Mitt: "A trillion seconds ago, Neanderthals were on the earth."

[dchill]

So, Mitt, a freaking DAY is a trillion seconds long?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. What are you talking about? (nt)

[JHB]

19. Romney was attempting to indicate the scale of "trillion" as an excuse for knuckling under as usual

...and voting against the "Build Back Better" bill. Naturally he failed to mention that the military budget over the same span of time is twice the BBB bill.

[Haggard Celine]

2. Gee, wonder why he wasn't saying that

when the wealthy got tax breaks for trillions?

[rurallib]

3. and Republicans have evolved little since then.

[Srkdqltr]

4. Ok. So with no context the quote is useless.

[dchill]

5. Mitt is gifting us with "some perspective" on the price of Build Back Better.

I just saw blip on MSNBC.

[Srkdqltr]

6. Still doesn't.

[dchill]

8. I think he's trying to relate the size of "trillion."

[Srkdqltr]

14. Yes but the title doesn't say any of that. Nor does anything else. No context.

[dchill]

15. Expecting a full explanation on Chris Hayes...

...any minute.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. I Get It!

A trillion seconds is about 31,700 years, but you seem to be saying they are among us now.

[dchill]

9. I mean to offend no actual Neanderthals.

[MOMFUDSKI]

10. In Mitt's case

they still are.

[krispos42]

11. 31,710 years.

Meh

[dchill]

12. Mitt wants to be the first trillionaire.

He's quite sure Build Back Better would impede that.

My take.

[panader0]

13. Did you subtract for Leap Year?

Just kidding.....

[keithbvadu2]

16. Then they invented fire and now carry Tiki torches.

Then they invented fire and now carry Tiki torches.

[dchill]

17. Somebody else discovered it, they stole it.

[Walleye]

18. Yeah mitt, explain it to your supporters who are too stupid to know what 1 trillion is

[JHB]

20. ...and fail to mention we already plan to spend twice that on the military budget.

[Walleye]

21. I know, right?

[Silent3]

22. Isn't a trillion seconds ago, around 32,000 years ago...

...more years ago than a lot of Republican voters even think there have been years?

And aren't Neanderthals just fake evil-lution stuff? Or maybe some sort of Biblical race from 3000 years ago?