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You'd Think Mitt Romney Would Learn Not to Talk About the Olympics

Paul Constant
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Well maybe he's planning to run again. Romney 2016!
treefort on February 12, 2014 at 12:09 PM Report this
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mittens jealous that he doesn't get to privatize public schools with us tax $ like obama, arne duncan, and the gates foundation: http://dianeravitch.net/
notaboomer on February 12, 2014 at 12:13 PM Report this
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Rmoney is the biggest self promoting with other people's money jackass in the world.
Pope Peabrain on February 12, 2014 at 12:20 PM Report this
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@2: Paul, please try to be fair - balance it with "Why doesn't Hillary Clinton just go away?"
raindrop on February 12, 2014 at 12:21 PM Report this
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Have to love it when someone who built a career on legal theft and spending his dad's money complains about people taking the money of others.

I wonder how Gay Dude for Raindrop will defend Romney this time.
Theodore Gorath on February 12, 2014 at 12:22 PM Report this
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Oops, too late I guess. Not a defense, but a simple deflection. Well played Gay Dude for Raindrop.

GDFR, ever consider that perhaps it is because Clinton is actually a powerful and relevant person, the exact opposite of Romney?
Theodore Gorath on February 12, 2014 at 12:24 PM Report this
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What is Mitt Romney's pet dog's name?
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Gloves!

wokka!wokka!wokka!
treacle on February 12, 2014 at 12:28 PM Report this
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Because he's running again in 2016.
@4 Hillary is the frontrunner for the 2016 nomination, and at the point she actually declares, the Democratic primary race is essentially over. If she runs, she will be nominated. That gives me a bigger sad than a LOLcat denied a cheezburger, but that's the world we're living in.
usagi on February 12, 2014 at 12:30 PM Report this
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Romney isn't a real republican...he's one of yours...just like Rush Limburger.

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on February 12, 2014 at 12:54 PM Report this
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@#9
Romney isn't a real Republican
Almost 61 million people voted for Romney as a Republican. How much more real do you want?
Warren Terra on February 12, 2014 at 12:58 PM Report this
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Wait, even though Romney said it and even though I don't necessarily agree with his underlying reasons ... I do think that cities/countries spend too much creating Olympic venues. Not just in money, or money that could have been used for other things, but in environmental damage as well. And in homes bulldozed to make way for fancy stadiums that will be underused for decades to come. Etc. So yeah, I agree with Mittens that Olympic spending should be toned way down.
Catastrophe on February 12, 2014 at 1:00 PM Report this
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#10

Romney is the other side of the Socialist-Centralization coin.

The Fed prints money and gives it to guys like Romney.

They do deals with it and the Government collects the taxes from capital gains.

The people who pay for it are the little guys working their butts off and putting it into 401ks, hoping to strike it rich.

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on February 12, 2014 at 1:01 PM Report this
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I don't think Romney's self-loathing is nearly sufficient. We should all pitch in and help.
Brooklyn Reader on February 12, 2014 at 1:09 PM Report this
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Mitt Romney?

Never heard of him.
Urgutha Forka on February 12, 2014 at 1:29 PM Report this
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Romney has gone away. The problem is that Mr. Constant hasn't. Schadenfreude is fun and all, especially at Romney's expense, but he's kept alive with inane articles like this. Speaking of pissy editorials...
on February 12, 2014 at 1:40 PM Report this
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Didn't Rmoney "save" the SLC Olympics essentially by throwing government money at them to get things done? And then spend the rest of his political life bragging about how he "saved" the SLC Olympics? When I was growing up, a floater was something that wouldn't flush until it disintegrated, so I guess we're going to have to wait a while for him to go away if Paul's question was properly framed.
Calpete on February 12, 2014 at 2:09 PM Report this
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About the only thing Mitt Romney is qualified to be is a speed bump.
Pol Pot on February 12, 2014 at 2:17 PM Report this
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Do as I say, not as I do.

Seattle 2022!
Max Solomon on February 12, 2014 at 2:29 PM Report this
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To answer Paul's rhetorical question at the end, I think his refusal to go away indicates his sense of entitlement (oh, sweet irony!) and his egotistical inability to accept that he lost something ON MERIT. In other words, he couldn't buy it or bully it into being his. His worldview and ego took a tremendous hit when confronted with this reality. It is not unlike many other white men who are flailing angrily; their entitlement, too, is being challenged and questioned, and they don't like it.
seattlestew on February 12, 2014 at 5:03 PM Report this
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He liked the attention because it dampened his self-loathing. He wants that attention again, and he's getting it (even from Slog).
sarah70 on February 12, 2014 at 10:58 PM Report this
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Said perfectly the first time, but worth reposting: Why can't Romney just go away?

Enough of this guy. Really. What the fuck is he up to? He's been crawling back into our media suddenly, in the past months and is clearly up to something. Or the boys over at LDS are running him for something. Christ - enough of this shitty man.
IndicaDogwalk on February 12, 2014 at 11:57 PM Report this
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@4

Or...

Why doesn't raindrop go away?
on February 13, 2014 at 12:45 AM Report this
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Mitt Romney's favorite book is "Battefield Earth" by L. Ron Hubbard. What else do you need to know?
Fnarf on February 13, 2014 at 10:14 AM Report this

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