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csdeven on October 20, 2007 at 8:07 PM

I did receive an email, probably because I had previously donated to Romney’s campaign.

From: Mark DeMoss, Romney Faith & Values Steering Committee Co-Chair
To: Romney for President Supporters
Sent: Thu Oct 18 7:42:32 2007
Subject: The American Values Straw Poll

As many of you know, virtually all of the Republican candidates for President are speaking this weekend at the Values Voter Summit sponsored by the Family Research Council. What you may not know is that Family Research Council is also conducting a straw poll and allowing people to vote whether or not they attend the conference.

Time has almost run out. We have until Saturday at noon.

I wouldn’t be writing you this evening if I didn’t believe you could make a major difference for Governor Romney’s campaign.

At this crucial moment for the campaign we want to make sure that America knows that voters like you, who care about values, support Governor Romney.

Let me tell you how simple this is! Just go to http://www.frcaction.org and click on the large banner “Participate in the 2008 American Values Straw Poll.”

Remember that you have only until this Saturday at noon EDT to get your vote cast before the polls close.

I believe we can make a difference—the difference in this election—and when Mitt Romney becomes the 44th President of the United States, I’m confident he will represent those American values that you and I care about so deeply.

I hope you’ll join me by voting in the American Values Straw Poll today. Please visit http://www.frcaction.org by this Saturday at noon EDT to do so.

Best regards,
Mark DeMoss, Romney Faith & Values Steering Committee Co-Chair

P.S. Today, Romney for President launched its first web ad, “Our Home.” The ad features Ann Romney talking about raising five sons and her devotion to her family. Governor Romney believes that the most important work being done in America today is the work going on within the four walls of the American home. Click here to watch the ad.

I didn’t vote, but I didn’t find it a scandalous request.

csdeven on October 21, 2007 at 1:39 AM

Up yours csdeven, your stupid bigot card is getting old. I can think Mitt is the wrong man without being a bigot. You foolish, foolish little man. Anytime someone uses the bigot card, you know they have run out of facts. You are so hung up on being a Mormon victim, you remind me of Sharpton or Jackson. Anytime any debate is raised you pull out the Mormon card. The fact is, Mitt is a weak leader, regardless of his religious affiliation, and no matter how you try to change the fabric of Mitt…he is a family man who is a weak leader. Any man who takes a “tax pledge” then goes about raising “fees” and thinks that the public can’t see through that ploy is not worthy of being anything but a consultant.
He can be a great family man, but that does not make him president material. Covering up and defending a man who was in charge of the safety at the “big dig” after his lack of safety killed a women shows what kind of man Mitt is. He will stand by his donors even if they are incompetent…then take Bechtel’s money for his campaign. Never firing Bechtel, a little slap on the wrist for a loss of life.
His ads smack of “JFK” on the beach ads, that is what I said, and most of us can see through that…you can’t, you’re in love.
Lining up wealthy donors to bail out the Olympics (and many are now involved in his campaign…pay back?), and having a great family (kids are campaigning and on his payroll now), does not make a great leader…raising taxes (yes I know he called them “government fees”) does not make a great leader, increasing budget does not make a great leader, buckling to Kennedy in debates does not a make a great leader, flip flopping during an election does not make a great leader, saying your a conservative, but not fighting for it does not help, surrounding yourself with your business cronies does not make a good leader, ducking for cover in France during the Vietnam war doesn’t make you a good leader, being sincere and good looking doesn’t make you a good leader, being from a influential political family doesn’t make you a good leader (helps in the consulting business), taking money from a company (or at least their owners) who bungled the “big dig” doesn’t make you a good leader (gives you money for campaigning). Mitt’s history is not of a leader, but he is a giver…a giver to his loyal business cronies. The Marriot’s, Bechtel’s, Monster.com, etc. have their candidate, now I want mine…I just don’t have the money to buy one.

I would support Joe Lieberman for President before Mitt. I know what Joe stands for and he stands strong. I have no idea who Mitt is, he keeps re-defining himself. Darn, I can’t support Joe, I’m a bigot and he’s a Jooooowe. I would choose Steele before Mitt, but then Steele is a black man and I’m a bigot.

Hey I know, I will call you a bigot for not supporting any of the Christian candidates. That will win the debate…you, you, you Christian bigot. There the argument is finished.

We have a two party system. A two party system forces both parties to constantly change always moving towards moderation.

Do inform Hillary of this glorious move to the middle, she seems to have forgotten this in favor of skewing hard, HARD left in favor of socialism.

Rush is an advocate trying to move where dividing line is. But the fact remains whoever appeals to the folks in the center wins. If you can convince the center to move to the right great, but if recent events have moved them to the left, you better moderate or bye bye birdie.

tommylotto on October 21, 2007 at 5:17 PM

So very wrong. The Republicans lost this last time out because they weren’t conservative enough. Reagan won by being an unabashed conservative. When the case is well made, conservatism wins every time. You should listen to Rush more. He expains this very well on his show.

