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  1. The last year has been a complete charade with this guy pretending to work for us. He’s going to be embarrassed if he continues with his quest for the WH, but hey, go for it Mitt!

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    On the other hand, I’m moved by the idea of Deval Patrick placing his hand on the Bible given to John Quincy Adams by Africans that were freed in the Amistad slave ship case.

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    It’s supposed to be sunny and in the mid-fifties tomorrow, nice day for an inauguration.

  2. was supposed to be exactly that.

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    Those photos look like opening night at the Oscars.

  3. “Several minutes ahead of schedule, he and his wife emerged from the State House’s center doors, paused for a wave and a 19-gun salute, walked down a red carpet and the 31 steps, and then greeted the crowd at the State House gates.

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    Seriously…Whenever a politician is ahead of schedule, I become very suspicious.

      • I wonder if in order for one to leave office ahead of schedule or at all, they are required to have spent some actual time in said office in the first place.

  4. …that people in this day and age seem incapable of allowing those with different ideas to be treated with dignity and respect.  I was there this evening, and the deafening cheers more than drowned out the malcontents the Glob was able to ferret out.

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    I will NOT be on the Boston Common with a sign saying what I think of Deval Patrick, for instance, as a beginning of allowing those who think differently a moment of enjoyment.

    • I see your point, although I disagree with the idea that people didn’t have a right to show up regardless of why, but…

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      What does that have to do with this post here on BMG, which I’m pretty sure isn’t run from the State House steps?

        • From the Herald –

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          “Romney’s red-carpeted exit ended unceremoniously, with a heckler holding a sign reading “Go to hell, Mitt!” The heckler yelled, “You’re filthy scum!” as the governor ducked into a waiting car with his wife.”  One person, out of hundreds, but that’s the money quote the reporters were looking for.

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          Nice.

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          Like I said, I won’t be on the Common today, but now I refuse to rule out being there four years hence.

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          And when Deval rescinds the Federal agreement about illegal aliens, I can finally put my ‘Don’t Blame Me, I Voted For Muffy’ bumper sticker (courtesy of Howie Carr) on my vehicle.

      • that just because people have the right to boo, hiss and yell their dislike of the former Governor, common decency/courtesy means that this right need not always be exercised.

    • Mitt was at the statehouse?  How strange!
      If I had Mitt’s work ethic, I would have been fired two years ago.  I know he’s getting $1 per year, but I can’t even say you get what you pay for.

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      This is probably the only opportunity Massachusetts residents had to make a statement to our governor – without taking a trip to South Carolina.  I wouldn’t go hang out at the common to express my disappointment regarding Romney’s disdain for his job and our state, but I can understand why people would want to make a statement as he departs.

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    • ..that the former governor seems to regard my existence as less than fully human and my marriage as an illegal abomination.  Good riddance. 

    • We will always defend your right to be there if you want to be.  I personally, would not send you to the opposite side of the street to do it….you could stand next to me…. I wouldn’t be offended because your opinion is different from mine,  for the past 15 years I’ve been part of a minority mindset….I endured Vietnam, Watergate AND the “stain on a blue dress”….a little peaceful dissent….piece of cake…..

    • PHOTO OPS AND AWARDS.

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      They just showed the tape from Inauguration in Worcester…..

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      “He needs to finish his speech and Still pick his Tie”, He hugged everyone in the line…..that is the Deval I know….. I

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      I do know he’ll be a very hands on Gov.  there will be many more than 150 days per year, I’m sure.

  6. Strategically placed groups of his accomplishments. Please…We heard on Ch. 5 that they were doing it to use in his first campaign ad…..

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    One piece that didn’t come across until the 6PM news…One of the stations that was filming as he was being asked question about the filing of papers (for Presidential exploratory).

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    Lo and behold who is standing in the frame with him?  None other than Deval Patrick!  Good one “D”, If he’s gonna step on your thunder, show up on GMA in the morning, with free national press….Bravo to whoever that photog. was and the reporter that edited it!  Please feed all across the county.  ‘Cause you’ll see that face tomorrow and it won’t be standing in the background. It will be out front shining.

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    Onward and upward, for Deval, not Mitt.

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    He’s something I picked up on and maybe somebody, who’s a MA history junkie can answer…

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    They did a sort of history of Mitt’s rise to fame!  OK !  it showed him taking the original oath of office…..if you find that piece, or someone has it….send it here…My mind is pretty good, but I wasn’t there, just saw it tonight.

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    Is not Mitt’s LEGAL first name STILL Willard?  The video shows him receiving the oath of office  As  I, MITT Romney……do solemnly swear….

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    This may be a moot thing but , interesting none the less, By being sworn is a some one other than Willard Romney is that not fraud??? OR does it only matter what is ON the legal document he signs….and does anybody have that info here on BMG?

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    Just saying, ….maybe I shouldn’t be so detail oriented?  But I’ve not been a Mitt historian…

    • …in any context to call someone referring to themselves with their common, if not legal, first name a fraud.  There is way too much to criticize Willard for, I think we can let this one go.

    • I have found through experience that those who lower themselves to the moronic level of having to ridicule another person’s name, usually make no intelligent contribution to the discussion.

  7. think is was ch. 5, but I was channel surfing to see the different spins…..sorry.
    One of them joked that Mitt said he “Forgot” where the front door  was…..

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    Pan to me —–
    “Me, screaming at he TV…”of course he doesn’t know where the front stairs are,  he was only there just over 150 days last year, and he was never there to look out the Corner office window, the Stairs are right there,” (me screaming some demeaning words later,,,,, I guess you were so focused on a bigger Corner office, you didn’t see the one in front of you for those 150 days!

