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Politics

Mitt!

David Weigel | 9.3.2008 9:07 PM

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His expectedly oily speech is going on right now, so comment away. I'm struck again by how much this Massachusetts governor loathes the east coast.

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  1. John C. Randolph   17 years ago

    Anytime someone mentions Mitt Romney's name, I remember when I became aware of his depraved indifference to human suffering:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY6UTnS6Z-A

    Mitt Romney: he'd rather let you fucking die than think again about the drug war.

    -jcr

  2. SIV   17 years ago

    Even w/o Palin McCain is less odious than Mitt.

  3. Seward   17 years ago

    SIV,

    Having noticed your comments about her, what is exactly so "awesome" about Palin?

  4. Not SIV   17 years ago

    MOOSEBURGERS!!

  5. SIV   17 years ago

    1: She is the presumptive GOP VP nominee who is at least an "adjective" libertarian.

    2:Ambitious, skilled, cutthroat, loose cannon with small government proclivities.

    3: Class solidarity.

  6. SIV   17 years ago

    Huck !

  7. BDB   17 years ago

    SIV is Marxist? Whaa?

  8. SIV   17 years ago

    SIV is Marxist? Whaa?

    No

  9. BDB   17 years ago

    "Class solidarity"?

    I thought there's only the individual?

  10. SIV   17 years ago

    I thought there's only the individual?

    Maybe in Libertopia

    Palin is catching a lot of shit because of her "class". I don't like that at all so I am much more sympathetic towards her.

  11. joe   17 years ago

    Anybody is less loathsome than Mitt.

    As much of a gold mine as Palin is, I still wish McCain had picked Mittler. That would have been so awesome.

  12. BDB   17 years ago

    Joe, no way. Palin will more fun. Wait until that marital affair story in the National Enquirer breaks in two weeks. Could you expect that kind of drama/entertainment/ticket sinking from Mitt?

  13. BDB   17 years ago

    Will BE more fun.

  14. Seward   17 years ago

    SIV,

    1: She is the presumptive GOP VP nominee who is at least an "adjective" libertarian.

    What exactly makes her so "adjective" libertarian?

    ...with small government proclivities.

    Can you give me a clear, completely unambiguous example of such?

    3: Class solidarity.

    In other words, identity politics.

    Palin is catching a lot of shit because of her "class".

    She is also getting a lot of praise for it as well. It cuts both ways.

  15. joe   17 years ago

    Shorter SIV: she seems like someone I'd like to have a beer with.

  16. joe   17 years ago

    BDB,

    I'm thinking of election night. "Ha ha, Mitt, you suck!" That would have been awesome.

    Sarah Palin? C'mon, that's no fun. Me no hate mooseburger.

  17. BDB   17 years ago

    9iu1ian1 looks like hes speaking from a sewer. Egads, that background is horrible!

  18. Bingo   17 years ago

    This entire thing is a debacle. I'm glad Fox found the one black guy in the office to zoom in on like 3 times now.

  19. DRILL DRILL DRILL   17 years ago

    YEAH DRILL! OH YEAH! MANLY! ILL TAKE THE TREASURE FROM THE EARTH WITH MY DRILL! OH YEAH!

  20. thedifferentphil   17 years ago

    Speaking of oily speech, Mitt's hair literally looked oily. Really gross, that was.

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