It’s just the primary process that allows the kook fringes to think they are relevant.

The people who say the party has left them have a point. But it just may be that they are holding onto their buggy whip stock a little too tightly.

csdeven on October 20, 2007 at 9:51 PM

Brilliant

I should also say that even then he could not get a majority of the Christians?

Maybe Mitts ads were not effective because they were so obviously phony. He isn’t a conservative,

You think Mitt doesn’t believe in cleaning up the ocean of filth in this country? He has raised his family in spite of that environment and it is a very large focus in his faith. You can try to argue that Mitt is a recent convert to a few issues of conservatism, but accusing him of faking his concern for strong families is just not understanding the facts.

As far as the rest of that tripe goes, well, you just are refusing to see how he fought the liberals in the MA congress etc. And you are just straight up full of crap on the big dig issue. Mitt is the one that cleaned it up.

But that kind of lying comes naturally to you don’t it? What’s next? You gonna start in with another bigoted rant on mormonism?

Jeeze!

If the Republicans were to have a Giuliani/Huckabee ticket, I would go berserk!

MB4 on October 20, 2007 at 11:23 PM

It’s not going to happen – if it does, I’ll counsel you.

Neocon Peg on October 20, 2007 at 11:17 PM

OK, here we go again. Just exactly WHO is the conservative that you think should be supported? Hunter? Huck? “What’s a dollar?”?
The party has to move the direction that people move or else it ceases to exist. And you could argue that has already happened with the republican party. The party of RR is gone. The country has moved to the center and there is no room for a party that holds the right. And IF there was such a huge need for that type of party it would appear to fill the void left by the departure of the reps very quickly. But, if there was such a need, the republican party would not have moved away from those former positions in the first place.

I blame the war in Iraq. The party has been so distracted defending the war, that it can’t take a breath long enough to focus on those social issues. Mitt is trying to shift that focus. He has ran several ad’s about the ocean of filth our children are swimming in. But it got slammed pretty hard as being bland and ineffective. Yet when he goes after the jihadists, that ad got lots of praise. Why? Because most people have the war against islamofascists as a priority, not internet porn etc.

So, the country drives the message the candidates focus on. And until this war is under control, the rest will take a back seat.

If anyone is having trouble with this concept, just do a google search on “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs”.

Look, I have been solidly boycotting Tyson’s since 1993, (which is hard work considering I like chicken), but it is just foolish to want to see Hillary elected because Tyson has invested in a conservative Republican too.

LegendHasIt on October 20, 2007 at 11:12 PM

Women do not have a monopoly on doing things out of spite.

If the Republicans were to have a Giuliani/Huckabee ticket, I would go berserk!

And I find it laughable: if there is an article of Romney’s opponent’s criticizing him for the move, doesn’t that imply they knew about it as well? This is really entertaining, but you’re killing me Hollowpoint.

BKennedy on October 20, 2007 at 10:45 PM

Obviously they knew about it. So what?

I’m not suggesting that what Romney did was unethical, but it does cast some light on the results of the poll as it relates to the online votes. I does smell a bit desperate though.

There’s no evidence I’m aware of that other campaigns e-mailed supporters to encourage them to donate a dollar so they could vote in the online poll. With Romney’s history of buying straw poll results, it’s not a stretch to believe that he’d encourage his supporters to do the same for him here.

I will vote for Hillary before I will vote for Mike “Tyson Foods Plantation” Huckabee or Rudy “Santuary City Mayor” Giuliani.
MB4 on October 20, 2007 at 5:06 PM

Who do you think propelled Clinton to the governorship of Arkansas?

TYSON.

Who’s money got Billary into the Whitehouse the first time?

TYSON’S

Who OWNED the Clintons before the Chinese and Soros bought them?

TYSON.

Who still has a ‘third mortgage on the Clintons?

Tyson.

Look, I have been solidly boycotting Tyson’s since 1993, (which is hard work considering I like chicken), but it is just foolish to want to see Hillary elected because Tyson has invested in a conservative Republican too.

Goracle the Oracle will save me with his global warming machine.

Such blasphemy.

The Goracle doesn’t need a machine to change the weather – he can do it with the goodness of his heart.

Grrr.

MB4 on October 20, 2007 at 6:28 PM

On second thought maybe you’re right. Illegal immigration is a huge issue for me and Huckabee is nowhere near the right side of that argument. I do like just about everything else about him though, especially his honesty. That’s a big draw for me with Rudy too. He sticks to his guns even when he’s taking flak from both sides, and that makes it easier for me to deal with some of his positions.

Maybe Rudy/Hunter is the way to go…

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That’s “LEET HAXORZ” or “elite hackers”.

Gamespeak, man. Get with it!