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LMFAO: Mitt Romney’s Airplane Scuffle Was With Rapper

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Days after Mitt Romney‘s bizarre airplane fight while leaving Vancouver and the Olympics, more details about what actually happened on the flight are emerging.

And it only gets stranger – apparently the other guy was rap star Sky Blu of the group LMFAO…and he says Romney started it!

TMZ has the video response from Sky Blu to Romney, in which he describes the circumstances. For those who aren’t familiar with LMFAO, they’re a Black Eyed Peas-esque “hip-hop” group, and Blu is the guy in the yellow shirt with the braid and sideways hat. Fox & FriendsSteve Doocy summed up the situation this morning like this: “While Romney says he was threatened after asking the man to put his seat back, Sky Blu disputes the story. He says Romney got violent with him first.”

Interestingly, Time‘s Michael Scherer reports Mr. Blu is the nephew of Democratic fundraiser and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy.

This may require a Jagerbomb Summit.

Here’s Fox & Friends recapping this story (enjoy Doocy saying ‘LMFAO’):

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  • timzank

    This is a great example for Glynnis in r/e the Maddow story as well….Is the Democratic Party responsible for this guys “fringe element”?????? He has ties to prominent democrat fundraisers (Berry Gordy) therefore this guy (Blu) obviously speaks for the Democrats, as do his actions, right?

  • The Real Royal King

    The story makes sense. Romney is a snippy, disagreeable brat with an ego bigger than Palin’s hair.

  • timzank

    Yeah TRRK, Romney is known for that “thug” lifestyle isn’t he?

  • writer

    Ooooohhh. That Sarah Palin! I just hate her, hate her hate her. And look at her hair. And girlfriend, did you see those shoes? And that handbag? Oooooooh.!! (Brow knitted, teeth gritted, feet stomping)

  • MichelleF

    Let’s see, who to believe. A rapper or someone who the only dirt they could get on when he ran for pres was that once on a family vaca, he put the dog crate on top of the car. Now that’s a tough decision!

  • Olby Sucks

    I’m shocked, stunned and amazed that the faux royal king would stoop to make a personal attack against someone she disagress politically with. Just shocked, I tell ya!

  • Olby Sucks

    Michelle, don’t forget, Romney is one of those EVIL Mormons! ;)

  • writer

    Give Royal the benefit of the doubt. Maybe Romney was wearing more bling and an argument broke out.

  • The Real Royal King

    You will notice, Michelle, the airline backs the Rapper’s story, and we all had abundant opportunities to view Romney’s snippiness during the debates in 2008.

    By the way, has everyone noticed who got the Republican nomination for state Senate in Utah? Bill Henrickson, a polygamist Mormon! Did you see all of the elephant signs and imagery? And you know who besides Romney would know that? Glen(n) Beck! This is h-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-g-e!

  • writer

    We can still hate Palin, though, can’t we? Oooooooh, she makes me so mad, I’m getting the vapors.

  • timzank

    TRRK…Where does it say that the airline backs the rappers story?

  • Zakk

    timzank – the RRK doesn’t need facts, she just makes them up. Then she calls people names, blames Palin and the Republicans and then calls people more names. She truely brings nothing to the table.

  • ImNotBlue

    The Real Royal King says:
    February 19, 2010 at 10:41 am

    You’ll really just accept any spin, as long as it boosts “your side,” huh?

    timzank says:
    February 19, 2010 at 11:31 am

    TRRK…Where does it say that the airline backs the rappers story?

    ROYALTY IS ABOVE FACTS AND EVIDENCE!

    He said it… so therefore it MUST be true. “So it is written, so shall it be done.”

    The Real Royal King says:
    February 19, 2010 at 11:23 am

    As for your BTW… what are you talking about, how is it relevant (it’s not, just an attempt to distract), and what’s your issue? Apparently being a Mormon, is a problem for you. I guess you don’t support religious freedom… why?

  • Moderate

    “apparently the other guy was rap star Sky Blu of the group LMFAO…and he says Romney started it!”

    Had anyone heard of them before this? I think 90% of the people would believe Romney. The rest are far left loons.

  • shootfromthehip

    You fucking retard. They have sold over a million records and are signed to Interscope. They have several top 40 hits. Just because you are a square and listen to god knows what doesn’t mean no one else has heard of them.

    And why do you assume people would believe Romney’s side of the story? Because he’s a politician? Because he’s white? Because he wears a suit instead of a t-shirt?

    The facts back up the rapper. No charges were filed. No arrests were made. Mitt Romney was the first to lay a hand on Sky Blu.

  • timzank

    Punk looking to sell records versus Presidential Contender. Yeah, it’s obvious the old white guy would wanna “mix it up” on an airplane to get some good publicity for his upcoming campaign to be Leader Of The Free World.

    It would appear as though it’s true, you really can’t fix stupid, as is evidenced by the remarks of shootfromthehip. I hope you have a caretaker, you shouldn’t do too many things without supervision.

  • http://www.uselessbeauty.com Vidiot

    Kneedefender.com. Just saying.

  • MichelleF

    Olby Sucks says:
    February 19, 2010 at 11:00 am
    Michelle, don’t forget, Romney is one of those EVIL Mormons! ;)

    So am I Olby and proud of it!

  • MichelleF

    The Real Royal King ,
    if you bothered to find out anything about our religion, you would know that polygomy hasn’t been practiced in over 100 years and anyone claiming to be mormon and a polygomist is a liar. They would be excommunicated.

