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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney: I Have ‘Lived In The Real Streets Of America’
Mitt Romney: I Have Lived In The Real Streets Of America
By Tanya Somanader
During the CNN debate in South Carolina tonight, Mitt Romney struggled to draw a clear distinction between himself and his chief challenger Newt Gingrich. Chiding Gingrich for spending decades in Washington as a political insider, Romney insisted that hes the perfect example of why we need to send to Washington someone who has not lived in Washington, but someone who has lived in the real streets of America. Watch it:
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Its unclear whether those real streets are the ones by Romneys beach house in California, his mansion in New Hampshire, or his multi-million dollar colonial in Massachusetts. Of course, Romney has attempted to paint himself as an everyday, middle-class guy before. But as a Wall Street millionaire who keeps money in offshore accounts and is comfortable making $10,000 bets, its seems like most streets Romney spends time on are the ones paved in gold.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/19/407596/mitt-romney-i-have-lived-in-the-real-streets-of-america/
By Tanya Somanader
During the CNN debate in South Carolina tonight, Mitt Romney struggled to draw a clear distinction between himself and his chief challenger Newt Gingrich. Chiding Gingrich for spending decades in Washington as a political insider, Romney insisted that hes the perfect example of why we need to send to Washington someone who has not lived in Washington, but someone who has lived in the real streets of America. Watch it:
<...>
Its unclear whether those real streets are the ones by Romneys beach house in California, his mansion in New Hampshire, or his multi-million dollar colonial in Massachusetts. Of course, Romney has attempted to paint himself as an everyday, middle-class guy before. But as a Wall Street millionaire who keeps money in offshore accounts and is comfortable making $10,000 bets, its seems like most streets Romney spends time on are the ones paved in gold.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/19/407596/mitt-romney-i-have-lived-in-the-real-streets-of-america/
He's also unemployed. What a dolt!
On edit, don't forget how the Romney boys served their country: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002140745
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Mitt Romney: I Have ‘Lived In The Real Streets Of America’ (Original Post)
ProSense
Jan 2012
OP
yardwork
(61,533 posts)1. In what way, Charlie?
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)2. The real streets are paved with gold
but don't tell the riff-raff
liberal N proud
(60,332 posts)3. You beat me to it.
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)6. This belongs in the quiet room. -eom
Cleita
(75,480 posts)4. Next time he's in CA, I will be happy to show him some neighborhoods
he's never visited. As a matter-of-fact, I would be willing to drop him in one for twenty-four hours with no more than $10 in his wallet and see how he makes out. Then he can claim that but not before.
boxman15
(1,033 posts)5. Romney is a real unemployed, middle class, lower class, son of a governor, former CEO of Bain.
What a man.
Eid Ma Clack Shaw
(490 posts)9. Come on, be fair to him...
..He's "Post-Class". He is a trailblazer.
yellowcanine
(35,693 posts)7. Mitt was living on the streets?? Homeless??
ProSense
(116,464 posts)11. I think
he just admitted to being a member of the one percenters gang, aka Wall Street thugs.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,494 posts)8. "Straight outta Hampshire crazy muthafucka named Romney....." You
know the rest.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)10. .
IggleDoer
(1,186 posts)12. Sure, he lived on the streets ...
Easy Street
PragmaticLiberal
(904 posts)13. Wow.....This guy is self destructing before our very eyes.