Inarticulate, bumbling, stammering, inelegant phrasing.. All words applied to Romney, BUT

[SoCalDem]

NONE of those words describe him when he speaks "off the cuff", to his true peers, in a "quiet room".

He is a veritable wordsmith in those settings, as he spits out the words with ample venom for "punch" when he describes how the serfs actually expect FOOD..

His clarity in the Boca Raton Adventure was stunning to hear, and proves that everything he has said in public is a total fabrication.. a script..words written by others, for him to memorize and regurgitate.

As a big-time CEO, he is used to total control, so the whole campaign "thing" is foreign to him to start with. He is not the type of guy who has EVER had to curry favor..especially from underlings or people he is contemptuous of.

Kerry's campaign was mocked because of the overly flowery, formal way that Kerry spoke, but that was NORMAL for him after decades in the senate, where verbal stink-bombs are a recent phenomenon. He was used to speaking formally, and used to a certain amount of decorum and deference to others.

After watching candidates since the 50's, the one thing I notice is that the candidates who have a natural affinity for friendliness , are usually the ones who win. (Nixon & GHWB are the only exceptions). The stuffed-shirt, stilted, puffed up ones, usually do not have staying power, because what they say is not believable.

A trained actor can overcome personal deficiencies (Reagan), but actors are by nature, people who can connect with others.

Romney has money but he craves the ultimate power..Money may not be enough.. We shall see..

[Angry Dragon]

1. Satan Romney wants your soul

after he has all your money

[joshcryer]

2. By the third debate he'll revert to that mode.

And sadly the media will actually give him points for articulating the evil he believes in.

[yankeepants]

3. When I first saw the tape

I thought I was watching a much younger Mitt. His voice and speech rhythms were smooth and genuine sounding. He laughed and jeered and spoke the unspeakable very casually. Then I realized I was watching this present-day predator in his natural environment whereas in public he can be likened to that animal in a cage on display--agitated, unsure, and uncomfortable.

I was shocked by the complete and utter other Mitt Romney I saw. Not the Public Automaton but the evil, sadistic manipulator among his like-minded supporters.

[Surya Gayatri]

6. Excellent personality assessment, yankeepants!

[Tennessee Gal]

7. That's because the real Mitt was unleashed to speak what he really thinks.

In public events he has to be careful not to let that real Mitt come out. He cannot say what he really thinks because it would be unacceptable to most voters.

We are very fortunate to have gotten a look at the real Mitt. We suspected it, but we got confirmation.

[tavalon]

10. Sociopaths sometimes let down their guard when they think they are among brethren

He thought he was among like souls. He likely was, except for his little enemy, hidden camera man.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Insightful OP.

[quaker bill]

8. The polls say only 23% connect with him

and I expect most of that is because he is the republican candidate and not an actual sentiment. In short, they want to believe it because he is the only nominee they have. Truth be told the number of real people connecting with him in a truly out of context and unbiased way is less than 10%. Only a couple of the t-party types in my neighborhood have his signs out, and one is the local republican party organizer.

[DeeDeeNY]

9. Your assessment is dead on

And just confirms what we already kind of knew. When Mittens speaks out politically, he just does not appear genuine. But on this tape he speaks with conviction.

[porphyrian]

11. Yep, noticed that. n/t