Mitt Romney has a "pissy" problem- and it's serious.

[cali]

this is a candidate who seemingly cannot, absolutely just cannot, hide how pissed off he is about things not going his way. It's pretty astonishing actually, that this guy has such a thin skin. and that he can't hide it. He's coming off as who he may well be: petulant, entitled, whiny, petty and pissy. Not exactly likable characteristics or ones which indicate leadership.

[Solomon]

1. Don't forget bully who loves humiliating people.

Not so much fun when you're the one being humiliated.

[coalition_unwilling]

22. But that's really the only language psychopaths understand:

dominance and submission. (I think it was DUer Jackpine Radical who first turned me on to this idea.)

Romney needs to be absolutely humiliated at every turn.

[get the red out]

28. Sounds like "The Dog Whisperer"

I guess now we can understand what was done to poor Seamus, he was low fur-ball at the Romney dog park.

[Jackpine Radical]

30. You asked a question on that earlier thread--

"What's going through his mind?" I didn't answer then becauseI really couldn't pretend to know, but your own comments and those of others downthread provided me with some fresh thoughts.

I think he is not experiencing cognitive dissonance because facts have no particular relevance to him & he doesn't care about conflicts that arise between contradictory beliefs. For one thing, that would require that he actually have beliefs (other than a belief in his own semidivinity).

I believe that he is simply filled with rage that people are not showing him proper deference. That is something outside his experience, against the natural order of life as he has known it.

What do you do when someone grossly affronts you? You demand an apology. It makes no difference if the affront is embedded in facts. Nobody has the right to stand in your way, nobody has the right to challenge you.

[Lucy Goosey]

32. "he is simply filled with rage that people are not showing him proper deference"

I believe you've hit the nail on the head - he really believes that he is superior to the "common people" and he really can't quite believe that he has to answer to non-millionaires. He thinks that his money alone is proof that he is a better person than us, and he doesn't understand why we don't agree with him about that.

[cali]

34. +1

well said.

[coalition_unwilling]

36. He reminds me of Virginia Woolf's quip about the City of

Oakland: "There's no there there."

I don't run in his circles (the 1%) and have never known anyone who does, so I'm merely speculating about the 'rage' I sense beneath the surface.

[KurtNYC]

40. I think his phrase "Listen to my words" fits with that

The attitude is 'if I say there are no lobbyists in my campaign then you little peasants better write "there are no lobbyists in Mitt's campaign" period.'

I'm not sure Mitt has ever had to submit to any higher authority after the age of about 17. He didn't do sports. He wasn't very good with school work. Didn't work for other people. But he is the king of his own castle, master of his domain.

[LuckyLib]

42. Exactly. This is a man who NEVER hears the word "No." It's completely

outside of his experience. Having that much money, and that much boss power has left him astonished that the world might not be spinning his way.

[XemaSab]

2. I'm astonished by the buck-passing

It's a corollary to the "Private gains, public risks" saying:

If Bain does something good, he gets the credit, but if they do something bad then he had nothing to do with it.

Where is the responsibility?

[Solomon]

8. its the same as their economic system. when they fail

we pay the debts. When they win, they get the profits.

[progressivebydesign]

19. Key: Obama does good: Bush gets credit. Something bad happens: Obama's fault.

Pretty easy stuff.. just reverse it for Romney.

[bluesbassman]

35. Do they ever think anything they do is "bad"?

For their strain of "private equity", profit is the only consideration. With all the reports out there involving Bain, I've yet to see a story showing how Bain "did the right thing" by the employees or community, even if it meant them losing money (or not even making as large a profit). One would think that given all the bad press they've been experiencing they would showcase any remotely compassionate scenarios.

[mcar]

3. Like Jeb! here in FL

I was always struck by how pissy he would get during the rare press conferences he would condescend to do, although he at least made an attempt at hiding it better than Mittens. Jeb always seemed so annoyed that these little people had the nerve to be questioning him.

I'm seeing the same dynamic now but for Romney, there's no hiding it. GW Bush used his fake good ol' boy accent and fooled the media that way. Jeb, at least during the several hurricanes that hit FL during his tenure, was able to show intelligence and a grasp of the situation (and he speaks fluent Spanish). Otherwise, I barely recall him speaking to the media because he couldn't contain his annoyance.

I truly believe that Mitt thinks he's above all this - he shouldn't have to release his tax returns because he says so, that's why.

[tblue37]

12. Chris Christie is the blue collar version of

Mitt's pissiness. Christie goes full out cussin' (and sometimes even physically threatening by charging!) at someone who has dared to question him.

It does seem to be a Republican thing, doesn't it?

[reformist2]

16. charging?! like a rhinoceros? LOL

[flamingdem]

4. Leave Mittney alone!

(not!)

[Enrique]

5. he's even pissed of when you give him cookies

[dmr]

6. Where's that Michigan State Trooper uniform when he needs it?

[Wounded Bear]

7. Gotta be some Youtube vids out there...

showing this at the primaries, right.

Didn't he about blow up a couple of times?

[cali]

9. yes, there are quite a few but

he's worse now and I don't think we'll be needing the repeats.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. He invaded Rick Perry's personal space during the debates

during a contentious moment when he grabbed Perry's arm. I'm surprised more wasn't made of that 'no no'. Romney might eventually throw a fit in public if he gets a question he doesn't like.

