Mitt Romney calls half of America freeloaders

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Just when you think Romney can't destroy his campaign by insulting Americans any further, he shows how wrong you are about his potential.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/...ate-fundraiser

This video has been floating around for a week, and now that it's been vetted it's breaking into MSM

Hey - everyone who gets mortgage and child deductions, to reduce your federal tax bill? You're a freeloading moocher.

On Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid? You're a freeloading moocher.

Pay social security tax, medicare tax, state taxes, local taxes, sales taxes - but make so little money you don't have to pay federal income tax because of the standard deduction? You're a freeloading moocher!

Fired from your job, on unemployment? You're a freeloading moocher!

Too poor to afford food, so get food stamps? You're a freeloading moocher?

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I have no sympathy for this loser in the least. As a self-employed professional, job-creating tax payer, I object to his characterization of me as a voter.

Screw you and your bigotry, Mittens. Your joke about Latinos sucks, too. You were a failure during the 2008 presidential primary for a reason, and I can't believe they let you be the nominee this time. Complete incompetence and stupidity.

And by the way? A great portion of those 47% of 'poors' you disparage as losers are the elderly you hope vote for you.

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Bloomberg Business

Today, Mitt Romney Lost the Election

By Josh Barro Sep 17, 2012 6:02 PM ET

You can mark my prediction now: A secret recording from a closed-door Mitt Romney fundraiser, released today by David Corn at Mother Jones, has killed Mitt Romney's campaign for president.

On the tape, Romney explains that his electoral strategy involves writing off nearly half the country as unmoveable Obama voters. As Romney explains, 47 percent of Americans "believe that they are victims." He laments: "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

So what's the upshot? "My job is not to worry about those people," he says. He also notes, describing President Obama's base, "These are people who pay no income tax. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."

This is an utter disaster for Romney.

Romney already has trouble relating to the public and convincing people he cares about them. Now, he's been caught on video saying that nearly half the country consists of hopeless losers.

Romney has been vigorously denying President Obama's claims that his tax plan would raise taxes on the middle class. Now, he's been caught on video suggesting that low- and middle-income Americans are undertaxed.

(That one is especially problematic given the speculation about what's on Mitt's unreleased pre-2010 tax returns.)

Corn tells us there are more embarrassing moments on segments of the video he hasn't released yet. Romney jokes that he'd be more likely to win the election if he were Hispanic. He makes some awkward comments about whether he was born with a "silver spoon" in his mouth.

But those are survivable. The really disastrous thing is the clip about "victims," and the combination of contempt and pity that Romney shows for anyone who isn't going to vote for him.

Romney is the most opaque presidential nominee since Nixon, and people have been reduced to guessing what his true feelings are. This video provides an answer: He feels that you're a loser. It's not an answer that wins elections.

[steve]

the liberal media

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The Top Ten states where the non-taxpayers live, in red; and the Top Ten states where the highest-paying taxpayers are, in blue.

Mitt, Mitt, Mitt ... you just insulted your base.

[Thepaindispenser]

What is so bad about saying people shouldn't be dependent on government? People shouldn't be dependent on government. People should strive to get off government dependence.

[Thepaindispenser]

Romney is right, people who don't want to work and who want to live off the government are going to vote for Obama.

Isn't Van Jones involved with Mother Jones?

It's all so laughable at this point. Like this will make smart people vote for that clown holding the office.

Come on, Steve. Just vote for the clown and be done with it. Not like things will get any better. Dude is a complete head case with a nut job 2nd in command.