The thin skinned 1% are profiled in the New York Times (the newspaper that finds “facts” negotiable): Even those who said the deck was stacked in their favor did not appreciate anti-rich rhetoric. Romney typifies this further: Lauer: “Are there no fair questions about the distribution of wealth without it being seen as envy, though?” Romney: “I think it’s [...]
In response to attacks from Republicans Primary candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry regarding his time at Bain Capital Romney responds with an attack on Obama with the political messaging equivalent of “haters gonna hate”. This inane “hater” line of attack is campaign generated because Gov. Jon Sununu (R-NH) claimed Obama was trying to “[...]begrudge him [...]
Romney’s quote on firing people has created a debate liberal/progressive circles: is it fair to attack Romney saying he “likes firing people”. I think it is fair to ding Romney for this quote the given context. Here it is in context: “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me,” Romney said to [...]