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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Toasting the person most responsible for taking Romney and his money down: [View all]
The unknown man or woman who taped Romney with his fundraisers.
Whoever you are we are very grateful.
If you ever reveal yourself you will never be able to buy yourself another drink or meal in public for the rest of your life.
Mitt you could have been a contender but you opened your mouth at the wrong time and
let everyone see what you are really all about, so close, so sad.
Good summary by ABC news.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/recorded-mitt-romney/story?id=17266676
Before a May 17 fundraising dinner at a Florida mansion, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told the reporters who'd been tailing him on the campaign trail that he was sorry they couldn't follow him inside.
"Too bad you can't come to the fundraisers," Romney told reporters.
While the journalists were left outside, however, someone inside the lavishly catered dinner decided to do a little freelance reporting, creating the latest viral recording to jar a national political campaign.
A camera secretly recorded Romney from a serving table at the edge of the room as he addressed an audience of 40 or 50 at the $50,000-a-plate event, delivering remarks that would make headlines four months later. Romney dismissed Obama supporters as entitled "victims."
"There are 47 percent who are with him," said Romney, "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."
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Toasting the person most responsible for taking Romney and his money down: [View all]
grantcart
Nov 2012
OP
Show some love to James Carter IV (Jimmy's grandson) for getting that video out
NightWatcher
Nov 2012
#1
Because of what those bastards did to Jimmy Carter, I find this to be exquisitely delicious payback.
calimary
Nov 2012
#32
That's who I was thinking you meant. This "unknown" has earned an important spot in our history.
Scuba
Nov 2012
#3
yes probably. After the video Romney had no chance of winning. It would always come
grantcart
Nov 2012
#7
Yet many of those 47%'ers will go into the booths tomorrow and pull the lever for him. Kudos to
LoisB
Nov 2012
#17
I keep telling people, it's not just Romney. This is the way ALL of the wealthy elite talk....
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2012
#31