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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 11:08 AM Apr 2012

"I know the President likes to attack fellow Americans...I'm not gonna rise to that."

Oh, Mitt. President Obama didn't name you when he made the "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth" remark, but you knew who he was talking about, didn't you? You knew.



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KansDem

(28,498 posts)
16. Yeah, that's what I read in his statement!
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 12:39 PM
Apr 2012

Doesn't "not rising to an occasion" mean not taking on a challenge? In essence, "failing?"

Did he really mean to say this?

Bluerthanblue

(13,669 posts)
9. naming him personally- also, is he saying Rick Santorum isn't
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 11:44 AM
Apr 2012

an American? cause he said some pretty critical things about him up untill a few weeks ago.



(not defending Santorum- Mitt has thrown some pretty strong shit around at all sorts of people, now he's trying to claim " he's 'above' all that&quot

newspeak

(4,847 posts)
12. and the one lie that resonates with me
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 11:56 AM
Apr 2012

that was not rebutted by the MSM at the time was that kerry only released a couple of years of tax returns-all presidents only released a couple of years. When kerry released twenty years worth of returns. The man CYAs most of the time. So, who can trust him?

And why wouldn't he release at least ten years of his returns if he's on the up and up? Should be no problem right? Especially, those returns where you're living in your son's basement.

SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)
5. repug=liars hypocrites projecting self-serving self-absorbed self-righteous uncaring a$$hole$.
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 11:35 AM
Apr 2012

They can certainly dish it out...can't take it....

Nice snarl mitt......I guess that is suppose too be his bad look?

Bluerthanblue

(13,669 posts)
6. guess Mitt didn't hear his own voice speaking
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 11:37 AM
Apr 2012

in almost every single one of his primary commercials here in N.H. not to mention all public speeches.

Is he really that clueless, or does he expect everyone else to be???

Bluerthanblue

(13,669 posts)
11. hey, if the spoon fits-
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 11:48 AM
Apr 2012

you are the one doing the swallowing Mitt.

"The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican."

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
14. That statement is so Nixonian
Thu Apr 19, 2012, 12:08 PM
Apr 2012

and when does President Obama attack 'fellow Americans', Mittens? It's you who say you 'enjoy firing people' and are proposing to do away with the social safety net.

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