Almost everyone over 65 is part of that 47%, and they are the most republican age group, to insult them and retired military, is a real live, Mitt Romney type gaffe.
The man is just so out of touch, I bet you $10,000.00 (a similar type Romney gaffe) that he will suffer some for this.
When does he start his real campaign?
Do you honestly believe those people will think he’s talking about them?
Or that he actually WAS talking about them?
Everyone knows whom he was talking about.
“Almost everyone over 65 is part of that 47%, and they are the most republican age group, to insult them and retired military, is a real live, Mitt Romney type gaffe.”
Nonsense.
None of those people will think of themselves as part of that group. Everyone who has the potential of having their mind changed wants to see themselves as “open-minded” and reasonable and capable of being convinced. These people hear Romney talking about Obama voters who will never change their mind and won’t listen to reason and they say “That’s not me.”
The number Romney puts on it (as long as it’s less than 50% so he doesn’t look defeatist) doesn’t matter - 47%, 42%, 35%. No independent, convince-able voter will think Romney’s talking about them, so they won’t feel insulted.
It’s pretty obvious Romney’s not talking about SS retirees and military pensions, and nobody but the spinning leftist media will try to paint it that way.