Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:32 PM

Kablooie (8,863 posts)

Romney stands by message in secret video

Source: USA Today

Mitt Romney said tonight he stands by his message in a secretly taped video, in which he is heard saying that 47% of Americans will vote for President Obama because they are "dependent upon government."

In brief remarks to reporters, Romney said his argument was not "elegantly stated." But his point, he said, is that Obama relies on the government to help people while his approach is rooted in free enterprise.

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"There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47% 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."

Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/09/17/romney-47-percent-video-response/70000549/1#.UFfcm6Se49M

This will make the Freepers proud of him.
They see nothing wrong with his statement.

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Romney stands by message in secret video (Original post)	Kablooie	Sep 2012	OP
He will NEVER admit he's wrong. NEVER. nt	valerief	Sep 2012	#1
And he will DESERVE the MASSIVE LANDSLIDE he and the gop get BURIED under!!	lastlib	Sep 2012	#3
Hopefully it will be a landslide for the Senate and House for the Democratics	riverbendviewgal	Sep 2012	#6
That's what I want most of all. nt	valerief	Sep 2012	#8
Me too.	Kablooie	Sep 2012	#28
Agreed!	ProudProgressiveNow	Sep 2012	#39
Hopefully we're all doing more than hoping/wishing.	JNelson6563	Sep 2012	#59
He can't take it back as that would just piss off his base	Mike Daniels	Sep 2012	#23
Don't forget he can rely on GOP election corruption to carry a large amount of his votes.	Kablooie	Sep 2012	#29
I get feeling many in his base are going to stay home.	Left Coast2020	Sep 2012	#53
Yet he does admit that if he's in charge of the government, he doesn't intend to help anyone.	tclambert	Sep 2012	#66
Of course he does.	bhikkhu	Sep 2012	#2
History repeated, he's been brainwashed. By Limbaugh.	JohnnyLib2	Sep 2012	#4
Fuck you Mitt	el scorcho	Sep 2012	#5
This guy doubles down on every dumb thing he says.	WestWisconsinDem	Sep 2012	#7
At least W. was someone the electorate wanted to have a beer with.	McCamy Taylor	Sep 2012	#9
From most non-partisan accounts I've heard	Mike Daniels	Sep 2012	#19
and what i read, was little boots was a mean drunk	newspeak	Sep 2012	#75
McCamy Taylor	Diclotican	Sep 2012	#81
That's a consistant conservative trait. They always double down on losing strategies.	Kablooie	Sep 2012	#30
+1	Blue_Tires	Sep 2012	#79
Man, Ceny Uygur Trashed Romney On His Show - Read	StevePaulson	Sep 2012	#10
So, as long as this goes viral,	tavalon	Sep 2012	#11
What else can he do? He's done.	Ellipsis	Sep 2012	#12
Since it wasn't elegantly stated,	ejbr	Sep 2012	#13
Ashleigh? Brilliant!	Kablooie	Sep 2012	#31
"My job is not to worry about those people."	MsPithy	Sep 2012	#14
This is the part of the video that should be played more. Media seems to blow right past it.	AlinPA	Sep 2012	#20
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Sep 2012	#15
Not like he really has a choice. What's he supposed to say?	enki23	Sep 2012	#16
"Sides are fucking chosen, now." - I couldn't agree more. n/t	VWolf	Sep 2012	#77
We need a forum called "What is wrong with Romney?"	McCamy Taylor	Sep 2012	#17
No we don't...	jmowreader	Sep 2012	#37
Oh, and by this time tomorrow he will have disavowed it and re-embraced it.	McCamy Taylor	Sep 2012	#18
