Romney's "47 Percent" Gaffe - Elegant Version

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"47 Percent"

Nailing Willard's ermine hide to the wall:

The Tin Man

The New York Times' Charles Blow catalogs the tin ear moments of plutocrat Willard "Not Concerned About the Very Poor" Romney (missing only the "bet you $10,000" gaffe). Worth the read. A snippet:

"This has nothing to do with context. This has everything to do with a caviar candidate’s inability to relate to a chicken-soup citizenry. [snip]

"Romney is not only cold and clumsy, he’s disastrously out of touch, and when talking about real people, out of sorts. If only he had a heart, and if only that heart was connected to his brain."

(Image: Darrow in New York Magazine)

Weekend Cartoon - Willard "Not Concerned About the Very Poor" Romney Platinum Edition

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(Mike Lester, via gocomics.com)

Department of Cluelessness

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Sayeth plutocrat and poster boy for phoniness Willard "Mittens Gekko" Romney today on CNN:

"I'm in this race because I care about Americans. I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it."

Why be concerned about "the help," when they can be fired and new ones hired, right Mittens? And the safety net he speaks of? He'd shred it, if he had the chance. That's how he'll "fix it."

If this a-hole were any more clueless about every day Americans, you'd think he'd just emerged from the deepest jungles of Borneo.

(photo: "They're buffed enough, my friend. You're fired. God, that felt good to say!")