Sun Sep 30, 2012, 04:38 PM

jsr (3,530 posts)

Romney Remark That 47% Feel Entitled Was Misstep, Ryan Says

Source: Bloomberg

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a misstep when he described 47 percent of Americans as feeling entitled to government aid, his vice presidential running mate, Paul Ryan, said today.

“We’ve had some missteps,” Ryan said on “Fox News Sunday,” adding that one of them was the comment Romney made at a private session with donors about the attitude of almost half of Americans.

Romney “acknowledges himself that was an inarticulate way of describing how we’re worried that, in a stagnant Obama economy, more people have become dependent on government because they have no economic opportunity,” said Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee.

Romney’s comment, made in May, surfaced in a secretly recorded video first publicized Sept. 17 by Mother Jones magazine.

Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-30/romney-s-remark-that-47-percent-feel-entitled-was-a-misstep-ryan-says

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Romney Remark That 47% Feel Entitled Was Misstep, Ryan Says (Original post)	jsr	Sep 2012	OP
Mr Ryan	Sekhmets Daughter	Sep 2012	#1
That's like a rapist, when he gets caught, saying he "misstepped".	Viva_Daddy	Sep 2012	#2
It was a 'misstep' only because it exposed how the 1% really see the rest of us	DJ13	Sep 2012	#3
You know you're in trouble when Lyin' Ryan is the voice put out there to	zbdent	Sep 2012	#4
That's like a burglar saying that getting caught by the police was a misstep. nt	Xipe Totec	Sep 2012	#5
Cynical bastard....	Deep13	Sep 2012	#6
gee ya think?	azurnoir	Sep 2012	#7
Not a misstep. A true statement of how the 1% feels about us.	kestrel91316	Sep 2012	#8
Keep diggin' Paul. :-)	Raven	Sep 2012	#9
"We've had some missteps..."	Donkees	Sep 2012	#10
they're both Ayn Rand acolytes	Enrique	Sep 2012	#11
Yeah, the Truth--what a "mistake" ...	marions ghost	Sep 2012	#12
But they doubled-down on it	BumRushDaShow	Sep 2012	#13
no it wasn't. it was him finally being honest	SemperEadem	Sep 2012	#14
Caught being honest ...a rare occurrence.	L0oniX	Sep 2012	#15
Mr Ryan	oldsarge54	Sep 2012	#16
The misstep was not realizing how badly that would play outside the Fox News bubble.	SunSeeker	Sep 2012	#17
But the biggest misstep was deciding to try and run for president without fox news able to provide	cstanleytech	Sep 2012	#20
Keep reminding everyone what fuckwads you and Mittwitt are. :)	lonestarnot	Sep 2012	#18
WeinerBoy, his only misstep was getting taped by a lowly waitstaff member.	TheCowsCameHome	Sep 2012	#19
That is bullshit!	and-justice-for-all	Sep 2012	#21
too late asshole.........words cannot express how I feel..nt	Stuart G	Sep 2012	#22
WTF Romney came out the next day in that rushed press conference	Heather MC	Sep 2012	#23
In political Republican parlance a 'misstep' is when you're caught telling the truth.	lunatica	Sep 2012	#24
"Inelegant" is when you need a speech writer.	cr8tvlde	Sep 2012	#32
something tells me that Paul is going back to the 1st Congressional District in Wisconsin	Botany	Sep 2012	#25
Something tells me Paul will be part of the 47% come November.	SunSeeker	Sep 2012	#27
Yeah, well	PD Turk	Sep 2012	#26
Except	treestar	Sep 2012	#28
Yes, it was a misstep	magic59	Sep 2012	#29
That wasn't a "misstep" that was fall down two flights of stairs. nt	Javaman	Sep 2012	#30
BARACK OBAMA SPECIAL TRIBUTE SHOULD HAVE THEM SING THIS SONG AT POLLS	copaid	Sep 2012	#31
This message was self-deleted by its author	trusty elf	Oct 2012	#33
misstepped, misspoke...	Donkees	Oct 2012	#34
Hey Wonder boy it wasn't a misstep it was a calculated position to a select crowd...	Historic NY	Oct 2012	#35
It wasn't a misstep - it is what he and Anne think!! n/t	adigal	Oct 2012	#36

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Sun Sep 30, 2012, 04:40 PM

Sekhmets Daughter (7,433 posts)

1. Mr Ryan

Just because the Republican base is brain dead, don't think you can bullshit the rest of us.

Romney Remark That 47% Feel Entitled Was Misstep, Ryan Says

1. Mr Ryan

2. That's like a rapist, when he gets caught, saying he "misstepped".

3. It was a 'misstep' only because it exposed how the 1% really see the rest of us

4. You know you're in trouble when Lyin' Ryan is the voice put out there to

5. That's like a burglar saying that getting caught by the police was a misstep. nt

6. Cynical bastard....

7. gee ya think?

8. Not a misstep. A true statement of how the 1% feels about us.

9. Keep diggin' Paul. :-)

10. "We've had some missteps..."

11. they're both Ayn Rand acolytes

12. Yeah, the Truth--what a "mistake" ...

13. But they doubled-down on it

14. no it wasn't. it was him finally being honest

15. Caught being honest ...a rare occurrence.

16. Mr Ryan

17. The misstep was not realizing how badly that would play outside the Fox News bubble.

20. But the biggest misstep was deciding to try and run for president without fox news able to provide

18. Keep reminding everyone what fuckwads you and Mittwitt are. :)

19. WeinerBoy, his only misstep was getting taped by a lowly waitstaff member.

21. That is bullshit!

22. too late asshole.........words cannot express how I feel..nt

23. WTF Romney came out the next day in that rushed press conference

24. In political Republican parlance a 'misstep' is when you're caught telling the truth.

32. "Inelegant" is when you need a speech writer.

25. something tells me that Paul is going back to the 1st Congressional District in Wisconsin

27. Something tells me Paul will be part of the 47% come November.

26. Yeah, well

28. Except

29. Yes, it was a misstep

30. That wasn't a "misstep" that was fall down two flights of stairs. nt

31. BARACK OBAMA SPECIAL TRIBUTE SHOULD HAVE THEM SING THIS SONG AT POLLS

34. misstepped, misspoke...

35. Hey Wonder boy it wasn't a misstep it was a calculated position to a select crowd...

36. It wasn't a misstep - it is what he and Anne think!! n/t