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Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of Obama?
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Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of Obama?

Published:Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Description:Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney is a “major player” nipping at the heels of President Obama and stands as the GOP’s best shot to reclaim the Oval Office in 2012, a new national poll shows. Who do you think
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" Think story today in the it -- and one of the papers on California and if you've been following this little town called Bell, California. It's it it's that big and that was it managers making an obscene amount of money he's may get 800 that the manager's name is always make an 857000. Dollars a year twice what the president of the united state ranks and the -- the police chief is making over 700000. Dollars a year. And this I think bourbon and it was in the LA times and he was saying that that this is this the problem that that you're gonna have more and more of not just in terms of greedy public servants but the fact -- That they're only half as many reporters now in Southern California as there were fifteen years ago because of the decline in in the newspapers because of the of the Internet and Craig's list all the rest you know -- you know the routine. And so nobody -- cover in this town of -- You know at least it used to be that that that be some like a little more local regional paper around that have one guy who go into city hall and recover the -- the city I council meetings. If you get to know the -- to -- always dissidents and in a in a in a town smaller City Hall. And you get to know the dissidents and so and even if he wasn't at the meeting the -- would call and say you know Rizzo the tout the city manager just gave himself a raise to 857000. Dollars. And they they didn't none of the newspapers would cover in this town. Because then I'll cut back end in nobody knew that this town was in this kind of GM until they have -- file for bankruptcy. And now the the people and the people in California are angry because apparently I'm -- California law there on the hawk. For for pay in these people and they're getting these people are. They get the same kind of pension system in California that they got here so this guy -- could end up with a pension of like half a million or 600000 dollars a year. Take that Billy Bulger there -- Robert Rizzo legislative excellence award down at this conference in the Louisville. But yeah I mean it's -- and it's such a mess if -- Salma I mean that that the debt. The the fact that there are all these unfunded pension liabilities for the state. The fact that the DB economy is just in it in a terrible state. They're all these foreclosures how could they ever get the housing industry back on its feet while while while the banks are selling these houses for. For next to no money it's tough. Don your next with how we cargo ahead Don."

" I Allegheny and the OJ SR. -- emerald from Cape Cod seventy -- full 74 year old."

" Independent -- I'm a decorated Vietnam era veteran."

" And I'd like to put all of those -- Gingrich as a possible Republican nominee. Another -- we put forth is gonna have baggage but. I he's he's got a candidate's committee what do you think."

" He's got a lot of baggage that you use the right word you know with the -- is -- and his wife when she had cancer are all like kind of thing and you know that. And then then -- girlfriend on the payroll when he was attacking. Clinton Clinton NEC and you know we just kind of a prickly personality gone --"

" Baidu and what you get."

" Now I don't think so plus easy you know -- he's no spring chicken either Yunel."

" Iowa muttered -- I open -- I know. That's why pointed out to you about that he's not that that's how do you like delivered to on -- you again."

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" I had this speaker Matt concurrent. Screen -- speaking -- is -- fantastic. He's got the heart. Well grounded out constitutional principles is tucked it into that. It'd be a memorable highly effective president they about got -- Cali. I realize that the get tough tough road or whatever it secure our nation liberals hate EM virility it in 94. But it."

" I mean liberals are gonna the liberals are gonna I mean the liberal media hates him for that mentally and don't have much of them are gonna have much pull in the Republican primaries."

" Don't get they would know. They definitely well they're probably out their 24/7."

" Do you think I. Said -- you are -- well listen listen to me you're you're a Republican I take it right. Do you do you watch the network newscasts anymore. Dude why do you read the Boston Globe. You now know I never read the Boston Globe then did they don't there -- I'm saying is that the -- the media. -- the mainstream media have increasingly has no impact. On the are on the Republican Party and the Republican Party activists because nobody because we don't trust it you know it's --"

" I think they've probably can happen."