  8. I am sad……that people in this day and age seem incapable of allowing those with different ideas to be treated with dignity and respect.  I was there this evening, and the deafening cheers more than drowned out the malcontents the Glob was able to ferret out.
    I will NOT be on the Boston Common with a sign saying what I think of Deval Patrick, for instance, as a beginning of allowing those who think differently a moment of enjoyment.  …..Peter Porcupine, Republican

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    That’s quite nice of you, but you seem to be forgetting something.
    When Romney was sworn in 4 years ago, he took an oath to serve the Commonwealth of MA. He was afforded all of the good will and courtesy from the taxpaying residents of MA that any newly-elected official should expect. 

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    But by his words and his actions, Mitt Romney has betrayed those same residents, especially by traveling around the country for the past 18 months bad mouthing Massachusetts while carrying water for George Bush. It’s got less to do with “different ideas”, than it does with his pitiful “performance” as Governor. Mitt deserves much more than a few catcalls, and he’s earned every bit of it.

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    So instead of whining about incivility towards Mitt and playing the GOP victim card, you should give Deval Patrick the same polite applause that Romney got from the rest of us when he was sworn in.

    • Fact: Massachusetts Democrats have a supermajority in the legislature and can override anything Romney wants to do or enact anything they like and they exercise their supermajority powers with frequency. So if there was something you wanted done by the Democrats you’ve always had the power. The reality is that Massachusetts Democrats mastered the Beacon Hill Salute: something goes wrong, blame the Governor.  Finally Massachusetts has a Democratic Governor because I’m sick of the Beacon Hill Salute. 

      • That whining you heard was from your GOP apologist counterpart PP, who seems to think that it was uncivil for anyone to say something hurtful to Mitt Romney. 
        The Dems “supermajority” couldn’t stop Mitt from traveling around the country  trashing MA ( and kissing Bush’s ring) instead of governing. He was out of the state for more than 200 days last year, traveling on my nickel preparing the groundwork for his ill advised WH run.
        Now, when I say that Mitt is a prime example of GOP incompetence, and that he makes a great GOP candidate to succeed the Boy King, I mean that with the utmost respect.  Woof woof!

        • Say all the hurtful things you like just don’t be dishonest or deceitful about it. 

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          Mitt did not “trash Massachusetts”, “kiss Bush’s ring”, “travel on your nickel”, etc.  But yes he did spend a lot of time out of state, if only the rest of the legislature would follow his lead and leave the good people of Massachusetts alone. 

  9. Say all the hurtful things you like just don’t be dishonest or deceitful about it.  Mitt did not “trash Massachusetts”, “kiss Bush’s ring”, “travel on your nickel”, etc.  But yes he did spend a lot of time out of state, if only the rest of the legislature would follow his lead and leave the good people of Massachusetts alone.  by: fever

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    Here’s Paul Grogan who headed up a task force for Romney, speaking about Mitt’s ‘Massachusetts bashing’:

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    Romney’s critics point to comments he’s made in front of audiences in more conservative states — most famously he told a South Carolina audience, “Being a conservative Republican in Massachusetts is a bit like being a cattle rancher at a vegetarian convention” — as evidence that he is insincere on this point. Even some of his allies are hard pressed to offer an adequate defense.

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    “The Massachusetts bashing does get a little uncomfortable for those of us who have chosen to work with the governor,” Grogan, of the Boston Foundation, said. “Usually governors are crowing about their state’s accomplishments. Those of us who follow the political complexities of a moderate New Englander getting the Republican nomination understand where some of that might be coming from, but it still is a bit jarring to see when you open up the morning paper.”

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    Here’s Mitt, speaking at the RNC 9/1/2004, kissing Bush’s ring:
    “I want George W. Bush! We need unwavering leadership. America is under attack from almost every direction. We have been attacked by murderous, crazed terrorists, even in this great city. Our employers and jobs are threatened by low cost, highly skilled labor from abroad. American values are under attack from within.”..

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    “We step forward by never forgetting that America is a force for good in the world, fighting for freedom and human rights.
    On this, there is no question: George W.Bush is right and the Blame America First Crowd is wrong! Americans will rise to every challenge we face.”..

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    “My friends, we will move forward safer, stronger, and to better days under the courageous and compassionate leadership of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.”
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    As for Romney traveling on my nickel, that’s exactly what he did. I pay taxes in MA, and Romney used taxpayer money to run around the world for 200+ days last year in an attempt to buff his credentials, while trashing (or is it bashing?) MA.
    I don’t mean to hurt anyone’s tender sensibilities with Romney quotes, but you know, I’m so tired of listening to GOP spin and talking points that I can’t ignore it anymore.

    • I assume that you can provide evidence that Romney’s travels were all done at taxpayer expense?

    • I’d also like to point out that campaigning for Bush during an election year hardly makes Romney a Bush “ring kisser”.

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      In addition, trashing the legislature is totally different from trashing Massachusetts.  The people of Massachusetts voted for a tax cut and the legislature ignored the people. 

    • the cattleman/vegetarian convention comment isn’t trashing Massachusetts, it is a true statement.

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      Perhaps you can find any commentary on this site for which any prominent Republican was ever treated otherwise.

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      Sheesh, Captain Nice Guy Gerry Ford’s corpse wasn’t even stiff befpre people blamed him for Iraq because he didn’t somehow forsee that his aides would note how well the Nice Guy thing worked out in the election of 1976, and thus learn to be Not So Nice Guys. .

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