Is Mitt Romney A Character From the Movie Anchorman?
That's the premise of the latest video from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. AFSCME's video, "I Love Lamp," was released Tuesday and it mixes clips of a recent Mitt Romney speech in Michigan with scenes from the movie Anchorman, where unintelligent character Brick Tamland, played with brilliance by Steve Carell, starts naming off things he sees and saying he loves them. Tamland talks about how he loves things like lamps and desks. Romney's speech has him saying that he loves cars and lakes and how the trees are the same height. AFSCME makes the point that speech is nothing more than political pandering in the lead-up to the Michigan primary and that it isn't even very good pandering as Romney has nothing intelligent to say about his "home" state.
Mitt Romney's recent pandering speech in Michigan sounded awfully familiar. Just as Will Ferrell's character Ron Burgundy in the movie Anchorman might have asked, "Mitt, are you just naming things you see in the state and saying you love them?"
he said the trees are the "right' height not the same height. It was a rather awkward way of saying he felt at home. I do not believe trees differ in height by state.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
A coconut palm, for example, can reach about 60-70' in South Florida, whereas its maximum height in NY is near zero, because it won't grow except as a summer annual. That said, the tree doesn't care about state boundary lines, only climatic ones. ;)
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Don't you wonder though fastfeat where Mitt has lived that the trees seem the wrong height? It says something fundamental about the man that he thinks trees can have a wrong or right height.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
cut to the ground. I haven't been to MI though; kinda figured they'd have a few taller than that, however.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
... by the "right height" I was sure he meant the 'right height for his Canada bound vacationy--kind of wood panelled station wagon with roof top doggie carrier to pass under the lowest hanging limbs' ... therefore I'm sorry Mr Romney.
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Unfortunately, they did cut down the massive swath of Great White Pines in the late 19th century. Used them to rebuild Chicago after Mrs. O'Leary's cow turned arsonist.
What a shame too!
Almost none left.
If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.
I like the comparison to Ron Burgundy, however, I think his movements on stage, his hair, his yuck-yuck radio voice and stupidity make him seem to be more of a 2nd rate game show host.
"Welcome to Dumbland and here's your host Mitt Moron!" Could be right out of MAD Magazine.
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
game show host..........isn't that the same as republican candidate.
The first casualty of republicanism is the truth.
Party politics are not only undemocratic, they are antidemocratic.
Mitt is just trying to be "folksy" . . and failing miserably.
a dose of LSD in whatever it is that Mormons drink...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Some LSD for the LDS?
No wonder these republicans seem like a bad acid trip.
If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.
Give the guy a pipe and he'll look exactly like J.R. "Bob" Dobbs of the Church of the Sub-Genius. Come to think of it, maybe that's who he really is.
EEK!!! It's been bugging me who Romney reminds me of and you've nailed it!
Is Mittens the second coming of Bob? Are these the end times? Could we be that lucky?
willard is, ted baxter from the mary tyler moore show. obtuse, goofy, no self awareness, dolt.....
and how many times did the four wisemen talk about jobs last nite? ans: NONE
"what ever it is, I'm against it. & even if you change it or condense it, I'm against it!".... marx
Ted Baxter was all of those things but when it the chips were really down he cared. He was lovable. He had a soul. I would happily vote for Ted Baxter over Mittenz.
I was just going to say Ted Baxter from Caddy Shack.
Self absorbed clueless rich jerk, who comes off as the worlds biggest schmuck when he tries to be human-like.
I could definitely see Mittens talking to some poor kids and saying "the world needs ditch diggers too."
If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.
I've watched Anchorman too many times.....
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0007241/quotes
A cheesy, pretty boy actor.
The main objective should be how to stop the Rethugs from rethugging.
The thing is, when Mitt is doing all these silly things like talking about trees, cars, lakes etc, he is wasting precious time. When he is singing three verses of patriotic songs or just saying the lyrics of the song, he is wasting precious time. This is time when he should be convincing people that he has the ability to be the president of the United States. This is all his time and he's doing goofy things instead of actually talking to the crowd. I think he does these things to kill time. He really has nothing to say or doesn't know how to say anything so he just wastes time.
God help us if he should become president and we had to listen to him give the state of the union speech. What would he do, describe the hall where the speech is given? Would he describe what each member of congress is wearing?
Mitt just isn't a people person, he's a behind the scenes person. He is totally out of his element.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
you nailed it pat..........just marking time waiting for the clock to run out, ding ding......They don't have anything but their poorly crafted dog whistles, which is why the sick twisted slathering perverts have decided to kick women in the crotch, hoping for enough of a distraction to get them through the next round.
The first casualty of republicanism is the truth.
Party politics are not only undemocratic, they are antidemocratic.
Mitt reminds me of a used car salesman who knows the car he is showing you is a pile-o-shit so he tries to distract you by showing you its few good features like the color of the car and the cool bumper stickers on the back bumper. He would say, Look at that shade of blue. I just love that shade of blue. Notice those bumper stickers, I just love those bumper stickers. Those bumper stickers are placed at just the right angle so the driver behind you can read them. I just love that placement.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Nevermind that the cat is totally contaminated and the 'check engine' light is covered with a piece of electrical tape...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
He's actually quite outstanding at detailing how one guts and destroys a company for personal gain.
But he has been told to keep his true passion - sending people to the unemployment line and crushing worker families in order to satisfy his own personal ostentatious greed - under wraps, lest he piss-ff even the brain dead Teabaggers.
If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.
he's kind of a big deal.
CTHULHU 2012 "Why vote for a lesser evil?"
This was almost a dead ringer for the scene in The Birdcage where Gene Hackman was describing his trip to Miami.
The lakes that dot the parts. The parts that have the trees. The trees that are just reight in height and have the leaves. From Sagatuck to Port Urine, and all the parts between. I just love Michgan and I'm going to come in third, or fourth maybe.
as much as loves his dog. The lamp will be shitting itself.
our car overlords! May they rule the world forever!
"I just love Minnesota...er......I mean Michigan."
"That's why I visit the place once every four years in February. Yep, I will be right back here in the Great State of the Lakes in 2014, four years from now."
If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.
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