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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMr. Romney has ceased to be amusing.
Mr. Romney has ceased to be amusing.
by Crashing Vor
The headlines are rolling. The diaries are scrolling. Editors and producers are choosing which breath-taking declaration will win the lede, unilateral, amateur diplomacy or unilateral, amateur warmaking.
It doesn't matter, but for those following along, both the Washington Post and New York Times have chosen "Romney Declares War on Iran" over "Romney Declares War on Palestinians." Still, as I say, it doesn't matter. Mitt Romney, a half-formed man-child who made a splash in the corporate takeover game and mailed in a term as a state governor, has single-handedly undone decades of careful diplomacy and put the United States and its armed forces in danger.
What is perhaps saddest about this turn of events is that Mitt Romney himself doesn't give two shits about Israel. A Mormon, not a fundamentalist, he likely does not harbor beliefs necessitating Israel's triumph or destruction or crowning or dethroning. For Mormons, this continent has become the center of celestial concern, the "New Jerusalem." The old one was simply stage for the prelude of the real revelation.
So why would he stand on a terrace overlooking the "old" Old City and offer up our security to the crowd like Pilate offering a Barabbas for Jesus deal? What is so dear and holy to him that he is willing to trade our troops, our sailors, our flyers on the table to purchase it?
The presidency, of course. The dream of his father. The perfect picture of himself and his beloved wife waving from the portico of the White House, ultimate Prom King and Queen. He has stolen and destroyed and tax-dodged his way to wealth unimaginable but this final attaboy, this final "such a good son" has eluded him. And he must have it.
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by Crashing Vor
The headlines are rolling. The diaries are scrolling. Editors and producers are choosing which breath-taking declaration will win the lede, unilateral, amateur diplomacy or unilateral, amateur warmaking.
It doesn't matter, but for those following along, both the Washington Post and New York Times have chosen "Romney Declares War on Iran" over "Romney Declares War on Palestinians." Still, as I say, it doesn't matter. Mitt Romney, a half-formed man-child who made a splash in the corporate takeover game and mailed in a term as a state governor, has single-handedly undone decades of careful diplomacy and put the United States and its armed forces in danger.
What is perhaps saddest about this turn of events is that Mitt Romney himself doesn't give two shits about Israel. A Mormon, not a fundamentalist, he likely does not harbor beliefs necessitating Israel's triumph or destruction or crowning or dethroning. For Mormons, this continent has become the center of celestial concern, the "New Jerusalem." The old one was simply stage for the prelude of the real revelation.
So why would he stand on a terrace overlooking the "old" Old City and offer up our security to the crowd like Pilate offering a Barabbas for Jesus deal? What is so dear and holy to him that he is willing to trade our troops, our sailors, our flyers on the table to purchase it?
The presidency, of course. The dream of his father. The perfect picture of himself and his beloved wife waving from the portico of the White House, ultimate Prom King and Queen. He has stolen and destroyed and tax-dodged his way to wealth unimaginable but this final attaboy, this final "such a good son" has eluded him. And he must have it.
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Mr. Romney has ceased to be amusing. (Original Post)
ProSense
Jul 2012
OP
Mitt Romney is a dangerous individual who has caused a lot of pain to people while lining his
Lint Head
Jul 2012
#3
He never was amusing to me. He is as serious as a boil on your ass (hypothetically speaking).
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#6
pnwmom
(108,996 posts)1. That last paragraph really nails him. Thanks. n/t
Warpy
(111,359 posts)2. He's like Palin in that regard, the presidency is a bauble
he's always wanted for his collection, always just out of reach. Like Palin, he'd be disinterested in doing the job beyond appearing at fundraisers and photo ops and signing all the legislation Grover Norquist approves of.
He's ceased being amusing to me because he's so fucking dangerous.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)3. Mitt Romney is a dangerous individual who has caused a lot of pain to people while lining his
pockets.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)4. I think his magic underwear
is a bit too tight. You can tell by the way he walks on his toes. To me that's still funny. .
spanone
(135,886 posts)5. astute.
k&r...
demosincebirth
(12,543 posts)6. He never was amusing to me. He is as serious as a boil on your ass (hypothetically speaking).
And at this time he has 44% of the electorate going to vote for him. That's serious!
patrice
(47,992 posts)7. Indeed.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)9. All this time,
I have never understood why people think Romney is boring. The man is clearly comedic gold! Just look at all his gaffes and pandering. I don't see what's so boring about somebody like this:
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