Must-Read: ‘You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when…”

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Let's face it, Gordon Gekko's, er, Willard "Mittens" Romney's attempts to portray himself as a middle-class common man are falling flat with actual middle-class common man and woman voters. They instinctively know that this trust fund rich kid who got even richer through Vulture Capitalism that destroyed American businesses and jobs while he got fabulously wealthy is a poseur, a fraud.

Like Billionaires For Bush, there really should be "Richie Riches for Romney." Romney sheds crocodile tears for the plight of the richest "one percent," his people.

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Jon Perr has a must-read post compiling the many ways that You Know Mitt Romney Is Out of Touch When… | Crooks and Liars:

It's awfully tough to be a presidential candidate worth $250 million when income inequality and poverty are at record levels. Of course, it's tougher still when you're Mitt Romney. After all, in words and in deeds, Romney for years has consistently reminded Americans of "the guy who laid you off."

Now, a week after the Republican frontrunner proposed deep spending cuts for lower income Americans to offset his $6.6 trillion tax cut windfall for the richest individuals and corporations, here are just some of the ways you know Mitt Romney is out of touch.

You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when the $250,000,000 son of an auto magnate jokes with jobless voters, "I'm also unemployed."

You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when he declares himself part of the "80 to 90 percent us" who are middle class.

You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when he won't release his tax returns during any of his runs for office.

You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when he declares "I love a flat tax" after calling it a "tax cut for fat cats."

You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when decides he will not seek donations to repay $45 million in personal loans he made to his failed presidential bid — "the biggest ever made by a candidate in a primary campaign."

You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when he responds "I'm not concerned about the voters" after Tim Russert asked him "why not tell the voters of Florida and across the country how much of your own wealth you're spending?"

You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when his wife Ann jokes that "Mitt doesn't even know the answer to that" when asked how many dressage horses she owns.

You know Mitt Romney is out of touch when the estimated 14 percent tax rate he paid the IRS is lower than Warren Buffett's.

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