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Worth Clicking: Blasts from the past wound Romney

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September 29, 2009

Bonus Quote of the Day

"I'm close to saying fuck it all. I do not need this job. I do not need the U.S. Senate."

-- Kentucky Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo (D), caught on tape talking about his Senate campaign.

Mongiardo also rips into Gov. Steve Beshear (D) saying he'll be remembered as the state's "worst" governor and warns that a "blowup" is coming.

Here's the audio clip via Bluegrass Politics:

Here's a transcript from the blog that originally put the audio online.

"I have always said that the only difference between Fletcher and Beshear is Beshear has not had a blowup yet. But it is coming."

"It would not hurt me at all to see Steve (Beshear) go down. I think he'll (Beshear) go down...I think he'll (Beshear) go down in history, if he makes it through, as the worst."

"My loyalties are...I don't have...I have zero loyalties with Beshear."

"Who's doing a fundraiser this quarter? Steve Beshear is for Steve Beshear...one in Lexington..and one in Louisville...he is trying to dry my money up. He (Beshear) is screwing me every way possible...and what do I get out of it...we finally begged him to show up for one in Northern Kentucky. He is not going to lift a finger, he is not going to do a damn thing, he is just going to show up and his name is going to be on the invite...listen there is no love..."

"I am this close to saying fuck it all. I do not need this job. I do not need the U.S. Senate."

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September 29, 2009