Ah, the Velvet Rope Strategy, Are You Privileged Enough To Vote For Me.	TomCADem	Sep 2012	#21
you know	PD Turk	Sep 2012	#22
Ha! And wrench his foot out of his mouth!	mac56	Sep 2012	#70
His little press conference tonight actually made me feel sorry for him	leftylauren	Sep 2012	#24
No, he knew exactly what he was saying. He just doesn't get that what he is saying is wrong.	Indpndnt	Sep 2012	#27
oops. Post #32 was meant to be a reply to you.	Shae	Sep 2012	#34
Gotcha!	Indpndnt	Sep 2012	#35
Lawrence O'Donnell called it the beginning of his concession speech.	Shae	Sep 2012	#32
Love that LO	lonestarnot	Sep 2012	#36
I wonder if Mitt will even call Obama to concede when he loses?	neverforget	Sep 2012	#76
We can mark it as ONE of the official beginnings of his epic meltdown.	Kablooie	Sep 2012	#33
The fucker always double downs on stupid.	movingviolation	Sep 2012	#25
Dear Mr. Rmoney,	mountain grammy	Sep 2012	#26
ROFLMAO!!	mikki35	Sep 2012	#38
Touche"	ProudProgressiveNow	Sep 2012	#40
And welcome to DU!	XemaSab	Sep 2012	#48
ALL the Rethugs feel this way	agentS	Sep 2012	#41
When one finds oneself in a hole	Maynar	Sep 2012	#42
Romney stands by his message on the deck of the proverbial Titanic...	virgdem	Sep 2012	#43
Stunning...just when you think he can't become anymore of an asshole	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#44
Romney Has Claimed That 47% Of Voting Age People Pay No Income Taxes	DallasNE	Sep 2012	#45
So Obama doesn't like free enterprise?	aint_no_life_nowhere	Sep 2012	#46
This will make the Freepers proud of him.	ashling	Sep 2012	#47
That was an excellent	xxqqqzme	Sep 2012	#49
Thanks a lot Mitt...	alp227	Sep 2012	#50
He was in panic mode. And then he made it worse by claiming he just was not elegant enough	appleannie1	Sep 2012	#51
He was going a mile a minute. Not good for Mitt. nt	msanthrope	Sep 2012	#58
What's truly terrifying is that ...	jb5150	Sep 2012	#52
This is the same mindset that led to people dying during Katrina...	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2012	#54
At least the fucker is being honest	trigz	Sep 2012	#55
Are you waiting?	oldsarge54	Sep 2012	#62
What an absolute idiot	Franker65	Sep 2012	#56
Romney's Staying the Course..	Cha	Sep 2012	#57
The initial snippets about the factory in China were just ...meh.	Quantess	Sep 2012	#60
Brace up Mitt	oldsarge54	Sep 2012	#61
Guess what, Mitt the Twit, you're right - and that's what "Pro Life" really means!	mikeytherat	Sep 2012	#63
Once again, Mitt takes a big, steaming shit on our deployed troops.	mikeytherat	Sep 2012	#64
Of course he does...he doesn't realize it is wrong& he still doesn't understand why it's wrong	desertduck	Sep 2012	#65
The worst part was after the part you quoted	thesquanderer	Sep 2012	#67
Agreed..	DCBob	Sep 2012	#80
Obviously, God agrees with Romney. His people are rich, so they must be morally superior.	tclambert	Sep 2012	#68
That's the core prosperity theology, sacred to many Evangelical churches	TrogL	Sep 2012	#72
Mitt Romney apparently hates 47% of people.	T_i_B	Sep 2012	#69
I am a 47% then...	CRK7376	Sep 2012	#71
As if he and his rich friends don't 'rely on the government'?	sinkingfeeling	Sep 2012	#73
romney is either a clueless wonder or he doesn't give a shite	newspeak	Sep 2012	#74
Who says they're mutually exclusive? I think he's both. n/t	VWolf	Sep 2012	#78
There ARE moochers	Scalded Nun	Sep 2012	#82

Response to Kablooie (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:33 PM

valerief (35,681 posts)

