On Friday, GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney rented the spacious digs of the 65,000-seat Ford Field, the home of the NFL's Detroit Lions, to detail his economic plan for America.
What he got was a public relations blooper reel, with press photographers taking photos of a near-empty football stadium.
As it turned out, only 1,600 people came. Usually, it's impressive when someone speaks in front of almost 2,000 people. But, when you rent out a football stadium, and there are over 60,000 unoccupied seats, AND you can almost fit your entire audience in one of the end zones, you need to ask your advance people:
"Now, what were we thinking?"
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Heh
As Glenn Reynolds would say. The ever-plucky Red Squirrel espies an epic fail:
I'm thinking they were Santorum moles.
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Perhpas he was using it as an object lesson to represent the number of jobs lost under this administration.
oh wow, that is bad.
back in the 96 election, allen keye's rented out the local minor league stadium 4500 seats, and nearly filled it.
Ford Field can hold 100,000 with temp seating on the field. So I am guessing it was a clever ruse to say "We are the 1%."
Good God this guy is a disaster. You didn't even mention his "Michigan" speech, where he proceeded to wax nostalgic, for the 14th time this week, about how much he loves the height of the trees in Michigan. Not sure if he recited "America the Beautiful" again, but he did take time to paint himself as a regular guy by mentioning that he drove a Chevy pick-up and a Mustang, and that his wife drives two Cadillacs (probably not at the same time). Pretty sure he nailed down the blue-collar vote with that line.
Given how well Santorum polls in Ohio and Penn, I really am starting to think I would rather face Romney in the Fall. What is he gonna do when he actually faces someone with as much or more money than he has? Your problem, not mine. But it is fun to watch.
Regards,
Rich
You didn't even mention his "Michigan" speech, where he proceeded to wax nostalgic, for the 14th time this week, about how much he loves the height of the trees in Michigan. Not sure if he recited "America the Beautiful" again, but he did take time to paint himself as a regular guy by mentioning that he drove a Chevy pick-up and a Mustang, and that his wife drives two Cadillacs (probably not at the same time). Pretty sure he nailed down the blue-collar vote with that line.
I'm pretty sure you pay more attention what Romney says than I do, Rich. ;)
Yah. True. I pay way too much attention to this than I should, but he is kinda'like tha wreck on the highway; it is difficult to turn away. Here's something we can agree on. Mitt has more friends who own Nascar teams than both of us combined;)
Regards,
Rich
Here's something we can agree on. Mitt has more friends who own Nascar teams than both of us combined;)
True, although I have met Chip Ganassi.
i think i have more freinds who actually watch NASCAR than Mitt does.
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