Crowd of 40 gather to hear Romney speak in Colorado

[Dianne]

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2012/0509/20120509__Romney_FtLupton~p1.jpghttp://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20582816/mitt-romney-faithful-gather-fort-lupton-hear-presumptive#ixzz1uODmaiv1

[CaptUSA]

"Breaking News"... lol.

[havox112]

Crowd of 5000 at a Ron Paul event.

"He is a fringe candidate and it doesn't matter."

[ShaneEnochs]

On a freaking farm? Seriously?

[Dianne]

I had to lmao at this as well.. enthusiastic support !!

[luctor-et-emergo]

To be fair, it's more like 50 people actually... :D

[sailingaway]

The paper (now) says it is 400.

Apparently they can't count.

[azxd]

The paper (now) says it is 400.

Apparently they can't count.
http://www.9news.com/images/640/360/2/assetpool/photogallery/267299/Still0509_00007.jpg

They must be hiding behind the truck.

[FSP-Rebel]

Clearly that venue was for the media to push him as the oil driller, so freaking lame.

[CaptainAmerica]

This makes me so angry because Mittens gets so much attention and all for nothing.

[KMX]

I would want to see the rest of the pics. Might be miss leading. Paper says 400.... Our fourm says 30.... Could of been a better pic

[kcchiefs6465]

I would want to see the rest of the pics. Might be miss leading. Paper says 400.... Our fourm says 30.... Could of been a better pic
4,000>400. It is his lack of supporters that is the news.

[KMX]

I agree!

[azxd]

Tight shots tell the real story ... Pulling back would reveal what we already know.

[CaptUSA]

This makes me so angry because Mittens gets so much attention and all for nothing.For nothing? To be fair, he's spent a lot of money to get this kind of attention.

[Dianne]

http://www.9news.com/images/640/360/2/assetpool/photogallery/267299/Still0509_00007.jpg

They must be hiding behind the truck.

LMAO ... He needs to at least use the Obama play book and bus in Union workers from all over the country, pay them for the day to cheer and look happy.

[wgadget]

He had 500 in Lansing, MI, where his Daddy was once governor. LOL. This is pathetic.

http://www.wzzm13.com/video/1628810259001/1/Mitt-Romney-holds-Lansing-rally

[PaulSoHard]

One of his campaign managers was in no position to ridicule Obama of a small crowd lol, out of all people WE should be the ones to point out who wins by crowd size.

[James Madison]

On a freaking farm? Seriously?

The extent of Romney's farm experience has involved his daddy's field, harvesting equipment, and a bunch of mexicans who can use said equipment on said field.

Seriously, has this guy ever done real manual labor a day in his life?

[Isaac Bickerstaff]

I think it's great that everyone who wants to can meet Mitt Romney. Everyone who wants to. Yup.

[WilliamC]

Did I post something offensive?

Oops...

[rp713]

other pics i found through google. btw, most of these were the people who worked there.

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/04dygjK7Fn8RU/350x.jpg

http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kunc/files/styles/card/public/Rally%20Backdrop.jpg

[Thor]

VIDEO: Romney Loses Cool When Questioned About Marijuana, Gay Marriage
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/05/10/romney-loses-cool-when-questioned-about-marijuana-gay-marriage/

@ 1:45 it starts....


FORT LUPTON, Colo. (CBS4) — A CBS4 reporter got under the skin of presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney after asking him about gay marriage and medical marijuana.

CBS4’s Shaun Boyd spoke with Romney Wednesday during his campaign stop at Fort Lupton to talk about what he called Obama’s failed energy policies.

When Boyd started asking Romney questions about gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana, Romney turned testy.

“Aren’t there issues of significance you would like to talk about?” Romney said. “The economy? The growth of jobs? The need to put people back to work? The challenges of Iran. We’ve got enormous issues we face, but you want to talk about medical marijuana.”

Romney ended up answering the question, saying that marijuana is a gateway drug and he would oppose the legalization of it.

Romney laughed it off at the end, though, telling Boyd that she “finally” got around to asking him about jobs.

“I’m not running on marriage and marijuana,” Romney said after the interview was over. “Those are state issues, right?”

[VBRonPaulFan]

hahaha and THIS is the guy who republicans say is 'the only one who can beat obama', when he can't even get people excited enough to come see him or vote for him. yeah, i can totally see him beating obama /sarcasm

[Travlyr]

Halliburton plans major expansion in Fort Lupton (http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17265528)

By Monte Whaley
The Denver Post
02/02/2011

[RonRules]

http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kunc/files/styles/card/public/Rally%20Backdrop.jpg

What irks me the most is the three media vans with 30 foot telescoping cameras.

We've had dozens of rallies with between 2,000 to 7,000 people. Where were the vans?!!!

This type of media bias is just plain scary.

[azxd]

Dude should try out for dancing with the stars.

[Dianne]

Tight shots tell the real story ... Pulling back would reveal what we already know.

I believe the media portrayed the crowd in the best light possible by not panning out . Maybe they included cows and chickens in their audience count.

[Dianne]

Remember this one?

http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/files/2012/02/RomneyRallyDetroit2-12-e1330103805222.jpg

Forty-two years ago, when I was working full-time on a U.S. Senate campaign, I learned this fundamental political lesson: Always make sure the venue you’re renting is too small for the crowd you’re expecting.

A political event in a jam-packed space seems more exciting than one in which there’s plenty of room. A space that’s too big makes the crowd look too small. It creates the impression that the candidate lacks an enthusiastic following. It’s akin to the sound of one hand clapping.

I learned this lesson the hard way in the summer of 1970 when I booked a campaign event for U.S. Senate candidate Adlai Stevenson III in a ballroom that was much too large.

You’d think that the people running Mitt Romney’s presidential would be smarter than to make the same mistake I did. But you’d be wrong — very, very wrong – as the photo above attests. The Mittster should fire the person or persons responsible for this blunder.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romney-in-michigan-at-detroits-ford-field-empty-seats-steal-thunder/2012/02/24/gIQA2vFmYR_story.html

Carlos Osorio/AP - Mitt Romney’s lunchtime speech was delivered from the 30-yard line before 1,200 suited-up business leaders in folding chairs, in a stadium that usually holds 65,000.