GOP Presidential Frontrunner Mitt Romney Says Obama "Divides us With the Bitter Politics of Envy" (Wikipedia)

I watched the television coverage of the New Hampshire primary and I knew Mitt Romney would have won handily by double digits. I also listened to his speech and there were some key points that were a direct slap in the faces of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 99% of Americans who are struggling to make ends meet. Mitt Romney said Obama is a “leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy.” Um, so the 99% of Americans are envious of the rich? Really? Asking the rich to pay more taxes is due to envy on the part of the rest of us? He better than any of the other candidates should stand on the Scriptures, that the we must always take care of the least among us. Nobody is saying to just throw money at the poor through entitlement programs. I guess if asking the bankers and Wall Street fat cats to follow the law and not rip off Main Street is part of the bitter politics of envy, then I guess I am jealous of you Mitt Romney.

We are on the eve of celebrating Dr. King’s legacy  through MLK holiday. His message of leveling the playing field for the poor and the middle class should still resonate, yet we have a presidential candidate saying President Obama divides us with the “bitter politics of envy.” Tell that to someone who has lost their home through foreclosure having done all the right things, including practicing fiscal responsible, but who have been sidelined because of a pink slip. Mitt Romney is so out of touch with reality and the majority of Americans, it’s not funny. This isn’t hope you can believe in. It’s bullshit that you shouldn’t believe in.

“President Obama wants to put free enterprise on trial. In the last few days, we have seen some desperate Republicans join forces with him. This is such a mistake for our Party and for our nation. This country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We must offer an alternative vision. I stand ready to lead us down a different path, where we are lifted up by our desire to succeed, not dragged down by a resentment of success. In these difficult times, we cannot abandon the core values that define us as unique — We are One Nation, Under God.”

The Pew Research Center released a report on Wednesday found that about two-thirds of Americans now perceive a strong conflict between the rich and poor in this country. That was up 19 percentage points from 2009. This has nothing to do with envy, but everything to do with fairness. This great country wasn’t built by the rich. Everyone played a role, including the least among us at the time, who happened to be slaves. It seems that the rich, like Mitt Romney, want to reap societal benefits but want nothing to do with societal responsibilities. They want all the profits and say to hell with the middle class and the poor. That mentality will keep economic recovery at bay for a longer period of time. It’s all about me, me, me, and not about us.

Without even going into his tenure at Bain Capital during which thousands lost jobs, I would venture to say, Mitt Romney is so out of pace with Main Street and more in sync with Wall Street, that his words about restoring the middle class ring hollow and are nothing more than talking points. He seems to have forgotten President Obama inherited a mess from a Republican Administration. I believe the economic crisis is partly cyclical and it will all work itself out over time. Though many of the jobs that have been lost won’t come back. It’s time to talk retraining and changing the way we do business and live.

“Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America’s role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must – and will – lead the future.

He doesn’t see the need for overwhelming American military superiority. I will insist on a military so powerful no one would think of challenging it.”

Um, Mitt, President Obama presided over the assassination of the September 11 terror mastermind Osama Bin Laden. A feat even President George Bush didn’t accomplish, though he bragged that he would leave no stone unturned in his quest to find the terrorist. Under President Obama’s watch, Moammar Gadhafi was killed and his regime toppled. Under his watch, Hosni Mubarak and his cronies are now facing criminal trials. Under his watch, Al Qaeda and the Taliban have been virtually dismantled. The notion that our military isn’t the most superior in the world is laughable. Talking points. Just talking points.

He ended his victory speech by saying “I’m asking each of you to remember how special it is to be an American,” but to whom is he referring to? I can remember a day when the middle class was the backbone of this country but today that couldn’t be further from the truth. The middle class is disappearing slowly, thanks to the rich getting richer and everybody else getting poorer. I remember the day when blacks finally got the right to vote and not have their votes suppressed because of the color of their skin or their children denied entry into a college or university. Unfortunately, we are seeing some evidence of a push towards voter suppression. When we have someone like Ron Paul, who claims Dr. King is one of his heroes, but yet says the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is unconstitutional and says it’s okay for a “private” business establishment to discriminate on the grounds of private property, well, I hate to tell you, that is the America these guys want us to revisit.

One thing I know is that every black or Hispanic voter must go to the polls to let their voices be heard. Please engage your elected official and be engaged in the process. Take the time to listen to the speeches of Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry and President Obama. I think Mitt Romney will clinch the nomination and go up against President Obama. Well, if that’s the case, is Mitt Romney the best person to meet your needs as a 99 percenter?

Transcript of Mitt Romney’s victor speech.