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Romney really is the Republican John Kerry, isn't he?
He's smart. He's experienced. He's capable. He's pretty polished. I don't think he'd plunge the country into ruin. But damn, the guy has no concept of how to relate to people outside his super wealthy bubble, does he?
I was watching Morning Joe today, and Joe Scarborough said that at some point, these are no longer "gaffes" and are just indicative of who he is as a person.
Romney's "Humorous" Tale of a Factory Closing
Mitt Romney opened a ?tele-town hall? with Wisconsin voters on Wednesday afternoon with what he described as a ?humorous? story highlighting his connections to the state. But not everyone found the story, about his father closing a Michigan factory, quite so funny.
?You may remember my father, George Romney, was president of an automobile company called American Motors and they made Ramblers and Jeeps, and they had a factory in Michigan, and they had a factory in Kenosha, Wis., and another one in Milwaukee, Wis.,? Mr. Romney began. ?And as the president of the company he decided to close the factory in Michigan and move all the production to Wisconsin. Now later he decided to run for governor of Michigan, and so you can imagine that having closed the factory and moved all the production to Wisconsin was a very sensitive issue to him, for his campaign.?
Mr. Romney continued, chuckling at points:
?And I recall at one parade where he was going down the street, he was led by a band ? they had a high school band that was leading each of the candidates ? and his band did not know how to play the Michigan fight song, it only knew how to play the Wisconsin fight song. So every time they would start playing ?On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!? my dad?s political people would jump up and down and try to get them to stop, because they didn?t want people in Michigan to be reminded that my dad had moved production to Wisconsin.?
The story, however, struck some as a bit too close to home for Mr. Romney, whose opponents have said he closed factories and eliminated jobs during his tenure at Bain Capital, a private equity firm.
Democrats quickly pounced on the anecdote, citing it as another example of what they say is Mr. Romney?s inability to understand the concerns of average Americans.
?Adding to his list of completely out-of-touch moments, today Mitt Romney recounted to Wisconsin voters on a tele-town hall a ?humorous? story about his father closing a factory in Michigan,? Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for President Obama?s re-election campaign, wrote in an e-mail. And the Democratic National Committee also began sending out links to articles recounting the moment, saying, ?File this one under the ever-growing ?Romney wealth gaffes? category.?
Gail Gitcho, a spokeswoman for Mr. Romney, issued the following statement after Democrats highlighted the remarks:
?More than 2,000 Chrysler and GM dealerships have closed and 11 car manufacturing plants have been shuttered under President Obama, yet he still considers himself one of our four greatest presidents. Under President Obama, more Americans have lost their jobs, lost their homes and fallen into poverty than at any time since the Great Depression. It?s clear the Democrats will go to any lengths to avoid talking about Obama?s colossal failures, including ginning up fake outrage about a campaign story from 40 years ago involving Mitt Romney?s father.?
Re: Romney really is the Republican John Kerry, isn't he?
Actually, the NYT didn't say that. It was just my commentary. And I may have gotten the comparison from here. I said this to a very conservative friend of mine, and he agreed.
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Oh, oops. I thought it was all part of the article.
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LMAO!
It's true, the similarities are definitely there. I hadn't thought about it before.
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'cept Romney spent the Vietnam years in the south of France as a "missionary" of the LDS, while Kerry was off on a Swift Boat not earning three Purple Hearts.
I am the 99%.
Me too. *pats herself on the back*
So when Mittens wins the nomination and debates Obama, I hope he brings up Mary Cheney in each answer to every debate question.
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I actually find this kind of fascinating to watch. I think Kerry's inability to really appeal and capture voters attention is part - even if it was a small one - of what made Obama so dynamic.
I think this explains so much of the early campaign malaise that republican voters were expressing. It's not just the whole RINO but the whole "Meh", limp diick lack of appeal that Romney has. You can't get excited about him. No doubt that he will get votes - much like I voted for Kerry in 2004. But I predict it won't be enthusiastic.
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See me in action!
But the band kept playing On Wisconsin! It's funny!
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It's simple really. I like firing people.
See me in action!
I don't see much evidence that Kerry is smart, capable, or polished. Exhibit A: Saying "Can I git me a huntin' license here?" to try to relate to those dumbass hicks in flyover country.
Plus he's a kept man.