Mitt's smirking disaster (The Difference in Demeanor When Americans Are Killed)

[SunsetDreams]

Take a look at the smirk on Mitt Romney's face at the conclusion of his disastrous press conference basically accusing the president of sympathizing with the people who attacked and killed American embassy personnel in Libya:



That's the smirk of a very self-impressed man. He has no clue how deeply he's hurt himself.

Meanwhile, check out what a real president (or two?) looks like:



http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130743/-Mitt-s-smirking-disaster#20120912081130

WTF is there to smile about Romney? Really?

Mitt's smirking disaster, continued

by Jed Lewison

Here's another look at the self-satisfied smirk on Mitt Romney's face after he attacked (President Obama for sympathizing with America's attackers) explained to America why he wasn't ready to be president:



Romney is getting skewered across the political spectrum, from the media and from politicians. Even conservatives, who probably feel free to unload now that they know he's going to lose, are slamming him.

"They were just trying to score a cheap news cycle hit based on the embassy statement and now it’s just completely blown up," said a very senior Republican foreign policy hand, who called the statement an "utter disaster" and a "Lehman moment" — a parallel to the moment when John McCain, amid the 2008 financial crisis, failed to come across as a steady leader.

There's a lot more in Ben Smith's report about how Romney's gambit is backfiring even among his allies. It's really a remarkable event in this campaign—easily the most spectacular political blunder of the 2012 cycle so far.

Also, check out Josh Marshall's tick-tock detailing how this episode makes it clear that Mitt Romney doesn't have what it takes to be president.

- more -

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130766/-Mitt-s-smirking-disaster-continued


Still Smirking as he leaves the podium. So proud of himself and absolutely giddy over American deaths for some perceived political gain! DISGUSTING!

[hlthe2b]

1. I hope that was obvious to all who saw it. Gawd, how inappropriate and creepy

[Voice for Peace]

53. here's the TPM link, good article by Josh Marshall

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/09/when_you_learn_theyre_not_ready.php?ref=fpblg

[roguevalley]

100. americablog says he smirked fifteen different times.

[NYC_SKP]

103. Hillary's face. Man, she is PISSED!

[bhikkhu]

104. The face of someone who's co-worker has been brutally killed

Between the people of Benghazi who considered Stevens a hero of their war, and our military abilities, I don't think the killers will be running around for long.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

122. I think you're closer. 'Pissed' is not it.

[Blue_Tires]

128. Sweet...Obama got a tattoo of Rihanna!!

[spanone]

2. he's a cold, heartless, fucking empty suit

[jberryhill]

3. I'm so glad MSNBC didn't break coverage of someone's neck tattoo

It's unfortunate that the White House has to interrupt ongoing coverage of a tattoo on Chris Brown's neck, and whether it depicts Rihanna.

Luckily, they can keep scrolling important updates on that matter while the president blathers on about something.

[secondvariety]

86. Good one.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. He's smiling because he thinks he scored a few points

with his nutjob base and his BFF Bibi Netanyahu. That, of course, is far more important to him than an appropriate STFU following the death of one of our ambassadors in the line of duty.

[central scrutinizer]

6. it looks like he is about to use his finger to score one point for the home team

everything is a fucking joke to this spoiled frat boy

[Bobbie Jo]

56. "now watch this drive..." nt

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

123. Excellent.

[Lucy Goosey]

7. That's it

He's fucking PROUD of himself!

[The Doctor.]

22. Or maybe because he's played the part he's supposed to.

I've said for a while now: TPTB want Obama for a second term.

[emulatorloo]

28. Your tinfoil hat is too tight.

[The Doctor.]

50. LMAO!

Sure buddy.

I love how the naïve and ignorant resort straight to derision.

No, "How did you come to that conclusion?", "What makes you think that?", or "Why would they want that?".... all of which I have very reasonable explanations with pretty sound evidence for.

Nope, the first resort of the ignorant is 'Tinfoil Hat!'.

I get the same reaction from deniers when I tell them climate change is real and our fault.


I suppose in keeping with the spirit of your response, I shall welcome you to 'ignore'. It seems only 'fitting'.

