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WED JUL 11, 2012 AT 09:11 AM PDT
My favorite part of Mitt's NAACP speech
byBob JohnsonFollow
ROMNEY: When I was growing up, all of our help was colored. Our nannies, the kitchen help, the maids, my dad's manservant, even the gardeners were colored in those days! Can you believe that! Colored gardeners! And I have to say, you people -- you people -- know how to garden! At least as good -- no, better! -- than the Mexicans! About the only help that wasn't colored were our drivers. My dad didn't believe in colored drivers. But one important promise I wanted to make today... I will be the jobs president for you people! Elect me, and I will hire all colored staff at all of my -- ten, eleven... Um, Eric, how many homes do I own? Eleven, twelve, whatever... If you elect me, I will fire all the Mexicans -- I love firing people -- and I will put your people on the staffs of all of our homes! Every one of them! Now, don't tell the Mexicans this, but the truth is, I'm not going to get their votes anyway, what with my calls for electric fences and deporting all of them. So I WILL BE the employment president for you colored people! Elect me and I will be hiring hundreds of you to staff my homes all across the country and I will even see if we can get some of you to work at the homes we have in Europe, the Caymans and the rest of the places I can't remember right now! I AM the jobs president for the colored! Thank you, God bless you and God bless the United States of America!
(and yes, it is SNARK)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/11/1108614/-My-favorite-part-of-Mitt-s-NAACP-speech
Response to kpete (Original post)
patrice This message was self-deleted by its author.
joycejnr
(326 posts)...be indentured servants. The Conservative mantra = "Back To The Past!"
patrice
(47,992 posts)is the highest value, not race, because to go there would reveal how race has been used to steal all colors of work.
patrice
(47,992 posts)Turbineguy
(37,342 posts)to answer the BS Rmoney email that's been circulating.
wandy
(3,539 posts)ROMNEY: When I was growing up, all of our help were Mexican. Our nannies, the kitchen help, the maids, my dad's manservant, even the gardeners were Mexican in those days! Can you believe that! Mexican gardeners! And I have to say, you people -- you people -- know how to garden! At least as good -- no, better! -- than the Colored! About the only help that wasn't Mexican were our drivers. My dad didn't believe in Mexican drivers. But one important promise I wanted to make today... I will be the jobs president for you people! Elect me, and I will hire all Mexican staff at all of my -- ten, eleven... Um, Eric, how many homes do I own? Eleven, twelve, whatever... If you elect me, I will fire all the Colored -- I love firing people -- and I will put your people on the staffs of all of our homes! Every one of them! Now, don't tell the Colored this, but the truth is, I'm not going to get their votes anyway, what with my need to attract voters in the in the Tea Party base. So I WILL BE the employment president for you Mexican people! Elect me and I will be hiring hundreds of you to staff my homes all across the country and I will even see if we can get some of you to work at the homes we have in Europe, the Caymans and the rest of the places I can't remember right now! I AM the jobs president for the Mexican! Thank you, God bless you and God bless the United States of America!
Satire.
And a tip of the hat to the daily kos.