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Rewriting Romney's concept of 'envy'

Mitt Romney's on a quest to convince Americans they are guilty of one of the seven deadly sins when they criticize Wall Street.

Mitt Romney's on a quest to convince Americans they are guilty of one of the seven deadly sins when they criticize Wall Street. In an interview with The Today Show, he suggested anyone who questioned the practices of financial institutions and the distrubution of wealth in this country is just plain old jealous.

Romney told NBC's Matt Lauer, "I think it's about envy. I think it's about class warfare."

The Republican frontrunner has been fending off attacks in recent days — from within the GOP — over his work at Bain Capital, a private equity firm where he made gazillions of dollars.

msnbc's Lawrence O'Donnell had a lot to say about this in the latest Rewrite.