Romney Skipping the Donald Trump Debate
I’m not a fan of Mitt Romney. I have no confidence that he ever makes any decision for the right reason.
However, this is clearly the right decision:
Donald Trump may have mastered the art of the real estate deal, but when it comes to debates, he’s still an apprentice.
The celebrity businessman is having difficulty securing commitments from Republican presidential candidates for a Dec. 27 debate that he’s planning to moderate in Des Moines.
Mitt Romney on Tuesday became the latest big-name candidate to decline the event, telling Fox News’ Neil Cavuto that he informed Trump earlier today he would be too busy to appear. Romney noted that he already is planning to participate in two previously scheduled debates in Iowa this month. “I understand why Gov. Romney decided not to do it,” Trump told ABC News. He declined to elaborate further.
Appearing in a Trump debate makes a candidate a stage piece for the glorification of Donald Trump’s ego. Anyone who agrees to participate shows they are willing to become a prop for a superficial blowhard.
Absolutely the right decision.
I agree. Good for Mr. Mitt.
Mr. Newt has difficulty in discerning those things most of us easily recognize as being tacky.
Hence Callista.
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 12/6/2011 @ 7:27 pmGood choice, Romney, and at a time when he needs the exposure.
I’ll give the RINO credit for this one.
Dustin (cb3719) — 12/6/2011 @ 7:32 pmTrue, OTOH, Bloomberg, MSNBC, CNN, were considered exceptable
dimitri mayakovsky (87e966) — 12/6/2011 @ 7:38 pmAnd a not inconsiderable bonus–he’s ducking the salamander.
Maybe Christie will stand in for him, sup-hose and all.
gary gulrud (d88477) — 12/6/2011 @ 7:56 pmThen again Ron Paul and Huntsman won’t be there either, so those’re pluses for the Donald.
Kevin M (563f77) — 12/6/2011 @ 8:07 pmI’m with dimitri on this one.
What, exactly makes Anderson Cooper, et al, so wonderfully qualified to conduct debates.
Despite what the networks would have you believe, the faces on TV probably are about as smart as your average cable installer, and that’s insulting to cable installers because they know how to do a job.
The average talking head on TV has writers and producers to script the questions and coach them on responses for the maximum benefit of an already decided-upon narrative.
They are on TV because they look good and know how to look serious on TV. I have never seen nor heard any indication they can put 2+2 together without the assistance of the production staff.
Donald Trump is pretty much the same. He learned how to manipulate the media to assume he knows what he’s doing and has managed to make everyone else think he knows how to make money, despite the evidence otherwise.
So, what’s the difference? If Donald wants to host one of an unnecessary number of debates, more power to him.
However, they all are smarter than me. They are rich and I am not. They do know how to be immensely successful in the sense of rolling in the dough. That is something to keep in mind.
Ag80 (ec45d6) — 12/6/2011 @ 8:11 pmSorry I got that sock from Battlefield 3, and I’ve forgotten to switch back. I really don’t Trump, his embrace of national health care, anti Iraq skepticism, birtherism, et al.
narciso (87e966) — 12/6/2011 @ 8:22 pmHow can you tout your “family values” vote one year and completely abandon them the next ?
It’s easy. Newt has confessed (Bill Clinton only did when a federal judge made him).
Michael Moore (d1c681) — 12/6/2011 @ 9:00 pmForgiveness … it’s a difficult concept … for some.
I dont know we had angry spitting moderators like Charlie Rose giving nutcase racist looney tunes like Cain and Paul a pass – making this the “Snookie” primary – having the Donald host a debate is almost a step up
almost….
BTW Romney just announced he changed his mind and will attend the debate but may not answer questions
EricPWJohnson (e83e82) — 12/6/2011 @ 9:15 pmMr Lunatic? Your fringe ^^^ is here.
Icy (cc3015) — 12/6/2011 @ 9:28 pmsorry Newt is an cyborg who was sent from the distant future happyfeet.
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/6/2011 @ 9:43 pmBurning clean coal contributes to gorebull warming…………..according to the left.
