Mittwit Tries (and Fails) to Shake Off Romnesia

[bigtree]

from Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/in-daytona-romney-tries-to-rise-above-romnesia


____ Romney sought to strike a tone of disappointment as he accused Obama of lacking a second-term agenda.

"They've been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games," he said. "Just watch. The Obama campaign has become the incredible shrinking campaign."

On its surface, the carnival-like setting may not have been the optimal place to project presidential seriousness. Standing on stage against the backdrop of an artificial castle in the middle of an outdoor mall, Romney and running mate Paul Ryan addressed roughly 10,000 raucous supporters, many of whom were motorcycle enthusiasts in town for "Biketoberfest."

Outside the perimeter, protesters heckled, women grinded on poles, and intoxicated revelers at a Bubba Gump Shrimp spilled beer as they danced to the campaign soundtrack blasting out of the speakers. From inside the rally, reporters witnessed at least two people throw up on the sidewalk.


read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/in-daytona-romney-tries-to-rise-above-romnesia

[peacebird]

1. Romney got 10k people? Was he giving away free beer? Or was his campaign event just set up

in the middle of biketoberfest and folks were too busy partying to notice him?

[bigtree]

3. just set up in the middle of an existing event

same thing earlier in the day.

Pathetic and sad. (notice my tone of disappointment?)

[ewagner]

6. I suspect the latter

the Rmoney campaign has been good at giving the PERCEPTION of enthusiasm even when there was none. For example:see Coal Miners forced to stand behind him; see signs saying that the area behind him was "reserved" for "willing" supporters.

When I read that it was during the middle of Biketoberfest....well...I can't help but be suspicious.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Please let this

not be a parody.

[bigtree]

5. it's especially poignant (and true)

. . . given the number of articles from Buzzfeed slanted favorably toward Romney and republicans. (still a strong source of breaking news, though, which I can't appreciate enough.)

[ronald dishinger]

4. Spam deleted by SidDithers (MIR Team)

[bigtree]

7. I wish you'd just delete this one and stick with the one(s) you've already posted elsewhere

You're not going to get much more of a response to this spam than you already have. (you like pizza?)

[Cooley Hurd]

11. I agree with bigtree - really, if you want to stay here, stop posting the same thing over and over..

[ProSense]

8. .

[Heather MC]

9. hey mitt whatever happened to Obamaloney????

::grin:

[Chiyo-chichi]

10. Some people want to fill the world with silly word games....

That's all the Republicans can do.

Fussing about:
"You didn't build that"
"act of terror"
"not optimal"

and now.... in the same sentence in which he decries silly word games... "the incredible shrinking campaign!"

[bigtree]

12. Obamacare . . .

[Surya Gayatri]

13. Best example of all, bt--and now, as the ACA becomes better known and more popular,

it's coming back to bite the bastards in the ass.

The ACA can now be considered PBO's singular legislative achievement, indelibly branded with his name! Payback's a btich!

[nc4bo]

14. So this was a dual event not just a (R) stump speech LOL

McCain/Palin did one of those at Sturgis

[Jennicut]

15. "Biketoberfest"

[peacebird]

18. It's a huge event, people come from all over every year. But I don' t believe that 10k bikers were

spontaneously gathering in support of rmoney....

[tarheelsunc]

16. If you accuse the other campaign of being "silly"

while setting up your rally in the middle of "Biketoberfest," then you might have Romnesia.

Next time, try to draw your own supporters. Of course, that would be hard for you because then more than half of your audience would be President Obamas.

[lonestarnot]

17. Sure has hit a high note with the screetchers hasn't it!