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And here is a perfect

Aunt Sam — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:43:51 +0000

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And here is a perfect example:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/ann-romney-to-criti...

Talk about 'do as we say, not as we do'.................

I just realized she said Mitt

Ramona — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:00:38 +0000

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I just realized she said Mitt should have the opportunity to "run this country". As if it's a business and not a democratic republic. As if it's Bain Capital, only bigger.

In the early 50s Edward

Flavius — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:20:55 +0000

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In the early 50s Edward R.Murrow and Fred Friendly produced an LP titled "I can hear it now". Recordings mostly from the 30s mostly of politicans.

One was of FDR campaigning in Mass in 1936. In Worcester. On a boiling hot day, sitting in his roadster with its top down.

His speech begins

..I've had a glorious day here in New England

I played it for my 70 year old father. He sat back in his chair and laughed and laughed in affectionate pleasure

Of course Roosevelt hadn't had a glorious day. But he was safe saying that even tho it was clearly untrue. His listeners knew that, he knew they knew it, they knew that he knew they knew it.They were playing their parts in a familiar, enjoyable game.

And then there was 1944 when he almost didn't campaign but went to the Teamsters convention.

"not content with criticizing me, my son Eliott,my wife Eleanor..they even criticize....(in pathetic tones) my little dog Fala..."

He had more to say but it was drowned out by cheers, applause and laughter.

I,young republican listening on the kitchen radio, knew that Dewey had just lost the election.

Nice post, Ramona. The

Oxy Mora — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:58:20 +0000

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Nice post, Ramona. The Romneys really had it rough in graduate school, chipping away at the stocks his parents gave him, living with no rent---plenty of time to study. I worked in graduate school, 30 hours a week, installing computers. Our rental house was so dirty when we moved in that I washed the whole place down with a hose, wallpaper and all. Then I remember another place we moved into. A guy in the class ahead of me was so cheap he removed the brackets and curtain rods---about a thirty five cent item---from every window. I thought to myself, how stingy do you have to be to do something like that. I found out. He was a guy like Mitt. Went on to make billions in the IT world. I guess I just never got it.

I did see it. I find her

Orlando — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:58:07 +0000

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I did see it. I find her distasteful. I know she's not the one running, but she's basically whining about how people should stop being mean to her husband. Even Barbara and Laura Bush never went there (that I saw, anyway). I think it's partially a result of always being at the top, surrounded by people who never say "no." Politics doesn't work that way, she's not used to it, and she doesn't like it.

You can almost hear

Elusive Trope — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:11:54 +0000

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You can almost hear underneath that "...and how lucky I am to have someone like Mitt allow me to be his adoring wife and mother to his children."

This is who he is, but I'm

Ramona — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:45:20 +0000

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This is who he is, but I'm afraid his handlers will finally get through to him and he'll spend the next few weeks back-tracking, trying to look like a real president of the people and not a privileged rich guy.

People have short memories and the Democrats are terrible at remembering to remind them of the worst of the worst. I'm not giving this election to Obama just yet.

Ann and Mitt Romney are

Ramona — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:41:10 +0000

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Ann and Mitt Romney are examples of the worst of the entitled rich. Ann clearly thinks they deserve the presidency, not because of their good ideas, but because they're Ann and Mitt Romney and they want it.

"Marie Antoinette in new shoes" is perfect! Did you see this?

During an interview early this evening with Radio Iowa, Mrs. Romney directly addressed her fellow Republicans who’ve criticized her husband.

“Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring,” she said. “This is hard and, you know, it’s an important thing that we’re doing right now and it’s an important election and it is time for all Americans to realize how significant this election is and how lucky we are to have someone with Mitt’s qualifications and experience and know-how to be able to have the opportunity to run this country.”

I just read today about the

Orlando — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:26:09 +0000

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I just read today about the fact that Mitt and Ann Romney didn't work for two years after college and instead lived on cashed-in stocks. She tells the tale like it's some great hardship and I think it speaks volumes to how far removed they are from the experience of average Americans. Most recent college graduates who are not fortunate enough to immediately find jobs in their field don't have the luxury of cashing in stocks. They take whatever jobs they can find, doing whatever pays. I find offensive the fact that she thinks that her story of "hardship" will resonant with the middle class. I don't think she's charming. I don't think she's Mitt's better half. I think she's Marie Antoinette in new shoes.

What gets me the most about

ocean-kat — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:09:13 +0000

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What gets me the most about this quote is this line " who believe that they are entitled...... to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it." He practically spits out the word entitled and takes a long pause before continuing.The whole thing just drips of contempt.