Romney stands by message in secret video

1. He will NEVER admit he's wrong. NEVER. nt

3. And he will DESERVE the MASSIVE LANDSLIDE he and the gop get BURIED under!!

6. Hopefully it will be a landslide for the Senate and House for the Democratics

8. That's what I want most of all. nt

28. Me too.

39. Agreed!

59. Hopefully we're all doing more than hoping/wishing.

23. He can't take it back as that would just piss off his base

29. Don't forget he can rely on GOP election corruption to carry a large amount of his votes.

53. I get feeling many in his base are going to stay home.

66. Yet he does admit that if he's in charge of the government, he doesn't intend to help anyone.

2. Of course he does.

4. History repeated, he's been brainwashed. By Limbaugh.

5. Fuck you Mitt

7. This guy doubles down on every dumb thing he says.

9. At least W. was someone the electorate wanted to have a beer with.

19. From most non-partisan accounts I've heard

75. and what i read, was little boots was a mean drunk

81. McCamy Taylor

30. That's a consistant conservative trait. They always double down on losing strategies.

79. +1

10. Man, Ceny Uygur Trashed Romney On His Show - Read

11. So, as long as this goes viral,

12. What else can he do? He's done.

13. Since it wasn't elegantly stated,

31. Ashleigh? Brilliant!

14. "My job is not to worry about those people."

20. This is the part of the video that should be played more. Media seems to blow right past it.

16. Not like he really has a choice. What's he supposed to say?

77. "Sides are fucking chosen, now." - I couldn't agree more. n/t

17. We need a forum called "What is wrong with Romney?"

37. No we don't...

18. Oh, and by this time tomorrow he will have disavowed it and re-embraced it.

21. Ah, the Velvet Rope Strategy, Are You Privileged Enough To Vote For Me.

22. you know

70. Ha! And wrench his foot out of his mouth!

24. His little press conference tonight actually made me feel sorry for him

27. No, he knew exactly what he was saying. He just doesn't get that what he is saying is wrong.

34. oops. Post #32 was meant to be a reply to you.

35. Gotcha!

32. Lawrence O'Donnell called it the beginning of his concession speech.

36. Love that LO

76. I wonder if Mitt will even call Obama to concede when he loses?

33. We can mark it as ONE of the official beginnings of his epic meltdown.

25. The fucker always double downs on stupid.

26. Dear Mr. Rmoney,

38. ROFLMAO!!

40. Touche"

48. And welcome to DU!

41. ALL the Rethugs feel this way

42. When one finds oneself in a hole

43. Romney stands by his message on the deck of the proverbial Titanic...

44. Stunning...just when you think he can't become anymore of an asshole

45. Romney Has Claimed That 47% Of Voting Age People Pay No Income Taxes

46. So Obama doesn't like free enterprise?

47. This will make the Freepers proud of him.

49. That was an excellent

50. Thanks a lot Mitt...

51. He was in panic mode. And then he made it worse by claiming he just was not elegant enough

58. He was going a mile a minute. Not good for Mitt. nt

52. What's truly terrifying is that ...

54. This is the same mindset that led to people dying during Katrina...

55. At least the fucker is being honest

62. Are you waiting?

56. What an absolute idiot

57. Romney's Staying the Course..

60. The initial snippets about the factory in China were just ...meh.

61. Brace up Mitt

63. Guess what, Mitt the Twit, you're right - and that's what "Pro Life" really means!

64. Once again, Mitt takes a big, steaming shit on our deployed troops.

65. Of course he does...he doesn't realize it is wrong& he still doesn't understand why it's wrong

67. The worst part was after the part you quoted

80. Agreed..

68. Obviously, God agrees with Romney. His people are rich, so they must be morally superior.

72. That's the core prosperity theology, sacred to many Evangelical churches

69. Mitt Romney apparently hates 47% of people.

71. I am a 47% then...

73. As if he and his rich friends don't 'rely on the government'?

74. romney is either a clueless wonder or he doesn't give a shite