Mitt Romney Elaborates On His Aircraft Remark....

[xocet]

Romney: "There are 47 percent of the people who will endeavor to keep the aircraft's windows closed no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who will not attempt to open any of the aircraft's windows, who are dependent upon the plane's structural integrity, who believe that opening the aircraft's windows is not a good idea, who believe that rapid decompression of the cabin would not be a positive experience, who believe that they are entitled to ample leg room, to reasonably good food, to a safe landing, to you name it. That...that's entitlement. And they expect that the pilot should just give it to them. And they will struggle to keep those windows closed no matter what. And I mean, the pilot starts off with 48, 49, 48—he starts off with a huge number. These are people who have not paid for seats in first class. Forty-seven percent of Americans do not have seats in first class. So my message of opening the aircraft's windows doesn't connect. And the pilot will be on the intercom talking about cabin safety and oxygen masks and all that. I mean that's what they do before every take-off. And so my job is not to worry about those people—I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility, purchase seats in first class and open the windows to let in that oxygen. What I have to do is convince the 5 to 10 percent in the economy-class aisle seats that are independents that are thoughtful, that look at opening the windows one way or the other depending upon in some cases emotion, whether they like the pilot or not, what it looks like when the cabin is on fire."



The original remarks may be found through these links:
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-beverly-hills-fundraiser-20120922,0,2317962.story
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/full-transcript-mitt-romney-secret-video

[Turbineguy]

1. Finally...

Romney is starting to make sense.

[sad sally]

2. Maybe his real wish was that Mrs. Mitt-Ann would have been able to open that window and been

sucked out, as he once said, she's used sparingly so people don't get tired of her; maybe it was himself he was talking about (oh, that was mean of me).

[IDemo]

3. I knew he reminded me of somebody:

[louis-t]

4. "Ding dang ole Mega-lo Mart...

dang ole.......BOOM!"

[dimbear]

5. Don't open the window: there is a demon out there on the wing.

Got to watch television, folks, to keep up.