Certain topics are off-limits:
- His stint as governor of Massachusetts, where he was NOT a job creator. The state he governed ranked 47th out of 50 in job creation. Oh, that's right. Romney's health care plan for Massachusetts, which he has now distanced himself from was the model for the Affordable Care Act. Education suffered when Romney was governor. Besides all of the cuts he made to education, as governor, Romney tried to require parenting classes for any parents that wanted their children to be enrolled in a full-day kindergarten program. Remember, while governor, he never "inhaled".
- His religion. That is fine, unless he or his surrogates start to make assertions about Obama's religious beliefs.
- His family. Fine, also. They are not running for office.
- Bain Capital. That is where Romney was supposedly a job creator and where his experience in the private sector prepared him to be President. Herein is the lie: The goal of Romney's job at Bain was not to create jobs, it was to make money for himself and his investors through a series of leveraged buyouts. In over one-fifth of the deals that Romney managed, the companies went bankrupt and the employees lost everything, including their jobs and pensions. Those are the deals, by the way, through which Romney made most of his quarter of a billion in wealth. With the money he plundered from those businesses, he made a ton of money for himself and a hefty return for his investors. But any criticism of his tenure at Bain is met with the suggestion that the criticism is an attack on free enterprise and capitalism. Memo to Mitt: My uncle Buddy was a great believer in free enterprise, too. He also hated regulations. Uncle Buddy was a bookie for the mob, and like you, he created a few jobs and made a small fortune. That experience doesn't qualify him to be President, but then again, maybe it actually does. He was a businessman, after all...
- Recently, Mitt heaped praise on our last vice-president and commented that he wants to choose a vice-president just like Dick Cheney. As Rachel Maddow so succinctly pointed out, when Cheney left office, he was "less popular than herpes". So, not only is Mitt dishonest, his admiration for Cheney raises some pretty serious questions as to his beliefs about government, but more than likely, those questions will be off-limits.
- This list is still being revised.
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Mitt Romney, clearly, does not enjoy being pressed. Many have said that he is just not accustomed to being challenged. He wasn't challenged as a CEO, he wasn't challenged as a Mormon bishop, and if President, he will not be challenged by the people. The man just can't and won't stand for it. He makes his own rules and feels that he does not have to explain his reasoning. He will never say or advocate for anything he believes is less than politically expedient. So then, what will Romney talk about?
- President Obama
- Trees that are the right height
- That he saved the auto industry
- He is Mr. Fix It, but won't elaborate on the fixes
- Corporations are people
- He likes firing people
- Seamus, his dog, loved being on the roof of the family car
- He likes grits
- Free market and industry require no regulation
- He has been a successful business man
- Unions are bad, teachers don't advocate for students
- Planned Parenthood must go
- Anyone rich is a job creator, their taxes must be lowered
Don't ask him about his empty, hollow laughter or why he is not concerned with the poor. Don't approach him with any questions that have not been run by his staff and above all, do not expect him to tell the truth, because he won't.
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