LOL!!! --- Romney campaign has a train wreck of an excuse ready for losing the debate

[kpete]

Romney campaign has a train wreck of an excuse ready for losing the debate
byBarbara Morrill

This may be the lamest attempt ever to lower expectations ahead of a debate:
But Romney got virtually no sleep Monday night, an aide said, blaming a freight train that passed through a grade crossing near the hotel and blew it horn roughly every hour all through the night. The candidate's sleep deprivation so worried his staff that the campaign looked into switching hotels. The logistics were ultimately too tough, the aide said, and there was concern about how it would look.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/restless-romney-braces-for-high-stakes-debate
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/03/1139383/-Romney-campaign-has-a-train-wreck-of-an-excuse-ready-for-losing-the-debate

[randome]

1. "Barack, can you hear it? The trains...THE TRAINS!!!"

[BumRushDaShow]

2. They needed something HUGE

to knock down the Bully Christie's lofty promises of a game-changer debate outta Rmoney.

[flamingdem]

15. You know this story could be fact checked!

Would be great if it wasn't at all true

[BumRushDaShow]

79. Very true!

[TrollBuster9090]

101. That was no freight train.

It was Chris Christie trying to get some sleep after eating three cans of baked beans, again.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. BWHAHAHAHA

That's why sleeping pills were invented. But Romney doesn't even drink alcohol or coffee so I doubt he will take sleeping pills.

[alsame]

18. And he can't take any caffeine products to

keep him awake and alert tonight. Maybe he'll nod off during the debate.

[barbtries]

74. ear plugs.

nt.

[MADem]

125. If he's not on uppers right now, I'd be very surprised.

And foam ear plugs work wonders in a loud room....

Count the number of times he blinks--it's CONSTANT. He shouldn't have dyed those eyelashes along with the brows.

And he spits when he talks.

Uppers.

[Curtland1015]

4. I would have been President. If it wasn't for the damned 3:55 out of Toledo.

Damn you freight by rail!!!

[lunatica]

35. LOL! And he was a contender until that train ran his life over!

[tanyev]

5. What, it was parked there all night long blowing its horn every hour?

[GrantDem]

9. Nope

The train had a horn installed on every single car. All 1500 of them. That's why it took hours to fully pass.

[strategery blunder]

12. The train tracks weren't the right height

So Rmoney lost sleep over it.

[Brother Buzz]

25. yep, too high

[nobodyspecial]

6. What excuse?

Just another indication of how stupid and inept they all are. Nobody thought of running out and buying some EARPLUGS!

[ProSense]

40. .

[awoke_in_2003]

114. Yep...

some Walgreens are open 24 hours.

[KurtNYC]

7. bet it was at one of his name-sake's (Willard) Marriotts

They should have spent "the big bucks" for some triple pane glass.

[flamingdem]

8. This means he didn't sleep because he was so nervous no doubt

It's make it or break it for Mitt

I'm glad if this is true at all because we want some HUGE GAFFES for our drinking games and general pleasure

[rurallib]

10. he couldn't afford to move to another hotel?

WTF?

[Indpndnt]

36. Or they couldn't move him to the other side of the hotel?

Yeah, right.

[beac]

108. Or his inept staff didn't check out the hotel in advance???

Hope someone is fact-checking this. Seems to me the class of hotel Romney would be staying in would be a) far from railroad tracks and/or b) well soundproofed.

[NMDemDist2]

120. +1 n/t

[Panasonic]

52. probably because every hotel is booked solid

for the debates.

Could have picked a place in Colorado Springs.

Oh wait, there is a rail line along I-25...

And it's the coal train line too.

[Blue Idaho]

11. "I don't care if it is nuclear armageddon - DO NOT WAKE President RMONEY!"

Thurston and Lovey need their beauty sleep.

[pinboy3niner]

29. But it's 3am and the phone is ringing...

[onethatcares]

13. that was ME

driving the engine of that George Soros nightmare.

Gaud I wish it was.

[flamingdem]

20. It was a George Soros train, you mean like Tommy the Train w/his face!? nt

[onethatcares]

84. no, like the Berkshire/Hathaway train

they didn't know they owned,

[Jazzgirl]

91. And it possibly was a Berkshire Hathaway train.

If it was BNSF! And that is very possible!

[WI_DEM]

14. Give me a break!

[Kurovski]

16. The lowering of expectations.

I bet he had a poor bowel movement too.

