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SUCK IT MITT: Voting IS The Best Revenge
Posted by Mark on November 4, 2012 at 10:09 am.
In yet another example of the juvenile mental capacity of Mitt Romney, he is once again obsessing over a single word extracted from a speech by President Obama. This time Romney is flabbergasted that Obama would encourage supporters to vote by advising them to eschew negative outbursts and direct that energy to getting themselves and others to the polls.
The now familiar refrain is Dont boo, vote, to which he added Voting is the best revenge. Romney appears to be unable to comprehend the meaning of that statement. He thinks it has something to do with actual vengeance and retaliation. In fact, it is a paraphrasing of the well-known aphorism The best revenge is living well, that first appeared in the Hebrew scripture, the Talmud, over two thousand years ago. Its meaning is unmistakably positive in that it advocates a rejection of vengeful behavior in favor of a more productive focus on improving ones own lot in life.
Nevertheless, Romney latched onto these remarks like a frenzied piranha. He demonstrated his inability to employ rational reasoning skills and his preference for childish tantrums and name-calling. He literally escalated his rhetoric to another attack on Obamas patriotism by misquoting the President and then countering the misquote saying, Vote for revenge? Let me tell you what Id like to tell you: Vote for love of country. So Romney thinks that Obama and his supporters (at least half of the population) dont love their country. Thats not really a surprising position for Romney who also said that half the nation are moochers that its not his job to care about.
The Romney campaign has made it their mission to mangle the Presidents words throughout this election cycle. It is a strategy that he resorts to because he is unable to make a positive argument for his candidacy.
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Warpy
(111,339 posts)I don't get many opportunities to walk around in a haze of self righteousness. The day I voted was one of the few.
Alas, it wears off quickly.