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This question's been on my mind the past week, and I thought I'd ask. We all know that they deny it, but face it: A significant portion of American conservatives have a deep hatred of the president and his wife. And I was just curious about how you--my fellow left of centre posters--felt about Romney. Do you hate him as much as conservatives hate the Obamas? (I'm not really getting the same vibe I saw in 2008 toward Obama, myself) How will you react if he is elected? How upset will you be?
Personally, I think they're nice people who have their hearts in the right place...but they're just out of touch with what it's like for Americans of average means in this country. I won't be voting for him, But I've never thought the Romneys were bad people--as opposed to many other leading conservative personalities. If Romney was elected, I'd be disappointed, but I wouldn't go apoplectic the way the right did when Obama was elected.
Not a fellow liberal, just a conservative. I don't, have never hated Mr Obama. I have always felt that he, his administration and their policies have been ineffective. Hugely expensive so. Think about it, almost 1 Trillion dollars in stimulus has budged the unemployment rate 1/10 of 1%.
Then one gets to ideology. So, anti-capitalist. Let the government spread it around? No thanks, it is incompetent, and that goes for most administrations from both sides of the aisle. Frankly, we had no choice in 2008, but I believe we made the worst of two bad choices.
This question's been on my mind the past week, and I thought I'd ask. We all know that they deny it, but face it: A significant portion of American conservatives have a deep hatred of the president and his wife. And I was just curious about how you--my fellow left of centre posters--felt about Romney. Do you hate him as much as conservatives hate the Obamas? (I'm not really getting the same vibe I saw in 2008 toward Obama, myself) How will you react if he is elected? How upset will you be?
Personally, I think they're nice people who have their hearts in the right place...but they're just out of touch with what it's like for Americans of average means in this country. I won't be voting for him, But I've never thought the Romneys were bad people--as opposed to many other leading conservative personalities. If Romney was elected, I'd be disappointed, but I wouldn't go apoplectic the way the right did when Obama was elected.
So what do you think?
I can't really think of any politician that I have 'hated'. Indeed, it has been my experience that the less education a person has, the more prone they are to announce that they 'hate' so and so. I tend to ignore the sputterings of such people.
As for Mr. Romney: I have no problem with his being elected President. He actually seems like a very nice person: I recently read an article that spoke of how he is not in the habit of spending money on himself (such as driving an old car, sack lunches to work when he was at Bain, etc), but that he would deny his wife nothing. He seems level-headed, and he may well be able to work with both sides of Congress (which is why I am considering voting for him).
The only class of people that I have heard express dismay about Mr. Romney are those whom consider Mormonism to be a 'cult', which I guess tend to be the 'ultra-conservative Christians'. Of course, many of them suspect President Obama of being Muslim. I wish I could be a fly on the wall of the voting booth when they have to make a choice.
Nice thing about Mr. Romney: he is young and healthy enough that I really don't care about his VP choice.
I don't hate him but I know his type. The way he held down that classmate with a group of fellow bullys really bothers me. Their is no comparing the hate for Obama and his wife and children that has been shown by the tea party. Calling the first lady all those horrible names. The racial hate is very deep and much more significant then any political hate could ever be. They have shown in words the actions they have been practicing on a daily basis for all these years.
No, I don't hate Governor Romney. I think as individuals, he and Obama are very similar: calculating and poll-driven, and not very ideological. In most ways, their policies would be basically the same. The difference is that Romney would bring a train of warmongers, creationists and other GOP crazies to Washington in his wake, and I'm not ready to see that.
This question's been on my mind the past week, and I thought I'd ask. We all know that they deny it, but face it: A significant portion of American conservatives have a deep hatred of the president and his wife. And I was just curious about how you--my fellow left of centre posters--felt about Romney. Do you hate him as much as conservatives hate the Obamas? (I'm not really getting the same vibe I saw in 2008 toward Obama, myself) How will you react if he is elected? How upset will you be?
Personally, I think they're nice people who have their hearts in the right place...but they're just out of touch with what it's like for Americans of average means in this country. I won't be voting for him, But I've never thought the Romneys were bad people--as opposed to many other leading conservative personalities. If Romney was elected, I'd be disappointed, but I wouldn't go apoplectic the way the right did when Obama was elected.
So what do you think?
Nah No I dont hate Romney
I just get the feeling that his candidacy is a stupidity test for the Country. If we are so divided and stupid enough to elect this guy it will tell the power brokers our country is ripe and ready for complete pillaging. Hate to say it but if Obama was white the GOP wouldnt have anything to go on.
Nothing
Obama, just like Clinton is a better republican than the republicans are. Only thing there is a mouth breathing base that cause of Obamas race are willing to believe anything negative said about him, regardless if what he does helps the country or not.
Romney is a JOKE a complete joke who BOUGHT the GOP nomination. If the GOP was serious we'd be looking at Mitch Daniels, Christie or the Virginia Governor as the GOP nominee. But the GOP ran a blooper real of candidates.
The true power players could care less who wins but I believe a Romney win would be like the timer going off on the Christmas turkey telling you that THIS TURKEY IS DONE and ready to be eaten.
Nope dont hate Romney in the least, hell he isnt even a real power broker in the grand scheme of things just a child with daddy complex just like McCain and Bush , he just wants to 1-up daddy.
No, I don't hate Governor Romney. I think as individuals, he and Obama are very similar: calculating and poll-driven, and not very ideological. In most ways, their policies would be basically the same. The difference is that Romney would bring a train of warmongers, creationists and other GOP crazies to Washington in his wake, and I'm not ready to see that.
Dead ON!!! If only more folks could see things in this common sense manner!
This question's been on my mind the past week, and I thought I'd ask. We all know that they deny it, but face it: A significant portion of American conservatives have a deep hatred of the president and his wife. And I was just curious about how you--my fellow left of centre posters--felt about Romney. Do you hate him as much as conservatives hate the Obamas? (I'm not really getting the same vibe I saw in 2008 toward Obama, myself) How will you react if he is elected? How upset will you be?
Personally, I think they're nice people who have their hearts in the right place...but they're just out of touch with what it's like for Americans of average means in this country. I won't be voting for him, But I've never thought the Romneys were bad people--as opposed to many other leading conservative personalities. If Romney was elected, I'd be disappointed, but I wouldn't go apoplectic the way the right did when Obama was elected.
So what do you think?
I don't hate anybody, well except Fidel Castro and Adolf Hitler.
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I Dont hate Romney in the Least!!!
