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Romney will take tougher approach to Santorum, adviser says (Drudge-Rhoades, GOP-e prepping smears?)
CNN ^ | 2/8/12 | Rachel Streitfeld

Posted on 02/08/2012 9:51:40 AM PST by jimbo123

As Rick Santorum counted up his victories Tuesday night, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney signaled the campaign would take a tougher approach toward his resurgent rival and portray him as a Washington insider.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bloodythursday; drudge; drudge4romney; drudgerhoades; gope; mattrhoades; rinos4romney; romney; santorum
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To: bereanway
BINGO....You win the t-shirt prize. Please contact the RNC address below and give them your two cents.

After NV
Delegate tally approximately
Romney 51 Newt 45
when FL vote divided per RNC rules!

Pass the word!


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21 posted on 02/08/2012 10:08:23 AM PST by hoosiermama (Stand with God and Sarah, the Gipper and Newt will be standing next to you.)
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To: jimbo123

This line of attack won’t work. We’ve seen all the Washington D.C. insiders and establishment money rallying to Romney not Santorum.


22 posted on 02/08/2012 10:10:58 AM PST by KansasGirl
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To: ZULU

The slime machine he also used on Perry,


23 posted on 02/08/2012 10:11:33 AM PST by ZULU (LIBERATE HAGIA SOPHIA!!!!!)
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To: jimbo123

Post S. Carolina and pre-Florida, Romney and Gingrich drew the battleships of their respective campaigns broadside and proceeded to launch verbal attack after verbal attack upon one another. It got so ugly that both ships were listing in regard to how voters felt about the two candidates by the end of that states’ primary.

Along comes Rick Santorum on a dinghy, and blows them both completely out of the water with the twin torpedoes of truth and perseverence. For good measure he strafed them with the .50 cal of solid (not great) conservative principles with the courage to stand up for conservatism.

Both of the once fearsome battleships are wounded, not sunk. They will be back in the fight. But only the S.S. Romney has the captain at the helm that will drop a nuke on that little row-boat that could.

I’ve always liked the little guys in life. The ones that no one gave a chance to. The ones the bullies picked on because they could.

Once in high school wood shop, one of these little guys was being physically picked on and humiliated by a couple of large jock types. That day I proved to myself that I won’t fight for the little guys, but I WILL hand them a two-by-four, stand back and enjoy the carnage.

Swing low Rick, swing low.


24 posted on 02/08/2012 10:12:24 AM PST by Grunthor (Mitt Romney and anyone supporting him can go fornicate themselves with a cactus)
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To: hoosiermama
Hey!

I've been virulently anti-Romney from the get-go. See my post number 7.

So how come I never win a t-shirt???!!!

:^(

Lol!

25 posted on 02/08/2012 10:14:11 AM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Flycatcher
I'd sooner spit in Romney's face than vote for him for dog catcher. FUMR!

I disagree. I would love to see Mitt making the rounds in the white suit. It might keep him out of trouble. On the other hand, he didn't even know how to humanely transport his own dog, so that makes him unqualified.
26 posted on 02/08/2012 10:16:04 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (May Mitt Romney be the Paul Tsongas of 2012.)
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To: jimbo123

When our circular firing squad has finished it’s work, and the latest iteration of flavor of the month is safely under the bus, the writing on the wall will be a bumper sticker that says Ron Paul. Read it and weep.


27 posted on 02/08/2012 10:16:49 AM PST by matthew fuller (Obama has definitely earned a second term- 99 years in Leavenworth USP.)
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To: LucianOfSamasota

It comes down to one word. When I tell my linguine spined Romneybot “friends” that I refuse to vote for their guy and they ask what he could possibly be lacking that I have missed, I simply say “Honor”. I would use the word “Integrity” too but most of ‘em don’t know what it means.

Stunned silence. It works well. Try it.

Let the Romney pitbulls loose. They still don’t have a clue why they are tanking.


28 posted on 02/08/2012 10:18:27 AM PST by Mountain Mary (Reputation is what others know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.)
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To: bereanway

This is what happens when you allow a Democrat to run in the Republican primary. He does as much damage as possible to the real Republican candidates. It is a win-win for Romney. He’d rather have Obama win re-election than see him lose to any of the conservative Republican candidates. Same goes for Paul.