[flamingdem]

21. oh poo

[Buns_of_Fire]

44. I doubt he's had a good bowel movement since 1992.

Which could explain a lot, when you think about it...

[ohheckyeah]

53. It's pretty difficult

when you have a stick up your ass.

[smirkymonkey]

111. More like a giant California Redwood tree up his ass...

[flamingdem]

17. Ann was kicking him all night cuz he was snoring Stop It!!! nt

[JHB]

19. Will he show up in a ridiculous suit and say he couldn't get dry cleaning?

The man goes to Rocky IV for foreign policy and My Cousin Vinny for debate prep.

[cyglet]

72. LOL My Cousin Vinny

was the movie I immediately thought of when I saw the OP.

[alcibiades_mystery]

106. Beat me to it!

Da two yoots.

[MoonRiver]

22. Why does rMoney have to sleep in cheap hotels next to railroads?

I thought he was so rich?

[sadbear]

23. Big deal!

Joe Pesci had to deal with that in My Cousin Vinny and he still won the trial.

[carlotta]

24. Toot! Toot! Give those engineers a raise! nt

[flamingdem]

32. Those .. union engineers?

[lastlib]

78. HEY!! Where's your empathy??!??

At least you could throw in a steak dinner with that raise!!

[Brickbat]

26. Stop it, you guys! Being a presidential candidate is HARD!

[GardeningGal]

27. I wonder what hotel he is staying at.....

I live in Denver and trying to think of where there are hotels in close proximity to train tracks and I'm coming up blank at the moment. Maybe there's something downtown but I would think those hotels have good windows and I've never noticed the trains when I've been there.

Interesting excuse.....

[KurtNYC]

39. Renassaince Marriot of course

Mormon-owned and Mitt is named after Willard Marriott.

Is there anyone that Mitt Romney has not insulted or burned at this point? 47%, his ife, the Brits and...

He just trashed his name sake's hotel as being too noisy to sleep in !

[Panasonic]

61. Doesn't Marriott also own Doubletree?

There's one on Quebec near I-25.

Marriott in DTC, and Marriott in downtown Denver. Maybe he was hearing our light rail beep all night? (Wig wag mode makes it beep downtown for safety reason)

[Panasonic]

56. I'm thinking of the hotels near I-70

Also, there's a bunch of hotels on Quebec near I-70.

Also a bunch in the DTC area near the rail lines too.

I'm *surprised* that he didn't bother to reserve the presidential suite at the Brown Palace.

Probably because Obama got it first...

[hifiguy]

28. Oh brother. Since when does a zillionaire stay in a hotel

next to train tracks. Unbelievably lame. Willard, you are gonna get a foot broken off in your ass tonight.

[bklyncowgirl]

62. His wife says he's cheap--maybe Willard insists on staying at Motel 6 these days.

No offense to Motel 6 of course.

[bulloney]

100. Motel Six? That means they left the light on, too. Mitt's really hurting for sleep.

[pinboy3niner]

105. He's even cheaper than that. He stays at Motel 5.

[graham4anything]

30. that was no freight train, that was the fat lady singing for Herr Mittens & the repubs

that was the proverbial fork being stuck in saying "it's done"
that was the final bell ringing for Herr Mittens
that was the train taking him to loser fields

as they sing to coaches at ballparks

Goodbye Mittens
Goodbye Mittens
Goodbye Mittens
We hate to see you go (not)

There is a special club for ex-Presidents and current presidents

is there one for losers like Mitt?

(c) Richard Rodgers, sound of music
So long, farewell...


There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple too
And up in the nursery an absurd little bird
Is popping out to say "cuckoo"
[Marta, Gretl, Brigitta:]
Cuckoo, cuckoo

[Children: Marta, Gretl, Brigitta: ]
Regretfully they tell us Cuckoo, cuckoo
But firmly they compel us Cuckoo, cuckoo
To say goodbye . . .
[Marta, Gretl, Brigitta:]
Cuckoo!
[Children:]
. . . to you

[Children:]
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
[Marta:]
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight

[Children:]
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu
[Friedrich:]
Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu

[Children:]
So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen
[Liesl:]
I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne

[Children:]
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
[Kurt:]
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye -- Goodbye!
[Brigitta:]
I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
[Louisa:]
I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly
[Gretl:]
The sun has gone to bed and so must I

[Children:]
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

[Guests:]
Goodbye!