" Right I don't think anybody you know if if someone gets attacked by the New York Times I think that is a badge honor I like I'd say geez thank. I'm left to give that guy and have a lock he must be pretty good. Thanks for the thanks for the call Sissy 18774694322. Huckabee is a B list contender eat squirrels and by the -- we're gonna have someone on later on in the day who was eats a ground hogs up from up in Maine. Why isn't anyone mentioning Bobby Jim Ball. I like Kim historic good job I think -- say you know he didn't he was on the oil spill from day one and he say he went that toe to toe with these incompetence in the Obama administration. Let's see. What's a sergeant Rizzo the Jeep mechanic on -- you spent all his time figuring out how to get out of work I don't remember. I don't know who it's Robert -- he I think he spent all his time scheming how to get raises Q you mentioned some time with twenty or 30000 people. In the city in the town managers making 850000. Bucks a year. That's just -- shouldn't happen. Heather your next with how not if there's not there's a newspaper in the town I mean again this just proves I know it's only a broken rocker wanna talk about newspapers but. You need newspapers and it's you need in you. To do things to cover things properly unique to newspapers if the if it was only the globe and Boston do you think you know about. John Kerry's -- obviously not. Read the story today about John -- that the globe the globe now is doing a front page analysis is this gonna hurt -- They could only find two people who really are opposed to carry you know through most people still love John Kerry in Massachusetts they. They -- but they found one woman who worry -- from Roxbury. Who's 21 years old she didn't think much government and there was a waitress a middle -- waitress in Natick who didn't like Kerry. In other words the riff -- you know everyone else all the professors they interviewed know all the a beautiful people they said John John -- a great moment. The sisters doing this is just a bump in the road he says he's really Leo he's distinguished public servant he went to Yale who -- to shrink. All peace he he -- emotional on one he's one of the forms. Courtroom he's married to a billion pound gold digger. Heather you're next with how we cargo ahead --"

" Hello how it's I have to ask how I wish I could be just sometimes -- on the -- I've got somebody who has not baggage. Jeb Bush it regularly what gave out bush sent the message bailout for the -- they access should increase throughout the bill. It did not in. My -- well."

" Hello hello Heather -- did you not read the papers yesterday he's he took himself out of the race yesterday."

" I know and I don't know why because he's the only pressure that's a lot of."

" You don't you don't know why you have third because his brother is still not that popular."

" Is father has something to do -- what they've given Florida very he would he is landslide. If they pick re run for governor are -- thank. He he did everything right and Florida. Ohio and Barack. My house yet to find out went Eric changing on the other -- L candidate mouse every bailout. I'm back in -- my -- up im not gonna I'm job but I'm right now trying to get out -- tape just came. And I've got letting out a cop to -- them. I'm like I really want it to our you know I want shot out. Should have gone out on top college -- slowly got to see you speed ball and I can't wait to be part of that is because."

" Well snow announced today that she's voting for Kagan so there's there's a reason to dislike. Olympia -- she's. She proved or rhino credentials by announcing she's for Kagan. Thanks for the FaceBook call Heather but I know on the one named bush can get elected for awhile maybe maybe some day. 18774694322. Dean your next with how we cargo ahead --"

" Huckabee didn't have quite the right stuff source there's go to the guy who -- he said this -- huge it. Guns where everybody. And he'll look orders will sit there are probable norms --"

" Hi Betty get oh they they tried that once they happen Minnesota they got him just even sure how about work out -- in. Not so good. The thanks for the called the 818774694322. Kevin your next although he is a great guest. Just like Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich is a great guests I just hoping to be great candidates and with Ted Nugent. Kevin your next -- how we cargo ahead."

" Well -- right well you know what we got we have to go -- the biggest government cabinet and it's it's Mitt Romney and you know what we really need to do with the party. It is try to put together. A conservative dream team yeah and sell it to the public you know what are the last election. If Leo with Huckabee it was -- It would McCain indicated being blunt but it was the far right. Yeah you know what we need -- will be an alternative it's scary to contemplate. We need to -- to the public now. You gotta have a Republican dream team I say I say it's going to be a roar inch involved. You can't have -- Palin on the ticket to talk to which you would make a wonderful. Press secretary of energy maybe. And -- you know they've stopped all of the other people stop all the people it --"

" No calls since she's Giuliani attorney general Duncan -- secretariat and --"

" Don't -- but I know that I know they say she's toxic and I've seen the polls that she's got like unfavorable numbers up there. Look at Obama's -- unfavorable are way up there are totally you know -- I."

" Well Sarah Palin I think she's wonderful. But right now species scares people away Ross Perot get."

" She. Can tell their job I wanna know I brought player of these people that are -- more and more these do you know anyone I'm scared of Sarah Palin. "

" Basically moderate you know Republican. You know what --"

" how many moderate Republicans are there other than Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe."

" Basically he's of people think that -- older people in their sixties and seventies. They don't since. Well I think cable television and they listened to everything abroad -- of -- look like 70 my god so that's what's happening in the end you know. The network about a decent job of demonizing this this this you know exceptional woman. Then there's enough people out it'll be a play like I said. Yeah put the Eritrean people need let's hope that that's what various state you don't stop all at all the governor they'll sell the public."

