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trumad

(41,692 posts)
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 03:55 PM Jul 2012

I seriously am beginning to think that Romney is a bigger dolt that Dubya.

I've watched this guy the last couple of years and he says mind numbingly things that have me shaking my head in WTF disbelief.

Dubya did it---but not on a scale of what this guy does.

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I seriously am beginning to think that Romney is a bigger dolt that Dubya. (Original Post) trumad Jul 2012 OP
yep the wisdom of W.. oldhippydude Jul 2012 #1
Someone said... Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #30
That's bad news, seein' how Dubya won. Twice. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #2
the difference was that the right-wing powers that be could control shrub unblock Jul 2012 #3
They know he will be reporting first to the mirmon Solomon Jul 2012 #23
At least W had alcohol as an excuse. Quantess Jul 2012 #4
I think shrub has a deviousness about him that takes a spark of intellect. CrispyQ Jul 2012 #5
Well, he made Republicans forget there ever was a George W. Bush ... zbdent Jul 2012 #6
I think we fine tuned our radar with Dubya so Mitt's setting off alarms early. Laurian Jul 2012 #7
You know how there are many types of intelligence? cali Jul 2012 #8
It would have been fun to see these two shitheads debate johnnie Jul 2012 #9
It's not that I think Mittens is an idiot. I don't think he would have gotten where he has southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #10
No he's not more liberal. he clearly has no core values cali Jul 2012 #12
the gop certainly learned you don't have to be smart to be prez spanone Jul 2012 #11
Using one's brain is soooo 1999! nt chowder66 Jul 2012 #13
Bush is a dolt because of ignorance. Willard is a dolt because of arrogance Siwsan Jul 2012 #14
Yep, and I don't know if "dolt" even applies to Willard. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #22
Well, he appears to be pretty clueless, and that qualifies as a dolt, in my book Siwsan Jul 2012 #26
Bush was aware of what he lacked Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #15
Totally on point. nt Raine Jul 2012 #19
That's right- Bush had handlers loyalsister Jul 2012 #32
Bush is clearly the bigger dolt if for no other reason Gman Jul 2012 #16
Sometimes I wonder if Rmoney really ran those business. I tend to think his name was on the Raine Jul 2012 #20
It takes a true sociopath to run a "successful business". smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #27
No doubt about it madokie Jul 2012 #17
At least Dumya wasn't a pretentious poser. I could actually get a laugh Raine Jul 2012 #18
I'd say different, not dumber. 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #21
The difference: Bush had no book smarts, but Mitt has no social intelligence. reformist2 Jul 2012 #24
And Romney didn't even fry his brains out with drugs & booze like Dubya did. Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #25
At least Dubya had drugs and alcohol to blame for his stupidity (in part). kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #28
The danger is NOT that he is dumb DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #29
I take your point, but I remember Dumbya as more of a rich, drunken frat boy, too plastered ... 11 Bravo Jul 2012 #31

unblock

(52,387 posts)
3. the difference was that the right-wing powers that be could control shrub
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:12 PM
Jul 2012

for the most part, at least.

i think republicans haven't taken to rmoney because he wouldn't be a good little puppet like shrub was.

CrispyQ

(36,542 posts)
5. I think shrub has a deviousness about him that takes a spark of intellect.
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:19 PM
Jul 2012

Romney is an entitled dullard.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
8. You know how there are many types of intelligence?
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:21 PM
Jul 2012

bush had this sort of cunning and some social IQ.

romney has zip in the way of social intelligence but I think he's smarter on another plane.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
10. It's not that I think Mittens is an idiot. I don't think he would have gotten where he has
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:22 PM
Jul 2012

by being an idiot. The problem is Mittens is more liberal then he shows and the more he ties to move to the middle the teabuggers make sure he stays on the right of W on everything. He can't talk about being governor because of health care. He can't really talk that much about Bain because everyone still wants to know about his taxes. Let's be honest here Mittens is a business man. I don't think our early leaders wanted government to be runned like a business. There is a need for government no matter what republicans say. I don't think Romney has a clue to what a president really does. If he can't go to a country and not put his best foot forward I fear for our country. He did terrible. Mittens and his wife have this entitlement attitude. You see it and they aren't aware of it. How can this guy be president when he doesn't understand everyday people. I am not knocking him being rich. I am glad for him. However it does bother me his wealth comes at the expense of working people. That alone should disqualify him as president. We need to start electing people who represent us and not sending jobs overseas.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
12. No he's not more liberal. he clearly has no core values
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:23 PM
Jul 2012

accept his belief that he should wield tremendous power.

