Stephen King Had Something To Say About Romney And It Ended Up On This Graphic

[Playinghardball]

You’re gonna want to see this


Found on American Bridge 21st Century’s Facebook page. Read the full text at The Daily Beast

[Skinner]

1. "You couldn't have made it in America without America."

Great quote.

[spirald]

2. Patriotism isn't free...eom

[gratuitous]

3. I've heard freedom isn't free

And for those who won the bonanza, it's up to them to pay more to support the system so that others can share in its benefits, too.

[Auggie]

17. Substitute freedom for Free Enterprise ...

that's what it really is.

[whathehell]

39. No one gets a "home" for free

No one gets a country for "free", either.

[whathehell]

40. Citizenship isn't either....Go on

with your bad, patriotic self, Mr. King.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

4. Awesome! n/t

[LibDemAlways]

5. Mitt couldn't have made it in America without his rich

daddy footing the bills. Guys like Mitt and the last R WH resident would have been selling used cars had they not been born into money and privilege.

[jonthebru]

7. Cue the Richie Rich image.

[David in Canada]

45. Ummm....

Don't used car dealers need some charm, however glib and the ability to close a deal? Mittens has neither!

He's effectively the only real Repuglicant left standing and he STILL can't crack 60%! If he needed commissions from car sales to eat, he'd better hope he had food stamps or he'd starve!

[SunSeeker]

6. K&R

[RZM]

8. One thing about King is that he's a consistent liberal

Always has been. I read a lot of his books as a kid, many of which were written during the Reagan years. Most are peppered with anti-Republican and anti-Reagan dialogue and imagery. I also like the he's up-front and honest about it. He admits that he's a liberal and that his books have liberal messages. It's nice to see people openly admitting that their views inform their work, rather than trying to spin it or act like it's all a coincidence to avoid alienating people.

A funny review of 'The Mist' on Rotten Tomatoes says:

'If you're in a Stephen King novel and you have a choice between running towards the hell hounds or the Christian conservatives, opt for the hell hounds.'

[JNelson6563]

9. I'm a bigger Stephen King fan than I realized!

[magical thyme]

10. his best writing evah! nt

[SomeGuyInEagan]

11. Civics classes? Sorry, no budget for them.

Move along, nothing to see here.

[Moostache]

12. King has been my favorite popular author for over 30 years...

His book versions of "The Stand", "The Dead Zone", "Christine", "Pet Cemetery" and "The Dark Tower" remain some of my favorite reads. Its not classic "literature" but good old-fashioned story telling and pacing that set apart King's work for me. He has a way of developing characters that is unique and captivating because many of his characters are non-human (cars, houses, super-flu, demon-like creatures, etc.)

One of his more recent works was "Under the Dome" and it is CLEARLY a representation of what happens when people embrace fear and "security" over common sense and rational thought. It is quite damning of the entire conservative mindset and is a good read even at more than 1,000 pages and with a cast of over 100 characters!

The fact that he is also a rational progressive using his fame to advance an important social truth only deepens my appreciation for him. I am very glad that his accident in the late 90's did not claim his life and I hope for a few more yarns from this master of the craft before his time is done!

[hifiguy]

22. Under The Dome was in part a very dark sendup

of the Cheney Regency:

". . . when I started I said, "I want to use the Bush-Cheney dynamic for the people who are the leaders of this town." As a result, you have Big Jim Rennie, the villain of the piece. I got to like the other guy, Andy Sanders. He wasn't actively evil, he was just incompetent—which is how I always felt about George W. Bush. I enjoyed taking the Bush-Cheney dynamic and shrinking it to the small-town level. The last administration interested me because of the aura of fundamentalist religion that surrounded it and the rather amazing incompetency of those two top guys. I thought there is something blackly humorous in it."

King quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Dome#Political_undertones

[Solomon]

28. I enjoyed that book immensely. Couldn't

put it down. But then I got to the end and was dissatisfied with the way it ended.

He just sold another book though. I think I'll read the one about the Kennedy assasination and see if it parallels with the atmosphere around Obama.

[roscoeroscoe]

36. very interesting book

gripping as his best books are. boy does his time traveller pay the price.

i know he did a lot of research, but i feel like there's too many unanswered questions. like so many, he doesn't account for the audio evidence in his comments about the assasination.

[RebelOne]

24. I have been a fan of his ever since "Salem's Lot." n/t

[BlancheSplanchnik]

13. Tea Partiers...biggest morons ever

I'd say more but I have to run off to an assignment.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

14. Bookmarked and Recommended! I've always loved Stephen King...

...and now I have even more reason to love him!!!

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

15. King in his early years, when he just started working and writing,

struggled to just exist, he and his wife were dirt poor.
He knows the subject well because he lived it.

