Its got to come from the candidate. Mitt too often rails himself. He says things then looks like a deer caught in the headlights and starts the roundabout. I hate that.
Talk straight to me, and if I disagree at least I will respect you and I will know where you stand. Talk roundabout and I not only do not respect you, I am offended by the sense that you think I am stupid enough to buy into it and I also will not trust you because I still am not clear where you stand.
I think that sums up what alot of people are feeling about Romney right about now.
And please..its not just this MLK instance...its many.
The MLK instance is just one more log to add to the fire ..to speak figuratively.
Yes, I agree, and I wish Romney would have responded directly to this. However, I also realise that this is a meaningless point to begin with, and him personally addressing it would just make it sound more important than the little importance it is.
If I were running, I’d be talking about everything said, and probably end up hopelessly distracted. In this case, this entire discussion is a meaningless distraction from the issues of the campaign, which is why the opposition brings it up.