COMMENTARY | Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney accused his GOP presidential rival Newt Gingrich of being "zany" and "not a middle-class American," the latter charge coming because of the former House Speaker's Tiffany's purchases, according to the Associated Press Dec. 14. Romney needs to be more careful about what he espouses, because his hypocrisy reeks so badly. He's well on his way to not becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
Romney himself has an estimated net worth of between $190 million and $250 million, according to Political Intelligence at boston.com. So his attacks on Gingrich's retail purchases are shameful to say the least. How many middle-class Americans have the extra money to make large bets like Romney? He flaunted his "rich man" status by challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry to a $10,000 bet during the GOP presidential candidates debate Dec. 10 in Des Moines, Iowa, as reported by Reuters.
Furthermore, Romney should apply the term "zany (and more)" to himself first before accusing others of being that way, especially regarding the endorsements of failed U.S. Senate candidate (for Delaware) Christine O'Donnell and conservative writer Ann Coulter.
The New York Daily News reported that O'Donnell, who chose to defend herself from charges of being a witch last year during campaigning, made a bizarre statement on CNN about her adoration for the flip-flopping Romney (who welcomes her endorsement), "That's one of the things that I like about him -- because he's been consistent since he changed his mind."
According to The Telegraph, Romney has been running radio ads in Iowa regarding Coulter's endorsement. Yet that goes beyond "zany," since Coulter, known for continuously making inflammatory statements, uttered this zinger on Sean Hannity's program in late October, "our blacks are so much better than their blacks," as reported by Mediaite.
Romney wants voters to think he's the level-headed candidate that can beat President Barack Obama, but when his charges against his one of his biggest political threats are so hypocritical, he's sabotaging his chances of winning the GOP presidential nomination.
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows Romney trailing Gingrich by 40 percent to 23 percent among likely GOP voters, according to Newsmax Wires. How gullible does Romney think the majority of GOP voters are to not see through his tactics?
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