Tuesday, July 31, 2012

It's a Barnum & Bailey World

Just as phony as it can be.  This is my assessment of the supposed "gaffs" that Mitt Romney made on his three nation foreign tour from which he just returned.  These malapropisms were all manufactured by a increasingly desperate left-wing press to tarnish what was a very successful trip for the presumptive Republican candidate for President.  According to these knee-jerkers, they were:

- In England, when specifically asked, Romney questioned just how prepared this country was for its summer Olympiad.  These were not harsh critiques, but just repetitions of headlines that had graced the London tabloids for days prior to his visit.

- In Israel, Romney noted that the economic progress that Israel has made since its independence was a reflection of its culture.  He did not specifically contrast this with the fiscal malaise that the Palestinian people are subjected to, but this didn't stop the main-stream media from jumping to this conclusion and attributing it to Romney.

- After a robust reception in Poland by its leaders and its adoring people, Romney was slimed by proxy when one of his aides brusquely asked screeching reporters to please respect the solemn nature of the site that was being visited (the Polish Tomb of the Unknown Soldier).

This clearly ushers in the silly season for the U.S. (and British) Fourth Estate ... and, given the direction of The Barry's sinking poll numbers (see: Rasmussen Poll), I suspect it will continue to get even more make-believe as our days shorten into the fall elections. 

Ever since the Watergate scandal, many of our nation's reporters have felt that it was their solemn duty to pick our Presidents ... and then guide the narrative so that their readers knew for whom to pull the voting-booth levers.  This time I do believe they will be foiled ... and saddened as their readership continues to dwindle.  (As it ceases publication, Newsweek's final cover story is that Romney is a wimp ... how indicative ... how sad.)

3 comments:

  1. So Romney returned from his world trip with more baggage than he left with...? And, the evil mainstream (liberal) media should be ashamed of itself? I could get more outraged if the conservative media (this blog included) was less guilty of its vuvuzela-like blaring of shamelessly biased anti-Obama innuendo and accusations - equally under-researched.

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  2. You flatter me. Compared with the main-stream media, this blog has as much bandwidth as a fart in a windstorm.

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  3. BTW Rasmussen uses automated telephone polling which fails to reach most of the American public that has Caller ID, or a job.

    Here is what is happening: People like me who thought Romney would be the better choice now realize that he actually creates more gaffs than Joe Biden. He needs to clarify his plans and how he will get us back on track. And explain why stashing part of one's fortune in offshore accounts to shield them from taxes is good for America. I'm thinking: maybe Obama deserves a second chance.

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