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alp227

(32,025 posts)
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 10:26 PM Mar 2012

Romney Supporters Yearning for the Personal Side

(hee hee...even his own SUPPORTERS know a little something about RawMoney!)

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The voters were pleading with Mitt Romney to share personal details of his life. They stood at town-hall-style meetings and chatted before rallies, clamoring for a story or an anecdote that would help them connect with the real Mitt Romney.

“I wish that you would speak more to a lot of the things that I think you should speak about — the fact that you were pastor at your church, the fact that you were a missionary, the fact that you do speak about helping with the Olympics,” Mary Toepfer, 40, of Warren, Ohio, said at a recent event.

Without these kinds of stories, she added, “it’s hard for us, who are trying to support you, to address them when trying to explain to them why you would be the better candidate.”

Another voter, another day, spoke up in Bexley, Ohio, beseeching Mr. Romney to open up. “I’d like you to share with all the American citizens that are watching right now,” the man said, “to show the American people that you have a lot of heart.”

full: www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/us/politics/romney-supporters-yearning-for-personal-connection.html?pagewanted=all

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Romney Supporters Yearning for the Personal Side (Original Post) alp227 Mar 2012 OP
missionary + priest in his church. well...that gets my vote lol nt msongs Mar 2012 #1
He doesn't have one jberryhill Mar 2012 #2
Hard to show that which is not within you. Marie Marie Mar 2012 #3
"Well, when I was a missionary in France living in a castle with a private chef..." aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #4
Mittens is SO out of place trying to relate to people groundloop Mar 2012 #5
he is as severely repressed in his way as Santorum is in his. He can't show what he roguevalley Mar 2012 #6
Last time he did that, he gave us SEAMUS--the gift (woof woof) that keeps on giving! MADem Mar 2012 #7
Beat me to it. LetTimmySmoke Mar 2012 #8
What they really crave is an Obama-type guy, great personal story and wonderful monmouth Mar 2012 #9
Lol boy are these guys in for a shock. Romney was never a pastor, the Mormon Church doesn't have grantcart Mar 2012 #10
heartless asshole--we already know the personal side. WI_DEM Mar 2012 #11
Maybe he can tell them about his car elevator... Raven Mar 2012 #12
Romneybot has no personal side. Arkana Mar 2012 #13
But he DID share a personal story.. it was about that band that annabanana Mar 2012 #14
The "Mitt Romney saved my daughter" ad is pretty good, I have to say Recursion Apr 2012 #15
I'm sure Romney has likely had at least one near-life experience Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #16
Ha! Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #18
Well Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #17
WTF You are seeing Rmoney's personal side Giantsfootball10 Apr 2012 #19
Romneybot has no Personal Interface. Arkana Apr 2012 #20

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
3. Hard to show that which is not within you.
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 10:37 PM
Mar 2012

Willard is a cold, unfeeling opportunist and he would make a terrible president - unless you are the 1%.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
4. "Well, when I was a missionary in France living in a castle with a private chef..."
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 10:49 PM
Mar 2012

"Mr. Romney...never mind"

groundloop

(11,519 posts)
5. Mittens is SO out of place trying to relate to people
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 11:08 PM
Mar 2012

He has zero common sense, probably because his entire life has been lived in luxury and he hasn't had to think for himself. He just looks so stiff and uncomfortable.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
6. he is as severely repressed in his way as Santorum is in his. He can't show what he
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 11:24 PM
Mar 2012

is because he doesn't believe he needs to. Its a plebe thing with him I think. He's a very sad empty man.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
7. Last time he did that, he gave us SEAMUS--the gift (woof woof) that keeps on giving!
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 12:44 AM
Mar 2012

So yeah, Shittsy, tell us about it! All the details!

monmouth

(21,078 posts)
9. What they really crave is an Obama-type guy, great personal story and wonderful
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 09:07 AM
Mar 2012

family, only white...and a better singer.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
10. Lol boy are these guys in for a shock. Romney was never a pastor, the Mormon Church doesn't have
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:08 AM
Mar 2012

a professionally trained clergy or seminary.

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
13. Romneybot has no personal side.
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 01:12 PM
Mar 2012

There is only Romneybot's firmware and the chassis in which Romneybot's CPU resides.

annabanana

(52,791 posts)
14. But he DID share a personal story.. it was about that band that
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 09:34 PM
Mar 2012

kept playing "On Wisconsin" when his Dad was trying to get Michigan to forget that he had outsourced their jobs to Wisconsin... I mean if that isn't a knee-slapper, well I just don't know, you know?

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
15. The "Mitt Romney saved my daughter" ad is pretty good, I have to say
Sun Apr 1, 2012, 09:21 PM
Apr 2012

I hope they don't do more stuff like that. Though I did laugh out loud the first time I saw it.

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
20. Romneybot has no Personal Interface.
Mon Apr 2, 2012, 09:26 PM
Apr 2012

Romneybot does not understand this concept you humans call "emotion".

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