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demmiblue

(40,029 posts) Tue Feb 21, 2012, 05:56 PM Feb 2012

Mitt Romney: "The Trees Are the Right Height" [View all]

YouTube description (afscme): Mitt Romney's recent pandering speech in Michigan sounded awfully familiar. Just as Will Ferrell's character Ron Burgundy in the movie Anchorman might have asked, "Mitt, are you just naming things you see in the state and saying you love them?"

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Mitt Romney: "The Trees Are the Right Height" [View all] demmiblue Feb 2012 OP

"DANGER... DANGER... WILL ROBINSON" Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #1

" ... and all the children are above average." lpbk2713 Feb 2012 #2

Mitt's "Conehead moment," according to Howard Fineman. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #3

NASA image of US forest canopy height jberryhill Feb 2012 #4

For the record, he didn't say Michigan had the tallest trees, or the shortest ones for that matter corkhead Feb 2012 #8

Obviously, the ones in California are too tall jberryhill Feb 2012 #13

Our trees are nice, but our beer is great. If you have time, visit some of our great breweries corkhead Feb 2012 #20

Thanks for the tip jberryhill Feb 2012 #21

That is because you are so close to Wisconsin - TBF Feb 2012 #35

Why? Is your "beer that made Milwaukee famous" - Schlitz, still made there? corkhead Feb 2012 #36

They kind of got overtaken by this brand didn't they - TBF Feb 2012 #39

"The Trees Are the Right Height" What does that even MEAN? yellowcanine Feb 2012 #5

LOL +1 TalkingDog Feb 2012 #6

Lynchings? jberryhill Feb 2012 #9

Chop, chop, chop...I think that he is evoking the spirits of the lumber barons! demmiblue Feb 2012 #14

haha! Perfect! frogmarch Feb 2012 #7

I love lamp! I love lamp! Enrique Feb 2012 #10

I love roads (for the cars). I love pavement (for the roads). Hey, this is fun! yellowcanine Feb 2012 #12

If Mitt loves cars, shouldn't he love roads also? Does he love roads more than trees and lakes? yellowcanine Feb 2012 #11

Replace the EPA with the Raven Feb 2012 #15

What is Romney's plan ... Boojatta Feb 2012 #16

That was a seriously awkward minute of speech taught_me_patience Feb 2012 #17

welll Enrique Feb 2012 #19

This from a guy who thinks his 2" woody is the right length. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #18

"The Great Lakes and the Not So Great Lakes..." jberryhill Feb 2012 #22

11,842 to be exact. geardaddy Feb 2012 #42

he sounded like he was on acid. DCBob Feb 2012 #23

And who uses the word "BRAND" to describe a make of car? aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #29

It's the Cattle Laxative brand.... trusty elf Feb 2012 #34

He even looked like he was on acid. eyewall Feb 2012 #40

Romney then invited everybody to a "pants party." It was unclear what he meant. chrisa Feb 2012 #24

Damn. He makes Dubya sound positively articulate sarge43 Feb 2012 #25

this guy is an empty shell....he stands for nothing. spanone Feb 2012 #26

The turds in Michigan are the right length aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #27

Do the republicans have any intelligent candidates they can run? SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #28

Scooter Libby's disappointed Romney didn't mention anything about their entangled roots. Bozita Feb 2012 #30

Seriously...was that a comedy routine? zeemike Feb 2012 #31

mitt zombie... spanone Feb 2012 #32

Wow, he sure can relate to the average person! NICO9000 Feb 2012 #33

He proved, once and for all, that there is nothing in his head. MineralMan Feb 2012 #37

Now it's powdered sugar catbyte Feb 2012 #38

Once again, all the republican candidates are insane. eyewall Feb 2012 #41

Oh my! demmiblue Feb 2012 #45

His hat's too flat mikeytherat Feb 2012 #43

Holy crap! HappyMe Feb 2012 #44