Romney Leak: Obama Supporters Dependent on Government.

[bamacrat]

Source: HuffPo

WASHINGTON -- The overwhelming majority of voters who back President Barack Obama do so because they are "dependent on government" and "believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing," Mitt Romney told a closed-door gathering of about 30 major donors earlier this year, according to video of the event that has surfaced on the Internet.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/17/mitt-romney-video_n_1829455.html

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At the end RMoney admits he was "born with a silver spoon."

[reflection]

1. Wow. That's not going to play well.

[Speck Tater]

4. I guess that includes everyone receiving Social Security too?

Nope. That won't go over well at all with retired folks.

[msongs]

2. people having food, health care, and housing? How un-christian of him nt

[Scootaloo]

32. Capitalists don't believe in human rights. n/t

[oldbanjo]

40. Is a Morman a Christian, I'm wondering about that.

[alp227]

57. the Ron Paulites at that one debate said it before Mitt could...

"LET HIM DIE!" (after Wolf Blitzer's question about the uninsured man)

[Blue Meany]

3. So, Romney believes many Americans should homless, sick, and starving...n/t

[shanti]

48. well

my opinion is that rmoney believes that americans should be depending upon their CHURCH, instead of the government. the mormon church is very well known to assist their followers. that is a problem for unbelievers though!

[Duer 157099]

63. "that is a problem for unbelievers though!"

And therein lies the rub. That is *exactly* *precisely* how they get unbelievers to believe.

[nolabear]

5. The loyalty within the Romney campaign is touching, n'est-ce pas?

This week's unmitigated disaster appears to be the campaign imploding as people snipe and covertly record and scramble for direction.

Don't get complacent. Vote, vote, vote! But...DAMN.

[bamacrat]

6. In this video he also says that if he were born Latino he would have a better chance.

I mean how insulting and douchy can this guy be. Oh if I weren't a "self made" rich white guy who was born a rich white guy, who only cares about rich white guys I might have a chance.

[progressivebydesign]

26. Did he really say that??? That is the most offensive thing. n/t

[XemaSab]

42. He also said they're limiting Ann's time so people don't grow tired of her

WHAT AN ASSHOLE.

[Fozzledick]

44. Too late.

[XemaSab]

45. Seriously, though

If my SO said that about me I'd call my lawyer *and* my accountant.

[Cha]

7. Sounds like Stuart Stevens told Romney this

would play well in Kansas.

[KansDem]

8. Oh? one word: TARP

...not to mention subsidies for oil, no taxes on richest Americans, top American corporations getting tax breaks, etc.

Who benefited from these government programs?

Socialize the risks
Privatize the profits

[JudyM]

30. [phone]! Hello:MSM? Coverage of this point, please! nt

[progressoid]

9. Mitt's Mommy admits his Dad received Gov't assistance...

[benld74]

10. Everytime he opens his mouth he leaks something,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Drunken Irishman]

11. What a fucking asshole. And yes, Americans ARE ENTITLED TO HEALTHCARE YOU COCKSUCKING DOUCHE

[harmonicon]

12. I think I'm entitled to healthcare, food, and housing.

I think this, because I think these things are human rights.

[Blue_Tires]

16. +1

[JDPriestly]

54. His mom and dad entitled him to healthcare when he was a child.

They could do that because they were rich.

Contrary to the crazy economic theories of the Republicans, not everyone can be rich.

The poor are with us always. That is why Jesus healed the poor and helped the poor.

But not Romney, not the Republicans. They may be Christians with their mouths, but they are not with Jesus in their hearts. Because if you read the Bible, you know that what Mitt Romney said in when he met with his group of followers is diametrically opposed to what Jesus said when he met with his followers. It's right there in the Gospel of Matthew for everyone to read.

We should be healing the sick and caring for the poor -- healing all sick, not just the rich ones, not those who can manage their lives well. And we should be providing and feeding all of the poor -- not just those who can find jobs in this economy, not just those who are sane enough and organized enough and young enough and fit enough to work.

Imagine what the world would be like, imagine the suffering, the hunger, the need, the pain in a world in which only those who could take care of themselves had food, clothing, medical care and education. I do not want to live in that world.

Do you?

[tk2kewl]

13. I agree. I think we should have an economy that is fair enough that all people

willing to contribute with their labor, and those unable to do so, are entitle to an economy that can provide the basic necessities of life

[Victor_c3]

38. but but but

That means you're a communist, a socialist, a traitor, and anything else the Republicans like to call us!