OBAMA WINS...OBAMA WINSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Skidmore]

31. Dude is a whiner.

[KurtNYC]

33. Artist's conception of the train that did it:

[pinboy3niner]

46. Somebody took a picture of it:

[Brickbat]

64. More like this one.

[BumRushDaShow]

85. Or this?

Just to piss him off?

[madaboutharry]

34. We hear trains all the time when the go by near my house.

I find it calming.

[LiberalAndProud]

37. I found his Expedia review.

http://www.expedia.com/Denver-Hotels-Red-Lion-Hotel-Denver-Central.h21676-p16.Hotel-Reviews

“Great Hotel...Train whistle noise during the night”

I would probably stay at this hotel again if I got the same great price. Hotel was clean and the service was great. Location to down-town Denver was good. Again, the only problem was train whistles during the night.

[Indpndnt]

38. Isn't this Gov. GoodHair's excuse for his horrible debate performances?

Poor sleep? The folks in Texas didn't believe that, either. He has the lowest approval rating of anyone here in a long time.

[lunatica]

41. Actually it was that pee under his mattress that kept Queen Ann awake and

when Queen Ann is awake, everyone is awake.

[nolabear]

66. Best typo ever.

[lunatica]

70. Then I'll leave it alone

LOL!

[Buns_of_Fire]

68. Actually, it was a "pea," but I like your version a lot better.

Memo to campaign staff: Stop booking the Prince and his consort at hotels that rent by the hour.

[lunatica]

69. Well then I'll leave it as is.

LOL!

[formercia]

92. Does that make it a Water Bed?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

102. He's a bed-wetter. nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

42. Now they're mining movies like My Cousn Vinny for excuses

[BarackTheVote]

43. People get ready, there's a train comin'!

But for realz... it's Wednesday... he's gonna get so thrown off by a late-night train TWO NIGHTS AGO that he might lose the debate?! THAT'S THEIR EXCUSE?! Why in the ever-loving blue-eyed HELL do they think this is a good tactic?! Do they think being president is a simple fucking 9-5 job?!

[renate]

49. OMG... I didn't realize they were crying about a train whistling on MONDAY night!

I just assumed that if they were going to use sleepiness as an excuse it would at least have been last night.

What a bunch of whiners.

[Chiyo-chichi]

45. In all fairness... it WAS the engineer's fifth birthday.

[summerschild]

47. IT'S A CONSPIRACY! The Democrats hired the railroads to sabotage me!

[Incitatus]

113. YES! It was one of Warren Buffet's railroads.

[Panasonic]

48. Rmoney's been in Denver for 48 hours.

It's toxic to him because it's deep blue.

Only scatters of Rmoney signs, and they're being yanked by the owners daily because they don't want to be associated with a loser.

I'm sure Rmoney is scramming outta here to the next campaign site shortly after the debates.

[Cha]

50. Is this for real! Romney can't afford accomodations

that keep out Train noise? Will see if he looks like a zombie tonight..oh wait

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

51. Sure like he couldn't just buy a hotel a couple of miles down the road. nt

[hay rick]

54. Meanwhile, Fox News is lowering the bar.

I don't watch Fox News, but I see it at the gym with the sound off, so I can read the captions. In this case, the caption said that the answer to the question: who do you expect to win the debate was- Obama 54%, Romney 28%.

Translation- anything better than a debacle will be interpreted as a Romney victory.

[Happyhippychick]

55. This entire thread is a DUZY!

[Botany]

57. Oh my dog!

or maybe it was the soul train

[graham4anything]

67. The Soul Train- you got my vote for post of the day

[Happyhippychick]

58. Willard, that train is the sound of your campaign going off the rails!

[porphyrian]

59. Blame Ambien! n/t

[Ztolkins]

60. This says Monday night though...

What about Tuesday?

[Raven]

63. Welcome to America, you asshole. n/t

[tanyev]

65. Oh noes! Now he won't remember any of his zingers!

[bluestateguy]

71. Don't be surprised if that is a boldfaced lie

nt

[LiberalAndProud]

73. which part?

[Bigleaf]

75. Steve Sack cartoon: Veering off course - Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/170845911.html

[TeamPooka]

76. I take it Mitt got some sleep last night though right? Or was he up snorting blow til dawn?....

If he was he's finally got a shot at my vote....

