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tinrobot

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35. Except that Romney lies to everyone, including himself.

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:42 PM

Nov 2012

The only way such a massive liar can live with him/herself is to actually believe the lies being told. I've known a few pathological liars in my life and they all delude themselves into believing their own fabrications.

I suspect Romney hired yes-men enablers and self-deluded himself into thinking victory was well within his grasp. When the truth came out that he lost, it was hard for him to accept because he had been lying to himself all along.

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Behind the Scenes at Romney HQ Election Night - the moment he had to concede [View all] powergirl Nov 2012 OP

I cannot find it in my heart, no matter how closely I look Tansy_Gold Nov 2012 #1

Great post. I can add nothing. n/t demokatgurrl Nov 2012 #2

+1 Firebirds01 Nov 2012 #3

Me either Tansy jpbollma Nov 2012 #4

You are right Tansy powergirl Nov 2012 #6

Same here... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #16

What you said Carolina Nov 2012 #10

Seconded MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #13

wish we could rec your reply rurallib Nov 2012 #29

Why doesnt DU have a Thumbs up for good comments? ErikJ Nov 2012 #82

... Tsiyu Nov 2012 #97

No I meant a thumbs up that wouldnt put the thread back up to the top of the page. ErikJ Nov 2012 #99

You can rec the thread Tsiyu Nov 2012 #101

NO I MEANT FOR ANY COMMENT IN THE THREAD ErikJ Nov 2012 #104

Okay, I had some coffee Tsiyu Nov 2012 #109

Kickin' this post. Well stated. loudsue Nov 2012 #30

+1 forestpath Nov 2012 #38

May they and their clan finally admit that they are evil. Then they may rot. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #42

+10000 valerief Nov 2012 #49

+ 5 trillion. speedoo Nov 2012 #52

I agree. Well said. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #57

Yes, exactly. nt PCIntern Nov 2012 #60

I agree Glaisne Nov 2012 #61

Well I do pity them, but the way you pity a mad dog that cannot be allowed to be free. nolabear Nov 2012 #65

You expressed my sentiments exactly! LibGranny Nov 2012 #66

PREACH! WinkyDink Nov 2012 #70

Yep. I even felt the McCains were decent people on some levels. I don't feel that about the Romneys. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #81

Exactly. Tansy_Gold Nov 2012 #91

Honestly, I was more worried about McCain winning because of Palin than because of McCain himself. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #92

you betcha! noiretextatique Nov 2012 #83

thank you, Tansy. so well said. Whisp Nov 2012 #90

Very well put, indeed. He can go back home to a life of tremendous wealth and privilege. Most anneboleyn Nov 2012 #98

Somewhere in heaven, John Lauber is smiling - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #107

If accurate ChangeUp106 Nov 2012 #5

I believe once CO came in strong, LisaL Nov 2012 #28

Yep. I was playing with the interactive map as returns came in and saw that cui bono Nov 2012 #71

Looking at Mitt's face/eyes, and seeing his absolutely fake concession speech... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #51

"fake concession speech".....exactly, that was their whole mantra.... a kennedy Nov 2012 #68

Me too democrattotheend Nov 2012 #55

Liars should not win Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #7

Maybe he realized that liars shouldn't win bama_blue_dot Nov 2012 #17

I believe the lies were his Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #19

Oh yes, it is definitely on him.. bama_blue_dot Nov 2012 #24

He's a sociopath and is incapable of feeling BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #43

I think he realized he had no chance, because Obama did not need either FL or OH. LisaL Nov 2012 #32

Romney is sociopathic; the lying was all his. Are you being some kind of psychological revisionist? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #74

Fascinating read! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #8

Behind the scenes, waiting in the wings? Tagg Romney? freshwest Nov 2012 #34

Third time's a charm! cui bono Nov 2012 #73

Oh, please no! But that's why this is not over, by any means. freshwest Nov 2012 #86

Excellent article with great reporting. Thanks for posting. nt kstewart33 Nov 2012 #9

I find it difficult to believe this story frazzled Nov 2012 #11

I Totally Agree With You On This.... global1 Nov 2012 #20

This is why when they called Ohio bama_blue_dot Nov 2012 #31

My feelings exactly. I kept saying if they call FL it's over, no path for Romney. cui bono Nov 2012 #78

