Oh Joe.
“He said in the first hundred days, he’s going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain Wall Street. They’re going to put you all back in chains.”
*sigh* He’s our go-to gaffe guy. Of course he didn’t mean anything by it, but good God that was bad. If Mittens said something like that, would people be up in arms? I’m sure of it. In that hypothetical scenario, I don’t think he’d mean anything by it either.
Let’s focus on the point he was trying to get across – the GOP’s love affair with deregulation. I’m Liberal, but I have a lot of Libertarian blood in me. However, I’m über Liberal when it comes to regulation because it protects us -the consumers. I’m not talking stupid regulations, but those that actually make sense. Like not letting banks take the money we deposit and blowing it Vegas-style. And no loan free-for-alls like the subprime fiasco. Basically, regulation steps in and assists with the factor that the market can’t control. Greed.
Even though his delivery was horrendously cringe-worthy, he’s right. By deregulating yet again, we will be put back in those chains. If we vote for the ones who constantly push for that deregulation, our confinement would be voluntary. That would make us…the chain of fools.
August 16th, 2012 at 12:34 AM
I know, I know. I grimaced when I watched him say this. Too bad there isn’t a “hyperbole reducing pill” for people like Joe.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
I was shaking my head.
No kidding – that should be his daily med.
August 16th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
It always makes me smile during elections…if they could find a way to make the comment “the sky’s blue” they would….no matter what he said he was gonna be the butt of a conserv attack……and this will not be last time…..
August 19th, 2012 at 10:18 PM
August 17th, 2012 at 5:16 AM
I have different perspective on this on .. and one that I haven’t seen. I cringed when I heard the quote. When it continued getting air time and after hearing the pundits, I had to find out for myself … so instead of reading the opinions, I listened to the speech … in its entirety … and in the end, instead of cringing, I conclude that it’s being overplayed. At worst, not the best metaphor, but in context, a different meaning than what appears to be.
Nonetheless, I like your “What if Mitt Romney said it” take.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:26 PM
You did the smart thing – listened to the entire speech and formed your own conclusion.
August 20th, 2012 at 3:12 AM
Thanks … and of the people I know in person and online, I may be the only one who listened to the entire speech!