Discussion: Romney Discusses 2016 Presidential Race, Criticizes Both Parties

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Discussion for article #232360

[misterneutron]

Mitt Romney said Wednesday night that political leaders in both parties are failing to address the nation’s most pressing problems — climate change, poverty and education reform, among them…

Hilarious. He obviously didn’t get the memo from the G.O.P. base, which explains very clearly that there’s no climate change, that poverty is the fault of the poor, and that the only way to reform education is to turn it all over to Christian fundamentalists.

It would also seem that he’s never met any Democrats.

[jinmichigan]

Getting a loan from your parents is not the answer to fixing poverty. Mitt new concern for the poor is more than amusing.

[phlebas]

Why are our plutocrats using our democrats’ talking points?

[tao]

Mittens has certainly contributed his share to growing poverty. But what the hey, we can all use the chuckle.

[jeffrey]

No, jackass, Rethugs are failing to address all these issues and standing in the way of a president wanting to do something about them.

[jkrogman]

The wolf is again appearing in sheep’s cloak. Will it work?

[benthere]

FLIP - 2012 Romney: “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich, they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of the America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.”
FLOP - 2015 Romney: “Let’s deal with poverty. Have we done it? No. Let’s do it.”

[thecaptain]

So how does even more tax cuts for the already wealthy fix poverty and climate change?

[cwazycajun]

problem is he has shit all over his mouth from all the BS he;s spewin

[marnold]

So… he’s running as Walter Mondale, then? Hey, I guess no one’s tried it in 30 years, so why not, right?

[brooklyndweller]

When I read that, I honestly thought he was running in the Democratic primary.

Perhaps, - he’s confused?

[mawm]

One hyphenated word, “Puh-leez.”

[mawm]

He’s the same ole Mitt. He’ll say anything he thinks he needs to to get ahead without ever caring if what he is saying now conflicts with past statements. In other words he’s a big fat liar.

It’s so transparent. He thinks he lost the race in large part, because of “47%.” Therefore, the answer is to appear like he actually cares about his 47%. Never mind that there never was a 47%; that it exists only in the minds of right-wingers.

[buck]

It would be the height of hypocrisy for Romney to deny climate change after making a career of adapting to it.

[topcat]

This guy isn’t running for President… he’s auditioning for a TV show ‘Keeping Up With The Etch-A-Sketch’.

[estamm]

Mitt! Want to help with income inequality? Take that multimillion dollar Roth IRA you got using devious means and give it to charity. That would be a start.

[mawm]

Exactly, his statements are so far from reality. Obama proposed so many ideas to help poor and middle classed people throughout the recession, and all they could do is obstruct.

He is simply trying to hook into the BS, “third-way” mantra that there is no difference between the parties.

[serendipitoussomnambulist]

The ball is in Kochs’ hands. Now it is up to Charles and David Koch to decide who the Republican voters want as their presidential nominee. They have anointed the Republican candidates for Republican voters successfully for over six election cycles now.

[daveyjones64]

“His evolving platform comes as he works to reshape his image after consecutive presidential defeats.”

That’s the thing with Mitt…his platform is ALWAYS “evolving” based on his perception of what the audience wants to hear.

Of course, its all just so much window dressing. Romney’s idea of helping the poor is to cut taxes for the rich.