Symmetry required it: 2012 american general election thread #2

Anyway, other joy:

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/253322206287912961/photo/1

http://www.mittromney.com/blogs/mitts-view/2012/09/7-incredible-personal-stories-about-mitt-romney-you-may-not-know

http://www.rightwingnews.com/john-hawkins/why-i-helped-found-notmittromney-com/

All three links are VERY much related.

"I don't like Mitt Romney."

7-incredible-personal-stories-about-mitt-romney-you-may-not-know

hah

What

Also worth a roffle:

https://twitter.com/AnnaHolmes/status/253325966498230273

Just click on through...

Anyway

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/10/tucker-carlson-already-reported-tucker-carlson-exclusive/57539/

1) Mitt Romney saved the life of a 14year old girl: Imagine what it would be like if we could have this kind of decisive people-centered leadership in the White House..

In 1998 the 14-year-old daughter of one of Romney's partners at Bain Capital, Robin Gay, had disappeared after attending a rave party in New York City. The distraught father was beside himself with terror of what may have happened to his little girl.

Upon hearing of this, Romney stopped all operations at Bain and flew himself and all of the company's employees to New York to conduct the search. Using his contacts with establishments in New York that did business with Bain and anoutlay of cash, Romney led a search for the girl from a command post he had set up in the LaGuardia Marriott that involved a private detective, Bain employees and customers putting up posters, handing out flyers, and interviewing prostitutes, drug addicts, and other street people in New York, and coordination with the New York Police.

A break came, after media publicity of the search, when a teenage boy called a tip line asking if there was a reward. He hung up, but not before the police traced the call to a home in New Jersey. The girl was found in the basement of the house undergoing withdrawals from a hit of ecstasy.

Romney, through his efforts, had saved the girl's life.

she was in some dudes house after a rave, mitt saved her, from death clearly

where was mitt all those times I was in basements after raves and just wanted to go home and go to bed, now I am dead

in the SVU episode based on these events, Mitt Romney would've been the girl's abuser slash drug connect, trying to save her to cover shit up

Haw

I was ready for the last story to be something like "Mitt Romney counsels gay at risk atheist youth in San Fran" or something

Also enjoyed the insinuation that Obama has never volunteered or helped anyone, EVER

cannot imagine how embarrassed and mad at her dad that girl mustve been, someone needs to interview her

tucker carlson on THE ACCENT: "it's disqualifying"

good luck w that tucker

tbf daily caller does seem to be the site to go to for things that were last plausibly relevant five years ago

Mitt Romney gave milk to a V.A. hospital
Please to post gif of Mitt milking his man boobs into a bucket

The girl was found in the basement of the house undergoing withdrawals from a hit of ecstasy.
Romney, through his efforts, had saved the girl's life.

What an amazing heartwarming story!

Holy shit that raver girl story is amazing!

withdrawals from a hit of ecstasy

isn't this just sleeping

Romney provided the troubled youth with some comfy pajamas and a fruit juice containing a portion of vitamin c to combat the deadly effects of serotonin depletion.

Is this the part where clemenza posts a link to the Jimmy Carter/Orange Sunshine skit from SNL?

http://www.hulu.com/watch/4131

this whole thing is really sad.

the accent video, not raver girl. Glad she's ok.

well she's only okay b/c mitt romney saved her life lets not overlook that

Raver girl hero Romney is great. Just think how private and public funds can be used to make Romney's rich friends' lives easier!

Sadly all of the poor ravers without rich fathers will have to save their own lives.

People-centered leadership, as opposed to...

3) Mitt Romney helped a dying 14 year old boy write his will

Oh yeah, of course, a 14 year old's will. I had to write mine myself.

Er, that's mean. Sorry.

come now, only Republicans are mean

fervently wish this fucking election was tomorrow so we could get on w/ regular suckage

That’s when Romney, who owns a home on the shore of the lake, and two of his sons jumped on jet skis and rode out to assist the six people, along with the family dog, struggling in the water.

Good thing he just happened to own a home on that lake and have a bunch of jet skis handy. Clearly this will come in handy if he is president.

6) Mitt Romney and his sons saved a family and their dog from drowning: Mitt Romney saw people in trouble and he didn't wait for the government to save them, he made a REAL gutsy call, and did what he had to do to save their lives.

He made a REAL gutsy call to not watching a family drown from the back porch of his lake house.

suck it phil collins!

