Yet another creepy Mitt story

[dsc]

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/07/27/romney-offers-barista-half-consumed-hot-cocoa-in-lieu-of-tip

On their way out, Anne throws away her half-consumed hot chocolate, but Mitt approaches the counter. "I know you guys can't sell this again, but I was wondering if one of you guys wanted the rest of my hot chocolate?"

"No thanks," one of the other baristas told him, wondering if this was some sort of bizarre joke.

"I don't want to waste it, there's still plenty left, it's still perfectly good..."

According to my brother, Romney seemed genuinely confused by their refusal. His hot chocolate was so good he didn't want to waste it, but it wasn't so good that it was worth tipping those who made it. "I think the important part of this story isn't the tipping," my brother explained. "It's that he doesn't understand that everyone else is throwing their unused drinks away because they understand that it's against social norms. His germs are on it, but somehow, in his mind, his millionaire saliva is good enough that it shouldn't bother a barista of the serving class."

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admittedly you have to trust a bit here but the original source is named in the piece.

[Earth_First]

1. WTF is up with this guy?

Is this humor? Condescending classist drivel? What?

[Scootaloo]

2. The latter

Those service peons should be grateful to be offered the leavings of the king's plate, after all.

[nc4bo]

7. I don't know alot of wealthy people, just one and

she and her hubby would share a dinner/salad bar at Applebee's, go to the dollar movie, by clothes at the thrift store and buy used furniture at the Salvation Army.

They used to be hog farmers but when the husband's father died they inherited a crap load of valuable land and moved from Tx to NC.

Her hubby's dead now but she hasn't changed one bit. She routinely eats bologna or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for supper but will spend 50k on a duelie, several thousand on a top of the line horse trailer and sleep in the same unairconditioned/heated trailer with the horse when traveling to Tx and from Tx from NC or to and from barrel races when more than a day away. No hotels for her even if the rooms were $35-40 a night.

She is CHEAP but not because she HAS to be.

Romney strikes me the same way. Saw him in an pre-interview clip telling the host that he'd rather spend the money on campaign ads than a fancy hotel room - the host had asked which hotel Mr. and Mrs. You People were staying. He's CHEAP and not cheap all at the same time, if that makes any sense.

[Incitatus]

9. Did they have elevators for their cars?

Romney treats himself well, when it comes to everyone else whether it be employees, service workers, his dog, not so much.

[nc4bo]

10. Definitely not billionaire material, millionaire very likely...

No elevators, no mansions, no furs or high heels.

Reading this post made me think of some similar traits just on a smaller scale. She's a Fundie, a Repub and Fox News listener and probably a bit racist, without actually realizing it. She'll use you or pick your brain sick if she can or if she think she can get away with it. Like I said, I don't even think she realizes what she does.

Can only deal with her in small doses and light topic conversations like How's the weather? Talk about her every now and then here - usually starting; my Repub friend...

Hey, I try to get along with every one if it's at all possible.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

11. Willard had the misfortune of having a stack overflow error at an early age.

[roguevalley]

13. no, he's emotionally and perhaps psychologically impaired in some way. He's detached

from reason.

[CoffeeCat]

19. I think that's exactly it.

He seems totally detached from normal human interaction and life.

I think his money, status and power have left him in the upper echelons of la-la land. He does not know how to communicate with people and relate to human beings. He can be charming and superficial at the one-percenter cocktail parties and galas, he had no idea how to act in a coffee shop. I bet his head would explode in a grocery store.

He's always been catered to because he knows how to extort money in his little vampire capitalism games. But he has no clue how to deal with everyday life outside the palace walls.

And don't kid yourself--they spend money like thieves. Have you seen her $1,000 t-shirts? I bet her horse wears Prada shoes. They are not eccentric cheap-os. Not in the least. They are oblivious to how much money they spend, because they do not have to worry about what they spend. But they are not spend thrifts.

The most accurate description of Mitt Romney comes from a quote I read about psychopaths, "They can mouth the words, but they cannot hear the music." That's Romney exactly. He bounces around the country, from small-town diners to town-halls--but he doesn't know what in the hell he is doing or saying. It's just so obvious.

When he's off script, he comes unglued at the seams.

[dixiegrrrrl]

23. "I bet her horse wears Prada shoes".

I am loving that image..and somehow seeing Merle Streep in the mix.

[Politicalboi]

3. Rmoney's shit don't stink

[NYC_SKP]

4. Is it possible that he thought they'd prize it as a souvenir?

You know, it was touched by a Romney and everything.

[Blue Owl]

16. The beverage turned to ambrosia after Mitt's Midas touch

n/t

[malaise]

5. He's one sick fuck

Trust me on that

[Incitatus]

6. Both parts of the story are equally important.

For a man worth at least a quarter of a billion to not tip a server is very telling.

[liberalmuse]

8. I think he's mentally ill...

or has some sort of mental disorder. Other than being a sociopath, that is.

[grasswire]

12. early dementia?

Or maybe it's like the time that George W. wiped his eyeglasses on the jacket of someone else, on TV. On Letterman, wasn't it?

[uponit7771]

14. AMEN!! I screaming this as loud as I can, rMoneys consummate overt lying..hair cuts, mean spirited

...and freakin disconnected

[lonestarnot]

15. What are we just making shit up now?

Something re this smells.

[dsc]

17. honestly I don't know if it is true or not

it does have a semi famous name attached as vouching which helps to some extent.

[lonestarnot]

18. It sounds like something that I will find hysterical if it is verifiable.

[TeamPooka]

20. just a donation to the poor....

the Mitt Romney way

[HeiressofBickworth]

21. My first thought was

that he didn't even taste it -- reason: mormons don't consume caffeine and chocolate has a bit of caffeine in it. But then, I re-read the story and saw that it was partially consumed. Ok, what he did, offering it to someone else, now seems very strange indeed.

[Raine]

22. Hey Mitt, cooties are cooties even when they come from a billionaires mouth! nt