Another failed attempt to make Mitt likeable

[FourScore]

Mon Aug 27, 2012 at 06:30 PM PDT
Another failed attempt to make Mitt likeable
by Kaili Joy Gray

Mitt Romney may be the most painfully awkward, incapable-of-not-being-a-dick person on the planet. And every time, every single time, he tries to do something "normal" to show how "normal" he is, it is so cringe-worthy you almost have to feel sorry for him. He's even a dick, according to his own son Tagg, when his family gathers for supposedly normal family time:

CHRIS WALLACE: So, Tagg, what are family meals like?

TAGG ROMNEY: A little bit of craziness. Dad always goes in line first because he doesn't want to wait for all the grand children because it takes forever. Parents are cutting their meat and he's usually finished by the time the rest of us sit down.

This is what passes for family time in the Romney home? Mitt has to cut in front of everyone because golly, he sure doesn't want to have to wait for anyone else, especially not those annoying little grandchildren, and he sits down and eats and is all done by the time the rest of the family joins him, and that's a "family meal"?

And all of this—Chris Wallace joining the whole Romney clan at one of their many vacation homes—is yet another attempt to show us how just-a-regular-guy-who-loves-his-family Mitt is and that, contrary to popular belief, he is capable of actual human emotions. Not unlike the recent interview with Parade magazine in which Ann and Mitt tried really hard to prove Mitt is not a robot, but instead, we learned that he cries when he donates money to charity.

Wow. What a guy. What a dad. What a grandpa. What a dick.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/27/1124675/-Another-failed-attempt-to-make-Mitt-likeable

[Blue Idaho]

1. Bishop Romney knows he's the most important person in the room.

But then again, like all good little Mormon boys, He also knows he will become the God of another world when he dies.

Eat first? Damn straight skippy.

[uponit7771]

2. LMFOA!!! His kids hate him too!! Didn't his oldest tell the story about puttin his face in butter?!

[treestar]

3. another item convincing me that subconsciously those kids don't want him to win

Is he really thinking that makes Mitt look normal or likable? He's done by the time they sit down? He's not even eating with them

[uponit7771]

4. Good catch, I was concentrating on the eatin first thing. I don't see rMoney as an "elder" either...

...otherwise he'd have someone get his plate for him

[nc4bo]

5. They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, They're all together ooky,

The Romney Family

Awkward does not even come close...

[nc4bo]

6. And that hair raising cackle of his is just so unnerving. nt

[pinboy3niner]

7. Mitt likes to finish early...

...so he can play "Smell this Butter" with the kids. It's a laff riot!1!!

[spooky3]

8. Are there three washing machines in the room behind Wallace????

Very weird.

[laundry_queen]

11. LOL I think on CNN they said 4

I fucking LMAO when they were talking about Ann Romney being so 'normal' that she was doing laundry. "There she was, standing in her large laundry room with 4 washers, doing laundry like everyone else." *4* fucking washers? I have 4 kids - I don't have 4 fucking washers. I have 1 small one, and it's continuously going. And it doesn't fit my large quilts so I have to take those to my mom's. 4 fucking washers. Yep, just like everyone else. And isn't this a vacation home? Jesus.

[GallopingGhost]

24. lol

just an ordinary housewife.

[bullwinkle428]

33. Is this a magic underwear thing? I'm Jewish, and am familiar with the Orthodox practice

of having two dishwashers in the kitchen to separate dishes and utensils used for meat and dairy, which is one of those Old Testament-defined things.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

9. Mitt Also Cheats To Win Races At The Family Picnic

A while back, a couple of his kids told a story meant to be endearing about how Mitt, at the family picnic, tripped his own daughter to win a family race. And when they asked him about it, HE LAUGHED ABOUT IT. All his kids said it was because, "he likes to win." Gee, and I just thought it was because he's an asshole.

[treestar]

14. Hell that tells us he likes to win so much he cheats to win

not a good message to get across actually.

