You know what bothered me the most about Romney's "47 percent" comments?
Setting aside for a moment the comments, I was struck by Romney's demeanor when he said those words to donors--who happily forked over a minimum of $50,000 to attend this event in a Boca Raton mansion.
Romney was articulate, smooth and incredibly clear in Boca. He didn't stumble, he didn't stammer. He wasn't reading from a script or a teleprompter. He was speaking off the cuff and he was actually quite eloquent and conversational. He came off as a very sharp, intelligent politician.
His polished performance for the elite contrasts sharply with the bungling, discombobulated and inarticulate Mitt Romney that we're used to seeing on the campaign trail. His facial expressions--even his smiles--look forced. His speech doesn't flow. He stammers and sounds robotic. Half of the time he looks cartoonish--like he's been gobsmacked.
I think it's evident that Romney does not feel comfortable with the general public--the people you'd find in coffee shops, diners or in rope lines. He is bungling on the campaign trail--and a relaxed, humorous, wonderful guy behind gilded doors--because he doesn't connect or feel at ease with Americans who are outside the realm of $50,000-per-person fundraisers.
I listened to Romney's "47 percent" comments and I thought......How in the world can Romney be an effective President of the United States when he clearly does not feel comfortable with--and cannot address coherently-- the ninety-nine percent of the people who live in this country?
