Was Mittens' calling his sons liars supposed to be endearing?!1

[UTUSN]

He said he knows intimately about lying (besides doing it himself) directly because he bio-generated five sons. What a dad!1



And there are two threads (will link in a minute) about his empathy gap:

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1) from DUer Spider Jerusalem’s thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021470386

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100183875/last-night-mitt-romney-lost-yes-you-read-that-right/
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2) from DUer Heather MC's thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021472486

From a NON-political viewer of the debate:

“Ok my Friend has been going through a Divorce and a host of other issues, so keeping up with Politricks is not at the top of her Priority list.

Last week I asked if she was for republicans or democrats, she asked me which one is Obama? Seriously she is that not into politics but she votes.

So last night by accident she ended up watching the entire debates and she had this to say.

’I have not been following the elections at all. Last night was my first time paying attention, and I have to tell you, Mitt [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]Romney is such a freakin jerk[/FONT]. How can anyone vote for this guy, he was over talking the President, and Yelling at the Moderater, he didn't look like a guy I would want to be President!’ "

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[valerief]

1. As endearing as smashing their faces in mashed potatoes. He's an asshole. nt

[H2O Man]

2. Right.

While it might be the only honest thing he said, it was weird.

Recommended.

[russspeakeasy]

3. Gee, I wonder where they learned that tactic ...

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4. wait, whudid i miss?

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. I dunno

I could see it resonating with people like my Mom, who raised three boys. We lied our asses off as teenagers about just about anything. Smoking, drinking, staying out all night while pretending to be "sleeping over" at a friend's house, providing a special phone number that was always busy.

Mom: So, what are you doing tonight?
Me: Oh, going to the movies. (Translation: going to hang out in the park and get shitfaced drunk and high).

Does this make me a "liar?" I guess, maybe. Since every other one of my friends, guys and girls, were pulling the same shit, I guess we all are, then. Hitting Mitt on this line feels off to me. I understood what he meant about parenting, even though my own kids are stil very young. I remember my brothers and I giving my folks all kinds of headaches, so the line seemed OK to me.

Mitt's an asshole, of course, but this wasn't an asshole moment to anyone but extreme Dem partisans.

[politicaljack78]

6. Then again they did learn from the best....

Myth Romney: "Where did you learn to lie like this?!?"

Sons: "We learned lying from watching you! Okay??!!! We learned it from watching you!!"

Myth Romney (aside to self): "I don't lie. The truth just manages to change from time to time. A rapid evolution from time to time."

Bizarro Myth (aka spontaneous alter ego): "That's the ticket yeah....say hello to my wife, Morgan Fairchild."

[polichick]

7. Republicons idolize great liars.