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An Infantilizing Speech

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It does look like some conservatives are beginning to have second thoughts on the Romney-Ryan campaign.

An Infantilizing Speech

Maybe I am getting older and crankier, but that struck me as an exceptionally infantilizing speech that Mitt Romney just gave, politically speaking.

There were good bits in it, particularly in the soft-focus autobiographical stuff. He actually sounded like he choked up talking about missing the days when they’d wake up to find a pile of kids in their bedroom.

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But, quite plainly, Mitt Romney has no intention of saying anything that his audience doesn’t want to hear, and what he thinks his audience wants to hear is that America is great, and the only reason everything isn’t hunky dory is that we are led by a man who doesn’t understand that America is great. So believe in Mitt Romney, who believes in America, and trust that he will do the right things to steer America toward brighter shores.

That’s the whole speech, and it’s the whole campaign. It’s really that infantilizing.

Personally, I like Mitt Romney. ... I’d call this speech a lousy one. He’s condescending, flattering and generally treating the American people like children. And I don’t think the American people should take kindly to that.
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Mr Millman points out that so far, the Romney people have consistently refused to provide actual plans to back up his claims about creating jobs and ending the deficit. A point that others have also noticed, Romney long on promises, short on details and another editorial also with the title, Romney long on promises, short on details. Then there is David Stockman who once worked for a Republican President, writing a piece in the NYTimes, about Paul Ryan's "Fairy Tale Budget"

As bad as the economy is these days and despite massive amounts of money being poured into negative campaign ads, the fact that the President is still leading Romney in most polls is rather telling. Many Americans simply don't like the image/hologram that is Mitt Romney.
 
I don't think that's a word.
 
Somerville said:
It does look like some conservatives are beginning to have second thoughts on the Romney-Ryan campaign.

Mr Millman points out that so far, the Romney people have consistently refused to provide actual plans to back up his claims about creating jobs and ending the deficit. A point that others have also noticed, Romney long on promises, short on details and another editorial also with the title, Romney long on promises, short on details. Then there is David Stockman who once worked for a Republican President, writing a piece in the NYTimes, about Paul Ryan's "Fairy Tale Budget"
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I hate election years for reasons like these. They make complete idiots out of Americans generally. Romney's role this year is to fall on his sword. Same as Kerry and Dole did in the past. It has already been decided. The rest is just stage antics.

As bad as the economy is these days and despite massive amounts of money being poured into negative campaign ads, the fact that the President is still leading Romney in most polls is rather telling. Many Americans simply don't like the image/hologram that is Mitt Romney.
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1) Unless you're comparing it to the artificially good times of a credit bubble, the economy is not that bad, all things considered.

2) Most Americans are going to vote rather blindly/automatically, same as they do every four years for one major party or the other.
 
Two words for you...

"Hope" "Change"

And you pretend to give a **** about an actual 'plan'? :lamo
 
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