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Thursday, August 9, 2012

2012 What's a Romneycare?

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:44 AM

Remember yesterday, when a Romney spokesperson acknowledged the existence of Romneycare and Republicans became outraged all over again that Mitt Romney was their candidate? There must have been hell to pay inside the Romney campaign yesterday, because Republican representative Marsha Blackburn goes out of her way to not acknowledge the fact that Mitt Romney created Romneycare. She won't even admit Romneycare exists, under heavy questioning. It's a brilliant bit of squirming:

I would love to take a look at the memo that must've circulated among Republicans yesterday demanding that every surrogate move heaven and earth to not admit the existence of Romneycare. Blackburn seems scared shitless of the possibility that she might make a slipup.

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Is it just me, or does she looks like she has a case of JFH? (just fucked hair)

Posted by TORMATO on August 9, 2012 at 11:53 AM

Hilarious as this was to watch, this interview is pretty illustrative of the general shittiness of TV news. "I'm specifically asking you to react to her comment, you know, I played you her soundbyte" doesn't exactly resound with journalistic rigor.

Posted by duffellduffell on August 9, 2012 at 11:55 AM

"But we're talking about Mitt Romney here."

Too bad nobody in the Romney camp is.

Posted by Ziggity on August 9, 2012 at 11:56 AM

As Phil Hartman once purred, 'Delicious.'

Posted by johnjjeeves on August 9, 2012 at 12:21 PM

If you say "Romneycare" three times in a row, it summons up a bio-exorcist (looking suspiciously like Michael Keaton) who will attempt to banish Mitt Romney to the afterlife in a scary-but-humorous fashion.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on August 9, 2012 at 12:30 PM

She was up all night at Re-Education Camp.

Posted by pox on August 9, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Sweet Jesus, just when you thought you couldn't be any more enthusiastic about the debates. I hope the Romney camp has their seat belts fastened.

Posted by Xenos on August 9, 2012 at 12:47 PM

also in that memo to Republicans;

A couple of other things to not talk about when talking about candidate Romney-

-Length of Tenure at Bain
-Tax Returns
-Mormonism
-Corporations or People/My friends
-The Cayman Islands
-Ralfalca/Dressage
-Foreign Policy
-Family roadtrips with family pets
-Undocumented workers for Pete's sake
-Massachusetts
-Fight Club
-Waffles
-Nepotism and The Salt Lake City Olympics
-Etch-a-Sketch
-The immoral nature and harmful effects of trickle down
economic theory
-Automobile Elevators
-Swiss Banking
-Carried interest tax breaks

this list will retroactively update

Posted by pissy mcslogbot on August 9, 2012 at 1:20 PM

Aww, the video is gone.

Posted by Westlake, son! on August 9, 2012 at 2:44 PM

The video has been taken down.

You are all now forbidden from discussing that you are forbidden from discussing Romneycare.

Posted by Zebes

on August 9, 2012 at 2:53 PM

here's another version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28PxEFb4m…

Posted by muffaletta on August 9, 2012 at 3:01 PM

@10 - Shut up, you're gonna get us raided.

Posted by MacCrocodile

on August 9, 2012 at 3:44 PM

@8 You forgot the height of trees.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24…

Posted by Porcupine on August 9, 2012 at 4:17 PM

@13, right you are. thanks.
i'll avoid it with vigor.

& remember don't mention:
-Haircutting & bully behavior
-Funding by Sheldon Adelson
-Putting a coversheet on TPS reports
-Paltry $10,000 wagers during a debate

Posted by pissy mcslogbot on August 9, 2012 at 4:36 PM

Any residents of Massachusetts are kindly requested NOT to use any health care for the next three months, as this might remind Republicans that Romneycare exists. Thanks for understanding.

Posted by Pope Buck I on August 9, 2012 at 5:01 PM