Mitt Romney: President Obama Out Of Touch Like Marie Antoinette

[onehandle]

MASON CITY, Iowa -- Mitt Romney on Thursday sought to portray President Barack Obama as out of touch with the struggles of everyday Americans -- a charge he himself has often faced -- by comparing the president to a former French queen who was overthrown during the French Revolution.

"When the president's characterization of our economy was, 'It could be worse,' it reminded me of Marie Antoinette: 'Let them eat cake,'" Romney said, referring to the infamously dismissive remark toward the poor attributed to the queen.

"This is not a time to be talking about, 'It could be worse.' It's a time to recognize that things should be better," Romney said during an interview on his campaign bus with The Huffington Post. "And the president's policies have failed the American people, have led to 25 million people still being out of work. He didn't cause the recession, but he has made it deeper and has made the recovery more tepid and the pain last longer."

Obama said during a Wisconsin town hall meeting in June 2010 that "it's hard to argue sometimes, things would have been a lot worse" without the stimulus plan he pushed through Congress. He also said that while unemployment was high, it was not as high as it could have been if he had done nothing.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/mitt-romney-compares-pres_n_1175230.html

I bet you ten thousand dollars that more think Mittens leads in the 'out of touch' perception.

[Enrique]

1. Obama has a zero-word response available to him

[onehandle]

2. That photo is worth ten thousand dollars. nt

[HughBeaumont]

46. I'd say a quarter of a billion.

That's what "Man Of The Corpora . . . er . . . People" Romney, Mr. Middle Class, is worth.

Hmmmmmm, how'd he get all that cash, pray tell?

Couldn't have been by pillaging companies, firing their workers, selling their assets and pocketing the profits, no?

[wordpix]

62. is Mitt in this pic? (Don't have context clue)

[xxqqqzme]

65. Two people holding

the bill? He's the one on the left (mid picture). I don't know the context though I have seen the picture before.

[Politicalboi]

3. What not another Lucy episode?

I'm sure Mittens never missed an episode because they probably had a TV in every room while he was growing up.

[Bob Wallace]

14. As well...

A footman to change channels for him....

[Control-Z]

66. Probably showering

hot water steamed over the screen.

[Vogon_Glory]

4. The Republican Presidential Lineup Reminds Me Of Louis XVI's Court at Versailles!

The current Republican presidential lineup reminds me of Louis XVI's Court at Versailles (The French Revolution started in 1789). If anything the GOP presidential candidates are even MORE out of touch with reality than the hapless Bourbon King and his Hapsburg-born wife.

[RC]

5. A Republican thinks Obama is out of touch?

Sure, whatever.

[Odin2005]

6. PROJECTION! Paging Dr. Freud!

[tularetom]

7. Richie Rich compares OBAMA to Marie Antoinette?

It's an absurd analogy in any case but especially coming from trust fund baby member of the lucky sperm club like Mittens it's beyond ludicrous.

[Auggie]

8. There's no evidence to suggest Marie Antoinette ever said 'Let them eat cake.'

But why would anyone ever expect a Repuke to care about accuracy?

LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_them_eat_cake

[CBHagman]

11. Thank you for pointing out it's an apocryphal quote.

Antonia Fraser covered that, and a good many other things, in her biography of the ill-fated French queen.

And shame on Romney, for multiple sins. They include:

....deploying an apocryphal quote and being either too ignorant, dishonest, or unimaginative to come up with something better.

...recycling a myth about a French queen when he spent considerable time in France and speaks the language and, damn it, should know better.

...ignoring the obvious (as in, he's worth hundreds of millions himself).

...going about claiming that Americans with employer-provided insurance plans get their health care for free once they've paid the deductible and that moreover we need to repeal the Patient Protection Protection and Affordable Care Act (Better we should shop for health care, according to Romney; we need to know how much things cost before we get lifesaving care).

[Bob Wallace]

15. Come on, let's be fair...

Mitt had only two servants while he toiled in France.

One should not expect him to have had time to learn facts....

[mojowork_n]

22. Cold spagheti on the wall.

Not to mention, in French it's 'let them eat brioche.'

A kind of enriched bread with eggs and butter.

[Jackpine Radical]

25. Q'ils mangent de la brioche.

[coalition_unwilling]

29. Actually, I believe the French is "Qu'ils mangent de la galette". But I

may be mis-remembering what the aprocryphal saying was in French.

