Romney's new campaign slogan: Let sleeping dogs (on the roof) lie. Your new segment might be called "Sectarianism, Lies and Videotape." Or perhaps, "Apochryphal of Miracles"
Starring Mitt Romulin, the alien who thinks the Prime Directive is Warp speed to the right, followed by phasers on stunning falsehoods.
Everytime I see Romney lie about his concern over jobs I want to scream. The company i worked for for 31 years sold our division to a company owned by Bain Capitol which decided to move 170 jobs to China. So we have all seen how concerned Romney is about working people. Oh wait, thats right, he doesn't care about anyone who isn't in the 1%.
Thank you, Rachel! I watch you every night and often find myself saying "THANK YOU, RACHEL" right out loud because you have so many cogent, incisive reports. Sometimes, it's because you find a way of saying what I've been thinking. Lots of times it's because you expose something that everyone seriously needs to know about that no one else is discussing. But this time, I felt compelled to go one step further and actually write a comment. I've been listening to Mitt Romney's LIES for months on end and usually end up screaming at the TV --- YOU LIAR!!! (or words to that effect). So, THANK YOU for finally putting it all together in a beautifully stitched tapestry of LIES for all the world to see. Bravo! Well done!
Your piece tonight on Romney and his lies has to be right up there with the best of Maddow. This piece needs to be replayed in its entirety for the rest of the year to election as it is a carthartic revelation of how bereft of ideas and objectivity the Republican party has become, if Romney is the best they can offer, a man who will lie to be anything you want him to be, sort of man for all seasons in a negative sense, then the party must need serious reform which I do not think they are capable of until they distance themselves from the Tea Party, they are indeed moribund.
In any case why America would want a cooperate raider (which is really what he is and why he did not want the auto industry bailout so that he and his ilk could feast on the carcass) as president completely boggles - it would be like the cat among the pidgeons- mother Hubbard's kitchen would be like a supermarket in comparison to the economy.
It was a pleasure to watch that segment. Thank you, Rachel, for having the sheer guts to call a lie a lie - in fact, to call Romney's many, many, many lies just that - lies. The "media" needs to stop tip-toeing around this - he is a shameless, unabashed liar - and those who hold the "Romney" signs up at his stump speeches may just as well be holding up signs that read, "Romney-Lies 2012."
I am not an evangelical or right wing Christian and rarely support their views but I understand why these people dislike and distrust Romney, who is as shifty as wind-blown desert sand. It is said in the Old Testament that "Satan is the father of all lies," (2 Nephi 2:18) and in the New Testament in John 8:44 that "Satan is the father of lies." Scripture is full of epithets for Satan, the Great Deceiver. He is a slanderer, schemer, deceiver, angel of false light. He is of weak or poor character: "has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character . . . ." (2 Nephi 2:18).
Sad to say, Romney seems not to be able to help himself or stop his habitual lying, perhaps because as is indicated above, "he speaks out of his own character" because "there is no truth in him." Frankly, this does seem to describe Romney, a man with money he exploited as a corporate raider, a person without character or truth in him. A man who lies because he is a lie. This is why Romney seems so disingenuous or phony: there is very little if any substance behind his "angelic," pretty-boy mask.
ok, here is another suggestion. redistribute the wealth, redistribute the wealth quikly;
w was the worst mistake since hoover. it took over ten years and a war in which 38
million people died. when will people realize that the world belongs to everyone not just a "few tricksters". these tricky ones, (mostly repugnacious clowns) crash the world economy with their twisted laize-faire no holds barred panty waisted mentallity to try
to simulate neither mental or phisical effort in the least, can only be discribed as sucking ass can be brought to some more just outcome by a massive redistribution of
wealth. here is my justification of such radical remake of what "GOING FORWARD"
should mean. repugs have made this term to mean more of the same. But hold it just
one minute, the framers of the constitution, even though they had slaves, made one
very important mistake, especially now that the blacks are done making wealth for
white people, most immigrants have some form of respectability, not mexicans though.
the mexicans, since they owned the vast portion of the west, they need to be demon-
ized becsause they did not kiss the hand of saint reagan. there is now alternative, they
must be brought to respect the repugs that again gave them so much legitimacy. How
dare them not vote right, especially when you consider that they act very concervative.
