb. 12, 2007,

>at the Henry Ford Museum of Innovation in Dearborn, Mich.

>

>Over the ensuing 12 months, Romney sought the support of conservatives with

>a family values campaign, emphasizing his opposition to abortion and gay

>marriage, as well as his support for tax cuts and health insurance that

>would benefit middle-class families.

>

>"We need to teach our children that before they have babies, they get

>married," he told voters at his campaign events.

>

>But he was dogged by charges of flip-flopping, a criticism that undermined

>the candidacy of another Massachusetts hopeful - John Kerry in 2004. In

>seeking to unseat Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in 1994, Romney said he would be a

>better advocate for gay rights than his rival and he favored abortion

>rights.

>

>Throughout his campaign, Romney was questioned by voters and the media about

>his Mormon faith. Hoping to assuage voters skeptical of electing a Mormon

>president, Romney spoke on Dec. 6 in College Station, Texas, explicitly

>recalling remarks John F. Kennedy made in 1960 in an effort to quell

>anti-Catholic bias. He vowed to serve the interests of the nation, not the

>church, if elected president.

>

>Fueled by what would grow to more than $40 million of personal donations,

>his campaign hired top-notch staff in the early voting states, and Romney

>scored an early win when his organization topped the field at the Iowa Straw

>Poll in August.

>

>By that time, the national front-runners, McCain and former New York Mayor

>Rudy Giuliani, had virtually ceded the lead-voting state to Romney.

>

>Instead, McCain focused on New Hampshire, second on the calendar, while

>Giuliani employed an untested strategy of waiting out the early primary

>contests and instead staking his candidacy on a strong showing in the Jan.

>29 Florida primary.

>

>Romney's goal was to score back-to-back wins in Iowa and New Hampshire,

>clearing the field and creating momentum to roll through Florida - where he

>enjoyed the support of top aides to former Gov. Jeb Bush - and seal the

>nomination in the Super Tuesday contests.

>

>Instead, Romney was beaten Jan. 3 in Iowa by Huckabee, an ordained Baptist

>minister who received an unexpected outpouring of support in the caucuses

>from voters identifying themselves as evangelicals.

>

>Five days later, Romney suffered a second consecutive defeat in New

>Hampshire, when McCain won the primary in part with the support of

>independents attracted to his self-styled maverick campaign.

>

>Romney, who headed the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, tried to

>cast each defeat in competitive terms, saying his second-place finishes

>amount to "silver medals." He also highlighted the "gold" he won in between

>and in the little-watched Wyoming caucuses.

>

>Nonetheless, Romney took a cue from Huckabee's win, as well as Obama's Iowa

>upset of Clinton, as a sign voters wanted change in Washington.

>

>On the stump, he retooled his speech to harken to the theme he broached in

>Dearborn, that America's future, and that of its government, were dependent

>on innovation. His campaign also hung new banners reading, "Washington is

>Broken," as well as a to-do list Romney would complete as president.

>

>Romney and McCain went head-to-head in the Jan. 15 Michigan primary, and

>Romney won, in part by highlighting his background as a business consultant

>and venture capitalist. When McCain acknowledged what seemed to be obvious,

>that not all of Detroit's lost auto industry jobs would be recovered, Romney

>pounced.

>

>He accused the senator of pessimism, outlining a $20 billion industry

>recovery package and telling audiences in economically ailing Michigan, "I

>will fight for every single job."

>

>Romney also tweaked his stump speech to criticize McCain for stating that he

>was more familiar with foreign affairs and military matters than economic

>issues.

>

>Highlighting his 25-year business career, he told audiences, "Senator McCain

>says the economy is not his strong suit; well, it is my strong suit."

>

>As the calendar progressed, however, McCain picked up a big-ticket win in

>the Jan. 19 South Carolina primary. Romney instead focused on his victory in

>the Nevada caucuses the same day.