[Jackpine Radical]

53. I've also heard "Q'ils mangent du gateau,"

But I confess I'm not sure of the exact words that she didn't say.

[mojowork_n]

71. If she didn't say them, what's "correct" must be the

literal French of the most widely known, most widely
circulated iteration.

Slandering royalty, one's "betters" and making up scandals
(have you heard that joke about, "The Aristocrats?&quot is
great sport, because it's so easy. And when the target is
German-born foreign royalty, there are no holds barred.

Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg,
(later to become Yekaterina II Velikaya, in Russia,
fared even worse. And no, she never did what they said
she did, either.

[dimbear]

9. There is no evidence whatsoever Marie Antoinette ever said that.

Good thinking, Mitt. What the Republican Party needs now is a plausible liar. Are you it?

[yellowcanine]

10. Mitt "I'll bet you $10,000" Romney plays the elitist card. Ok. Mitt.

You sure you really want to play that card?

[JI7]

12. hahha, i can't even believe HE wants to go there with the 10k bets

[Little Tich]

13. It's a good sound bite, but it's not true.

[unkachuck]

16. "...Out Of Touch Like Marie Antoinette"

....is Obama 'Out Of Touch Like Marie Antoinette'?....maybe, maybe not....it all depends on what you mean by 'out of touch'....

....but since you're traveling back in history I'm wondering could you be you 'out of touch' with the events surrounding the Mountain Meadows Massacre?

....you've never really answered the question whether you had any Mormon relatives involved with the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857....guilt through association is unfair, however, there is no statute of limitations on massacre....

http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.com/

[DirkGently]

17. I'll bet $10,000 (of Mitt's money) that he gets nowhere with that tack.

[Vincardog]

59. I'll take that bet (of Mitt's money) with $10,000 (of Mitt's money)

[kiranon]

68. It just reminds people how rich and out of touch Romney is. n/t

[baldguy]

18. This is the multi-millionaire, who is the son of another multi-millionaire

talking about the guy was still paying off his student loans a few years ago, and whose mom was on food stamps when he was a kid.

"Corporations are people, my friend" is the new "Let them eat cake".

[Flagrante]

38. Well put. +1

[Surya Gayatri]

55. Nicely said, baldguy...

"Corporations are people" IS the present-day rationale for the royal 1-2% to continue their exploitation of the "rabble".
How tone-deaf can this scion of the monied classes be? SG

[stevedeshazer]

19. Political gold.

Look, everyone knows that Willard is gonna be their nominee.

Thanks, Willard!

[BootinUp]

20. Oh the fuckin' irony!!! nt

[BadGimp]

24. Too bad republicans don't get irony

Eom

[and-justice-for-all]

21. Mittens is not worthy of a response...

especially to that nosensical garbage. his world will shatter when he is not the nominee....and I will LAUGH and LAUGH and LAUGH.

[Firebrand Gary]

23. Romney use to convert Christians and Catholics to Mormonism when he lived in France.

Romney's ties to France are far greater than Obama's. Just saying. That is all.

[dflprincess]

26. Why do you list Catholics separate from Christians?

Last time I checked, we are Christians (well, they are Christians, I'm lapsed). It sounds like a goofy neighbor I had who once told me her son had become Catholic but was a "Christian Catholic" - whatever the hell that was suppose to mean.

[Critters2]

31. I thought the same thing.

Christians AND Catholics?! Both?!

[Firebrand Gary]

42. Specifically, to be obnoxious.

About a month ago I had a conversation with a distant cousin of mine that had converted to the LDS faith. He informed me "I have been unhappy in the Catholic church for years, I looked into the Christian church as well".

I stopped listening at that point.

Thanks for asking.

[pansypoo53219]

41. if so, he didn't pay attention to the history cause things are looking a LOT lie 1789

obama is paying for goergee's deficits as did louis XVI for his grandpa. i guess he didn't learn about napoleon making sure taxes were FAIR + PAID.

[coalition_unwilling]

27. Pot, meet kettle! - n/t

[Larry Ogg]

49. Pot meet kettle… I was thinking the exact same thing. Well almost…

If it serves their interest, the guilty have no problem scapegoating blame off their selves and onto others who are also guilty.