Good family values, hard working, they don't lie. Hold it right there. they do not lie, but they are very good judge of character, because my father was a Mexican and he showed me alot about being a good, respectful and interested truthful person at all costs. that is why he was poor. He did not lie and step on other people as all repugs do
as a pricipled mode of operation. Case in point, one mr. w. romney. this is huge because he has grounds to deny that he was in the forfront (driver seat) in shipping 55
million jobs overseas because him and his crowd stand to make a lot of money. Mr.
obama could give him a special assignment- in in 18 months i want to see you return
all them jobs back plus a ten percent added to that for you mischaracterizing the most
important phrase in the constitution, that reads, " to promote the general welfare''. MITT, take this phrase to the supreme court and have them deny that the word all means general welfare, General welfare, to promote the general welfare is not an
exclusive term but an inclusive term. Have them in their self rightious mentality try tofind exclusivity in the term general. How about that Mr. Romney, can you for once
twist something in the direction of it's intended, constitutionally defined intention of
these very thoughtful and well intentioned founders, grand sounding scheme after the
self-rightious mount rushmore glorification. WILLARD, GO AHEAD AND LIE, SAY THAT YOU TRULY BELIEVE IN THIS THE WAY I DO.
Mitt says he prefers the invisible hand theory, which is how we got into this mess!
You are correct Robert Soto, hard working folks do not lie and trample over others to reach the coveted prize ---money---- like Mitt and those high rollers do not care who gets wronged and rationalize for their conscience they are following the rules, but they hack the rules to pieces and worship the invisible hand, they think of it as God's hand, but what is the invisible hand? Oh, right the market. I will leave that for the reader's conscience… is she talking about worshipping something besides God? Well, rationalize away, but my conscience cannot accept the idea of anything that makes money is just hunky dory.
Americans do not like to be told what to do, except when they think it was their idea. Like yeah, let's roll…( the oil will pay for it???) but when they find out it was; let's make some money for our buddies… oh well, after 11 years, death, injured and soldiers are PTSD...it's now a Democratic President, so yeah… I hate this expensive war, too.
I turned my heart away from being in Afghanistan after it became clear the mission was not to get OBL. We got OBL, now can we gtf out of Afghanistan?
March 19, 2003, where was I? Protesting the Iraq invasion.
As I see it, Mr. Romney (or any R except perhaps RP- but he is way off in other areas-IMO) would probably accept some cockamamie plan to invade Iran if the "business plan" showed it would make profit for corporate people (as those people are better than working people). So much for our own soldiers, the debt and our own country… we just gotta make it happen in Iran.
That's how I view it, none of the R's have my support. None of them.
Being in Canada and watching TRMS on-line where often the same commercial is played after every segment: it was particularly ludicrous that after the Mittens lying segment (after all the others, too) we were immediately treated to the wonderful serial-lying commercial about how the tar sands pipeline will bring 500,000 jobs and supply clean, safe energy, as well as a free puppy, to every U.S. household.
Thank you, Rachel! I watch you every night and often find myself thanking you out loud for one of your brilliant reports. But tonight I had to go one step further and actually post a comment regarding your beautifully stitched tapestry of Romney LIES -- I've been listening to him tamper with the facts (especially about the president) for months now and usually end up screaming "LIAR!" at the TV. So, thank you for bringing this charlatan's fabrications to the attention of the wider world. Maybe he's been distorting the truth for so long he can no longer distinguish one whopper from another. Maybe it's early onset Alzheimer's! The man's so pathological, he even contradicts himself!
Your 3/21/12 show devoted a lot of time to the lies of Mitt Romney. As a former Mormon who was also a brainwashed missionary as was Romney and has since published a book of the ‘Fatal Flaws’ of the Book of Mormon, you have to understand that the cult he is a member of was founded by a charlatan liar. His followers are indoctrinated in the belief that the ‘end justifies the means’. Joseph Smith gave a prophesy after his failed efforts to run for President of the USA called the “White Horse” prophesy. Basically the White Knight (Mormon) on a White Horse coming to the rescue of America or the Constitution by becoming the President and filling important offices of the Government with returned Mormon Missionaries holding the Mormon Priesthood.
Romney believes as did his father wearing the ‘magic underwear’ that all temple goers wear to remind them of the blood oath they made in the temple that their final authority in all things are Mormon Church leaders in Salt Lake City.