Buh-bye.

[MADem]

61. I have to concur with your assessment.

I don't think all these people who have thrown MILLIONS into the pot, backing this assclown, were doing it for their health or to provide some sort of cover for a group of mysterious fellows belonging to the PTB club. They all wanted a return on their investment in the form of little to no taxes and a shitload of exemptions on the businesses they operate.

I wonder what Mittsy's fundraising will look like after this debacle? Will these guys double down and whistle past the graveyard, or will they say Fuck It and use their dough to try to buy Congress alone.

[Flaxbee]

98. Don't you realize all of that money just shuffles from one Republican pot to another?

Donations mean they can receive strategic tax write-offs, and provide media buys to friendly companies (that then return the favor)?

The wealthy in this country and abroad move large sums of money around amongst themselves to their collective benefit.

[MADem]

101. If they're backing a loser or a passel of losers, what's the diff?

Even the talking heads are abandoning ship. There comes a point in time when it's just foolishness to try and sail against the wind.

Their only hope is to try to co-opt corporate-friendly types from the other side of the aisle; however, I don't think the public will tolerate too much more of that, either. The electorate has had just about enough and they're reaching the apex of their disgust meters. If articulate leadership (like an Elizabeth Warren) can prevail and lead a discussion of this issue in the public square, these clowns can be pushed back. Money doesn't buy everything, all the time--on the odd occasion, integrity comes back into fashion.

[Cha]

92. Waaay Too

Tight!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

73. Yeah. Right.

[The Doctor.]

81. Well, your thoughtful and well laid-out reasoning in your post

certainly gave me pause to reconsider how everything lined up behind my predictions from months, if not years, ago that Obama would have a second term in office, based on studying the various trends in the economy, media, climate, and society.

Oh, wait... it wasn't, so it didn't.

I don't waste my time on the deliberately ignorant. I've had more than enough facile comments and childish derision. Welcome to ignore.

[Son of Gob]

82. How did you come to that conclusion?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

85. Do not question the premise.

Unless you want to be ignored by the poster, which is not that big of a disaster.

[Estevan]

118. LoL!

[The Doctor.]

129. That's a fair question.

Last edited Thu Sep 13, 2012, 05:05 PM - Edit history (1)

Also, a sign of enlightenment. At least you will consider the possibility that there is reason behind my predictions.

There is.

Unfortunately, it is both simple and complicated. Simple in the sense that the trends are unavoidable and thus give us a basis for making projections and correlating the facts. Complicated in that there are indeed many working parts to consider. However, with the inexorable trends, those parts appear to line up with alarming coherence.

As I've said before, I've been predicting another term for Obama for some years now. The reason is because the time did not seem 'ripe' to bring back Republican rule. Now let me explain:

I start with a very simple presumption. One that has been proven out through history as the main driver of collapse of otherwise stable societies.

I call it the 'power paradigm'.

Power is a very interesting thing. Hold on.... There:
http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

This is a man who has spent countless hours researching the phenomenon of power. He knows what he's talking about.

My take on it reflects his: Power is, by necessity, a self-seeking thing. Once one has 'power', only one of two things can happen to it: He can lose it, or he can gain more. There are rarely examples of those with power not seeking to gain more. In most cases, that power becomes lost to other power-mongers.

The more power one has, the more crucial it is to exercise it for the attainment of greater power. This is for the simple reason that those with already more power tend to see the less powerful ambitions as an eventual threat, and therefore seek to constrain their potential. What is fascinating about this is the self-fulfilling nature of the power struggle. In order to avoid being 'constrained' and losing power, the less powerful must find ways to usurp or surpass the power of their more potent adversaries... thus becoming exactly the threat of original concern.

That is at the heart of the power paradigm: Those with less power are automatically the enemy of those with more.... regardless of the intentions of the less powerful.

It is this simple presumption, based on a simple truth, that puts all other things into perspective in these wretched times.


Now... let's look at how power is attained.


#1) Wealth. Wealth is the simplest, easiest way to attain power.