>

>Ten days later, the two squared off again in the Florida primary, where

>McCain scored a major upset after winning endorsements from the state's two

>top elected Republicans - Gov. Charlie Crist, a popular figure who had

>previously said he planned to remain neutral in the race, and Sen. Mel

>Martinez.

>

>The following day, Giuliani dropped out of the race and endorsed McCain. A

>day later, popular California Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneger announced his

>endorsement of McCain, reflecting a coalescing of Republican support behind

>the senator as he approached a Super Tuesday showdown with Romney.

>

>Romney's final pitch was to label McCain a liberal like Clinton and Obama, a

>charge tantamount to heresy in the GOP. He was backed by conservative media

>voices like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter.

On Feb 8, 8:13 pm, AnAmericanCitizen <NoAmne...@earthlink.net> wrote:

> He gave one of the finest speeches on America that I have ever heard.

Yes, and just prior when he said he would continue. Talk about

oratory---PLUS---something to say! Geez! He'd blew any one current out

of the water.

Actually, though, only excerpts of each.

Never had the MSM showed any of his speaking prior: debating yes,

minimal sound bites, yes.

I rate the MSM right up there with the RNC and DNC as the most anti-

American and un-democratic institutions that has yet been inflicted

onto our nation.

Worse than even the secessionists.

"AnAmericanCitizen" <NoAmnesty@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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> He gave one of the finest speeches on America that I have ever heard. He

> could

> afford to stay in, he chose to step aside for his party and his country.

> The crowd was wild about Mitt. Not so for John, except for several

> hundred of his

> supporters who were salted throughout the hall.

And, when it was over, Mitt won the Straw Poll.

> Senators and the like are holding their noses and standing beside McCain.

Yep, they have to. (I don't.)

> It's my

> belief that Romney worried them that it would no longer be government as

> usual if he

> won, which would be a good thing.

He is a total outsider AND he is used to TELLING people what to do. He

would be telling people with decades of Washingon experience that their

decades of Washington experience was worth just about zip.

> Romney favored what the majority of voters in his party say they're

> looking for. They

> didn't hear him. Until the voters quit being influenced by the media and

> other

> outsiders, this country and our government will continue to reflect

> business as usual

> to the detriment of us all.....AAC

Here are some hints:

21% of the primary voters in Louisanna voted for somebody NOT running....

37.5% of the primary voters in Washington voted for somebody NOT running....

More people vote for somebody NOT running in Washington (37.5%) than voted

FOR Hitlary in Nebraska (32.3%)

Yesterday's Perspetive:

37.5% Buckwheat

25.0% Hitlary

13.3% Hack

12.0% McAmnesty

Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel IS the oncoming train!

"Don Gabacho" <jpastore@nettaxi.com> wrote in message

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> On Feb 8, 8:13 pm, AnAmericanCitizen <NoAmne...@earthlink.net> wrote:

>> He gave one of the finest speeches on America that I have ever heard.

> Yes, and just prior when he said he would continue. Talk about

> oratory---PLUS---something to say! Geez! He'd blew any one current out

> of the water.

> Actually, though, only excerpts of each.

> Never had the MSM showed any of his speaking prior: debating yes,

> minimal sound bites, yes.

> I rate the MSM right up there with the RNC and DNC as the most anti-

> American and un-democratic institutions that has yet been inflicted

> onto our nation.

> Worse than even the secessionists.

The MSM absolutelty despised Mitt.

Mitt was so 'clean' it exposed THEIR own filth.

The MSM had to ignore him. He doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't fool

around, wildly successful businessman, very successful running the Olympics,

successful running a large state.

He SCARED THE SHIT out of the corrupt and vile MSM.

He SCARED THE SHIT out of the corrupt and vile Fake Republicans.

He SCARED THE SHIT out of the corrupt and vile Socialists.

Is it any surprise that the MSM teamed up with the (fake) Republicans to

destroy him?