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B Calm

(28,762 posts)
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 09:13 AM Dec 2011

Do you have anything in common with Romney?

I work for a living and to be completely honest. I don't have anything in common with Mitt Romney! Ninety nine percent of the voting populace can only wish for things that Romney takes for granted.

Gee wouldn't it be great if someone came up to you and said hey . . . . I haven't seen you in years, what are you doing now for a living?

And your reply:

Oh, I just sit around and manage my family fortune and (to build my ego up even more) every four years I run for president . . .

This man made his fortune by downsizing and closing US factories, firing workers, and off shoring American jobs. Seriously how could anybody who works for a living vote for this clown?

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Do you have anything in common with Romney? (Original Post) B Calm Dec 2011 OP
No Magoo48 Dec 2011 #1
Proud to be unionworks Dec 2011 #2
Yes, I also color my hair. JNelson6563 Dec 2011 #3
I don't , but they do ,Misanthropy is a virtue orpupilofnature57 Dec 2011 #4
I have a "R" in my last name? notadmblnd Dec 2011 #5
A Y chromosome baldguy Dec 2011 #6
I can only think of two: TexasTowelie Dec 2011 #7
I have magic underwear. rucky Dec 2011 #8
I thought my husband had magic underwear. gkhouston Dec 2011 #29
Yes I do etherealtruth Dec 2011 #9
I can have a nice haircut. But I have to spend $1500 to fly to the Philippenes to get it. Loudmxr Dec 2011 #10
nothing in common with any of the bozos on that bus spanone Dec 2011 #11
I've been to MA. I would have said "worked", but he never did that. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #12
my brother-in-law is LDS. OKNancy Dec 2011 #13
i am caucasian. that is about the extent of our common traits. ejpoeta Dec 2011 #14
We both live in the USA... 99Forever Dec 2011 #15
I had dealings with him one time. He's as big an asshole as he appears to be. CanonRay Dec 2011 #16
You've got my curiousity going and I'm sure I'm not alone on that... whathehell Dec 2011 #18
It was when he was head of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee CanonRay Dec 2011 #22
What was your sense?...Arrogant?..Elitist?..Just curious...Thanks for the info! whathehell Dec 2011 #36
"Arrogant" would be my exact choice of wording CanonRay Dec 2011 #37
Ewwww......Somehow, that makes even Newt seem "better"..I hate those elitist pricks. n/t whathehell Dec 2011 #42
Could you have had one those jobs he sent overseas? B Calm Dec 2011 #21
We are both carbon-based life forms? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2011 #17
Of course!!! pipi_k Dec 2011 #19
I take my dog on vacation proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #20
I changed my mind mainstreetonce Dec 2011 #23
We both admire his father. Aristus Dec 2011 #24
And I believe the father is the problem PatSeg Dec 2011 #28
Help us. George W. Bush syndrome all over again CanonRay Dec 2011 #38
Me too and its creepy PatSeg Dec 2011 #41
I lived near him in MA and worked with some of his former Bain employees. Gormy Cuss Dec 2011 #25
I took a romney this morning, does that count? tjwash Dec 2011 #26
I'm white, male, have good hair and am more priveledged than I could possibly deserve. leeroysphitz Dec 2011 #27
I am unemployed, just like Mitt. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #30
Ignorance of what he stands for B Calm Dec 2011 #40
Genetic code, we're both human nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #31
I prefer mittens over gloves. City Lights Dec 2011 #32
We were both born in Detroit, Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #33
We both think Newt, Michele, Rick^2, hermie, Ron & Sarah shouldn't be President. Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #34
His dad and my dad are both from Michigan. sufrommich Dec 2011 #35
The one-eyed snake demon and his two-companions is all I can think of. bemildred Dec 2011 #39
 

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)
4. I don't , but they do ,Misanthropy is a virtue
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 09:23 AM
Dec 2011

to overmortgaged , greedy sycophants ,that aspire to be Caligula ,though they think they love Jesus.

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)
29. I thought my husband had magic underwear.
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 01:35 PM
Dec 2011

And then I realized that the underwear was just a clever facade.

