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It's all over but the crying at this point. Might as well give all the money back to his donors
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Candidate Romney talks tomes
By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Globe Staff | May 2, 2007
As campaign questions go, "What's your favorite novel?" is a softball. Candidates with any sense just say "The Sun Also Rises" and move on, right? Not our man Mitt Romney. Asked the other night on "Fox & Friends" about his favorite novel, the former Massachusetts governor gave the thumbs up to "Battlefield Earth" by L. Ron Hubbard. Huh? Yes, Romney, who's a Mormon, cited the sci-fi saga by the founder of Scientology. (No word on whether Mitt managed to sit through John Travolta's atrocious C-movie based on the book.) "I'm not in favor of his religion by any means," said the Republican presidential candidate. "But . . . that was a very fun science-fiction book." (Weirdly, on his MySpace page, Romney lists "Huckleberry Finn" as his fave, and doesn't even mention "Battlefield Earth.") Asked about his favorite book, Romney, predictably perhaps, cited the Bible.
By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Globe Staff | May 2, 2007
As campaign questions go, "What's your favorite novel?" is a softball. Candidates with any sense just say "The Sun Also Rises" and move on, right? Not our man Mitt Romney. Asked the other night on "Fox & Friends" about his favorite novel, the former Massachusetts governor gave the thumbs up to "Battlefield Earth" by L. Ron Hubbard. Huh? Yes, Romney, who's a Mormon, cited the sci-fi saga by the founder of Scientology. (No word on whether Mitt managed to sit through John Travolta's atrocious C-movie based on the book.) "I'm not in favor of his religion by any means," said the Republican presidential candidate. "But . . . that was a very fun science-fiction book." (Weirdly, on his MySpace page, Romney lists "Huckleberry Finn" as his fave, and doesn't even mention "Battlefield Earth.") Asked about his favorite book, Romney, predictably perhaps, cited the Bible.
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