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/6/2011 @ 9:54 pmThe climate changes all the time men can’t change it.
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/6/2011 @ 9:55 pmIt’s pretty sad that OWS complains about the rich getting tax breaks and in the same breath call out those who want to raise money on Michael Moore’s taxes.
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/6/2011 @ 9:58 pmwho want to raise taxes on Michael Moore.
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/6/2011 @ 10:08 pmI would have no problem, at all, with Trump moderating the debate if he:
1. Committed not to run for President in 2012
2. Committed not to endorse anyone other than the Republican nominee for President, if anyone
But of course, he did none of these things. I say skip the debate unless your name is Rick Perry, where it probably can’t hurt anything.
I like Newt. I wish he had declined this invitation.
Random (38d59c) — 12/7/2011 @ 12:10 amMittens and Neuter should have their own Democratic primary debate, and quit getting in the way at the GOP events.
redc1c4 (fb8750) — 12/7/2011 @ 12:56 amIs the rnc run by priece reibus or reece preibus?
sickofrinos (44de53) — 12/7/2011 @ 2:28 amRinos suck and will take it in the ass if mittens is nominated.
your regional colloquialisms are quite amusing, sicko.
Colonel Haiku (b19539) — 12/7/2011 @ 3:23 amExcuse me for my unrefined speech, Col.
sickofrinos (44de53) — 12/7/2011 @ 3:30 amNot being as educated as all of you does’nt bother me, I learn everyday. Too bad the rnc can’t.
I’ve got two words to say to anyone who supports Newt Gingrich: Dede Scozzafava.
ropelight (e60e90) — 12/7/2011 @ 4:16 amNo, Mittens is the newest model of the Tyrell corporation, ‘more human than human’
narciso (87e966) — 12/7/2011 @ 4:22 amThey’ve had one kook after another hosting these Republican debates. It’s unlikely that Trump could be any worse than Cooper, Wallace, Blitzer, Matthews, King, et al.
j curtis (5d83c1) — 12/7/2011 @ 4:41 amTrue, and McCarthy makes that point, although he isn’t an improvement, the AEI debate was perhaps the only decent one, the others just lead to the breaking of the o’Sullivan rule;
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/197699-on-ropes-gop-seeks-counterpunch-payroll-tax
narciso (87e966) — 12/7/2011 @ 4:51 amIf you want to President, you should be more than happy to perform on the Big Stage whenever the gig calls for it.
I think the folks bowing out are showing what they are. Pu**ies who are afraid to go mano-a-mano with a showman.
So count me as one who totally disagrees with your POV on this issues. I want my POTUS to not only have a core but also have a personality big enough to stand out in any room.
No some poon who is afraid of Donald Hair Piece Trump.
ODB (dcf97e) — 12/7/2011 @ 5:10 amthen where does it end Mr. ODB? Maybe Mr. Sandusky should moderate the next one.
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 12/7/2011 @ 5:13 amDid Newt pick Dede Scozzafava to run?
Maybe I missed something.
Did Newt pick the Delaware bozo too? Or Angle?
Or Chuck “ethanol welfare forever” Grassely?
Or Olympia “I will let Obamacare out of Committee because I am a rancid no-nothing twat” Snowe?
ODB (dcf97e) — 12/7/2011 @ 5:13 amNo, the idiot NY state party, did, Angle rose out of the ashes of the Sue ‘Chicken Barter’ Lownden
narciso (87e966) — 12/7/2011 @ 5:19 ameffort,
the chicken bubble burst almost as soon as it started
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 12/7/2011 @ 5:38 amJust as in Colorado, the McInnis ‘Kamikazi Scotsman’ ruitine, allowed Tancredo to become the more sane
narciso (87e966) — 12/7/2011 @ 5:44 amalternative, yes that doesn’t make any sense,
Donal Trump: “I have a world-class wife, world-class hotels and resorts all over the world. What will you do – contestant Rick Perry – to facilitate my domination of the business world and to further my world-class position?”
Rick Perry: “Just take a look at we we done in Texas.”
