Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:08 PM
TroyD (4,468 posts)
Cheryl Describes Meeting Mitt Romney
Published on Sep 22, 2012
Cheryl, a teacher from Colorado, was asked to participate in a roundtable with Mitt Romney. In this video she shares her impression after talking with him and how her views on education are different than Mitt Romney's. As Cheryl shares: "He said, "...I understand there's a teacher here today, which one of you is the teacher?" So I raised my hand thinking that's a good thing; he's interested in education. But it wasn't a good thing."
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40 replies, 4562 views
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| TroyD | Sep 2012 | OP | |
| a geek named Bob | Sep 2012 | #1 | |
| progressivebydesign | Sep 2012 | #2 | |
| demwing | Sep 2012 | #6 | |
| dmr | Sep 2012 | #9 | |
| mysticalchick | Sep 2012 | #21 | |
| siligut | Sep 2012 | #22 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Sep 2012 | #24 | |
| maddiemom | Sep 2012 | #34 | |
| maddiemom | Sep 2012 | #35 | |
| catbyte | Sep 2012 | #3 | |
| monmouth | Sep 2012 | #4 | |
| Panasonic | Sep 2012 | #5 | |
| Cha | Sep 2012 | #7 | |
| Jim__ | Sep 2012 | #8 | |
| Glimmer of Hope | Sep 2012 | #15 | |
| theinquisitivechad | Sep 2012 | #10 | |
| nolabear | Sep 2012 | #14 | |
| tavalon | Sep 2012 | #30 | |
| Tigress DEM | Sep 2012 | #40 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Sep 2012 | #11 | |
| K Gardner | Sep 2012 | #12 | |
| lunatica | Sep 2012 | #32 | |
| liberal N proud | Sep 2012 | #13 | |
| 4lbs | Sep 2012 | #16 | |
| WinkyDink | Sep 2012 | #17 | |
| papa3times | Sep 2012 | #18 | |
| maddiemom | Sep 2012 | #36 | |
| proud2BlibKansan | Sep 2012 | #19 | |
| Faygo Kid | Sep 2012 | #20 | |
| PCIntern | Sep 2012 | #23 | |
| renate | Sep 2012 | #25 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Sep 2012 | #26 | |
| HenryBasil | Sep 2012 | #27 | |
| maddiemom | Sep 2012 | #28 | |
| HockeyMom | Sep 2012 | #29 | |
| maddiemom | Sep 2012 | #31 | |
| lunatica | Sep 2012 | #33 | |
| Kalidurga | Sep 2012 | #37 | |
| kwolf68 | Sep 2012 | #38 | |
| spiderpig | Sep 2012 | #39 |
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:11 PM
a geek named Bob (2,715 posts)
1. Stuff like this makes me think
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that Romney's done. Stick a fork in him!
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:20 PM
progressivebydesign (19,363 posts)
2. "I didn't ask you a question." I audibly gasped when she quoted him on that.
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He truly is out of touch, and inhuman. Think of every CEO asshole you've ever worked for. That's him.
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Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #2)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:32 PM
demwing (10,953 posts)
6. I was going to correct "inhuman" with "inhumane"
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and after thinking about it, realized you were right.
That fucker is not human. |
Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #2)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:39 PM
dmr (25,775 posts)
9. He's a self-important arrogant asshole. n/t
Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #2)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:10 PM
mysticalchick (1,086 posts)
21. I did the same thing!
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I thought "what a shitty thing to say to someone" - damn, he's cruel. That's the entitled asshole who made that poor dog ride on the car roof. Bah. Wouldn't want his karma for all the money in the world.
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Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #2)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:11 PM
siligut (11,085 posts)
22. He really put her in her place; didn't he?
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Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #2)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:52 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,361 posts)
24. "View profileHe truly is out of touch"
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He doesn't want to get in touch. He expects others to suck up to him.
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Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #2)
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Response to maddiemom (Reply #34)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 09:45 PM
maddiemom (643 posts)
35. Sorry. I don't know how this got screwed up and printed.
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:20 PM
catbyte (3,945 posts)
3. Romney just can't help being a pompous ass.
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:21 PM
monmouth (21,078 posts)
4. Wow, what an articulate woman and I imagine a great teacher. She reminds me
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of Elizabeth Warren, confident in her opinions and ability to tell her story...
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:24 PM
Panasonic (2,921 posts)
5. I've lived in Colorado all my life.
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One of the hardest part of the states to reach by road is the northwest and the southwest side of Colorado.
I have a friend that commuted to Denver from Craig once a week. Six hours each way. For specialized therapy. |
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:36 PM
Cha (124,514 posts)
7. "I didn't ask you a question" Typical mittshitt Insulting people because he can.
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F***** can't be cordial or interesting to save his soul.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:37 PM
Jim__ (8,609 posts)
8. Cutting her off with, "I didn't ask you a question."
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More evidence that he is a complete asshole.
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Response to Jim__ (Reply #8)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 06:32 PM
Glimmer of Hope (2,378 posts)
15. Very patronizing and dickish.
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:40 PM
theinquisitivechad (322 posts)
10. This is what makes me wonder if the man has some kind of deficiency.
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Cutting this woman off and saying "I didn't ask you a question". . .tripping family members at the Rom-lympics. . .the Libya fiasco. . .I really have to wonder about someone who doesn't understand on a TRANSACTIONAL level, even, that an empathic response to other people will help your chances with other people, whether you are just a person in the working world or are running for President.