1) Mitt Romney saved the life of a 14year old girl: Imagine what it would be like if we could have this kind of decisive people-centered leadership in the White House..

In 1998 the 14-year-old daughter of one of Romney's partners at Bain Capital, Robin Gay, had disappeared after attending a rave party in New York City. The distraught father was beside himself with terror of what may have happened to his little girl.

Upon hearing of this, Romney stopped all operations at Bain and flew himself and all of the company's employees to New York to conduct the search. Using his contacts with establishments in New York that did business with Bain and anoutlay of cash, Romney led a search for the girl from a command post he had set up in the LaGuardia Marriott that involved a private detective, Bain employees and customers putting up posters, handing out flyers, and interviewing prostitutes, drug addicts, and other street people in New York, and coordination with the New York Police.

A break came, after media publicity of the search, when a teenage boy called a tip line asking if there was a reward. He hung up, but not before the police traced the call to a home in New Jersey. The girl was found in the basement of the house undergoing withdrawals from a hit of ecstasy.

Romney, through his efforts, had saved the girl's life.

she was in some dudes house after a rave, mitt saved her, from death clearly

― lag∞n

maybe some dude can explain this story a little better

http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/article/974/974477/our-fave-stoners-20090420015035107-000.jpg

undergoing withdrawals from a hit of ecstasy

http://postbubbleculture.blogs.wm.edu/files/2011/03/ringu2.jpg

fervently wish this fucking election was tomorrow so we could get on w/ regular suckage

Couldn't agree more. Particularly if 'regular suckage' means what I think it means (hubba hubba)!

seems legit

http://www.speakupmovement.org/church/LearnMore/details/4702

http://youtu.be/hS1DvuLE2is

^ guys the romney campaign actually made an ad about MISSING RAVE GIRL

the ad is from 2007 fwiw, seems to be something he likes to use in pretty much every campaign he's been in

suck it phil collins!

― balls, Wednesday, October 3, 2012 3:40 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hahah

I imagine that story is useful in all kinds of situations

the raver girl story is like the plot of a Mormon Chick Tract. All it needs is the devil luring the girl to the rave and saying, "HAW! HAW! HAW!"

hahaha, love this analysis: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/02/us/politics/what-romney-and-obamas-body-language-says-to-voters.html?hp

Obama's Gestures
Mr. Obama uses a more controlled style than Mr. Romney does. While the force of his movements can prompt the viewer to support the argument put forth, controlled movements can also make the viewer feel that the path suggested would not be easy.

Waving a Ball - In this movement, the president moves his forearm in an arc from the elbow with his palm open, fingers slightly rounded, as if he were holding a baseball. He often uses this gesture when trying to pass along a belief that he wants the viewer to embrace.

Cutting - Mr. Obama often makes a downward chopping motion to place emphasis on an action verb. He has used this to convey a task that he or the viewer might undertake, as well as to sarcastically suggest something his opponent might do.

Pointer - This may be Mr. Obama’s most frequent gesture. Holding his hand in a fist with his thumb overlapping the first joint of the forefinger as if he were operating a remote control, he moves his forearm in an arc from the elbow, with emphasis on the downward motion.

Romney's Gestures
Mr. Romney’s body language is generally more free-flowing than Mr. Obama’s. Such movements can be infectious, encouraging the viewer to join with the speaker.

Pointer - This gesture is similar to Mr. Obama’s pointer movement, with the hand in a loose fist, except that Mr. Romney holds his thumb to the palm side of his forefinger. Mr. Romney also swings his forearm more freely than Mr. Obama does, a gesture that emphasizes strength of conviction.

Embrace - In this movement, Mr. Romney has both hands open, fingers loose, suggesting an imminent embrace. Both arms move up and down repeatedly in a motion that is both free-flowing and direct, conveying the idea that his logic is obvious to all.

Tilt and Nod - Mr. Romney often uses two head movements to punctuate an idea. In the first, Mr. Romney tilts his head to one side, with eyes open wide, as if to ask, “Don’t you agree with me?” In the second, he nods his head, a gesture that suggests, “Of course we agree.”

romney's tilt and nod is by far his most defining move. if he happens to win, snl skits practically write themselves. just get some guy to make jokes about being rich and tilt and nod until you cannot tilt and nod anymore.

*waves ball*

its kind of ironic mitt leaning on the empathetic gestures

http://nofaceperformance.org/ronald_reagan_gif_4.gif