  • MichelleF

    Oh and TRRK,
    If the airline says that Romney was the instigator, why did they kick the other guy off the flight and Romney wasn’t That would seem a little odd to me.

  • PureFreedom

    Yeah, Rightttt, Romney started it!
    Stop the bullcrap! We all know the truth!
    I dont know how many times I have seen these same type of guys act so self self entitled and arrogant and loud on airplanes. They really think they can do what ever they want … We all seen these same characters in the mall or at the movie theater. The left sees them as innocent victims, Ask any police officer who these guys are and they will tell you the same thing. Low life Thugs! To the left, they are there voters!

  • MichelleF

    HeHe, amen Pure Freedom!

  • shootfromthehip

    watch the video.

    Sky Blu left willingly because he knows as a black man (or in his case half black) there is no way an authority figure, be it a pilot or airport police, would go to bat for him over a nationally recognized white politician whose wife was shrieking in the next seat like a hyena.

    They simply opted to take the next flight. Sky may have been rude in pouttig his seat back pre-takeoff, but Romney should not have gripped Sky with his hand from behind. That;s crossing the line. When you initiate physical contact with a stranger, you must be prepared to have that person react. In otherwords, you touch me, i’ll touch you back.

    “Don’t put your hands on me,” is what we’d all say in that circumstance.

    The right thing to do would have been for Mitt to ask the flight attendant to ask Sky to put his seat up, He did not do that at first and thought he could boss around a black man.

    You’re not Gov anymore, Mitt, and certainly not President yet.

  • ImNotBlue

    shootfromthehip says:
    February 19, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    They have several top 40 hits.

    If by “several,” you mean, “none”… then yes, you are correct.

    Because he’s white?

    Got any 2′s? No… I guess I’ll have to go back to the deck. Maybe you should too.

  • MichelleF

    Man, I thought we’d get through one thread without the racist accusations. Ok, I didn’t really!

  • timzank

    Ya know, I was gonna lay off this site, I was waaaay outnumbered by the far far left posters (not to mention the staff) but I feel sort of renewed with the appearance today of MicheleF, I’mnotblue,moderate, and purefreedom, to name a few.
    I’m heartened!

  • MichelleF

    I know how you feel timzank. I was seriously down to my last bit of sanity arguing with them last night. It’s fun for a while, but after a while, you feel like you are banging your head against a brick wall. I seriously picture these libs in their mom’s basements with their hands over their ears screaming, “i can’t hear you!”

  • shootfromthehip

    oh wow i’m not blue, you really got me there! Idiot. Look at the chart again in the wiki link you linked to. Under “US Pop” there are two songs that charted there in the TOP 40.

    US pop charts = Top 40!!!!!!

  • PureFreedom

    MicheleF,
    Facts Eluded the left, They want to be part of the in -crowd…Like lock step with Hollywood and Lindsy Lohan by wearing Che Guevara T-shirts and being a sheep to the Media.

    If your a journalist, like on this site. You have to be left sided otherwise you can not climb that ladder and make more money.
    Forget writing different ideas then the rest, you will lose your job if you dont put hate on Palin and the Tea Party.

    I loved the old Punk rock theme. “Question Authority”… What happened too that?

  • The Real Royal King

    Geez, thanks Michelle F. I didn’t know that the Principle had been proclaimed a false prophecy. Wink-wink-nod-nod. And I know that it is no longer practiced by Smithies and Youngsters. Wink-wink-nod-nod. That little compound out in West Texas is just a place filled with people who love children and want what is best for them. Well, I suppose the proclamation got Utah into the Union. That’s really all that matters, isn’t it? But, I admire your fealty. I try to be a faithful RC, and All the Marys in Heaven know that’s not an easy thing in light of the Crusades, the Archdiocese of Boston and other such little matters. My problem with Romney is not whatever faith to which he says he adheres or even that he wears Magic Underwear. It’s his smug, holier-than-thou attitude and his Cheneyesque sneer.

  • The Real Royal King

    By the way, Bill Henrickson is a fictional character on the HBO Series, “Big Love”. That makes all of the references to his Republican affiliation even more amusing.

  • ImNotBlue

    timzank says:
    February 19, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    MichelleF says:
    February 19, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Look, you guys have to remember that you’re here to have fun… not change minds. That’s not going to happen. There are too many loons intent on disruption, fabrication, and lying… that without serious moderation, this is the best it will get. So you just have to have fun. Think critically about the stories at hand, and post because it pleases you.

    Don’t let the loons get you down!

    shootfromthehip says:
    February 19, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    US pop charts = Top 40!!!!!!

    Yeah, but not really. In a sub group of Billboard’s lists, they’ve squeaked into the “top 40.” Of course, in the over all… only “51.” Either way, I’m not sure that this makes them “popular” by any stretch.

    The Real Royal King says:
    February 19, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    What the heck are you talking about now?

  • MichelleF

    TRRK,
    “That little compound out in West Texas ” aren’t mormons. There are what’s called the FLDS church. Please don’t confuse the two. We are in NO way affiliated with them.

  • http://www.youtube.com/cmdrgmh cmdrgmh

    The AP reported that the rappers story of events was correct. Romney did start the altercation. So, The flight attendants and the AP and the Airline are all in it together… Riiiiiiiiiiiiight.

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