The Chris Moeller Archives

The child of privilege

Mitt Romney is a clod. It's increasingly obvious that he was raised a spoiled scion and grew to become an adult that has little understanding of the real world. If the man didn't now have five children and look like the guy on every package of men's dress socks, I'm not sure how he wouldn't still be accurately perceived as this same spoiled child.

What tips off his lack of proper recognition for the nation's economic hierarchy, among the many ridiculous comments in that video recording, is his claim that he "inherited nothing" in his life. Even though he was born the son of a millionaire, he says his only privilege was being "born in America." On "30 Rock," Alec Baldwin plays lines like this for laughs.

Also indicted by Romney's comments this week has been the establishment news media. Remember how Romney was cast as the "adult" in the Republican race throughout the winter and spring? Well, he was never that, and now it's obvious to everyone that Ron Paul was the only one in the company.

But a corporate CEO with a nice tan and a head of hair slathered in gel is going to be treated seriously by television news people who admire the successful performance of "gravitas." An aged outlander that calls out crony capitalists and questions U.S. military policy, not so much.

posted by CM @ 8:16 PM