The Real Mitt Romney

Adak · 09-18-2012, 06:53 PM

Since I live in San Diego, this is something that caught my ear.

In 2007 we had a SECOND round of bad wildfires sweep through the (mostly) eastern part of the county. Hundreds of homes were lost, as the fire was pushed by strong, hot winds off the desert (what we call "Santa Anna" winds), which blew at up to 60 mph. Several people were killed, and many pets and farm animals lost, as well.

The fire followed the winds, the fuel, and the canyons. Eventually, we had fires in the North, East, and West, and another large one in the Southern part of the county. Major highways like I-15 were seared by the flying, burning, embers. Some had to be closed.

Romney has a home in San Diego county, and he knew someone had been caught up in the fire area. Romney's son, called him up and asked what they could do to help.

Fortunately, the man's home had lost it's fence and a large tree, but escaped most other damage. There was a large stump still left in the yard from the burnt tree, however.

Next day, the Romney "group", including Mitt, were out digging a huge hole in the guy's yard, so the stump could be removed. Mitt, working a shovel, down in the hole. No press, no camera's, no blog about it, that I'm aware of.

That's Mitt, and the values he's passed onto his family.

The Real Obama? His half-brother lives in dire poverty, in Kenya, and has received no help whatsoever.

Romney has done a lot of these personal gestures to help others, far from the spotlight.

Happy Monkey · 09-18-2012, 07:03 PM

No press, no camera's, no blog about it, that I'm aware of.

Ibby · 09-18-2012, 07:17 PM

the real Mitt Romney, at a private fundraiser for big donors:

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"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what…These are people who pay no income tax. [...]
[M]y job is not to worry about those people."

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Describing his family background, he quipped about his father, "Had he been born of Mexican parents, I'd have a better shot of winning this." Contending that he is a self-made millionaire who earned his own fortune, Romney insisted, "I have inherited nothing."

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"These are problems—these are very hard to solve, all right? And I look at the Palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, for political purposes, committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel, and these thorny issues, and I say, "There's just no way." And so what you do is you say, "You move things along the best way you can." You hope for some degree of stability, but you recognize that this is going to remain an unsolved problem. We live with that in China and Taiwan. All right, we have a potentially volatile situation but we sort of live with it, and we kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately, somehow, something will happen and resolve it."

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"If I were Iran, if I were Iran—a crazed fanatic, I'd say let's get a little fissile material to Hezbollah, have them carry it to Chicago or some other place, and then if anything goes wrong, or America starts acting up, we'll just say, "Guess what? Unless you stand down, why, we're going to let off a dirty bomb." I mean this is where we have—where America could be held up and blackmailed by Iran, by the mullahs, by crazy people. So we really don't have any option but to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon."

Romney didn't appear to understand that a dirty bomb—an explosive device that spreads radioactive substances—does not require fissile material from a nuclear weapons program. Such a bomb can be produced with, say, radioactive medical waste. If Iran's nuclear program poses a threat, it is not because this project will yield a dirty bomb.

footfootfoot · 09-18-2012, 08:51 PM

While Romney is certainly reprehensible, I'm much more worried about Ryan.

BigV · 09-18-2012, 09:09 PM

Why?

footfootfoot · 09-18-2012, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

Why?

Because he's worrisome. I'm going to bed now. I'll have a better answer shortly.

Sundae · 09-19-2012, 01:38 AM

Romney helps out rich neighbours.
Obama refuses to give handouts to foreigners.

Neither are new headlines, shurely.

Trilby · 09-19-2012, 06:10 AM

Ryan is a loose canon AND he has that devilish hair-do.

And he's got those ice-blue eyes. There's some furor in there somewhere...

I believe form says a lot about someone even though I'm not SUPPOSED to believe it.

Look at Palin: she looked like an idiot and lo and behold, she was an idiot.

I know it' shallow of me. But I just get these intuitions.

Carry on.

richlevy · 09-19-2012, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Trilby

And he's got those ice-blue eyes. There's some furor in there somewhere...

He certainly seems intense. And seems willing to put his faith forward while forgetting the half about compassion. He might just be the most dynamic Catholic politician since Adolph Hitler.

