Mitt Romney: 'I'm not concerned with the very poor'

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Mitt Romney: 'I'm not concerned with the very poor'

by Barbara Morrill

Yes, Mitt Romney really said it:

“I’m not concerned with the very poor. We have a safety net there,” Romney told CNN. “If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. [...]

Host Soledad O’Brien pointed out that the very poor are probably struggling too.

“The challenge right now — we will hear from the Democrat party the plight of the poor,” Romney responded, after repeating that he would fix any holes in the safety net. “It’s not good being poor and we have a safety net to help those that are very poor .?.?.

That would be the safety net that Romney and the rest of the Republican Party are doing their damnedest to slash and burn to pay for more tax breaks for millionaires and corporations (my friend).

[tanyev]

1. Obviously. It's just surprising to hear you admit it while you are campaigning.

[bullwinkle428]

2. I just knew that on the heels of last night's victory, he would turn up

the level of arrogance and cluelessness to "11", and I wake up this morning to find he didn't let me down at all!

[Fawke Em]

3. What's a "Democrat Party?"

And why don't these friggin' "reporters" correct their bad grammar every time they say this Limbaughish crap?

[eShirl]

4. from time to time, a politician will accidentally say something honest

“I’m not concerned with the very poor."

[dembotoz]

5. pretty much every net i have ever seen has had holes in it--thus called a net.

[kentuck]

6. I believe him...

He is not concerned about the very poor. The homeless, the handicapped, the jobless, the hungry - the safety net is there for them. As soon as Mitt is elected, these tax breaks will trickle down to them. He will guarantee it.

[Johonny]

7. or the middle class

the not working middle class, the retired, the upper middle class, the working poor, etc...

Now wealthy international companies, those he feels their pain. If you own or can live off the wealth invested in a company, then Romney cares about you because you are him.

[TwilightGardener]

8. That damn "Democrat" Party, always bringing up the poor. Otherwise, we'd all just

be able to forget them and they'd go away for good.

[nobodyspecial]

9. Well, they probably would

Remove the safety net and they would simply die. Problem solved.

[Major Nikon]

10. You can just strap the poor to the roof of the station wagon and hose them off when you get there

So why worry about them?