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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,943 posts) Sun Jan 6, 2019, 01:41 AM Jan 2019

Romney's Battleships

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan sealed their political nuptials by running down the gangplank of a decommissioned battleship to the podium (below), laughing and waving, even though neither of them ever served a day in the military. Bishop Romney avoided the Vietnam war by living in a French palace as a 19-year-old "missionary." The palace, owned by the Mormon church, had stained glass windows, chandeliers and servants

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Romney's Battleships (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2019 OP

Romney's an opportunist... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #1

Put them both on a carrier in the South China Sea populistdriven Jan 2019 #2

Guess you must have heard about the Chinese admiral threatening U.S. carriers... pecosbob Jan 2019 #3

RHMerriman

(1,376 posts)

1. Romney's an opportunist...

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 01:47 AM

Jan 2019

Romney's an opportunist...but we can use him.

It took Scott, Goldwater, and Rhodes to get through to Milhous, after all.

It may be Tim Scott, Martha McSally, and Romney this time around to get through to Trump.

populistdriven

(5,644 posts)

2. Put them both on a carrier in the South China Sea

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 02:05 AM

Jan 2019

pecosbob

(7,549 posts)

3. Guess you must have heard about the Chinese admiral threatening U.S. carriers...