No big deal, but I was struck by this February 24 photo of Mitt Romney addressing a gathering of his supporters at Detroit’s Ford Field in his home state of Michigan for what was billed as a major economic address and the announcement of new economic initiatives. (Photo by Carlos Ororio/AP Photo)
What is striking is what you don’t see: people in the bleachers. The crowd numbered about 1,200 as reported by ABC News. To put that in perspective:
That’s right. More people1 visited my blog that day than came to hear Romney. Make of it what you will.
Other news of Romney event:
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Out of fairness, I should add that Romney charged the folks that came, and I didn’t.
Is that warning about erections lasting more than 4 hours only applicable if you read this article, or is that good advice in general?
I can’t see!
I thought I was the only “Unique Visitor” here??? Everybody else seems to be either Obots or Birthers.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Actually I was thinking about Larry Sinclair and a certain commenter here who shall remain nameless.
Pretty sure only the commenter’s deflections last 4 hours.
It’s Ford Field, not Ford Stadium.
LMAO!
Yeah, of all the many campaign flubs by the Romney campaign this cycle, the optics of the Ford stadium is one of the biggest. The whole event was an EPIC FAIL.
It was meant to be a milestone achievement event in rolling out his new economic policy. Something his campaign had been touting for weeks. The event was preceded by Romney’s campaign “proudly” announcing their economic team – pretty much all people from GWB’s economic team. …Again, the “tin ear” of this campaign is astounding. Then the speech itself really didn’t offer anything new at all. And it was boring. Further, many of the financial analysts came away from it convinced that Romney’s plan will add at least 4 Trillion more to the National Debt.
Even worse were his notoriously wooden and bizarre attempts at humor. They always seem to fall flat and only convey him as even more out of touch. This review says it all:
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/02/24/romney_delivers_clunker_in_detroit.html
“That’s right. More people1 visited my blog that day than came to hear Romney. ”
KUDOS to YOU, DOC
Those weren’t empty chairs, those were the President’s legal team.
ROTFLMAO!!!
Scientist, FTW! 😉
Bravo!!!!
Brava!!!
Just as long as the wheels don’t come off, like on a
Nash RamblerAMC.Like this one, or this one.
Intrade has Obama at 60%.
Wow, for a second, I thought Arpaio had jumped the gun and gone early. But, silly me, the NonProfit Posse couldn’t afFord such a big fail! * ba-dum-bing *
This is just like a shot from one of those bleak, mid-December bowl games, or any Tulane home game,* that the ESPN cameras try so hard to avoid. If only that black curtain were a leeeeeeetle bigger. Or blacker.
* Tulane, a small, hapless Conf USA program, laughably plays its home games in the Superdome. You can get a whole section to yourself!
Would skeptics be justified in wondering what the hell Romney rally attendance figures have to do with Obama Conspiracy Theories?
Moderately justified, perhaps?
Contrast Gov. Romney’s visit to Ford Field with the Oscars, where there is never an empty seat because seat sitters are employed. Yoiu would think a candidate from Boston would have an Irish politician on staff sensitive to how silly that appearance looks.
Meh, Saying Romney’s from Boston is like saying Misha is from Alaska.
I’m part of the Conspiracy to Re-elect President Obama. and anything that puts the opposition in a negative light serves our purposes.
The most popular fragrance in New York is “Urine down the hall,” by Derelict™.
Note: “urine” is pronounced “your-EEN.”
“hall” is pronounced “hawl.”
Mr. Olsen: I just received my stipend from George Soros, and want to confirm what “James M” just wrote.
I also want to tell you Christine O’Donnell is doing well in the production we financed:
http://newyorkleftist.blogspot.com/2010/11/odonnell-in-aristocrats.html
Remember when Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin appeared together in Anchorage? They were going to stage a production of “The Aristocrats in Alaska,” and cancelled at the last moment.
Glenn Beck’s past is starting to catch up to him: http://didglennbeckrapeandmurderagirl.blogspot.com/
Try this: [bada-bing]
And the new bi-partisan Battleground poll has Obama’s approval rating up to 53%, with 45% disapproving. From the same poll:
Obama 52% Romney 43%
Obama 53% Santorum 43%
I have noticed the quality of staffers for various candidates sits at about the level of Perry’s debating skills.