#2) Position. Those in a powerful position have power. Duh.

#3) Allegiance. Those with power can create relationships that are mutually beneficial. Trading wealth, resources, other allegiances, and positions, or using those to achieve common ends create gains in power... sometimes for all parties involved, sometimes not.


The one to focus on, for the moment, is wealth.

Where does wealth come from?

Us.

After a certain point, less wealth comes from exploited resources, therefore more has to come from the labor/consumer class. As those with the least power, they are also the easiest to extract it from. Anyone who doubts that an ever greater consolidation of power into the hands of ever fewer individuals has been happening simply isn't paying attention. There is such a thing as 'the powers that be', and they are absolutely exercising that power to undermine our fundamental rights. You'd have to be completely ignorant of recent history to deny that.

And that is where shit starts falling into place.

I'll try and make this point succinct, as I have to leave soon:

In order for the ultra-elites to continue vying for the augmentation and consolidation of ever more power, the US must be destroyed.
No, that's not a crazy stretch at all. In fact, the proof of our undoing as a nation is all around us in the graft, corruption, and lobbying for the destruction of civil rights, labor, and infrastructure. Anyone who can't see that we are being destroyed as a nation is simply ignorant of events.

But why must we be destroyed?

Because the US is the greatest threat, by virtue of the Constitution, to the absolute consolidation of power which cannot be achieved without utterly violating the human rights enshrined therein.

So, now that we know THAT they want, indeed NEED, to destroy America, the question becomes: "How would they go about it?"

I do have to go, but I'll return.

For the moment, put yourself in the place of a person who owns and controls vast wealth and resources, and has whatever alliances he needs in order to secure his hold on power. Then think: "What would I do to get more power and protect myself in the process?"

[JoeyT]

89. I disagree.

I think a good many of them would rather see Mitt than Obama, for a few reasons:

1) Obama isn't nearly hawkish enough. Drone attacks aren't enough. Even if we put a billion drones in the air, you can still funnel far more money to the "right" sort of people with a ground war; especially if you've ensured the ground war is one we'll lose because we have no idea what "winning" is supposed to be. (Like George the Lesser did in Iraq)

2) Obama is disappointing to many of us on economic issues, but Mitt is entirely preferable to Obama to many of the 1% because they don't view it as accumulating money, they view it as looting a sinking ship. So they absolutely want the guy that will give them the biggest shovel.

3) Obama isn't distracting the bottom 98% or so from the looting as much as Romney. Romney would go to any lengths, including starting a massive war just to create one more smokescreen to hide the guys dragging the giant bags of money off. Even if you disagree with Obama's actions, his rhetoric during the campaign is helping shine a light on them, and they're not enjoying it.

Look at how hard most of the media is working to make sure we know what an awesome guy Mitt is if you don't think the 1% have a strong preference.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. Mitt is happier than he's been all campaign long

He thinks this incident is a winner for him. Yesterday he politicized 9/11. Today he's politicizing murder and an international tragedy. The Bishop is happy as a lark and looks forward to baptizing the dead ambassador if he thinks it will give him an edge.

[ProSense]

8. Mitt's smirking disaster, continued

Mitt's smirking disaster, continued

by Jed Lewison

Here's another look at the self-satisfied smirk on Mitt Romney's face after he attacked (President Obama for sympathizing with America's attackers) explained to America why he wasn't ready to be president:



Romney is getting skewered across the political spectrum, from the media and from politicians. Even conservatives, who probably feel free to unload now that they know he's going to lose, are slamming him.

"They were just trying to score a cheap news cycle hit based on the embassy statement and now it’s just completely blown up," said a very senior Republican foreign policy hand, who called the statement an "utter disaster" and a "Lehman moment" — a parallel to the moment when John McCain, amid the 2008 financial crisis, failed to come across as a steady leader.

There's a lot more in Ben Smith's report about how Romney's gambit is backfiring even among his allies. It's really a remarkable event in this campaign—easily the most spectacular political blunder of the 2012 cycle so far.

Also, check out Josh Marshall's tick-tock detailing how this episode makes it clear that Mitt Romney doesn't have what it takes to be president.

