Romney Arrives in New Hampshire
Portsmouth, NH
Romney was greeted by a rally of an enthusiastic mix of supporters and staff when he landed at 3:30AM. Romney was aware of the crowd, but still seemed surprised when he got off the jet with a hoard of sleepy press saying, “These people are nuts!”
He came into the airplane hangar at Pease International Trade port with Ann and some of his children and their wives blurting out to the crowd, “You guys are crazy!” Romney used some of the Olympic metaphors as in Iowa saying, “We won the silver. We wanted the gold. We are going to get the gold here in New Hampshire!” He also repeated that the caucuses show that America wants change in Washington. He pressed that the people in Washington need to change, not just the same people with different chairs, something he also said previously in Iowa. Romney had his usual enthusiasm, but was losing his voice, looked a bit rumpled, and his trademark hair was, well, not exactly perfect. However, he did tell me that he felt, “terrific!”
When the Romneys got on the plane this evening they were greeted with cheers from their staff. He walked around greeting and thanking his staff at the front of the plane. He was laughing and shaking hands and then walked to the back of the plane towards the press section as if he was coming back to us, but he turned around looked at his press secretary, Eric Fehrnstrom and said I have to follow Eric’s tractor beam. He promptly turned around and walked back to his seat at the front of the plane.
The staff seems melancholy when you speak to them, but were putting on a brave, enthusiastic face during the rally. Romney will keep on campaigning this morning, doing the morning shows and then an event, not stopping to sleep. After the rally, the press happily got on the bus to take us to the hotel, but do to some unknown snafu the bus could not get out of the airport and we didn’t arrive until 5:15AM, just in time to get ready for the 7:15AM call time for the presidential hopeful’s next event. One restless member of the press shouted out, “We are really travelling silver medal style now!”
Tags: john mccain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney
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It must have been a hard night for him. He has a good message. Perhaps the negative ads were just too much for Iowa. But, tell him to not be discouraged…..Historically, Iowa does not pick many presidents ( Carter and GW Bush ).
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McCain looks too old although of Republican would most likely be best president and he is “in love with America.” If I were managing Mitt Romney I could get him elected. . .well maybe not, U can’t teach a hip sense of humour. MITT SHOULD CHANGE HIS HAIR STYLE; HE IS TOOOOO PLASTIC; HE SEEMS tooo “shot out of a Cherrios Gun Kind of Generic” , sort of programed (onoe does not want to have a MOONY Religion that programs its members, but Mitt seems programed, with just generic Rhetoric, even about his church. His son’s should tease him and teach him how have more charm. I have photo of his Father’s LITTLE home in Rexburg, Idaho . It was NOT Posh. To anser Huckabee he should reply about his roots. His parents were not “High Church Mormons” , but Mitt seems to be HIGH Church MORMON. HIs mother wore off the shoulder gowns. My mother & father were at cocktail party with Romneys.
Mitt Romney may not be the way he comes across on televison, but it ain’t workin’ . sjääron /TALKING SAIDS
WE CAN SEND PHOTOGRAPH OF MITT ROMNEY’S FATHER’S CHILDHOOD HOME. IT IS POOR. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO HUCKABEE. HUCKACKABEE IS NOT ELECTABLE AGAINST ANY DEMOCRAT. MITT COULD EMPHASIZE HE IS FROM COMMON FAMILY LIKE EDWARDS.
MITT IS SADDLED WITH MORMON LABEL. IT IS SAID HE DOES NOT RELATED TO COMMON HARD WORKING PEOPLE , PLUS HIS HAIR LOOKS LIKE SHELLACKED YOU CAN’T TEACH A CHARMING, HIP SENSE OF HUMOUR, BUT HIS CHILDREN COULD TRY. REAGAN ACTUALLY HAD A REAL SENSE OF HUMOUR. THE ONLY REASON HUCKABEE IS AHEAD IS THAT HE IS GENUINELY “HIP AND HAPPENIN’ ” , BUT HUCKABEE IS AN ASWER TO DEMOCRAT PRAYERS. . . ANY DEMOCRAT WOULD BEAT HIM A MILE.
FRED THOMPSON’S ACTING SYLE IS MORE LIKE THE MARLON BRANDO REALITY SCHOOL.THOMPSON SEEMS TO BE RUNNING FOR VICE PRES. THOMPSON DOESN’T HAVE THE “FIRE IN THE BELLY.”REAGAN CAME UP IN THE STUDIO SYSTEM DAYS SO HE KNEW HOW TO PROJECT.
