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Commentary: A 53-percenter's memo to Mitt Romney
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/09/30/169498/commentary-a-53-percenters-memo.htmlCommentary: A 53-percenter's memo to Mitt Romney
Terry Plumb | The Rock Hill Herald
Dear Former Governor Romney:
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I realize you probably aren’t as hard-hearted as the Democrats would have us think, but you need to remember the adage about the first thing one should do when he finds himself in a hole: Stop digging!
You tried to explain away the Boca Raton gaffe by saying it was made “off the cuff,” in response to a question. Unfortunately, the video makes clear that you intended to imply that half of your fellow countrymen are – how should we put it?—shiftless.
Just because you are asked a question doesn’t give you a pass for stupidity. I was reminded of the time someone asked if you were a NASCAR fan and you responded that you were friends of guys who owned racing teams.
Sooner or later, voters may wonder whether a Romney presidency would lead to a national anxiety attack every time you approached a microphone.
An even bigger bonehead remark was when you tried to backtrack from the 47 percent comment by saying you wanted more Americans to pay income taxes because that would mean they had jobs. That’s a sentiment we otherwise might endorse, but you will forgive me when I say it sounds phony from a guy who refuses to release his income tax statements.
Yours truly,
A Proud 53-percenter
snip//
I realize you probably aren’t as hard-hearted as the Democrats would have us think, but you need to remember the adage about the first thing one should do when he finds himself in a hole: Stop digging!
You tried to explain away the Boca Raton gaffe by saying it was made “off the cuff,” in response to a question. Unfortunately, the video makes clear that you intended to imply that half of your fellow countrymen are – how should we put it?—shiftless.
Just because you are asked a question doesn’t give you a pass for stupidity. I was reminded of the time someone asked if you were a NASCAR fan and you responded that you were friends of guys who owned racing teams.
Sooner or later, voters may wonder whether a Romney presidency would lead to a national anxiety attack every time you approached a microphone.
An even bigger bonehead remark was when you tried to backtrack from the 47 percent comment by saying you wanted more Americans to pay income taxes because that would mean they had jobs. That’s a sentiment we otherwise might endorse, but you will forgive me when I say it sounds phony from a guy who refuses to release his income tax statements.
Yours truly,
A Proud 53-percenter
