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Romney and Olympics?
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Posted on 10/30/2012 5:37:52 AM PDT by Portcall24

We had a house guest over the weekend from Oregon who used to live in Southern California. She was talking about Romney and how he saved the Olympics while she lived there. She recalled how the entire event was doomed to failure until he assumed control and how he and his staff reached out to volunteers, mobilized them into a coherent plan of actions and executed to save the Olympics. She was a nurse and she explained how they had planning meetings, took vital information and vetted everyone prior to the beginning. Why haven't we seen one story about this in the media?


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1 posted on 10/30/2012 5:37:53 AM PDT by Portcall24
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To: Portcall24

Probably because Romney saved the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, not the summer games in LA.


2 posted on 10/30/2012 5:40:36 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (In a previous life I was ...)
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To: Portcall24

Romney + success = nocoverage


3 posted on 10/30/2012 5:40:42 AM PDT by CPOSharky (zero slogan: Expect less, pay more. (apologies to Target))
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To: Portcall24

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/25/nation/la-na-romney-olympics-20120825


4 posted on 10/30/2012 5:40:48 AM PDT by TankerKC (If Mitt Romney is elected, everyone in the US will die!)
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To: Portcall24
Because it shows the evil Mitt as a leader with a track record of accomplishment.

The Kenyan must go.

5 posted on 10/30/2012 5:41:29 AM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: Portcall24

The Olympics Romney saved were held in Salt Lake City, Utah.


6 posted on 10/30/2012 5:41:37 AM PDT by LittleSpotBlog
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To: LittleSpotBlog

She said they ran ads in the Southern California newspapers asking for volunteers in the medical, security and other groups. She went and helped out.


7 posted on 10/30/2012 5:49:16 AM PDT by Portcall24
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To: Portcall24

“...in Southern California. She was talking about Romney and how he saved the Olympics while she lived there.”

I’m a bit confused.

Romney was hired as President and CEO for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

The 1984 Olympics were held in Los Angeles, led by Peter Ueberroth.


8 posted on 10/30/2012 5:49:25 AM PDT by waus (FUBO UFCMF, Just in case I stuttered, FUBO)
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To: Portcall24
Yeah, why hasn't Romney touted his Olympic success? It would seem to be an excellent contrast to Obama’s failures.
9 posted on 10/30/2012 5:54:06 AM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Portcall24
WATCH: The full “The Real Mitt Romney” special from “Glenn Beck”
10 posted on 10/30/2012 5:58:15 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: Portcall24

Why haven’t we seen one story about this in the media?

Because the media is shilling for Obama, not Romney. It shows Romney is a capable leader, and up to the task.

Obama is not.


11 posted on 10/30/2012 6:00:46 AM PDT by chainsaw ("Two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.")
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To: Portcall24

One successful white businessman, another successful white businessman; what’s the difference?


12 posted on 10/30/2012 6:20:53 AM PDT by Darteaus94025
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To: Portcall24

Another example of why Leno’s “Jay-Walking” segment has become a staple of the program. There must an ignorance vortex somewhere in southern CA, luring the clueless like Scylla and Charybdis. Not just mythology, it seems...


13 posted on 10/30/2012 7:33:07 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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