Romney: 47% of Americans are victims

[dirk digler]

I guess this maybe the kill shot for his campaign. I know some of you believe you this and won't find a problem with what he said but as a person running for POTUS you probably shouldn't write off 1/2 the country especially in a disparaging way.

A hidden camera video of Mitt Romney at a fundraiser shows him talking disparagingly of people who will vote for President Obama.

Said Romney: "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. 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."

He adds: "My job is is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

[Direckshun]

I'll tell you what, this should make the debates very, very interesting.

Mitt and Ryan have no choice but to constantly attack. I doubt it will be over anything substantive ("this is a President who wants to relax welfare requirements!"), but it should make for entertaining television.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Dallas Chief

Yep. Those that actually pay taxes. Nice try Mister Kool Aid man!

you are not paying attention. I've always been in favor of a minimum tax. No matter what you make, you have to pay "this" % of taxes. No one should get a free ride.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Dallas Chief

Nobody did babyfishmouth.

It was a mirror image of what you said to me. You know the whole opposite image thing. Dems think Repubs hate the poor and love the rich and Repubs think Dems hate the rich and love the poor. Please try to keep up.

A mirror image of what I said? That makes no sense whatsoever. I commented on your accusation. I didn't make an opposite accusation at all. And you don't really have a right to make one for me with your party stereotypes. Nut...

[philfree]

Where's all the hidden camera footage of Obama?

What Romney said was fine.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by philfree

Where's all the hidden camera footage of Obama?

What Romney said was fine.

Here's the smell test..........

If its perfectly fine, why doesn't he say it every day in his stump speech?

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Here's the smell test..........

If its perfectly fine, why doesn't he say it every day in his stump speech?

Bingo.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Honestly... this is a video that just shows a lack of respect for about half of all Americans.

Nobody like that becomes President.

Like I said, Romney was already dead in the water. This just craters him.

Now it's a fight to keep it from becoming embarrassing.

It shows he know the voters and that's all he was talking about. Poitics makes so many people go full retard.

[dirk digler]

I can now hear the new Romney stump speech. Half of you Americans are lazy POS moochers. Vote for me!

[philfree]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Here's the smell test..........

If its perfectly fine, why doesn't he say it every day in his stump speech?

He wasn't talking policy he was talking about the election startegy and the voters. I'm sure Obama does the same stuff behind closed doors but there's no hidden camera's showing it.

[oldandslow]

Originally Posted by philfree

He wasn't talking policy he was talking about the election startegy and the voters. I'm sure Obama does the same stuff behind closed doors but there's no hidden camera's showing it.

Because the Obama campaign is smart enough to know how to elected. The same cannot be said for the Romney campaign...gaffe after gaffe.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by oldandslow

Because the Obama campaign is smart enough to know how to elected. The same cannot be said for the Romney campaign...gaffe after gaffe.

Joe Biden....hello?? hello??

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by philfree

He wasn't talking policy he was talking about the election startegy and the voters. I'm sure Obama does the same stuff behind closed doors but there's no hidden camera's showing it.

oh I'm sure that is also going on in Obama's meetings behind closed doors. These type of red meat statements I'm sure are commonplace on both sides of the aisle.

I wish politicians would just tell us the truth. But, its never going to happen. If Romeny gets elected his math = exploding the debt and deficit and hope that the economy turns it around to make up the difference. If it doesnt, then there goes the mortgage deduction for houses, increase in park fees, gas taxes and who knows what else.

Obama wins if he's serious and telling the truth he would say we need to curtail the growth of medicare, raise the retirement age of Social Security, cut social programs and stop the COLA raises for government employees.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Joe Biden....hello?? hello??

He does it so often its almost expected and discounted because he does it so often.

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by Dallas Chief

Go away. You have lost your mind and don't make sense anymore when you speak. The social wars were too much for you to take.

Enjoy 4 more years of Obama.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I don't. Saying that he doesn't care about half the country and is not going to worry about them probably isn't going to go over to well.

You know who said he cared about those who wouldn't support him anyways?

George W. Bush

Mr. 'If we show compassion, we'll have a new coalition for a generation.'

Gave those poor misunderstood partisans their entitlements to the glowing gratitude of 'hold on, let my check cleeeeearrrrr, . . . . AND Go **** yourself whitey."