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Related: About this forumWHITNEY TILSON: Here's Why I'm Voting For Obama Again
WHITNEY TILSON: Here's Why I'm Voting For Obama Againby Joe Weisenthal at Business Insider
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/whitney-tilson-heres-why-im-voting-for-obama-2012-10#ixzz2BDlx18pA
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1) I believe that hes a rational, intelligent, moderate person who was dealt a terrible hand and has played it reasonably well, especially in light of implacable political opposition (if I were to grade him, Id give him a B+);
2) Though I think Mitt Romney is also rational and intelligent, I question whether he is moderate. I think his 47% comment, when he thought the cameras were off, reflects his real views, showing that he has little understanding of or sympathy for those less fortunate than him. I fear that he would attempt to dismantle the New Deal and shred what is left of the safety net, with the result that we would become an even more harsh and unequal society.
I also have grave concerns about both the integrity and core beliefs of someone who, depending on which voters he was trying to appeal to, has espoused vastly different views on countless issues: taxes, womens rights, abortion, the invasion of Iraq, the role of the federal government in education, campaign spending limits, immigration reform, gay rights, global warming, environmental protection, gun control, even whether he wanted to serve in Vietnam... The list goes on and on, to the point where I cant tell whether the real Romney is the pragmatic centrist who was the governor of Massachusetts (and who showed up in the debates) or the severe conservative he played for years as he campaigned for president or whether there is any real Mitt Romney at all.
Ive heard assurances from some moderate Republicans that Romney is really one of them he was just forced to be a right-winger and pander to the Tea Party in order to win the nomination because otherwise he would have suffered the same fate as Jon Huntsman but this gives me little solace. If theyre right (and I hope they are, though Im not willing to bet the future of our country on it!), then hes been a persuasive liar for the past few years (a sheep in wolfs clothing). If theyre wrong, then he was a persuasive liar for many years when he ran for Senate and served as governor of Massachusetts (a wolf in sheeps clothing), and our country could soon be led by a right-wing extremist. Regarding other issues, though I agree with Romney on some (for example, education reform), on most, ranging from how to improve the economy to foreign policy to social issues, I strongly disagree with him (to the extent that I can divine his true views); and
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WHITNEY TILSON: Here's Why I'm Voting For Obama Again (Original Post)
applegrove
Nov 2012
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Good to hear but I strongly disagree with #2: "I think Mitt Romney is also rational and intelligent.
CurtEastPoint
Nov 2012
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CurtEastPoint
(18,649 posts)1. Good to hear but I strongly disagree with #2: "I think Mitt Romney is also rational and intelligent.
Rational if Queen Ann talks him down. Intelligent? I've not caught that yet. Loud and boorish, yes.
DrToast
(6,414 posts)2. Tilson is a one percenter
But he's never bought into the trickle down bullshit.