Posted on 09/17/2012 4:48:47 PM PDT by Evil Slayer
Mitt Romney described almost half of Americans as dependent upon government during a private reception with donors earlier this year and said those voters will likely support President Obama because they believe they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it.
The blunt political and cultural assessment by the Republican presidential candidate offers a rare glimpse into Mr. Romneys personal views as the campaign enters its final 50 days. Liberals quickly condemned the remarks as insensitive and Mr. Obamas campaign accused him of having disdainfully written off half the nation.
The recordings surfaced even as Mr. Romney sought to retool his campaign message amid internal campaign sniping and calls from Republicans outside the campaign for him to be more specific about how his policies will fix the nations economy.
The video clips raised the possibility that his campaign would once again be sidetracked by Mr. Romneys own words, a problem that has plagued the former Massachusetts governor since his hard-fought battle with Republican rivals during the nominating contests earlier this year. The video of Mr. Romney making the comments was posted on the Internet Monday afternoon by Mother Jones, a liberal magazine, which said it had obtained the recording and had confirmed its authenticity. The magazine said it was concealing the identity of the person who took the video and the location and time of the recording.
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Stop reading the polls. Stop falling for the msm bull. Understand that there are just a few more of us who work than don’t. That’s all we need.
I’m going to make a donation to Romney over this. Good for him.
But unfortunately he and just about everyone else except Paul Ryan ignore the biggest moochers of all. The biggest consumers of federal tax dollars are the people on Medicare and Social Security Grandpa and Grandma. What they contributed as taxpayers is very small compared to what they are taking out.
Upon retirement,the long-lived oldsters use up their meager FICA contributions in the first three or four years. After that, its on you and me. But nobody dares touch the third rail of politics. Even though entitlements will bring our country DOWN.
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One thing that really also needs to be done ...is EXPLAIN to many of these dunderheads that “government” money is just not FREE. It’s taxpayer’s money.
Lots of them, and I know many personally — do NOT understand this concept. they think it’s just free money sitting there — and they should get it — because they’re “poor.”
Believe it or not, many of them do NOT understand that it comes from taxpayers!
I like your pic — Bain Capital vs. Das Kapital.
That sums up the difference.
It’s awful hard for me to like much of anything about Romney except that he’s better than his opponent, but that’s a good one.
Lose independents over the truth?! Even independents are sick and tired of being the 53% that foot the bills.
You’re right about the politics. Down the drain we go.
You are correct.
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