It sure is fun mocking the apparently hapless Mittens.

[cali]

However, it would be stupid to believe that this election is going to be a walk in the park for the President. There's a long time between now and November, politically speaking and Mitt's got more $$$$ than the President.

[seabeyond]

1. $$$$

that is what it is all about.

[sadbear]

2. I've been thinking this all weekend.

I didn't say anything because DU doesn't like it raining on its parade.

[ProSense]

3. It's not

"It sure is fun mocking the apparently hapless Mittens."

..."mocking." It's calling him out and exposing his lies. Keep hitting him all the way to November.

He can try to change the subject, but I think the Obama campaign is ready: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002955087

[cali]

10. really? you can't see the mocking going around here? I mean, c'mon. even you should

be able to catch that- and I must say, I've never seen you demonstrate even a smidgeon of a sense of humor. And I don't mean to insult you by saying that. I appreciate a lot of what you do.

[ProSense]

13. The "mocking"

"really? you can't see the mocking going around here? I mean, c'mon. even you should"

...is secondary to the issue at hand, which is exposing Romney. The Obama campaign is focused on that.

I mean, what's the point of elevating the jokes above the fact that Romney is in deep shit?

[backscatter712]

20. Romney deserves ridicule. I mock him openly!

Sure, I mock him, along with most of DU, and I make no apologies!

The only person who might have a need to avoid mockery is Obama himself. I'm not running for office, so I see no consequences for me calling him Rmoney, calling him a Cylon, saying he can't pass a Turing Test, comparing him to Gordon Gekko, etc...

Why shouldn't we mock him? I don't feel any need to be the slightest bit civil to this sociopath. We all know how cruel he is to those he has power over, we all know he'd be a disaster as President, and we all know he's a nasty, mean-spirited piece of shit.

Ridicule is a powerful weapon! Why shouldn't we use ridicule to help us win this election? Of course, we have to have a larger strategy, and not just ridicule exclusively, but to say we have to nice to our enemies is stupidity that has bitten us in the ass over and over and over.

I say show him no mercy, for we will receive none!

[Bluenorthwest]

4. Did money help Meg Whitman in CA? Nope. Months of her refusing to show her tax records

cost her the election, while her continued denial simply cost her lots of wasted expenditures. She outspent Brown 3 to one on ads. That is Governor Brown, the winner of that election. So politically speaking, where is a story that proves the theory that more money = more votes?
The Whitman campaign had many similarities to Mitt's, huge wealth, business ability touted, spending as replacement for ideas, the works. And Meg kept refusing her tax records, and she kept buying expensive commercial time, and she lost.

[Javaman]

6. I'm waiting for the next round of attack ads againt lost mittens

the will probably go something like "what's he hiding?"

I figure those will hit sometime in August or September.

[Jim__]

5. Making Romney look ridiculous now, definitely hurts his chances in November.

Romney is beginning to look ridiculous.

[KharmaTrain]

7. Money Can't Cover A Smelly Turd...

Actually President Obama has plenty stashed away over the past 3 years. It's the SuperPacs that will be pouring big coin and if Willard looks like a lost cause that money will be used for downticket races. The damage inflicted here sets the stage for more damage down the road. Rover can't fix what with all of Adelson's Chinese billions...

[nc4bo]

8. If it plays right, voters will have 2 clear choices; Vote for a candidate who clearly represents

the 1% and who *is* a card carrying member of the 1% and the candidate who, although not perfect, more closely represents the 99%.

I think after all is said and done, this will be what the voter will have to decide. Hopefully the disenfranchised racist/bigot/batshit crazy fundies will be so disgusted that they sit this one out.

The emperor stands naked before us all and it is not a pretty sight.

[Whisp]

9. that is if they have the papers they need to vote.

that is a BFD.

[nc4bo]

11. True that. nt

[coalition_unwilling]

14. But what this election is showing is, as in 1789, the utter moral

depravity of the 1%, its utter social non-utility and obsolescence.

[flamingdem]

12. Bain has been great to frame Rmoney as ethically questionable and WEAK

Now the ties need to be made to that kind of mentality and the obstructionism on jobs, and the threat of destroying ACA.

What we're up against is a dying animal and they will be dangerous at poll stations and will pull every trick in the book to cheat the vote.

[DavidDvorkin]

15. The mockery is keeping Romney off balance, and it's defining him in the eyes of the voters.

[reformist2]

16. George Will said you can't sell an Edsel, no matter how much money you have to advertize.

[flamingdem]

18. Ha ha he's so supportive of his fellow Repuke

Wonder what he's got against him, seems like lots!

[rox63]

17. Mockery is an effective tool in politics

It certainly doesn't guarantee anything. But it makes the opposition look weak and hapless. The GOP has used it against the Dems many times. It's about time they got a taste of their own medicine.

[NNN0LHI]

19. I don't consider politics fun cali

I consider politics my duty.

True story.

Don

[Fozzledick]

21. Yeah, I know there's too much at stake to ever be complacent

but it sure is fun watching Romney repeatedly tripping over his own feet!

[Hugabear]

22. This is the same country that "elected" Bush twice

So definitely, anything is still possible, and we can't take the election for granted.

[NNN0LHI]

23. A washed up B-movie actor who co-starred with a chimpanzee won twice too

And the chimpanzee was the smart one of the two.

Anything can happen.

Don