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phantom power

(25,966 posts)
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 03:00 PM Jan 2012

Quiet Rooms? Like the Quiet Car on the Acela?

Thanks for your concern, Mittens


I guess Mitt Romney, who managed to win the first two Republican presidential nominating contests despite saying some pretty strange things, must think he’s onto a good thing. So he’s saying more bizarre things.

Recently he’s been accusing President Obama of practicing “the bitter politics of envy” because he dares to point out that the middle class is struggling while the rich are getting more rich than they are all the time. It’s called income inequality. Mr. Romney says it is class warfare. I guess that depends on which end of the inequality you’re on.

Today, on NBC he repeated that charge after winning the New Hampshire primary. His interviewer asked if there was ANY circumstance under which it’s ok to talk about income inequality.

Mr. Romney replied: “I think it’s fine to talk about those things in quiet rooms and discussions about tax policy and the like. But the president has made it part of his campaign rally. Everywhere he goes we hear him talking about millionaires and billionaires and executives and Wall Street. It’s a very envy-oriented, attack-oriented approach and I think it will fail.”

Quiet rooms. Where exactly are those? In libraries? Pre-schools? On the Acela train? The Hampton jitney?

http://loyalopposition.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/quiet-rooms-like-the-quiet-car-on-the-acela/
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Quiet Rooms? Like the Quiet Car on the Acela? (Original Post) phantom power Jan 2012 OP
In the NHL, the "quiet room" is where they send you to evaluate you for a concussion. Romulox Jan 2012 #1
All this rude populism makes the Mittster uncomfortable phantom power Jan 2012 #2
That is Romney's weak spot. He is at the top of the upper 1% and he likes it there. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #4
In Romney's private jet, that is where. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #3

Romulox

(25,960 posts)
1. In the NHL, the "quiet room" is where they send you to evaluate you for a concussion.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 03:08 PM
Jan 2012

Hard for me to shake the image!

phantom power

(25,966 posts)
2. All this rude populism makes the Mittster uncomfortable
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 03:21 PM
Jan 2012

Economics is for quiet, well tailored rich white men, in overstuffed chairs and expensive wine and shit.

We aren't supposed to burden our little minds with how well our overlords are living.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
4. That is Romney's weak spot. He is at the top of the upper 1% and he likes it there.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 06:36 PM
Jan 2012

Let's see his tax returns.

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