Did anyone else feel bad for Mitt up there?

[theinquisitivechad]

Look, I realize he's a sh*t person, and he's done some sh*t things, but if you're human at all, you gotta feel for someone that has to concede after spending years on a campaign like that. Maybe this is because I am such an emotional creature, but what a tough moment. No matter who you are, you gotta have serious cojones to project stability in a moment like that. I credit him for doing the right thing and calling it early, and praising Barry on his way out. Poor guy.

That being said, I am SO HAPPY that we don't have to worry about the world blowing up every second of every day for the next 4 years. I can breathe easy.

But the human in me felt bad for Mitt. I thought he was truly going to be an *sshole and fight this for months and he ended up doing the right thing.

[CorBlimeyGuvnor]

1. No

[Lugnut]

2. Hell no.

[tularetom]

3. You're being sarcastic, right?

[titaniumsalute]

4. No

Fuck him. He wanted GM to go bankrupt while hiding his millions from taxes. Screw him.

[ncgrits]

5. Barry?

[hogwyld]

127. I caught that too!

The only people that call Barack "Barry" are the RW loons here at work.

[nakocal]

6. Nope

Romney is an out of touch dick that does not care about anybody but himself.

[Kennah]

7. Different emotions. I have respect for what he said in the concession speech.

[alpizzy]

8. Ummmm

No.

[notadmblnd]

9. Nope, he wanted it for all the wrong reasons

[SCliberal091294]

10. heller no

[Charlotte Little]

11. no, not at all, nope, never...

...ever

[Shilo]

12. absolutely not

[DesertFlower]

13. no. he's still a lying sack of shit.

[madaboutharry]

14. No.

He enabled the ugly throughout this campaign. He is not a righteous man.

[Tennessee Gal]

15. No. nt

[LiberalLoner]

16. Why do you refer to our President as "Barry"?

[theinquisitivechad]

31. Lots of insider folks do, including some of my friends that worked the campaign.

He went by Barry for a good portion of his life.

[JDPriestly]

52. As I understand it, that's what he was called as a child.

[Lucinda]

81. No they don't. n/t

[obamanut2012]

108. No, they don't

Not Dem insiders.

The President goes by "Barack."

[Sedona]

17. Nope

[ProudProgressiveNow]

18. No, but I did feel sorry for...

all the people he stepped on....

[Snarkoleptic]

19. You have more compassion than I.

Willard has been such a complete lying d-bag that I feel nothing but contempt for him.
Now he has to slink back to his mansions and enjoy life.

[TheZug]

20. HELL NO

If he'd run with honor, then maybe. Instead he was a lying bastard. Willing to say anything to win. And he got what he so richly deserved.

[Alleycat]

21. Didn't feel bad for him.

Short sweet and to the point. He did the best thing he could do. Only hope they can work together! Jus think what we can accomplish

[Doctor Jack]

22. no

He would have any of us killed if it made him more money

[Xyzse]

23. No, but I really don't feel like kicking him when he's down

That's all.

Good luck on his next ventures. Though I suggest him finding himself, and be more human, and deal with a broader swath of people.

[agracie]

24. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy... n/ t

[PoiBoy]

25. No..

Hell no...!!

[The Wielding Truth]

26. No. He talked about "Honesty". He is still not aware of how rotten he really is. No. No sorrow here.

[agracie]

30. Amen !

[sammytko]

27. No

[BREMPRO]

28. NO...after what he did, flip flopped, lied about, hid, NO...

[Sophiegirl]

29. Nope

Not for one millisecond!

[Tansy_Gold]

32. No. Um, no. Er, fuck no.

He didn't do "the right thing." He was forced to. His handlers no doubt made him do it, because it would go badly for them if he didn't.

I absolutely cannot feel sorry for a man who has so much when there are so many people who have so little.

Fuck him. Fuck him sideways.

[fugop]

33. Almost ... then I remember every nasty lie he told.

And then I feel better.

[ohheckyeah]

34. Seriously?

Fuck no.

