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Sterngard Friegen · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:12 pm

Yes they will. Democrats don't question the religious faith of candidates. Only Republicans do that.

realist · **Joined:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:33 pm **Posts:** 23935

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Gay Romney adviser resigns after backlash

Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin reports that Richard Grenell, foreign policy spokesman for the Romney campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives.

Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rig ... _blog.html

Suranis · **Joined:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:04 am **Posts:** 5351

Whats a "full-court press"?

realist · **Joined:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:33 pm **Posts:** 23935

Suranis wrote:

Whats a "full-court press"?

A lot of homophobic bitching?

TollandRCR · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 3:19 pm

Part of what Grenell was reacting to was this paragraph in a National Review article (cited in the Washington Post article):

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In the National Review, Mathew Frank wrote late last week: “Suppose Barack Obama comes out — as Grenell wishes he would — in favor of same-sex marriage in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. How fast and how publicly will Richard Grenell decamp from Romney to Obama?”

It is nice to see Rmoney plagued by those he courted.

much ado · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 3:44 pm

Suranis wrote:

Whats a "full-court press"?

A basketball term. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-court_press

borealis · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 4:10 pm

Sterngard Friegen wrote:

Yes they will. Democrats don't question the religious faith of candidates. Only Republicans do that.

Short answer is no, but long answer is complicated. I know plenty of Dems who believe Mormonism is a cult and in recent light of FLDS shenanigans they do look at it as being problematic. I went to a Coffee Party meeting last weekend. Romney's Mormonism did concern some of the older members, but at least they're intelligent enough not to believe Obama is a secret Muslim.

Suranis · **Joined:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:04 am **Posts:** 5351

much ado wrote:

Suranis wrote:

Whats a "full-court press"?

A basketball term. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-court_press

Oh its a Basketball term. No wonder I didn't have a clue what it meant. Sounds like a pretty shitty thing to happen to the guy.

DaveMuckey · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 6:07 pm

Suranis wrote:

much ado wrote:

Suranis wrote:

Whats a "full-court press"?

A basketball term. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-court_press

Oh its a Basketball term. No wonder I didn't have a clue what it meant. Sounds like a pretty shitty thing to happen to the guy.

Not as bad as the suicide squeeze play.

Tomtech · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 8:03 pm

DaveMuckey wrote:

Suranis wrote:

Whats a "full-court press"?

Oh its a Basketball term. No wonder I didn't have a clue what it meant. Sounds like a pretty shitty thing to happen to the guy.

Not as bad as the suicide squeeze play.

It's definitely not as bad as the Chinese' homicide squeeze.

mimi · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 12:44 pm

Sullivan on Grenell:

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I mean: what do Republicans call a gay man with neoconservative passion, a committed relationship and personal courage?

A faggot.

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com ... lican.html

jtmunkus · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 12:46 pm

Tomtech wrote:

It's definitely not as bad as the Chinese' homicide squeeze.

Testicide?! OUCH!

Suranis · **Joined:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:04 am **Posts:** 5351

mimi wrote:

Sullivan on Grenell:

Quote:

I mean: what do Republicans call a gay man with neoconservative passion, a committed relationship and personal courage?

A faggot.

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com ... lican.html

Yeah, the guy worked for John Bolton ffs. And thats not Micheal Bolton, JOHN Bolton.

SueDB · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 1:25 pm

Suranis wrote:

mimi wrote:

Sullivan on Grenell:

Quote:

I mean: what do Republicans call a gay man with neoconservative passion, a committed relationship and personal courage?

A faggot.

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com ... lican.html

Yeah, the guy worked for John Bolton ffs. And thats not Micheal Bolton, JOHN Bolton.

But I still hate his whole catalog.

mimi · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 1:58 pm

yabbut yesterday I saw something on the twitter machine about Michele Bachmann almost ready to endorse Mittens.

I suppose now she can.

SueDB · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 3:38 pm

Newtie Out! Buh Bye!

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich officially ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday.

In delivering a statement on his departure from the race, Gingrich characterized his time on the trail as "a truly wild ride."

Despite hitting bumps in the road, it wasn't too long ago that Gingrich vowed to continue his campaign all the way to the Republican convention in Tampa in August. On Tuesday, he released a web video addressing his decision to abandon his presidential operation.

More at link:
Newtie Out! Buh Bye!

Edit: flesh out

Wait a second what happened? Did he find a younger more beautiful country to run for President of?

Sterngard Friegen · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 3:52 pm

Gee. Newt goes out in a blaze of . . . video. Do you wonder why he did that?

Was it so that his purported film producer :yankyank:

wife, Tiffany-Callista, could produce the video and cart off some more cash?

You might very well think that, but I only ask questions.

TexasFilly · **Joined:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:52 pm **Posts:** 10768

The Rmoneys sure are just folks:

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Emily Friedman

By Emily Friedman

May 2, 2012 10:24am
Designer of Ann Romney’s $1K Shirt Says It’s Off The Rack

CHANTILLY, Va. — The fashion house that makes the nearly $1,000 blouse worn by Ann Romney on morning television earlier this week tells ABC News that they had nothing to do with the wardrobe choice, remarking that they’d prefer to stay out of politics.

“We had nothing to do with it,” a rep for designer Reed Krakoff said. “She must have bought it from Saks or Bergdorf’s, we definitely didn’t send it to her.”

“It’s 100 percent a Reed Krakoff shirt, but we 100 percent didn’t send it to her,” the rep added. ”We don’t get involved politically.”

The shirt, an item in the label’s 2012 Spring/Summer collection, retails for $990, and for those shopping, is called the “The Reed Audubon Silk Shirt.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... -the-rack/

:eek:

MRich · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 10:54 pm

Wow, if I was going to buy a $1000 shirt, there would have to be about $900 cash in the pocket.

esseff44 · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 11:18 pm

Her shirt certainly made a statement. I haven't notice anything about what either Ann or Mitt had to say in the interview. The shirt sure made the headlines all over. It would have been better to save it for a trip to the aquarium visit or a pool party in Palm Beach.

SueDB · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 11:24 pm

esseff44 wrote:

Her shirt certainly made a statement. I haven't notice anything about what either Ann or Mitt had to say in the interview. The shirt sure made the headlines all over. It would have been better to save it for a trip to the aquarium visit or a pool party in Palm Beach.

If I am lucky I can pick that one up in a year or two at Goodwill for a buck or two.

I wonder if Anne Rmoney even knows what the inside of a Goodwill/Value Village/2nd Chance Shop looks like.

Edit: I wonder if she ever had baby puke on any of her thousand dollar blouses????

Jez · **Posted:** Thu May 03, 2012 10:22 am

Wait... she paid $1000 for that ugly-ass shirt? Seriously? For $1000 one would expect to find diamonds encrusted on it or something.

kimba · **Joined:** Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:24 pm **Posts:** 6735

Geez, even if I had Ann Rmoney's money I wouldn't spend $1000 on any blouse let alone that ugly-ass blouse. I bet she has a shopper who buys the clothes and dresser who coordinates and catalogs her wardrobe ala Princess Kate (and Sarah Palin Sep-Nov 4, 2008). Ann never sees the price tags or the bills. During a campaign like this, she might not wear the same outfit twice. At least we've seen Tiffany-Callista wearing the same uptight red and royal blue suits over and over. ( Meow)

kate520 · **Posted:** Thu May 03, 2012 2:35 pm

It looks like she's disgorging a live fish. :shock:

Falsehoods unchallenged only fester and grow.

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