Domino's Pizza founder delivers to Romney's door

Struggling? Call it what you like, but Mitt Romney has more delegates than any of them. He's winning...

Monaghan and Romney deserve each other...just google Ave Maria, FL and check out the Wikipedia link. This man tried founding a town built upon prejudice in the guise of moral authority.
From Wikipedia about Monaghan's Ave Maria Community:
Monaghan once stated that commercial leases in the town would enforce beliefs consistent with the Roman Catholic faith, including prohibiting the sale of pornography or contraceptives and banning the performance of abortions. Consequently, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it would oppose these plans in court if they were carried out.[1] Monaghan later explained in a public statement, "I prefer not to have those things, but I am not going to break the law."[2]

There was also controversy with GLBT rights groups when it was rumored that Monaghan would make it illegal for realtors to sell homes and condos to gay and lesbian couples and families in Ave Maria. Monaghan has denied this claim.

We conservative Republicans believe in Mitt Romney! He would be a great American President.
Romney 2008!

We conservative Republicans believe in Mitt Romney! He would be a great American President.
Romney 2008!

Isn't this the guy who founded catholicville in Florida? The town where you can't buy birth control or contraceptives in any drug store within the town limits? These two deserve each other.

Maybe Dick DeVos will endorse him, too. That'd help McCain even more. Why are all republicans from Michigan involved in the strangest businesses?

MITT ROMNEY WILL SAY AND DO ANYTHING TO GET ELECTED. He has no shame.

Bad news for the Straight Talk Express, the holy rollers throwing billions around on the worst pizza ever invented.

Monaghan should fund Romney a bus, call it the "Free Pizzas From Jesus Express". Drive her down to SC just in time to pick up Huckabee from his win then down to Florida to pick up Rudolph after he wins there. Then head up to the Twin Cities and have a giant clown cage match. Charge for it on PPV so they can start funding the Republic Comeback Tour 2016.

Mr. Oliphant, so far there has been voting in three states: Iowa, Wyoming and New Hampshire. Your comment that he has only won in Wyoming makes it seem like there have been elections in more than just a couple of states. Romney has come in second twice and won Wyoming. None of these states is very big, and in reality, outside of media posturing, all three should have the same treatment. Romney is not done, dozens of states have yet to cast a ballot.

Romney and Monaghan met each other in 1998, when Monaghan sold Domino's to Romney's Bain Capital for $1 billion.

Trading the cash back and forth among the rich guys...

Bill:

This country needds to restore more moral values because the liberal democrats have shredded them over the past 20 years - that's why the teen pregnancy rate is so high, drugs are rampant and pants and underwear hang off the buttocks of the next generation of "leaders" as well the large number of children being raised in single family homes.

When it comes to goodness and morals, erring on the side of too much is far better for the survival of a society than erring on the side of fewer.

You should focus on your own success and admire those who have achieved it instead of exhibiting envy and jealousy of it.

Wow, catholics and mormons working together to attain power. If it weren't for that nasty lawsuit over baptizing the dead I could see these two faiths getting along great. They're both based on superstition and guilt and both want to keep their worshippers in the dark.

There was a story in the Tribune a few weeks back where a new priest in Pilsen had started holding Latin Mass again. He said something to the effect of "even if (parishioners) don't know the words, it's just important that they're praying" in the article.

How typical of today's catholic church, I thought to myself! It doesn't matter if you know what you're saying (most members of the congregation were hispanic and liked to have mass in Spanish), just leave all that messy stuff to the magical priesthood. WE know what's best for you.

These people have clearly learned nothing from Martin Luther translating the bible into a language all his worshippers could understand way back in the reformation. How sad.

This guy will fit in great with Mitt and his magic underwear. I can't wait for McCain to take down both of these "christian businessmen."

Monaghan is a great man and a wonderful American. I think he's given large amounts of her personal wealth to his faith community to help impoverished people, to build held build facilities for education, chapels for worship and to assist members of his faith. I'm not a catholic but I certainly applaud his efforts, his charity and his hope to make the world a better place by supporting education and the perpetuation of moral values and the establishment of faith in the hearts of Americans. Well done Mr. Monagham. And if you have any money left over I have a soccer club that has adopted 12 struggling elemntary schools in Guatemala to help them increase attandance and improve instruction through developing a soccer program high in the Guatemalan mountain jungles south east of Guatemala City. Are you intrested? If not, all the best with your tremendous efforts to support a timeless, honorable and statesmanlike candidate in Mitt Romney. We haven't seen a candidate like this since the Continenatl Congress conveinved.

Mr. Monaghan is a hard working, humble man. He AND Mitt are great examples of American values, integrity and vision. I live 10 miles from Ave Maria in Florida. It is an inspiring result of one man's mission and vision. I am a Mormon who appreciates and sees the positive impact the school has had in our community, youth and future.

So Tommy is fast but, he has a titanic intellect in a world of icebergs;

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Bil, Monaghan and Romney may indeed deserve each other, and so do the American people. I love the idea of outlawing pornography. And since when has the ACLU ever stood for something good? As far as I can tell their primary objective is to destroy this country. What kind of organization would take the side of the pornography industry?