[lumberjack_jeff]

35. What annoys me about my fellow liberals? Exhibit #1.

Suffice to say, no. I don't feel bad.

[adigal]

99. Yup. This is an example of how we are too kind

I start to feel bad for him as a human being, then remember him saying he will,get rid of obamacare day 1, and my sympathy melts away.

[ready2go83]

36. Yes...

I did feel sorry from him. To stoop so low, putting his hope and dreams on the president. I think he is an asshole, but part of me kind of feels sorry for him. He really wanted it. He did the right thing in conceding. But just because some of us feel sorry for him doesn't mean we wanted him to win. I am glad that he lost, it is better for the country.

[demhottie]

37. Um, NO

[courseofhistory]

38. NOPE! I can't fee bad for a liar, cheat, thief and wierdo to the max! I'm glad he'll be GONE!!!!

[BelieveMe3]

39. I didn't

Because I feel he's a hypocrite who professes love of country, but was entirely unamerican in his attacks on Obama and US automakers. Who professes to be a man of faith, but who ran a race baiting campaign that was shameless.

[Laurian]

40. Hell to the no! I'm just thrilled to see the last of him (and his wife).

[RightBWrong]

41. I felt more SYMPATHANGER than anything....

Sitting next to my significant other, we wondered what kind of campaign could have been waged had Romney actually stuck to the real courage of his convictions. Been proud of things like Romneycare and Obamacare. Been proud of being for women's rights. Etc.

So I felt sympathy that the Republican party is so effed up that one has to abandon their core values to fit in. And I felt anger that Romney put on this farce of a campaign to begin with.

[damnedifIknow]

42. No

Not at all.

[Demonaut]

43. not at all

[JDPriestly]

44. Had he released his tax returns, I would have felt sorry for him, but he had to know

when he decided not to be honest about his tax evasion that he would lose.

When he and Ann virtually admitted that they would lose the election if they honestly and fully disclosed their tax returns, they lost any possibility of winning. The race was just a waste of America's time and a loss of corporate money from that point on.

[oppressedproletarian]

45. He has more than plenty to return home to

the bastard just didn't get the cherry on his ice cream sundae of life. Fuck him, he was ready to fuck all of us! No mercy

He did look like he had been crying

[LiberalElite]

46. Emphatically, NO

[OhioBlue]

47. I thought he gave a good concession speech - nice and short

I did empathize - I told the hubby... you gotta give them props when they have been working 18 hour days for something and then they lose, its got to be tough. I mostly feel for the volunteers. I remember what it was like in 2004.

[Narkos]

48. Fuck no

[Revlon10]

79. No, hell no he makes me sick

He was never qualified. He is a failed govener, who had a privileged life. And took an hour and a half to concede. He is a racist, lyer and cheater and a crazy cult member. Disrespectful to the president and the people of this great nation.

[VanillaC]

49. IMO, he ran a nasty campaign.

Even Obama took the time today to congratulate him on a good campaign run. Romney was too busy to even thank the president and wish him well in return. Not cool. Scary thing is that Romney really didn't think there was a possibility that he could lose. Wow. I'm sure even Obama must've had a concession speech ready - just in case - and he's only the president. I probably feel some pain for Romney's wife and family, if anything.

[rufus dog]

50. not one microsecond

not one mutha friggen minute.

Not one New York minute.

Not friggen ever!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

51. Nope, not at all, not one bit

That asshole pandered to every racist and birther who would back him. His campaign was the lowest of the low.

I felt bad for McCain and Dole. They're actually decent guys who I can disagree with.

Mitt, on the other hand, can go fuck himself

[JI7]

53. no, i felt sympathy for McCain, but not Romney

[Cha]

54. Fuck NO and don't you dare tell me I'm NOT "human".

[TwilightGardener]

55. No. I think he's a dick.

[theinquisitivechad]

56. My only thread with more than 20 replies

Is the one where every single person calls me a sh*thead! LOL I feel like this is a DU badge of honor. I'm too soft BUT I'M WORKING ON IT.

