Romney VS Obama: The Megathread

[Tmutarakhan]

Romney insists that his running mate, like him, learn to stand on things:

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No, lets don't. This is almost worse than the whole 'teleprompters' thing. It's common when trying to address a crowd to use some sort of rise so people in the back can see you as well. Lets not turn it into something stupid that will make us look stupid saying it.

No, Romney does it much more often than a normal politician would.

[Ashmoria]

It's cute that you think this is fraud.

everyone knows the ruling dictator (i will not call him PRESIDENT i will call him what he is). may alter polls at will.

isnt it embarrassing to write things this silly?

maybe you could get applause for it on free republic but we prefer serious posts here.

[Wikkiwallana]

He will lose no matter poll fraud.

Why don't we wait until after the election to issue authoritative statements on factual events that have yet to occur?

Because Caldari doesn't appear to be concerned with factual events.

[Ngelmish]

Why don't we wait until after the election to issue authoritative statements on factual events that have yet to occur?

Because Caldari doesn't appear to be concerned with factual events.

Well yes, but I'm not quite desensitized enough to stop offering mild encouragment to engage and give me more data on how utterly appalling that kind of mindset is.

[New England and The Maritimes]

Romney insists that his running mate, like him, learn to stand on things:

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No, lets don't. This is almost worse than the whole 'teleprompters' thing. It's common when trying to address a crowd to use some sort of rise so people in the back can see you as well. Lets not turn it into something stupid that will make us look stupid saying it.

I don't think Obama has ever made someone with MS stand on a chair in a small room where nobody is required to see him just so he can get nice pictures.

[Khadgar]

No, lets don't. This is almost worse than the whole 'teleprompters' thing. It's common when trying to address a crowd to use some sort of rise so people in the back can see you as well. Lets not turn it into something stupid that will make us look stupid saying it.

No, Romney does it much more often than a normal politician would.

The only one of those that's mildly eyebrow raising is the one with the woman who's in bare feet so as not to be taller than him.

[Cannot think of a name]

No, lets don't. This is almost worse than the whole 'teleprompters' thing. It's common when trying to address a crowd to use some sort of rise so people in the back can see you as well. Lets not turn it into something stupid that will make us look stupid saying it.

No, Romney does it much more often than a normal politician would.

Oh...hey...a short photoset of Romney addressing crowds on some sort of riser. I can see how that's completely damning.

Yeah, let's all read way too much into this perfectly legitimate and common public speaking practice...

[Wikkiwallana]

No, Romney does it much more often than a normal politician would.

The only one of those that's mildly eyebrow raising is the one with the woman who's in bare feet so as not to be taller than him.

Much as Kim Jong-Un Likes to Look at Things, it turns out that Mitt Romney Likes to Stand on Things. Is he unable to display his condescension fully unless he is literally looking down at everybody?

I can't believe he made Ann get up on a chair.



Do you have any idea how fucking terrifying it is for someone with M.S. to try to balance on a chair? The way she's hunched over in that shot is exactly what M.S. sufferers do when their balance is uncertain and they're worried about falling. I give her credit for forcing a smile, but...

But all I can think, as the husband of a woman with M.S., is: "Jesus Christ, what a flaming asshole!"

(And thank God for the aide just out of the picture who's spotting her with his hand!)

[Tmutarakhan]

No, Romney does it much more often than a normal politician would.

Oh...hey...a short photoset of Romney addressing crowds on some sort of riser. I can see how that's completely damning.

Yeah, let's all read way too much into this perfectly legitimate and common public speaking practice...

Most of those shots are occasions where no sane person would see any need for a riser, and the one with Ann (who suffers from MS and is clearly frightened) is downright abusive.

[Ashmoria]

No, Romney does it much more often than a normal politician would.

The only one of those that's mildly eyebrow raising is the one with the woman who's in bare feet so as not to be taller than him.

no khadgar

that is his 63 year old wife with ms who is scared to death that she is going to fall off the chair.

[Gauthier]

No, Romney does it much more often than a normal politician would.

Oh...hey...a short photoset of Romney addressing crowds on some sort of riser. I can see how that's completely damning.

Yeah, let's all read way too much into this perfectly legitimate and common public speaking practice...

