The Romney Smirk

[UCmeNdc]

The smirk before, during and after discussing an attack in which American diplomats were killed, a rancid little twitch of a smirk that flickered in and out as he talked about murders, or rather not about murders, but how they would affect him, personally, and his own ambitions. The smirk seemed to make the inner thoughts of the man quite clear: Today was going to be a good day for Mitt Romney.

http://www.dailykos.com/

[Tx4obama]

1. Many photos of Mitt's face at the press conference on the link below

Photos here: http://www.politicususa.com/hell-mitt-romney-smiling-about.html

[longship]

2. Here's the best of the pics.

He's done.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021331827#post4

Posted earlier by a DUer.

[TroyD]

3. Sociopath?

[polichick]

7. Yes - his behavior toward that boy with long hair way back when...

...showed exactly who he is.

Unfortunately, America rewards sociopaths.

[TroyD]

4. From the UK Guardian:

The Republican nominee's smirk after remarks on Libya was trivial – yet spoke volumes about his fitness for the presidency

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/12/mitt-romney-attack-obama-libya

[davidpdx]

5. I won't look at this picture because it will just make me want to smack him

[coalition_unwilling]

6. Here is the most damning paragraph of this excellent piece:

One does not smirk when discussing a horrific act. No matter how much you feel the act may benefit you personally, presuming you are the sort of monster that thinks such things, one does not smirk when discussing acts of murder and violence. Even if you have the emotional capacity of a gnat, even if your own ambitions are so great that you cannot help it, one does not smirk. Not, at the very least, when the event is fresh, and the repercussions of the act still unknown, and the possibility of further violence still unclear. Even if you are indeed an outright monster, there ought to be no inner glee visible on your face as you stand before the nation to discuss how a set of still-fresh murders proves your own worth. That was the part where Mr. Romney turned from being a deplorable politician to being a repulsive human being. It is not worth condemning him, or demanding apologies from him, or even making fun of him; that one damn smirk told too long a story. Here is someone whose ambition outshines their empathy. Here is a person who, in times of stress, is first to probe whether it is exploitable to his advantage. Here is a person who focuses on such things to such a degree that he cannot even fully pretend to hide it.

This piece should be required reading for all Americans of voting age.