Independent NewsPosts Tagged ‘Mitt Romney’
Mitt’s Pensacola Party
Having waited hours for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the full house at the Pensacola Bay Center was dancing in the aisles. Literally, to a house band called Mass Confusion that had already torn apart Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days” and was doing the same to Joan Jett’s [...]
Romneyland
After descending from the upper level of the Pensacola Bay Center, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a moment for a group hug with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and senate hopeful Rep. Connie Mack IV (R-Fla.). Ten thousand thunderous supporters had been worked into a frenzy and the [...]
Mitt’s Pancake Pep Rally
Most of the folks attending this morning’s Mitt Romney rally in Pensacola seemed a lot like Romney. They were polished and sharp and dashing. Flashing aggressively friendly smiles, the Saturday morning crowd flocked to the Fish House in their Sunday best. They brought signs and cameras and [...]
John McCain and the ‘Best Chance’ Breakfast
When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney dips into town tomorrow morning for breakfast, he’ll be bringing along Sen. John McCain. The Arizona senator snagged the party’s nomination from Romney in 2008, but supports the Republican contender this time around. “I think he’s got the wind [...]
Bye, Bye Rudy
Guiliani insiders are saying that the former New York City mayor will pull out of the GOP presidential race and throw his support to Sen. John McCain. Rudy had counted on the NY transplants in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties. Instead, he failed to win any of those counties. McCain beat [...]
Romney supporter uses Chamber email
Got this email over the weekend: ------- Inquirers Information ------- Company: citizen Individual: Mr. Michael f. McCarthy Address LN1: 22977 Palazzo del Kayla Address LN2: City, ST ZIP: Hayward CA 94541 Phone: 510-889-7488 Fax: E-Mail: mfmccarthy@sbcglobal.net ----------- Message [...]
Romney: Bad Press
Here the alt-weekly articles on Romney from the Boston Phoenix: 2004 Turnaround: A reader’s guide A WEEK AND A HALF after its publication, the new book from Governor Mitt Romney — Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games (Regnery) — hasn’t exactly taken America by storm. As [...]
Mitt Romney is a liar
That is what the Boston Phoenix says (Shameless). It was this alt-weekly that broke the story that Mitt Romney’s claim to have seen his father march with Martin Luther King Jr. was a lie. The story spread like wildfire, forcing Romney to offer a humiliating dissertation on his interpretation [...]
Hillary top fundraiser in area
Republicans have yet to get engaged in the 2008 presidential campaigns. Let's face it. Northwest Florida loves a bandwagon and the frontrunners. Twenty five years ago, this was a Democrat stronghold - since 1994, it has swung towards the GOP. The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that Hillary [...]
Mitt knocks on door of Christian Right
For Bush, the Christian Right was his power base that delivered votes in 2000 and 2004. The vote is up for grabs in 2008. The NY Times reports on Mitt Romney's efforts to win their support. He has invoked the Rev. Rick Warren, a popular evangelical author and megachurch pastor. He has quoted [...]
Romney outspending on ads
According to The Nielsen Company, Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney placed more local TV advertisements than all other candidates combined, with 4,549 ads, mostly on local broadcast television, through June 10. Nielsen Monitor Plus, the leading provider of competitive advertising [...]
Mitt Romney outraises opponents
Mitt Romney is reporting that he has raised just over $20-million for the first quarter in his bid for the GOP nomination for president in 2008. He also lent his campaign $2.35-million, putting the total at $23-million. Meanwhile, John "I'm not crazy" McCain raised $12.5-million for the quarter [...]