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Old 08-12-2011, 12:16 AM
 
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“You see, Romney made a Mittload of cash using what’s known as a leveraged buyout. He’d buy a company with ‘money borrowed against their assets, groomed them to be sold off and in the interim collect huge management fees.’ Once Mitt had control of the company, he’d cut frivolous spending like jobs, workers, employees, and jobs.
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When Romney made such an insensitive statement, he deserved to have someone empty a basket of rotten tomatoes right in his kisser. What a jerk!
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Old 08-12-2011, 12:25 AM
 
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“You see, Romney made a Mittload of cash using what’s known as a leveraged buyout. He’d buy a company with ‘money borrowed against their assets, groomed them to be sold off and in the interim collect huge management fees.’ Once Mitt had control of the company, he’d cut frivolous spending like jobs, workers, employees, and jobs.
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When Romney made such an insensitive statement, he deserved to have someone empty a basket of rotten tomatoes right in his kisser. What a jerk!
He's the king of the regular guy billionares -- corporations are people, people you'd like to have as neighbors, people you'd have a beer with.
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Old 08-12-2011, 12:28 AM
 
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He's the king of the regular guy billionares -- corporations are people, people you'd like to have as neighbors, people you'd have a beer with.
Romney has nothing better to do with all the time he has on his hands than run for the Presidency. The Tea Party wants him gone and they will most likely succeed. I'll bet he tries another run in 2016.
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Old 08-12-2011, 12:30 AM
 
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Romney has nothing better to do with all the time he has on his hands than run for the Presidency. The Tea Party wants him gone and they will most likely succeed. I'll bet he tries another run in 2016.
lolol... that would be sad.
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Old 08-12-2011, 12:34 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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He also said "businesses are people." A direct quote.
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Old 08-12-2011, 12:44 AM
 
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Romney is the classic example of the corporate presidential candidate. Unfortunately, Obama is also that corporate candidate, so was Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, etc. Sad fact of the matter is, if you don't kiss corporate ass, you're not going to the White House
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Old 08-12-2011, 05:32 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Sounds like Romney stole Obama's playbook.
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Old 08-12-2011, 06:01 AM
 
Location: Norman, OK
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Romney is the only candidate that can beat Obama. Plain and simple. You can complain about him being 'corporate' but that is the nature of any President. You cannot name a President that did not rely on big business or money to win an election and lead the nation.

I am unsure on the Perry dynamic or impact on the race, but I predict that Romney will come in 3rd in Iowa, win NH, and win FL and possibly SC too.
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Old 08-12-2011, 06:02 AM
 
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He also said "businesses are people." A direct quote.

I am a single-person S-CORP so in fact I am a "corportation" if you want to get technical.

Even Lady Gaga is a "business".
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Old 08-12-2011, 06:04 AM
 
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He also said "businesses are people." A direct quote.
If you ever own a business you would understand they do take on a life of their own.

In fact, they take over yours.

They are consumers, tax payers, and neighbours.
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