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Tx4obama

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5. She has voices in her head talking to her and she might be a stalker

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 10:08 PM

Jan 2012

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ABC News identified the woman as 55-year-old Ruth Williams, and reported that she had “received a message from God to track him down.”

According to reporter Emily Friedman, “I was on the highway praying and said, ‘God just show me how to get (my) lights on,’ and I pulled up to a stop sign and his bus was there,” said Williams, who Friedman says has been unemployed since last October. “And then God said, ‘Follow the bus,’ and I followed the bus to the airport.” There, on the ropeline, the former Massachusetts Governor made the handout.

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http://www.mediaite.com/online/report-mitt-romney-gives-out-handful-of-cash-to-impoverished-supporter/

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Man worth $250 million gives unemployed woman $60 and media swoon. [View all] RandySF Jan 2012 OP

Looks to me it was staged and made into a big deal for the media to get everyone's name in the news Tx4obama Jan 2012 #1

yup, i got the same feeling reading it JI7 Jan 2012 #3

Sounds like it was a wad of 40 $1 bills, with a $20 facing the outside Quantess Jan 2012 #14

Wow. She should take it and give it to the Obama campaign to screw romney. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #2

I'm worth .1% of that and I gave a coworker $100 at christmas Sheepshank Jan 2012 #4

She has voices in her head talking to her and she might be a stalker Tx4obama Jan 2012 #5

Bottom line: the woman has been working at Romney's campaign office, Tx4obama Jan 2012 #6

That was $60 well spent. gulliver Jan 2012 #7

Aren't there some lines in the Bible about this sorta stuff? Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #10

Let me answer those questions with a question: who wants to make $60?? Initech Jan 2012 #8

literally buying a vote zbdent Jan 2012 #9

Romney only has hundreds in his wallet thelordofhell Jan 2012 #11

60/250,000,000 = .00000024 RadiationTherapy Jan 2012 #12

They always accuse Dems of paying the down and out EC Jan 2012 #13