Jon Stewart Tears Apart Romney’s Assertions About The ‘Dependent’ 47 Percent [View all]
Source: Mediaite
Stewart began by noting that before this whole debacle, the Romney campaign had hit the reset button, which he likened to goading a girl to go on a seventh date
because this time, shell like him.
Nonetheless, Stewart moved on to the now-infamous video, in which Romney spoke in a manner you would imagine cartoon rich people talk about cartoon poor people. Diving into his narrative, Stewart took a look at who these 47 percenters who dont pay income tax really are. Turns out, nearly two-thirds pay payroll tax and the true freeloaders are actually comprised of those making less than $20,000 a year including the elderly (i.e., Nana).
Continuing, Stewart played a clip in which Romneys mother, Lenore Romney spoke about Romneys father who received welfare assistance. Thus, by Mitt Romneys logic, Stewart deduced, Mitt Romney could not win the vote of his dad.
But the ordeal wasnt over without some good old damage control. There was the press conference wherein Romney explained that he didnt make his point in the most elegant or effective way. Here, Stewart noticed a dichotomy between what he was saying with his words and what he was saying visually. Donning a prop to make his point, Stewart remarked that its rather like a captain announcing the ships approaching an iceberg, but encouraging calm as he inflates his life vest. (Spoiler: That ship is probably going to sink.)
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Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jon-stewart-tears-apart-romneys-assertions-about-the-dependent-47-percent/
Video at the link.