Rove sounded like he was expecting some magical Romney votes to appear in OH. LisaL Nov 2012 #33

Their internal polling was worse than Rasmussen. geek tragedy Nov 2012 #22

Somehow mzteaze Nov 2012 #53

Actually... mzteaze Nov 2012 #62

2010 turnout model hoboken123 Nov 2012 #105

Exactly. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #23

Everyone suffers from confirmation bias gravity Nov 2012 #26

Except that Romney lies to everyone, including himself. tinrobot Nov 2012 #35

the article touches on their denial: dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #39

Wow - that's astounding. Patiod Nov 2012 #87

Damn this made me a little sad , especially for An outsideworld Nov 2012 #12

Ann? who spoke dismissively about the President? progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #50

WTH?! She, who wants NO REGULATIONS (quote); who called Obama "UNSPORTSMANLIKE" (meant several ways, WinkyDink Nov 2012 #72

I take back my sadness .LOL outsideworld Nov 2012 #79

:-) WinkyDink Nov 2012 #94

REAL curious here about which cue created "decisive" critical mass in R's estimate of the situation. patrice Nov 2012 #14

Again, I say, ... fugop Nov 2012 #15

very Very well said! & You nailed it. patrice Nov 2012 #21

Exactly.... nenagh Nov 2012 #44

And we will never have to see those smug, fake smiles from the Romney's EVER AGAIN. bushisanidiot Nov 2012 #18

Those delusional twits need to go back flamingdem Nov 2012 #25

Yeah, we still got 99 problems ... frazzled Nov 2012 #37

Which Romney son runs for Prez in a few decades? yashoo Nov 2012 #27

And so ends the fraud they attempted to perpetrate on the public. Maven Nov 2012 #36

I just don't know... MoonchildCA Nov 2012 #40

I think he had faith in the voter suppression and fraud schemes that they put together. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #48

Uh, folks....look at the Byline... Nagourney. Malikshah Nov 2012 #41

exactly! Thank you for also noticing that. They paint Romney as some sort of victim... nt progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #46

I agree. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #59

Excellent read. But I have call out the MSM on their "Obama's relentless ads against Romney" progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #45

And SO WHAT?! Since WHEN is one candidate not supposed to refer to the OTHER, FGS?! WE ARE PUSILLA- WinkyDink Nov 2012 #76

Robme blew it when he pissed off Chrysler... Carni Nov 2012 #47

"We won't be giving out government checks"... 47 percent of us are losers (not his exact words... kjackson227 Nov 2012 #54

Romney screwed me one last time Submariner Nov 2012 #56

Awesome slice of life post. And thank you for enduring yet one more indignity - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #108

I feel no pity Botany Nov 2012 #58

The 47% comments--did I miss them in this article? TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #63

Rmoney held America and his own campaign volunteers hostage election night sally5050 Nov 2012 #64

Funny, this kind of confirms what I believed all along WeekendWarrior Nov 2012 #67

I think you are 100% wrong. FWIW. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #77

"he had written only a victory speech" = COCKY S.O.B. TO THE VERY END. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #69

If I never see Willard The Rat and amuse bouche Nov 2012 #75

When Ann Romney Gave President Obama the finger......caught by CNN zwyziec Nov 2012 #80

She's a willing co-conspirator UtahLib Nov 2012 #93

Pity Utah too UtahLib Nov 2012 #84

I'll go against the grain by saying something nice about Romney. Jim Lane Nov 2012 #85

ah man, I was hoping for pictures!! faithfulcitizen Nov 2012 #88

Pseudologia Fntastica Sophiegirl Nov 2012 #89

It was over with Colorado RosedaleGuy Nov 2012 #95

"Mr. Romney quietly decided it was over." GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #96

Yes, he quietly decided several hours after everyone else knew it was over. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #103

Thanks powergirl.. It's Weird how the article..didn't include Joe Biden's brilliant Cha Nov 2012 #100

It makes me sad... kerouac2 Nov 2012 #102

And Santa claus will be here December 24 mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #106