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denem

(11,045 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 08:51 PM Jan 2012

Mitt: 'Banks are people'. 'They feel the same things you do'.

Romney stands outside a Fannie Mae-foreclosed home to attack Newt. But he just cant help himself:-

"The banks aren’t bad people". People? Again!?
"They’re feeling the same thing that you’re feeling." (Um !!!) What? - With all that bailout money, Mitt?

Yes, he said it, and more - Wapo

In center of nation’s mortgage meltdown, Romney defends banks while talking about housing

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney came to ground zero of the housing crisis Tuesday to assail rival Newt Gingrich over his ties to the government-backed mortgage companies that helped make it worse, a message Romney has been pushing since he landed in the state. But that meant he also had to talk about banks — and he continued what’s become a habit of comparing companies to people.

Romney was standing outside a Fannie Mae-foreclosed home in a struggling neighborhood telling a small crowd why they’re having so much trouble. “In this case, it’s because of the banks,” he explained. “Well, the banks aren’t bad people. They’re just overwhelmed right now ...

“The banks are scared to death, of course,” he said. “They’re feeling the same thing that you’re feeling. And so they just want to pretend that all this is just going to get paid some day.”

Both comments echoed the now-famous line Romney delivered from a hay bale at the Iowa state fair: “Corporations are people, my friend!”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-center-of-nations-mortgage-meltdown-romney-defends-banks-while-talking-about-housing/2012/01/24/gIQAHMlVOQ_story.html

The Banks. People. With Feelings. Let Mitt explain it to you.
"They just want to pretend that all this is just going to get paid some day.”

Translation: 'You're going to lose your house!'
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Mitt: 'Banks are people'. 'They feel the same things you do'. (Original Post) denem Jan 2012 OP
That dude is on a tough road mdmc Jan 2012 #1
Mitt went there to attack Newt; denem Jan 2012 #4
Are you f'ing kidding me? I think he's mentally off. Seriously. CurtEastPoint Jan 2012 #2
He really is the gift that keeps on giving limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #3
He's right. They shit all over the country. MichiganVote Jan 2012 #5
What the...BANKS ARE PEOPLE??!! Yeah, they're so scared that they're throwing people Ecumenist Jan 2012 #6
mutt makes 57k a day. i have to work 2 jobs and a pension roguevalley Jan 2012 #7
Mitt, I'll believe that when Rick Perry executes one. muntrv Jan 2012 #8
Corporations are People, Banks are People... quite an Ad in the works there MjolnirTime Jan 2012 #9
How Shocking Ravens Light Jan 2012 #10
You mean like up close and highly personal? denem Jan 2012 #11
His material just keeps getting better and better davidpdx Jan 2012 #12
The Banks feel your pain denem Jan 2012 #13
I don't think that was enough sarcasm.... davidpdx Jan 2012 #14
Sweet Jesus. redqueen Jan 2012 #15
That's rich (pun intended) YoungDemCA Jan 2012 #16

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)
3. He really is the gift that keeps on giving
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 08:57 PM
Jan 2012

edit to say - no human being could possibly be any more out of touch with the spirit of our times than Mitt Romney.

Ecumenist

(6,086 posts)
6. What the...BANKS ARE PEOPLE??!! Yeah, they're so scared that they're throwing people
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:26 PM
Jan 2012

out of their homes...

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
7. mutt makes 57k a day. i have to work 2 jobs and a pension
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:36 PM
Jan 2012

For 1.5years to equal it. Make that your argument. Also my taxes are 3 times greater

 

denem

(11,045 posts)
11. You mean like up close and highly personal?
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:31 AM
Jan 2012

Is that a donation in your pocket or are you just glad so see me.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
12. His material just keeps getting better and better
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 07:06 AM
Jan 2012

When it's replayed during the GE, Bohner will finally be crying for sure.

 

denem

(11,045 posts)
13. The Banks feel your pain
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 07:55 AM
Jan 2012

Last edited Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:53 PM - Edit history (1)

They lose money - you lose your home


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