- more -

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130766/-Mitt-s-smirking-disaster-continued

[SunsetDreams]

10. Total Disaster !

I am so pissed right now!

Thanks for that, I've added it to the OP.

[reformist2]

9. Hillary looks so steely and somber in that pic!

[TwilightGardener]

11. Even Georgie the Smirker-in-Chief knew when to put on a somber look sometimes.

Romney is a heartless moron.

[hifiguy]

30. Amazing, isn't it, when you can say

"Not even the Chimp would have done something this off-key and stupid."

[TwilightGardener]

32. Yep, didn't think it was possible for the party's leaders to devolve into

something even more odious than Junior.

[JDPriestly]

48. I should think so.

The Middle East is very volatile. The pastor who was involved in this film would be enraged if someone made a similar film about his religion. It is irresponsible.

Still, it does not justify murder.

But the problem is to interpret these events and to prevent a recurrence.

Then there is the question of how far Netanyahu will go to score points with his electorate and supporters and whether he is in any way involved in the film, etc.

The timing of his visit raises questions -- inevitably.

And, just so you know, people who watch my posts on DU know that I am outspoken in my general support for Israel.

I just hope that Netanyahu has not jeopardized his country's future by being involved in this. If I were Israeli, I would not trust Netanyahu. And I don't trust him on this.

[ann---]

12. makes me want to

vomit.

[seabeyond]

13. thank you for the pictures. wow.... that he has those two faces in this conference on death

wow....

[Care Acutely]

14. And MSNBC runs a ticker about some celebrity's NECK TATTOO while the President

makes an address to the world about a major diplomatic crisis and loss of American life in service to our country.

That, is why I do not watch MSNBC. Way too much celebrity shit and they don't know when to stop.

[Hubert Flottz]

15. Mitt wants to go East and scalp the "Evil Doers" ASAP.

He had lots of experience scalping folks at school and torturing the family pooch after he "grew up". Hell Mitt was a regular General Geoffrey G Miller in private high school. The guy reminds me of Bush. Always attacking people and things, that he feels are already at a great disadvantage of some kind. Like wolves looking for a sickly or weak member of the herd, for an easy kill. And now, Mitt wants to haul off and be the Mormon that triggered Armageddon I, with your tax dollars, not his. It's all about POLITICS to the GOPer elite, the other 99% of the population be damned.

[SunsetDreams]

16. kick

[Cali_Democrat]

17. He can't even wait until the bodies are cold.

What an asshole.

[ArnoldLayne]

18. What a disgusting Prick!

[FSogol]

19. Mitt is overjoyed that Americans are getting killed.

What a sick fuck.

[RedSpartan]

20. He's a sociopath. Simple as that.

[false flags a-go-go]

60. Spam deleted by Behind the Aegis (MIR Team)

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

21. Republicans swoon over their Prince Smarming

No, I don't think so. Who in their right mind and body could feel anything but disgust for this smarmy fuck?

[robbob]

84. And 46% of the voters will stick with Romney

....makes you wonder what hope there is when so many idiots can't even see what an empty suit they are voting for....


....not to mention that even if Romney goes down in flames (I am too pessimistic to use the word "when&quot they will still happily pull the lever for the Rethug congressperson, senator and governor thus keeping President Obama from being able to get anything meaningful done in the next 4 years.

I keep saying it; it's not enough simply to get Obama re-elected; the party of Rethugs has to be utterly wiped out before any real progressive change will happen, and given the current levels of ignorance among the voting population I despair of ever seeing that happen in my lifetime.

[johnlucas]

131. PREACH IT!!!

I just made a post saying The Republican Party is DISEASED & I agree that it's not enough to just get Obama a 2nd term.
Those dumbasses have GOT to go! Once & Forever.

You & me are on EXACTLY the same wavelength.
I want to see that party permanently dismantled.
I believe the 2012 election will begin that process.
John Lucas

[SacoMaine61]

23. Romney causes my stomach to lurch /eom

[Iliyah]

24. He looks like he is in line with the DEVIL

That is a devilish look. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say thats just Mittens, but for his GAWD's sake show a little more sadness.

