Romney getting band back together

Politico ^ | February 15, 2010 | Ben Smith and Mike Allen

[C19fan]

One of the first big moves of 2012 -- “Mitt Romney Names Matt Rhoades PAC Executive Director: BOSTON -- Mitt Romney's Free and Strong America PAC announced today that Matt Rhoades, who has held senior positions on major presidential campaigns and at the Republican National Committee, will serve as the PAC's executive director. … ....................................................

Rhoades, who's moving to Boston, is a well-regarded guy whose return to Romney pretty much confirms what will surprise nobody: That he's running in 2012. He's also, incidentally, been valued for his relationship with a key player in any GOP primary, Matt Drudge.

[Grunthor]

“2012 — Mitt Romney”

If he gets the nomination he gets my vote but I will do everything I can to ensure that it does not come to that.

[Grunthor]

“Even though she is a truther that thinks that we, ourselves, murdered all those people at the Pentagon and in New York city?”

I am no Medina supporter (she has Paul stink on her) but what you just said there shows you to be either uninformed or a damned liar.

[ansel12]

Doesn’t a truther think that we did it to ourselves?

How does she think that all the policeman knew about it? That is why she claims that none of them died isn’t it?

[Grunthor]

“Car insurance is mandated. It is still private.”

Really? What is the penalty for not having it and who enforces that?

Thank You.

[Grunthor]

“Doesn’t a truther think that we did it to ourselves?”

Is that what she said? Before you answer, keep in mind that I am asking you for an answer that I do not already know.

[lady lawyer]

You can get a citation for it. So, it is enforced by government, but handled by private insurers.

[Grunthor]

“That is why she claims that none of them died isn’t it?”

I assumed the reason she stated that is because she is a f**king idiot.

JMO, your mileage could vary.

[Grunthor]

“You can get a citation for it. So, it is enforced by government”

That is all that need be said, government mandate is government run.

[ansel12]

You sure have me confused, the way you attacked me implied that you knew something different and that I was wrong, I wasn’t.

[pissant]

She didn’t “claim” that either, as far as I know

[Grunthor]

“the way you attacked me implied that you knew something different and that I was wrong, I wasn’t.”

Well since your choices were “wrong” or “lying”......

[Grunthor]

“She didn’t “claim” that either, as far as I know”

Unfortunately, she did. I saw the quote yesterday and will be happy to send you a link when I re-locate it but I am eating dinner right now so it might take some time.

[Norman Bates]

You are a delusional hypocrite.

[ansel12]

Lying about what scum bag, have you been away from the news for awhile?

Are you going to fill me in on what all this personal stuff is about?

[ansel12]

I can’t know what you mean if you will not tell me, is there a fact in that post that you would like more information on?

[Grunthor]

http://gmirwin.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/debra-medina-denies-being-a-truther-on-klif-am/

From the Medina website;

by Debra Medina on Feb 11, 2010

I was asked a question on the Glenn Beck show today regarding my thoughts on the so-called 9/11 truth movement. I have never been involved with the 9/11 truth movement, and there is no doubt in my mind that Muslim terrorists flew planes into those buildings on 9/11. I have not seen any evidence nor have I ever believed that our government was involved or directed those individuals in any way. No one can deny that the events on 9/11 were a tragedy for all Americans and especially those families who lost loved ones.

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I have no doubt that you knew of the letter she wrote. If you want to call her a dumbass for her mealy-mouthed political answer to the question on Becks’ show, then I completely agree with you. If you want to call her retarded (with apologies to the Palins’) for her stupid, stupid answer vis a vis why “no police died on 9/11” then I completely agree with you. But to continue the out and out lie that she is a truther, the lowest of the low in American politics today would put you almost to that low level.

[pissant]

I searched all over for it. Good luck.

[ansel12]

GLENN: I have when I said that I was going to have you on, you can’t imagine the mail pro and con that I received. There was a theme that ran against you and that is you are a 9/11 Truther.

MEDINA: Well, there’s lots of mud that people would like to throw at Debra Medina and make stick. The truth is I’m an everyday ordinary person. I am fighting for the things that our founders fought for, those very basic principles of a constitutional republic, and I’m going to champion people that hold their government accountable, hold me accountable but that’s the first time I’ve heard that accusation. So that’s an interesting one.