Siwsan

(26,308 posts)
14. Bush is a dolt because of ignorance. Willard is a dolt because of arrogance
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:32 PM
Jul 2012

I don't know which is worse.

GoCubsGo

(32,098 posts)
22. Yep, and I don't know if "dolt" even applies to Willard.
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:51 PM
Jul 2012

He is just plain arrogant, and AFAIC, that is worse. At least ignorant people like Dumbya have some potential for treating others decently. Somehow, I don't think Bush would ever shove his grandkid's face into a plate of butter, or either of his daughters, for that matter. And, dropping Barney on his head was an accident. I don't see him strapping any of his dogs to the roof of his car and driving for 12 hours. Willard is better than everyone else in his warped, creepy mind. And, that is why he likely doesn't understand why his fuck ups are fuck ups, or more likely just doesn't care. That's not just worse, it's damn dangerous for this country, if he is ever given any sort of power again. Bush is a sociopath. Willard takes that sociopathy to a whole new level.

Siwsan

(26,308 posts)
26. Well, he appears to be pretty clueless, and that qualifies as a dolt, in my book
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:47 PM
Jul 2012

Bush was more like brain damaged. But they both act oblivious of the feelings of others. Like they can say what ever the hell they want, and nobody should be shocked. Both have terminal frat boy syndrome.

 

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)
15. Bush was aware of what he lacked
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:34 PM
Jul 2012

and knew the importance of having people run interference for him. Romney is oblivious.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
32. That's right- Bush had handlers
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:30 AM
Jul 2012

and he listened to them. Funny thing is I always thought the "good 'ol boy" thing was a put on. Now that I have seen a couple of interviews and events out of office, I think it's authentic. The contrast to Mitt on my own likability radar astounds me. Bush obviously did have a way with people. Especially people who would be inclined to vote against their interest.

I think that Mitt won't be able to court the masses who voted against their interest as easily.

I suspect he knows what he is doing and will not be advised or handled. He will not be able stifle his contempt for the average Americans.

Seeing that rigidity makes him more dangerous than I initially believed.

Gman

(24,780 posts)
16. Bush is clearly the bigger dolt if for no other reason
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:01 PM
Jul 2012

Than every business W started failed miserably. He had nothing thst wasnt his dad's until he was given a piece of the Texas Rangers.

At least Romney can run a business.

Raine

(30,541 posts)
20. Sometimes I wonder if Rmoney really ran those business. I tend to think his name was on the
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:43 PM
Jul 2012

letterhead and nothing more. Rmoney tries to use that as being a experience for holding office but it's a double-edged sword. IMO he is hiding his record because he did NOTHING but collect a salary in return for his family name.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
27. It takes a true sociopath to run a "successful business".
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:54 PM
Jul 2012

Which kind of says something for W. I would like to think he was just a disinterested, partying fratboy who happened to luck into some wealth. Mitt is aggressively cruel.

Raine

(30,541 posts)
18. At least Dumya wasn't a pretentious poser. I could actually get a laugh
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:33 PM
Jul 2012

off of Dumya now and then. Dumya was somewhat genuine, not so totally phoney like Rmoney.

1-Old-Man

(2,667 posts)
21. I'd say different, not dumber.
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:51 PM
Jul 2012

And neither of them was an overly stupid man. Both are caught up in a world of their own, one that has no regard for the likes of you and me. We are the wheat in the field to them, just a harvest to take in and profit from.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
28. At least Dubya had drugs and alcohol to blame for his stupidity (in part).
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:57 PM
Jul 2012

Rmoney has no such excuse. He's just a garden-variety dumb TBM. He knows what his church tells him. He is utterly brainwashed.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)
29. The danger is NOT that he is dumb
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 11:24 PM
Jul 2012

W was so obviously Dick's sockpuppet that even the clueless saw it.
What is scary is that Mitt really is delusional; he genuinely does not understand that he is doing wrong. He thinks he can do what he wants because he is God's tool, to help expand the Mormon church into national dominance.

Please keep in mind, the Mormon faith believes that man can literally become as God. I do not mean "at one with" I mean that God was just a man on some planet that ascended, and that Mormon males can do so too. Note, NOT females, they are simply adornments to the male. This means mitt can have a literal God Complex, fed by the church.

It is one thing to suffer a fool, it is another to be at the mercy of a would be God.

11 Bravo

(23,928 posts)
31. I take your point, but I remember Dumbya as more of a rich, drunken frat boy, too plastered ...
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 11:33 PM
Jul 2012

to fully comprehend or even care about the effects of his stupidity. I see Romney, on the other hand, as a privileged scion of money, a pampered fuck who just doesn't give a damn what happens to the "littles", as long he continues to be able to inflate his offshore accounts.

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