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(58,179 posts) Thu Jul 12, 2012, 09:51 AM Jul 2012

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An article that simply CRUSHES Romney's NAACP appearance... [View all]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/12/michael-tomasky-on-mitt-romney-the-race-baiter-at-the-naacp.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_morning&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_morning&utm_term=Cheat%20Sheet

Snip: "Until yesterday, I thought of Mitt Romney as a spineless, disingenuous, and supercilious but more or less decently intentioned person who at least wasn’t the race-mongering pyromaniac that some other Republican candidates of my lifetime have been. Then he gave his speech to the NAACP, and now I think of him as a spineless, disingenuous, supercilious, race-mongering pyromaniac who is very poorly intentioned indeed, and woe to us if this man sets foot in the White House as anything but a tourist."

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An article that simply CRUSHES Romney's NAACP appearance... [View all] WilliamPitt Jul 2012 OP

A good article JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #1

He did actually bring in his own group, that's not in question. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #20

I don't think he's tone deaf JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #30

I think he is tricky. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #36

Who'd a thunk it? JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #46

Romney didn't show courage by going to the NAACP Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #37

Excellent malaise Jul 2012 #2

k&r... spanone Jul 2012 #3

hmmm...a whole different take on it magical thyme Jul 2012 #4

Exactly. ananda Jul 2012 #5

A disgusting, but smart political move by Romney JBoy Jul 2012 #9

Apparently, he has a problem with the right wing white Xians. A lot of them are disgusted that SDjack Jul 2012 #11

The R-base is doomed. hay rick Jul 2012 #43

He really thinks he can win by voter purging, voter ID and electronic voting machines siligut Jul 2012 #15

Her quote from thinkprogress: MissMarple Jul 2012 #23

actions speak louder than words magical thyme Jul 2012 #27

Maybe a re-write? Ship of Fools Jul 2012 #28

Why did the NAACP invite him? Surely they knew what he would say. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #6

for real jd? a president is representative of all people. NAACP invites all candidates. seabeyond Jul 2012 #8

and it was clearly in all our best interests to allow him the opportunity to say it. magical thyme Jul 2012 #18

all one has to do is pay attention to romneys behavior in the past to know better. seabeyond Jul 2012 #7

Good article. wandy Jul 2012 #10

romoney heaven05 Jul 2012 #12

Remember, Magic Pants was teaching that blacks had the Mark of Cain until his 30's backscatter712 Jul 2012 #13

The Longer The Boo's Continued DallasNE Jul 2012 #14

I'm on dialup so don't get to see those details magical thyme Jul 2012 #22

What is so interesting he talked about ending government programs and entitlements insinuating that kimbutgar Jul 2012 #16

and it's white people in Red States that have the majority of the welfare money, actually. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #19

That was a thing of beauty Oilwellian Jul 2012 #17

"... That speech wasn�t to the NAACP. It was to Rush Limbaugh. It was to Tea Party Nation. It was to struggle4progress Jul 2012 #21

I agree JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #31

Listening to Thom Hartmann yesterday, he actually said that the White House is now using NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #33

It was intentional. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #24

Listening to Romney, I noticed PatSeg Jul 2012 #25

I noticed that too. Marie Marie Jul 2012 #38

Okay PatSeg Jul 2012 #42

kick for later. eom ellenfl Jul 2012 #26

+1,000 freshwest Jul 2012 #29

WHITE House? More like the BIG House nt ErikJ Jul 2012 #32

If wooing us he's this mean lunatica Jul 2012 #34

Romney's NAACP appearance underscores Republican strategy in the 2012 elections. AdHocSolver Jul 2012 #35

Yes, I don't understand those who think this was a mistake Doctor_J Jul 2012 #41

He's desperate, insane, or both Politicub Jul 2012 #39

That appearance was just to mollify the racist 1/2 (or so) of the party Doctor_J Jul 2012 #40

Excellent article overall. Kalidurga Jul 2012 #44

the weirdest part of the speech was when the outsourcer in chief says BREMPRO Jul 2012 #45

K&R. Overseas Jul 2012 #47