When I went to SLC to the Church office in the hope to get some clarification of doctrine; (While waiting in the office) I saw a book/magazine called ‘Useful Fiction’. It condoned making up stories if it led to strengthening the faith of Mormons in the Mormon Church.
Romney believes anything he says is condoned by his faith if it makes him President!
Claude Heater
Rachael, you’re the best! I admire and marvel at your consistent ability.
Author “Fatal Flaws of the Most Correct Book on Earth (Not a best seller!)
As a non-Mormon that has lived in Hawaii, and Nevada, I have been surrounded by Mormons for many years now. I wish someone, and maybe it could be you, Claude, could verify what I have told several of my friends that live in other places. They don't believe me when I tell them some of the "weird" behaviors these people engage in.
First, what I call the "magic underwear feel-up". When meeting a Mormon for the first time, I have many times, and almost always when I am doing business with a person that has a position of authority in the church, been "felt up". They make sure to put their arm around you, and feel down your arm for the tell-tale seam of the garment. I know I'm not imagining it, I've told my assistant "watch this" before meeting one, and almost invariably, it happens.
Secondly, I have witnessed my Mormon neighbors' homes being "cased", by other Mormons, when they come to visit and no one is home. I don't know what they are looking for. I suspect a coffee maker, or something sinful like that, but they snoop around the house to see how their fellow Mormons live.
I'd be interested to hear what an ex-Mormon has to say about this. It's true, isn't it? They are much more different than most people are aware, and I think a lot of ex's think everybody knows this stuff. I am always amazed by people's reactions when I mention it.
Rachel, you missed the connection between Romney's elitism/out-of-touchiness and his lying: He lies BECAUSE he thinks -- thinks -- as an elitist, too.
What does that mean? It's dominionism (I'm not saying he's part of that conspiracy, though -- but the term refers to a state of mind, too): he has a low regard for the masses.
I know Mormons. And I know Mormon ward presidents who think EXACTLY the same way. Think about it and you'll understand where it comes from: Mormon prophets are regular people like you and I, and yet they are elevated to positions of absolute authority. Why? Because they are chosen (by other elite Mormons) as being BETTER. They don't "earn" their positions. They are tagged almost from birth, carefully educated and given experiences and initiations that induct them into the higher echelons of Mormon hierarchy.
Romney was raised to be a Mormon leader. Mormon leaders are soaked in a belief that they are superiors. The ultimate indication of this is that the Mormon scriptures clearly indicate that, if you are worthy, you can become a god. WORTHY.
Not worthy. Worthy. Not worthy. Worthy.
They'll NEVER discuss this with an outsider -- I wasn't an outsider. I was an insider by virtue of pretending to believe in order to please someone I loved.
I am not talking about rank-and-file Mormons, who are excruciatingly sweet and innocent, as a whole. Truly. But their leadership is a whole different thing -- and that nasty little trait, the belief that some people are superior to others, is buried deep and has been since the founding of the church in the mid 1800s.
Don't forget: Romney's grandfather was CHOSEN to immigrate to Mexico.
Chosen.
Plebes are too stupid, too inferior, to recognize a lie, much less to REMEMBER it later.
Is it just me, but is calling Romney a liar because he said "the economy" got worse after Obama took office a bit excessive? Rachel says the economy got better "almost immediately," and some parts of the economy did.
But other parts of the economy didn't get better, such as the unemployment rate and the national debt. The unemployment rate is only now coming back to the level it was three years ago. So, does this mean Rachel is a liar?
Take another supposed Romney "lie." Rachel says Romney said the federal goverment should have a health care plan like the plan he put in place in Massachussets. This is one of Rachel's favorites, and was recently used in a DNC ad claiming Romney has flip-flopped on this issue.
But Politifact recently reviewed this claim and rated it "mostly false."
God Bless Rachel Maddow! Her segment on Mitt Romney, the Etch a Sketch and his endless lying should be required viewing for every voter. If I were a Republican watching her communicate Romney's biggest gaffe ever in plain talk voters can understand and adding quote after quote to back up her points... I would burst into tears. Romney can not recover from this.
