Romney calling Trump 'phony,' urging Republicans to shun him

[dutch508]

Want to know how Republicans are going to lose in November against a criminal and a socialist?

Doing shit like this:

Zorro (6,014 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141367071

Romney calling Trump 'phony,' urging Republicans to shun him


Source: AP

Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is charging into the increasingly divisive White House race with a verbal lashing of Donald Trump and a plea for fellow Republicans to shun the front-runner for the good of country and party.

Romney is branding the billionaire businessman as "a phony, a fraud" whose "promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University," according to a speech Romney planned to give at the University of Utah on Thursday morning. The Associated Press obtained excerpts of his remarks in advance.

Trump, in turn, dismissed Romney as "a stiff" who "didn't know what he was doing" as the party's candidate in 2012 and blew a chance to beat President Barack Obama. "People are energized by what I'm saying" in the campaign and turning out in remarkable numbers to vote, Trump told NBC's "Today."

In ratcheting up the rhetoric, Romney cast his lot with a growing chorus of anxious Republican leaders — people many Trump supporters view as establishment figures — in trying to slow the New York real estate mogul's momentum.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/gop-sees-options-stopping-trump-not-good-ones-082019626--election.html


The slapfest continues!

I've watched the Establishment Republican Party nominate the most wet noodles for the last three elections and scratch their pointy little heads at why they lost. McCain and Romney? Jesus ****ing Christ, folks! Then Jeb!? Now Rubio?

Talk is that the establishment would rather see Hillary in the White House than Trump and will burn it all down before they let him be the nominee. You think the American Public is pissed off at the establishment now? What til the [R]s pull that brokered shit at the convention and slap the nomination on Rubio.

Javaman (45,729 posts)
6. this is the "big" speach by mittens?

you know the [establishment] repubs are in deep shit when they have to trot him out to act as the voice of reason.

Mr. 47%

Madmiddle (418 posts)
14. No one more phony than Romney.

If a phony calls a phony a phony, is the phony a phony? Or is the phony calling a phony a phony, a phony?

[franksolich]

Want to know how Republicans are going to lose in November against a criminal and a socialist?

Doing shit like this:

Oh, absolutely.

[Fourwinds]

Boy, if only the GOP would go after Obama with such gusto.

[franksolich]

Boy, if only the GOP would go after Obama with such gusto.

That's what I've been saying for ages now.

And I said it yesterday for the umpteenth time, in the link on my signature line.

How the Hell are we going to get anywhere, chewing each other up?

[Fourwinds]

That's what I've been saying for ages now.

And I said it yesterday for the umpteenth time, in the link on my signature line.

How the Hell are we going to get anywhere, chewing each other up?

It's simple. We aren't. The sad fact is the establishment has chosen the Democrats over their own voters. Maybe it's time for the GOP as it is to die. They certainly seem hell bent on suicide. 

[CollectivismMustDie]

Want to know how Republicans are going to lose in November against a criminal and a socialist?



I've watched the Establishment Republican Party nominate the most wet noodles for the last three elections and scratch their pointy little heads at why they lost. McCain and Romney? Jesus ****ing Christ, folks! Then Jeb!? Now Rubio?

Talk is that the establishment would rather see Hillary in the White House than Trump and will burn it all down before they let him be the nominee. You think the American Public is pissed off at the establishment now? What til the [R]s pull that brokered shit at the convention and slap the nomination on Rubio.

That is the establishment red-blue axis for you.


CMD

[67 Rover]

I recall taking a lot of heat here including being called a "skin head" for saying that I would not vote for Romney and following though on that promise.  I do not regret that decision one bit. Romney is a dirt bag. 

 

[USA4ME]

Time for an American Conservative Party.

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[landofconfusion80]

Voted for Johnson over romney, still seeing no downside to that decision

[Big Dog]

Time for an American Conservative Party.

If only there was a party dedicated to personal freedom, personal responsibility, and constitutionally limited government...

 

[thundley4]

If only there was a party dedicated to personal freedom, personal responsibility, and constitutionally limited government...

 

Last I knew they were a little left leaning on drugs.

[USA4ME]

If only there was a party dedicated to personal freedom, personal responsibility, and constitutionally limited government...

Libertarians want to legalize drugs and prostitution, not outlaw abortion, and permit homosexual marriage and the like. As a Christian, I can't support these types of things.

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[thundley4]

Libertarians want to legalize drugs and prostitution, not outlaw abortion, and permit homosexual marriage and the like. As a Christian, I can't support these types of things.

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Yep.

[Karin]

I have absolutely no use for whatever Romney had to say.  I did hear little soundbites.  Four years ago, he thought Trump was quite an accomplished businessman, had everything good to say about him.  Talk about a phony hypocrite.

The callers to Rush were LIVID.  It was so condescending. 

