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    Romney campaign parts ways with debate coach

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The debate coach who worked with Mitt Romney ahead of two well-received debate performances in Florida is no longer with the Republican's presidential campaign.

    Romney's campaign on Friday indicated that Brett O'Donnell, who coached 2008 nominee John McCain, would no longer be working for Romney. No reason was given.

    O'Donnell coached congresswoman Michele Bachmann until she dropped out of the race. He coached Romney through the debates in Tampa and Jacksonville that advisers say were key to Romney's win over Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary.

    O'Donnell's departure was first reported by Politico. Romney's chief strategist, Stuart Stevens, told Politico he respects O'Donnell and would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.

    O'Donnell did not respond to a request for comment.

     

    36 comments

    • FormerRepublican  •  3 mths ago
      Now Romney should fire the guy that suggested he sing, "God Bless America" everywhere.
    • Heather  •  3 mths ago
      There aren't even that many scheduled debates left. There are only 2 within the next 60 days.
    • Zik  •  3 mths ago
      Did his coach tell him to say; he does not care about the poor since they have systemic safety nets?
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        Understanding the difference between care and concern is essential.
    • A Yahoo User  •  3 mths ago
      Gingrich hired the guy away. The next two debates are going to be AWESOME.
      • Seriously WTF 3 mths ago
        Lie he uses Rick Tyler who was fired by Romney's campaign. These "helps" should be required to sign a confidentiality pledge once they leave the employment ?
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Sunnyvale, California  •  3 mths ago
      Romney and actually all the other repubs are so wired to defeat Obama easily as they have been debating for a year now WITH NO TELEPROMPTER!!!!!
      Obama is dreading his 1st debate with no doubt.
      Romney VS. Obama........veteran genius vs. totally in the dark.
      • Panther 3 mths ago
        My wife said that after watching all the debates that Obama would him for breakfast. I agreed with her after watching the last couple of them. No substance whatsoever.
      • clay 3 mths ago
        you don't use a TELEPROMPTER IN A DEBATE! YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED STUPID!!!!!
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        I will say this for the umpteenth time.
        Obama is a mild stutterer and last year Obama HAD to take a teleprompter visiting a 6th grade class visit in Virginia.
        Panther, your wife is an utter idiot, and I mean that from the heart.
        I guess she is just in denial and a blind, Obamazombie.
        I guess your wife also believes he is smart, handsome, and speaks well.
        Actually, that is a perfect and realistic assessment of Romney.
        There is a book out called OBAMAZOMBIES and you should read it.
        Finally, Romney, and all repub candidates, have been talking for a year now in heated debates with each other WITHOUT A TELEPROMPTER so how do you 2 liars think Obama will survive talking with Romney-Gingrich?
        These guys have all been hit with unpredictable-unscripted questions while Obama is spooon-fed all pre-picked questions.
        Yes, I do know there is no teleprompter in a debate and I never said there was so what are you babbling about here?
        You leftists waste my time.
    • Zik  •  3 mths ago
      No one can coach someone into leadership. President Obama was a born leader.
      • baggage 2 3 mths ago
        #$%$
      • Clifford 3 mths ago
        ditto
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        That explains his failure to run anything, ever.
    • Chris  •  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      I hate to say it, but it looks like their is no Republican candidate that can beat Romney for the nomination.
    • cannabis_cures_cancers  •  3 mths ago
      Republican president, house, and senate from 1921 to 1933. Republican house and senate 1919, 1920, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954. Republican senate from 1981 to 1987. Republican house and senate from 1995 until 2007 with the exception of not having the senate for 2001 and 2002. The republican house, senate and president couldn't wait to show everyone what they could do with the surplus from 2003 through 2007. They made some impression on what would happen when for the first time in 68 years you had a republican house, senate, and president..... the republicant bubble...Now they have the house until 2013 and they are still the party of “NO!”…They are even cannibals to each other. If you want to study the art of lying, study a republicant. All these dumb republicants can do these days is say “no” to everything and slack off…….. They can’t speak, help, write, or even pronounce their last names… As for music, they only know the beginning of that 1968 hit "Nobody But Me". Circle Jerk Neanderthals……What a coincidence that it was 68 years between the two republicant bubbles of having a republican president, house, and senate…... republicans always stick together as illiterate neanderthal clowns against a divided democratic fillibuster... so the republicans win anyways... 50 percent of a 60 percent democratic fillibuster always loses against a hundred percent of a 40 percent republican party...Bush Junior thought he was a genius by creating a new tax bracket which was the lowest for people that don't pay tax anyways at that income level. He did this so he could bring down the top brackets more.... He also stopped funding the anti-terrorism task force as soon as he got into office... He's vedy vedy saudi for trusting the saudi's.......bush lowered the capital gains tax to 15% in 2003 under a republican house & senate so that they can go on to break world history in war profiteering off the haliburton stock as our troops were sent home in body bags... Businesses pay less tax playing the market for profit rather than it being taxed at their income level which is already a disgustingly low tax rate. We used to have scruples.There were always people ripping each other off but nowhere near the extent we have today. We didn't have high medical costs, sky high gas, food, rent, etc. and the middle class could have some disposable income. Today they throw out a bunch of mumbo jumbo to sugar coat the turd that the only way they can fix things is to take away what the poor and middle class had and give it to the people who don't need it at all up top in the wealthy class.... It makes no sense... It's very very shameful... They didn't work hard for it.... This was given to them on a silver platter. We are at a stale mate... Either you give back what was taken from the poor and middle class or continue to support socialism for the wealthy who only exploit people to the worst level in history due to lack of having their parents scruples and never broke an extra drop of sweat since before Reagan took office freezing the minimum wage, busting up unions that protected workers, cutting the rich's tax from 70 percent down to 28 percent.... etc.
      • Sundance Kid 3 mths ago
        And your point is????????????????/
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        You are one of the most ignorant, prejudiced people on Yahoo! And that's saying a lot.
      • cannabis_cures_cancers 3 mths ago
        Bush Junior thought he was a genius by creating a new tax bracket which was the lowest for people that don't pay tax anyways at that income level. He did this so he could bring down the top brackets more.... He also stopped funding the anti-terrorism task force as soon as he got into office... He's vedy vedy saudi for trusting the saudi's.......bush lowered the capital gains tax to 15% in 2003 under a republican house & senate so that they can go on to break world history in war profiteering off the haliburton stock as our troops were sent home in body bags... Businesses pay less tax playing the market for profit rather than it being taxed at their income level which is already a disgustingly low tax rate. We used to have scruples.There were always people ripping each other off but nowhere near the extent we have today. We didn't have high medical costs, sky high gas, food, rent, etc. and the middle class could have some disposable income. Today they throw out a bunch of mumbo jumbo to sugar coat the turd that the only way they can fix things is to take away what the poor and middle class had and give it to the people who don't need it at all up top in the wealthy class.... It makes no sense... It's very very shameful... They didn't work hard for it.... This was given to them on a silver platter. We are at a stale mate... Either you give back what was taken from the poor and middle class or continue to support socialism for the wealthy who only exploit people to the worst level in history due to lack of having their parents scruples and never broke an extra drop of sweat since before Reagan took office freezing the minimum wage, busting up unions that protected workers, cutting the rich's tax from 70 percent down to 28 percent.... etc. Senate: 2007 - 2009 = 49 dems and 49 repubs, 2009 - 2011 = 57 dems and 41 repubs, 2011 - 2013 = 51 dems and 47 repubs... No fillibuster worked against the republican party of no which was undivided. House: 2007 - 2009 = 233 dems and 202 repubs, 2009 - 2011 = 257 dems and 178 repubs, 2011 - 2013 = 242 repubs and 193 dems. No fillibuster worked against the republican party of no which was undivided. Go to the US Senate Government site to confirm exactly what I typed and you'll see the Party Divisions in the Senate as well as the Party Division in the House of Representatives, 1789-Present.
    • Cora  •  Timberlake, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      Romney doesnt need any coaching, all you have to do is tell them you have answered all their questions , lets move on to the next question and say it in a way they know you mean what you say. Romney have answered all questions and those Idiots, Gingrich and Santorum dont need to be asking the same old questions. Gingrich got mad at John King and the won the debate so there is no different, That what id do in a debate, How many times do you have to ask a question to get it through their thick heads.
    • Michael  •  3 mths ago
      Mitt likes to fire people...
    • kp  •  Carriere, Mississippi  •  3 mths ago
      Geez.....this guy was a debate coach for losers
    • Zik  •  3 mths ago
      He learned this from Trump's endorsement--firing people. Becoming a culture.