Loudmxr

(1,405 posts)
10. I can have a nice haircut. But I have to spend $1500 to fly to the Philippenes to get it.
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 09:37 AM
Dec 2011

Sally of Tacloban City. Does your nails cuts your hair and has a voice like Marlene Dietrich only with an Asian flair.

It's worth the trip only to hear her voice once again. I taught her "Falling in Love Again"

Falling in love again
Never wanted to
What am I to do?
Can't help it

Oh yes.. and the good haircut!!!!

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
12. I've been to MA. I would have said "worked", but he never did that.
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 09:49 AM
Dec 2011

I suppose he's got a unit, but I bet mine's bigger. I can't use balls as an example because he doesn't have any.

I've got an ass and he IS an ass - does that count?

CanonRay

(16,171 posts)
16. I had dealings with him one time. He's as big an asshole as he appears to be.
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 10:12 AM
Dec 2011

We are both male, that's the extent of our commonality.

whathehell

(30,469 posts)
18. You've got my curiousity going and I'm sure I'm not alone on that...
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 10:23 AM
Dec 2011

What were your dealings?

CanonRay

(16,171 posts)
22. It was when he was head of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 12:48 PM
Dec 2011

and I was in Federal law enforcement shortly before I retired. Had some meetings with him (not one on one, but I got a sense of the guy).

CanonRay

(16,171 posts)
37. "Arrogant" would be my exact choice of wording
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 03:24 PM
Dec 2011

I got the feeling he was seeing me as another species. I felt very talked down to, like he was annoyed at having to speak to such a low life. I was not impressed.

whathehell

(30,469 posts)
42. Ewwww......Somehow, that makes even Newt seem "better"..I hate those elitist pricks. n/t
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 05:18 PM
Dec 2011

The Velveteen Ocelot

(130,537 posts)
17. We are both carbon-based life forms?
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 10:14 AM
Dec 2011

That's assuming Mittens isn't one of those animatronic thingies from Disney World..

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
19. Of course!!!
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 10:54 AM
Dec 2011

We both have eyes on the front of our heads and don't live in a stable.

Besides that, probably not.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
28. And I believe the father is the problem
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 01:32 PM
Dec 2011

He is living in the shadow of a big man and I think that's why he's running for president. George Romney never made it to the White House, so Mitt desperately and pathetically tries to accomplish something his father couldn't.

We saw the repercussions of that kind of father-son relationship with GW. Poppy didn't take out Hussein, so GW had to prove himself by doing it, no matter how many lives were ruined.

Men who have to be bigger than their fathers can really be dangerous in politics.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
41. Me too and its creepy
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 03:54 PM
Dec 2011

I can picture a young Mitt trying desperately to please his father and always falling short. He looks desperate enough to do anything to reach his goal, but once he reaches it (hopefully never), he'll have no where else to go. Scary thought.

I wonder if Mitt had an overbearing, domineering mother like GW did.

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)
25. I lived near him in MA and worked with some of his former Bain employees.
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 01:10 PM
Dec 2011

Granted, it was about 10 miles away in a not wealthy ZIP and the former Bain employees had been low level support, not moneygrubbers.



 

leeroysphitz

(10,462 posts)
27. I'm white, male, have good hair and am more priveledged than I could possibly deserve.
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 01:26 PM
Dec 2011

GoCubsGo

(34,914 posts)
30. I am unemployed, just like Mitt.
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 01:39 PM
Dec 2011

Except that I don't have $200 million to tide me over until the next job. I don't know how anyone who cares about this country at even a minimal level, working or not, can vote for that clown. It's amazing how many ignorant, uninformed people there are in this country. I dare say racism has a hand in it, too.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
40. Ignorance of what he stands for
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 03:31 PM
Dec 2011

and what he has done probably are the two biggest factors.

But, anybody who works for a paycheck and votes for any republican, do so only to entertain the wealthy.

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
34. We both think Newt, Michele, Rick^2, hermie, Ron & Sarah shouldn't be President.
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 02:03 PM
Dec 2011

Of course, he has one "shouldn't be" on his list who is not on mine. Obama.

I have one "shouldn't be" on my list who is not on his. Him.

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