Audio: Mitt Romney laughs at Ron Paul, interviewer morphs into full-blown Paulnut
posted at 2:36 pm on January 29, 2008 by Bryan
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It starts off reasonably enough, but Romney starts to school host Tampa Bay 1040 WWBA host Mark Larsen and by extension Ron Paul on taxes and entitlements and you can feel the rails start to give way. When Romney has the audacity of hope to laugh at Paul for suggesting that the way to keep the nation secure is to jettison our intelligence agencies and blame ourselves when jihadists attack, well, the rails fly apart. Romney senses the madness and leaves the host to his rant. Turns out there was a Ronulan underneath the whole time.
Now, lest anyone think that I’m advocating the current system, income tax and all, I’m not. I’m not a fan. But I don’t think Paul has the answers, and he comes off as a crotchety old man who is in over his head on every issue. He doesn’t even know who wrote his newsletter, or so he claims, so why should anyone believe him when he says what he says about taxes? Or foreign policy or anything else. If you’re not a racist yourself but you can’t manage to keep your personal newsletter from devolving into a racist cesspool, you can’t or won’t disavow the various miscreants who are publicly supporting you and you’re happy to accept donations on a day that your supporters chose to explicitly celebrate a long-dead terrorist, you ought not be handed the keys to the executive branch of the US government. Ever. Sorry. No number of discrete ideas that sound good on paper but would never survive Congress can overcome all that.
That his supporters can’t engage non-supporters without yelling and carrying on just seals the deal as far as I’m concerned.
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Willard has been laughing in other innterviews about things, especially about Juan. I think he’s finally having fun and may believe he has a chance if Florida turns out like he wants.
countywolf on January 29, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Oh brother…yeah, and the few Paul supporters I know are going crazy with this…postinging it everywhere, and claiming a huge victory.
Honestly, that’s not true of the Paulnuts I talk to…maybe I’m lucky. But most DO get “carried away” when, say, anything like this comes to light…and tend to overuse the expletives…
JetBoy on January 29, 2008 at 2:43 PM
It’s like “V”…you never know who the Ronulans are! :-)
Tim on January 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM
That was disturbing. Very unprofessional behavior.
I love the “you just lost my vote, governor,” as though this guy intended to vote for anyone but Ron Paul.
Slublog on January 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM
oops *posting (not postinging)
JetBoy on January 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM
When Mitt Romney opens his mouth his nose grows like Pinocchio.
Chakra Hammer on January 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Im sure the 1 or 2 % of Florida Paul voters have begun their rEVOLution. Their enthusiasm is almost…… pathetic.
No it isnt almost it is pathetic.
William Amos on January 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Ras. has a poll out with Paul running 3rd party. shows him hurting GOP worse than Dems. if this is the case it will be the burden of the Conservative media to get the story on Paul out(i.e. how he admitted to writing the newsletters in 1996, and the Tax records from them that show he paid his Wife and Daughter. How could he “not know the content of the newsletters” when he had his closest Family members on the payroll?, etc.)
the Dems/MSM will keep giving him a pass as long as he hurts the GOP worse than the Dems.
McCain/Huckabee ticket vs. Hillary/Obama with a Ron Paul sideshow……I could see some of the single Issue immigration and economic conservative voters making the Perot mistake.
jp on January 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Oh… this is devastating to Willard!
I think it’s pretty much impossible to support Romney after hearing about this:
http://massresistance.org/romney/
And this…
http://trueromney.com/
Romney is done!
Just wait till the MSM hears about it!
HaraldHardrada on January 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Who’s that tapping on my bridge?
Slublog on January 29, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Amen to that.
I never tought anything could approach the fanaticism of BDS.
Obviously, I was wrong.
(Although, for some Ronulans, they have that too.)
Hawkins1701 on January 29, 2008 at 2:48 PM
You know, you HotAir guys can really make me chuckle or laugh with your angles, titles and subtitles. You guys are my top blog.
Baphomet on January 29, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Like someone else said:
Paul = 50% perfect, 50% nutbag
Connie on January 29, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Wow! I can’t imagine how some people can support Romney!
He has a handler tell him what to say during debates and interwiews….Who’s his handler??
Here is proof….Listen to his handler tell him very clearly “He raised taxes…I’m not going to”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfWDOxZkEM
Romney is an unelectable manchurian candidate
HaraldHardrada on January 29, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Romney was very impressive in that sound bite.
bnelson44 on January 29, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Are all Huck supporters as homophobic as you appear to be?
