Mitt Romney Thinks He’s Better Than You, Continued

11:59 pm EST November 24th, 2007 | News | 7 Comments

Oh, for the love of God, somebody tell the modern-day Eddie Haskell that the rest of us live in the real world and not the monochrome fairyland he was coddled in.

Following his “Ask Mitt Anything” event in Amherst, Mitt Romney told voters and reporters that presidential candidates should refrain from discussing with young people their early life “indiscretions.”

The former Massachusetts Governor’s statements were a response to Sen. Barack Obama’s visit to a Manchester high school Tuesday where he told students he was a “goof off” in high school and had experimented with drugs and alcohol.

“I agree with the sentiment that nobody’s perfect and most of us, if not all of us, in our youthful years have engaged in various indiscretions we wouldn’t want to have paraded in the front of a newspaper,” Romney said. “On the other hand if we’re running for president, I think it’s important for us not to go into details about the weaknesses and our own failings as young people for the concern that we open kids thinking that it’s ok for them.”

Romney is kind of like the dad who never tells his kids about sex, going no further than the stork story then is surprised when his daughter comes home knocked up. Sen. Obama is like the dad who is actually, you know, being a dad and doing the right thing.

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7 Responses to “Mitt Romney Thinks He’s Better Than You, Continued”

  1. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    November 25, 2007 at 5:56 am

    Everyone makes mistakes, so in effect Obama is telling kids, ‘Hey, smoking dope isn’t getting you anywhere, but if you get off your ass and start working, you can still make something of yourself.’

  2. Hedley says:
    November 25, 2007 at 12:19 pm

    The “B” side of what Obama is saying is “Hey, you can smoke dope as a kid and still run for President of the United States, so smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.”

    I think Romney’s point is that while we would hope kids would see the “A” argument, many — too many — will look at the “B” side.

  3. ldsmissionary says:
    November 25, 2007 at 1:33 pm

    Ya’ gotta understand, Mitt Romney thinks he’s going to be a god someday and may already believe he is one now. According to Mormon theology, he was more “valiant” in the pre-existence. That’s why he’s a Mormon now. (And a rich one at that.) And White. To him, those are his rewards from a past life.

    So, yes, Mitt Romney thinks he’s better than us.

    For documentation, check out this link at romneyforpresident.townhall.com

    Like Mormonism, the blog isn’t what it seems.

    (Funny photos too!)

  4. megamoze says:
    November 25, 2007 at 3:58 pm

    Romney’s comments are, like the man, sans principle. If Bush had said the same thing (and has in fact to some extent) Romney would praise him for his honesty and showing us that he’s human.

  5. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    November 25, 2007 at 5:07 pm

    “The “B” side of what Obama is saying is ‘Hey, you can smoke dope as a kid and still run for President of the United States, so smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.’”

    This only works if the majority of people who don’t smoke pot now are not smoking it because they want to become president of the United States.

    Obama clearly said he was going no where till he buckled down and started working.

  6. megamoze says:
    November 25, 2007 at 9:51 pm

    I think Romney’s point is that while we would hope kids would see the “A” argument, many — too many — will look at the “B” side.

    What are the chances that the kids who are that stupid are going to go on to become president anyway?

  7. durablend says:
    November 27, 2007 at 8:40 am

    What are the chances that the kids who are that stupid are going to go on to become president anyway?

    Um, have you been asleep the past seven years?