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."

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

All of it

Wow!

Too bad you're not in Congress...he could have used the vote...

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

Wow!

Too bad you're not in Congress...he could have used the vote...

I'm an Obot I do what I am told

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

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

You're right -- you enjoy those trillion dollar deficits, high unemployment, and anemic growth while Obama tries to spend us to prosperity...when the entitlement nation he's feeding collapses be sure to remember who got you there...

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

You don't really believe that

What has he done you hoped for? And what did he promice that he did not do? Can you be honest and realistic? Obama is passing Carter as the biggest failure in modern times. The Obots like you are unwilling to admit that your guy had made you out. To be a complete fool. It is hard to believe how anyone can support this clown

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I'm an Obot I do what I am told

Happy days!

[CoMoChief]

Well it's the truth.

You saw it with the morons who thought they were going to have their bills and gas and housing paid by Obama.

They actually BELIEVE that shit.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Well it's the truth.

You saw it with the morons who thought they were going to have their bills and gas and housing paid by Obama.

They actually BELIEVE that shit.

The only response Obama has to why there is more debt, more poverty, less employment, and less growth is "it's the Republican's fault."

[stonedstooge]

If the media told the real story of what's going on in this country, the election wouldn't even be close

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by stonedstooge

If the media told the real story of what's going on in this country, the election wouldn't even be close

Yeah, but they won't, so you can't blame them. Romney's just a very uninspiring candidate because he thinks he can say nothing and win. People aren't going to elect plain yogurt, even if they know it's the right thing to do.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

You're right -- you enjoy those trillion dollar deficits, high unemployment, and anemic growth while Bush tries to spend us to prosperity...when the entitlement nation he's feeding collapses be sure to remember who got you there...

So 2004

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

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

Can't speak for 'the right' but I have a clear and express history of being receptive to anyone who is fiscally sound.

I don't poke the Paul-bears unduly. I voted for McAskill [how disappointing was that in hindsight, but she was impressive hunting down waste in state government]. I stated that I would support so much as Obama over the likes of Huckabee and Santorum because with them you get fiscal and social intrusion.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

Yeah, but they won't, so you can't blame them. Romney's just a very uninspiring candidate because he thinks he can say nothing and win. People aren't going to elect plain yogurt, even if they know it's the right thing to do.

They dont like what he is selling. They may not like the current guy, but they think this guys plan will make it worse.

Maybe if you went to the right more as a party, that will work.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

What has he done you hoped for? And what did he promice that he did not do? Can you be honest and realistic? Obama is passing Carter as the biggest failure in modern times. The Obots like you are unwilling to admit that your guy had made you out. To be a complete fool. It is hard to believe how anyone can support this clown

Obama hasn't been perfect and I never stated he was. He has made mistakes and he has done some good things just like every other POTUS. This caricature the right has implanted in their small pea brains that he is some far-left zealot isn't borne out of facts.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Can't speak for 'the right' but I have a clear and express history of being receptive to anyone who is fiscally sound.

I don't poke the Paul-bears unduly. I voted for McAskill [how disappointing was that in hindsight, but she was impressive hunting down waste in state government]. I stated that I would support so much as Obama over the likes of Huckabee and Santorum because with them you get fiscal and social intrusion.

That is because you are reasonable and can think for yourself BL.

With Romney you are going to get more social intrusion.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Obama hasn't been perfect and I never stated he was. He has made mistakes and he has done some good things just like every other POTUS. This caricature the right has implanted in their small pea brains that he is some far-left zealot isn't borne out of facts.

His words suggest aspirations to the contrary.

Do you think 'the facts' are what he wanted from the outset or are everything he hoped they would be? Or is it more likely that 'the facts' have been shaped just as much by his opposition as by him?