Beneath a Limen resides a Lemon

There has always been something that really bugged me about Mitt Romney. I could never quite put my finger on it. It was not that he was running for office, represented the “other end” of the political spectrum, or that he was Mormon. It was something else altogether…

As my spouse pointed out, Mitt seemed to be the current presidential candidate that looked most “presidential.” He went on to make corollaries between Mitt and Warren G. Harding, whom many historians cite as the least successful US president and was elected due to his social status and good looks. Harding also happened to have said: “I am not fit for this office and never should have been here.” So, I started observing this Mitt reaction of mine a little more closely.

It could be that he does not seem to have a normal range of motion in his neck. He turns his entire upper body when looking side to side in a manner highly reminiscent of Will Riker. It could be that Mitt did indeed have that kind of plastic good looks that made me think about Lego-ized humans. It could be that he smiles constantly in an equally plastic manner. And then I had it: when I saw an ad that made my blood boil.

In his 30 second TV spot entitled “Experience Matters,” Mitt takes on Hillary’s claim that she will be ready to run the country on day one. He states that she has never run a business, or a state, nor has not ever run anything. Ok… no big deals for me. The next sentence is the kicker:

“The idea that she could learn to be president as an internship, doesn’t make any sense.”

How stupid do you think we all are, Mitt? Do you not see how transparent your attempt at subliminal poo really is? Do you not think that some of us would detect your lame-o attempt at soiling your opponents’ reputation by associating the terms: Intern and Clinton? Please pass me the emesis basin! Obviously you don’t think your voting constituency has any crap detectors whatsoever – so clearly you are appealing to the intellectually somnolent vote. That’s just great. I’ll blog another time about my distaste for the electoral kindergarten…

So, it’s not that I am pro-Hillary, I am just anti-lemming. And I hold particular disdain for holders of the power status quo that count on that characteristic in their support base. Shame on you, Mitt Romney.

BTW: I do not hold to the Chris Rock opinion that Hillary caused MonicaGate as an effect of her lack of sexual parity. Rather, I have empathy and respect for her resilience and for the fact that she did not hide in shame after that bit of personal drama was totally overblown and overexposed. The rest of the world laughed at our preoccupation with the commander-in-chief’s crotch. They must equally be enjoying our stammering love of “moral” candidates.


Moral of this Post: The end simply does not justify the means.