[tabatha]

16. He should do a series of independent TV ads.

[freshwest]

27. Excellent idea. I hope he does. I wonder who would be best to approach him?

[qb]

18. My favorite author has also become my favorite political commentator.

Well, he's at least tied with Carl Hiaasen in both categories

[Son of Gob]

19. K&R

[colsohlibgal]

20. Thank You And Dead On Stephen King!

I just don't get wealthy people who don't think like this. If you make 10 million why do you need 9.95 million of it or whatever? All of it while multitudes choose between cat food and medicine. A real lack of empathy and altruism, very sociopathic....not unlike serial killers who kill because they see other people the same as they see an ant about to be squashed. Wealthy people who are fighting tooth and nail to keep as close to every red cent they can are killing people too, just indirectly and anonymously while they run they bask in their gated mansions. It's all sick and perverted.

Despite the Message of the movie "Wall Street" greed is not good, it way more like evil.

So you go Stephen. Unfortunately right now there are more super wealthy ultra wealthy people who are greedy/cold than well off decent people like you, Warren Buffett, and others.

[David in Canada]

46. It's the System...

The reason why it seems that many of the 1% are sociopaths is simply because they are. The reason for this is that society, especially American, British and other Anglocentric cultures embraces sociopathic behaviour and lauds it as good and even noble!

I live in Canada now but grew up in the United States. Even in second grade, when I pointed out that another kid was being harassed, the teacher said, "just worry about yourself. If they have a problem, they can handle it themselves." Looking out for others is almost a cultural taboo in the United States.

[Quantess]

21. Time for a kick!

[Gregorian]

23. Now all we need is a media that broadcasts these truths.

It's a state of our nation where the brightest minds (liberals), are allowed cups and a string for communication, and the monster corporate idiocy (conservative) is broadcast at high power levels over every square inch of the land.

It's worse than just "not fair". It's destroying America.

[WillyT]

25. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[DiverDave]

41. I've had a few nightmares about

that fucking pennywise...brrr, I get goosebumps thinking about THAT character.

[freshwest]

26. So well said!

[Wait Wut]

29. Smart is sexy.

And Mr. King is damned hot.

[RBInMaine]

30. Damn proud of him up here in Maine. He has TONS for the community and this state.

Check out The Stephen And Tabitha King Foundation. They do TONS for the community and state.

[MzShellG]

31. Romney reminds me of Randall Flagg

The antagonist from his book, The Stand. Cold, heartless, manipulative. Something about him strikes me as dark, mysterious and shady.

[David in Canada]

47. Scott Walker...

For me, the closest American politician to Randall Flagg is Scott Walker.

Rick Scott, the Governor of Florida, reminds of Greg Stillson.

[abelenkpe]

32. K & R nt

[TahitiNut]

33. "America! Love it or leave it!"

Mitt should follow his money and GET THE FUCK OUT!!



The self-indulged son-of-a-bitch won the sperm lottery and was born in a country that made his father rich, and then made the Mitt-Wit even richer ... and the motherfucker thinks WE OWE HIM SOMETHING??? Well, he can kiss my rosy, red asshole and leave. Let some hard-working Mexican families take his place. We'd be far better off.

[stanwyck]

34. Going to see his play here in Atlanta next week

glad to pay for the tickets - gratified by his statements.

[4bucksagallon]

35. As a Mainiac,

I approve this message. Wish he would consider running for office, but probably wouldn't like the pay cut.

[GCP]

42. Actually, he'd probably do it for a dollar a year

If he decided to go for it, however I think he probably enjoys writing so much more and wouldn't want to give up the time.

[Flatpicker]

37. Good stuff

It seems to be common practice though that once you have an established caste system, you remove the ability to leave your station by making it very expensive, if not impossible for others to become educated.

What's going on here isn't something that is new in the world, but I had expected better from America.

[JesterCS]

38. reminds me of something my dad always used to say

'The more you make, the more they take'. Seems like that era is gone. If you make enough money

[sinkingfeeling]

43. Right on!

[uponit7771]

44. I'm a Stephen King Fan now

[Juneboarder]

48. I didn't see anyone post the link, so here it is:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/30/stephen-king-tax-me-for-f-s-sake.html

I have been reading Stephen King since I was around 12 years old. Loved him then while reading the stand and still love him now while reading Under The Dome.

[jopacaco]

49. Stephen King is great!

Stephen King owns some radio stations in Bangor Maine and one of them is liberal talk (103.1 The Pulse, www.zoneradio.com). He has some national broadcasters - Ed Schultz, Randi Rhodes, Thom Hartman, Stephanie Miller, etc) and he also has a local program on in the mornings. That show features Pat LaMarche who ran for vice president on the Green Party ticket a few years ago. It is refreshing. Always political and always polite and civil. They try to bring on Republicans to talk about their positions but few actually have the courage of their convictions. I applaud Stephen King for his approach to community service and taxes. He is most definitely, one of the good guys.