Clueless and Ironic? Romney compares Obama to Marie Antoinette's

[Blackhatjack]

First, the multi-millionaire Romney characterizes himself as "unemployed" --as if he has something in common with regular middle class unemployed.

Second, Romney touts his experience as a CEO running a business --but fails to mention that he directed the business to acquire businesses, fire their employees, and move jobs overseas.

Third, Romney won't be a part of any effort to impose a small surtax on the super rich millionaires to offset the cost of paying for the extension of the payroll tax holiday for middle class citizens.

Now, the clueless Romney has chose to compare comments by Obama as similar to those attributable to Marie Antoinette ("Let them eat cake" ) showing disdain for the suffering lower classes. IF that hat fits anyone's head, it belongs to Romney.

What irony when you consider that everything Romney stands for is to protect the richest taxpayers and corporations.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. And what REALLY shows his ignorance?

Marie Antoinette NEVER said that. So he's just telling lie, upon lie, upon lie.

It's more in character with Marie-Therese (Louis 14th's wife) - and Louis 18th related it had been a spaniard who had married a 17th century French King/ancestor of his.

If Romney had even the tiniest grasp of French history (and nope - his "Mission" in France in 1968 doesn't count!) - he would have known that there were two 'flour' shortages during Louis' reign (actually one occured the spring PRIOR to his Coronation), there was no widespread famine in the time of his rule, and that M.A. was known for her compassion and charity when the reality of those in need were brought to her attention.

Did she live in a gilded cage? Yes.

But was she a bitch in the vein of Sarah Palinstan, Michelle Bachmann, Callista Gingrinch, Mitt's wife, etc. etc.?

No way - no how. And besides - doesn't he know that in America you are supposed to look down a long snooty nose at the French? I mean - where the hell has he been all of these years anyways?

[Blackhatjack]

2. LINK

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/mitt-romney-compares-pres_n_1175230.html

MASON CITY, Iowa -- Mitt Romney on Thursday sought to portray President Barack Obama as out of touch with the struggles of everyday Americans -- a charge he himself has often faced -- by comparing the president to a former French queen who was overthrown during the French Revolution.

"When the president's characterization of our economy was, 'It could be worse,' it reminded me of Marie Antoinette: 'Let them eat cake,'" Romney said, referring to the infamously dismissive remark toward the poor attributed to the queen.

"This is not a time to be talking about, 'It could be worse.' It's a time to recognize that things should be better," Romney said during an interview on his campaign bus with The Huffington Post. "And the president's policies have failed the American people, have led to 25 million people still being out of work. He didn't cause the recession, but he has made it deeper and has made the recovery more tepid and the pain last longer."

Obama said during a Wisconsin town hall meeting in June 2010 that "it's hard to argue sometimes, things would have been a lot worse" without the stimulus plan he pushed through Congress. He also said that while unemployment was high, it was not as high as it could have been if he had done nothing."

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[DCKit]

3. All we gotta say....

[WI_DEM]

4. Romney is a job killing empty suit and will be exposed as such during the campaign.

[timtom]

5. Forgive me, but

I would compare Romney to Quasimodo.

Except without the intelligence and the hump.

[Blackhatjack]

6. Just listening to Romney talk to Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC ....

There is something about the way Romney answers questions that implies he is giving her what she wants to hear, and he is not really being himself.

His whole demeanor seems to be a big 'put on' for whoever he happens to be talking with at the time.

If he finishes 2nd in Iowa I believe there is a good chance he may make some major gaffs that will used against him in the General Election against Obama.

If he wins in Iowa I think he will stick to the script, and his campaign will keep him out of situations where he can goof up.

So Iowa is important to him .... that's why he is spending millions there.

[MisterP]

7. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, vs. Michigan Avenue, Chicago

this is going to get weird, and not in a good way

[gulliver]

8. I wonder what his "Dorian Gray" picture looks like.

Karl Rove?