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bigtree

(86,015 posts)
Sat Aug 25, 2012, 12:36 PM Aug 2012

It's all 'Greek' to Romney

POWELL, Ohio — Mitt Romney had a message for the protesters who greeted him and Representative Paul D. Ryan, along with 5,000 supporters, here on Saturday morning: “This is kind of like the Greek chorus in the background,” he said, in a reference to President Obama’s speech four years ago at the Democratic convention in Denver, which he delivered in front of large Greek columns.

“Everything they do reminds us of Greece and we’re not going to Greece,” Mr. Romney said. “We’re going to get America back to being America.”

Mr. Romney said he had re-read Mr. Obama’s Denver acceptance speech, and that it was “really a brilliant speech . . .”

He returned to the Greek theme later in his speech, using the protesters to attack Mr. Obama’s record.

“Our Greek chorus out there is chanting, ‘Four more years!’ ” Mr. Romney said.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/romney-compares-protesters-to-a-greek-chorus/#h[]

. . . the Greek-hate is baffling to me. What a frivolous and irresponsible man.

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It's all 'Greek' to Romney (Original Post) bigtree Aug 2012 OP
Greece is likely to default again before the election. dawg Aug 2012 #1
The Repubbies kind of exhausted their HATE THE FRENCH thing, and so... Berlum Aug 2012 #2
My favorite quote from the ancient Geeks is: Viva_Daddy Aug 2012 #3

dawg

(10,626 posts)
1. Greece is likely to default again before the election.
Sat Aug 25, 2012, 12:56 PM
Aug 2012

They will evenutally be forced to leave the Euro.

Ironically, their biggest economic problem is, IMHO, the fact that their government is unable to force their rich people to pay sufficient taxes.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
2. The Repubbies kind of exhausted their HATE THE FRENCH thing, and so...
Sat Aug 25, 2012, 01:02 PM
Aug 2012

they are spreading their poo splatter more widely now by including the Greeks. Repubbies, anchored as they are in realm of fear, have oodles of hate to spread around...

Viva_Daddy

(785 posts)
3. My favorite quote from the ancient Geeks is:
Sat Aug 25, 2012, 01:20 PM
Aug 2012

"Even the gods struggle in vain with ignorance." Don't recall who said it.

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