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What's It All About, Romney? "Richie Rich's Evil Twin"
Part of Romney's image problem is that he leads not as a selfless Lincolnesque statesman but as an Ayn Rand greed worshiper. Setting the standard for his campaign, Romney gave a high-profile plug to a company owned and run by major donors. His son has followed in those ethically challenged footsteps by using his campaign connections to launch a business. And a campaign adviser benefitted from illicitly leaked confidential government information.
In RomneyWorld, that's all OK. His answer to the song's question, "Are we meant to take more than we give," is a resounding "YES." "What's it all about?" For Romney, it's about exploiting the 99 percent for the profit of the 1 percent. That vulture capitalist philosophy is bad enough in the business world, but it's dead wrong for public service. As the head of his company, Romney made so much money that he squirreled it away in the Cayman Islands and secret Swiss bank accounts. But shadiness and avarice aren't attributes Americans prize in the head of their country.
Romney's stealth product placement occurred in December. He endorsed the business of donors Bill Heavener, CEO of Full Sail University, and C. Kevin Landry, chairman of TA Associates, the private equity firm that owns the Florida college. On at least two campaign stops, Romney specifically named and promoted Full Sail University, urging students to consider such for-profit colleges to contain the cost of higher education.
Romney didn't mention that the price of many Full Sail programs is $40,000 a year -- thirteen times that of a typical not-for-profit community college. And Romney neglected to mention that Heavener is co-chairman of the Romney fundraising team in Florida. And that Heavener gave $45,000 and Landry $40,000 to the Romney super PAC Restore Our Future.
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That is a concept, however, that escapes Romney and his supporters. They don't get it. They don't understand that Americans don't really like Richie Rich's evil twin, his arrogant attitude of entitlement, or his belief in taking more than he gives.
In RomneyWorld, that's all OK. His answer to the song's question, "Are we meant to take more than we give," is a resounding "YES." "What's it all about?" For Romney, it's about exploiting the 99 percent for the profit of the 1 percent. That vulture capitalist philosophy is bad enough in the business world, but it's dead wrong for public service. As the head of his company, Romney made so much money that he squirreled it away in the Cayman Islands and secret Swiss bank accounts. But shadiness and avarice aren't attributes Americans prize in the head of their country.
Romney's stealth product placement occurred in December. He endorsed the business of donors Bill Heavener, CEO of Full Sail University, and C. Kevin Landry, chairman of TA Associates, the private equity firm that owns the Florida college. On at least two campaign stops, Romney specifically named and promoted Full Sail University, urging students to consider such for-profit colleges to contain the cost of higher education.
Romney didn't mention that the price of many Full Sail programs is $40,000 a year -- thirteen times that of a typical not-for-profit community college. And Romney neglected to mention that Heavener is co-chairman of the Romney fundraising team in Florida. And that Heavener gave $45,000 and Landry $40,000 to the Romney super PAC Restore Our Future.
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That is a concept, however, that escapes Romney and his supporters. They don't get it. They don't understand that Americans don't really like Richie Rich's evil twin, his arrogant attitude of entitlement, or his belief in taking more than he gives.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leo-w-gerard/whats-it-all-about-romney_b_1513079.html
Romney the White House is not for sale!
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