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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs Willard Romney A Demagogue?
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Is Willard Romney A Demagogue? (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Sep 2012
OP
"Demagogue: one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots."
Tierra_y_Libertad
Sep 2012
#5
He's nowhere near smart enough to make even a really crappy demagogue.
DemocratsForProgress
Sep 2012
#6
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)1. I vote a provisional yes. He has the desire, just not the talent....
A "wannabe" of the highest order.
left on green only
(1,484 posts)2. He's just flinging it all and hoping to see if anything sticks.
Lucky for us that he's an elder in his church. Desperado
dimbear
(6,271 posts)3. No. Demagogues can whip up a crowd. Mittens can barely whip up an omelet. n/t
kysrsoze
(6,023 posts)4. Nah... just a dumbass.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)5. "Demagogue: one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots."
H.L. Mencken
DemocratsForProgress
(545 posts)6. He's nowhere near smart enough to make even a really crappy demagogue.
So no.
burrowowl
(17,645 posts)7. No
he is a demi-tasse, a deci-tasse, he can't even gogue how can he be a dema?