Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney’s Top 10 Out Of Touch Moments
Mitt Romneys Top 10 Out Of Touch Moments
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/02/27/433286/top-10-romney-out-of-touch/
Mitt Romney just cant help himself. Despite concerns about his ability to connect with average voters, Romney refers to his significant wealth with startling frequency. Three times in the last three days alone, Romney has issued statements that make him seem completely disconnected with normal Americans. This has been a problem for Romney since the beginning of the campaign, and may haunt him down the road if he just cant shake the image of being Mr. One-percent. Here are Mitt Romneys top 10 out of touch moments:
10. I like those fancy raincoats you bought [to people wearing plastic ponchos]. Really sprung for the big bucks.
9. I know what its like to worry about whether or not you are going to get fired. There are times when I wondered whether I was going to get a pink slip.
8. Corporations are people, my friend.
7. Rick [Perry], Ill tell you what: 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet?
6. I get speakers fees from time to time, but not very much. [$374,000]
5. I have some great friends who are NASCAR team owners.
4. Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs.
3. Im not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.
2. Im also unemployed.
1. I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.
(video at the link)
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
3 replies, 1587 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (3)
ReplyReply to this post
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Mitt Romney’s Top 10 Out Of Touch Moments (Original Post)
Mass
Feb 2012
OP
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)1. More to come I'm sure!
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)2. There might be a few missing
He said banks should foreclose on homeowners to let the market shake itself out and he said GM should go bankrupt. There are probably others, like the trees being a certain height and talking about owning Cadillacs at a Ford dealership in Arizona.
beyurslf
(6,755 posts)3. "I'm also unemployed" is my favorite.