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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 12:04 AM Oct 2012

Mitt Romney told President Obama, he would have been more successful if he would've had two parents?

last night at the debate, one of Mitt Romney's answers to a totally non-related? question was:

"...Gosh, to tell our kids that before they have babies, they ought to think about getting married to someone — that’s a great idea because if there’s a two-parent family, the prospect of living in poverty goes down dramatically. The opportunities that the child will — will be able to achieve increase dramatically."


He said this in a debate with The President of the United States, who was raised by a single mother

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Mitt Romney told President Obama, he would have been more successful if he would've had two parents? (Original Post) trailmonkee Oct 2012 OP
The MittWit is an extraordinary acrobat, able to put his foot in his mouth ... TahitiNut Oct 2012 #1
! Emit Oct 2012 #8
You caught that slap to? Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2012 #2
Money doesn't buy class or tact dballance Oct 2012 #3
I totally cringed when I heard that loyalsister Oct 2012 #4
Wasn't that in response to the GUN VIOLENCE question? upi402 Oct 2012 #5
yep... blamed single moms basically for gun violence? trailmonkee Oct 2012 #9
So was President Clinton felix_numinous Oct 2012 #6
He'll have to revise that theory when he fails to achieve the Presidency. eShirl Oct 2012 #7
Obama should have said, Enrique Oct 2012 #10
...and 14 Grandmothers....nt Evasporque Oct 2012 #11
. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #12
Well, Obama was ultimately responsible for that shooting Bucky Oct 2012 #13

TahitiNut

(71,611 posts)
1. The MittWit is an extraordinary acrobat, able to put his foot in his mouth ...
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 12:24 AM
Oct 2012

... while his head is up his ass. It must be all that Olympics "experience."

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
2. You caught that slap to?
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 12:37 AM
Oct 2012

Here is the President of the USA right next to you. He is a child of a single mom and you say something like that? Mitt for the next debate, you may want to tie down your feet so we don't have to see them in your mouth.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
4. I totally cringed when I heard that
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:12 AM
Oct 2012

There were a lot of moments that have disgusted me, but that was one of the most revolting things I have heard in this election!

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
10. Obama should have said,
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:50 AM
Oct 2012

"I was raised by a single parent, and I"m president of the United States. Mitt was raised by two parents and he will never be President of the United States."

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