TheBigOldDog on January 29, 2008 at 2:50 PM
It’s not funny, man! Man, it’s not funny! Ha, what a dork. Way to go Mitt. That dude is the joke.
Spirit of 1776 on January 29, 2008 at 2:53 PM
I didn’t know Mark was still on the air. He’s always been an NWO, xenophobic type guy. But he used to be sane, too. Apparently. He was a Perot supporter in 92 if that says anything about his tendencies. He likes his candidates a little bit kooky.
lorien1973 on January 29, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Paulnut territory. Congratulations, truther.
Spirit of 1776 on January 29, 2008 at 2:54 PM
I have no idea if the 1% tax would work, but if you base it on M1 and don’t allow any exceptions for anything it has a chance of being in the ballpark (capital expenditures are a huge amount of the economy, and they are largely untaxed).
That aside, Larsen was really reacting to Romney’s laughing at Ron Paul rather than what Romney said against the Paulian Blame-America-First doctrine.
ErikTheRed on January 29, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Wow…
Ronulans are like Muslims in their supremacist view.
BL@KBIRD on January 29, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Whoops.
And I tawt I saw a puddy tat.
Hawkins1701 on January 29, 2008 at 2:57 PM
NBC says it was a microphone problem (ie. feedback). And we all know NBC is in the tank for Republicans, especially Romney.
amerpundit on January 29, 2008 at 2:57 PM
A little originality, if you please. The use of the term “manchurian candidate” automatically labels you as a black helicopter type in my eyes.
Pulchritudinous Patriot on January 29, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Ah Bryan, dont lump us all into a category. Some of us try to explain our support for Paul in a rational, non threatening way.
Just curious, if it wasn’t for the newsletters, would you be supporting Paul?
offroadaz on January 29, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Congratulations- you dug up what’s been out there for the past 9 months already.
You do understand that the ONLY reason Huck is still in the race is to help McCain, right? Right?
Hollowpoint on January 29, 2008 at 3:00 PM
I love listening to people come unhinged. He should have thrown something in about Ron Paul letting the grown-ups talk. Mark would have gone nuclear.
Geronimo on January 29, 2008 at 3:00 PM
I listened all the way through-the magic happens after Mitt leaves.
Hey! Small market radio guy! Get over yourself!
Doug on January 29, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Actually Huck hurts McCain by being in the race. Most of his supporters would never back Mitt
William Amos on January 29, 2008 at 3:02 PM
i reserve a certain warmth for anyone who uses the word “a-hole” with such earnestness.
jummy on January 29, 2008 at 3:02 PM
Yes indeed! I was just gut laughing over the headline “H P to save the whales turns cows into purses”
The Ritz on January 29, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Evidenced by?
Spirit of 1776 on January 29, 2008 at 3:05 PM
I will never understand how on this website, how what supporters of Ron Paul say is basically attributed to Ron Paul as if he said it himself.
muyoso on January 29, 2008 at 3:05 PM
hahaha!
What a dope.
“You just lost my vote”. ha!
csdeven on January 29, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Mitt laughing at Ron Paul and his whacked out theories?
He is definitely getting my vote now.
SimplyKimberly on January 29, 2008 at 3:07 PM
And you are a homophobic, bible-thumping gibot.
Wonderful!
I don’t like Romney either, but I criticize him on the grounds of lip-service to conservatism. You, on the other hand, resort to conspiracy-mongering and open bigotry to criticize the politicians you dislike. Congratulations, Harald, you have succeeded in making yourself look even more idiotic.
We know you love Huckabee and think he’s the only real conservative out there. We also know you’re a sandwich short of a picnic. So go back under your bridge, Harald, where you and your fellow Huckabee supporters can continue to talk about the deliciousness of squirrel and chicken skin.
HebrewToYou on January 29, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Yeah, old mark larson - flaiming liberal here in Tampa.
What a joke.
stenwin77 on January 29, 2008 at 3:09 PM
HaraldHardrada on January 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Mass Resistence was debunked last year.
Where have you been?
EJDolbow on January 29, 2008 at 3:09 PM
I thought he was libertarian?
offroadaz on January 29, 2008 at 3:10 PM
Like that goofy moron ever had his vote. You could see that set up coming a mile away. Look at he is website, and he links the Libertarian Party. Laughing at Ron Paul is not laughing at 4000 dead service members.
