Romney: Who Let The Dogs Out?

[dgridley]

Ok, I am always disgusted by pre-arranged photo ops and such, but MLK day always seems to bring out the "black" in otherwise white politicians.

"Mr. Romney, the Republican candidate from Massachusetts by way of Michigan and Utah who enjoys a milkshake at the end of a long day, stopped by a staging area for a Martin Luther King Birthday parade here. In his dress shirt and tie, and with his unwavering smile, he walked over and posed for photographs with a group of black youngsters. Putting his arm around a teenage girl, he waved to the cameras and offered, “Who let the dogs out?” He added a tepid “woof woof.”

Somewhere, the Baha Men, the Bahamian group whose 2000 song the candidate was referencing, must have been shuddering.

Later, Mr. Romney admired a child’s gold necklace and said, “Oh, you’ve got some bling-bling here.”

He spoke of Dr. King at an earlier appearance in Jacksonville, calling him “an individual who showed in many respects how to bring down some of the barriers to fulfill the promise of the Declaration of Independence.”"


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/us/politics/22romney.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin

I hate the whole baby kissing hypocrisy too..

 

[nicholas]

Baby kissing is as standard as their stump speeches, sad to say.

It isn't just about MLK. Notice in the debates how the candidates keep referencing Ronald Reagan? Even the Democrats.

You'd imagine they'd push Abe Lincoln down your throat too if one of them started it.

 

[dgridley]

the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H8Nq7BglIg

 

[.X.]

what a fruit cake, And the African American people he said that around, Could have taken it as racist remark, It doesn't appear as if they did.

But he approaches a group of African American people, Puts his arm around a lady, And says what he said-LOL, Kinda looked bad for him, Imo

 

[dgridley]

c'mon, homie wuz down wid it! word!

That has to rank with some of the more embarrassing moments on the campaign trail.. I actually cringed. I'm surprised he didn't follow it up with a hearty "yo, bro.. slide me some skin!"..

what a fruit cake, And the African American people he said that around, Could have taken it as racist remark, It doesn't appear as if they did.

But he approaches a group of African American people, Puts his arm around a lady, And says what he said-LOL, Kinda looked bad for him, Imo