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."

[-King-]

#47percent is now the top trending topics on twitter.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

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

He's correct but it was another stupid thing to have people hear you say it.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

He's correct but it was another stupid thing to have people hear you say it.

Half of Americans fit the description he was selling?

Heh.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

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."

You're including the 16% of the country who are senior citizens collecting only Social Security benefits right? Because they make up 1/3 of that 47% number.

I realize this makes so little sense wrt to the whole "broaden the tax base", "skin in the game", free-loading victims argument that it just falls out of everyone's head like a rock. But it would be nice if some of you would at least try to think about the fact that fully 1/3 of the population in question here is basically the exact opposite of the freeloading urban (black) parasite republicans are implying.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by -King-

#47percent is now the top trending topics on twitter.

I wasnt happy with Obama saying that about clinging to your guns and religion. And it wasnt just the attitude towards people different than himself. Contrary to some opinions on here I'm a firm believer in the consitution. The 2nd amendment is clear. If they want to cling to their guns and religion. Thats constitutionally protected activites.

[suzzer99]

This is on the front page of cnn.com now. But it can't be a story because foxnews hasn't covered it.

For some reason their front page keeps harping on the middle east with literally zero mention of Romney in any of the main articles.

[HonestChieffan]

Certainly the Obots fit the description. How many of Obamas promices did he fail to do? He has suckered the very people who fall at his feet

[Direckshun]

I'll say this... I'm pretty sure I've seen at least a snippet of this before, the part where Romney was describing a Chinese factory he invested in with Bain. But that's all that came to light.

Now here we are. It's a Monday, the worst time for damning news to come out since it will eat up a week's worth of discussion.

The liberal website Mother Jones had this footage some time ago, and is just now choosing to release it. The choice to release it on a Monday was deliberate.

[Direckshun]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/index.html

No coverage.

Not even on their blog, "America's Election Headquarters," the "front row seat" to politics.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

This is on the front page of cnn.com now. But it can't be a story because foxnews hasn't covered it.

For some reason their front page keeps harping on the middle east with literally zero mention of Romney in any of the main articles.

Did you expect anything different. They are the main reason this bubble exists in the republican mindset. They are convinced that everything else is slanted to the left. They chose to listen exclusively to news that is spun to the right as if its a good thing.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Enjoy 4 more years of Obama.

Unfortunately, the damage a second Obama term is going to cause is going to last long after he's gone...

[Direckshun]

Let us begin the sportsshrink countdown.

DC is a month and a half away from having to never deal with this dipshit again.

You're welcome.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...-election.html

Today, Mitt Romney Lost the Election
By Josh Barro
Sep 17, 2012 5:02 PM CT

You can mark my prediction now: A secret recording from a closed-door Mitt Romney fundraiser, released today by David Corn at Mother Jones, has killed Mitt Romney's campaign for president.

On the tape, Romney explains that his electoral strategy involves writing off nearly half the country as unmoveable Obama voters. As Romney explains, 47 percent of Americans "believe that they are victims." He laments: "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

So what's the upshot? "My job is not to worry about those people," he says. He also notes, describing President Obama's base, "These are people who pay no income tax. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."

This is an utter disaster for Romney.

Romney already has trouble relating to the public and convincing people he cares about them. Now, he's been caught on video saying that nearly half the country consists of hopeless losers.

Romney has been vigorously denying President Obama's claims that his tax plan would raise taxes on the middle class. Now, he's been caught on video suggesting that low- and middle-income Americans are undertaxed.

(That one is especially problematic given the speculation about what's on Mitt's unreleased pre-2010 tax returns.)

Corn tells us there are more embarrassing moments on segments of the video he hasn't released yet. Romney jokes that he'd be more likely to win the election if he were Hispanic. He makes some awkward comments about whether he was born with a "silver spoon" in his mouth.

But those are survivable. The really disastrous thing is the clip about "victims," and the combination of contempt and pity that Romney shows for anyone who isn't going to vote for him.

Romney is the most opaque presidential nominee since Nixon, and people have been reduced to guessing what his true feelings are. This video provides an answer: He feels that you're a loser. It's not an answer that wins elections.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

You're including the 16% of the country who are senior citizens collecting only Social Security benefits right? Because they make up 1/3 of that 47% number.

I realize this makes so little sense wrt to the whole "broaden the tax base", "skin in the game", free-loading victims argument that it just falls out of everyone's head like a rock. But it would be nice if some of you would at least try to think about the fact that fully 1/3 of the population in question here is basically the exact opposite of the freeloading urban (black) parasite republicans are implying.

You're fixated on this...lol

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

Unfortunately, the damage a second Obama term is going to cause is going to last long after he's gone...

God, what if he left us with a recession spiraling into a depression along with two deficit-financed wars with no conceivable end?

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Let us begin the sportsshrink countdown.

DC is a month and a half away from having to never deal with this dipshit again.

You're welcome.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...-election.html

Today, Mitt Romney Lost the Election

By Josh Barro
Sep 17, 2012 5:02 PM CT

You can mark my prediction now: A secret recording from a closed-door Mitt Romney fundraiser, released today by David Corn at Mother Jones, has killed Mitt Romney's campaign for president.

On the tape, Romney explains that his electoral strategy involves writing off nearly half the country as unmoveable Obama voters. As Romney explains, 47 percent of Americans "believe that they are victims." He laments: "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

So what's the upshot? "My job is not to worry about those people," he says. He also notes, describing President Obama's base, "These are people who pay no income tax. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."

This is an utter disaster for Romney.

Romney already has trouble relating to the public and convincing people he cares about them. Now, he's been caught on video saying that nearly half the country consists of hopeless losers.

Romney has been vigorously denying President Obama's claims that his tax plan would raise taxes on the middle class. Now, he's been caught on video suggesting that low- and middle-income Americans are undertaxed.

(That one is especially problematic given the speculation about what's on Mitt's unreleased pre-2010 tax returns.)

Corn tells us there are more embarrassing moments on segments of the video he hasn't released yet. Romney jokes that he'd be more likely to win the election if he were Hispanic. He makes some awkward comments about whether he was born with a "silver spoon" in his mouth.

But those are survivable. The really disastrous thing is the clip about "victims," and the combination of contempt and pity that Romney shows for anyone who isn't going to vote for him.

Romney is the most opaque presidential nominee since Nixon, and people have been reduced to guessing what his true feelings are. This video provides an answer: He feels that you're a loser. It's not an answer that wins elections.

Hooray! Four more years of broken promises and blaming everyone but himself! Go go Obama!