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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOh, MITT. You KNOW you want to use the "U" word. Just do it and get it over with.
Published July 13, 2012
FoxNews.com
In a comment Romney's campaign says crossed a red line, Obama's deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter alleged that Romney was either misrepresenting his position at Bain to the Securities and Exchange Commission, "which is a felony," or misrepresenting to the American people.
"It's ridiculous," Romney told Fox News on Friday, in response to the charge. "And of course it's beneath the dignity of the presidency and of his campaign."
Romney added: "He really needs to rein in his team and to finally take responsibility for what they're saying. This is really absurd."
"There are a lot of people in this country who are really hurting, and the president has been unsuccessful in getting people back to work, and so they're casting about in some way to try and make attacks and try and save the president's skin, save his campaign. That's simply not going to work," Romney said. "He's going to have to finally confront the American people with the failures of his policies and talk about the way forward."
RZM
(8,556 posts)I mean that in all seriousness. I don't know what you mean here.
Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)RZM
(8,556 posts)First of all, it's antiquated. Not that Mitt is a cutting-edge mofo, but it harkens back to a bygone era, language wise.
Plus Mitt has traveled in elite circles pretty much his whole life. While that doesn't inure one from prejudice, it does speak to a certain type of decorum, particularly since racially-charged language can be a reputation/career killer.
Also, I don't get much sense that Mitt is a racist. I think he's a filthy rich guy who bleeds green through and through. I honestly don't believe he gives a shit about anybody's race. He's in it for the money and power. He probably identifies more with a rich black person than with a poor white one.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)"Uppity"?
Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)I was goin' down the list, with no luck...
Ubiquitous
Uganda
Ulcer
Umber
Unconscious
Uvula
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)N/T
treestar
(82,383 posts)He doesn't want to have to defend himself on the subject.
MADem
(135,425 posts)RZM
(8,556 posts)That's the most appropriate 'U' word for Mitt, IMO.
The dude can't buy an ounce of genuine enthusiasm, which is pretty sad given the money he has.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)or "Undeserving of office" to describe Romney.