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Romney gets in heated exchange with hecklers at Iowa State Fair
The Hill ^ | 8/11/11 | Michael O'Brien

Posted on 08/11/2011 11:11:58 AM PDT by Nachum

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To: tallyhoe

Romney is capable of anything and such a stunt would be fairly typical of the crap he pulled.


41 posted on 08/11/2011 11:44:24 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Nachum

Wasn’t Ozero’s campaign goon say they were going to “kill Romney” before the election. These asses were plants to make Romney look bad...unfortunately Romney come out looking pretty good, and feisty! NOW, my question is will OZERO have the same confrontations/attacks as the reps on the camp trail?


42 posted on 08/11/2011 11:45:05 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Lou L

“Corporations are people” plays into the hands of the left, who want to tax corporations (after all, every “person” should pay their fair share of taxes, right?)

What we should be arguing is that corporations don’t pay taxes. Any taxes on corporations are passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices. When the govt raises the tax on say the Colonial Bakery Co. what it is really doing is raising the tax of ever person that buys a loaf of Colonial bread in the grocery story.

Corporations don’t pay taxes—the customers of corporations pay taxes. That is the correct response.


43 posted on 08/11/2011 11:45:45 AM PDT by Brookhaven (Herman Cain knows computers, math, missiles, banking, burgers, pizza, gospel music, & Coca-Cola)
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To: Jewbacca
"It probably wasn’t a heckler.
It was just an echo — Romney had changed his position by the time the sound made it back to him."

So true!!

44 posted on 08/11/2011 11:47:01 AM PDT by PALIN SMITH (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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To: Nachum

First of all folks, forget about how you may personally feel about Romney. That isn’t the issue here. Two days ago it was reported in no less than three websites (Newsmax, Drudge, and Politico) that the BHO campaign strategy can be boiled down to just two words: Destroy Romney.

Which now brings me to my second point. Anyone who has been active in political campaigns knows full well that once Democrat operatives know where a GOP candidate is going to be (especially the perceived front-runner) they send hecklers disguised as ordinary citizens to harrass him.

The people at the Iowa State Fair who ganged up on Romney and shouted him down were no ordinary innocent citizens. They were Democrat Party goons and hacks.


45 posted on 08/11/2011 11:54:55 AM PDT by Gen. Burkhalter
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To: onyx

Thanks. I was proud of that one.


46 posted on 08/11/2011 11:55:07 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Nachum
Not sure who all they were. But the group mentioned here is a obnoxious, ACORN type group who I have strong dislike of.

“Several members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, which is known for confrontational politics, lingered in the crowd after Romney was finished speaking.”

http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/08/11/romney-to-hecklers-vote-for-someone-else-if-you-want-taxes-raised/

47 posted on 08/11/2011 11:59:00 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I love how the FR spellchecker doesn't recognize the word "Obama")
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To: Nachum

Lesson Learned: You can’t placate Democrats by being moderate.


48 posted on 08/11/2011 11:59:26 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Nachum

Did anyone see him “weasel” out of answering the man’s question?

HE NEVER DID!

All that he said was that he was not going to raise taxes...not the answer anyone was looking for.

Romney is slicker than greased owl poop and is trained to lie, contort a question and NEVER, NEVER, NEVER give a direct answer to ANY question. He’s your typical “lifer” politician. He’s definitely NOT what we need.


49 posted on 08/11/2011 12:02:33 PM PDT by DH
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To: DH

Newsflash: Politicians lie and paper over.

Just thought I’d report that. You see, it tends to avoid future disappointments.


50 posted on 08/11/2011 12:04:11 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Jim Scott
“Corporations are people, my friend

Good grief, Mittster is using the same vocabulary as "King of the Rinos" - Juan McInsane.

51 posted on 08/11/2011 12:05:14 PM PDT by newfreep (I am a "terrorist" and I am Sarah Palin!)
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To: MNJohnnie
liberal think tank

Now there is an oxymoron of epic proportions

Fixed (no longer an oxymoron): liberal group think tank

52 posted on 08/11/2011 12:16:45 PM PDT by Azzurri
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To: prov1813man; Brookhaven

You two said it much better, I agree. Taxes would be passed onto consumers. An increase in any tax is a tax against us all.


53 posted on 08/11/2011 12:37:28 PM PDT by Lou L (The Senate without a fillibuster is just a 100-member version of the House.)
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To: Gen. Burkhalter
...once Democrat operatives know where a GOP candidate is going to be (especially the perceived front-runner) they send hecklers disguised as ordinary citizens to harrass him.

The people at the Iowa State Fair who ganged up on Romney and shouted him down were no ordinary innocent citizens. They were Democrat Party goons and hacks.

Thank you for that


54 posted on 08/11/2011 2:36:58 PM PDT by Talisker (History will show the Illuminati won the ultimate Darwin Award.)
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To: Nachum
Romney Heckler a Professional Leftist Community Organizer
 
08/11/2011 2:10:44 PM PDT · by bugseye · 27 replies
John Locke Foundation: Triangle ^ | Aug 11th, 2011 | Jon Ham
Mitt Romney was heckled by a group of leftists today at the Iowa State Fair. Much of the media is playing the incident as if some random crowd of Iowans got angry at Romney’s responses to their questions. But they were anything but a random group of fairgoers. Give CBS News credit for at least identifying the main culprit as a “liberal”: The questioner, who identified himself afterward as Joe Fagan of Des Moines, was one of a group of liberals who positioned themselves in front of the stage and interrupted Romney as he tried to answer questions. Fagan is...
 

55 posted on 08/11/2011 3:14:41 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: arderkrag
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The entire "news story" was arrangeed (i.e.setup) by Willard ... to make him appear to have a Ronald Reagan moment ("Hey, I paid for this microphone) ...


Romney gets free press ... pretends to be a "conservative warrior" ...


Dick Cheny must be laughing his @ss off tonight !!!!!!!



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56 posted on 08/11/2011 4:27:02 PM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: McGruff; All

““liberal think tank” Isn’t that an oxymoron?”

With all liberals, their thinking is totally in the tank - for bigger government, higher taxes, and BHO. So maybe that’s one way to define the term :-)


57 posted on 08/11/2011 4:34:16 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

>>>The entire “news story” was arrangeed (i.e.setup) by Willard

NOT. See post #55.


58 posted on 08/11/2011 4:51:09 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: Keith in Iowa
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still ... I respectfully disagree ...


see how Zero and the Whitehouse staff have labeled Willard as "Target Number One" ... in a VERY public way ?


it's a total setup ...


the "old money" (the Buffett-Soros goons who got Zero elected) will always work to keep "their man" in the race ...


they OWN Zero ... they own Willard ... they own McCain ... they own General Electric ... they own NPR-PBS and Cookie Roberts ... they own (fill in the blank) ...


it's all a vast charade ...


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59 posted on 08/11/2011 4:59:37 PM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: Patton@Bastogne

Got tinfoil???

I may have to by some stock in Reynolds Metals...


60 posted on 08/11/2011 5:01:44 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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