Congrats to all of us. We really deserved this night.

[Zoeisright]

57. HELL no.

That pampered, lying little asshole bully deserves every bad thing in life.

[TexasCPA]

58. No.

[nutsnberries]

59. not at ALL -nt

[renate]

60. I felt bad for the Mitt up there

Not for the Mitt who's been running for President.

[lucca18]

61. No! Not at all!!!

Romney can take all his lies and just go away!! I never want to see or hear from him ever again!!

[Amonester]

62. Up there, on Kolob?

[CreekDog]

63. yes

it doesn't discount what i think of what he did during the campaign.

but part of me, yes, i get no joy out of seeing people hurt.

[mzteaze]

64. Not feeling bad for Myth at all

He has continually shown that he has no emotions for people in general. He's ran for office unsuccessfully since 1994 with ONE win. Go home. If I thought he was more genuine, I might feel differently.

[lib87]

65. Hell No

He would have thrown my ass under the wheels of his private jet and gladly ran me over.

So happy he lost!

[crunch60]

66. Nooooooooooooooo! He would Never feel sorry for you, never forget that.

[yorgatron]

67. no tears for Mitt from me.

[BlueDemKev]

68. I'm sorry, I don't.

The only person Mitt Romney cares about Mitt Romney. He ran a five-year campaign for president and ditched many of his core principles so he could be accepted by the national Republican Party. I also found him to be quite rude. Very relieved that he will not be our president--now or EVER.

[IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ]

69. I think Romney clearly used to be a good person. He ran as one in 1994 and 2002. THen he changed

He got corrupted in his desperate attempts to win the White House. He sacrificed all his principles. Maybe now that the country has rejected him, he can go back to being Moderate Mitt for real (pro-choice, pro-gay rights) and work to advance this nation in a positive direction. I would support him if he did.

If he continues being a "severe conservative", then I don't give a shit. But if he wants to pull a Crist, I'm down.

[groundloop]

104. I'll disagree with that assesment... Mitt grew up privileged, was a bully in high school....

And anybody that will drive for hours with a dog on the roof of a car doesn't have a lick of common sense. He made his fortune dismantling companies and putting people out of work, has avoided paying his fair share of taxes for many years through offshore tax havens, and on and on. He was only "Moderate Mitt" because that was what worked for him in Massachusetts. He knew exactly what he was getting into when he started running for president 6 years ago, and he still has his vast fortune to go back to.

[obamanut2012]

110. He's always been an arrogant bully

And, he used to wear a cop uniform and pull over young women and harass them.

He is a destroyer of jobs and a pathological liar.

[LisaL]

70. Yes, I do feel bad for him.

But I am sure as hell happy he had to give his concession speech.

[helpisontheway]

71. Hell no...lying piece of trash! Hope to never

See his face again. He does not twist the truth. He absolutely lies. Then I think if his smug face during that first debate! No, I do not feel sorry for him or his family.

[GoneOffShore]

72. Nope - he's a weasel and I apologize to weasels for that.

And his family is the same.

Entitled and grasping and wanting to impose a theocracy...

[FVZA_Colonel]

73. To quote Harry S. Plinkett in the RLM "Episode 3" review,

"NOPE!"

[cheezmaka]

74. He NOW feels like the employees he LAID OFF...

through Bain Capital. He can now go back to his nice mansion with his millions and live his nice life without ruining the Nation.

[LeftInTX]

75. No

I don't think Romney had much fun up there.

[Hans Delbrook]

76. F**K NO

I wouldn't have been sorry to see him crumpled on the stage sobbing - after the welfare lies, the "no one ever asked for my birth certificate" shit, the Jeep lies, the revenge voting shit. RMoney was a major DICK all throughout this campaign and I would have liked to wrap it up by kicking him in the NUTS.

[fortyfeetunder]

77. Rmoney has a lot to be thankful for...

a wife, his high school sweetheart, five sons and numerous grandchildren. And sitting on a pile o'money.

