If you're making a list of the ten most uncomfortable-looking Americans of 2012, you may want to take a look at the clip of Mitt Romney being endorsed by Donald Trump.
Why did Romney do this? Certainly not to win votes in Nevada. The only message the candidate was sending to this weekend's caucus-goers was that he thinks Nevadans are easily impressed by extremely cheesy publicity stunts.
On behalf of New York, I'm embarrassed. We created this guy. But I don't think any politician with a shred of credibility would imagine that a Donald Trump endorsement would garner any votes in New York.
Or actually, anywhere else. Romney's people must have seen the polls that almost no voters would be impressed by a Trump endorsement, while a great many said they'd be more likely to shun anybody the Donald said he liked.
Why did Romney do this? And on the day after he announced on CNN that he wasn't interested in poor people. Great timing.
What does he think Trump has to offer him? You have to remember that Romney didn't bother to show up to accept Jon Huntsman's endorsement when the former Utah governor dropped out of the presidential race. But he'll be there for Trump, whose only contribution to the campaign was to re-energize the birther movement.
Declaring himself to be "delighted" by this benediction, Romney added, "There are some things you just can't imagine." Right about that, Mitt.
Other than a photo-op that will come to haunt him, it's hard to figure out what Romney got out of this deal. But here's what he lost: the credibility of his elect-me-because-I'm-a-businessman sales pitch.
Romney spent his life and made his fortune buying companies and then turning them over. We will be spending the next nine months debating whether this was a wholesome enterprise that invigorated the economy, or a vulture-like attempt to use borrowed money to drain the resources out of fragile companies and then dump them into the bankruptcy courts.
If you wanted to make your case for the former, the best way to do it would not be to appear on stage with a guy whose money mainly comes from renting out his name, a name blown up to its present circus-balloon expansiveness courtesy of reality television, product placement, and publicity stunts -- like endorsing Mitt Romney.
"I spent my life in the private sector -- maybe not quite as successful as this guy," Romney said, as he accepted the Trump endorsement at the Trump hotel, just a little more than a week before the start of a new season of the Trump reality show, Celebrity Apprentice.
Mitt, you're fired.
Over the years, Trump has proven himself to be nothing more than a media hound seeking attention and glory for himself- hardly a serious person that should have any influence or input on domestic or foreign policy decisions made by those that govern, or seek to govern.
Let Trump stick to what he knows best, glorifying himself and getting that media attention he seems to crave.
How are we to discuss this if a comment which acknowledges forthrightly that Donald Trump represents the racist/birther element of the Republican party (a signifigant faction) is deleted for so doing?
Can such a FACT be stated in this venue tonight?
Testing, testing, .....check ..one, two?
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Please use your common sense. Trump realize at the last moment that Gingrich was not the right one.
So no matter how bad trump looks by endorsing Romney is a gain to voters to vote for Romney
Why not accept Trump's endorsement - remember he endorse Gingrich and also remember he wastrying to set-up Romney with a debate with Gingrich. Which was planned out by Gingrich to use Trump to set this up. But at last Trump finally realize Gingrich is not looking so good. So he realize he endorsed the wrong GOP canidate. Look Mr.Collins this is how politics work NO matter how corrupted a person might be an endorsement is ALWAYS a big key in helping ANY canidate get voted
Obama doesn't need their help. The people of America will support him with millions of smaller donations. It adds up.
The more Romney gaffs,the greater will be the margin of his defeat.
Shoot, he might get beat more soundly than McCain did.
What might sound they way its going could surprising have a DIFFERENT turn to this story. Becareful in what you hear and say.
If you have supporters like Trump who needs adversaries.