Mitt Romney: Buffoon

This lovely chestnut comes to us from the Miami Herald about the esteemed jackass former Governor of the Commonwealth Mitt Romney and his halting attempts to run for Vice President. It seems that in a speech given to the right-wing fanatical Cuban-American population of Miami, Romney closed his remarks by saying, "Patria o muerte, venceremos," a phrase which roughly translates to "Fatherland or death, we shall overcome."

Now, of course, just on the basis of sheer ridiculousness, this one takes the cake. However, even better than the prima facie explanation, Romney tried to explain his choice of words as speaking out against Venezuelan strongman leader Hugo Chavez who has co-opted the phrase to his own ends. Romney explained that this aggression cannot stand and that the phrase really belongs to the Cubans who are fighting against Castro.

And, of course, that statement is completely, 100% false. "Patria o muerte, venceremos: is the popular phrase that Castro has closed his rambling orations with for the last half-century as a means of coalescing his power base. So not only is Mitt Romney an idiot, but he cannot even read, write or listen to speeches. Which, unfortunately, as he is a member of the GOP, qualifies him to be President of the United States.