THE DAY ROMNEY PRETENDED TO BE A BUTCHER, A MECHANIC, AND A FARMER

[Liberal_in_LA]

THE DAY ROMNEY PRETENDED TO BE A BUTCHER, A MECHANIC, AND A FARMER - A Jason Cherkis instant classic: "Back in 2002, when Mitt Romney began running for governor of Massachusetts, his campaign managers thought it would be a good idea to have the millionaire perform various blue-collar jobs around the state. In a move that presaged 'Undercover Boss,' strategists put Romney in blue jeans, gave him a long, shiny wrench, and had him play at being a mechanic for a photo op. The campaign called these events 'work days.' He served sausages outside Fenway Park. He donned a hard hat. He hammered nails. He drove a tractor on a farm, bumping along stiffly in the seat. It was, at times, painfully forced. Then again, every day was basically his first on the job. 'Just keep on doing some stuff?' Romney asked as the cameras whirred before turning back to the engine block. He mumbled under the hood about power steering fluid and stabbed at the engine with a wrench as if unsure where to put it. At one point, he wondered to the crowd, 'Whose Bichon Frise is that over there? Is that a neighbor? Oh, that's great.'" [HuffPost]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/24/huffpost-hill---mitt-romn_n_1828885.html

[wilt the stilt]

1. did he hammer like W

I remember looking at a picture of W hammering and the way he was holding the hammer told me that he had never hammered before. He was holding close to the actual head. No leverage. It made me laugh.

[2pooped2pop]

2. I think of that every time I hammer something.

[CabCurious]

3. Let's not forget: "I've been a hunter pretty much all my life."