As usual - Good Job Rachel. I watch your show and the Daily Show. I get the truth and it is delivered with a sense of humor and irony. It is about time we stop tap dancing around the fact that Romney is not only a liar but a Plutocrat
I find it hard to believe that the people here are so blind to the mass failures of this current President, You say Romney is a liar? Obama promised to cut the debt in half in four years then he spends 5.4 trillion that we do not have, Obama said during the 08 campaign GW Spent 4 trillion in 8 years and that was irresponsible and unpatriotic.He also said if he could not fit the economy in his first term there would not be a 2nd term for him..Name one thing he has done that was good for the people,there is not one!! GM? Bin Laden? Osama was doomed when he was located no matter who was in office..GM back on top? that was a result of an earthquake in Japan that shut down Toyota,who is now back back to #1. For the blacks who voted for Obama thinking they were finally going to get some pay back what did you get? Nothing..Lied to the Mexicans about immigration..Thanks to Univision for finally asking the president the big questions that left him like a deer in the headights..he claims he winning big in this election but spending all of his time in OH,VA, Because he is worried..He has not created any jobs,not helped the middle class,given us the biggest tax increase in history..oh yea weakend the military by placing restrictions on our troops..70% of all troops killed and wounded in Afghanistan in 11 years have happened on Obamas watch...(www.icasualities.org) lied about the ambassador of Libya being killed..even after the white house admitted it was terrorist attack he was still claiming it was over a video because he doesnt want to admit he has failed..them sympothized with the terrorist and arrested the man who made the video..why even investigate the man who made the video.. it is our given right..4 more years of obama and we will be in the same boat as Greece and Spain ...When the money goes the power is gone too..Even our enemies see this in place....Gas$4.00 a gallon..Also want to redistribute the wealth..what happens when the people loosing the money to this stupid idea decide not to work anymore..why should they? if they are going to lose it anyway..then who will be making money..This prez wants us all to be poor,he wants total control over the people...wake up!
Romney's new campaign slogan: Let sleeping dogs (on the roof) lie. Your new segment might be called "Sectarianism, Lies and Videotape." Or perhaps, "Apochryphal of Miracles"
Starring Mitt Romulin, the alien who thinks the Prime Directive is Warp speed to the right, followed by phasers on stunning falsehoods.
Everytime I see Romney lie about his concern over jobs I want to scream. The company i worked for for 31 years sold our division to a company owned by Bain Capitol which decided to move 170 jobs to China. So we have all seen how concerned Romney is about working people. Oh wait, thats right, he doesn't care about anyone who isn't in the 1%.
Thank you, Rachel! I watch you every night and often find myself saying "THANK YOU, RACHEL" right out loud because you have so many cogent, incisive reports. Sometimes, it's because you find a way of saying what I've been thinking. Lots of times it's because you expose something that everyone seriously needs to know about that no one else is discussing. But this time, I felt compelled to go one step further and actually write a comment. I've been listening to Mitt Romney's LIES for months on end and usually end up screaming at the TV --- YOU LIAR!!! (or words to that effect). So, THANK YOU for finally putting it all together in a beautifully stitched tapestry of LIES for all the world to see. Bravo! Well done!
Your piece tonight on Romney and his lies has to be right up there with the best of Maddow. This piece needs to be replayed in its entirety for the rest of the year to election as it is a carthartic revelation of how bereft of ideas and objectivity the Republican party has become, if Romney is the best they can offer, a man who will lie to be anything you want him to be, sort of man for all seasons in a negative sense, then the party must need serious reform which I do not think they are capable of until they distance themselves from the Tea Party, they are indeed moribund.
In any case why America would want a cooperate raider (which is really what he is and why he did not want the auto industry bailout so that he and his ilk could feast on the carcass) as president completely boggles - it would be like the cat among the pidgeons- mother Hubbard's kitchen would be like a supermarket in comparison to the economy.
It was a pleasure to watch that segment. Thank you, Rachel, for having the sheer guts to call a lie a lie - in fact, to call Romney's many, many, many lies just that - lies. The "media" needs to stop tip-toeing around this - he is a shameless, unabashed liar - and those who hold the "Romney" signs up at his stump speeches may just as well be holding up signs that read, "Romney-Lies 2012."
I am not an evangelical or right wing Christian and rarely support their views but I understand why these people dislike and distrust Romney, who is as shifty as wind-blown desert sand. It is said in the Old Testament that "Satan is the father of all lies," (2 Nephi 2:18) and in the New Testament in John 8:44 that "Satan is the father of lies." Scripture is full of epithets for Satan, the Great Deceiver. He is a slanderer, schemer, deceiver, angel of false light. He is of weak or poor character: "has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character . . . ." (2 Nephi 2:18).
