Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

RandySF

(57,612 posts)
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 05:55 PM Jan 2012

Romney Snaps At Questioner, ‘America’s Right, And You’re Wrong!” (TPM)

Mitt Romney isn’t having the best day.

Turns out he lost a state he thought he’d won (Iowa), Rick Perry dropped out of the race and threw his support behind Newt Gingrich (who’s breathing down his neck in South Carolina), and people keep asking all these pesky questions about his millions (some of which may or may not be stashed in the Caribbean.)

This terse exchange he had with a questioner on a rope-line had us wondering - is the pressure getting to Romney? You decide.


http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/romney-snaps-at-questioner-americas-right-and-youre-wrong.php?ref=fpb

25 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Romney Snaps At Questioner, ‘America’s Right, And You’re Wrong!” (TPM) (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2012 OP
Romney loses his cool whenever some questions him. FSogol Jan 2012 #1
Yep, just the kind of guy we need sleeping with the nuclear football. DCKit Jan 2012 #2
We pesky plebes are such a nuisance. paparush Jan 2012 #19
Yes, we should respect our betters. FSogol Jan 2012 #20
Even when it's Brett Baier on FOX DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #21
hmmm handmade34 Jan 2012 #3
Have you ever noticed that Repigs can only compare the U.S. to third world or dictatorships? Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #4
Being an ass to voters is not a winning strategy. morningfog Jan 2012 #5
he lives in a bubble riverwalker Jan 2012 #6
Don't forget that he was living in a mansion while in France. Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 #7
yep -- and he's got a strong sense of entitlement towards that bubble fishwax Jan 2012 #13
Love it or leave it... BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #8
"Shut up", he explained. Scuba Jan 2012 #9
Contrast with President Obama, who was polite to Joe the Plumber ecstatic Jan 2012 #10
America is right, & your wrong for America, Willard. Historic NY Jan 2012 #11
Translation nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #12
Things aren't going well for Romney-The-Robot aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2012 #14
The only thing Willard is passionate about is when Raine Jan 2012 #15
if you listen really close LaStrega Jan 2012 #16
Does he wear those? Rozlee Jan 2012 #25
One question Mitt Botany Jan 2012 #17
and romney is smarmy. nt Javaman Jan 2012 #18
Since we agree America is a great nation why don't YOU bring your CAYMAN money back to this country? 66 dmhlt Jan 2012 #22
Newt does this all the time, and he's breathing down Romney's neck in SC. October Jan 2012 #23
Romney has a glass jaw and if you question him too hard he will mess up his well WI_DEM Jan 2012 #24

FSogol

(45,355 posts)
1. Romney loses his cool whenever some questions him.
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 05:58 PM
Jan 2012

Whenever he goes off script, it is a disaster for him. I'm sure his staff it trying to get him to keep his foie gras-hole shut.

 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
2. Yep, just the kind of guy we need sleeping with the nuclear football.
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 06:02 PM
Jan 2012

I wonder if he's on Ambien, too.

handmade34

(22,755 posts)
3. hmmm
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 06:09 PM
Jan 2012

"America’s Right, And You’re Wrong!” in response to one of the 99%... very curious attitude Mitt Romney has...


Sarah Ibarruri

(21,043 posts)
4. Have you ever noticed that Repigs can only compare the U.S. to third world or dictatorships?
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 06:11 PM
Jan 2012

Heaven forbid they should compare the U.S. to successful nations. I'm afraid if they did, they'd start cackling like the Wicked Witch of the West and melt into a puddle of dog diarrhea.

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)
6. he lives in a bubble
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 06:13 PM
Jan 2012

and every time he has to venture out of it, he falls apart. President Obama will eat him UP. Willard grew up in a protective bubble, never had to fight or want for anything. His childhood was a bubble of the church and father George's wealth, teen years the same. College (Harvard, of course) was always a given, no worries there, still in a bubble. His one stint abroad in France was still in a bubble of fellow missionaries. Never worried about the draft or the military (out of the question for a Romney). His marriage, time at Bain, his gubernatorial campaign, all greased with the lube of money and connections. Everything always handed to him, surrounded by yes men, a life lived in a bubble.
President Obama has always had to fight for everything, it's a part of who he is, why he is. So, place your bets.

fishwax

(29,146 posts)
13. yep -- and he's got a strong sense of entitlement towards that bubble
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 02:37 AM
Jan 2012

Sheltered and entitled. What a combination.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
12. Translation
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 02:26 AM
Jan 2012

"We are the ones with the knowledge and you are outside the mainstream."

It is a classic... and at least I get it from Mittens... this taxing the rich really must scare him.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
14. Things aren't going well for Romney-The-Robot
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 03:59 AM
Jan 2012

I read a crawl on MSNBC that someone was escorted out of a Romney event this morning when they asked him about when he would produce his tax returns.

Botany

(70,288 posts)
17. One question Mitt
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 09:58 AM
Jan 2012

If you love America so much how come you park your cash in the Cayman Islands?

What a fraud.

October

(3,363 posts)
23. Newt does this all the time, and he's breathing down Romney's neck in SC.
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 11:28 AM
Jan 2012

Maybe he's trying to come off as a tough guy???

He's just another jerk -- like all the GOP types.

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
24. Romney has a glass jaw and if you question him too hard he will mess up his well
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 11:52 AM
Jan 2012

combed and trimmed hair and lose his cool.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Romney Snaps At Questione...