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Tue Sep 25, 2012, 03:52 PM

Sep 2012

"deadpan comedy act".

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Romney WAS joking about the airplane windows [View all] KurtNYC Sep 2012 OP

Well, if the Blaze says he was joking... arcane1 Sep 2012 #1

What? you don't believe Glen Beck's website??? Ichingcarpenter Sep 2012 #11

Bullshit! n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #2

sorry, I don't believe it renate Sep 2012 #3

got a link ? KurtNYC Sep 2012 #6

"Romney has a weird sense of humor." ProSense Sep 2012 #12

"And she was choking and rubbing her eyes." Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #24

Yep. That's the context they can't ignore... NO JOKE. reformist2 Sep 2012 #125

Gallows humor? Whistling past the graveyard? FrodosPet Sep 2012 #122

Video (Via The Rachel Maddow Show): pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #22

Thanks for that -- Yes he is joking there KurtNYC Sep 2012 #29

Why are you misrepresenting what Maddow said? ProSense Sep 2012 #48

Woah. We have EARS buddy. Rachel did NOT say it was a joke. Nt DevonRex Sep 2012 #57

Why are you lying about what Rachel said, repeatedly? Care Acutely Sep 2012 #59

at the 1:48 mark she says "Maybe Mister Romney WAS joking..." KurtNYC Sep 2012 #70

The rest paraphrased: in which case he was joking about something very scary about his wife. ProSense Sep 2012 #76

At the 1:20 mark lapfog_1 Sep 2012 #114

Rachel:"I DON"T THINK HE WAS JOKING. . he couldn't possibly be jokingabout his wife almost being in Care Acutely Sep 2012 #131

Does she or does she not say "maybe he was joking" at the 1:48 mark? KurtNYC Sep 2012 #160

FYI - Rachel did NOT say it was a joke. Nt obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2012 #138

The glass is half empty! No, it's half full! No, you're wrong! No, YOU're wrong! Half empty! Half fu MariaM83 Sep 2012 #213

Coding bongbong Sep 2012 #19

In our defense... boobooday Sep 2012 #4

It wasn't a joke. DevonRex Sep 2012 #21

And he also thought that cold fusion fiasco at U. of Utah had been a success. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #62

I'm sure it's difficult to discern when he's joking and when he's not. sadbear Sep 2012 #5

And the fact that he has thousands of folks trying to discern what the hell LuckyLib Sep 2012 #191

right because Romney DESERVES a fair shake bigtree Sep 2012 #7

why give up the high ground and stoop to distorting quotes? KurtNYC Sep 2012 #30

I'd let romney's campaign worry about that bigtree Sep 2012 #38

you are advocating us using a "sleazy tactic" and that is what I am against here KurtNYC Sep 2012 #73

You are doing the work of the Romney Campaign Care Acutely Sep 2012 #60

Therefore you would work for Romney if they paid you. Nice confession. KurtNYC Sep 2012 #163

Dude. Talk about distorting a quote. mac56 Sep 2012 #165

Who distorted the quote? yardwork Sep 2012 #147

Yes, let us USE that. Every time someone tires to chide us for taking this gaffe out of context... JHB Sep 2012 #150

no one is distorting the quote. It was not a joke. Look at how it's sandwiched in his comments. nt progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #201

People are spending credibility on this thing KurtNYC Sep 2012 #204

When Mitt tells a joke he does a fake laugh. He didn't laugh this time. nt TeamPooka Sep 2012 #8

Honestly? I don't care if he was joking or not. While I'd like to see more talking about the issues, Brickbat Sep 2012 #9

OH, I get it!!! His wife was just in a life-threatening situation! HAHAHA! GET IT?! Grown2Hate Sep 2012 #10

I truly don't think he was joking: here's the clip renate Sep 2012 #13

Well he could be the worlds worst joke teller. Egnever Sep 2012 #17

He was saying a lot of stuff he should simply have not said treestar Sep 2012 #151

If Obama can draw him out into long-winded answers during the debate, he'll destroy himself. randome Sep 2012 #161

Thanks for posting this! City Lights Sep 2012 #18

So? Egnever Sep 2012 #14

It wasn't a joke. DevonRex Sep 2012 #23

It wasn't funny, but to Mitt and Ann and the crowd in that room it was a joke. KurtNYC Sep 2012 #31

