Romney: Electing our first black President has made life "worse in every way" for African Americans

[Amerigo Vespucci]

I figured the sweet talk would only last through his introduction.

[malaise]

1. It took about a minute

This is an insult to African-Americans

[tanyev]

2. LOL! Good luck with that, Mitt.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. He knows he won't win the African American vote

So now he's insulting and taunting the African American community to try and appeal to a certain segment of whites.

[RZM]

6. Many conservatives seem to genuinely believe this

They aren't conservatives for their health. They genuinely believe that conservative policies are better for the country, minorities included. That's especially true for elites like Romney, who lack the ground-level view of the effects of conservative policies.

Believe it or not, many people really do believe what they say.

I don't think the Mittster really believes that he can get more black votes, but I'd be surprised if he didn't genuinely believe that conservatism is better for the black community. Just because it's wrong doesn't mean he doesn't really think that.

[randome]

15. Life must be sweet in the bubble.

[RZM]

25. You get that kind of thing from every poltiical perspective

Most people think their way is best, or they wouldn't believe it in the first place. It's easy to overlook reality when you're convinced you're right.

Mitt isn't actually the best case for this, since he has a record of changing his positions. But when it comes to economics, he probably does really believe what he says. And why wouldn't he? His way has certainly worked for him.

[Cali_Democrat]

31. Don't kid yourself

The elite conservatives KNOW their policies are not better for the African American community. They KNOW their own goals which is to benefit the 1 percent and turn everyone else into minimum wage slaves in the name of profit.

The other people who are conservatives watch Faux News and listen to Rush Limbaugh so they have certain talking points shoved down their throat in order to get them to vote against their best interests.

So....you have the elite conservatives who know what they're doing and you have the brainwashed boobs who listen to Rush Limbaugh and watch Faux News.

[Laurian]

4. Did he really say that?

I cannot stomach watching him, so I'm relying on reports from those who can.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

14. That's a somewhat compressed version of it, but yes, he did

He started off with this warm and fuzzy thing about how, years ago, many of us "never would have expected" to see an African American in the White House, then segued into a screed about how life has only gotten worse for African Americans since.

[Laurian]

22. Sounds like his objective today is to lock down the tea party vote.

[sarge43]

5. All the flight path of an anvil.

Who the hell writes his speeches?

[qanda]

7. He's getting booed for saying he would end Obamacare

LOL

[malaise]

8. That is the line of the day

[tanyev]

11. Crap! Stewart and Colbert are on vacation this week.

[hifiguy]

9. Mittwit's gonna go over like a smoked ham at a Passover Seder

with an opener like that. Count on it.

[spartan61]

10. I'm loving the weak applause and

just now the boos when we brought up ACA. He is so out of his element. He's only used to talking with Fox and his 1%.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

17. My initial reaction was "I think I hear 20 people clapping."

There are more than 20 in attendance.

[Ganja Ninja]

12. Yup it's brought out the bitter country club racists hell bent on revenge and..

looking to make everyone pay for putting a black man in the oval office. Then again that's not Obama's fault.

[HughBeaumont]

13. He fucking sucks.

GOD he fucking sucks. Was this guy even vetted at all?

Let's go even further; does a moderate even stand a chance in the modern red-meat-gulping GOP?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

19. He got the nod because everyone else in the clown car was worse.

Like Boehner said, it's unlikely that anyone is going to "fall in love" with Romney.

[randome]

20. Palin wasn't vetted. Romney wasn't vetted.

There is a pattern.

[Ganja Ninja]

29. Try to imagine Newt laying out his toilet scrubbing brain fart to that crowd.

Then think about governor giggle pus crowing about his execution record.

And the rest were worse.

[Initech]

16. Bob Dylan once wrote "The times - they are a changing." Mitt Romney had never heard that song.

[RKP5637]

18. I have yet to figure out WTF Romney thinks he's going to do to

magically transform the economy into this great job machine. He mouths a lot of words, but I've heard no credible action plan from Romney.

