Romney Jokes about Cheating in Poll – “…so thanks for cheating!” Mitt Romney

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So this is the guy whose press people wanted to "humanize" Mitt by releasing a story about Mitt
strapping his dog to the top of his car for a vacation. They’ve got a lot of work to do.

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Romney Jokes About Cheating in Poll

by: Garance Franke-Ruta
Saturday (08/11) at 13:13 PM

Last night, at the pre-Straw Poll "Ronstock" concert at the Bali Satay House in Ames, a Ron Paul volunteer played back a recording of competing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney joking about cheating in a State Fair popularity contest, stuffing the ballot box in Ames, and dodging questions across the state.

Dudley Brown, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a group which has been shadowing Romney across the state, introduced me to Jeffrey Goines - which also happens to be the name of a character in the movie Twelve Monkeys -- who had been entertaining a group of gun enthusiasts with a recording he says he made at the Mitt Romney pre-Straw Poll rally, also held that evening in Ames. Goines said he attended the event to pass out Paul fliers and was not an official tracker for the Paul campaign.

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"Gosh, those Ask Mitt Anythings, how many of those did we have? 46? 47? Unfortunately, people took us for our word," Romney joked, according to a sound clip on the digital recording device. "They asked me anything. There were some truly awful questions. But I, but I tried to dodge most of those. And I, I'll keep on doing that as long as I can."

And he joked about cheating in the Corn Poll, the bi-partisan State Fair popularity contest in which attendees are asked to "cast your kernel" by placing a kernel of corn in a jar for their favored candidate to show their support. "I was a little dismayed because I saw Barack Obama, he had a lot of corn in that Mason jar," quipped Romney. "But I was number one - so thanks for cheating!" The crowd applauded in the background.

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[Jim Warren]

1. LOL He said that to defray the embarrassment

The fool spent 5 million dollars for a turn-out of 14,000 in Ames, Iowa. :rofl:

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3. This victory is a bargain at $371.00 per vote. Damn, California becons...

:sarcasm:
Damn, he's a genius, you just tipped me off. If he just takes the win, then he looks like a
fool, as you say.

If he says he stole the vote, he looks like a genius while the $371 a piece paid for those 14,000
fades into the background.

He's so happy, he's probably going to take another of those family vacations except this time
Rover is bring some friends to make sure his treatment reflects that "man's best friend" thing.

[Jim Warren]

5. Even a little worse

The total straw vote turn-out was 14K, mittster got 4500.

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6. Whoa, that's some expensive real estate...$1111.11 a vote...

Do you think he gave them cash or a check? Maybe there's a story about him giving bad checks or
counterfeit Jacksons in a roll? Imagine how his 3 guys are feeling watching the family stash go
down the drain. However, it's a great bet since the family franchise, or franchise family value
goes way, way up if he wins the presidency.

Had he actually given cash (which I presume he didn't) that would be referred to by either of two
terms: "walking around money" and "the commercial vote." Charming phrases aren't they...

[Jim Warren]

7. Right and if you divide that

by the 9 kids in his family you get 123.45666666666666666666666666666666666666:scared:

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28. Oh, you mean the kids serving in the "Army of Mitt"

If I'm in the "Army of Mitt" I'm thinking hard about my fiduciary responsibilities. This is not
a good return on investment. After all, look at us, we're mocking him;)

It would be entirely too cool if "Big Love" mentioned Romney or alluded to him in some way.
That show is truly excellent and I suspect a fair number of people are catching it on HBO.

[ClintonTyree]

8. $371for each kernel of corn?

Man, I knew the price of corn was rising because of methanol additives in gasoline and all but that's a bit harsh, don't you think? I approximate the value of each ear of corn to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000.

And I thought gold was a good hedge against the ever shrinking value of the dollar.

Be back in about 20 minutes......I'm going to raid the local vegetable stand.

I'M GOING TO BE RICH! RICH! RICH! :rofl:

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35. That "corn" is good stuff -

It all depends on where you use it. If Romney were serious about personal responsibility,
he would have had a system of verification available ... VVCB (voter verified corn ballots).
He would then have been able to give the $1111.11 directly to the supporting voter. In fact,
if he'd done this in advance, he could have gotten the votes for a lot less, maybe $50 a kernel,
which I'd say disqualifies him from any leadership position (other than as a profligate Republican
president).

Lemme know how that "corn" exchange works out...

[BlooInBloo]

2. The essence of the republican party: cheating is funny.

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4. It's the "kinder, gentler" aproach...

