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."

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

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

We survived 8 years of a Bush presidency, albeit escaping with only the worse economic recession since the depression, two wars and an exploding deficit.

How could a second Obama term top that?

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

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

Oh, it's going to be much, much worse...

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

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

Shit like this is why you're going to lose in November.

I don't know if you see that.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

Oh, it's going to be much, much worse...

Yeah? Like?

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by 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

You don't really believe that

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

We survived 8 years of a Bush presidency, albeit escaping with only the worse economic recession since the depression, two wars and an exploding deficit.

How could a second Obama term top that?

Seriously? Read the Affordable Care Act.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

You don't really believe that

Tell me what part of Obama's budgets (that not even a Democrat would vote for) you agree with...That's dude's road map for our future and it's ugly...

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Shit like this is why you're going to lose in November.

I don't know if you see that.

I'm going to lose?

You don't know me very well...lol

[stonedstooge]

This is SO much more important than the Middle East blowing up

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by stonedstooge

This is SO much more important than the Middle East blowing up

To the left it is. They have to win. Doesn't much matter what it is the victory gets them...

[Baby Lee]

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.

Get off the income tax thing, I'm talking about firm partisans.

Bush's 'compassionate conservatism' was centered on trying to draw off some of those who have been staunchly Dem d/t the sense that government is there to take care of your needs by taking care of as many of their needs as he thought we could afford.

He converted NO ONE. They just hated them for not giving them MORE, or because he was rich and white, or because there was an 'R' after his name that nothing could forgive, or because you never let yourself like someone who hillbillies and honeybooboos like, any number of reasons.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

Tell me what part of Obama's budgets (that not even a Democrat would vote for) you agree with...That's dude's road map for our future and it's ugly...

All of it

[Baby Lee]

Another thing, and I hesitate to even bring it up and clue the other side of the aisle in.

But this election cycle has gone beyond whether anyone but Obama will fail like anyone but Bush. News AND opinion coverage is squarely fixated solely on how any and every thing Romney does is a 'new chapter in unconscionable and craven missteps.' Promotion of Obama qua Obama has been nearly completely abandoned.

SNL opened their show this last Saturday with this very conceit in a humorous, but telling, manner. Obama/Pharoah gave a speech that was basically 'I know I'm a big dud, but we have a secret weapon,' then cut to a bunch of Romney/Sudekis clips of him looking silly. Then he closed with a couple of bars of 'Let's Stay Together.'

Will it work? It's a big gamble to put ALL your eggs in the 'do you really want THIS dickhead' basket.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

To the left it is. They have to win. Doesn't much matter what it is the victory gets them...

And that doesn't apply to the right? I mean I know they are so honest and everything. lol

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

Seriously? Read the Affordable Care Act.

Get out of the bubble.

Obamacare is not going to being down the USA.