At the risk of piling on Romney, now that I’ve seen the whole video and had time to digest it, it’s hard to focus on one particular part. As a whole, it speaks to a man who at his core is much like Sarah Palin. This is someone who seems to feel put upon by Americans, resentful that anyone would think that he benefited from being born wealthy with all of the perks that entails, and angry that others get to exist and think things about him that he doesn’t get to approve.
Mitt Romney is a thin-skinned, petty, mean-spirited child kicking his feet about the losers who think they’re entitled to eat.
It’s not him, he assures himself. It’s everyone else. Behind the contempt is the porous ego that needs to see itself as the Only Point of View. To have anyone else’s view foisted upon him is an umbrage-worthy insult.
Sycophants surround him. He doesn’t look at Obama supporters and wonder why they vote for Obama; he assumes that they are lazy parasites who only do so because they “want free stuff”. Is this a person who could engage in even the simplest act of diplomacy? He has no idea how to read people and no interest in reading them. The point is, if you don’t like Mitt Romney, you’re a loser who’s not worthy of food.
Romney’s speech suggests that he thinks that if he were Hispanic, he would be winning this election, which implies that he feels sorry for himself as the privileged white guy. The minorities get all of the good stuff, and the only reason Obama is popular, again, is because of his ethnicity, not his character or policies.
Romney is deeply insulted that people are asking about his taxes, when meanwhile, in his view, all of these losers get off scot-free. Why should he have to show you his tax returns or even answer the press’ questions about them, when there are all of these losers who are jealous of him and supporting Obama because Obama is black?
It’s outrageous to Mitt. It’s self-pity. A rich, private equity elite is feeling sorry for himself because he’s not getting credit for being a self-made man (he’s not one), because this election isn’t easy for him as it would be if he were Hispanic and therefore could get votes from the parasites, and lastly he’s being insulted with questions about his tax returns when he sees a nation of leeches who don’t pay taxes.
How dare they? The problem with Mitt Romney is that he’s so ensconced in his prejudices and self-pity that he can’t see that he has been given much. He has no idea what that means; he’s only resentful that anyone thinks that might have made things easier for him.
Mitt Romney is a child, looking to a nation to reinforce his fragile ego, and reflect back to him what he needs to see instead of what they really see. If he doesn’t like what you see, he calls you a loser who isn’t entitled to food (regardless of whether or not you ever asked for food) and stomps out.
The wildness of his insults smacks of a bully, an abuser – someone who throws out a projection of their own inadequacy in order to create doubt and shame in their victim. Once again, his insults shoot first and aim later. He doesn’t care if they’re true, he only wants to demean and shame you into shutting up.
You People have been put on notice. You don’t like Mitt Romney and you’re going to pay for it. No, he’s not going to take you to coffee and get to know you in order to discover what makes you tick or what kind of policies you’d like to see; he’s going to punish you for your failure to see how entitled he is.
You are on the hit list now, America. You don’t like Money Boo Boo? You’re a loser and you’ll pay.
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Shiva (Moderator)
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
You are right oh blonde girl. In fact he reminds me of a quote a mass murderer once said. A 5 spiral spin on its way to a crash.
Mittens is so totally out of his element he has no idea how to fix it. He will definitely not say he is sorry, that would reduce his standing at the water ski club where his wife drives
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Beverly
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Sarah, this is the truest portrait of Mitt Romney that I have read yet…. well done!! I am now a fan!
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Elizabeth
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
A classic definition of a narcissistic personality. All around him exist to reflect his glory. His wife is good at that. I think he wants to be President because then all would be there to worship him. He should ask Mr. Obama about that.
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sugapea
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Sarah, You’re not piling-on. Current events are to be discussed.
Reading the Right-Wing sites…interestingly, reality’s finally getting through to these poor brainwashed (against their own best interest) voters.
Example of one Right-Wing comment:
“”If Romney were in a strong position, don’t you think he would be out there campaigning nearly every day in Ohio, Virginia and Florida? I suggest you all read Byron York’s column in the Washington Examiner today that talks about Romney barely campaigning at all. Only candidates who know they’re losing throw in the towel like that. Add in Obama outspending Romney on cable tv by 19 million to 2 million and this is not a campaign that thinks it can win”".
http://washingtonexaminer.com/york-romney-lopes-along-as-dems-run-for-their-lives/article/2508277#.UFkUqo1lSY0
Dems could not have scripted a better scenario coming-down from Obama’s Presidential competition.
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Grasshopper
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Rommel is too flippin’ lazy to be prez. Just like Palin. He’s just now figuring that out. Such a jagoff.
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Magdalena
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Thank you Sara for this enlightening piece on “Money Boo Boo.” I call him Robmeney. Either way as citizens of these United States we have a right to express ourselves as we please. But that’s not the case when you decide to put yourself out in public such as running for President of referenced “States” where you should expect scrutiny for everything related to the effort to be President. (Like him not releasing his tax returns?) I think Robmeney believed that he would be likable, popular etc. but quickly found out the opposite. You are right to describe him as an angry child. I think we have now seen his tolerance level which was until then seething just under his skin. He demonstrated this by the press conference in which he did not apologize. Apologies aren’t in his vocabulary. The leak of this “hidden” video happened as he was campaigning in LA in front of Hispanics/Latinos. I wonder what they thought of him afterwards?
