James Wolcott: Mitt Romney, World’s Worst Lounge Singer

Wolcott in Vanity Fair ..

It’s the political ad that everyone’s talking about this post-All Star game season, and no wonder–it’s a sneaky jab that completely shatters Mitt Romney’s glass jaw. What’s brilliant about “Firms” isn’t so much the way it mails home the irony of Romney murdering “America the Beautiful” with his toneless, tuneless voice on the soundtrack as info flashcards remind us of all the jobs Bain Capital shipped overseas and how much money Romney’s stashed in tax havens such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands .. No, what’s genius is the initial transition between President Obama striding a few steps at the White House and cutting to Mitt making with song… It’s like going from The Shawshank Redemption to Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor when the Buddy Love spell wears off

if only B had been this fierce at health care time + given us a public option/medicare buy in – mab .. read more

 

 

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