Ann Coulter identified Mitt Romney as the “Luca Brasi” of the 2012 presidential race, suggesting that only Romney can defeat President Obama and prevent America from implementing European-style social policies.
“Who will appeal to independents?” Coulter asked the CPAC 2012 audience, rhetorically. “I feel like the Godfather asking for Luca Brasi: nothing fancy, just get the job done,” She said that this presidential election was too important to risk nominating Newt Gingrich, saying that if Obama wins, the United States “will descend into Western Europe without the charming cafes and cobblestone streets.”
Coulter praised Romney as a steady candidate who would blunt most liberal critiques. “You can’t call him dumb, you can’t call him crazy,” she said. “You can call him square,” she admitted, but addressed that complaint by arguing that “we’ve had enough of ‘hip’; ‘hip’ has wrecked the country.”
“Let’s try square for awhile!” she suggested in a call for the CPAC crowd to support Romney.