[heaven05]

37. what

That is a problem with me. Benefit of the doubt? Oh he's basically a good guy? Mittens????????? The guy has no clue as to how evil he looks in this situation. You're entitled to your warm fuzzy feelings for him, but damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[laundry_queen]

72. That HAS to be the most evil look

I have seen from a politician in a long time.

However - even though it looks plain evil, I think it's pure narcissism - he's more than happy to 'score some points' and just can't help smirking in smug self-satisfaction.

[Princess Turandot]

25. Several of the reporters look stunned..

here's the larger view from twitter:

https://twitter.com/CharlesDharapak/status/245893711257563136/photo/1/large

Props to the photographer for tweeting the image.

(BTW, he also tweeted this image: https://twitter.com/CharlesDharapak/status/245904194349985792/photo/1 Apparently, Mitt *can* look somber when he remembers to do so.)

[progressivebydesign]

43. all the reporters really looked stunned.. the woman in the second row, too. n/t

[lexw]

47. Everyone in that room

has a long face, except Romney. What a complete!!!! a$$!!!!
I can't wait until he loses. I want to see him walk off the stage waving goodbye. There will be no smirk then, I assure you. Except at my house—there will be dozens of smiles.

[BlueStreak]

78. That is the first thing I noticed

They seem to be aghast at what they just heard. And The Mit-wit seems to have no clue how badly he just fucked up. Right pleased with himself, it seems.

[SoCalDem]

80. Too bad someone did not ask this question

"Mr Romney, why do you appear to be enjoying this news so much"?

[gkhouston]

116. That's probably why he's smirking.

From his days at Bain, he probably thinks that expression = $$.

[librechik]

26. Mitt seriously looks like he's suppressing a fart

isn't the stick working?

[myrna minx]

29. He is seriously creepy and disturbing. There is something seriously wrong with him.

[Kurovski]

77. I just mentioned the creep factor myself downthread. it's to the point of being disturbing

if he had even one-one-hundredth of the heart you have he might be salvagable.

(Enough butter on that toast?)

[myrna minx]

79. Awww. It's wonderful to see you!

And you brought the cinnamon and sugar too. I miss you Dearie!

[heaven05]

31. I

I hope it's a fatal blunder.

[berni_mccoy]

33. Fuck You Mitt!

[malaise]

34. Pathetic

[SoapBox]

35. Write a letter!

I just sent a very short, brief letter to the Los Angeles Times ([email protected]). I said:


Mitt Romney's statement and stance on the Middle East events...disgraceful.

Disgraceful on all levels, as he appears to be attempting to "score" political points for his campaign, only.




Find your local papers, etc....and tell them what you think of Mittens and his stance.

[former-republican]

36. is this for real?

Is that the press conference he did today?

[SunsetDreams]

39. It's absolutely real

Yes it is from his press conference today.

[former-republican]

41. words fail me

That is disgraceful.

[lunatica]

38. It's sure good to know just how abysmally unqualified he is before the elections

[Whisp]

40. new heights of assholio

and I thought the Chimp hit the top bar record

[Bossy Monkey]

42. I'm wild-guessing an ill-timed Botox treatment

Not that Romney isn't a tone-deaf empty suit; he most certainly is. But even he wouldn't intentionally smile under these circumstances. I'm guessing that he can't not smile at the moment. (Note how smooth his forehead is for a man of his age.)

[progressivebydesign]

45. Yes, he would. He seems to have a disconnect on his feelings. even his crying seems fake.

He's a narcissist. Pure and simple. People say sociopath, but I say narcissist. I was married to one, but not to that degree. He simply has zero empathy for anyone. He is smiling because he thinks he's making political points and putting something over on people, and WINNING. That's what all of this has been about.. his whole life. He doesn't care about the little people he fired while trashing their company, he cared about the score.. the win. He is all about win.

From the brutish bully pranks, to tripping his own daughter in law at the 'family olympics,' he is obsessed with winning, and cannot even pretend to have normal emotions.