I completely agree with you. I don't understand why, as a society, we devalue the work and labor that the bottom tier of our society contributes. We need bus drivers, construction workers, and janitors. We wouldn't have crap if there weren't a virtual army of low wage earners working in our factories or illegal immigrants picking our fruit.

As a society, we benefit tremendously from the labor of the people I mentioned above. We owe it to them to provide them health care and a minimum level of subsistence. Their children should be entitled to the same American dream as the children of the middle class or the rich.

But I guess I'm just a bleeding heart liberal pinko commie for spouting such rhetoric

[GentryDixon]

14. The irony is he does as well with all of the tax loopholes

he avails himself of. But that is different in the 1% world, I suppose.

[JudyM]

31. +1

[Iliyah]

15. There are plenty of them Tea Bots who depends on the government

There are a lot of senior citizens and evangelist. So he is not only putting down majority of America but he is also putting down his own base.

[alp227]

58. have you seen this NYT article from Feb?

Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It

[frylock]

17. entitled to food..

i wouldn't walk across the street to shit on this guy.

[ANACOSTIA]

18. WOW

Isn't it nice to see who you are really dealing with? In other words, obama supporters are "wefarish". Wait until I post this on my face book page.

[tomm2thumbs]

61. yeppers, dog whistling to the rich and empowered about the 'lesser' folks

sort of makes you wonder why so many people haven't flocked to Romney, when he was only garnering 25% of the Republican party during their primaries.

very strange indeed

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oh and welcome to DU!

[maxsolomon]

19. 69 million people voted for Barack Obama in 2008

69 million people are not "dependent on government".

[alp227]

59. do they go to the library or drive on highways though?

see this is a reason why i HATE that loaded term "government dependency".

[Jessy169]

20. Red States Feed at Federal Trough, Blue States Supply the Feed

What the walking lie and gaffe machine, Mitt Romney, doesn't bother to point out is that the "red" states are the ones most inclined to be dependent on government.

Now, the "good Republicans" living in those states might argue that they are hardworking small business owning units of profitability and that all the blacks, latinos and lazy libtards are the only ones sucking up the federal aid (and they do constantly make that lame argument). But what the casual and unbiased observer standing on the outside looking in is more likely to see is an entrenched culture of racism, cronyism, hatred and a host of other negative attributes that render the Red state, as a whole, dependent on federal aid.

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2004/09/red_states_feed.html

[NYC Liberal]

21. "entitled to health care, to food, to housing" ... Um, duh, you asshole.

[neeksgeek]

22. I'm an Obama supporter...

Where's my government check? Oh that's right... there isn't one.

I'd like to be more eloquent about this but I simply can't. So here it goes:

FUCK YOU, Mr. Romney.

[mlevans]

23. Actually, he insults the entire electorate.

We are all of us dependent on government for something or other.

[Blue Idaho]

24. Tone Deaf

Elitist Jerk. This man is truly unfit for public office.

[progressivebydesign]

25. Yo Asshole. the majority of welfare goes to Red States.

Or did you mean the Seniors? Or perhaps the children who go to public schools? Or perhaps the disabled that need Medicaid? Or the small business person that gets SBA loans?????

[progressivebydesign]

27. And Please share this in your social media! The truth about Romney comes out, as we suspected

He is an elitist, racist, asshole. Who is only "funny" at the expense of seniors, disabled, immigrants, and children.

[harun]

28. Entitled to food and housing? Call me a whacked out lefty if I think people should

have food and housing. How about this Mitt, I even think people are entitled to CLOTHING! *gasp*

[oviedodem]

29. Quite frankly, the rest of the clips are just as bad

[AngryOldDem]

33. Should this come as any surprise, really?

Did we really think that this guy believes anything else?

If you're not from money, you're a lazy leech -- the Mitt Romney philosophy in a nutshell.

[msanthrope]

34. Holy Crap---listen to all the clips!!! nt

[trocar]

35. OMG

WHAT a "Documented" moment of udder disdain from Mittens. I, I, I, am seriously speechless

[SmittynMo]

36. Better start worrying mittens

I'm not one of the 47% that don't pay taxes. I have paid every year of my life, since I was 16. I consider myself middle class, although my salary is not 200-250K, as by your own definition. I have NEVER had to ask for a handout from the government, and don't intend to now. And Yes, Mittens, You will NEVER get my vote!!! So, the true Rmoney finally comes out. Your wife was so full of crap at the RNC.
I love it. There has been something that goes wrong, on a daily basis, with his campaign for the past 4 months. What's tomorrow's issue?

[RoccoRyg]

37. Not bad, Mitt

These public services should be made available to everyone, regardless of whether they've earned or deserve it.