Sad to say, Romney seems not to be able to help himself or stop his habitual lying, perhaps because as is indicated above, "he speaks out of his own character" because "there is no truth in him." Frankly, this does seem to describe Romney, a man with money he exploited as a corporate raider, a person without character or truth in him. A man who lies because he is a lie. This is why Romney seems so disingenuous or phony: there is very little if any substance behind his "angelic," pretty-boy mask.
ok, here is another suggestion. redistribute the wealth, redistribute the wealth quikly;
w was the worst mistake since hoover. it took over ten years and a war in which 38
million people died. when will people realize that the world belongs to everyone not just a "few tricksters". these tricky ones, (mostly repugnacious clowns) crash the world economy with their twisted laize-faire no holds barred panty waisted mentallity to try
to simulate neither mental or phisical effort in the least, can only be discribed as sucking ass can be brought to some more just outcome by a massive redistribution of
wealth. here is my justification of such radical remake of what "GOING FORWARD"
should mean. repugs have made this term to mean more of the same. But hold it just
one minute, the framers of the constitution, even though they had slaves, made one
very important mistake, especially now that the blacks are done making wealth for
white people, most immigrants have some form of respectability, not mexicans though.
the mexicans, since they owned the vast portion of the west, they need to be demon-
ized becsause they did not kiss the hand of saint reagan. there is now alternative, they
must be brought to respect the repugs that again gave them so much legitimacy. How
dare them not vote right, especially when you consider that they act very concervative.
Good family values, hard working, they don't lie. Hold it right there. they do not lie, but they are very good judge of character, because my father was a Mexican and he showed me alot about being a good, respectful and interested truthful person at all costs. that is why he was poor. He did not lie and step on other people as all repugs do
as a pricipled mode of operation. Case in point, one mr. w. romney. this is huge because he has grounds to deny that he was in the forfront (driver seat) in shipping 55
million jobs overseas because him and his crowd stand to make a lot of money. Mr.
obama could give him a special assignment- in in 18 months i want to see you return
all them jobs back plus a ten percent added to that for you mischaracterizing the most
important phrase in the constitution, that reads, " to promote the general welfare''. MITT, take this phrase to the supreme court and have them deny that the word all means general welfare, General welfare, to promote the general welfare is not an
exclusive term but an inclusive term. Have them in their self rightious mentality try tofind exclusivity in the term general. How about that Mr. Romney, can you for once
twist something in the direction of it's intended, constitutionally defined intention of
these very thoughtful and well intentioned founders, grand sounding scheme after the
self-rightious mount rushmore glorification. WILLARD, GO AHEAD AND LIE, SAY THAT YOU TRULY BELIEVE IN THIS THE WAY I DO.
Mitt says he prefers the invisible hand theory, which is how we got into this mess!
You are correct Robert Soto, hard working folks do not lie and trample over others to reach the coveted prize ---money---- like Mitt and those high rollers do not care who gets wronged and rationalize for their conscience they are following the rules, but they hack the rules to pieces and worship the invisible hand, they think of it as God's hand, but what is the invisible hand? Oh, right the market. I will leave that for the reader's conscience… is she talking about worshipping something besides God? Well, rationalize away, but my conscience cannot accept the idea of anything that makes money is just hunky dory.
Americans do not like to be told what to do, except when they think it was their idea. Like yeah, let's roll…( the oil will pay for it???) but when they find out it was; let's make some money for our buddies… oh well, after 11 years, death, injured and soldiers are PTSD...it's now a Democratic President, so yeah… I hate this expensive war, too.
I turned my heart away from being in Afghanistan after it became clear the mission was not to get OBL. We got OBL, now can we gtf out of Afghanistan?
March 19, 2003, where was I? Protesting the Iraq invasion.
http://articles.cnn.com/2003-03-19/us/sprj.irq.int.bush.transcript_1_coalition-forces-equipment-in-civilian-areas-iraqi-troops-and-equipment?_s=PM:US
As I see it, Mr. Romney (or any R except perhaps RP- but he is way off in other areas-IMO) would probably accept some cockamamie plan to invade Iran if the "business plan" showed it would make profit for corporate people (as those people are better than working people). So much for our own soldiers, the debt and our own country… we just gotta make it happen in Iran.