Adolph never read Ayn Rand, but if he had he would have joined her book club.

DanaC · 09-19-2012, 08:40 AM

I doubt that.

Spexxvet · 09-19-2012, 09:17 AM

So Mitt's the kind of guy who helps a friend in a little bit of need, but not a stranger in great need.

I hate assholes like that.

infinite monkey · 09-19-2012, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

So Mitt's the kind of guy who helps a friend in a little bit of need, but not a stranger in great need.

I hate assholes like that.

Hahahahahaa!

Seriously. Giving handouts to his neighbors. Enabling his neighbors to be lazy. He ought to be ashamed.

Adak · 09-19-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

So Mitt's the kind of guy who helps a friend in a little bit of need, but not a stranger in great need.

I hate assholes like that.

Yeah, I hate him also - he keeps giving millions to charity, and making me look bad.

Spexxvet · 10-10-2012, 08:09 AM

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"We had a lot of things in common," Romney said of Doherty, recalling the two had skied at some of the same places, and that when they met Doherty had discussed his care and concern for people he had met working in the Middle East. "You can imagine how I felt when I found out that he was one of the two former Navy SEALs killed in Benghazi on Sept. 11th."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...n-in-benghazi/
There were others killed in Benghazi, but since Mitt didn't know them, he didn't feel bad about their deaths.

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

So Mitt's the kind of guy who helps a friend in a little bit of need, but not a stranger in great need.

I hate assholes like that.

tw · 09-19-2012, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Adak

The Real Obama? His half-brother lives in dire poverty, in Kenya, and has received no help whatsoever.

And you know that why? Because Rush Limbaugh said it?

Sound like Romney should be running for Vicar of a Methodist Church. Not for president.

09-18-2012, 06:53 PM	#1
Adak Lecturer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 796	The Real Mitt Romney Since I live in San Diego, this is something that caught my ear. In 2007 we had a SECOND round of bad wildfires sweep through the (mostly) eastern part of the county. Hundreds of homes were lost, as the fire was pushed by strong, hot winds off the desert (what we call "Santa Anna" winds), which blew at up to 60 mph. Several people were killed, and many pets and farm animals lost, as well. The fire followed the winds, the fuel, and the canyons. Eventually, we had fires in the North, East, and West, and another large one in the Southern part of the county. Major highways like I-15 were seared by the flying, burning, embers. Some had to be closed. Romney has a home in San Diego county, and he knew someone had been caught up in the fire area. Romney's son, called him up and asked what they could do to help. Fortunately, the man's home had lost it's fence and a large tree, but escaped most other damage. There was a large stump still left in the yard from the burnt tree, however. Next day, the Romney "group", including Mitt, were out digging a huge hole in the guy's yard, so the stump could be removed. Mitt, working a shovel, down in the hole. No press, no camera's, no blog about it, that I'm aware of. That's Mitt, and the values he's passed onto his family. The Real Obama? His half-brother lives in dire poverty, in Kenya, and has received no help whatsoever. Romney has done a lot of these personal gestures to help others, far from the spotlight. Last edited by Adak; 09-18-2012 at 06:58 PM.

09-18-2012, 07:03 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	No press, no camera's, no blog about it, that I'm aware of. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-18-2012, 08:51 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	While Romney is certainly reprehensible, I'm much more worried about Ryan. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-18-2012, 09:09 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Why? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-19-2012, 01:38 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Romney helps out rich neighbours. Obama refuses to give handouts to foreigners. Neither are new headlines, shurely. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-19-2012, 06:10 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Ryan is a loose canon AND he has that devilish hair-do. And he's got those ice-blue eyes. There's some furor in there somewhere... I believe form says a lot about someone even though I'm not SUPPOSED to believe it. Look at Palin: she looked like an idiot and lo and behold, she was an idiot. I know it' shallow of me. But I just get these intuitions. Carry on. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-19-2012, 09:17 AM	#11
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	So Mitt's the kind of guy who helps a friend in a little bit of need, but not a stranger in great need. I hate assholes like that. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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