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2. They needed something HUGE

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:51 PM

Oct 2012

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

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LOL!!! --- Romney campaign has a train wreck of an excuse ready for losing the debate [View all] kpete Oct 2012 OP

"Barack, can you hear it? The trains...THE TRAINS!!!" randome Oct 2012 #1

They needed something HUGE BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #2

You know this story could be fact checked! flamingdem Oct 2012 #15

Very true! BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #79

That was no freight train. TrollBuster9090 Oct 2012 #101

BWHAHAHAHA Cali_Democrat Oct 2012 #3

And he can't take any caffeine products to alsame Oct 2012 #18

ear plugs. barbtries Oct 2012 #74

If he's not on uppers right now, I'd be very surprised. MADem Oct 2012 #125

I would have been President. If it wasn't for the damned 3:55 out of Toledo. Curtland1015 Oct 2012 #4

LOL! And he was a contender until that train ran his life over! lunatica Oct 2012 #35

What, it was parked there all night long blowing its horn every hour? tanyev Oct 2012 #5

Nope GrantDem Oct 2012 #9

The train tracks weren't the right height strategery blunder Oct 2012 #12

yep, too high Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #25

What excuse? nobodyspecial Oct 2012 #6

. ProSense Oct 2012 #40

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #114

bet it was at one of his name-sake's (Willard) Marriotts KurtNYC Oct 2012 #7

This means he didn't sleep because he was so nervous no doubt flamingdem Oct 2012 #8

he couldn't afford to move to another hotel? rurallib Oct 2012 #10

Or they couldn't move him to the other side of the hotel? Indpndnt Oct 2012 #36

Or his inept staff didn't check out the hotel in advance??? beac Oct 2012 #108

+1 n/t NMDemDist2 Oct 2012 #120

probably because every hotel is booked solid Panasonic Oct 2012 #52

"I don't care if it is nuclear armageddon - DO NOT WAKE President RMONEY!" Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #11

But it's 3am and the phone is ringing... pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #29

that was ME onethatcares Oct 2012 #13

It was a George Soros train, you mean like Tommy the Train w/his face!? nt flamingdem Oct 2012 #20

no, like the Berkshire/Hathaway train onethatcares Oct 2012 #84

And it possibly was a Berkshire Hathaway train. Jazzgirl Oct 2012 #91

Give me a break! WI_DEM Oct 2012 #14

The lowering of expectations. Kurovski Oct 2012 #16

oh poo flamingdem Oct 2012 #21

I doubt he's had a good bowel movement since 1992. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #44

It's pretty difficult ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #53

More like a giant California Redwood tree up his ass... smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #111

Ann was kicking him all night cuz he was snoring Stop It!!! nt flamingdem Oct 2012 #17

Will he show up in a ridiculous suit and say he couldn't get dry cleaning? JHB Oct 2012 #19

LOL My Cousin Vinny cyglet Oct 2012 #72

Beat me to it! alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #106

Why does rMoney have to sleep in cheap hotels next to railroads? MoonRiver Oct 2012 #22

Big deal! sadbear Oct 2012 #23

Toot! Toot! Give those engineers a raise! nt carlotta Oct 2012 #24

Those .. union engineers? flamingdem Oct 2012 #32

HEY!! Where's your empathy??!?? lastlib Oct 2012 #78

Stop it, you guys! Being a presidential candidate is HARD! Brickbat Oct 2012 #26

I wonder what hotel he is staying at..... GardeningGal Oct 2012 #27

Renassaince Marriot of course KurtNYC Oct 2012 #39

Doesn't Marriott also own Doubletree? Panasonic Oct 2012 #61

I'm thinking of the hotels near I-70 Panasonic Oct 2012 #56

Oh brother. Since when does a zillionaire stay in a hotel hifiguy Oct 2012 #28

His wife says he's cheap--maybe Willard insists on staying at Motel 6 these days. bklyncowgirl Oct 2012 #62

Motel Six? That means they left the light on, too. Mitt's really hurting for sleep. bulloney Oct 2012 #100

He's even cheaper than that. He stays at Motel 5. pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #105

that was no freight train, that was the fat lady singing for Herr Mittens & the repubs graham4anything Oct 2012 #30

Dude is a whiner. Skidmore Oct 2012 #31

Artist's conception of the train that did it: KurtNYC Oct 2012 #33

Somebody took a picture of it: pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #46

More like this one. Brickbat Oct 2012 #64

Or this? BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #85

We hear trains all the time when the go by near my house. madaboutharry Oct 2012 #34

I found his Expedia review. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #37

Isn't this Gov. GoodHair's excuse for his horrible debate performances? Indpndnt Oct 2012 #38

