47 Percent Videographer Comes Forward, Reveals Romney is a Terrible Guest
 

First hand account: Mittens is an aloof prick.

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Really? Is the guest of honor really supposed to stop talking so he can thank a lowly waiter for doing his fucking job?

Don't get me wrong, waiters, people at the drive up window... I'm nice and cheery and quick to thank them. But no one is required to "thank them" for doing their fucking job. And don't give me no shit it's a crappy job; I've worked fast food, catering, and much worse.

This fucker was a gold digger. He got close to a "star" and took advantage of it.

It's a character thing.

People on Fifth Avenue don't have to acknowledge the doorman they pay to stand there, but many choose to be courteous.

Your comments make me wonder if you hold the door for people. I certainly don't have to, but I was raised to be courteous.

How is the guy a gold digger? It was an anonymous video until now.

He turned down every interview that offered to pay him. Who cares anyway, for all we know the guy saved planet earth and deserves everything he gets.

Who ever claimed that Romney, or anyone else, is required to say "thank you"? No one ever made that argument, ever.

People are just saying that Romney is jerk for not saying "thank you".

Doing something decent when it's not required is what decent people do.

I had a buddy who had a few moneyed friends who wet to Harvard. He told me one day that one of his Harvard pals the night before told him not to thank the waiter at dinner because "it's his job." Imagine that - being admonished for being polite - as if it's ever the wrong thing to do.

Mitt is that kind of prick, clearly. The guy wasn't useful to Mitt, so why would he acknowledge his existence at all? It the kind of entitled attitude that sometimes develops when one never has wanted for anything in their life, and other humans' only function has ever been to serve them. People become objects. "Lowly waiters." :disgust

And don't blame this guy for that video. All he did was press a button. Mitt did the rest. If what he said hadn't been grotesque, there'd be no story.

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I couldn't care less if he thanked the waiter and/or failed to go back and say hi to the waiters and cooks and staff. Clinton loves to campaign so hearing that he does that doesn't shock me. Clinton could also just be back there trying to score some weed or hit on a waitress too :)

The thing this guy said that I do agree with is that you shouldn't have to spend $50K to find out how a candidate really feels about a subject.

Nicely put... It is a character thing.

My mom told me that manners are free, so it costs nothing to be polite. Mitt's mom should've clued him in.

I don't think it's sour grapes for being ignored. He's just pointing out that Romney is the kind of person who is above everything, and how a person treats waiters and servers shows a lot about that person's character. We should give a shit about the character of someone trying to be president.

John Stewart pointed out something about Romney on the Daily Show that was kind of funny, but also very telling of who this guy is. There was a news piece recently showing what life was like for the Romneys post-election. There was video of them at a park, and Mitt goes "My family loves to gather in wide open spaces".

Stewart said, "Wide open spaces? It's what other "humans" call "parks". This is why you lost the election. Because most people don't think you're another human.

and this was the guy's main problem. He's just an out-of-touch asshole. I was having dinner with my in-laws a couple of days before the 47 percent video came out. My father-in-law is the king of Republicans, and had no idea about my politics because we just never talk about that stuff. He was going on and on about Obama, and I mentioned that Romney is a slimeball, and we're all going to know it between now and the election. He'll let his guard down and show everyone that he's a scumbag and predatory capitalist responsible for the destruction of companies and people's lives. So he became righteously indignant about the whole conversation and I couldn't even talk to him for the rest of the night.

The 47 percent video came out a couple days later, and it was just one in list of things showing the real Romney. Even worse was the changing of positions constantly. It shows zero integrity.

In the end it was just obvious that he thought being president was his birthright. Fuck that guy. He can crawl back under his pile of money and never show his face again.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/04...packing-video/

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Yep Im listening to Ed and the guy said he just wants to go back to his life. He has had all types of offers. He is done. He felt the country needed to know the truth.

Whoa, was I misunderstood!

Do I hold the door open for people. DAILY. I also refer to people as "sir" just as a common courtesy. Just because some one is driving a twenty-three year old truck with 200k miles on it doesn't mean they don't have twin brand new Jaguars in the garage.

I'm sure he'll benefit from it one way or another.

I disliked Romney and everything he stood for, but I think this guy got a brush of fame and took advantage of it.

This is exactly what I said - If I understand correctly, people paid $50k a pop to eat a meal with Romney. I'm guessing Romney's time was pretty important, and if he was speaking on a subject at that exact moment maybe he failed to pause his conversation and acknowledge the waiter because he brought us a second glass of water.

I'm a nice guy, I try to put a smile on the cashier's face at the drive through and what because I know their job sucks - been there done that - but if I'm in mid sentence when a waiter or waitress brings a drink to my table it's entirely possible that I might not say "thank you" or even acknowledge them.

True. But even if they don't, I don't see what it has to do with anything.


I don't know whether he will or not, and neither do you, but if he was planning on it, he sure dropped the ball waiting until now. I can't imagine how he'll get anything out of it.

It takes a fraction of a second, literally, to say "thank you." Mittens never learned to treat people with respect. He's never had to.

There has been some interesting research in this area:
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