What an idiot.
scotth on January 29, 2008 at 3:10 PM
No. His foreign policy is a disaster, the flirting with Trutherism is obnoxious, etc etc. I used to think he was a decent if slightly wacky libertarian congressman and that we needed more like him. His run for the presidency has changed my mind, though. I’d like more who adhere to small government ideals, and there aren’t enough of them by a long shot, but not at the expense of a robust foreign policy that recognizes the real threats. It’s not a good trade.
Bryan on January 29, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Mark Larsen, you’re an idiot.
Romney was dead on with everything he said.
msipes on January 29, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Notice the UpcHuck troll has morphed into a Ronulan troll. Or is it just an anti-Mormon bigot troll?
peski on January 29, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Now be honest the Huck people might be short a sandwich while the Paul people are missing the whole basket full of goodies.
William Amos on January 29, 2008 at 3:14 PM
have you analyzed his foreign policy, and how important that issue is, to say the Reagan Foreign Policy and what most of us are for? They are total opposites for the most part, Paul is on record saying he discusses Foreign Policy with DENNIS KUCINICH!!!!!
Blaming terrorism on “US Foreign Policy”(i.e. pikcing out a tree and ignoring a forest) is downright dispicable. Its the same logic the Far-Left use to excuse the evil acts of Criminals. Same logic being applied by Paul to Islamo-fascism and terrorism, which is amazing. blurred by his paranoia.
Paul is one walking, talking, logical fallacy.
jp on January 29, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Yep, I have noticed. Not all that surprised either.
Spirit of 1776 on January 29, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Give me a break..if NBC set up a guy to say EXACTLY what Romney said 1 second before he said it on live tv and you believe that…you are the fanatical truther like follower! Get a grip, other candidates (who have no idea what to say) have had earpiece’s and a handler before…ths is not the first time.
Fortunately Huckabee doesn’t need a handler and Huckabee writes all his own speeches…Romney just says whatever comes into his earpiece!
Here is more proof of his handler feeding him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6UBAjsqlPY&feature=related
The question you should be asking is who’s his handler?
HaraldHardrada on January 29, 2008 at 3:15 PM
First, that was a great interview in the beginning and it really made me consider Mitt. Good substance on healthcare I’m going to listen to that again. This is as a guy who had originally been for Rudy (ship has sailed most likely) and was now considering McCain.
Second, funny melt down at the end. That was quite a freak out, but hey politics can do that to ya I guess.
Dash on January 29, 2008 at 3:15 PM
what a freakin dumba**
trailortrash on January 29, 2008 at 3:16 PM
same here, if anything the man is hurting limited govt. idealism.
I use to hope that maybe we could have one Libertarian SCOTUS to spice things up, but now seeing what so many of modern libertarians then wonder off into, I’ve revised my thinking there.
jp on January 29, 2008 at 3:19 PM
Still waiting for that link you gibot.
csdeven on January 29, 2008 at 3:19 PM
Fire melts steel, my friend. Fire melts steel. Oh and Live TV happens too. I’ve already answered this theory once with appropriate seriousness. It’s here.
Spirit of 1776 on January 29, 2008 at 3:20 PM
That has to be the single dumbest and least-informed conspiracy theory of all time.
Bryan on January 29, 2008 at 3:20 PM
If most of his supporters wouldn’t back Mitt, I suspect it’s largely due to the attacks by Huck against Mitt. If McCain is his primary competition, why the kid glove treatment? Why isn’t he competing in Florida right before Super Tuesday? I can’t think of a reason except to avoid drawing votes from McCain. Should it come down to a brokered convention, where do you think Huckster’s delegates would go?
Hollowpoint on January 29, 2008 at 3:22 PM
I dont really consider that a freak out. I consider it a guy who is passionate and who spoke a tiny bit louder and called Romney an A-hole. I hardly consider that yelling or “freaking” out.
muyoso on January 29, 2008 at 3:23 PM
are you a parody poster or just embarrassing yourself for the heck of it?
jp on January 29, 2008 at 3:24 PM
ROFL
Perhaps he should hire both. His candidacy isn’t going so well.
HebrewToYou on January 29, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Did you listen to the very end?
“He just lost my vote!” Like Romney had it in the first place. This guy was pimping Ron Paul hard. No doubt in my mind that he was getting red-in-the-face as Romney tore apart the naive policy that Ron Paul champions.