...Blackwell was humorless, so now Romney is playing off that. "We'll steal your votes and
have you laughing." These guys are out there...

[tanyev]

9. Yeah, so are missing WMDs.

Asshats.

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10. It's all a joke to them.

2008 will be their undoing. We need to stay vigilant. If so their tricks lose value and
we'll have the last laugh.

:hi:

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11. Press on Mitt's "glorious" $1111.11 a voter victory

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12. "Is Mitt Romney Brainwaching Us" Buzz Flash Editorial

A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL


According to the headline on an AP story, Mitt Romney claims that his Iowa "straw poll victory" wasn’t "hollow," which would distinguish a turnout so low that it wouldn’t fill a megachurch from the hollow candidate himself.

As the AP notes, "Eight years ago, about 23,600 people voted in the straw poll. On Saturday, only about 14,000 did. Romney attributed the turnout to heat and the expectation that he would be a runaway victor."

If I were a Republican, I’d think from the Titanic size decrease of Republicans participating in Iowa, it would mean that "none of the above" was the winner in the Midwestern state.

Of course, the "Mittster" may owe his "victory" to spending lavishly on all those "straws" – or it may be due to his five sons who traveled the state on his behalf.

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13. Atlantic Online quotes Melman "I think that the results show...that it paid off'

AMES: The Romney Victory

11 Aug 2007 10:10 pm

The temperature was on Romney’s mind as he addressed reporters. “It feels great to win. It’s a warm one. But if you thought it was hot, it felt cool to me to win.” Romney said the victory shows he can win “purple states” like Iowa. He acknowledged that turnout was low and said his campaign had anticipated a slightly larger number of votes.

Asked about McCain and Giuliani’s performances, Romney couldn’t resist a taunt. “It’s too bad the other guys weren’t competing here… but they ‘d have played if they thought they could have won,” he said.

Michael DuHaime, Rudy Giuliani’s campaign manager, released a statement that did not mention Romney. “After tonight’s straw poll, Rudy Giuliani continues to be the candidate well-positioned to win the Republican nomination and the only candidate in the race who can beat the Democrats in 2008.”

Ken Mehlman, the former RNC chairman who ran George W. Bush’s Iowa effort in 1999 and who is neutral in the presidential race, said Romney’s victory was impressive. “I think that the results show that he made a serious commitment and that it paid off,” Mehlman said.

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14. Huff. Post Thos. B. Edsall Victory not Impressive by any Standards

Huffington Post. Thomas B. Edsall
Outspent competitors 10-1

The New York Times headline today -- "Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll by a Sizable Margin"-- was technically accurate. But Romney's victory in the Iowa straw poll was not by any standard impressive.

Facing marginal opposition -- none of Romney's competitors in the money-driven, pseudo-event has a serious chance of winning the nomination -- the former Massachusetts governor won ('bought' would be more accurate) less than a third of the vote.

Three leading candidates, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Senator John McCain and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (who has not yet announced) did not enter the contest at Ames.

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The Washington Post described Romney's victory as "convincing," but in a better signal of its significance, the Post article did not even mention Huckabee or Brownback, who came in second and third, respectively, until the 24th graph of a 26 graph story.

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15. Statement by BDAR- Big Dogs Against Romney

So, how would you like to be strapped to the top of a SUV for a holiday trip?

If your answer is "Hell no! No way man" then think about the big dogs of America.

JUST SAY NO TO ROMNEY
Big Dogs Against Romney (B-DAR)


Sky (foreground) 60 lbs & Otto (eating snow) 110 lbs.

[mod mom]

16. I've got a 78 and a 51 lbs-er who would like to take a bite out of Mitt's arrogance.

:hi:

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18. What kind of guy upsets an entire nation's population of dogs?

Good for your big dogs! Mitt said he just didn't have room for the guy so he had to strap him
to the roof. This was supposed to show he loved the dog since he was including him on the family
trip. The dog would beg to differ if he could speak.

If Mitt had a Pomeranian, he could have just put it in someone's lap. I doubt if he cold have
strapped the Pom to the roof with bungy cords anyway. Those Poms are vicious and they'd have
spotted the madness right away. Big dogs, on the other hand, are always up for whatever we
want to do and their trusting nature makes puts them at risk if this rash individual gets in.
B-DAR was contacted for this post and they report that some members report roof strapping efforts
by some extremist Republicans but none successful .... yet. "The Horror"

[mod mom]

21. and then of course there is Guiliani's wife and her experimentation on puppies.

