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grantcart

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21. Yes. Of course there have been many such flubs already including the "Corporations are people too".
Mon May 7, 2012, 04:21 PM
May 2012

But up until now its been too early and the attention to dissipated.

Now it will happen in a much more center stage, probably at a debate or an interview.

It will coalesce opinion and overtake his campaign.

Ironically his father George lost a likely successful run for the WH when they uncovered a year old radio script where he used the word 'brainwashed'. It has made him hyper concerned about word choice which makes him more conscious and more susceptible to it.

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On NPR this morning there were a couple of guys lamenting how the MSM doesn't report on kkkon uponit7771 May 2012 #1
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Already has many many times. Rex May 2012 #2
But did anybody notice? MineralMan May 2012 #3
It has all been said. lpbk2713 May 2012 #5
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You might well be right. MineralMan May 2012 #12
Pretty much RZM May 2012 #14
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You're probably right RZM May 2012 #20
Has Mitt said some stupid some stupid things? Initech May 2012 #13
He'll say something that would normally cost any politician an election but his supporters aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #16
No cthulu2016 May 2012 #17
Gaffe prone Mittens? Lamm May 2012 #18
Once he is the official candidate, he will be reined in and will only speak at controlled events SoCalDem May 2012 #19
Yes. Of course there have been many such flubs already including the "Corporations are people too". grantcart May 2012 #21
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