Being POTUS would have been a pay cut.

[vanlassie]

78. No. Way.

[Blueprogress]

80. Nope nt

[K-Matt]

82. Fuck No!

[Arugula Latte]

83. My compassion for him equals his compassion for 47 percent of Americans ...

[democrattotheend]

84. A little bit

I guess I feel bad for anyone in his shoes. I can't even take rejection after a job interview. I cannot imagine the human toll it must take on someone to run for the presidency and lose. Regardless of policy, you have to have some respect for anyone who is willing to put themselves out there and endure the grueling nature of a presidential campaign.

[GetTheRightVote]

85. For a moment I did and then...

I remembered all the bad things he said about our President.
Then I realized that I could not get sucked into that emotion.

[GranholmFan]

86. fuck no

[Third Doctor]

87. I'm afraid not.

I at least respected Mccain a little in 2008 but this guy lied to the American people as if they were all dumb. Only the people that voted for him were.

[NYC Liberal]

88. I felt somewhat for McCain in 2008 because I felt McCain was a decent person

who, while I would NEVER want him in the White House, served his country and has done some good in his time in public office.

Romney has NO redeeming qualities. No empathy, no charisma, no decency. He is a right-winger who pandered to the moderates.

McCain is at heart a moderate who pandered to right-wingers.
Romney is at heart a right-winger who pandered to moderates.

[doccraig67]

89. I would have felt bad for America if he won.

That he lost, he brought it on himself. If he had run as an honest decent human being he would have won.

[Amonester]

91. To run as an honest decent human being, he would have had to release twelve years of tax returns

first, which would have probably sank him further (and earlier) and that's (one of) the reason(s) he would have not won, but lost (again).

That cReep had no credible path to national victory. None.

[Bucky]

90. Yes, we should be defined by our big hearts. You are a true Democrat. A true liberal.

And even kind of Jesusy. Love thy enemy and all that.

[Pool Hall Ace]

92. I'm a very compassionate person myself

but to answer your question . . . no.

[lillypaddle]

93. Hard to feel bad

for a lying piece of shit.

[smorkingapple]

94. Fuck him, he sold his soul and still has his money. I shed no tears for him.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

95. No. He is a masochist...the facts were there that people didn't like him - BUT he pushed

himself on everyone. And, the ones that people did like, were smooshed like bugs by his bullying negative ads, paid for with greedy millionaires' money.

[bluedave]

96. Not in the least

He got EXACTLY what he deserves

[Carolina]

97. hell, f--king NO

Even in conceding, he was still lying about putting it all out there or all out on the ground... whatever. No, Mitt, where are the tax returns, where is the truth and what the fuck do stand for?! You didn't put it all out there!

So I feel absolutely no pity for that lying, job wrecking, entitled SOB

Now maybe he, Donald Trump, Adelson and the Koch heads will go away. We, the people, beat their dirty lying ads and all their money.

[UCmeNdc]

98. No, lying to me has that effect on me.

[union_maid]

100. No, not really

I'm pretty soft, really. I used to feel bad enough for whomever lost so that I didn't like to watch concession speeches, even for the other side. Things are different now and Romney does not appear to be a man who gives a sh*t about anyone who isn't like him. Plus, he conceded because he was already looking like an asshat. The election did not hinge on a single state at that point.

[Iceberg Louie]

101. Nope, though I am impressed he gave a concession speech

I too was expecting a contest that dragged into January. Any sympathy I might have felt for Mittens was eradicated by seeing Queen Ann's barely concealable disgusted sneer.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

102. no

he wasn't sorry for putting Seamus on the roof, stupid dick head. Did notice that he had been crying.

[shayes51]

103. Pitiful speech----

if you can call it that. I did think he looked lonely up there by himself.

[obamanut2012]

105. hahahahaha no

[onecent]

106. Not I. Not ONE IOTA.

[lunatica]

107. Hell no! That's like feeling sorry for your abusive husband

after he's finished beating you because it tired him out.

