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July

(4,750 posts)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:16 PM Aug 2012

What is ON Mitt's "Things We Can Talk About" List?

The OFF list, to my knowledge, includes:

Foreign policy (only to be discussed in "quiet rooms&quot ;

His tax returns, except the incomplete 2010 one;

The names of his bundlers;

Specific details of his budget plan (is there a budget plan yet?);

Specific details of his plans regarding Medicare;

Accurate information about his years at Bain, including which years they were;

Records of his governorship in MA, which were "disappeared" by the purchase and wiping of hard drives, as well as by his use of his personal email to conduct government business;

Some records of his work for the Salt Lake City Olympics, shredded, I believe;

Names of those attending his private fundraisers;

His family, even if they're politicking;

His religion;

His youthful and not-so-youthful "pranks," at least one of which he, unlike all the other participants, does not recall.

Please correct errors, add other items if you know of any, and then help me figure out what Mitt IS willing to present to the American people that will convince us that he deserves the presidency.

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What is ON Mitt's "Things We Can Talk About" List? (Original Post) July Aug 2012 OP
He said he likes firing people. lpbk2713 Aug 2012 #1
Trees of appropriate height? NRaleighLiberal Aug 2012 #2
Maybe the weather?? Siwsan Aug 2012 #3
We're still permitted to talk about how horrible Obama & Biden are. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #4
Pancakes. But not dounuts. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #5
He seems ok with Lemonade but acts hostile towards bakery cookies Siwsan Aug 2012 #6
he does like him some "chocolate goodies" SoCalDem Aug 2012 #13
Lemonade. It's wet, and good. TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #7
I can't think of a single thing lunatica Aug 2012 #8
patriotic sing alongs librechik Aug 2012 #9
He was singing?? Siwsan Aug 2012 #14
Pepsi not cola Herlong Aug 2012 #10
this is a funny thread, but it's also a serious question renate Aug 2012 #11
Those gol-darned 7-11 cookies SoCalDem Aug 2012 #12
Broad generalizations? MyshkinCommaPrince Aug 2012 #15
Hardware specifics. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #16
you can ask mitt how he survived financially while carrying a 13% tax burden for years. spanone Aug 2012 #17

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
4. We're still permitted to talk about how horrible Obama & Biden are.
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:26 PM
Aug 2012

That's about all he's left though.

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)
6. He seems ok with Lemonade but acts hostile towards bakery cookies
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:32 PM
Aug 2012

Maybe he gets them confused with donuts.

renate

(13,776 posts)
11. this is a funny thread, but it's also a serious question
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:39 PM
Aug 2012

It's a question I would LOVE to hear a reporter ask him. How could he possibly answer it in a way that wouldn't turn off any thinking voter?

MyshkinCommaPrince

(611 posts)
15. Broad generalizations?
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:48 PM
Aug 2012

Broad generalizations, especially when they conveniently help distract from or misrepresent facts he doesn't consider our business, seem to be okay. Maybe the way to talk to him would be to toss lies back and forth, making them bigger and bolder until they were utterly surreal and obviously disconnected from the truth. I don't think that would be a particularly constructive conversation, though.

What would Rufus T. Firefly do?

spanone

(135,831 posts)
17. you can ask mitt how he survived financially while carrying a 13% tax burden for years.
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 05:50 PM
Aug 2012

poor baby.

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