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Well, Romney finally got specific...with donors

Posted: Sep 17, 2012

47% of Americans are essentially lazy, shiftless, dependent moochers who see themselves as victims. Anyone listening to the audio should pay special attention to the sanctimonious tone in his voice.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81312.html?hp=t2_3

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I'll bet you - 10 thousand dollars

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this is what he really believes!

If you see the video and hear the audio, there - can be no doubt about that.

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It was more than a pitch for money or saying what he thought they wanted to hear. It was a rare glimpse at a moment of unabashed honesty. I was really struck by how at ease he seemed to be among them and with what he was saying.

Well, of course he does. IT'S TRUE. - I believe it too. (sm)

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Anyone with half a brain KNOWS it's true. I guess that explains why liberals don't.

Our troops are included in that 47% swath. - You obviously have not see the video. nm

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He's toast and will never be able to box his way out of the corner he just put himself in and convince anyone he's all about the middle class.

You have a comprehension problem too, and not only (sm) - Aunt Sue

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that, you can't read either!! What he said is exactly right. Half do not pay taxes, and we all know it. Of course, they will vote for Obama - they don't want to take responsibility for themselves. He was stating a FACT. I didn't hear lazy, shiftless, dependent moochers. Many of them do see themselves as victims, but I didn't hear that either.

I saw the video in its entirety and read the transcript. - I don't need your help

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figuring out what he said or meant. And if you didn't hear him say victim, it was strictly selective deafness on your part.

Either that or Fox is floating some the - sanitized version. nm

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Romney... so far out of touch - He really might just as well

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be living on Kolob!

What I don't get is that if Romney thinks most - Americans are shiftless,

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deadbeats, losers and victims, why on earth would he even want to be our leader?

The 47% Romney is talking about - HopeOverFear

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The 47% he is talking about are in southern states that vote majority republican except for Idaho. These people are most likely going to vote against their interest and vote for Romney. In addition, all of these majority voting republican states are basically welfare states that are supported by the tax players of the blue states. Texas and Florida are the only states that carry there own weight.

Romney's comments actually do not make sense.

Insulted the half the electorate. OMG. - Oh, suddenly he's doing a press conference.

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TONIGHT! Panic much, Mitt? Hopefully he won't be doubling down like he did when he attacked the embassy staff when they were under attack.

Well, that was quick. - This sounds like a quasi-apology

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"Not eloquently stated." The statement was "off the cuff." That's it.

Now I am really confused. I thought Romney didn't DO apologies. Isn't that what he said last week? So he's backing off the content which the cons want him to stand behind, if comments on this forum are any indication.

So what does this mean? Who is he losing? The right? The middle? All of the above? Whew! I'm getting whiplash.

shaken etch-a-sketch syndrome - need a cervical collar

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He obviously looks down "on those people."

It's comforting to know there is a name for this - and that I'm not alone. Thanks. nm

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It's ironic that Willard wants to complain about - sm

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people not paying taxes, when he, himself, hides his money overseas.

I don't need your help either. I saw it and I know - what I heard, thank you. - TRUTH (sm)

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Obama supporters really don't even know what that is.

None was offered. Just a link to an article and - access to the video.

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No harm, no foul, eh?

Here are the words. - Who's he talking about?

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Here are the words.

"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. … [M]y job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

Working poor making less than $20,000, part-time workers, some of whom are part- or full-time students, retired seniors on SS, disabled, Medicaid recipients, the majority of unemployed receiving benefits (who actually DO PAY TAX), and troops deployed on war zones, to name a few.

In the Romney worldview, half of us mooch off the other half....textbook haves and have-nots. Oh, lest we forget. If they don't vote for me, my job is not to worry about them.

The Freeloader Myth - sm

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Very illumating article from the National Review regarding the 47%. You will find it to be quite nonpartisan.

I wonder how he describes the people like - sm

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himself who hide their tax burden in shelters all around the world!

It's a right-wing falsehood... - minion

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...that nearly half of all Americans don't pay taxes. In actuality, "The Associated Press cited that TPC (Tax Policy Center) statistic in an article, noting that "their incomes were too low, or they qualified for enough credits, deductions and exemptions to eliminate their liability." The AP further wrote that "[t]he vast majority of people who escape federal income taxes still pay other taxes, including federal payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare, and excise taxes on gasoline, aviation, alcohol and cigarettes. Many also pay state or local taxes on sales, income and property." [Associated Press, 4/7/10]

Don't believe everything Rush and Hannity tell you.

Do you even know what eliminates their liability - means?? They pay no taxes.(sm)

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plus they get extra, EIC, etc. etc.

here, let me help with that myth - sm

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"...the Tax Policy Center estimates that only about 18 percent of filers pay neither income nor payroll tax."

Kind of makes 47 percent look like a long walk off a short pier, doesn't it?

The irony of him talking about people who don't pay taxes - HopeOverFear

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the irony of him saying that is so thick you can cut it with a knife.

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