[FlaGator]

I am not a Trump supporter but Romney's comments are just plain hypocritical and show the base character of someone who has no loyalties to those who supported him. He was pretty happy to get Trump's  endorsement in 2012 and you'd think for loyalty's sake he'd keep his mouth shut if he had nothing nice to say. Instead Romney opts to establish himself as just another establishment republican who kowtows to the party elite and could careless for the party base. I've been up in the air about voting for Trump if he is the nominee but now I think I will if for no other reason that the establishment republicans don't want me to.

[franksolich]

Libertarians want to legalize drugs and prostitution, not outlaw abortion, and permit homosexual marriage and the like. As a Christian, I can't support these types of things.

As much as I dislike disagreeing with my good friend Big Dog,

<<<always been social conservative, traditionalist.

[franksolich]

I am not a Trump supporter but Romney's comments are just plain hypocritical and show the base character of someone who has no loyalties to those who supported him. He was pretty happy to get Trump's  endorsement in 2012 and you'd think for loyalty's sake he'd keep his mouth shut if he had nothing nice to say. Instead Romney opts to establish himself as just another establishment republican who kowtows to the party elite and could careless for the party base. I've been up in the air about voting for Trump if he is the nominee but now I think I will if for no other reason that the establishment republicans don't want me to.

Yeah, he should've just kept quiet. 

Sometimes people--especially those in politics--don't seem to understand that "saying nothing" is always an option, and sometimes it's the best option.

I really like Romney, but once I heard about this, I thought, "Oh, shit....."

I really wish he hadn't said a thing.

[USA4ME]

I am not a Trump supporter but Romney's comments are just plain hypocritical and show the base character of someone who has no loyalties to those who supported him. He was pretty happy to get Trump's  endorsement in 2012 and you'd think for loyalty's sake he'd keep his mouth shut if he had nothing nice to say. Instead Romney opts to establish himself as just another establishment republican who kowtows to the party elite and could careless for the party base. I've been up in the air about voting for Trump if he is the nominee but now I think I will if for no other reason that the establishment republicans don't want me to.

At this point, the R leadership have to be purposely trying to run social conservatives and a lot of economic conservatives out of the party. To what end, I don't know other than they just don't like them.

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[dixierose]

I don't see Romney coming out against Trump as hypocritical. In my mind there's a difference in welcoming a private citizen's endorsement and support vs. believing that same citizen would make a good President and face of the party.

[zeitgeist]

At this point Trump's hostile takeover of the GOP is just about complete.  Romney's poison pill will end up doing nothing to Trump and everything to the establishment.  Losers whine.  Sorry that's what they do.  McLame and Romney are losers and whiners.  Go find Lindsay and Bob Dole and get up a game of Jacks or something. 


BTW:
I thought the official emblem of the RonPaul brigade (Libertarians) was a bong. We have 'em around here in spades and let me tell you they are a pretty loose crew.  They intend to take over NH the way the NewJerkers took over VT (giving the world Barney the big purple Socialist). They are basically following the same game plan.  I have no idea what it will lead to eventually as we are also being infiltrated by Massholes on our southern border bringing with them their big spending ways. 

I suspect this whole kerfuffle may actually increase Trumps support among his base in the Republican party.  The establishment GOP has foisted so many wet handshake candidates all up and down the ticket over the years that it makes conservatives like Cruz seem out of the main stream.

I see Trump as more a Rockefeller Republican than a rock ribbed Reagan conservative.  I will say this:  When the flak increases substantially you are over the target.    I suspect the GOP is currently assessing the damage done by Mitt's friendly fire.   

[Chris_]

"Oh hay guys, I didn't know you had seats on this plane too."

[thundley4]

"Oh hay guys, I didn't know you had seats on this plane too."

Great picture. 

[Big Dog]

Libertarians and conservatives disagree on the proper role of government. For us, government's legitimate role is to safeguard individual liberty, not to enforce morality, try to control culture and society, or redistribute wealth.

As much as I dislike disagreeing with my good friend Big Dog,

<<<always been social conservative, traditionalist.

It's ok that we disagree, my friends. If we agreed all the time, we'd be as dull as DUmmies!

[Big Dog]

Libertarians want to legalize drugs and prostitution, not outlaw abortion, and permit homosexual marriage and the like. As a Christian, I can't support these types of things.

Do you see the difference between not supporting consensual behavior that does not directly harm another, and expecting the State to enforce my opposition to consensual behavior that does not directly harm another?

[FlaGator]

I don't see Romney coming out against Trump as hypocritical. In my mind there's a difference in welcoming a private citizen's endorsement and support vs. believing that same citizen would make a good President and face of the party.

It is hypocritical when in both instances he was speaking to Trump's character. He can't be both and great guy and outstanding business man while also being a scam artist and a charlatan.