Mitt the Birther
- Sooner28posted 11 years ago
0That's the question
When someone uses vague language like that, people have a tendency to project their own opinion into the interpretation. People who think racism drives everything will assume it is a racist comment.
Jaxson's channeling Ann Romney again.
"We've given all YOU PEOPLE all you need to know..."
Just joshin' ya, Jaxson.
I don't see this as so much a birther comment as Mitt attempting to be funny. And he is just ... not.Haha, I thought someone would pick up on that
It's true, Romney has a hard time appearing 'normal', because he's not.
Not really a bad thing though, I consider someone's understanding of economics to be more important than their image of being able to cut loose and drink beer...It's so interesting how quickly "we" shift what we value in our leaders.
W was affable, likeable, plain spoken (being generous here). Seemed exactly like the kind of guy you'd love to have a beer with (forget for a minute that beer is not his friend).
In 2008 we saw the huge rise of the populist candidate. I want a hockey mom for my Veep. Educated is out. Folksy, you betcha is in.
Now it's 2012.
We are back to expecting an educated POTUS. But both candidates have Harvard law degrees and no one cares. So we'll call their book learning credentials a wash.
But... in a mind-boggling flip flop of approach, we now have the GOP claiming the usual Dem territory of policy wonks.
Ryan's being held up as the "intellectual" and Romney as the "brilliant economic tactitian who is the only one who understands how businesses run." (On a very micro, let's pick one business per industry level, with the sole goal of satisfying investors, yeah. He does).
Which leaves Obama as the nice guy you'd like to have a beer with.
What does seem to be emerging in this last week is how little control Romney has over his party or his own campaign messaging. If we thought Boehner got emasculated by the Tea Party, we ain't seen nothing yet.
As theater, it's a tragicomedy.
Yeah, and I bet Donald Trump was all over that one, too!
LOL, if questioning the birthplace of a candidate is racism, Hillary is the grand poobah!
She obviously has no problems with illegal aliens though:
The country would be much better if we could simply merge Hillary and Obama:But, the adoption + illegal aliens idea just hit me.
What if, instead of self-deportation, we allowed illegal immigrants to be "adopted" by US citizens?
Sort of a "We understand your dilemma, people. You want to be tough on immigration, but at the same time, we know you have lawns to be mowed and houses and offices to be cleaned. So, we'll make a win/win for both you and your hired help. They get to stay in the country and you won't get in trouble for employing them if you ADOPT them!"
Ok, so it's not perfect. Name one other immigration policy that is!
Not true, I do not question his birthplace. I call him Barry.
Maybe I should switch to Barack Hussein Obama aka Barry Soetoro.
Or perhaps we should use his other alias: Harrison J. Boune
- HowardBThinameposted 11 years ago0
Well, well. I guess I didn't pay close enough attention to his verbatim words:
"No one has ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."
Took me a couple of readings to "get it."
We?
Would that be the royal "we"?
If so, then "we" are not amused.I think he mentioned Ann before he said that and was including her
Just so, UW. Thank you!
Romney said:
“I love being home, in this place where Ann and I were raised. Where both of us were born...No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised.
So wait. By this comment, is he now accusing Michelle Obama of not being born in the U.S.. too? I read on twitter that everyone knew he was born in the US because he was created in a lab.
Well there you go. A typical American Exceptionalist comment.
Does he mean there are no labs in other countries in the world, only the Great U S of A?
See how easy it is?
Fun, too!I clearly missed the point, I thought the twitterer (is that even a word?) was eluding to the fact that he was a clone (a Bush clone because he's moved to the right and is not as moderate as he was once) See, this is what happens when I attempt to read and think at the same time after 12am.
- Mtbailzposted 11 years ago0
@Holle, I'm giggling just thinking about what mischief two Holles could get up to. We'd be like the terrible twins.
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