That's how I view it, none of the R's have my support. None of them.
Being in Canada and watching TRMS on-line where often the same commercial is played after every segment: it was particularly ludicrous that after the Mittens lying segment (after all the others, too) we were immediately treated to the wonderful serial-lying commercial about how the tar sands pipeline will bring 500,000 jobs and supply clean, safe energy, as well as a free puppy, to every U.S. household.
Thank you, Rachel! I watch you every night and often find myself thanking you out loud for one of your brilliant reports. But tonight I had to go one step further and actually post a comment regarding your beautifully stitched tapestry of Romney LIES -- I've been listening to him tamper with the facts (especially about the president) for months now and usually end up screaming "LIAR!" at the TV. So, thank you for bringing this charlatan's fabrications to the attention of the wider world. Maybe he's been distorting the truth for so long he can no longer distinguish one whopper from another. Maybe it's early onset Alzheimer's! The man's so pathological, he even contradicts himself!
Mitt LIES!! Not that we really didn't know, but Rachel called it out- the first and hopefully not the last!
Rachael,
Your 3/21/12 show devoted a lot of time to the lies of Mitt Romney. As a former Mormon who was also a brainwashed missionary as was Romney and has since published a book of the ‘Fatal Flaws’ of the Book of Mormon, you have to understand that the cult he is a member of was founded by a charlatan liar. His followers are indoctrinated in the belief that the ‘end justifies the means’. Joseph Smith gave a prophesy after his failed efforts to run for President of the USA called the “White Horse” prophesy. Basically the White Knight (Mormon) on a White Horse coming to the rescue of America or the Constitution by becoming the President and filling important offices of the Government with returned Mormon Missionaries holding the Mormon Priesthood.
Romney believes as did his father wearing the ‘magic underwear’ that all temple goers wear to remind them of the blood oath they made in the temple that their final authority in all things are Mormon Church leaders in Salt Lake City.
When I went to SLC to the Church office in the hope to get some clarification of doctrine; (While waiting in the office) I saw a book/magazine called ‘Useful Fiction’. It condoned making up stories if it led to strengthening the faith of Mormons in the Mormon Church.
Romney believes anything he says is condoned by his faith if it makes him President!
Claude Heater
Rachael, you’re the best! I admire and marvel at your consistent ability.
Author “Fatal Flaws of the Most Correct Book on Earth (Not a best seller!)
that is great that you pointed that out I hope people listen
As a non-Mormon that has lived in Hawaii, and Nevada, I have been surrounded by Mormons for many years now. I wish someone, and maybe it could be you, Claude, could verify what I have told several of my friends that live in other places. They don't believe me when I tell them some of the "weird" behaviors these people engage in.
First, what I call the "magic underwear feel-up". When meeting a Mormon for the first time, I have many times, and almost always when I am doing business with a person that has a position of authority in the church, been "felt up". They make sure to put their arm around you, and feel down your arm for the tell-tale seam of the garment. I know I'm not imagining it, I've told my assistant "watch this" before meeting one, and almost invariably, it happens.
Secondly, I have witnessed my Mormon neighbors' homes being "cased", by other Mormons, when they come to visit and no one is home. I don't know what they are looking for. I suspect a coffee maker, or something sinful like that, but they snoop around the house to see how their fellow Mormons live.
I'd be interested to hear what an ex-Mormon has to say about this. It's true, isn't it? They are much more different than most people are aware, and I think a lot of ex's think everybody knows this stuff. I am always amazed by people's reactions when I mention it.
Etch-a-sketch
Kennedy wretch
Three way catch.
I just can't make up my mind........
Romney is an idot I don't understand why people can not see these lies? Watching Rachel Maddow and love that you said what a liar he is!!!
Rachel, you missed the connection between Romney's elitism/out-of-touchiness and his lying: He lies BECAUSE he thinks -- thinks -- as an elitist, too.
What does that mean? It's dominionism (I'm not saying he's part of that conspiracy, though -- but the term refers to a state of mind, too): he has a low regard for the masses.
I know Mormons. And I know Mormon ward presidents who think EXACTLY the same way. Think about it and you'll understand where it comes from: Mormon prophets are regular people like you and I, and yet they are elevated to positions of absolute authority. Why? Because they are chosen (by other elite Mormons) as being BETTER. They don't "earn" their positions. They are tagged almost from birth, carefully educated and given experiences and initiations that induct them into the higher echelons of Mormon hierarchy.