      Get this guy in office and you'll all be fired.
    • Lolita  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 mths ago
      Hope he'll quit second-guessing his answers. He did real well in the last debate.
    • plainfacts  •  3 mths ago
      Here is a story of two people , you might know them. they are both from Michigan.....the first one is Jack Kevorkian, as the story goes, folks around here says if Jack shows up in your neighborhood,one thing is sure , somebody is going down ,hell someone is going to die......now the other guy, is a Businessman,so he calls himself...some people call him a Vulture Capitalist,his name is Mitt Romney, yea , that Romney.....as they say around here if he comes into your workplace , your Company, some people are going to loose their jobs, but wait Old Romney, is a tricky devil, when he comes in , he fires everybody, and then he will hire a handful back....and before anyone say anything , he goes aroud saying he is the one who has hired the most people,tricky devil, he never will say he won't have to hire anyone , if he didn't fire them first....I tell you one thing , dem Michigan fellas are never up to any good...if you ask me
    • Nelson  •  Monacillo, Puerto Rico  •  3 mths ago
      Well Mitt Romney, you brought in Mrs. Bachmann debate coach and you started sounding like her.
    • Lance  •  3 mths ago
      Romney recently said he enjoys firing people.
    • jrr  •  Orlando, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Brett O'Donnell came to his senses.
    • welno from brooklyn,ny  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      you're FIRED,Brett
    • Mary and Michael  •  3 mths ago
      He's been hired by Barney Frank in preparartion for his marriage to Jim. His goal for Barney is for him to say Marriage instead of Mewidge. Barney has problems with his mouth he reportedly is suffering from that old Gay Congressman malady called "#$@# in mouth disease."
    • Harold Heffern  •  Denver, Colorado  •  3 mths ago
      O'Donnell was the only voice making Romney speak as well as he did in last two debates. Now we can be in for a bunch of laughs, Romney can't speak on his own without saying dumb ?!?!. It'll be sweet to start seeing him blink his lyin eyes, getting nervous, and being Romney-PLAIN STUPID
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