I still wouldn't vote for him, but that was perfect.

Snap.

Score one for Romney!

That makes his total score... one.

Decent comeback.

But I'm confused why Williams would have asked Obama if he'd pick Limbaugh as a running mate. I totally missed that.

I'm not giving Michelle Malkin a click, so I guess I'll just hope that someone reposts what Mittens said in-thread.

"I, well, Brian, I, uh... I have.... I believe it is impossible to run as both President and Vice President."

Pocket Ninja: I'm not giving Michelle Malkin a click, so I guess I'll just hope that someone reposts what Mittens said in-thread.

FTFA:

Brian Williams, the sonorous news anchor for NBC News, was reading from a script when he asked Romney, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, if it's true he's seeking an "incredibly boring white guy" for a running mate.

"Deez nutz," Romney replied, laughing.

Gotta give props where props are due.

Pocket Ninja: I'm not giving Michelle Malkin a click, so I guess I'll just hope that someone reposts what Mittens said in-thread.

"You told me you were busy"

/So not worth the click

sigdiamond2000: "Deez nutz," Romney replied, laughing.

OK, that IS a good comeback.

Was expecting "You said you weren't available" and got "You told me you were not available." Am I the only one creeped out by his unwillingness to use contractions?

Here, FTFA

Brian Williams ... asked Romney, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, if it's true he's seeking an "incredibly boring white guy" for a running mate.

"You told me you were not available," Romney replied, laughing.

exick: Was expecting "You said you weren't available" and got "You told me you were not available." Am I the only one creeped out by his unwillingness to use contractions?

The robot parallels never cease, do they?

If we're going to praise tired schoolyard zingers, I hope someone uses "I'm rubber and you're glue and whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you" in a presidential debate.

exick: Was expecting "You said you weren't available" and got "You told me you were not available." Am I the only one creeped out by his unwillingness to use contractions?

I think his intent was to put a little extra emphasis on the "not"... I'm no Romney fan, but I have to give him a little credit for this one.

brap: If we're going to praise tired schoolyard zingers

It's just a bit of a surprise, given that he's completely failed to interact with humans in a normal way thus far, that he managed to pull off a tired schoolyard zinger. The latest patch must've been a significant upgrade!

Mitt can hit a softball, so vote Republican.

Diogenes: exick: Was expecting "You said you weren't available" and got "You told me you were not available." Am I the only one creeped out by his unwillingness to use contractions?

The robot parallels never cease, do they?

It reminded me of an episode of Star Trek. I'm not a big enough fan to remember the name of it, but either Picard or Riker were having his mind messed with by something/someone and one of things that happened that caused him to convince himself that what he was experiencing wasn't reality was noticing that Data used a contraction.

A joke is "an antic, a caper, mischief, prank, trick, quip, witticism." It can also be described as "a story with a humorous climax." Or as "a verbal comment or gesture designed to provoke laughter."
Example:
"So the guy staggers to his feet and goes back to the girl. She smiles, looks him straight in the eyes and says: "Just try that in hyperspace!".
or
"You told me you were not available,"

From the headline, I was expecting a genuine "oh, snap" moment.

What I got was a "he looks almost lifelike" moment...which is certainly an improvement over his "open mouth, insert foot" moments.

So, congratulations, I guess.

I was told that you were unavailable

My guess since his guy came out with that statement they knew he'd likely be asked about it, and had that comeback planned for any "average white guy" reporter who asked him about it. Still a good comeback, but, I don't think he thought of it that second.

Why would Mitt want a second boring white guy on his ticket?

Nabb1: Why would Mitt want a second boring white guy on his ticket?

That's the real meat to the issue. But his "thinking outside the box" options are pretty slim.

I honestly think his best bet is Jeb, if Jeb would take it (and I don't get the impression he would). White guy, true, but fairly respected generally and with inroads to the Latin community.

Nabb1: Why would Mitt want a second boring white guy on his ticket?

Maybe Mitt wants to avoid being overshadowed. It could very easily happen. Look what happened to McCain in 2008.

For the Republicans, Sarah Palin was a rock star...for the rest of the world, she was a punchline. In either case, Palin was the one getting most of the attention.

Nabb1: Why would Mitt want a second boring white guy on his ticket?

There would only be one boring white guy. Romney is the gaffe-prone buffoon.

Diogenes: Nabb1: Why would Mitt want a second boring white guy on his ticket?

That's the real meat to the issue. But his "thinking outside the box" options are pretty slim.

I honestly think his best bet is Jeb, if Jeb would take it (and I don't get the impression he would). White guy, true, but fairly respected generally and with inroads to the Latin community.

He also has a surname that reminds people what the Republican party stands for.
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Elzar: Marcus Aurelius: Mitt can hit a softball, so vote Republican.

I think it was somewhat funny even if a tired cliche of a joke simply because we've not seen the humour upgrade in the Mittbott yet. The conspiracy theorist in me hopes it wasn't a pre-ordained joke setup between Mitt and Brian as it would make me sad to see Brian stoop that low to get the scoop.

I was not going to say that out loud, but I was certainly thinking it.

Marcus Aurelius: Elzar: Marcus Aurelius: Mitt can hit a softball, so vote Republican.

I think it was somewhat funny even if a tired cliche of a joke simply because we've not seen the humour upgrade in the Mittbott yet. The conspiracy theorist in me hopes it wasn't a pre-ordained joke setup between Mitt and Brian as it would make me sad to see Brian stoop that low to get the scoop.

I was not going to say that out loud, but I was certainly thinking it.

I'd hope Brian wasn't "in on it", but as I said, I think Mitt already had the line in his bag expecting a question about that comment from one of his advisers. So, Brian probably played into Mitt's hand on it, but, I don't think intentionally.

Solid comeback, Willard. Someone must have done a registry cleanup that morning.

dletter: I'd hope Brian wasn't "in on it", but as I said, I think Mitt already had the line in his bag expecting a question about that comment from one of his advisers. So, Brian probably played into Mitt's hand on it, but, I don't think intentionally.

It's almost certainly that, but that's never stopped the Rmoneybot from screwing it up in the past. Hearing this from him was like hearing a dirty joke from Grandma... it's funnier than it deserves to be because it's totally unexpected.

Romney's insult-fest rolls ever onward. You're insulting reporters now? Jesus, man. Take a break.

Lando Lincoln: Romney's insult-fest rolls ever onward. You're insulting reporters now? Jesus, man. Take a break.

Anybody else notice that in those rare "human moments", Willard always shows himself to be kind of a dick?

This wasn't "over the fence". It was more like beaning the catcher.

exick: Was expecting "You said you weren't available" and got "You told me you were not available." Am I the only one creeped out by his unwillingness to use contractions?

By the way, is Romney ever going to say what his policies are, other than turning everything back to Bushonomics?