[obamanut2012]

109. Obama goes by "Barack," not Barry

Which you well know. And, to address your post saying "insiders" call him "Barry"? No, they don't. His wife calls him "Barack."

Barack Obama was reelected. That isn't going away.

[theinquisitivechad]

114. I'm happy about the reelection.

I canvassed for him in Arlington, VA. You can see that in my prior posts. Barry is a term of endearment. For me and many of my friends. I am sorry it reads to you as pejorative, it is certainly not intended as such.

[obamanut2012]

122. "Barry" is a term of derision used by the Right Wing

I am not saying you and your friends are RWers, but that is NOT a term of endearment, and you should all quit using it stat, lest you want to be confused with Right Wingers.

[theinquisitivechad]

125. We're definitely not RW'ers

But thx for your input

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

111. He deliberately sought to make money by destroying people's lives. That's pure evil.

He rooted for wars that other people's children fought but was unwilling to send his own children. Pure evil.

The sense of entitlement on display but him, his wife, and his sons was appalling.

His campaign of deliberate lies that he continued to propagate regardless of the truth. Pure evil.

I'm happy that America woke up and saw Mitt Romney for who he is: an evil man!

No, I do not feel the least bit sorry for him.

[csziggy]

112. No, not at all

He deserved to have rotten eggs thrown at him not sympathy.

I do feel sorry for the deluded campaign volunteers who worked hard for Mitt. I hope they review what happened in this campaign and realize how much they were lied to all the way through.

[Doctor_J]

113. Here are some who did

foxnation.com
freerepublic.com
redstate.com
cnn.com
tombrokaw.com
davidgregory.com

around here pickings will be slim. If he had projected that stability during the campaign, instead of being a lying hysteric, he might have done better.

[MatthewStLouis]

115. No. The lying plutocratic mega-millionaire tax-dodging charlatan deserves his medicine. /nt

[CTyankee]

116. OH, CRAP, NO!

He kept us up way too late. He shoulda just gotten out of the way with a few words and then goodbye and hustle that family off the stage.

Nobody decent likes you, Mitt. Just leave already. Get out of the way and leave us the f*ck alone and take all your smarmy staff like Dan Senor, with you.

[we can do it]

117. Not just no FUCK NO...and no one calls him Barry, so stuff that shit, too.

The inhuman piece of shit needs to go the fuck away and stay there.

How fucking sorry does that ass feel when he's destroying lives by putting people out of work and shipping there jobs to china?

[forestpath]

118. If he had run an ethical campaign I might have. But he didn't, so I didn't.

[theinquisitivechad]

119. Is there any way to delete a post?

I get that everyone completely disagrees with me now and thinks I'm stupid. Is there any way to delete this post so I don't have it in my "My Posts" section?

[kydo]

120. uuummm... NO! NOT ONE DAMN BIT! nt

[Paladin]

121. Absolutely Not. (nt)

[WeekendWarrior]

123. HELL NO

No for a millisecond.

[WI_DEM]

124. Not in the least

[theinquisitivechad]

126. Again, how to delete a post?

I am tiring of defending myself against what was clearly an indefensible comment. I am not surprised that people disagree with me, but the vitriol from a group I have spent my time, money, and effort working to support really surprises me. Slightly redolent of Lord of the Flies.

[Firebirds01]

128. I feel sorry for

The dead in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Those who went bankrupt because of medical costs

Those who died because insurance wouldnt cover their cancer treatment.

Those who are destined to a life of poverty because college was unobtainable.

Those whose drinking water is filled with carcinogens.

Those whose job was outsourced so a millionaire could make another million.


Mitt Romney can suck a duck. I dont feel sorry for him. He stuck his dick out and it got slapped. He wasnt some innocent person caught up in a bad situation...in fact, destroying the lives of innocent people is exactly what he did, and was PROUD of doing, as a businessman. Then he scolded them for not taking responsibility for their own lives.

Cry Mitt cry, you will be forgotten by history.