Mitt Romney campaign: We had 'nothing to do with' picking Ford Field

[ProSense]

Mitt Romney campaign: We had 'nothing to do with' picking Ford Field

by Jed Lewison

Hahaha:

#Romney official: "The campaign had nothing to do with" decision to hold event at nearly empty Ford Field. (1/2)
— @PeterAlexander via web

It wasn't our fault! Hell, we didn't even put the event on Mitt's schedule. He just showed up. (Perhaps muttering something about trees and domestics and Cadillacs?)

But it gets better hahahahahahahaha:

Detroit Econ Club originally planned to hold speech in stadium's atrium, but moved to field citing "security concerns." (2/2)
— @PeterAlexander via web

Yeah, they were so worried about security that they decided to move the event from an enclosed, controlled space ... to the middle of a 65,000 seat empty stadium. And Mitt Romney's campaign had no influence over the matter at all. M'kay.

...The Detroit Economic Club doesn't accept the Romney campaign's claim, saying Romneyland "approved" and "concurred" on the Ford Field venue. Real classy of Romneyland to blame the hosts when obviously they could have easily declined the invite, isn't it?

...Now they are saying the Secret Service forced them to hold the event on the field:

Romney campaign &Detroit Economic Club say Secret Service rejected planned location of speech in atrium, had to move to empty playing field
— @KellyO via TweetDeck

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/24/1068042/-Mitt-Romney-campaign-We-had-nothing-to-do-with-picking-Ford-Field

Warning: Train wreck in progress!

[Hutzpa]

1. This whole thing is moving sideways real fast

[underpants]

2. Complete BS - everything in a campaign is planned and re-evaluated

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. So in every town where Romney appears, the local stadium is the only acceptable venue?

If he wants to hold an intimate town hall meeting, the Secret Service forces him to use the local college or pro field?

[Siwsan]

4. Kind of looks like Detroit wants 'nothing to do' with him

I bet the trees, here, don't even like him.

[Hutzpa]

5. lol

"I bet the trees, here, don't even like him."

[rurallib]

6. sounds like Casey Stengel and the 1962 Mets

"Can anyone here play this game?"

[Happyhippychick]

7. Mitt, they're just not that into you

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

8. How much does it cost to rent out a professional football stadium like Ford Field?

It probably doesn't go for cheap and cost doesn't even seem to be an afterthought for the Romney campaign.

[ProSense]

9. It's the

"Ford Field Fumble"

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/mitt-romneys-ford-field-fumble/