THEN the reaction should be a revelation to him: THAT THE REST OF US THINK HE'S THAT STUPID. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #198

No! We're better than that! DefenseLawyer Sep 2012 #49

I saw the clip. He didn't look like he was joking to me. City Lights Sep 2012 #15

*IF* it was a joke it's in very poor taste stand next to someone Raine Sep 2012 #16

Sorry Kurt. I heard it. He was serious. It wasn't DevonRex Sep 2012 #20

Whether it was a joke or not, it doesn't merit much of our time. randome Sep 2012 #25

Romney deserves to be kicked when he's down ProSense Sep 2012 #27

I'm sorry but flat-out stupid is a disqualifier. DevonRex Sep 2012 #33

Why not? Dan Quayle will be Mr Potatoehead forevermore eridani Sep 2012 #187

You spend your time your way, and the rest of will do so our own ways. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #197

Well Rex, I think it is a stupid non-issue when there is much better ammo out there KurtNYC Sep 2012 #36

If it's a "a stupid non-issue," why ProSense Sep 2012 #40

And why I told him to get his story straight DevonRex Sep 2012 #42

Nice ELY08 Sep 2012 #190

We should use all the ammo we have. City Lights Sep 2012 #64

Just saw the tape of that speech. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #66

Nope. Dead quiet. Shocked I'd say, at the stupidity. Nt DevonRex Sep 2012 #67

Behind door number 1.... Turbineguy Sep 2012 #26

really a joke? 12forward Sep 2012 #28

He was joking about the 47% too Incitatus Sep 2012 #32

I have two problems with this post Cali_Democrat Sep 2012 #34

Romney didn't say it was a joke -- The press core did. KurtNYC Sep 2012 #37

Never mind. randome Sep 2012 #41

She did not! n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #46

"The press core did." I thought it was the apple corps. Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #54

That's a lie. She did not say it was a joke. Care Acutely Sep 2012 #56

at the 1:48 mark there KurtNYC Sep 2012 #69

A supposition and a claim are two different things, I would admend your statement uponit7771 Sep 2012 #107

Rachel:"I DON"T THINK HE WAS JOKING. . he couldn't possibly be joking about his wife almost being in Care Acutely Sep 2012 #133

Apparently he doesn't know how humor works either. MindPilot Sep 2012 #35

Mitt thinks dressing as State Trooper and pullnig over girls is a prank KurtNYC Sep 2012 #52

BULL FUCKING SHIT liberal N proud Sep 2012 #39

careful, you are showing your true intentions n2doc Sep 2012 #43

Too late. Everybody sees him now. When he DevonRex Sep 2012 #61

Yes. Doctor McCoy. KurtNYC Sep 2012 #128

You deliberately misrepresented her comments & cherry picked to suit your purpose, defending Romney Care Acutely Sep 2012 #142

I just think this airplane joke thing is a flawed meme KurtNYC Sep 2012 #90

Somebody needs a nap. mac56 Sep 2012 #174

Gaffes are in the eyes of the beholder. WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #44

Some "joke". Did he give a hearty laugh when he told about how his wifey was choking on smoke? kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #45

Guess it was retroactively funny. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #47

It wasn't a joke, because it wasn't funny. tarheelsunc Sep 2012 #50

And in your other thread you attempt to argue that his statement was accurate. Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #51

you mischaracterize my statements there KurtNYC Sep 2012 #102

If that was a joke, Mitt makes Steven Wright look like Jim Carrey JHB Sep 2012 #53

Or maybe Twit Mitt is pulling an Andy Kaufman. Kalidurga Sep 2012 #79

But Mitt forgot to invite everybody over for cookies and milk pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #171

Would you really want cookies and milk with Twit Mitt? Kalidurga Sep 2012 #193

You'd pass on the chance to tell him that... pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #196

You win... Kalidurga Sep 2012 #207

lol@ Cha Sep 2012 #166

Mitt is the Pat Paulsen of the 21st century! Chiyo-chichi Sep 2012 #185

steve was born cesarian, so he always disembarks through the window frylock Sep 2012 #186

