You sound like a fire breathing zealot moron if you deny reality and play only to your base by claiming that the guy is not friendly or likable.
I am sure the local moron is friendly and likable also - but you don't hire him to teach advanced calculus. While pointing that out you just sound mean (and wrong) if you say he is not only unqualified but also not friendly and likable.
+1 (what he said...)
Their reality will never be my reality! :)
You sound like a fire breathing zealot moron if you deny reality...
Their reality will never be my reality! :)
He is not likeable. He’s an arrogant, condescending pompous ass. The only people who find him likeable are those who have not observed him closely or his ideological enablers.
That may be so, but Romney doesn't have to continually plant that reminder into everyone's heads.
Good points.
But Romney needs to be careful not to alienate his base, either.
IMO, he’s on a tightrope here. I just hope he doesn’t lose his balance before election day.
...after that, I hope he goes with greater honesty.
I used to think it was un-Christian as well as just rude to gossip or speak ill of anyone. Now that I’m older, I realize that as long as the information is true, it is often better to speak up. Holding back negative information means that you are failing to warn and therefore protect others who are potential victims of evil.
Because most of us have been brought up to think that gossip is bad, that “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all,” evil people count on good people to protect them with their silence. Don’t be a party to evil by withholding the truth.
But why would Romney need to say anything about his likability at all? Just avoid the topic instead of issuing a sound bite that affirms the public feeling about him. You can’t give any free points to your adversary, especially in a battle with such a ruthless opposition. He could just say “I don’t know Mr. Obama personally” and move on to your substantive issues or criticism of Obama.
The only people that would find Obummer likable are braindead democrats. All the respublicans I know despise the phony SOB.