It's time conservatives back the only guy who can win against the Dems - Mitt Romney. He's the strongest on healthcare, the economy, and is the best debater.

Facts are stubborn things, why don't you try to absorb a few, Dufus?

Romney still leads in Delegates!

He's got 30 as of now, next closest, Huck at 21.
Romney picked up more delegates by winning Wyoming (8), than McCain got last night (7) winning NH.

This is no longer about who the "Press Wants To Annoint" nor is it about early "Momentum" this time.

The compressed format has changed the dynamics, as it should be.

Let's play this out and see who is the last man standing. Romney has deep, full pockets, and he's not using taxpayers money to run his campaign, that's a virtue not a vice.

He ain't going anywhere, just yet. This game is just getting started. The MSM and pundits be damned.

If all Romney does is prevent Hucabee or McCain from ever getting the nomination and preserving the Reagan legacy, he will have provided a great service to this country.

Remember, that Romney is a great CEO, going from plan A to B, C, D etc. is his life's blood. He loves this challenge.

Remember also, that Romney has received more votes and has more delegates than any other candidate, at this point.

This time 'round it will be the people who nominate their candidates, and not pontificating talking heads.

If this is too complicated for you, think Nascar. It's total delegates (points) which wins the day.

Two silver and a gold trumps all others at this point.

The Glory of God is intelligence.
Try some you might like it.

ajarizona

GO ROMNEY!!!!!!!!! He was a better friend the Catholic church in MA than any of the other MA politicians -- and he was the only one that wasn't Catholic. He tried to look out for them on gay adoptions and marriages, and with the legislature.

I will never buy pizza from Dominos again. What ever happened to the traditional American value of not mixing your politics with your business? The idea is that you don't want your customers to dislike you for your political views. Maybe business has gotten too BIG??

I read the story, again, and I'm trying to figure out what Mitt did wrong or why he would reject or distance himself from anyone, you and I included, who endorses him.

After his talk about religion recently, I suppose atheists would be unlikely to feel warm and fuzzy about Mitt, and I as an agnostic would note that he and I are not in synch re: our religious beliefs. I'd look for evidence that his religious orientation led him to do curious or objectionable things as a leader.

Finally, I'd look for evidence that he has run complex organizations and knows how to make good things happen more often than not.

Then I'd decide whether or not to pull the lever for him. I just might, considering the alternatives.

Struggling? Not hardly.

* Romney won Wyoming, and came in second in Iowa and New Hampshire.
* McCain had an edge in NH, because he left Iowa to go work on NH. However, while McCain only won 7 delegates in NH, because Romney choose to run in Iowa, Romney won 12 delegates in Iowa by taking second place! (NH only has 12 delegate slots, after having been penalized for moving their primary up.)
* Romney has more delegates than any other Republican candidate. (See image below.)
* In the first three state races, Romney has…
- beaten McCain 2 out of 3 times
- beaten Huckabee 2 out of 3 times
- beaten Rudy 3 out of 3 times
- beaten Thompson 3 out of 3 times
- beaten Ron Paul and all others 3 out of 3 times.
* Romney is the only candidate who has beaten EVERY OTHER candidate AT LEAST TWO out of THREE times.
* Romney raised more money than any of the Republican candidates and has the resources to continue fighting.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#R

Alex

When it comes to goodness and morals, erring on the side of too much is far better for the survival of a society than erring on the side of fewer.

Posted by: Renna | January 9, 2008 4:59 PM

So you think the Taliban is a nobel bunch? Interesting...and yet scary at the same time.

Mitt Romney has 31 delegates more by far than the other candidates you never hear about this in the driveby media because they are following states but, not delegates winning the nomination is all about delgates. Just as the general is all about electoral votes.
While the delegate counts vary from state to state coming in 2nd in Iowa and New Hampshire plus Wyoming helped Romney.
Tom Monaghan is a great Catholic and a sincere pro-life advocate. This will help Romney with the Christian movement overall.
I think Mitt Romney is playing this just right and before long McCain and Huckabee will run out of steam they don't have Romney's money or organization. Jerry White, Springfield, IL

Mitt won Wyoming because he's the only one who campaigned there. If he loses Michigan he'll be captaining a sinking ship with exactly zero momentum going into South Carolina and the bigger states. No matter how much money is on that ship.

Swamp, I thought "Anonymous comments will not be posted."

GO ROMNEY!!!!!!!!! He was a better friend the Catholic church in MA than any of the other MA politicians -- and he was the only one that wasn't Catholic. He tried to look out for them on gay adoptions and marriages, and with the legislature.

Posted by: Anonymous | January 9, 2008 7:18 PM

When it comes to goodness and morals, erring on the side of too much is far better for the survival of a society than erring on the side of fewer.

Posted by: Renna | January 9, 2008 4:59 PM

Not if it means "shredding" the constitution, as Bush and his cronies have done for 7 years.