[Akoto]

39. Actually, I am a government dependent. I'm disabled.

I manifested an incurable chronic pain syndrome at age 17, and now (at age 27), the government deems me disabled. The administrative law judge's decision came with the statement that there'd be no work in this economy for someone with my circumstances and limitations.

I rely heavily upon the government for my survival, and it took a while to not be ashamed of that. What was I supposed to do, though? Not take the medical assistance and burden my parents? Keel over and die for lack of things existing programs could've helped me with?

I receive SSI payments every month. I also receive food stamps and Medicaid. My monthly payment, as well as the other assistance, goes back into the economy regardless of where I need to spend it. It does benefit people.

I'm not a leech, I'm not entitled. I am just doing what I have to do to survive. Trust me when I say that, though I am deeply grateful for the assistance I receive, it leaves me well below the poverty line. Nobody would choose to endure the kind of daily suffering I do for the small sum of assistance it brings.

This kind of BS is why I can never, ever trust them. They hate people like me who aren't capable of being worker ants. We're not people to them, we're just problematic to their bottom line.

If the Republicans decide to come after 'dependents' like me, I would have no choice but to move to one of many countries which still treats its disabled and elderly citizens with dignity. President Obama heads up the party that gives a damn.

[alp227]

60. POWERFUL story right there, too powerful for Romney's selfish brain.

He'd recommend something like "your local church will offer you everything: food, shelter, and prayer." The more I know about people like you the more I get steaming mad at insensitive narcissists like Romney/Ryan/Ron Paul.

[Jessy169]

41. The REAL Romney speaks -- doesn't hold back

ROMNEY: "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what…These are people who pay no income tax."

These are the same exact lies that Rush is vomiting out daily, that we see so many Yahoo posters repeating thousands of times each day. It is all part of the BIG LIE narrative that Romney is driving like a stake right into the heart of America.

Fortunately, this big lie isn't working. Not this time.

[qwlauren35]

62. In one fell swoop...

he identified the programs and departments he would attempt to eliminate as president.

We can't afford to let this man win.

[movingviolation]

43. Yes Mitt, I do believd that.

As a modern human being, I believe that food, shelter, and healthcare are basic human rights.Fuck you WillArd!

[deutsey]

46. Sad thing is, I know people who'd watch this and say: "Yeah, so?"

Be in complete agreement with this dumbass.

[jsr]

47. Unlike corporate welfare recipients

[magic59]

49. A reply to second in command of the Fascist GOP under president Rush Limbaugh

Americans are entitled to health care, to food, to housing!

[ProgressiveEconomist]

50. Qs for Romney: Are children, the elderly, and the disabled

entitled to food, healthcare, and shelter? How young must a child be for entitlement to such things--Under 6? Under 10? When should society start worrying about diminishing a child's incentives for work?

Are only the poor themselves the advocates of entitlement to food, healthcare, and shelter? Do you believe Ayn-Rand selfishness is appropriate for American society, and that it is universal among those who are not poor?

If elected, would you seek to abolish the Earned Income Tax Credit for the poor, while you simultaneously lavish generous tax cuts on the wealthy? Why do you think tax breaks for the poor diminish their work incentives, while tax breaks for the wealthy stimulate work incentives?

[PD Turk]

51. yeah, right

I'm an Obama supporter and I'm so "dependent on the government" that I put in 40 hours on my full time job and about another 25-30 hours doing side work I hustled up last week. This is one clueless knob when it comes to real life

[lexx21]

52. What this moronic excuse for a candidate doesn't understand

is that we Obama supporters are perfectly willing to pay for our health care, but we are just not willing to be raped by the insurance companies.

I would really like to see how this d!@k would do on 1800/month income or less. Lets him see how a HUGE number of American citizens have to survive on a day to day basis. Better yet, have him work in a job with no health care.

Speaking of health care, those in congress and the senate receive federal health care that is far better that we could afford. Let them give that up and try to buy health care on the open market. I'm sure that with their pre-existing conditions they would feel our burn in the checking account.

He thinks that all Obama supporters want the government to pay for food and housing? Those on welfare have that but they need it. Does he want the charity programs showing children with bloated bellies and skeletal bodies to be filmed here because the poor have no food while the likes of him live it up? I'm sure that scumbag hasn't missed a meal. Maybe if things get tough he and Queen Anne can eat their horse.

This man makes me want to scream!

Rant over..... for now

[adigal]

53. Screw him! I can't wait until he loses. Nt

[Marthe48]

55. Would love to see a GOP demographic breakdown

of Rmoney's fantasy 47%.

[desertduck]

56. Wow. One catastrophe after the next. How is romney only 6 points behind??