What moral fiber these Republicans have!

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27. Oh M G!!! What did she do with dogs?

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34. Here you go (gruesome):

http://wonkette.com/politics/rudy-giuliani/dog+killer+marrier-to-be-added-to-stock-rudy-description-248917.php

I appempted to copy the text 4 times and it kept making my mac abort safari when copying this story. weird!

[siri2k]

36. Good point!

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19. Great post!!!

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30. Thanks and WELCOME to DU!!!!

:O8)::evilgrin::O8):

[Me.]

20. He's So Crass

Dogs strapped to roof of car, feeding people pork chops he dropped on the ground, cheating. A GWB caliber of candidate

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17. Kick! n/t

[VP505]

22. Thank YOU

Mitt, that little story was a real knee slapper, and the best part is that come voting time, when it really counts, everyone can enjoy a good laugh talking about your morality and ethics or more accurately in your case lack of them.

[Disturbed]

23. This Ass Clown is in the mold of Busholini which is why the

Bush Crime Family is backing him & has made a deal with him as Jeb for VP. After one term Jeb would run against him. That's the plan.

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26. Wow - the Jeb thing

I believe you because this is so typically insane and inane at the same time (no meager accomplishment).

You have a link on that or anything along those lines. Thanks for this. Very significant!!!

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25. You're welcome! Breaking news on the Mitt-Man's Best Friend Front

http://tinyurl.com/2q2zou

I don't know if this will really satisfy his critics. I think they're still going to leave
deposits on his campaign trail;)

Romney is of singular purpose. He's lived in Mass for years and failed to gain any understanding
of political corruption and the impact on society (not that Mass is much different than anywhere
else but they are awfully dramatic about corruption, e.g., "the big dig";). He's also lived in the
USA all his life and apparently didn't notice all those stolen elections since 2000. But that's
nothing to having dog abuse on his record.

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24. Elated at Iowa Victory, Romney Extends Olive Branch to Big Dogs

ROMNEY NAMES TRIUMPH "THE INSULT" DOG
AS SHADOW SECRETARY OF STATE

Triumph, insulting people everywhere

(Aug. 12, Aimes, IA) Mitt Romney said he'd celebrate his victory in Iowa by mending fences with big
dogs everywhere. He just informed Big Dogs Against Romney (B-DAR) of his latest move. The mannequin
like candidate is smarting at the B-DAR statements regarding Romney's admitted act of strapping his
big dog to the top of the family SUV for a holiday trip. Romney's excuse - there was no room for
Rover inside and he didn't want to leave the dog behind.

Triumph is an odd choice for any diplomatic position. His characteristic tag line is "I'll poop
on you!" which is exactly what he said when a response was requested to this announcement.

Romney said "I'll stand by Triumph and I promise never to strap him to the top of my SUV or any
other moving vehicle. I'm human after all."

Romney may indeed stand by Triumph but, in many instances, he'll be holding his nose.

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29. Mitt Romney linked to Bush family;

Mitt Romney linked to Bush family; Jeb Bush encouraged to run for president
From our "will we never learn/will the nightmare never end" department comes this:
Jeb Bush, who hasn't publicly picked a favorite in the Republican presidential race, privately is talking up the candidacy of Mitt Romney and steering some of his closest advisers to the campaign.

The former Florida governor has said repeatedly he won't be a candidate in 2008 despite encouragement from his father, the former president, and his brother, the current one. But Jeb Bush's support, even tacit, would be critical in the state that decided the 2000 presidential election.

is one of several former Bush confidantes in the Romney camp. Others include his hand-picked, former state party chairman Al Cardenas, and Sally Bradshaw, 's former campaign manager and chief of staff...

http://www.lonewacko.com/blog/archives/006329.html

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31. Disturbed, Muchos Gracias!!! n/t

Great site! and I found this too - http://tinyurl.com/2nmsk7 in the Washington Post 2/16/2007.

What a nightmare!!! But we'll crush them like a Coke can on a tee vee 'rassler's forehead :evilgrin:

[Disturbed]

32. Muchos welcome autorank.

I Googled Jeb Bush VP & there it was. If I were a betting person I would put money on this.

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33. A couple of Franklins at least...they're soul mates, separated at birth;)

And,I'd hate to give up any bills with my favorite president's pic on it;)

[Usrename]

37. Mitt Romney - for those who think Bush is too intellectual.

:mad:

[bbernardini]

38. Just out of curiosity, who did they get to play at this "Ronstock"? nt