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(61,430 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2012, 11:34 PM Feb 2012

Mitt Romney accuses Barack Obama of not understanding the American spirit [View all]

http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2012/02/mitt-romney-accuses-barack-obama-not-understanding-the-american-spirit/CQtjrmkBNd4ycHljgpAXNI/index.html

LAS VEGAS - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tonight accused President Obama of being naive and of not understanding the American spirit, delivering a sharp speech that included new criticism of the administration’s decision to detail its Afghan troop pullout schedule.

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Romney concluded by lauding innovators, pioneers, builders, and others with spirit “in their DNA.”

He said: “We share this spirit. I don’t think President Obama understands that. I don’t think he has the feeling of this American spirit that drives us to be successful and to innovate and to create. And by the way, the success of some does not make the rest of us poorer. The success of some makes us all better off.

“The president seems intent on dividing America, on replacing ambition with envy, on poisoning the very spirit of America by causing class warfare. This is wrong. What is right for America is to be united, to thank providence for the great blessing to be born here, and to recognize the responsibility we have to keep the light of the shining city on the hill bright.”

Romney's so delusional.

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Mitt Romney accuses Barack Obama of not understanding the American spirit [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2012 OP

He cannot stop the crap from flowing out of his mouth. tabatha Feb 2012 #1

Clever baiting and framing of issues is crap, and works if not contextualized properly L. Coyote Feb 2012 #46

I can just picture Romeny's delivery. He doesn't pop. And his campaign is so uncreative that applegrove Feb 2012 #2

shining city on the hill is salt lake city home of....well you know nt msongs Feb 2012 #3

mittens can't discuss his family history, elleng Feb 2012 #4

"innovators, pioneers, builders...." - how would a corporate raider know about that??? groundloop Feb 2012 #5

Yep, we're innovators and have struggled tabatha Feb 2012 #13

Right on pangaia Feb 2012 #33

the "greed is good" argument newspeak Feb 2012 #35

This spirit you speak of, Mitt, what if there was no money associated with it? patrice Feb 2012 #6

I dislike Rmoney more and more each day Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #7

"The success of some makes us all better off." - Really? Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #8

Someone should tell that point-zero-one percenter that a lot of ninety-nine... Amonester Feb 2012 #9

On the subject of single payer . . . HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #29

Exactly! BlueMTexpat Feb 2012 #31

Okay, we get it JJW Feb 2012 #10

How could a guy who came from nothing to become the first Black president possibly understand? 6000eliot Feb 2012 #11

No kidding nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #44

I'm really sick and tired of this asshole! FrenchieCat Feb 2012 #12

Just another GOP heirhead. TahitiNut Feb 2012 #17

Heirhead!! Brigid Feb 2012 #40

Consider it a gift. I was inspired by Duhbya ... it seemed fitting. TahitiNut Feb 2012 #48

well, he'll probably win nevada newspeak Feb 2012 #36

Every word out of his mouth is a lie, especially when he talks about Obama. emulatorloo Feb 2012 #14

PWB Politicalboi Feb 2012 #15

With a nod and a wink to the birthers thrown in nxylas Feb 2012 #21

Ignore him at your own peril...he is attempting to set the agenda and frame the issues nt msongs Feb 2012 #16

Sounds like the same ass shit to me..... FrenchieCat Feb 2012 #19

He's floating attack points. Expect subtle changes on this theme, each of them becoming more racist. truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #18

Is this a sly way of saying Obama isn't American? Londoncalling Feb 2012 #20

That is exactly what he is saying... rfranklin Feb 2012 #24

And just as cruel too... Londoncalling Feb 2012 #25

Which is completely BS given Obama's own tale. BadgerKid Feb 2012 #28

President Obama's life is the very best of the "American spirit" chelsea0011 Feb 2012 #22

Translation: He's 'different' .... marmar Feb 2012 #23

Mitt isn't a real Christian because he doesn't care about the poor. JoePhilly Feb 2012 #26

so the president is`t an american...... madrchsod Feb 2012 #27

Shining City on the Grassy Knoll lostnote12 Feb 2012 #30

"In their DNA"? Time to start talking about Mormons and African-Americans, I see. McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #32

Yeah, what would a poor boy "from Kenya" understand about success? mainer Feb 2012 #34

Still pushing 'trickle-down' economies, eh? sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #37

DNA? DonCoquixote Feb 2012 #38

No truer words, "Romney's so delusional." Yet they underestimate his insanity. n/t hue Feb 2012 #39

So let me guress mittens think the spirit of America is inheriting money and getting richer. craigmatic Feb 2012 #41

This shallow fellow doesn't have a clue... Harriety Feb 2012 #42

That's NOT the American Spirit, Mitt! That's called SOCIOPATHY! fascisthunter Feb 2012 #43

What a joke. Romney talks about Obama having class warfare while.. mvd Feb 2012 #45

Poison spirit = not caring about poor people. Democrats_win Feb 2012 #47

"We share Vulture Capitalism"! cbrer Feb 2012 #49

This is Romney's don't hate me because I'm rich and you're not speech. kiranon Feb 2012 #50

Is that all he's got? Politicub Feb 2012 #51

And what's that, WILLARD? Lying, cheating, and stealing, a la you? Zoeisright Feb 2012 #52

His idea of "create" is traumatic insemination saras Feb 2012 #53

Its not envy Mitt, its the promise of those like you that was if we gave you a break cstanleytech Feb 2012 #54

We started off disappointed that our president, that we elected, did not fulfill his truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #55

I think Romney knows he's full of shit madokie Feb 2012 #56