" Okay thanks for the call Kevin 18774694322. Yet you sometimes forget that you know cause you PO of cable and Internet you forget that. -- to twenty -- Mitt forty plus million people watching the network news every night. And then and then not all nursing homes either 18774694322. On our car. All well and talk tough questions. 8774694322. I was a very good break for me."

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" Let's say. People pointing out the David Hunt is a scared of Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is a lightweight doesn't have the experience and with the job the would have given a tour. Well she isn't much Lucius was still has more experiences as an executive them Barack Obama does. Let's say Kevin sucks he's afraid of Sarah because he's a moderate hang in with the old folk his -- At your question gave him away. Here's one general McChrystal for president I don't think so how we loved Sarah but colonel hunt is afraid sport people remember that stop right. I'm scared of Palin says a fire at 508 text -- I don't want creationism taught the schools how's that."

" Well. Have you have you been following this case I think it's in Georgia where there's so woman. She wants to be a counselor. And but she's a a Christian a born again Christian and she says that she can't. She she can't under hurt her beliefs. Endorse homosexuality. She's got -- she accepts the biblical admonitions against homosexuality. And they're throwing around of the school she's having to soak up this up public apologist or you're out they said that she was gonna have to go to remediation. -- have to go to diversity university and they suggested she go to always gay rights parade and all this stuff. I mean what basically there we're gonna try to what senator to weigh a re indoctrinate -- camp but she just she said no I'm not the one -- so. I think he got a lot more worry about from those kind of --"

" When you do from the creation of us. Let's see how much Chris Christie with -- Paul Ryan as the VP Chris Christie epic is said to we CP CE says -- governor long enough. Forget -- the president I'd like to see him on the Supreme Court he's not a lawyer you know. Not the a lot of the other other people that are on the Supreme Court are really lawyers but they do have a lot of gray in the past the bar. Romney -- in 2012 the Giuliani for his immigration policy. Jolie for his immigration policy Giuliani was pretty easy on illegal aliens. No thanks the Huckabee another the -- of scientific fact AKA evolution no thanks. 18774694322. Our be the sixth and seventh -- seventh and eighth callers right now it's 6179311680. And you'll win a forty dollar gift certificate the pet supply Al women Belmont. The pet supply -- what has been family owned and operated for over sixteen years. Located right off the fresh pond park -- cut supply outlet strives to offer only quality pet supplies food and treats for all the pets in your life at the best value. Starting right now you can purchase a forty dollar gift certificate to a pet supply outlook for twenty dollars at wrko.com. Slash perks. To win yours today call 6179311680. New England perks from Boston -- station AM six AB WRKO. 18774694322. Steve your."

" Thank they -- OK I don't -- the pipe -- it'll never happen but it brings a smile to my face so routes that are. I want to feed Dick Cheney and mr. Halliburton vice president or whoever admiral mr. Halliburton up where -- He had."

" What are -- to say Karl Rove got his -- event is a pipe dream Steve Eldorado."

" Yet several which you know I gotta tell you you know that the days they'll smoke filled ruled them you know you -- Conservative people they confirmed that they don't. Is that good for business good for people in yet it's state that's so what the corporations they can that you billion you're there. What's the big deal it's always have to they give me a break."

" You know I want Halliburton."

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" Came machine with a Dick Cheney is the captain and and Karl Rove was the second in command I took place for the call state. 18774694322. You know you'd it Piccard and getting stronger you get older and it's. Dick Cheney was just in the hospital again. For a four heart palpitations CC smart he's knocking around. But the it it is it is fun to think about 1877469432218774694322. -- you know Karl Rove was on medalist by the journalist -- what somebody suggested well any time. Any time anybody says anything bad about our hero Barack Obama let's just pick a conservatives name out of a hat and say that he's a racist white. All want colonel Karl Rove. Or Fred Barnes. And so I guess -- Karl Rove called Fred Barnes and said -- hi fellow racist I just was checking in with -- to this came out. They they hate that they hate these guys the heat -- I mean these these -- the people Leo they celebrate diversity but god that they hate conservatives. And you can see conceit that journalist it's still. It's still hasn't gotten nearly enough up publicity I don't like I'd like to see. Just how long take out somewhere like the weekly standard just. The all the really incriminating. Emails you know talking about -- morning rush to die and laughing laughing at rush dying and of course that whilst they want they wanted to kill somebody else. I can't remember now Dave you're next with how we cargo ahead day of."

