Romney's 'trooper' out

Posted: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:11 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: Republicans

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Per the Atlantic's Ambinder, Romney's director of operations, Jay Garrity, has taken leave from the campaign. This comes a day after the New Hampshire Attorney General's office opened up an investigation of Garrity's involvement into a "traffic stop" of a New York Times reporter and another investigation into an alleged phone call made by Garrity identifying himself on a message machine as "Trooper Garrity" of the Massachusetts state police.

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"Bus Stop"-The Hollies

Still Crazy After All These years (Sent Friday, June 22, 2007 2:28 PM)

I think if some candidate was willing to admit to having no scrupples, there's a great campaign team available to him... between Romney's cop impersonators to Guiliani's drug pushers.

Paul Miller, Woodbridge, VA (Sent Friday, June 22, 2007 2:29 PM)

Oh sure Roamney (jesus christ super star) thinks he is to be proteced by Massachusetts State troopers.
Sorry Gov you are a gone job. Mere mortals are in YOUR employ!

H P Boston (Sent Friday, June 22, 2007 2:34 PM)

Sounds like Romney has his own personal "brown shirt" kind of friend. Apparently his love of being a pretend trooper goes back many years including having nightstick, flashing lights and other police paraphenalia in his vehicle. Why are authoritarians, war-mongers, torturers, bullys, and intolerant people of all stripes attracted to the Republicans?

Russell in Maryland (Sent Friday, June 22, 2007 5:13 PM)

It just proves that the Mormons are a cult, just like I said. So I'm called predjudiced. Tough s---.

F StLouis (Sent Friday, June 22, 2007 6:10 PM)

Wow! fstlouis, we've heard it countless times. Romney is a member of cult, he is a "flip-flopper"...now a member of his campaign staff is accused of a misdemeanor. Give us something that will convince us not to vote for him.

John, San Antonio, Texas (Sent Friday, June 22, 2007 8:49 PM)

Still. Sorry Still, you can't share Mitt's umbrella.

Steve Turner Cedar Falls Iowa (Sent Friday, June 22, 2007 9:42 PM)

This is weird ! Does he play cop with Mitt? I am serious. These Mormons are very girly, strange, and he has to announce all over the place about his "perfect" 38 year marriage! Too perfect, claims an expert on Today Show - "whoooo is that perfect??" Mitt doth protest too much. Garrity is his toyboy you think???????

Missy Boston (Sent Saturday, June 23, 2007 12:46 PM)

Steve Turner, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"

Still Crazy After All These Years (Sent Saturday, June 23, 2007 1:20 PM)

The Rom is on his very last "Mission."
He did his JESUS CHRIST SUPER STAR missioary work in France. The Mormons send the kids out for a couple of years to CONVERT whom ever they can get to listen.
So the Rom know the ropes, been trained in taking ya home to Jesus!

H P Boston (Sent Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:56 AM)

Mitt is finished playing cop with this young man?? Real family man. LOL.

Peter (Sent Sunday, June 24, 2007 4:15 PM)

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