EVEN PEGGY NUNAN WON’T HELP ROMNEY IF HE KEEPS TRYING TO LOOK PRESIDENTIAL. I MEAN I GUESS, EITHER YOU HAVE GOT IT OR YOU HAVEN’T, BUT I WISH MITT COULD LOOK LESS LIKE KEN & BARBIE DOLL. HE’D BE GOOD PRESIDENT.
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” HEAR ME NOW, THINK ABOUT IT TOMORROW !” MITT, MITT , MITTY-MITT. YOU COULD GET ELECTED IF:
1. GET A SUNTAN. REMEMBER KENNEDY/NIXON DEBATES. LOOKS COUNT. YOU’RE A GOOD LOOKING GUY, BUT YOU NEED SOMETHING–GET A SUNTAN FOR STARTERS. IT WILL ABSOLUTELY HELP.
2. HAVE HAIR FLY AWAY CLEAN AND BLOW IT DRY. RICH GUYS HAVE COOLER HAIR (THINK JOHN F. WHO ALSO HAD LONG FACE).
3. WEAR A VERY YOUNG, HIP & HAPPENIN’ TIE. I MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT. GET ENGLISH SUITS. ITALAIN LOOKS BEST ON SHORTER MEN, BUT TALL MEN LOOK GOOD IN ENLISH. YOU LOOK GREAT IN YOUR CASUEL CLOTHES. YOU ARE CUTE. YOU DON’T WANT TO LOOK LIKE THE MORMON MISSIONARY ON THE STREET. PEOPLE WILL BE AFRAID THE CHURCH PROGRAMED YOU. YOUR PARENTS WERE NOT “HIGH CHURCH MORMON”, THEY WERE MODERATE , GOOD PEOPLE. SHOW YOU THINK FOR YOURSELF BY MENTIONING SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT TOTALLY “ORTHODOX” ABOUT. YOUR FOLKS WERE SORT OF UNORTHODOX, BUT FAITHFUL PEOPLE. I AM EPISCOPALIAN SO I AM MERELY TELLING YOU AN OBJECTIVE IDEA. HUCKABEE WOULD BE A DISASTER FOR THIS COUNTRY. YOU GUYS MUST STOP HIM.
OOPS . SPELLED ITALIAN WRONG. I TRIED OUT FOR OLYMPICS 10 YEARS AGO; LOVED YOUR OLYMPICS.
IT WAS THE BEST OLYMPICS EVER; BETTER THAN THE FRENCH OR ANY OTHER. YOUR WORK WAS GENIOUS.
YOU CAN SAVE US FROM HUCKABEE.
1. You MUST get a SUNTAN, MORE CASUEL HAIR (IT IS TOO LATE TO CHANGE THE STYLE) ,
2. A COOL, FUN, YOUNG TIE;
ask YOUR SONS.
U MUST GET A TAN. YOU MUST GET A TAN. U WILL WIN IF YOU GET A TAN. Go skiing for a day to get tan.
TRY IT YOU WILL LIKE IT. . . THE VOTES WILL PROVE WE’RE RIGHT.
As a law student at USC in California, I was a registered libertarian. After consideralble study re. what approaches “Utopian” political philosophy, we have concluded–Communism & Libertarianism looks good on paper , tied up in a nice bow. But there is a flaw. Both philosophies refuse to acknowledge reality; on the one hand there is a refusal to admit selfishness and greed, on the other hand is the refusal to admit Power corrupts & apsolute power corrupts absolutely. Power begets hunger for more power.
Edwards was right in calling the “big drug corporations” the enemy. Listen up. Free Entreprise if absolute is too simplistic. Free Enterprise can work if anti-monopoly, anti-trust laws were enforced. Atlas Shrugged by Rand is a great lesson in the dangers of big government, et. al. But Rupert Murdock has NOT been stopped, wouldn’t you say? The Big corporations are the Achilles heel of purist Free Enterprise. John Burcher philosophy remains rampant in Mormon church .
I think Edwards has got it right. You should recognize the flaw of too “pat” answer to USA. I am no longer a Libertarian, but neither Clinton nor “W” have leaned on the monopolies in this country. There are too many loop holes. . . just like the IRS
Screw Fox News!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EB9vk_QO2o&feature=related
The FCC should be obligated to yank Faux Noise’s broadcasting license for overtly tampering with an election. Not to mention censorship.
The $20 million dollars from last quarter, thousands of organized supporters makes Ron Paul the #1 viable candidate.
Now all of America can see what Ron Paul fans have been saying all along - Fox News is your base to get the most biased and slanted news.
Regardless - I will be working harder for Ron Paul!
I found your blog by accident but am glad I did