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> As Romneymania has grown, the Republican candidate has crossed over from political figure to cultural phenomenon. Countless reverent portraits of Romney have appeared in storefront windows and on building facades throughout the country, often accompanied by one of the candidate's signature inspirational phrases, like "Let Detroit go bankrupt" or "Corporations are people, my friend."
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His moving story of growing up privileged, his inspiring rise from moderate wealth to overwhelming riches, his thrilling work in the highest echelons of corporate finance—he really speaks to the heart and mind of the common man."-Pretty darn funny scarp
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I pondered, briefly, a possible business model while reading this article: a service that lets politicians and ideologists hire large mobs of extras to stand around acting revered and inspired by whatever inane bullshit the speaker throws out. But then I realized there would be no market for this because plenty of people already do it for free. Oh well.
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