[Pachamama]

121. Narcissistic Sociopath....

Anyone who understands what this condition is and has dealt with someone who is a Narcissistic Sociopath can tell you this: If you run across these people in your life - RUN, don’t walk, run right away from them as fast as you can.

[karynnj]

69. Botox treatments would not make him smile or smirk

- that is him thinking he was doing good for himself - showing that he is both deluded and incredibly unbelievably self centered.

[SaveAmerica]

44. Unattached to reality, when Hillary walked through to podium, she was all business

and I was so proud. Don't mess with Hillary is what was going through my mind.

[EC]

46. Why the hell should he even have a presser?

It's beginning to look like a hostile takeover to me. He is just pushing Obama out of the way and taking over like he thinks it's his.

[bullwinkle428]

49. I hope this is his "McCain returns to D.C. to save the economy" moment!

[K Gardner]

51. Excllent job on this post. I"m so disgusted I can't breathe. n/t

[catbyte]

52. The only thing Presidential about Romney is his tie, and maybe his hair.

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

[judesedit]

54. Rmoney is ready to blame all the people from Cairo. They are one election from being bombed by this

ASSHOLE!

[MatthewStLouis]

55. All I can say is "OMG"! How Un-Presidential!

What a sad day for us and Americans in our foreign service.

[false flags a-go-go]

57. Bull hockey!

Exhibit A:











Grown people need to get over their father fixation and grow the eff up.

[Liberal In Texas]

58. I imagine there was a lot of fist pumping in the repuke camp when this story broke...

...and followed by fevered conversations about how to make the most political hay out of it.

These people are despicable.

[loyalsister]

124. I suspect they think Obama lost a strong talking point

When he talks about Libya he points out that no American soldier was killed during that operation. I think they are feeling self satisfied because they can contradict that by spinning this event and depriving Obama of the value in pointing out the success in Libya.

It's absolutely nauseating.

[matt819]

59. I've said it before, and it bears repeating

Mitt Romney does not care about anyone other than himself. Other people have no meaning to him. It doesn't even get to the point of having no empathy for others. Others simply don't exist for him. There's no question of having empathy or not having empathy. They are cyphers to him. And clearly he lacks even the capacity to pretend that they mean something to him and that their loss is significant on so many levels.

[AllyCat]

62. Jeebus Mittens, this is not frickin' funny you creep!

This is not a game. People are dead. What a sack of $hit.

[Moostache]

63. He's the damn Stepford Candidate...

What a smug asshole.
Sadly, I know people exactly like him...I hate them too!

[ellie]

64. He really is disgusting.

[jsr]

65. Creepy greedy cold-blooded corporate asshole

[meow2u3]

66. What kind of a monster is Mittwit?

Is he really glad a United States ambassador was murdered?

President Obama's campaign ought to use Rmoney's smirk at the news of diplomats' death against him. That would be President Obama's "Daisy ad" moment.

[caseymoz]

67. Lol. GOP was complaining he wasn't aggressive enough.

Guess he rose to the occasion for them. And he responded just like an emotionally numb psychopath.

I have to laugh. The Repubs got the "leader" they deserve. And he's going to get bounced in November before he can sink the rest of the country.

[MerryBlooms]

68. What a despicable exhibition. I can't wait for that piece of shit to disappear from our media. n/t

[Gregorian]

70. An authoritarian and a humanitarian.

[HappyMe]

71. What an asshole!

His smirky face is what is making me think more & more that this whole thing stinks. What kind of a person smiles when speaking about someone's death?

I have to agree with others here that say that even the chimpy one wouldn't behave like this.

[jsr]

74. Once again:

[Spitfire of ATJ]

88. Perfect combination to show this guy for what he is.

[marions ghost]

113. +++++

three pictures tell the story

[Kurovski]

75. The man ain't right in the head...or heart.

No joke. He lives in Creep City folks.

[closeupready]

76. Disgusting vile man.

[SunsetDreams]

83. kick

[NICO9000]

87. Sociopath with a side of narcissism

He is truly a vile creature.