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mafiaqueen
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
Sarah, very nice, concise portrayal of Romney.
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Andrew Rei
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 12:13 am
Sarah Jones: If I’m the political referee (I’m a former five-sport official, so I do have experience) here, I’m not throwing the flag for a personal foul/piling on/unnecessary roughness. You’re telling the truth about Mittens the Liar Rmoney, so no flag. The “spoiled child” analogy works for many in the GOP right now, especially the group of avarice-fueled aristocrats (Conservative Wrong-Wing Nut Jobs). The obstructionist GOP in Congress are definitely acting like spoiled children who want to “take their ball and go home” if they don’t get their way. How else do you describe the record number of filibusters in the US Senate and the nearly three-dozen bills in the US House to repeal the PPACA (Obamacare)? If we ascribe to the “corporal punishment” theory, the GOP needs a hard spanking for their obstruction and idiocy. The GOP’s masters, the wealthy and big corporations, need a tax spanking (raising them considerably) big-time to reverse their Reverse Robin Hood fiscal policies, the ones that their minions have put into practice since 2001. The wealthy and big corporate masters of the GOP are the true “Welfare Queens” and are the beneficiaries of the true Ponzi scheme (Bush 43 tax cuts). If we let the GOP have more political power by voting more of them into office, we deserve the fascist corporate plutarchy we’ll get.
With no viable third party, the only choice we have right now are the Democrats. However, should the GOP die its political death on 6 November, 2012 (as they probably will), the Progressive Party has the best chance to replace them as the second party because GOP moderates will need a place to go and they’ll be joined by Democratic moderates. Don’t be surprised if the GOP splits up into the Conservative and Tea Parties. Neither one will be popular or effective enough to become a political force, however, and that’s the way it should be :)
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DobieTracker
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 3:11 am
Literally I could not have said it better myself.
I love how you write because you see what I see and you say it sooooo much better than I ever could.
Please know how valuable your writing is ! ! ! !
Romney is just Palin with a penis.
At least with Palin, if she Mccain had won and she managed to kill him off, I have no doubt SOMEBODY, likely someone who felt like Schmidt did i.e. that HER being president would be a world wide disaster ( NO snark, just a factual statement) would have found a way to “take her out.” CIA, mafia, Seal sniper, whatever, but Palin would have been truly a big enough evil that her death would have been warrented just like Ben Laden’s was warrented.
NOT suggesting this for now, but I comforted myself thinking, after reading spy, FBI, CIA tell all books, that yes, she would have been taken out.
With Romney, not so sure of that, tho if he keeps messing up the way he has been this week, maybe he would get placed into that category.
He is as much of and as malignant a narcissit as Palin with the same lack of self-insight, lack of curosity about anything outside what is directly and specifically important to him and his ambition.
A small child wanted to impress his dad.
Think about doing an article on his grandfather running to Mexico so he could continue to have his 5 mormon wives and that Mitt’s dad was born in Mexico.
He stated that recently. It is ok for Mitt’s dad to be born in a foreign country ( of American parents) but not for our president to be born in Hawaii ( an state in the US ) of American parents?
It is ok for Mitt to not pay taxes, but those he claims also don’t pay taxes are deadbeat losers?
He truly has as little sense of reality outside his magical thinking as Palin.
The man is disgusting.
(NOT suggesting ANYONE be takenout,but like Ben Laden, sometimes those in government, behind the scenes, do what must be done.)
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KatzKids
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 4:46 am
Thanks Sarah for another wonderful post. I love the Money Boo Boo comparison. Perfect.
Romney grew up in a sheltered, beyond wealthy, Mormon environment where NO ONE questioned him, disciplined him or did anything but grovel at his feet as the chosen son to bring the entire US Government and its riches into the coffers of the Mormon Church.
Having to be out in the real world is a culture shock to him and maddening beyond belief. It’s a world where few worship him, many question him & the majority don’t believe a single lying word out of his mouth. You can actually see the contempt & hate he has for the common man literally shooting out of his eyes, throbbing veins & clenched fists.
He is literally the most dangerous man in the world right now and we must do everything humanly possible to fight the corruption of a fixed election & get out the vote in such huge numbers he and the rest of the GOPTP are kept far far away from ever getting near the seats of power again.
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Mary
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 10:33 am
It hard to believe that we have someone even more arrogant childish and a bully then Bush.My congratuations to the repugs…They have outdone themselves.
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Tim
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 11:37 am
I would love for someone to remind him that his father was on welfare when he came back from Mexico.
Mitt see’s his station as his rightful claim instead of his luck at being born with a leg up. The inability to understand others circumstances and plight are signs of a sociopath.
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Jan
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Money Boo Boo. Love it.
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Gary Vaughn
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:19 am
Excellent piece Sarah, it made me go and watch his NAACP speech, where, right after the Obamacare intentional phrase to disgust and anger the crowd, he started telling them to take a good look at him. I rewound that on youtube several times, and I swear, I have never seen a more smiling on the inside man, and a hate that I have only seen in movies like the excorcist.
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Gary Vaughn
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:20 am
LOL drop the first c lol.
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zyxomma
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Well done, Sarah, as always.
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stenc
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
All you fox losers out there, let’s get it straight-
It’s not the left that’s picking on Romney, It’s Romney that’s picking on you !
Forget about the middle and working classes. This idiot billionaire would turn millionaires in America out into the cold.
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