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Monday, October 15, 2012

2012 The Romney Campaign Is Successfully Hiding Both Candidates from the Public

Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:43 PM

Now that Mitt Romney has one semi-human performance under his belt, the Romney campaign is doing everything in their power to hide him from the public's view. Sure, he's making speeches, but any opportunity for anything spontaneous to happen has been killed by the campaign. Case in point:

Mitt Romney has canceled his appearance on "The View," set for Thursday, co-host Barbara Walters said during today's show. He was scheduled to appear with his wife Ann, who will still go on the show.

As Talking Points Memo points out, Romney famously announced that he was scared of The View in the middle of his 47% tape. The campaign is also hiding Paul Ryan from public scrutiny, too. The New York Times informs us that Ryan visited an empty soup kitchen and "washed" a few clean dishes for a photo op:

Afterward, Mr. Ryan stopped with his wife and children at a nearby soup kitchen. The family put on aprons and washed several large pans, though they did not appear to need washing, according to a pool reporter. There also was no one to serve at the soup kitchen, as breakfast had ended.

These schmucks are terrified that one real human being with one real question will shatter their perfectly constructed illusion, and the sad truth is that the only remaining opportunity to break this person-free bubble Republicans have built around their candidate is at tomorrow's town hall debate.

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Hopefully people will start appearing at Paul Ryan rallies with a clean mug or plate and a sign saying, "Come wash my clean dishes, Congressman Ryan!"

Posted by seatackled on October 15, 2012 at 1:01 PM

And didn't Obama show up in a room full of Republican Senators to talk a year or two ago? And then kick their asses?

Posted by seatackled on October 15, 2012 at 1:02 PM

Good God can people please collect a list of all the times Romney/Ryan have avoided the fucking press whenever anything slightly controversial happens. Print off each story and place in a leather bound book.

Then, give it to Obama to hurl at Romney the next time he says "Obama shows weakness in his foreign policy. He allows terrorists to walk all over us!"

Obama can respond "YOU'RE AFRAID OF THE WOMEN FROM THE VIEW! HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING TO STAND UP TO ANYBODY?!?!"

Posted by Pick1 on October 15, 2012 at 1:16 PM

@3

Actually, it would be hilarious if he showed up on The View as surprise guest on Wednesday.

Posted by seatackled on October 15, 2012 at 1:27 PM

this is the smart play for a republican. bush jr. did the same shit - he didn't come within a mile of a real question in 2004. they didn't build their own alternate media for shits and giggles.

Posted by Max Solomon on October 15, 2012 at 1:48 PM