Republicans, who are blind to their own malevolence, lead the way when it comes to being out of touch with the needs of ordinary citizens, and they are masters at and have no problem using the... "Shift the blame game."

Democrats on the other hand, can at least show a little chivalry and honor amongst thieves, and they are more likely to subscribe to the idea that... "People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones."

[cstanleytech]

28. And of course Mitt with the Millions knows all about being in touch with the little people!!!

[wordpix]

30. Mittens, who threw people out of work as he took over their companies and made millions

off businesses going under, the same guy who had shell offices in Bermuda and the Caymans to provide the rich with offshore tax havens via Bain Capital

Yeah, he's one to be speaking about Marie Antoinette.

[marasinghe]

32. checkmate.

hope Obama's media guys have the wits & guts to point that out.

not to mention Mitts loving treatment of the family dog, carting him around in an open crate on the roof rack, while on family vacation road trips - i guess - so he won't soil the insides of the Mitt wagon.

yep; that Mutt Romney; the National Lampoon candidate.

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/20/144001605/why-mitt-romneys-dog-is-getting-a-lot-of-press

[wordpix]

34. never fear, if O's media guys are too timid, I won't shut up about it

Did not know about the poor Mutt Romney. Interesting factoid about the planned stops, too.

[coalition_unwilling]

63. The story about Mutt Romney appeared in the June 27, 2007 edition of

Last edited Fri Dec 30, 2011, 02:51 PM - Edit history (1)

Time:

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1638065,00.html

Please help send this story viral to help push Romney's negatives through the ceiling.

[marasinghe]

76. thanks. your linked Time article well written - in pointing out Romney's elitist sociopathy.

i first read about it in the Boston Globe.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2007/06/romneys_treatme.html

[coalition_unwilling]

77. As my wife said today when I mentioned the story to her, if

Romney would treat his family dog this way, how do you think he will treat those of us unortunate enought to land in the 99%?

[RFKHumphreyObama]

33. Says the privileged dynasty kid who has relied on his father's name and political stature

to compensate for his own mediocrity all his life

[truthisfreedom]

35. It's a sexual suggestion.

He's trying to emasculate Obama, but in the process, he's hardening the Democratic Party and getting weak nods from his sheeple.

[Lost-in-FL]

60. Interesting take.

[flankleft]

36. Mitt Romney Is A Disgrace. It Says Something Sad That He Is Even In The Race.

Time To FlankLeft.com
Mitt Romney is recycled rubbish. Hear his confessions at IamMittRomney.com.

[Flagrante]

37. When Romney gets the nomination

2/3 of the brain dead who vote for him won't even know who Marie Antoinette is.

[TahitiNut]

39. The Rove Playbook: Attack Opponent In Your Most Vulnerable Spots

The deliberate projection has been in their playbook for over a decade now.

[emulatorloo]

79. You hit the nail on the head. Very predictable

And very tiresome. Seems to work for them.

[pansypoo53219]

40. i know you are, but what is obama?

nt

[mwb970]

43. So in addition to being Kenyan and Muslim, Obama is also a woman?

The mischaracterization of Obama's words and policies on the right has reached the level of full-blown psychosis, although maybe it was already there. (Remember "He's going to take all our guns"? They're still saying it!)

Modern conservatism is clearly a mental illness, and should be diagnosed and treated as such. Perhaps the Affordable Care Act has some provisions in it that will allow sick-in-the-head conservatives to get the help they need. God, I hope so!

[kenfrequed]

44. President Obama

Was far closer to middle class than Romney ever was. And how bad has it been for Romney anyhow?

[JHB]

45. ...he said while biting into a $10,000 cake...

n/t

[The Wizard]

47. What nit wit Mitt

fails to address is that things would be much better if Republicans hadn't sabotaged the American people by blocking all efforts to improve the economy and job market because they are looking for cheap political gain at the expense of working class Americans with the hope that the pain they caused will be pinned on President Obama.
They do own the media and can project their brand of hateful insanity onto the masses with their massive advantage in the propaganda that's presented as main stream media.
Republicans are to American politics what snuff film directors are to the cinema. Kamikaze politics harms the least among us first and worst.
There's something immoral about Republicans, and Nit Wit Mitt cares nothing about the working class because those who back him are primarily concerned with a two tiered system that enslaves the 99% for the benefit of the wealthy elites.