The original footage was on Rachel. If he was joking he's got the dryest delivery on record. nolabear Sep 2012 #55

He's an odd duck, for sure. But it was a nothing line, a toss off aside from an eccentric dude. Bucky Sep 2012 #71

Me too. Absolutely. nolabear Sep 2012 #148

It's as much a joke as Quayle's "Potatoe" incident was. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2012 #58

The Blaze??? You actually believe one thing they say?????? Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #63

My first reaction to reading the transcript was that Romney was joking KurtNYC Sep 2012 #110

Rmoney is a joke but he was not joking. 2pooped2pop Sep 2012 #65

I watched the video. He was obviously joking. However Bucky Sep 2012 #68

So ProSense Sep 2012 #72

You're reading so much into my comments, tacking on interpretations that aren't there Bucky Sep 2012 #95

Wait ProSense Sep 2012 #100

I don't think rMoney is as smart as you do uponit7771 Sep 2012 #112

I don't think that's what she was saying soleft Sep 2012 #113

yes the pitchforks are out KurtNYC Sep 2012 #141

+100 Astrad Sep 2012 #189

Whether it was a joke or not it's not an issue that will influence anyone's vote. redqueen Sep 2012 #74

It makes us look petty. randome Sep 2012 #78

And trying to apologize for Romney is magnanimous? ProSense Sep 2012 #83

I'm just saying it's a waste of time to argue about it. nt redqueen Sep 2012 #88

No one was doing that until the apologists came out. ProSense Sep 2012 #97

We have the truth on our side -- Let's use THAT KurtNYC Sep 2012 #121

Good of you to take the time to correct us. aquart Sep 2012 #209

Or like wannabe comedians. redqueen Sep 2012 #103

no uponit7771 Sep 2012 #115

People said the same thing about the 47 percent comment ProSense Sep 2012 #81

Don't you think the 47 percent comment is more directly related to politics ... redqueen Sep 2012 #86

The "airplane window thing" was damned stupid. ProSense Sep 2012 #89

Perhaps because it's too idiotic to be believable. redqueen Sep 2012 #98

Really? ProSense Sep 2012 #108

There is a larger picture to consider. randome Sep 2012 #101

Right, ProSense Sep 2012 #104

All human beings are stubborn, to a point. randome Sep 2012 #116

And some people ProSense Sep 2012 #126

Well, those people were wrong. randome Sep 2012 #145

Well said. nt redqueen Sep 2012 #105

It was not a joke goclark Sep 2012 #214

Watch the video oswaldactedalone Sep 2012 #75

no no, you have to read the transcript to understand the whole emotion of the event frylock Sep 2012 #188

If it was so self-evident, why wasn't it reported that way the first time? Waiting For Everyman Sep 2012 #77

welcome to the wonderful world of politics. gore didn't even use the word "invented". unblock Sep 2012 #80

This. mac56 Sep 2012 #164

ok rock Sep 2012 #82

Of course it was a joke -- even Romney isn't that stupid. It's almost embarrassing that so many of gateley Sep 2012 #84

"If Obama had said it, we'd think it was hysterical." ProSense Sep 2012 #85

Excellent point Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #91

Well, that too. But only because the other side would be reacting as we are to this. gateley Sep 2012 #92

And that's worth it isn't it? ProSense Sep 2012 #94

Good points. gateley Sep 2012 #172

Really? Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #96

I agree, but my point is ANY joke. gateley Sep 2012 #106

Republicans claim any controversial or stupid remark is a joke. ProSense Sep 2012 #111

I remember watching Johnny Carson gettin into a race car (serious car, helmet, track, the real deal) gateley Sep 2012 #140

Here's the problem ProSense Sep 2012 #146

Well I'm certainly not bending over backward trying to give Romney a pass -- that was my initial gateley Sep 2012 #168

Good for you. randome Sep 2012 #200

***********YES ROMNEY IS STUPID!!!************ Damn people!! uponit7771 Sep 2012 #118

He's stupid -- no argument from me there, but even a child knows why you can't gateley Sep 2012 #137

Obama would have delivered it better treestar Sep 2012 #156

I always say Obama could do stand up -- flawless timing and delivery. gateley Sep 2012 #170