Romney was raised to be a Mormon leader. Mormon leaders are soaked in a belief that they are superiors. The ultimate indication of this is that the Mormon scriptures clearly indicate that, if you are worthy, you can become a god. WORTHY.
Not worthy. Worthy. Not worthy. Worthy.
They'll NEVER discuss this with an outsider -- I wasn't an outsider. I was an insider by virtue of pretending to believe in order to please someone I loved.
I am not talking about rank-and-file Mormons, who are excruciatingly sweet and innocent, as a whole. Truly. But their leadership is a whole different thing -- and that nasty little trait, the belief that some people are superior to others, is buried deep and has been since the founding of the church in the mid 1800s.
Don't forget: Romney's grandfather was CHOSEN to immigrate to Mexico.
Chosen.
Plebes are too stupid, too inferior, to recognize a lie, much less to REMEMBER it later.
Is it just me, but is calling Romney a liar because he said "the economy" got worse after Obama took office a bit excessive? Rachel says the economy got better "almost immediately," and some parts of the economy did.
But other parts of the economy didn't get better, such as the unemployment rate and the national debt. The unemployment rate is only now coming back to the level it was three years ago. So, does this mean Rachel is a liar?
Take another supposed Romney "lie." Rachel says Romney said the federal goverment should have a health care plan like the plan he put in place in Massachussets. This is one of Rachel's favorites, and was recently used in a DNC ad claiming Romney has flip-flopped on this issue.
But Politifact recently reviewed this claim and rated it "mostly false."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/nov/28/democratic-national-committee/did-mitt-romney-flip-flop-health-care-reform-dnc-s/
So, is Rachel lying when she makes this statement? I'd prefer to think that she's simply mistaken...
God Bless Rachel Maddow! Her segment on Mitt Romney, the Etch a Sketch and his endless lying should be required viewing for every voter. If I were a Republican watching her communicate Romney's biggest gaffe ever in plain talk voters can understand and adding quote after quote to back up her points... I would burst into tears. Romney can not recover from this.
As usual - Good Job Rachel. I watch your show and the Daily Show. I get the truth and it is delivered with a sense of humor and irony. It is about time we stop tap dancing around the fact that Romney is not only a liar but a Plutocrat
WAY TO GO RACHEL! Everyone I know loves your show. Keep up the GREAT work. You are the most intelligent person on television today.
Rachael...Post on FB Paul Ryan's budget vote record during the Bush yrs....
I find it hard to believe that the people here are so blind to the mass failures of this current President, You say Romney is a liar? Obama promised to cut the debt in half in four years then he spends 5.4 trillion that we do not have, Obama said during the 08 campaign GW Spent 4 trillion in 8 years and that was irresponsible and unpatriotic.He also said if he could not fit the economy in his first term there would not be a 2nd term for him..Name one thing he has done that was good for the people,there is not one!! GM? Bin Laden? Osama was doomed when he was located no matter who was in office..GM back on top? that was a result of an earthquake in Japan that shut down Toyota,who is now back back to #1. For the blacks who voted for Obama thinking they were finally going to get some pay back what did you get? Nothing..Lied to the Mexicans about immigration..Thanks to Univision for finally asking the president the big questions that left him like a deer in the headights..he claims he winning big in this election but spending all of his time in OH,VA, Because he is worried..He has not created any jobs,not helped the middle class,given us the biggest tax increase in history..oh yea weakend the military by placing restrictions on our troops..70% of all troops killed and wounded in Afghanistan in 11 years have happened on Obamas watch...(www.icasualities.org) lied about the ambassador of Libya being killed..even after the white house admitted it was terrorist attack he was still claiming it was over a video because he doesnt want to admit he has failed..them sympothized with the terrorist and arrested the man who made the video..why even investigate the man who made the video.. it is our given right..4 more years of obama and we will be in the same boat as Greece and Spain ...When the money goes the power is gone too..Even our enemies see this in place....Gas$4.00 a gallon..Also want to redistribute the wealth..what happens when the people loosing the money to this stupid idea decide not to work anymore..why should they? if they are going to lose it anyway..then who will be making money..This prez wants us all to be poor,he wants total control over the people...wake up!