Colonel Haiku (b19539) — 12/7/2011 @ 6:29 amLet’s see who other than Gingrich decides to cuddle with this publicity-obsessed buffoon.
Colonel Haiku (b19539) — 12/7/2011 @ 6:59 amAnd to think they can talk about hair?
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/7/2011 @ 7:12 amAmen.
And ignore Haiku’s crying. He’s known to dish it out and not take it. His rhetoric has been perverted and gross at times, and certainly vulgar, so his crying about yours is very amusing to see.
Let’s take a look at what we’ve done in Texas. Perry’s argument is valid. Let’s not use these technocrats to do everything. Make government less expensive, and make it do less, and let’s look at how that worked in Texas.
See? People prosper on their own, without Romneycare or MA’s enormous government.
Haiku doesn’t get it, but then, Haiku is in California, the one state that makes MA’s government look good.
Dustin (cb3719) — 12/7/2011 @ 9:39 amDustin… you continue to amuse me with your lashing out. Get a grip on reality, gimp, and try to walk back your claim of being the arbiter of who is – and isn’t – a true conservative.
You only look sillier, as each day goes by, and seem hell bent on alienating anyone who doesn’t see things your way.
Colonel Haiku (b19539) — 12/7/2011 @ 11:23 amAppearing in a Trump debate makes a candidate a stage piece for the glorification of Donald Trump’s ego.
The same thing could be said for NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News etc, or the Presidential Debate commission, or the people running the League of Women Voters for that matter (they lost control of the general election Presidential debates after the 1984 election but still sponser more local debates)
Not to mention whoever staged the State Attorney Generals debate.
The question should be what kind of a debate would Donald Trump conduct. How’s that going to work. He offers free airtime – why shouldn’t the candidates take it? It’s more of an audeince tahn any possible personal appearance.
Is there a reason anyone should boycott Donald Trump?
Maybe there is, I don’t know.
Sammy Finkelman (d3daeb) — 12/7/2011 @ 11:49 amI really like the idea of a debate without Romney though
happyfeet (a55ba0) — 12/7/2011 @ 2:04 pmMe too.
While we’re at it why don’t they do it naked?
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/7/2011 @ 2:06 pmmaybe as a pay per view deal?
happyfeet (a55ba0) — 12/7/2011 @ 2:10 pmSure and Icy can be the referee.
Just kidding.
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/7/2011 @ 2:50 pmNationalism and patriotism are the same thing so to the leftys who say they are not please eff off and stop comparing us to nazis.
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/7/2011 @ 4:59 pmSS should not be in the governments hand to use as coercion.
Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 12/7/2011 @ 5:46 pmI have yet to see one person explain why The Donald is any worse than any of the MFM twatwaffles that have moderated debates up to this point. republicans are racist. Discuss. You hate the elderly, and want to murder puppies and eat babies. Explain.
JD (9cf3ee) — 12/7/2011 @ 6:35 pmI think it kind of represents a gratuitous hobnobbing with the one-percenters… which is why I think Wall Street Romney would have found the whole affair to be impossibly awkward
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 12/7/2011 @ 6:42 pmAnyone who agrees to participate shows they are willing to become a prop for a superficial blowhard.
Anyone who agrees to it is taking advantage of yet another opportunity to present their arguments of persuasion to the American people. It should be taken advantage of when possible. The MSM & the left may find it a joke and relentlessly mock Trump and the participating candidates, but so what, they do that anyway.
And as Trump fascinates the public so much, he may draw in more of an audience than a stuffed shirt like Brian Williams or Tom Brokaw would. Why not take advantage of that exposure?
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Dana (4eca6e) — 12/7/2011 @ 7:33 pmcouldn’t the same criticism of trump’s ego be made of all of the (left-leaning except for huckabee) moderators of the debates so far? i’ll grant that there is a certain entertainment value that trump brings to the event, but if that means more eyes and ears for the republican message then it’s all to the good.
el polacko (11141f) — 12/7/2011 @ 8:45 pmMy comment was apparently eaten.
Dana (4eca6e) — 12/7/2011 @ 9:19 pm