By now most of us have heard the latest gaffe by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. You know, the 47% comments? Well, it never ceases to amaze me how shocked people are when politicians make statements that reveal their true selves. Are you really surprised? Mitt Romney is who you thought he was, an elitist, possible racist man who is totally out of touch with the real world. Didn't we already know that? Romney's comments don't bother me and maybe that speaks to how desensitized I've become to this type of language. Most people I know aren't even remotely considering voting for Romney, so why should it matter so much what he says? We can be so easily distracted. What we need to be focused on is getting people to the polls at a 2008 rate.
Let's concentrate on fighting the new voter I.D. laws that have popped up to combat the imaginary demon of voter fraud. That's where our collective energy needs to be directed. Not at a man who doesn't have a clue about what it takes to lead a country. A recent report on CBS News stated that as many as 700,000 minority voters under age 30 may be unable to cast a ballot in November because of photo ID laws in certain states. Now that's scary to me. Much scarier than anything that comes out of Mitt Romney's mouth. I hope we don't fall for the banana in the tailpipe routine come election time. Let's focus on the real issues.
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