this whole "envy" thing is going to come back and bite him in the ass during the general. the ads just make themselves: shots of people lined up for unemployment, contrasted with romney repeating his "envy" claim.

it's his "let them eat cake."

I'm surprised the conservative mentality of "I got mine, fark you!" plays as well as it does in this country.

Vodka Zombie: I'm surprised the conservative mentality of "I got mine, fark you!" plays as well as it does in this country.

That's not a Conservative mentality. What is more accurate is "I got mine, go get yours." We live in a country where a poor black boy can grow up to be a rich white woman and still make millions after being dead. What a country!

GaryPDX: That's not a Conservative mentality. What is more accurate is "I got mine, go get yours."

you mean like romney "got his" by growing up the son of a multimillionaire and going to the best schools and having every door open to him? :rolleyes:

Vodka Zombie: I'm surprised the conservative mentality of "I got mine, fark you!" plays as well as it does in this country.

I don't think it will in the long run. Say what you like about the Occupy Wall Street movement, but the one thing they did do was bring said discussion out into the open. The more people who can't make ends meet, the more people who won't buy into a millionaire essentially saying "you are jealous of ME."

So Romney is trying to be a trollface meme now? "U jelly, bro?"

Actually, Mittens, it's not so much that I envy your wealth - sure, I'd love to have it, but hey, so it goes. No, what I actually do envy is that the system is incredibly rigged in your favor. I'm not even doing that badly for myself, and yet the government would crush me like a bug if I tried some of the crap you and your companies have been pulling for the past 50 years.

Hell, Mittster, you probably have, what, 200 times as much money as me? Probably a lot more, I dunno, really, but let's call it that. Now what if I walked down to Skid Row and starting talking to the folks there, who have about two hundred times less than what I do. What do you suppose would happen if I started telling them all about how not only are they not allowed to envy me, that they're bad people for dragging me down by forcing me to pay taxes to support them in their lavish lifestyles?

How about if I advance that "job creator" theory? Tell them that hey, I have enough money to hire them to do some work, so therefore they shouldn't even think about asking me for any kind of help? I'm not *gonna* hire them, but I could, you know, so don't you go asking me for a handout. In case I change my mind.

Apparently when you say these things, it gets you elected. If I said them, I'd get killed.

Osomatic: Actually, Mittens, it's not so much that I envy your wealth - sure, I'd love to have it, but hey, so it goes.

The problem is he and his ilk are so delusional, they think we sit around envying them, instead of trying to get one extra bill out of our last paycheck, or checking job boards for some side work (or a better job, or a job -- period). That we look upon them with envy rather than thinking "how am I going to feed my family properly this week?" or "I wish I could go to the dentist, but I can't afford it..."

I don't have time to envy their money. Like you said, it'd be nice, but most of us are just trying to make it on our own... in a system that is rigged against us. Hence, our anger. I don't want it just handed to me, but I'd at least like opportunities to get ahead.

You know that feeling you get when you step in dog shiat?

That's the same feeling I get when I see Mitt Romney. An instant visceral disgust.

If Mittens thinks others are just envious, I propose an experiment.

For one year, one of his sons is cut off from the family and all influence. He has to go find a job on his own, with absolutely no help whatsoever from Daddy or Daddy's friends. A down payment and one month rent on a very modest apartment will be provided. The rest is up to him.

Let us see how the little preppie maggot does without being handed everything to him the way his father was.

FTFA"I believe in a merit nation, an opportunity nation where people by virtue of their education, their hard work and risk taking and their dreams -- may be a little luck -- could achieve great things,"

Education helps but you go into a whole lot of debt obtaining it. And when you get out-its declared worthless because you didn't commit to a masters or a PHD.

The U.S. laborer is one of the most productive work force...but instead the work goes to the lowest price.

Risk taking- HA! Most Americans are just trying to survive, let alone have enough extra income to "take a risk"

A little luck? There's a whole lot of risk involved...

AdolfOliverPanties: If Mittens thinks others are just envious, I propose an experiment.

For one year, one of his sons is cut off from the family and all influence. He has to go find a job on his own, with absolutely no help whatsoever from Daddy or Daddy's friends. A down payment and one month rent on a very modest apartment will be provided. The rest is up to him.

Let us see how the little preppie maggot does without being handed everything to him the way his father was.

You'd have to go back and take away the educational and social opportunities already afforded them for it to be a fair experiment.

They, much like I, will always have a head start because of that; most people don't.

Thanks, Dad.

AdolfOliverPanties: If Mittens thinks others are just envious, I propose an experiment.

For one year, one of his sons is cut off from the family and all influence. He has to go find a job on his own, with absolutely no help whatsoever from Daddy or Daddy's friends. A down payment and one month rent on a very modest apartment will be provided. The rest is up to him.

Let us see how the little preppie maggot does without being handed everything to him the way his father was.

I know, we could trade some homeless black guy for that kid's spot, and bet ONE dollar on the outcome, it would make a great movie even!

My fellow Americans, I know what it's like to wonder where my next plate of gold-leaf escargot is going to come from.

Vodka Zombie: I'm surprised the conservative mentality of "I got mine, fark you!" plays as well as it does in this country.

Someone once said that there are no poor people in the US, just temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

mrshowrules: embarrassed

love that term. reminds me of a wonderful scene in brideshead between john gielgud and jeremy irons.

Merit Nation of Opportunity.

So I stumbled across this again today. Very ahead of its time.

Who did you exploit today?

/kids on the street
//kids on the beat
///beat kidz
////beat kidz

I hope Romney runs in the next election. I really hope so. Obama will barely have to do anything to win.

I would like to thank my Republican party for making my choice easy again. Obama! Yes!

Romney and McCain. The sad thing is either one of those would have made a much better president than Bush.

Oh well. Not as good as Obama though.

I actually agree with his "merit-based" thinking. That's kinda what we're supposed to be doing in this country.

But the rest of what he said? Not only will it bite him (as it should), but my feelings were summed up so very well by others:

JungleBoogie: AdolfOliverPanties: You know that feeling you get when you step in dog shiat?

A warm and squishy feeling?

That's the same feeling I get when I see Mitt Romney. An instant visceral disgust.

Oh right, that's what I meant too. "Instant visceral disgust."

Also, the guy is a mannequin. Or a zombie with a really good makeup artist. I'm not sure which.