Posted on 09/17/2012 5:43:33 PM PDT by Steelfish
Romney Slams Obama Backers As Dependent On Government, Tax Dodgers
By Seema Mehta September 17, 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney, speaking to donors at a closed-door fundraiser this year, said that supporters of President Obama failed to take personal responsibility for their lives, relied on government for their needs and paid no income tax.
“There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care of them, who believe that they are entitled to healthcare, to food, to housing, to you name it,” Romney said in a videotaped speech to donors that was given to the news organization Mother Jones, which posted it online Monday.
“That's an entitlement," Romney said. "And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. … These are people who pay no income tax.”
In the remarks, Romney said he had no hope of swaying those people to his side and would instead focus on unaligned voters.
"[M]y job is not to worry about those people,” Romney said, referring to Obama supporters. “I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
The Obama campaign immediately lashed out at Romney, saying that he had effectively written off half the population.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
LOL- he didn’t say he would ignore them...
1) the video is at the link posted at the NYSlimes- Romney is right on the Romney...this may bring some Reagan democrats into the fold for him...
2) he must’ve said something very substantial when they cut it off, considering the way they did it...
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/romney-faults-those-dependent-on-government/
Go MITT!!
I also like that he has head line of 67% of dems want more gov’t and 8 million on disability roles.
Where does he say anything about tax dodgers?
Why do liberals scream bloody murder about the truth?
Perhaps someone can point me to the list of agencies and programs Romney proposes to get rid of, starting with the ones that are not constitutional.
because truth hurts which it is so hard to tell most of the time.
What hurts? They worship government, they’re obsessed with it. Is there a part of them that knows it’s wrong?
The lying liberal media is allowed to editorialize, comment, and opine on news stories in within the same column and paragraph. This is now standard liberal, left-wing journalism.
But if he had said it he would still be right.
TRUTH THAT’S ALL
This is the Media putting words in Romney’s mouth.
“supporters of President Obama failed to take personal responsibility for their lives, relied on government for their needs and paid no income tax.”
This is probably what he said and the Media went wild with it,
However he is 100% right.
When I read what the Media had added I thought this is just those in Obama’s Administration.
said Obama campaign manager Jim Messina. “It’s hard to serve as president for all Americans when you’ve disdainfully written off half the nation.”
That half wrote themselves off. Isn’t it true that 47% of Americans pay no taxes? Obama voters all.
....... These are the people that "Vote For a Living."
...... That is .... they are the people that only vote for the candidate that will ensure that the government will financially support them, their family, and supply all things that will help them enjoy a carefree taxpayer paid lifestyle...... all you have to do in return .... is vote for the candidate that will give you the stuff.
Amy Carter got married? had a baby?
Well I'm no Obama supporter but apparently you are.
Yeah he did:
“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.”
“[M]y job is is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”
So he’s a damned fool.
He is Chip Carters son.
Same LATimes that hid the Rashid Khalidi tape? I’m shocked I tell you, shocked!
Carters grandson, no surprise. Had to be dem undercover. But it doesn’t matter. The damage to Romney is done. The liberal media firestorm will swamp him for a week. Then the Obama commercials. Then it will come up in the debates. Best case scenario, it only takes him off message for (another) week. Worst case, Obama just got re-elected.
When I see what Obama has done and said over the last 4 years, the fact that he is still getting +45% of the vote, tells you how far we have fallen as a country. Just 15 years ago, some of the things Obama has done, would have gotten any president impeached. Heck even Biden sitting on that Biker Chick’s lap would have forced a VP resign, just 20 years ago.
Half our country doesn’t care anymore. Because Mitt is right. They are getting freebies from the government. However, this plays into the general persona of Mitt as a wealthy rich out of touch capitalist.
In the end, this is a big problem for Mitt. And I am afraid it is going to cost us any chance at the senate. And we probably lose 10-15 house seats.
Ugh,,, I feel bad tonite for the first time in this campaign season. If Mitt;s got any video or dirt on Obama, time to quit being nice and release it all.
I get all of that. I think I'm just overtired from work today and thought I had misread.
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