[Wednesdays]

19. Rather ominous, if you think about it

[lunatica]

30. Small correction: it was his daughter in law. Mitt only has sons

[kestrel91316]

10. Not surprising that they don't all sit down at the table together and pass the food

around, chatting amongst themselves all the while like NORMAL FAMILIES. I'm sure he would really hate that.

[Zoeisright]

12. Romney is a fucking asshole.

What a complete prick.

[Danascot]

13. Funny they should mention about Mitt being a robot

I've long been convinced Mitt is a robot and I think he should have to produce his warranty to prove otherwise.

[Mad_Dem_X]

39. "Produce his warranty"

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

15. They're like a pack of wolves

The alpha wolf in the pack always gets to eat first.

[Cha]

16. What a dick! The sons are outing him..

Was it Tagg or some other Rmoney kid who told about his dad keeping their dog, Seamus, on top of the car in a cage while vacationing to Canada? And, when they saw he was sick down the back window ..ol efficient mittard pulled off to a gas station..brought Seamus down and Hosed him down and back up he went.

[marlakay]

28. Sounds passive/agressive to me

Maybe he bullies his kids in a its all about me way...

[uponit7771]

34. +1

[CatWoman]

17. In my family, the children and the elders eat first

[hollysmom]

27. when the family would get together for Christmas eve

The kitchen was too small, so the men ate first then went to the small living room, then the children ate and went outside to play in the cold and dark, heh and finally the women would eat and sit at the table and joke around all night. There weren't even enough chars, some of us had to stand and eat.
keep in mind it was a small apartment, there were 8 sisters and a brother who brought their husbands and their kids, I had 75 first cousins but we spanned about 50 years so we all didn't go at the same time maybe 20 were there at a time. after 10 years we were too large a family and my grandparents were too old.

[Aviation Pro]

18. This is a result

...of Lurch the Fucking Stiff's^TM desertion during Vietnam. Every officer and NCO I know knows the troops always eat first.

Fuck that walking splooge.

[zentrum]

20. His kids hate him....

...but they haven't admitted it to themselves yet. So they say all these passive-aggressive things about him on national TV.

[calimary]

21. Well, his boys must not appreciate that Troglodyte brow they've all inherited from him.

The overhanging brow that makes you look like a bad guy, and hides your eyes in utter darkness.

Ick.

[treestar]

32. I agree.

My theory is subconsciously they don't want him to be President of the US, because they will make him worse as to his ego and his control over their lives. He'll be insufferable.

[uponit7771]

35. +1

[chollybocker]

22. Yeah, there's your Average American First Family.

The blatant patriarchy is just a punishable 170-year-old Mormon tradition.

[JohnnyRingo]

23. Nobody says Grace, praying so hard their knuckles turn white(er)?

I would think that's something they would highlight, even if it's not true. Dumbass Tagg dropped the ball on this one.

Political clumsiness must be hereditary.

[Peaceful Protester]

25. How could any one not like Romney?

Whether it's Romney 1.0, who says he's:
A moderate Republican, Progressive and committed to Universal Healthcare.

Or whether it's Romney 2.0, who says he's:
Severely Conservative and will overturn Obamacare (modeled on Romneycare).



...There's something for every one.

[xxqqqzme]

26. 'line jumper'

from Garrison Keillor



http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021202315


Are both the women pictured Tagg's wives?

[Jennicut]

38. I am assuming the young one in white is Tagg's daughter.

She must think highly of her Grandpa, eating before any of the grandkids can start. Even my conservative father waits until my daughters have their food before he even sits down.

[onethatcares]

29. I wish Chris Wallace would join me

at my many vacation homes.

[yellowcanine]

31. Mitt goes first because it he can't wait for his own grandkids?

And then starts eating and may even finish before the others sit down? Tagg may think that is charming. Most people would consider it self centered and rude.

[uponit7771]

36. Isn't he the guy that made the face in butter comment and how Mitt can't take a joke and gets

....aggressive if one is played on him?

Regards

[ellie]

37. If I am

at a gathering where children are present, I always make sure they eat first. I don't even have my own kids. Romney is an asshole.