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In reply to the discussion: Romney is the most despicable, scariest repuke presidential nominee in my lifetime- or yours [View all]cali
(114,904 posts)117. I told you so
He is Nixon without the awesome, class-bred insecurities. Nixon knew when he was being vicious. He gloried in it. The White House tapes drip with his self-indulgent tough-guy crap through which you can see the quivering little grocer's son. That insecurity may be the only thing that saved the Republic. Willard Romney never has known that insecurity for a day in his life. He is casually vicious and he doesn't even recognize that he is.
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Romney is the most despicable, scariest repuke presidential nominee in my lifetime- or yours [View all]
cali
May 2012
OP
Amen. Bush scared me more, too. But I also remember feeling, later, that he WAS worse
Nay
May 2012
#88
Uhm, no. Both pa and sonny are murderers and responsible for the unnecessary loss of life.
Cleita
May 2012
#21
It's hard to say if he will do similar extensive damage given the opportunity...
cynatnite
May 2012
#30
Romney is like one of those lifelike androids from Westworld. Almost human, but
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#46
I think Mitt's scarier than bushco but I'm not sure I'd say he's scarier than Mr. Malevolent
cali
May 2012
#20
Romney will make that bad WBush joke "compassionate conservatism" seem like a 60s love-in...
CenaW
May 2012
#22
Textbook psychopath. No, he's not a sociopath, he shows every indication of
Egalitarian Thug
May 2012
#25
Well, thankfully we have others to compare him to outside of deep-red cow country.
October
May 2012
#69
I don't agree, Raygun was the scariest nominee and the absolute WORST president EVER nt
Raine
May 2012
#81
He's got shifty eyes and doesn't give a damn about people who aren't the super rich.
ailsagirl
May 2012
#87
Romney is entering a zone where his lies will be put up against the truth.
bluestate10
May 2012
#108