Romney Snaps At Questioner, ‘America’s Right, And You’re Wrong!” (Updated)

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Romney Snaps At Questioner, ‘America’s Right, And You’re Wrong!”

Paul Werdel

Mitt Romney isn’t having the best day.

Turns out he lost a state he thought he’d won (Iowa), Rick Perry dropped out of the race and threw his support behind Newt Gingrich (who’s breathing down his neck in South Carolina), and people keep asking all these pesky questions about his millions (some of which may or may not be stashed in the Caribbean.)

This terse exchange he had with a questioner on a rope-line had us wondering - is the pressure getting to Romney? You decide.

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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/romney-snaps-at-questioner-americas-right-and-youre-wrong.php?ref=fpa

Updated to add...

Love it or leave it?

By Steve Benen

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As Greg Sargent joked, “Clearly this protester isn’t someone who wants to discuss inequality only in ‘quiet rooms.’”

The Romney campaign seems to think the candidate did a great job with the question. I don’t see it that way. The country deserves to have a meaningful, substantive debate about a generation of policies that have rewarded wealth while making conditions harder for working people. There are real issues that reflect real-world challenges facing Americans: rising income inequality, poverty, an unjust tax system, and wealth that’s increasingly concentrated at the top.

For Mitt Romney, those who even consider this a legitimate area of debate prefer, in his mind, communism.

This is nothing short of twisted.

That the reflexive “go back to Russia” attitudes are coming from a far-right politician who amassed a vast fortune after laying off thousands of American workers, wants to give himself another tax cut, owns multiple luxury homes, and stashes cash in the Caymans — all while pursuing an agenda that would make things tougher on American’s working class — makes me feel as if I’m trapped in a Dickensian nightmare.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2012_01/love_it_or_leave_it_1034866.php

[Octafish]

1. Mitt, the job requires more than good make-up.

More than the proper pedigree, too.

[asjr]

5. Right! Seamus had the pedigree, not his master.

[monmouth]

2. I'm waiting for his meltdown, especially if he loses SC. It could happen. This is a guy who

is used to getting his way and anything less is unacceptable. He looked like it would be smooth sailing a few weeks ago and now it seems to be falling apart. Yes, there could be a major meltdown. I so want a front-row seat.

[gateley]

3. Funny, he never cared about a divided country until Huntsman pointed the finger at him for helping

foster it.

[tabatha]

4. The person should have replied "We are America".

Who does Mitt mean by America?

[blogslut]

6. Deflect the embarassing question by accusing the questioner's patriotism

How very GWB.

[RufusTFirefly]

7. Sorry, but I think old-school Republicans are eating this up

In fact, I wouldn't even be surprised if the questioner were a plant.
Romney doesn't "lose his cool" as one site has suggested.
He launches into the sort of inane "love it or leave it" routine that a certain segment of the voting population absolutely adores.
I doubt that he will lose a single vote because of this exchange.
In fact, I think it may even earn him a bunch.