Romney speech falls flat in Detroit

[RandySF]

Mitt Romney spoke to several empty seats Friday in Detroit, in a speech that offered Democrats more fodder for their attacks and failed to deliver the major economic address his campaign promised.

Television cameras showed rows of empty chairs as Romney rehashed many of the policies and quips he'd used in previous speeches, made a few jokes that appeared to fall flat with the audience and said that his wife, Ann, drives "a couple of Cadillacs," which will likely give Democrats more ammunition for their depiction of him as rich and out of touch.

The former Massachusetts governor also repeated a line that has been the butt of jokes by late-night comedians — that Michigan has good-sized trees.

“This feels good, being back in Michigan,” he said. “The trees are the right height. The streets are just right.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/212493-romney-delivers-clunker-in-detroit

[Siwsan]

1. I suspect that dorks and dweebs make fun of Willard

Cannot WAIT to see what kind of reception he gets in Flint, tomorrow.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

2. It reinforces the image of Romney's extravagant lifestyle

and the fact he has no appreciation of money. It's like renting out an entire hotel to throw an intimate party. Supposedly his campaign knew only a few hundred people would show up and yet they want to impress his supporters with an ostentatious show.

[spanone]

6. what a huge waste of campaign funds....

[RKP5637]

3. 1,200 people show! Stadium holds 65,000! Way toooo funny!!! n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

4. I can't imagine there were more than 500 there.

[RKP5637]

5. Yeah, I think they must have used mirrors to get to that 1,200 count. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

7. The empty stadium

meets the empty suit.

how appropriate.