Now, granted, I don't listen to him much, but I would have thought I would have at least have heard word bites by now on some plan by the talking heads. And, I thought Boner was supposed to have fixed everything by now with his bagger house. Yep, that sure worked well.

If Romney were to get in, with a herd of teabagger majorities across congress, IMO Americans are getting what they deserve for some being so damn ignorant. The problem is, it will take all of us down. A republican majority would be fully capable of taking most Americans back to the Great Depression, while others sit behind gated communities watching deaths and despair roll across the nation feeling great about themselves. Then we could be truly a 3rd world nation. I guess then the R's will claim victory for having destroyed the US.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

26. He's got a plan!!!!

a FIFTY-NINE POINT plan!

Here's the 156-page screed (from a quick glance of it, chock full of LIES) if you *want* to review it: http://www.mittromney.com/sites/default/files/shared/BelieveInAmerica-PlanForJobsAndEconomicGrowth-Full.pdf

[RKP5637]

30. OMG, it will be sickening, but I will take a quick look. When I read/listen to

republican lies and crap, I feel my IQ goes way down it's so mind numbing. And already I feel just thinking about reading it ...

PS: Thanks for the link!!!

[randome]

33. Have a hypno-therapist standing by to pull you back from the brink!

[RKP5637]

38. I'm getting panicky already and all I've done so far is dwnld the PDF file. This is the

stuff reoccurring nightmares are made of, I think!

[RKP5637]

21. The greatest thing this nation has to fear is republicans! n/t

[Drale]

23. I agree with Mittens

but its not the Presidents fault, its 100% the Repukes fault. They have blocked or threatened to block every single bill that would help anyone who is not rich, including African Americans, Latin Americans and anyone else who doesn't have a billion dollars in their wallet right now.

[marmar]

24. Maybe next he'll put on blackface and sing Al Jolson songs.

nt

[dionysus]

27. "mammy,, mammy.. you guys don't like that? who uh, let the dogs out...? "

[get the red out]

28. If he paid someone to write that for him

He should request a refund.

[MurrayDelph]

32. Well, I wouldn't say "every way," but he is correct in one regard

Having an African American president has allowed the racism of the Republicans to come out of the closet.

[GoCubsGo]

40. Yep. And, the results of that make him correct in most ways.

The President's election brought out enough of these crazies in the 2010 election that we are now stuck with some of the worst, most destructive Congresmen/women, Senators, governors, and other state officials in this country's history. I'm not blaming the President for this, although his own party is party responsible for it through their cowardice, and through the apathy of its voters.

[no_hypocrisy]

34. Oh no, he *really* didn't say that, did he?

Sounding too much like Palin.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

35. He did...see my comment above:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002930155#post14

[no_hypocrisy]

36. Wonder if he would have said the exact same thing if

Jesse Jackson and/or Rev. Al were in the audience . . . . .

[Amerigo Vespucci]

39. The "day after" spin on the speech seems to be...

...that Romney gave the same speech to the NAACP that he's given to every other audience.

There are pros and cons to that approach.

On one hand, I don;t believe that anyone should "pander"...change their basic message to "win points"...no matter where they're speaking.

On the other hand, I feel that it is the responsibility of any speaker to take the basic needs and interests of their audience into consideration, and to address them in one form or another in their speech. It doesn't mean they have to compromise their principles. It's just a show of common courtesy: "You invited me here, I appreciate it, I know these areas are of concern / interest to you, and I'd like to address them."

I agree with what many are saying, that Romney may have literally "spoken to" attendees at an NAACP meeting, but he was really "talking to" the cameras, his donors, and the "base" of the Republican party. He was demonstrating his ability to stay on subject, and the NAACP were simply a means to an end.

I've spoken on a number of occasions at local Kiwanis, Rotary, and Lions Clubs. I always make a point of using the second option I described above. I choose a subject I believe would be interesting and informative and always do whatever I can to "personalize" it for my audience.

[LonePirate]

37. He truly does not know how to tailor a speech to an audience

If he were a decent human being, his words would have been an apology for the rampant racism in his party. Of course since he's a Republican, he's not a decent human being.