Somerby is not defending Romney. Somerby is stating that the attacks on Romney are based on some of Romney's words that have been taken out of context, and that Romney's positions should be criticized, however, in an honest way.
That is exceedingly simple to understand. What do you gain by missing the point?
Tribe watch: This ought to be an embarrassment!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
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In saying that, he didn’t mean that he wasn’t concerned about that group at all. He said he wasn’t going to “focus on the rich. That’s not my focus.”
Romney said the very rich aren’t his focus. That claim is rather hard to support based on the policies he has proposed. Romney has proposed very large tax cuts for the highest earners. If the New York Times knew how to explain such things, we might be able to tell the public about the things he’s proposed.
But in the area of domestic politics, the New York Times is a small, slow-witted, upper-class social caste, as it has been for a good many years. And our own emerging liberal world represents a collection of folk who aren’t very smart or honest. We’ve often said that our tribe knows only one move—we know how to call people racists.
Today, we’re forced to amend our remarks. Our tribe knows how to call people racists, and we know how to quote out of context. As it turns out, we have two skills!
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