HebrewToYou on January 29, 2008 at 3:26 PM
More
cowbellexclamation marks!! If you only used one more, you would’ve convinced me! Really!Cuffy Meigs on January 29, 2008 at 3:26 PM
Waiting for the bigot mormon squad to come out and personally attack me……..wait…. didn’t take long.
Don’t call me a bigot when you are the real bigots.
I’m tired of your pro mormon anti-Christian bigotry.
Don’t lie and say you are a Christian denomination.
It’s dishonest.
That is THE reason you attack me!
Because I once stated the simple FACT that mormons are not considered part of the Christian church!
That’s not anti mormon bigotry whatsoever!
I love mormons I think they show great family values.
But to be dishonest is a different story.
Christians only believe in the old testament and new testament!!
Mormons believe in the book of mormon.
In Christianity new additions to prophesy/scripture are proven to be false prophets and your belief in new scriptures disqualifies you from calling yourself a Christian!
You’re being dishonest!
The honest thing to do is say you’re a member of Latter Day Saints or to say you’re a mormon!
HaraldHardrada on January 29, 2008 at 3:26 PM
And that’s the problem.
geckomon on January 29, 2008 at 3:27 PM
There you go! Great job!
Cuffy Meigs on January 29, 2008 at 3:27 PM
huckabee fans and ron paul fans are very, very similar…
therightwinger on January 29, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Just to keep everyone up to speed on the proper name of those who support The Only Man Who Can Save America (From the Blacks and the Jews that is).
Out: Ronulan
In: Paulentologist
If anything this rant proves it. I was just waiting for the guy to say, “WE are the authorities on the gold standard, WE are the authorities on neo-isolationist foreign policy!”
BohicaTwentyTwo on January 29, 2008 at 3:30 PM
How is that a dumb conspiracy theory?
It’s a fact “raised taxes..I’m not going” right befor Romney said it.
Come on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfWDOxZkEM
HaraldHardrada on January 29, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Seemed like that guy changed personalities after Mitt hung up.
mikeyboss on January 29, 2008 at 3:33 PM
I almost think one of the rival campaigns sent you out here to make Huckabee supporters look bad.
malan89 on January 29, 2008 at 3:34 PM
It’s stupid because it’s stupid. An earpiece isn’t going to be loud enough to get picked up on an open mic without blasting Romney’s eardrums. What obviously happened is that the moderators whispered and the open mic picked it up. Now knock off this idiotic nonsense or you’ll earn yourself a ban for sheer, unshirted stupidity.
Bryan on January 29, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Just because you disagree does not make it so. Mormons believe in the divinity of JC, therefore they are Christians. They don’t have to believe EXACTLY what you do. Religion isn’t exactly based on factual evidence but faithful belief.
You’re rebutted because you support a despicable schmuck for President.
HebrewToYou on January 29, 2008 at 3:35 PM
All these Paul supporters mistake yelling and screaming with passion. There’s passionate support, and then there’s loony behavior.
mram on January 29, 2008 at 3:36 PM
Yeah, those damn Mormon bigots. Always out talking smack about the Presbyterians and the Methodists. “You guys aren’t Christian…”, they will say.
Oh…no….that was YOU!
What did these guys ever do to you, HH?
Maybe its because they didn’t vote for Mike Huckabee.
malan89 on January 29, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Only now? Your patience is only surpassed by your wisdom.
geckomon on January 29, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Hey! Mitt has 5 sons. I see a Romney Dynasty in our future.
cjs1943 on January 29, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Byran “Job” Preston :-)
Spirit of 1776 on January 29, 2008 at 3:40 PM
‘Bout time…
Second look at banning!
Nineball on January 29, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Seriously. This guy has been bashing EBH (everybody but Huck) for weeks now. And this is what you ban him for? I would’ve banned him after about the third time he wrote a CAPS lock filled tyraid on how Mormons aren’t Christians. Amazing how a thread about a pissed off PaulNut turns into talk about theology, isn’t it?
malan89 on January 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Why is so hard for you to have a logical and reasoned debate without resorting to personal attacks?
Can you answer that without a personal attack on me?
Are you afraid that your viewpoints really are impossible to defend?
HaraldHardrada on January 29, 2008 at 3:44 PM
sheer unshirted stupidity
vile gibot
Love ‘em!
