Romney and Giuliani set up shop in Denver
Tom Humphrey
Published August 25, 2008 at midnight
Mitt Romney, who lost the Republican nomination to John McCain, is expected in town during the DNC.
The Odd Couple strikes again?
Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani, onetime rivals for the Republican presidential nomination and — who knows? — possibilities for the vice presidency, have scheduled visits to Denver during the Democratic National Convention.
State COP Chairman Dick Wadhams said Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, plans to be on hand for a news conference Tuesday. Giuliani, former New York City mayor, is coming Wednesday.
The two men, who lost to John McCain in the Republican presidential primaries, are part of the Republican National Committee's “war room” effort to give media a GOP perspective on the Democratic National Convention. Prominent Republicans will hold news conferences both before and after the daily sessions of the Democratic Convention.
The RNC opened a temporary Denver center as part of the operation. It is at 2810 Speer Blvd., Wadhams said.
The theme for the Republican operation in Denver, Wadhams said, is “Not ready: A mile high and an inch deep” — a reference to GOP contentions that Barack Obama is too inexperienced to serve as president despite his popularity among Democrats.
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DisplacedColoradoan writes:
Giuliani will never be welcome in Colorado after betraying the Yankees to root for the Red Sox in the World Series against the Rockies.
What an utter display of treachery of the highest order. For shame, Rudolph. As long as you are in my home state, you are a stain on its soil and your presence there intolerable.