[montanacowboy]

77. I hear the train acoming, coming round the bend

bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[greatauntoftriplets]

80. Monday was two nights ago...

What a child.

[tularetom]

81. If he was really the big capitalist entrepreneur he pretends to be

He would have bought the fucking railroad and immediately stopped that train.

So either the story about the train keeping him awake is bullshit or he isn't the super dynamic CEO he's trying to convince us he is.

[underpants]

82. Damn that infrastructure....if only there was a rail union to stand up to this (re:Atlas Shrugged)

[flyguyjake]

83. It's typical of this

campaign to just dish excuse after excuse. I think they've exhausted all the excuses ever used in a campaign. They're having to get "creative" now and come up with new excuses. My dog had a better excuse as to why he pooped on my floor.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

86. Exactly how many cars were in this train

100,000? Let's get real here.

[L0oniX]

87. So uhm it isn't his conscience that keeps him from a good nights sleep.

I get it.

[Politicalboi]

88. It was the

Soul Train.

Damn Obama and his rhythm, and his soul trains.

[progressivebydesign]

89. He wants to be POTUS and you can't function without sleep? His wife worries about his mental health.

YEAAHHH... GREEEEEAAAAT choice of nominees!

Romney, you are NOT up to the job. Period. YOu're a pampered, delicate, clueless, rich boy, who does NOT want to be disturbed!!

[WilliamPitt]

90. "Blame It On The Train"

Words and lyrics by Milli Vanilli.

You know, or not.

[SunSeeker]

122. LOL!

[DCBob]

93. I thnk Romney is losing sleep because he knows this is do or die time.

I suspect he is getting pounded from all sides on what to say, how to say it and when to say it.

[DollarBillHines]

94. That must have been Willard in front of me at the W Times Square a few years back.

Checking out, this guy in front of me was demanding a discount due to the fact that there was noise outside, all night.

DBH, "Dude, we're in Times Square."

Guy, "I know that, but it was all night long."

(DBH just shakes head)

[DearAbby]

95. Oh gee, wonder how people can live with such

horrid conditions. Trains, planes, police sirens..nothing like a night's sleep at the lake. Somehow the American people are able to perform their jobs, without using, the lack of sleep excuse....haul your ass up Mitt.

[DebJ]

96. Princess and the Pea???? n/t

[DebJ]

97. If that is true, it should be easier for Obama to get him frazzled. I like that! n/t

[krawhitham]

98. How often does the train go by?

So often that you won't even notice it.

[Myrina]

99. And we know forsure he was really AT that hotel?

I smell more GOPBS.

[fingrinn]

103. It was just God

Telling Romney his campaign is a TRAIN wreck

[FailureToCommunicate]

104. The royal Mittster is not used to the sounds of REAL American labor near HIS mansion(s)

In his gated neighborhood(s)



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[Fearless]

107. Princess and the Pea

All hail King Rmoney.

[FSogol]

109. Ahem* I must be a prophet! Check out my reply from 7/31/2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1051946

[tarheelsunc]

110. Is this satire? I've never heard such ridiculousness

[Incitatus]

112. A freight train went by every hour?

[bluesbassman]

115. I'd pay cash money to see the Prez sneak up behind him and say "choo, choo!"

Mitt would jump through the roof.

[LiberalEsto]

116. PLUS the dog ate his notes

and peed on the teleprompter

well done, Seamus IV!

[ThoughtCriminal]

117. First Question

A train leaves Chicago and travels at 50 MPH...


(It was my understanding that there would be no math...)

[Baitball Blogger]

118. Heaven help him if there's a real crisis to deal with in this country.

[Jack Rabbit]

119. When a freight train keeps me up all night, it's because I darnk too much coffee during the day

What's Mitt's excuse?

[bucolic_frolic]

121. Hey Mitt!

Noise cancellation earphones!

I can't believe this story. You mean they didn't KNOW about the best hotels for a good
night's sleep in Denver? Puh-leeze.

This is a highball excuse .... and a crock.

[Clear Blue Sky]

123. The Pres is mopping the floor with Mittens...nt

[Montauk6]

124. I'm sure they'll blame Lehrer as well

[cstanleytech]

126. The freight train was his chances plunging down a steep ravine at full speed. nt

[A Simple Game]

127. Take a nap stupid. n/t