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[ 32 ] February 24, 2012 | Scott Lemieux

I can see the fierce opposition to upper-class tax hikes; it would be pretty rough for an individual to get by on just one Cadillac.

In other news, Mittens is a huge, huge liar.

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  1. Malaclypse says:
    February 24, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    Please, God, please convince Mittens to clarify that he and Ann simply need one set of cars for the California mansion, and another set for the Mass townhouses, so that they can more easily travel between homes by jet.

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  2. c u n d gulag says:
    February 24, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    And who doesn’t have a back-up Caddy?

    Those thumps you heard were his handlers banging their heads on the table.
    AGAIN!
    The only thing stopping Mitt from being an easy favorite to beat President Obama, is Mitt himself.
    His foot’s in his mouth so often, I suspect he suffers from athlete’s tongue.

    Paging Desenex! You may want to consider a toothpaste or mouthwash – though, I do understand that unaware, out of touch, multi-millionaires are a small market, but maybe you could charge $10,000 a tube or bottle.

    Still, they’re thankful – it’s better than saying, “And my wife’s chauffeur takes her around in a couple of Cadillac’s.”

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  3. Malaclypse says:
    February 24, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    And from the second link:

    7. On contraception access, Romney argued, “I don’t think we’ve seen in the history of this country the kind of attack on religious conscience, religious freedom, religious tolerance that we’ve seen under Barack Obama.”

    You know, Mitt, I have not been Mormon since I was eight, and I still know who Lilburn Boggs was. Did they teach you nothing in Primary?

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  4. Rob says:
    February 24, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    Hey give him credit, he knows how many cars he has. Last one couldn’t keep track of his houses.

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  5. Chuchundra says:
    February 24, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    I’m always happy to snark at Rmoney, but is this really any kind of anything? We already know he’s Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire, with a mansion and a yacht.

    Does copping to a brace of Caddys make him measurably more of a rich douchebag?

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    • joe from Lowell says:
      February 24, 2012 at 6:44 pm

      Putting it out there in a public speech in an effort to ingratiate himself with voters is pretty special.

      It’s not that he owns the Caddys, but that he thinks talking about owning the caddies is a great way to get people to warm up to him.

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      • Scott Lemieux says:
        February 24, 2012 at 8:01 pm

        Right. Say you and your wife own GM cars, great! Even saying you own a Caddy, to a GOP primary crowd, no problem — reasonable middle-class aspiration. But casually mentioning that your wife has two? Just dumb.

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  6. Hogan says:
    February 24, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    It’s the damnedest thing–the only time he tells the truth is when he doesn’t mean to.

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  7. Warren Terra says:
    February 24, 2012 at 6:23 pm

    I think the real question is whether he could have described her current condition – she has a driver, because her MS means she can’t drive herself – in a way that was heartfelt and conveyed that he’d stood by her (unlike, say, Newt), or if it would just be more Mitt talking about The Help.

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  8. Substance McGravitas says:
    February 24, 2012 at 6:26 pm

    The story about Mitt strapping the one Caddy on the roof of the other is just heartbreaking. The terrified Caddy leaked oil all the way to Palm springs.

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  9. joejoejoe says:
    February 24, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    What Romney is doing is not really lying. It’s bullshit. You have to care about the truth in order to lie. Romney just says whatever serves him at a given moment. Sometimes it’s accurate, sometimes it’s not. What is consistent is that Romney does not care one way or the other.

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  10. malraux says:
    February 24, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Cadillacs can go 70-80k, for a high end sedan and suv respectively. The Jaguar XF starts at 53k. Yeah high end Jags are more than the high end caddies, but its not like they are completely out of the same price range.

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  11. joe from Lowell says:
    February 25, 2012 at 9:27 am

    Please, Mr. Romney, make sure your campaign picks up on this explanation. Just to ensure that the message gets out there, I think you’d better explain this yourself, in numerous high-profile speeches across the country.

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  12. M. Bouffant says:
    February 25, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    Bentley. Rolls Royce. Aston Martin. Even Jaguar. THOSE are luxury cars.

    Ahem. Note countries of origin for looox-zury wheels. Mitt must drive American.

    As in: “I can’t have illegals! I’m running for office.”

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