" Well you don't always. Good I just want to say I you know you're a lot of these people -- about how much they dislike Obama. Yeah understandable. That very understandable but what they have to realize. But the Democratic Party. Should be highway rise are punished to the poll also means not the."

" Yes you're right."

" I mean -- that this business so. I bet yeah especially I know flood -- that Democrats some of the -- notably running. I'd probably if you get a it is well a little bit at -- system in this state applauded people he'd been all the local level Democrat Democrat Democrat."

" I know I agree I agree that's why that's why we need to while elect more -- Republican legislators had."

" this -- Obama is a gift. But the Democratic Party and by the way the Kennedy family. True the American public."

" Well lady you we may look back and it appears that he's a -- I mean I know what your Saturday right right now what we're a lot of -- let -- we're living through it I mean this is they. Who where this is a terrible lesson we're getting about socialism -- and it."

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" Yes. I'd like to -- renditions where the president or vice president. GA and grow up for Arizona. Jeers Jewish -- currently have a Dutch. -- it out there and stand up but -- United States love I'm Barack yeah well that -- as the rest of congress door I haven't heard a word Florida. Besides that these people that -- us ginned -- Obama. Why is his birth certificate sale. Where they don't know where he's been bought and describe -- why -- yeah. -- don't care for America that that's what it's all about. Sort of sought out thanks lull in this country in trouble."

" Thanks for the call 18774694322. Quoted the tolerant left one dead President Bush of course so much stores -- movie made about his association. Romney Lou Dobbs I don't think that's gonna happen. Gingrich Armey now that's definitely not gonna happen army man he's he's he's another guy -- but he's very quickly. Romney's problem aside from the odious Romney care is that he did nothing to stop gay marriage she has no firmly held beliefs and his Reagan voice is annoying. About his Reagan here -- thinks more Reagan hair that Reagan voices and that he sees she switched to -- the Reagan here do we for the 2008 campaign. And he did he. He -- the best he could to stop gay marriage I don't think you can early he he forced them into why he forced them into having a -- constitutional convention there was it was Deval Patrick that that that. That. Didn't give us a choice on. Ought not weather and we want to legalize gay marriage Paul your next what cowboy cargo ahead Paul."

" All right how we I've got three dates. The congressman who handed down Obama is pat on their breed. Meeting the health care while Ryan was me and he hadn't done only dad is articulate I think when he when he. Get to this congressional thing in November I guess -- crews had the great -- about. He's about as good as it gets him more even Michelle -- make it because. Because that at least they can counteract. The race issue with the gender issue. And I would take and I would take but vice president. I would take a look like Condoleezza Rice. Because talked about it -- time summit --"

" Well she's been secretary of state she's spending much."

" Volume we went through this in 2008 I mean. It's hard to run for office political office. NE -- even if you're just running for state rapper selectmen the first time you learn a lot she's never let up for any thing tough place to start halt its place and now."

" Here you are Leo they couldn't -- they couldn't protect. Alaskan governor. If she really have to -- the offices. You know. I I still think she can did that would -- think under speech."

" Yeah I think she's pretty dim some good night like I like her a lot Blake you know I've I've ever may -- secret of and unlike much unlike the kernel. But I I -- you know I just think she's gonna be two. Too happy to be you know making a lot of dough and put money aside for the college educations for the kids and everything out that shall run. Thanks for the call 18774694322. On the Howie Carr. To save money and 774694322. Tammy are next with Howie Carr go ahead them."

" See how we call from what the left the government Goodell Hollywood types -- good marine Ali army is a straight talker who is he always army. But don't start there."

" All okay. He doesn't keep the these. I don't know here's one Ron Paul Michelle Bachmann not they're not going anywhere how much Romney and rubio will rubio is gonna get elected first rubio running behind in the polls. The slogan could be both Republican and get some bar and our were -- many people get -- R&R right now Tim that's the problem."

" Thanks -- Got. -- they do Mac your next without we cargo web Mac."

" Yeah I just came back from the district in California -- a lot of that India good news coverage helped build California. The story is even more interesting than you think turns out. Most food town did not speak English. And that they have no I."

" You know what's going on and government right."

" And it it is still really interesting thing would -- Rizzo."

" Plain that he earned his 800 and bump itself dollar -- year salary budget successfully piling the bankruptcy. Oh my god."

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