[D.Levi]

90. Smirkin' Bastard.....

Willard Romney aint worth the stink off of dog shit!

[D.Levi]

91. I Promise to Make My Title Nice......LOL

Willard Romney aint worth the stink off of dog shit!

[AgadorSparticus]

93. GET THE HELL OUT!! Only a dipshit douchebag would be smiling after that....

Kiss your campaign goodbye. Lets see you smile then.

[Firebrand Gary]

94. What complete dirtbag! He's fucking scum! nt

[Cha]

95. Thanks for this devastatingly tragic report

on Mitt Romney's latest actions.

Ann can whine some more on how he's being Demonized. I think Mitt is handling the "Demon" part all on his own.

[Sugarcoated]

96. The new Smirky

But this one isn't going to be selected pResident.

[proud patriot]

97. and to think we called w smirk

[EvilAL]

99. John McCain was right!

Sarah Palin was the better choice.

What's wrong with this fuckin guy??

[Proles]

102. When you have a considerable number of republicans calling Romney out on the

stupidity of this capitulation, you know he's screwed.

He won't be smirking in November.

[Tx4obama]

105. More - Nine photos of Romney's face from the press conference on the link below

Photos here: http://www.politicususa.com/hell-mitt-romney-smiling-about.html


p.s. and the article there is pretty darn good too

[Kyad06]

106. Amazing how the more exposure he gets, the worse he looks

I didn't know much about him when he was a Governor ,I thought he was a moderate Republican who did some good health care reform. Now I see what a creepy soulless psycho he really is.

[riverwalker]

107. looks like Rumsfeld

when he started his briefings on Iraq war, always grinning like a ghoul

[ailsagirl]

108. He looks absolutely EVIL

As if he scored some sort of triumph.

WHAT A HEARTLESS IDIOT.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

109. Makes my skin crawl.

Any American voting for this POS is feeble minded
and self destructive. They know in their heart of
hearts Obama has kept us safe, while 911 was able
to happen because of Bush/Cheney incompetence
or even worse.

[judesedit]

110. All I can say is, What a dick Nitwitt Rmoney is

[calimary]

111. Speaking of smirk - I half expected to hear him say "now watch this drive."

What a self-satisfied smirk. ICK.

[Raine]

112. Totally clueless lunkhead. nt

[nonotagain]

114. Romney's Dark Side

I watched that conference in horror. His greed and ambition were obvious. He couldn't hide it...we glimpsed his dark side. He literally seemed to be morphing into Nixon. Even the background was the same!!

[spicegal]

115. This guy is a total jerk. It's really sad that he polls as high as he does.

How can Americans not see it. He's a high brow sociopath - no conscious, pathological liar, opportunist, etc. He's not ready for prime time and certainly shouldn't be POTUS.

[mwb970]

117. My God! It's the bush smirk again!

Is this guy turning into george w bush? The lies, the terrible VP, the awful policies, now that fracking smirk that I HATE SO MUCH!

I remember that every time bush talked about killing people or unimaginable suffering and tragedy he would smirk just like that. What is WRONG with republicans? Are they ALL sociopaths now? My God.

[fancyred]

119. un-informed

Unfortunately there are going to be those who think Romney is right. They want to strike back right now no matter what the cost. They haven't had enough of blood, guts and lost lives of our young people.

[randr]

120. Another example of how removed from American culture he is

When attacked we band together. Just like after 9/11. This is best represented by the "Don't tread on Me" symbol, which the teaparty has been misrepresenting all along.
Mitt is about to feel the fangs of a nation acting with pride.

[Tracer]

125. It's not a smirk.

George the 2 was the acknowledged master of the cat-ate-the-canary smirk.

I've been trying to figure out Romney's "smile" for a long time. I don't think it can be described in just one word, but here's a number of words that I think apply:

Condescending
Patronizing
Simpering
Nervous
Phony
Treacly
Self-satisfied

Feel free to add your own.

[hue]

126. Rmoney really freaks me out!!! Satan incarnate!!!

[kestrel91316]

127. He reminds me of Ted Bundy.

[napkinz]

130. kick

nt