What else could he say? His own imperfections loom sufficiently large over his candidacy that he’s had to acknowledge them in both TV ads thus far. Click the image to watch and be sure to follow the text down to the end, where you’ll find Mitt’s reaction. I always thought the GOP made too much of Clinton’s sexual shenanigans in terms of setting a bad example for kids; maybe it was just me, but interest in the president’s personal life wasn’t among my childhood preoccupations. Mitt’s got a fair cop here, though, especially with America’s therapist ready to swoop in and turn the campaign into a parable of adversity, healing, and redemption. The more he had to overcome to get where he is, we’ll be told, the more impressive it makes him. By the time she’s done, his youthful drug use will be a point in his favor. Hence the difference between this and l’affaire cigar.
Rudy’s and Mitt’s reactions typify their personas, don’t they? Mitt as dad — well meaning, morally upright, but stodgy and hard to relate to — and Rudy as the cool uncle who’s down with “the kids” until one of them steps out of line, whereupon he’s apt to pull a knife or hit him with a bottle or something. Click the image to watch.
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