"Mitt's campaign has a 'no whining rule'"? (LOL!)

[ProSense]

Ed Gillespie says Mitt's campaign has a 'no whining rule'. Not sure he knows what that means.

by Hunter

Sheesh:

“Fox & Friends” co-host Steve Doocy asked (senior campaign adviser Ed Gillespie) whether he believes the media will convince Republicans that there is no point in voting this November because of recent polling that shows Romney down in a number of key swing states.

“Ed, do you buy into this theory, and there are some people on the right who say, look, mainstream media is going to talk down Romney's chances of winning. They're going to show Mr. Obama way up in the polls just to tamp down enthusiasm so Republicans go, ‘You know, why even bother voting because it's a foregone conclusion the guy’s going to get four more years?’” Doocy said.

“Well," Gillespie replied, "we have a no whining rule in Boston about coverage in the media. We just deal with the facts.”

A no whining rule? Oh, sure they do. No question about it. Well, except for the time ...

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/26/1136700/-Ed-Gillespie-says-Mitt-s-campaign-has-a-no-whining-rule-Not-sure-he-knows-what-that-means

Mitt's campaign is whine central.

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021106010

Top Romney aide whines that Mitt's the victim of big bad Barack Obama
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021104746

LOL! Mitt's campaign whining about Ohio polls
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021413271

Romney campaign whining about the polls
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021104504

Romney Blames Obama for His Campaign Challenges
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021403906

[SunsetDreams]

1. STOP IT!!! This is hard nt

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. They meant a no not whining rule

Typos abound.

[aletier_v]

3. I think he said "No WINNING rule".

[etherealtruth]

6. That was the first thing that came to my mind!

[Enrique]

11. that would explain a lot

[pinboy3niner]

4. Doubly funny when paired with "We just deal with the facts”

Why not just be honest and say, "Whining is required, but no facts allowed"?

[central scrutinizer]

8. We're not going to have our whining dictated by fact-checkers

nm

[pinboy3niner]

9. And we're not going to have our "facts" questioned by reality-based people!1!!

[DreamGypsy]

5. Don't like bringing up religion...

...but Mitt is a Mormon and his church has a strong "NO WINING" rule.

[surrealAmerican]

7. They DO SO have a "no whining" rule.

They just don't follow their own rules any better than the usual rules.

[GOTV]

10. I never understand this reasoning. Doesn't blow out poll numbers reduce turnout on both sides ...

... I mean who goes out to vote when they believe it can have no effect? If the polls convince me that Romney can't lose, why go out to vote? Why lift an unnecessary finger if doing so cannot get the result I want?

Same if the polls convince me Obama can't lose. Even if that's the result I want, I can just stay home and get the president I want. Who does extra work?

In my case none of this really applies because 1 - I think Obama can still lose, 2 - I vote by mail and so I don't have the benefit of knowing what the polling will look like on election day and 3 - I live in Ohio so I will of course make every effort to vote. No. Matter. What.

[ProSense]

13. Overthinking. By the same token,

if the polls show a candidate losing badly, people are likely to stay home believing their vote is irrelevant.

The message when a candidate is winning should be: Let's make this happen.

[M_M]

12. Oh Lo'dy!

[ProSense]

14. Whining about polls reach EPIC FAIL level

Top Romney Adviser: ‘Some Of These Polls Have Been Called Into Question’

By Aviva Shen

As nearly every major public opinion poll puts President Obama ahead of Mitt Romney, conservative pundits’ new favorite accusation is that the polls are biased because the media is oversampling Democrats. On Thursday, Romney’s senior adviser, Eric Fehrnstrom, repeated this line on Fox News to explain why the polls couldn’t be trusted:

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http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/27/920301/top-romney-adviser-some-of-these-polls-have-been-called-into-question/