AP Interview: Romney says no to Gingrich debate

Associated Press ^ | 12/22/2011 | KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLES

[TBBT]

BETHLEHEM, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney is telling The Associated Press that he won't agree to debate Newt Gingrich one on one.

The former Massachusetts governor says in an AP interview that he's not declining his rival's debate challenge because he's afraid to square off against Gingrich, as the former House speaker has implied. Rather, Romney says he doesn't want to define the contest as a "two-man race." And he says that debating Gingrich alone would be disrespectful to other candidates.

Romney also is continuing to distance himself from the Washington standoff over the payroll tax-cut extension. He suggests it's not the place of presidential candidates to weigh in. And he says that doing so would simply complicate the situation - not help it, making an implied reference to John McCain shutting down his campaign in fall 2008 during the Wall Street bailout crisis.

[onyx]

He will never repeal obamacare.

[annieokie]

"""""Romney says he doesn't want to define the contest as a "two-man race.""""""

Actually Romney HAS made this a two man race, by only attacking NEWT, or are there other Romney backed ads out on the other candidates?

Romney is painting himself in to a corner he will not like.

We need a Lee Atwater, so sad he is gone.

[The Cajun]

Newt plays his cards right on this with a little sarcastic humor, he can make *BIG* points.

[annieokie]

on anothe note: I got an email yesterday from Romney's son, asking of course for donations and could win the lottery.

Emailed back: Go to H_ll, or whatever planet you choose. Among other things.

[Logical me]

Who let you in?

[Diogenesis]

The backstabbing, cowardly Bishop Romney:
"I bet you $10,000 that my cowardly avoiding
the Speaker's suggestion for a reasonable debate
will be taken by my programmable pimp, Chris Wallace
and FOX News as a WIN FOR ME,
just like the ‘death panels' we impose today,
even while YOU rot in jail.”

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Carville(D):
"It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing.
Romney is an ascendant guy."

Sen. John Kerry (D) to Don Imus on RomneyCARE:
"I like this health care bill".

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) on RomneyCARE:
"To come up with a bipartisan plan in this polarized environment is commendable."

Mitt Romney wins much coveted Jimmy Carter endorsement

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Truthful Milt Romney:

"I'm very clear I think, to the people across the Commonwealth
my "R" didn't stand so much for Republican as it does for reform."
(Romney Video, accessed 9/19/07)

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[sheikdetailfeather]

LOL!!!

[xzins]

Romney’s scared.

He’s such a liberal that it will come out against Newt.

[annieokie]

are your vicious or what? NO, rofl

[onyx]

You might live to regret addressing your spam post with the Ron Paul/Bircher link to me.

Troll clean-up on this aisle please.

[who knows what evil?]

Oh, yeah...Milt Romnuts is just the guy you want in the White House when China, Russia, North Korea or Iran decide to get uppity...the guy who is afraid to debate Newt Gingrich.

Awwwwwwkkk! Chickie...

[Diogenesis]

"Romney may be an incompetent, backstabbing, liberal,
'death panel' creating, dog abusing,
criminal freeing, tax-imposing, crime-protecting,
carpetbagging, cowardly flip flopper, but --hey--
today he is one of us, too."

[Erik Latranyi]

Romney pulls an Obama and refuses to lead!

[annieokie]

you stole my thoughts, waaaaaaaaaa.

[greeneyes]

LOL. Must have struck a nerve.LOL. I can just imagine the look on Mitt’s face. LOL. Maybe someone in Iowa will read this and do it. LOL.

[annieokie]

"""""Troll clean-up on this aisle please."""""

ROFL. Well at least give him credit for having more GUTS than his man Romney.

[Lady Lucky]

Yeah, he’s not chicken, just giving obama a precedent there.

[onyx]

LOL. Must have struck a nerve.LOL. I can just imagine the look on Mitt’s face. LOL. Maybe someone in Iowa will read this and do it. LOL.

Let's see what happens.

Paging iowamark......

[onyx]

I hope he gets the ZOT. n00b troll fer sure.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]