Posted on 02/27/2012 8:19:55 AM PST by xzins
Democrats quick to use quote to accuse Romney of being out of touch By Mark Russell, Newser Staff
(Newser) – Mitt Romney's attempts to show he's just a regular guy continue to go awry. At an appearance at the Daytona 500 yesterday (which was rained out for the first time in history), Romney was asked by an AP reporter if he follows NASCAR. "Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans. But I have some great friends who are NASCAR team owners," he replied.
No big surprise that Democrats were quick to use the sound bite to paint Romney as out of touch with regular voters because of his extreme wealth, reports CBS News. "I don't know people who fish but I know people who own yachts," joked one Democratic Party operative on Twitter. The remark comes just a few days after a flub in Michigan, where he noted his wife drives "a couple of Cadillacs."
Each and every week, RINOmney must consult his “how to screw things up book in order to find a phrase which further demonstrates his vapid dorkiness.
No political instinct. None. GONG. Thanks for playing.
My real problem is with his ridiculous attempts to prove he’s just like me. I wonder when the last time was that he ate bread with mayo because that’s what there was till payday?
None of them are like me but its agitating to see Romney trying to pull it off.
Good for him. Why hide the fact? If not for NASCAR team owners, I guess there’d be no NASCAR (something I’d lose no sleep over, but millions seem to love it). I just refuse to bash a candidate because he’s wealthy.
Yes, but does he know team owners in all 57 states?
I think it’s impossible for teh very wealthy to be “in touch” with the rest of us.
For many of us, a $1000 purchase requires some thought, but to a Romney, Pelosi, or Kennedy, they just do it.
So event tickets cost $2000 to get your posse there- what is that compared to the cost of taking the jet out?
I do admire Romney for coming up with things like “I don’t follow NASCAR as ardently as those who follow it more than I do”.
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It’s not rained out yet. It is rain delayed. It has been rain delayed by a few days in the past.
The statement “...first time in history.” is false.
You can afford mayo?.........you’re eatin’ high on the hog!..........
The democrats must be joking.
Obama hangs out with Hollywood millionaires and billionaires like Steven Speilberg all the time.
He also hobknobs with corporate titans like Jeffrey Imelt and Warren Buffet, and gives them tax breaks and tax exemptions at the taxpayers expense.
Hypocrisy.
As for Romney, he looks out of place at a NASCAR race....
same thing when he wears a pair of blue jeans with a dress shirt.
It’s the campaign discipline. He keeps giving fodder to the opposition.
It’s not YOU bashing him that I’m worried about.
A basic tenet of Obamunism is that it is bad, bad, bad for people to accumulate wealth that hasn’t been scammed from taxpayers with the help of the government, or extorted from them directly by the government.
/s
They lost me after they outlawed the "Winged Birds" back in 70' or 71' after that the cars got ugly and dorky.
They are just getting to Fuel Injection Now? Really? When the rest of the world is going Turbo Direct Injection?
All these Auto Governing Bodies Stink, Tecno-Ludites, F1 included.
Democrats ridicule people who are successful. Yet, they worship people that acquire wealth by other means such as inheritance like the Kennedys, scamming the government like Charlie Rangle, Jamie Gorelick, Harry Reid and Franklin Raines, or pulling of an incredible hoax like Al Gore and Barack Obama.
This just in:
“Romney seen leaving the Joe Biden Speaking Institute after receiving refresher training”
Rotflmao!!
Paging Captain Obvious!
Well, Mitt, I don't talk as much as those who talk more than I do.
I don't run as much as those who run more than I do.
I don't sweat as much as those who sweat more than I do.
And I DAMN SURE don't GAFFE as much as YOU DO!
To this day I hate maccaroni and cheese because we lived on it when I was a kid.
Unfortunately with the way things are going I’m going to be eating a lot of it in the future.
M&C is cheap, but is bad for your cholesterol. My wife hates it for the same reasons you cite, but I love it, even though we had it as a kid for the same reasons.....
We are electing a President.
Wealth is not a criteria to be president. But I think it is an indicator of their ability to handle money. We learned that Mr. Obama can’t handle his own money and he can’t handle the American taxpayers money either. Of course we can’t be sure of Romney’s handling of taxpayers money either, but I have a better feeling about Romney’s ability over Obama’s.
Romney is unelectable.
Can't wait to see the Romney hunting photos!
I am going to give Romney a pass on this one. No he is not like me, but even I know one person who is part owner in a Nascar team. No big deal. I will not support Romney ever, but I am not going to bash him at this level. No thanks.
I despise Mitt, but I thought the criticism of his “cadillac” comment was unfair.
However, this one is a pre-packaged, 5-star Obama add.
What next, “I don’t really follow the NFL that closely, but I’m friends with many of the owners.”
or
“I’ve never served in the military, but I own tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in defense contractors”.
... but I wouldn't want my daughter dating one of them.
... but I wouldn't want my daughter dating one of them.
Yup...just like “Where can I get me one of them huntin licenses?” Kerry.
Has Romney windsurfed and does anyone have photos of it?
That at least explains why gaffe-a-minute, zero discipline Romney is getting bashed here @FR.
Romney is unelectable.
This stuff has handed the election to Obama:
I like to fire people.
I don't care about poor people
Have you got anything with Romney singing the Monty Python “Lumberjack Song?”
Oh my, Romney buds around with NASCAR owners as opposed to Obama’s friendship with Wright, Farrakhan, Ayers, etc.
If Romney is smart he would crucify the Dummycrats on that. Somewhere along the lines of “Damn straight I have NASCAR owners as friends. They are job creators, no how to make a dollar and pro American UNLIKE Rev. Wright, Louis Farrakhan and Ayers. I'm damn proud of my friendships and do not have to throw them under the bus.”
I guess Romney is targeting the NASCAR owners’ vote.
I’m sure that’ll tip the count in his favor.
Whoops!
no=know
Excellent job! (Blending the face with the frizzy hair shows true craftmanship.)
It’s copyrighted so I can’t post it but you can read it online here...
http://www.lyricsdepot.com/monty_python/lumberjack.html
I cut down trees. I wear high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie,
Just like my dear Papa.
LOL, the democrats are too dumb to see the stupidity.
Excellent!
Mitt isn’t a lumberjack but he is good friends with some Weyerhaeuser heirs.
Political instincts come from being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, and understand events from someone else’s perspective.
Romney clearly can’t think outside his own personal experiences. And, his entire life’s worth of experiences is that of a rich, pampered...
I don’t criticize him for being wealthy, I celebrate it. However, that was one stupid comment. He has a political tin ear.
Is that Mark Martin’s car?
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