[coalition_unwilling]

23. I sense this deep-seated rage hovering right beneath the surface that

will take only a spark to ignite. And then we'll see a full-blown nuclear meltdown right on television.

I'm actually hoping Romney remains Repig nominee into November to hurt Repig results down-ballot.

[Bluerthanblue]

11. he's an arrogant controlling

asshole. And he has been for some time.

Sadly i think that some of his supporters feed their own anger monster by following him.


http://www.popmodal.com/video/8909/Mitt-Romney-Angry-At-Town-Hall-in-New-Hampshire

[cali]

13. sure, but one of the most basic concepts in campaigning is having

self-control. It seems he's lacking that vital piece.

[Bluerthanblue]

18. I agree Cali

people who are looking at this with a clear head should be put off by a lot of his flaws- especially his inability to keep a cool head and patiently and politely make his case.

Not sure that the "anybody but Obama" gang are going to let this sway them.

Romney is not presidential material- he doesn't have leadership qualities. Being CEO is different than being a leader. You are in effect a dictator when you are a CEO, not someone who looks out for the good of all the workers. imo

[Lizzie Poppet]

21. And it's an even more important trait in a president.

Romney is so spectacularly wrong for that job that the mind boggles.

[99Forever]

14. I'm certainly not..

... astonished or even mildly surprised. Most 1%er jerks operate like this. Arrogant bullying and living as if the rules don't apply to them, is standard operating procedure for filthy rich sociopaths, ESPECIALLY those that are born into it.

[cali]

15. but most politicians know how to hide or obscure it better than he does.

that's what's surprising. hell, shrub did a far better job than mitt's doing at being somewhat ingratiating.

[99Forever]

20. I think he lacks a frame of reference...

.. to even understand how badly it's destroying his public image. Intimidation has always worked before, for him. He can't wrap his brain around the simple concept that no, punk fratboy, you aren't entitled to color outside the lines and get away with.

[annabanana]

25. You may have it there. He has NO experience in the real world

that most of us inhabit.

[Jackpine Radical]

27. I think this subthread is exactly on target.

It's all part of that sense of entitlement. Nobody around him dares to make him angry. He's used to people cowering & tugging their forelocks whenever he shows the slightest sign of displeasure. He has never needed to control his anger because everyone around him is deathly afraid of him. He likes to fire people, you know. (God, I fantasize a Romney/Trump ticket!)

What's worse than a psychopath? A psychopath with a hand grenade. Or, should he be elected, a psychopath with the Football.

[turtlerescue1]

17. "..True Colors come shing through".

The spoiled brat...gotta love it, not in the Oval Office of course.

Wonder how Mitter's party feels about their candidate NOW? Wasn't a lot of joy before.

Still can't doubt what Money will buy to make this "incident" at Bain go away. Is there a janitor somewhere that will take the fall the SuperPACs come up with. Those hanging chads in Florida will haunt my fears forever.

You don't suppose Mitters is a megalomaniac?

[GeorgeGist]

24. Some people saw if a long time ago ...

[annabanana]

26. O.M.F.G!! Where the hell did THAT pic come from?

Uber creepy.

Weird weird willard

[cali]

29. whoa. speechless.

[Arugula Latte]

31. I'm sure he's always gotten his way and expects it to always be that way.

If he stomps his widdle foot, people oughta jump to do what he says!

[smb]

33. Mitt Has A Worse "Pissy" Problem Than My Cat

Well, at least Mitt doesn't do it on my bed....

[TlalocW]

37. For the first time, he's being asked to accept responsibility and explain himself

And worse of all, the people demanding answers are, "the peasants."

TlalocW

[Hubert Flottz]

38. Mitt the Twit is so full of shit that his cooling system has...

shut down. You can't make a cool dude out of an elderly brat. Mitt never did have to grow up.

[caseymoz]

39. Yes, especially when he's being defined

. . . as the representative of the 1%. The way he's conducting his campaign might just bring on class warfare.

[Third Doctor]

41. We saw in the repub primary

that Romney did not have a problem with negative campaigning. He told Ginrich if he could not stand the heat get out of the kitchen. You flip the situation and Romney thinks he is being treated unfairly.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

43. I can't wait for the first debate.

Mitt is going to come out after practising against the FOX "News" version of Obama and he's going to be told he has to channel the anger of the racists in his party without mentioning race. Then the real Obama is going to show up.

How many times do you suppose he will interrupt?

He may show his "Because I'm the BOSS" side then to America.

[tanyev]

44. He's got a glass jaw.

[bayareaboy]

45. You Democratic folks seem very nice ...

Not one of you has suggested his religion being a factor. I will be the first, I guess

[RBInMaine]

46. He's a spoiled rich BRAT, always has been, always will be.

[eridani]

47. We're lucky that the Repubs don't have any more failed businessmen as candidates

Bush could do the aw shucks number becasue he always felt inadequate compared to his father. He was in the club, but not a winner--therefore an ideal tool for his 1% handlers.

[DevonRex]

48. The campaign should do a montage commercial

of Mitt being pissy to ordinary people asking sincere questions at his events. He's done it so often and it's disgusting.

"You want free stuff? Vote for the other guy." to a young woman who asked about contraception being included in insurance plans.

"You didn't make these cookies. Theycame from 7-11.". To a baker who provided free cookies for his event.

"I'll repeal Obamacare". To the NAACP to boos, as he smiles that delighted evil smile at them like a schoolyard bully.

There have been many more.