I'm not sure whether it's a social deficiency, or perhaps the fact that Romney never had to LEARN these things to get ahead b/c he was born a toe-tap from home base. |
Response to theinquisitivechad (Reply #10)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 06:32 PM
nolabear (14,698 posts)
14. I don't think so. Not in the true sense. This is, sadly, learned behavior.
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Not that it isn't deep seated and hard to change. But part of this particular characterological issue is that you don't think it's you. You think it's everyone else.
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Response to theinquisitivechad (Reply #10)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:30 PM
tavalon (25,684 posts)
30. I think he's actually a sociopath
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So, empathy is not in his repertoire.
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Response to tavalon (Reply #30)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:41 AM
Tigress DEM (7,167 posts)
40. I am afraid you could be right.
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I don't see any empathy in him at all.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 05:41 PM
Tarheel_Dem (16,643 posts)
11. Sounds like he singled her out for abuse. That's just shitty, no matter who you are.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 06:16 PM
K Gardner (14,805 posts)
12. Oh. my. God. Are you kidding me?? When did this happen and why isn't it
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leading news?! Horrid !
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Response to K Gardner (Reply #12)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:41 PM
lunatica (28,842 posts)
32. Well it's an ad now so everyone will get to see it.
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 06:19 PM
liberal N proud (43,695 posts)
13. He is a bully
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 06:46 PM
4lbs (5,129 posts)
16. Rmoney hates teachers, especially public school ones.
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He thinks everyone probably grew up learning from private tutors paid for by their parents.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 06:47 PM
WinkyDink (37,038 posts)
17. He has zee-ro interest in, respect for, or empathy with a non-rich and/or non-Mormon person.
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 06:50 PM
papa3times (50 posts)
18. Mitt Romney is a sad and tragic
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character because he is so out of touch with regular people. Romney and his ideology would be a disaster for this country or should I say a repeated disaster a la George Bush. The story this teacher told about meeting him in a political campaign setting, is a very powerful and insightful testimony of the shallowness of this man.
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Response to papa3times (Reply #18)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 10:20 PM
maddiemom (643 posts)
36. So very right in your evaluation of Romney.
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Furthermore, as a female part of the Viet Nam generation, with a brother and many friends who served, and contributed what support I was able to them personally, while opposing the .war.. in no way was anyone who supported that war, but sidled out of serving as Mitt did was treated with anymore than the most contempt.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:01 PM
proud2BlibKansan (96,374 posts)
19. Wow. Romney is an arrogant ass.
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And undoubtedly the worst candidate ever.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:03 PM
Faygo Kid (20,215 posts)
20. Of course Rmoney extols private schools.
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He went to Cranbrook. Everybody but the moochers should go there, apparently.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:30 PM
PCIntern (13,852 posts)
23. He is a pure Creepazoid. Nt
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:55 PM
renate (7,926 posts)
25. there is a bug in his program
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Nobody, and especially a politician, should EVER talk to another human being like that. "I didn't ask you a question"--OMG.
And I think another point she made, about how Romney just couldn't understand small-town life, is important. I have no doubt that he looks down on people in small towns, but even more importantly, he has no motivation to care about their particular concerns, and so he won't. To him that would just be sound business thinking--why waste time on people who can't do something for you, and they simply don't have the bucks to make them worth his energy. |
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:55 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,361 posts)
26. He thinks the government shouldn't provide an education.
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So this woman was the enemy.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:05 PM
maddiemom (643 posts)
28. Cheryl: wonderful perspective and take on it all.
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As a retired teacher myself, I know you sound exactly like the friends I enjoyed hanging out with in the faculty room.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:07 PM
HockeyMom (10,707 posts)
29. Never met Romney, but did meet Trump
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No difference. The Donald didn't impress me, and I told him so as a young woman.
Two peas in a pod who just don't get it, and never will. |
Response to HockeyMom (Reply #29)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:38 PM
maddiemom (643 posts)
31. Major political meets (briefly) JFK and Ted Kennedy.
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When very very young, David Lawrence as Pa GOV and Raymond Shafer (Republican) governor, later. Both Kennedys took a moment to show some personal interest. This has been true of any Democratic political figure I've ever met. Republicans tend to pump your hand and look through you.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:52 PM
lunatica (28,842 posts)
33. When Romney meets with his future constituents
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it's to do all the talking. There's no listening involved.
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Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 10:35 PM
Kalidurga (4,820 posts)
37. I like that she mentioned NCLB,
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it sounds good on paper maybe, but in reality it's an Animal Farm like title.
I don't think Romney could have handled the situation worse if he tried. He stopped just short of blasting her with seltzer and giving her a buzzer hand shake. |
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
kwolf68 (5,598 posts)
38. Wow
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Is it possible they found a worse candidate than W? |
Response to TroyD (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:09 AM
spiderpig (7,406 posts)
39. Cheryl's a better woman than I am
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If Mittens had spoken to me like that I'd have firmly planted my size-8 right up his royal backside.
Jerk. |