Actually it was that pee under his mattress that kept Queen Ann awake and lunatica Oct 2012 #41

Best typo ever. nolabear Oct 2012 #66

Then I'll leave it alone lunatica Oct 2012 #70

Actually, it was a "pea," but I like your version a lot better. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #68

Well then I'll leave it as is. lunatica Oct 2012 #69

Does that make it a Water Bed? formercia Oct 2012 #92

He's a bed-wetter. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #102

Now they're mining movies like My Cousn Vinny for excuses aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #42

People get ready, there's a train comin'! BarackTheVote Oct 2012 #43

OMG... I didn't realize they were crying about a train whistling on MONDAY night! renate Oct 2012 #49

In all fairness... it WAS the engineer's fifth birthday. Chiyo-chichi Oct 2012 #45

IT'S A CONSPIRACY! The Democrats hired the railroads to sabotage me! summerschild Oct 2012 #47

YES! It was one of Warren Buffet's railroads. Incitatus Oct 2012 #113

Rmoney's been in Denver for 48 hours. Panasonic Oct 2012 #48

Is this for real! Romney can't afford accomodations Cha Oct 2012 #50

Sure like he couldn't just buy a hotel a couple of miles down the road. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #51

Meanwhile, Fox News is lowering the bar. hay rick Oct 2012 #54

This entire thread is a DUZY! Happyhippychick Oct 2012 #55

Oh my dog! Botany Oct 2012 #57

The Soul Train- you got my vote for post of the day graham4anything Oct 2012 #67

Willard, that train is the sound of your campaign going off the rails! Happyhippychick Oct 2012 #58

Blame Ambien! n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #59

This says Monday night though... Ztolkins Oct 2012 #60

Welcome to America, you asshole. n/t Raven Oct 2012 #63

Oh noes! Now he won't remember any of his zingers! tanyev Oct 2012 #65

Don't be surprised if that is a boldfaced lie bluestateguy Oct 2012 #71

which part? LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #73

Steve Sack cartoon: Veering off course - Star Tribune Bigleaf Oct 2012 #75

I take it Mitt got some sleep last night though right? Or was he up snorting blow til dawn?.... TeamPooka Oct 2012 #76

I hear the train acoming, coming round the bend montanacowboy Oct 2012 #77

Monday was two nights ago... greatauntoftriplets Oct 2012 #80

If he was really the big capitalist entrepreneur he pretends to be tularetom Oct 2012 #81

Damn that infrastructure....if only there was a rail union to stand up to this (re:Atlas Shrugged) underpants Oct 2012 #82

It's typical of this flyguyjake Oct 2012 #83

Exactly how many cars were in this train Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #86

So uhm it isn't his conscience that keeps him from a good nights sleep. L0oniX Oct 2012 #87

It was the Politicalboi Oct 2012 #88

He wants to be POTUS and you can't function without sleep? His wife worries about his mental health. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #89

"Blame It On The Train" WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #90

LOL! SunSeeker Oct 2012 #122

I thnk Romney is losing sleep because he knows this is do or die time. DCBob Oct 2012 #93

That must have been Willard in front of me at the W Times Square a few years back. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #94

Oh gee, wonder how people can live with such DearAbby Oct 2012 #95

Princess and the Pea???? n/t DebJ Oct 2012 #96

If that is true, it should be easier for Obama to get him frazzled. I like that! n/t DebJ Oct 2012 #97

How often does the train go by? krawhitham Oct 2012 #98

And we know forsure he was really AT that hotel? Myrina Oct 2012 #99

It was just God fingrinn Oct 2012 #103

The royal Mittster is not used to the sounds of REAL American labor near HIS mansion(s) FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #104

Princess and the Pea Fearless Oct 2012 #107

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

Is this satire? I've never heard such ridiculousness tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #110

A freight train went by every hour? Incitatus Oct 2012 #112

I'd pay cash money to see the Prez sneak up behind him and say "choo, choo!" bluesbassman Oct 2012 #115

PLUS the dog ate his notes LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #116

First Question ThoughtCriminal Oct 2012 #117

Heaven help him if there's a real crisis to deal with in this country. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #118

When a freight train keeps me up all night, it's because I darnk too much coffee during the day Jack Rabbit Oct 2012 #119

Hey Mitt! bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #121

The Pres is mopping the floor with Mittens...nt Clear Blue Sky Oct 2012 #123

I'm sure they'll blame Lehrer as well Montauk6 Oct 2012 #124

The freight train was his chances plunging down a steep ravine at full speed. nt cstanleytech Oct 2012 #126

Take a nap stupid. n/t A Simple Game Oct 2012 #127