GLENN: Right. Here’s then let me be more frank and ask you the question: Do you believe the government was any way involved with the bringing down of the World Trade Centers on 9/11?

MEDINA: I don’t, I don’t have all of the evidence there, Glenn. So I don’t I’m not in a place, I have not been out publicly questioning that. I think some very good questions have been raised in that regard. There are some very good arguments, and I think the American people have not seen all of the evidence there. So I’ve not taken a position on that.

GLENN: I think the people of America might think that might be a yes.

MEDINA: Well

GLENN: Do you have advisors, do you have advisor

MEDINA: I’m not going to take a position.

GLENN: That’s fine.

MEDINA: These questions have been raised and they are not answered.

GLENN: Do you have advisors that advise you or people that are around you that are 9/11 Truthers?

MEDINA: Not to my knowledge.

GLENN: Would you, if you found out that there were, would you disavow them like the president should have but I mean, he escorted them out in the middle of the night. Van Jones was a 9/11 Truther. If you found out that people around you are advising you were 9/11 Truthers, would you disavow them or allow them to continue to advise you?

MEDINA: Well, you know, that’s a federal issue. We’re very focused on issues in Texas, on Texas state government. I’m certainly not into mind control or thought policing people.

GLENN: No, that’s a pretty big one.

MEDINA: We’ve got a very diverse team in this state and that’s because Texans are standing shoulder to shoulder to support and defend the Constitution. I frankly don’t have time, you know, to go through and do psychological testing on people and know every thought or detail that they have.

GLENN: No, I don’t think it’s psychological at all.

MEDINA: I don’t see us having a team of radical individuals, if you will. I think that there are certainly some that are looking, trying to use scare tactics. I you know, are there people?

GLENN: No, I don’t think they’re scare tactics. Debra, you’ve answered the question.

MEDINA: Yeah, are there people that have tried to come and be a part of our team

GLENN: Right.

MEDINA: that have not gotten on the team? Absolutely there are. But I can’t

GLENN: Yeah, I understand. Debra, you’ve answered the question.

MEDINA: You know, I don’t know. That’s so out of context, it’s difficult for me to answer.

GLENN: There’s

MEDINA: I think it would depend on, you know, how vocal they were about that and how much I thought it colored whatever other talent they brought to the table.

GLENN: Yeah. Okay, Debra, thank you very much. I appreciate it and best of luck to you.

MEDINA: Thank you, Glenn.

GLENN: You bet. Bye bye. I think

PAT: Problematic?

GLENN: While I don’t endorse anyone

PAT: Problematic?

GLENN: I think I can write her off the list. Let me take another look at Kay Bailey Hutchison if I have to. Rick, I think you and I could French kiss right now.

PAT: Let me tell you something. He’s a damn handsome man.

GLENN: He’s a damn handsome man.

PAT: Looks good in a pair of jeans.

GLENN: Wow.

PAT: He’s a handsome man.

GLENN: Wow. The fastest way back to 4%.

STU: (Laughing).

GLENN: Holy cow.

[Norman Bates]

I made a simple counterpoint and then you accuse me of lying and putting words in your mouth. I’ll make it simple for you: what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If you attack Romney for being a one term governor who didn’t face the voters for re-election, don’t turn around and say well it’s ok for Palin to do the same thing and then trot out excuses and explanations. It’s hipocrisy. And I would hardly say she left office with “high approval.” At one point in her term she was at 80-90% approval. By the summer of her resignation she was far from those numbers (in the fifties, tops). In fact the reason she left the office in Republican hands was that the lieutenant governor of the state was Republican and, by resigning, the office was de facto retained by the Republicans. In fact if Romney had done the same thing as Palin and resigned 2-1/2 years in the office of governor of Massachusetts would have been retained by the Republicans in the same way Alaska is now!!

[ansel12]

Then you have no problem accepting it as a vid argument against Palin.

After two thorough posts from me clearly stating my point of view you lied and created a position for me, that was why I was posting to you in the first place, of course I had a problem with it, yet you decided to ignore me and put your own words and position in place of mine.

When Palin resigned she had been under continuous media and Democrat legal assault for publicity reasons, and her approval was still 56%, with a little campaigning and spending for advertising she would have won reelection by a huge margin. Romney desired reelection but his own polling convinced him to give it up, the seat became democrat, he had driven it into the ground.