Mitt Romney Tries to Relate to Voters By Bragging About How Many Cadillacs His Wife Has

I'd comment on this story but my driver tells me it's time to go. I'll make up for it by having my landscaper trim my trees to the accepted Michigan height.

Romney cares about the poor... all of those poverty stricken-people who only earn a million a year.

What? You mean there are people who make less than that?! Impossible! How could they afford to pay for their summer home and 4 Cadillacs?

something very glaring that was left out was romney trying to put anything in his speech that related on a personal level to the PEOPLE of michigan...he discussed things , trees , scenery, and cars..not even an anecdote about any friends he may have in michigan to humanize him with his state...it is like there is not an ounce of empathy in his soul for any of the 'little' people and definitely no attempt to relate to them...too bad

Yeah, Romney compares so unfavorably with the frugal, penny-pinchers currently occupying 1600 Penn Ave.

And what a dumb article the fact she has two caddies is no crime for crying out loud.

the fact she has two caddies is no crime for crying out loud.

But it is funny - just another Romney gaffe! I thought it was sweet that the article didn't mention that only 1,200 people attended the speech in that big, big stadium which can hold 65,000 people.

WILDWONDERFUL,

It isn't that he is rich...it's that he doesn't seem to realize the rest of us aren't. Actually I think it is kind of cute in a "clueless rich guy" sort of way.

Owning two caddies not make your rich. Remember the chauffeur on driving Miss Daisey ?

But it is funny - just another Romney gaffe! I thought it was sweet that the article didn't mention that only 1,200 people attended the speech in that big, big stadium which can hold 65,000 people.

The other 63,800 people had been rounded up by Michigan State Police troopers and were out trimming all of the trees lining Romney's motorcade route.

I'd comment on it too - but I have to get Ditto's car ready and sharpen the hedge clippers. Damn that Romney and his big mouth!

rls8r,

I'm docking the time you took to post that comment from your pay. I can't have my employees being critical of me on my time, I'm thinking of running for office for goodness sake.

¡ Bueno jefe! (¡Qué lástima! Odio a esos chicos.)

Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs. I used to have a dodge truck, so I used to have all three covered

I am sure that he is not telling us how many other "foreign"vcars his wife loves to drive. Just a couple of domestic Cadillacs? Nah!

What a guy! "I am really not worried about the real poor" It shows, MItt...

WILD,

I see your problem now - you can't separate reality from a movie.

"Driving Miss Daisy" was a MOVIE. Not real. Pretend, make believe. Fake.

And in a fit of irony that I'm sure you overlooked - The movie was centered around a wealthy elitist old bigoted woman who refused to change anything in her life and denigrated everyone until she was humanized by her humble and poor (in comparison) black driver.

I actually feel kinda bad for the guy. He really is so rich that he's out of touch with ordinary Americans. But it's not evil. It simply is. He says stuff like this and it never occurs to him how much trouble it's going to cause him. He could be 100% right on policy or leadership, but every time he talks about money, he makes people want to give him the finger.

I don't think he was bragging about his wife having two cadillacs. The point he was trying to make was that his cars are American made. But the man is so clueless he didn't realize what was on the other side of that coin. That statement reinforces the fact that he is a one percenter. Again, he got off message and stepped in it. He is really his own worst enemy.

I actually feel kinda bad for the guy. He really is so rich that he's out of touch with ordinary Americans. But it's not evil. It simply is. He says stuff like this and it never occurs to him how much trouble it's going to cause him. He could be 100% right on policy or leadership, but every time he talks about money, he makes people want to give him the finger.

I agree it's not evil. But why in the world would you vote for someone who can't relate to you AT ALL? Even when he's trying he doesn't get it. He's not stupid, but that's just how far removed he is from ordinary people.

Just because he's not evil isn't a reason to vote for him either.

I can see it now - Christine O'Donnell had a commercial saying "Vote for me - I'm not a witch", and Romney will have a commercial saying "Vote for me - I'm not evil".

No one is putting him down for being rich. Americans love the fact that people can become wealthy here. We are putting him down for his 13% tax rate, for his $150 designer jeans, for his however many cars (with the poor dogs tied up top), for his thought that joking about being unemployed whilst earning some 20 million a year was cool. Face it, this man is just not able to be in touch with other humans.

Lots lots lots of rich people are able to be part of humanity: JFK, Gore, Obama, name an athlete (that dork Tim what's his face on the Bruins aside). Give us a break. We know phony when we see him.

Ah, Michigan. Beautiful state if you close your eyes while you are going through Detroit! Those trees there ARE exactly the right height! I can't believe Mitt has noticed that, too....not too short and not too tall. That's the first thing you notice as you drive through Michigan. Like Mitt's wife, I prefer my many Cadillacs to have roof racks so I can strap my dogs on top. They love to ride up there and I have found and they make great bridge height testers!

I love Detroit! Let's Go, Redwings! But, of course, all of hubby's family that are still in the state are in the white sections where Mitt leads (Oakland County) or in Ann Arbor because they are Michigan Men!

So, I can say nothing bad about the state; but when it was obvious that we would need to live somewhere affordable, Michigan got a quick look and was let go because of snow! I'm a beach girl; I go barefoot 34/7/365(6); so snow is just not part of my life.

I don't think he was bragging about his wife having two cadillacs.

Exactly! That is why it is so funny! I had a boss at a meeting who was asked about the companies future prospects due to some new technology it was implementing. He said "Well if I knew that I'd be even richer than I am now" Then he realized what he had just said...and to whom. THEN he did this awesome verbal back-peddle: "Well, I mean, I'm not THAT rich, I mean....ummm...I got a divorce!" It was HILARIOUS.