Romney could be Obama's straight man. randome Sep 2012 #199

Gracie to Obama's George, but Romney wouldn't have to pretend not to understand. gateley Sep 2012 #203

I don't know Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #87

He's a terrible joke teller. louis-t Sep 2012 #93

Just another one of his UNfunny jokes Laurajr Sep 2012 #99

Because the freepers and Glen Beck told you so? Indpndnt Sep 2012 #109

Snopes says "clearly he intended it to be taken as a tongue-in-cheek aside". Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #117

My interpretation of his comments were different. Still ProSense Sep 2012 #120

In the absence of a longer clip, I don't give a rip what Ashley Parker says jsmirman Sep 2012 #135

I think Romney's a big jerk, but in this case I also think he intended his comment as a joke deutsey Sep 2012 #154

but Mitt doesn't DO dry, self-effacing humor renate Sep 2012 #210

I think this is a lot like Santorum's "blah people" thing deutsey Sep 2012 #212

Seemed like a joke to me. Marr Sep 2012 #119

THERE IS NO JOKING IN POLITICS!!!111!!! slackmaster Sep 2012 #123

Oh, you can joke, but ProSense Sep 2012 #124

I thought the CALL CONGREFS thing was a little bit funny. Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #129

I hope the smile from ProSense means that they were kidding about not finding it funny. KurtNYC Sep 2012 #176

OK, That Made Me Laugh Out Loud On the Road Sep 2012 #175

Bullshit. Beck is just trying to walk it back. mac56 Sep 2012 #127

That's the funny part, it's from Beck ProSense Sep 2012 #130

I listened and I never heard his little nervous giggle tularetom Sep 2012 #132

Thank you Hutzpa Sep 2012 #134

Even if he meant it as a humorous comment, he might still have thought it was true starroute Sep 2012 #136

Nope. Not a joke. Iggo Sep 2012 #139

Maybe he just needs... TDale313 Sep 2012 #143

So the man can't even pull off a joke Bobbie Jo Sep 2012 #144

C'mon, who doesn't joke about their wife gasping for breath on a fiery airplane? Texas Lawyer Sep 2012 #149

A 'joke' ... uh huh. Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #152

I agree this is a non-issue. subterranean Sep 2012 #153

Here's an issue: ProSense Sep 2012 #155

But we don't have to pick up and run with every fumble. randome Sep 2012 #159

"Let the pundits laugh at him." ProSense Sep 2012 #167

That's the part you picked out? randome Sep 2012 #202

No cue from Anne that he was joking. She looked abashed. juajen Sep 2012 #157

There is a video of it, it didn't sound like a joke. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #158

So making a joke at the expense of his wife's safety is never ending hilarity? Javaman Sep 2012 #162

Who cares what it was? The gaffe was spoiling a genuine opportunity to act like a human Thegonagle Sep 2012 #169

I do not for one minute believe he was joking when he said that...but chowder66 Sep 2012 #173

thank you Enrique Sep 2012 #177

Mitt Tells Jokes? lame54 Sep 2012 #178

I think he was -trying- to make a joke, he's just really bad at it. I could probably think of 100 Bocks Car Sep 2012 #179

Well he's either an idiot or a cold hearted bastard who joked about his wife Jennicut Sep 2012 #180

This ^^^ I got all the way to the last post ... took the words right out of my computer. cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #183

Mittens was retroactively joking ... BWAHAHAHA lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #181

it was NOT a joke Skittles Sep 2012 #182

Yes there are, and being a social illiterate is one for which the evidence cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #184

Don't buy this for a second. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #192

Your defense of Romney is weird! Logical Sep 2012 #194

He definitely was not joking, but even if he were, I'd actually consider that to be worse. n/t Proles Sep 2012 #195

You know I told my wife the doctor was joking. aandegoons Sep 2012 #205

I agree Dash87 Sep 2012 #206

You know what? Most of us can multi-task. We can attack Romney on his disastrous policies AND beac Sep 2012 #208

Doesn't matter. It's become part of his growing catalog Union Scribe Sep 2012 #211

ditto Why Syzygy Sep 2012 #215

I saw the video: He Wasn't M_M Sep 2012 #216