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Sat Jul 14, 2012, 06:01 PM Jul 2012

Romney Receives 20-Minute Standing Ovation At NAAWP Event

HOUSTON—During an address Wednesday to the National Association for the Advancement of White People, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney received a lengthy standing ovation from the group of 2,000 Caucasians who had gathered to hear him speak.

The NAAWP, a 400-year-old organization with a membership of nearly 8 million whites nationwide, is expected to be firmly in Romney's camp come November. "Thank you, thank you so much," said Romney, whose speech was repeatedly interrupted by wave after wave of raucous applause and numerous chants of "We love Mitt!" "I love you, too. Really, this is too much."

Romney’s reception came in stark contrast to the welcome given to President Barack Obama, who spoke to the NAAWP last Thursday and was loudly booed for saying, "Hello, thanks for having me."



http://www.theonion.com/articles/romney-receives-20minute-standing-ovation-at-naawp,28750/

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Romney Receives 20-Minute Standing Ovation At NAAWP Event (Original Post) undeterred Jul 2012 OP
lol Incitatus Jul 2012 #1
The Onion could have made this funnier thelordofhell Jul 2012 #2
LMAO pwhtckll Jul 2012 #3
NAARWP You left out the word Rich. They are the only people advancing rhett o rick Jul 2012 #4
That would be the NAARWM - Natl Assn for Advancement of Rich White Men undeterred Jul 2012 #5
Touchee nm rhett o rick Jul 2012 #7
Knew this had to be a parody. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2012 #6
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