You're also indirectly supporting racism, by the way.

Why didn't Monaghan just call the town "Vatican West"?

This, from the funniest post of the day so far by Renna:

This country needds to restore more moral values because the liberal democrats have shredded them over the past 20 years - that's why the teen pregnancy rate is so high,

"The teen birth rate has declined slowly but steadily from 1991 to 2002 with an overall decline of 30 percent for those aged 15 to 19."

That would be while that evil liberal Clinton was in charge, remember? We were told how teen sex would be encouraged by our famously libido-driven President, but alas, the teen pregnancy rate dropped dramatically.

"These recent declines reverse the 23-percent rise in the teenage birth rate from 1986 to 1991."
http://www.familyfirstaid.org/teen-pregnancy.html

And WHO was in charge between 1986 and 1991? Note, in the years of Republican dominance in the late-80's, the teen pregnancy rate skyrocketed.

"Teen Birth Rate Rises in U.S., Reversing a 14-Year Decline" Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 6, 2007; Page A01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/05/AR2007120501208.html

The teen pregnancy rate ROSE for the first time in 20 years while the country was controlled by a Republican President, Congress, and Supreme Court. So, good theory there, Renna.

drugs are rampant

The Drug War was started by whom again? What's that, the Reagan Administration? Ding ding ding! Drugs were rampant in the 60's, the 70's, the 80's the 90's, etc. The only difference is that starting in the 1980's we started locking up every non-violent user we could get our hands on, in particular African Americans who make up the overwhelming majority of non-violent drug use offenders. More on this later.

and pants and underwear hang off the buttocks of the next generation of "leaders"

That is a trend that gained force during the George W Bush years, friend. You blame "liberals" for this, but do note that the most conservative unified government this country has seen since before World War II ruled all three branches of government when this trend took hold.

as well the large number of children being raised in single family homes.

This is a valid concern, but it aint' just "liberals" who are the problem here. Note above that many non-violent drug offenders are given FELONY charges for possession of crack. Since crack largely afflicts the African American community, it is worth noting that when these men (and some women) are returned to society, they have lost the right to vote and have often been hardened by the indignities of prison life. This clearly will adversely affect family life.

There is certainly much room to be concerned about the youth these days, but your misplaced venom for "liberals" is pretty laughable when you actually take the time to look at the evidence.

I will never buy pizza from Dominos again. What ever happened to the traditional American value of not mixing your politics with your business? The idea is that you don't want your customers to dislike you for your political views. Maybe business has gotten too BIG??

Posted by: Devin Brand | January 9, 2008 8:55 PM

You're a bit behind the curve on this Devin. Growing up my family boycotted Domino's Pizza for the wacky activism of their founder. However, in 1998 that corporation was sold to Romney's Bain Capital, as others have noted.

Now I only boycott their pizza because its terrible.

I think Mitt is a good man and he has always been a friend to Catholics and has fought for our values in Mass. when no one else would.

It is sad that the Evangelicals hate Catholics and Mormons. I'm glad they are in the minority here.

Struggling?!

RE: The Media Bias

Mitt is not competing with the other candidates in this election; he is competing with the media. As the media ignores his successes and exaggerates, to a fault, any perceived or artificially created weakness, they are secure in knowing that the majority of Americans (or perhaps political writers) will not do their own research and will primarily get news from headlines (which are generally Romney negative) as they try to influence the votes.

Reporters who are unable to just report the facts – with no spinning - should have to step down. Political writers should have to acknowledge current and former alliances when "forecasting" what they think is going to happen. It was/is sickening to listen to Dick Morris and Carl Cameron (who are Huckabee supporters) and others go on about how Romney HAD to win in New Hampshire, or where ever.

There was hardly a mention of the facts – Huckabee, Romney, and McCain each had one win – Iowa, Wyoming, New Hampshire, respectively. After New Hampshire’s primary, Romney had more delegates and had received more actual votes than any of the other candidates. Those are absolute facts.

In fact, going into NH, the pundits were going on and on about how this was a MUST win for Romney – it was actually a must win for McCain who had done nothing up to that point. Romney had already placed a strong second in IA, won Wyoming and they knew he would place strongly in NH. That is three strong finishes against Huckabee and McCain’s one strong finish a piece. No need to spin.....those are the facts.

We are at a critical point in our nation’s history. The media (while Romney is ahead) keeps talking about how he’ll have to drop out after Iowa then New Hampshire, then Michigan, and I’m sure he’ll have to drop out after South Carolina and Florida, etc. I’d like to see him have to drop out all the way to the Whitehouse.

We need Mitt!

Jonesy, say what you like about my curve, but the facts remain. Romney and Monaghan still work very closely together as noted in the article. Even though the pizza joint was sold to Bain, it is still a venture that should be boycotted for the owner's "wacky" ativism. Growing up, my family owned a grocery store, and we didn't dare mix our politics or religion with our business. That's what I call a traditional American value. BTW, I don't think we are that far apart in our thinking.