29 posted on 02/08/2012 10:18:27 AM PST by KansasGirl
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To: struggle

Seven reasons for Rick Santorum


  1. Who has won the most states without the benefit of their own money, last election's organization or a billionaire casino sugar daddy?
  2. Who is everybody's second choice when he isn't their first?
  3. Who can get both the Romney people and the Gingrich people, who hate each other, to vote for him?
  4. Who has the best record on immigration?
  5. Who has the best plan for repealing ObamaCare? And is the only GOP candidate who didn't help write or approve legislation which helped spawn this fiasco?
  6. Who has the best plan for expanding the American economy and strengthening American families?
  7. Who is the closest thing we have to the "generic Republican" which polls show consistently beating Obama and is most likely to make the election about Obama's sorry record that about himself?

30 posted on 02/08/2012 10:18:45 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: jimbo123

Romney better tread VERY CAREFULLY. If he tries to DESTROY Rick like he did Newt, all hell will be unleashed on Romney.


31 posted on 02/08/2012 10:19:58 AM PST by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Dr. Sivana
he didn't even know how to humanely transport his own dog, so that makes him unqualified.

I forgot about that. You're right.

So I can't even vote for him for dog catcher.

Is there anything this immoral cretin masquerading as a conservative is qualified for?

32 posted on 02/08/2012 10:20:35 AM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: matthew fuller

I support Ron Paul.

In Virginia anyway.


33 posted on 02/08/2012 10:23:16 AM PST by Grunthor (Mitt Romney and anyone supporting him can go fornicate themselves with a cactus)
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To: Sybeck1
He acts like the School Bully. Well, Mitt you are about to find out what it's like, we are going to bloody your nose and send you crying home to mamma.

No one is listening to you anymore MITT, you have wasted your $$$$$ on negatives and it's not working, is it? Thing is YOU CAN'T CHANGE now, you can't play nice now. It's over for you, and your such BORE.

YOUR FINISHED, guess you will be the last to know, just about the time your helpers and the Media suck the last $$$ from you. But hey? You being a GOD and all that crap, put your face in your hat and see what magic trick you have left?

BTW: you need to change your underwear.

34 posted on 02/08/2012 10:28:47 AM PST by annieokie
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To: Grunthor

The chances for a brokered convention are growing, and that is very favorable to Paul....He shines at caucus type proceedings.


35 posted on 02/08/2012 10:32:20 AM PST by matthew fuller (Obama has definitely earned a second term- 99 years in Leavenworth USP.)
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To: LucianOfSamasota; BlueMoose
"Doesn’t Mormonism have something like “Do not bear false witness against your neighbor”? Or are they like Islam that encourages you to stick it to anyone who’s not of the elect?"

No, the God(s) who appeared to FLDS/LDS "Prophet" Joseph Smith told him that Christianity was an "abomination."

FLDS/LDS "prophet" Brigham Young and others taught that Islam is superior to Christianity.

Bluemoose is a member of the cult. I'll give him an opportunity to refute these claims here in front of everyone before I post the referenced quotes from thier own scriptures and books.

36 posted on 02/08/2012 10:35:47 AM PST by SENTINEL (Romney is to Conservatism what Mormonism is to Christianity.)
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To: jimbo123

Contrary to popular belief and contrary to my initial conclusion, I don’t believe that Romney will turn up the heat of Santorum.... he won’t need to.

Regardless of yesterdays events, I doubt that Romney sees Santorum as much of a threat.

However, Trump might very well throw a few darts and of course Fox-GOP-e news will do Romney’s dirty work.

It seems to me that in the long run, it’s better for Romney if he continues to hammer against Newt.


37 posted on 02/08/2012 10:36:31 AM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~..... GO NEWT GO--itÂ’s about the survival of our country!!)
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To: Grunthor
Can the Paul-bots be dealt with? Can we trust them to keep promises if deals are made with them?
38 posted on 02/08/2012 10:40:44 AM PST by Kansas58
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To: annieokie

We need a graphic from “Christmas Story”


39 posted on 02/08/2012 10:42:24 AM PST by Kansas58
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To: Sybeck1

Get ready for the slime! That’s all Romney can do slime & smear just like the Bush family.


40 posted on 02/08/2012 10:42:47 AM PST by HectorOne
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