[tanyev]

48. Let them eat fudge!

[Demeter]

50. Takes One to Know One

Fortunately, Madame La Guillotine takes all comers.

[Botany]

51. Just a man of the people

BUYERS: Mitt and Ann Romney
LOCATION: Dunemere Drive, La Jolla, CA
PRICE: $12,000,000
SIZE: 3,009 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms
DESCRIPTION: Rare BEACHFRONT residence featuring direct access to sandy beach, a quiet cul-de-sac location, spacious oceanfront deck, numerous patio areas with manicured lawns and mature landscaping, lap pool & spa.

[wordpix]

61. and when this too-close-to-the-storm-surge house goes under in a storm

Mitt will be the first to wail that the government should bail out those who lost their homes and pay for the rebuilding

[chelsea0011]

52. Why does Romney hate this country so much that he keeps saying it is a toilet

that he needs to lead us out of?

[TomCADem]

54. ROFL! This Is Right After He Accuses Gingrich Of Being Too Wealthy!

Yet, I am sure the corporate media will give him a free pass. After all, "corporations are people my friend."

[Jack Rabbit]

56. Wrong, Mitt

If any one should be compared to Marie Anoinette, it's the banksters, who are the cause of this recession, and congressional Republicans and some crooked Democrats, who carry water for them and are well paid to so.

At least the President has tried to do something to fix some problems, but a coalition of Republicans and crooked Democrats have thwarted his efforts. (Crooked Republican is a redundancy; the Republicans long ago raised corruption to a positive principle.)

Speaking of being out of touch with reality, Mitt, aren't you the ignoramus who said "Corporations are people." Really, Mitt, you need to take remedial biology.

[melissaf]

57. And Republicans respond with,

"Who's Marie Antoinette? Does she bake?"

I think Mitt Romney should have used Archbishop Whitgift's persecution of the presbyterians to illustrate his point. THAT would have put him in touch with the average Republican voter!

[Neoma]

58. Doesn't seem like he knows much about her...

[Proud Liberal Dem]

64. Yeah

offering to make a $10K bet makes Mitt look soooooooooo "in touch" with the average person.

[erpowers]

67. Mr. $12 Million La Jolla Home

Mitt Romney is the same guy who owns a $12 million La Jolla home which he is trying to expand to 11,000+sq.ft. While the average American home size in 2009 was about 2700+sq.ft. That means Romney's house will be more than five times the size of the average American home.

Things get worse for Mr. Romney. As the link below will show Romney still has and had multiple homes like that. According to the article, Romney has a townhouse in Boston and a $10 million vacation home in New Hamphire. It still gets worse for Romney. According to the article, Romney recently unloaded a couple homes. Yes, a couple homes.

In 2009, Romney sold his 6,400 sq.ft. home in Massachusetts for $3.5 million. In addition, Romney sold a 9,500 sq.ft. Ski lodge in Utah for $5.25 million.

So, to conclude Romney has had or has at least three homes that are two plus times as large as the average American home. In addition, the combined price of the homes Romney owns or has owned total about $30 million. Romney should not try to claim that the president is out of touch.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/21/mitt-romney-la-jolla-home_n_932462.html

[mzmolly]

69. If that isn't the most ironic

statement ... ever!

[Sherman A1]

70. It is entertaining.....

Just sit back & watch the show..

[bleever]

72. Romney continued, "And, I've got the moves like Jagger".

Superstar!

[flpoljunkie]

73. Rich, coming from the 'puddle of patrician prissiness' who won't release his tax returns

Romney's reputed net worth is at least a quarter billion dollars--whose annual income from Bain Capital is reported to be computed as carried interest--a 15% rate--which would not go over so well with the American people.

Frank Rich used the phrase 'puddle of patrician prissiness' to describe how Romney reacted to Fox News' Brett Baier's straightforward questioning. It's perfectly describes Mr. Romney.

[Godot51]

74. paraphrase:

Mitt's Minister of the Inquisition*: "The people, they have no hamburgers!"

President/Queen Mitt: "Then, why don't they eat steak?"




*Whom nobody expects.

[primavera]

75. ROTFLMFAO!!!

Mr. Billionaire Let Them Eat Cake said that?! Oh man, if THAT isn't the pot calling the kettle black, I don't know what is!

[RainDog]

78. for Mittens to say this...