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hue

(4,949 posts) Mon May 19, 2014, 10:23 AM May 2014

Romney calls on police commissioner to resign [View all]

Source: 10NEWS TAMPA BAY SARASOTA

NEW YORK (AP) — Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is calling for the resignation of a New Hampshire police commissioner who used a racial slur in describing President Barack Obama.

Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, joins some political leaders and residents in the New Hampshire town of Wolfeboro in calling for the resignation of Robert Copeland. Romney owns a home in the town.

He says in a statement, "The vile epithet used and confirmed by the commissioner has no place in our community: He should apologize and resign."

Read more: http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/2014/05/19/romney-police-commissioner-resign-racial-slur/9275395/

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Romney calls on police commissioner to resign [View all] hue May 2014 OP

Even a stopped clock is correct 2x a day. woodsprite May 2014 #1

And we know how RMoney stood up to tea-baggers who were spewing hatred about Pres. Obama groundloop May 2014 #2

Mitt owns a home in Wolfeboro, N.H. and by him saying the police commissioner should go ... Botany May 2014 #3

Sure he's been sheltered and lived in a very white world bigworld May 2014 #4

Agreed. That's not to say he is above using other's racism to press his own advantage, but Ed Suspicious May 2014 #11

He did something good for once shenmue May 2014 #5

The commissioner has a job waiting for him at Fox News if he quits KinMd May 2014 #6

Or Congress. n/t Mr.Bill May 2014 #10

evidently romney has been to a mormon church barbecue nt msongs May 2014 #7

Let's see if anyone listens Android3.14 May 2014 #8

Somebody listened to somebody ... former9thward May 2014 #12

Well crap Android3.14 May 2014 #14

I doubt that makes you a hypocrite. former9thward May 2014 #15

Romneybot 3.0 booting up for 2016. 'Robots are people, my friend.' nt onehandle May 2014 #9

I don't care why he did this; it was proper BeyondGeography May 2014 #13