If photos weren't viciously effective attacks then Dukakis and Kerry wouldn't have been shot down by their photo ops.

The fourth picture down with the staffer holding onto the chair could be potentially spun into an illustration of Romney's out-of-touch elitism, a vivid physical image of him standing on top of the lower classes.

[Khadgar]

The only one of those that's mildly eyebrow raising is the one with the woman who's in bare feet so as not to be taller than him.

I can't believe he made Ann get up on a chair.

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Do you have any idea how fucking terrifying it is for someone with M.S. to try to balance on a chair? The way she's hunched over in that shot is exactly what M.S. sufferers do when their balance is uncertain and they're worried about falling. I give her credit for forcing a smile, but...

But all I can think, as the husband of a woman with M.S., is: "Jesus Christ, what a flaming asshole!"

(And thank God for the aide just out of the picture who's spotting her with his hand!)

Wasn't aware that was his wife. That's terrible. My cousin's ex-wife has MS and she has enough difficulty on solid footing.

[Nordengrund]

I wonder why the majority is going for Obama.

[Ashmoria]

Oh...hey...a short photoset of Romney addressing crowds on some sort of riser. I can see how that's completely damning.

Yeah, let's all read way too much into this perfectly legitimate and common public speaking practice...

If photos weren't viciously effective attacks then Dukakis and Kerry wouldn't have been shot down by their photo ops.

The fourth picture down with the staffer holding onto the chair could be potentially spun into an illustration of Romney's out-of-touch elitism, a vivid physical image of him standing on top of the lower classes.

i love that photo.

im not sure exactly what statement it makes but the guy is trying so hard to do a job he shouldnt have to do without getting in the shot.

[Silent Majority]

I wonder why the majority is going for Obama.

Maybe because they don't want to screw people over?

[Wikkiwallana]

I wonder why the majority is going for Obama.

There's a whole thread full of reasons, if only I could find the link…

[Godular]

I wonder why the majority is going for Obama.

Because we're sentient.

[Jefferson Confederacy]

I cannot believe you are debating Romney's decision to have his wife stand up in a chair... that's the kind of nonsense that makes MSNBC and Fox News grin.

[Gauthier]

I cannot believe you are debating Romney's decision to have his wife stand up in a chair... that's the kind of nonsense that makes MSNBC and Fox News grin.

Because Dukakis in a tank and Kerry parasailing was absolutely harmless.

[Rubiconic Crossings V2 rev 1f]

Oh...hey...a short photoset of Romney addressing crowds on some sort of riser. I can see how that's completely damning.

Yeah, let's all read way too much into this perfectly legitimate and common public speaking practice...

Most of those shots are occasions where no sane person would see any need for a riser, and the one with Ann (who suffers from MS and is clearly frightened) is downright abusive.

^ this. The more I read, hear and see Romney the more revolted I am.

[Northern Dominus]

I wonder why the majority is going for Obama.

Because we'd rather not start the backslide into full-on corporptocracy under the watchful eye of Mitt and the neo-con wing of the Republican Party.

[Gauthier]

I wonder why the majority is going for Obama.

Because we'd rather not start the backslide into full-on corporptocracy under the watchful eye of Mitt and the neo-con wing of the Republican Party.

Romney has made it clear he'd be the submissive bitch of any right winger who so much as spoke up demanding something.

[Rubiconic Crossings V2 rev 1f]

I cannot believe you are debating Romney's decision to have his wife stand up in a chair... that's the kind of nonsense that makes MSNBC and Fox News grin.

You do know what Multiple Sclerosis is right?

Well if not - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis

[Jefferson Confederacy]

Most of those shots are occasions where no sane person would see any need for a riser, and the one with Ann (who suffers from MS and is clearly frightened) is downright abusive.

^ this. The more I read, hear and see Romney the more revolted I am.

Is it not obvious already that Romney is a sociopath that wouldn't shed a tear if his family was droned by Joseph Smith himself?

[Gauthier]

I cannot believe you are debating Romney's decision to have his wife stand up in a chair... that's the kind of nonsense that makes MSNBC and Fox News grin.

You do know what Multiple Sclerosis is right?

Well if not - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis

I can't wait to see him take a quadriplegic swimming.