Thank you HH.
You are an inspiration.
Deety on January 29, 2008 at 3:45 PM
What do you expect? The guy doesn’t, as Bryan clearly put it above, “disavow” or distance himself from what some of his nuttier supporters say - worse, he is glad to accept donations from them too.
Rick on January 29, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Any reason is a good reason. Jacking threads daily for artificial caps lock outrage ought to earn one the privilege of a ban for just misspelling a word.
Spirit of 1776 on January 29, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Typical coward. I hope Mitt heard what he said after he hung up. I would love to hear Mitt call him back and confront him on it.
Brat on January 29, 2008 at 3:47 PM
If the guy had any balls, he would have said that to Mitt while he was still on the air. I don’t even support Mitt and thought he did very well in the interview. That radio “personality” is nothing more than an asshat.
Torch on January 29, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Yeah, I don’t like personal attacks. Like say…attacking someone else’s personal religious beliefs. I agree, those suck.
You’re right. I apologize to Bryan for going off on him. Patience is a virtue.
malan89 on January 29, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Who are you talking to? I answered your conspiracy theory already. It’s ridiculous.
Bryan on January 29, 2008 at 3:48 PM
ROFL
This coming from the guy who still has no good excuse for Huckabee campaigning for Democrats in Arkansas or for Huckabee calling fellow Republicans “shiites.” Too awesome for words!
Harald, you’re my hero.
HebrewToYou on January 29, 2008 at 3:49 PM
THANK YOU.
NeoconNews.com on January 29, 2008 at 3:49 PM
(whisper) maybe he talks to dead people….
kcd on January 29, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Sorry, Bryan, but HaraldHardaradarard has it right. You can hear the whole audio channel that was being beamed into Romney’s earpiece right here.
Now I think some people have some apologies to give.
see-dubya on January 29, 2008 at 3:51 PM
What is it that tells me these two may be using the same keyboard?
malan89 on January 29, 2008 at 3:51 PM
You really should try addressing a specific person or at least reference the comment at which you are directing yours.
geckomon on January 29, 2008 at 3:51 PM
I’m not fond of banning, but HH brings nothing to the blog. I don’t want to read someone quoting his posts somewhere else as representative of what you find at HOTAIR.
ctmom on January 29, 2008 at 3:52 PM
HA! That’s awesome. It’s the L. Ron/Ron Axis of Sweet Sweet Crazy.
ReubenJCogburn on January 29, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Romney is unelectable do to the huge number of people that will not vote for him under any circumstances!
How is that not a valid reason to not nominate him??
How is that not worth debating?
I would never vote for Paul due to his misguided foreign policy.
Also many of Paul’s followers are conspiracy nutjobs.
Just because they are conspiracy fanatics does not automatically mean that every one of their conspiracy theories are false.
Whe they talk about the government being involved in 9/11 they are clearly false and that is dangerous.
Anybody with a 100 IQ knows that islamofacists are waging a global war on us and want to use nukes on us!
There is a 1,400 year history to prove that…how that escapes them is beyond my comprehension.
HaraldHardrada on January 29, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Nice…
My theory always has been that Mitt is working with Satan to defeat the second coming of Jesus, Mike Huckabee.
malan89 on January 29, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Lol. Thanks for the link, that was great. “Come on Senator, you were there at the French revolution”.
Spirit of 1776 on January 29, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Didn’t Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Peter, James, etc. ALL add new additions to what was scripture at the time of Christ? Are they therefore not Christian either?
EyeSurgeon on January 29, 2008 at 3:58 PM
These people are called “SupportiusHuckabius” and there aren’t that many of them.
malan89 on January 29, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Herald, the problem is that your arguments are tendentious and slightly paranoid. You need to chill out a little. If the Mormon angle is important to you, you could explain some Mormon doctrine that you think is a strike against a Mormon being president. If you think Mitt has been too pro-gay, write short paragraph explaining your case and then reference a website or two. The key is to be calm and rational, so that the political dialog can be enjoyable.
thuja on January 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM
Don’t get started with him. We had to explain to him the other day that there are more than one Christian denominations. I guess he thought they were a single entity.
malan89 on January 29, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Take that back!
I was merely expressing my gratitude for two new excellent descriptors of loathsomeness.
vile gibot
sheer unshirted stupidity
heh.
Deety on January 29, 2008 at 4:01 PM
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