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deacon

(5,967 posts)
Thu May 17, 2012, 09:28 AM May 2012

Ohhhhhhhh does this sound familier?

I've been saying for months how romney is gw bush all over again. Here's more proof.

Romney Ropes Off Media to Avoid Making Unscripted Gaffes
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-17/romney-ropes-off-media-to-avoid-making-unscripted-gaffes

And then the GOP tries to knock Obama's use of a teleprompter when this guy can't handle ANY public interaction. Amazing.

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ProfessionalLeftist

(4,982 posts)
1. Well if he can't even handle the damn media
Thu May 17, 2012, 09:42 AM
May 2012

how the hell is he going to handle the U.S. Presidency? Jeeeze.

Oh that's right, Norquist/Koch just want a robosigner. He doesn't NEED to be competent. And it's a good thing, because he isn't. Pfft.

deacon

(5,967 posts)
2. And, they did the same thing with bush. Rove pulled him back and they would only allow him
Thu May 17, 2012, 09:59 AM
May 2012

to speak in very small controlled venues. Same level of incompetence on display yet again.

wandy

(3,539 posts)
4. Trouble is Romney is one of them. He would be robosigning things that are in HIS best interes also.
Thu May 17, 2012, 10:14 AM
May 2012

I think it's just Romney can't hide the BlueBlood well enough to look like he gives a dam.
That would be why they want to limit his exposure.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
5. Both bushie and McClain played that game. New media needs to refuse to cover a staged event that
Thu May 17, 2012, 10:23 AM
May 2012

does not allow balance!

deacon

(5,967 posts)
7. And here we go again today Romney: "I don't know what I said, but I stand by it".
Thu May 17, 2012, 10:05 PM
May 2012

They must be related.

Zoeisright

(8,339 posts)
8. I don't think I can handle another fucking stupid idiot in the White House.
Thu May 17, 2012, 11:31 PM
May 2012

Reagan couldn't speak off-cuff. Bush Senior was not good at it, Shrub is a blithering idiot. R(money) would be the nail in the coffin.

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