Romney quote about Obama voters

[bcoop]

THIS is the statement that makes me a Romney supporter. That, and he isn't shying away from what he said. He has a spine and says what we're all thinking.

The comment he made, made me gain a little respect for him, I must admit. But I didn't have much to begin with.



And of course the media is demonizing him over it, saying it shows his true character. Well, fuck me! If that's his true character, I'm all for it. It's the sad fucking truth.

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Mitt Romney stood by his comments captured on a hidden camera at a closed-door fundraiser earlier this year in which he called supporters of President Barack Obama "victims" and said they are reliant on government handouts.

In a hastily arranged news conference Monday night, he called his words "off the cuff" and "not elegantly stated," but given several opportunities to back off the comments, he did not.

Romney said he was merely talking about the "political process of drawing people into my own campaign." He described the incident as a "snippet of a question and answer session" and called on the full video to be released to show the question and his response in its full context.

Asked if he was worried that he had offended the 47 percent of people he mentioned in the statement, Romney did not back off his remarks.

"It's not elegantly stated, let me put it that way," Romney said. "I'm speaking off the cuff in response to a question, and I'm sure I can state it more clearly in a more effective way than I did in a setting like that and so I'm sure I'll point that out as time goes on."

But, he added, "It's a message which I am going to carry and continue to carry."

Still, Romney ignored a question about whether he really believes what he was saying. Asked if his words were reflective of his "core convictions," Romney simply walked away.

Romney's remarks came hours after Mother Jones magazine posted a video shot from inside a fundraiser in Boca Raton, Fla., in May, which immediately went viral. Romney, who was headlining a fundraiser here, delayed his appearance to comment on the video to his traveling press corps in hopes of quelling the controversy over his remarks.

Speaking from a conference room inside a performing arts center here, Romney walked to the podium wearing a smile and sounded intentionally upbeat as he read from notes.

Asked what he meant by the word "victims," Romney cast his remarks as simply accentuating the differences between his campaign and Obama's.
"My campaign is about helping people take more responsibility and becoming employed again, particularly those who don't have work," Romney said. "His whole campaign is based on getting people jobs again, putting people back to work. This is ultimately a question about direction for the country. Do you believe in a government-centered society that provides more and more benefits or do you believe instead in a free enterprise society where people are able to pursue their dreams?"

[SS Junk]

I saw it on the news yesterday and thought it was spot on. I don't see anything wrong with him saying it either

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I have read liberals now stating the 47% Romney is referring to "half of that figure being Republicans and now Romney has pretty much shot himself in the foot..."
Oh dear.

[Geor!]

If this motherfucker wins reelection, I'm going to Mexico. Matamoros, boys. The home of the glorious donkey show!

[KBScobravert]

I saw it on the news yesterday and thought it was spot on. I don't see anything wrong with him saying it either

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[CJ]

I heard about this quote this morning, and I 100% agree and back him on that. I honestly do not see anything wrong with it.

You know how you've made a 100% authentic conclusion on liberal policies? The liberals call it "insensitive." They always do that when you nail them.

[Snatch Napkin]

My Dad, the obama voter, had to tell me about how terrible his quote was. I shut him down with my support of the quote and how it enforced my vote for Romney.

He came to me with smiles and walked away disgruntled.

[KBScobravert]

I saw it on the news yesterday and thought it was spot on. I don't see anything wrong with him saying it either

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[ceyko]

The media is playing this up as him being "non-inclusive" or "uncaring" to a large segment of the population. I see it as him calling it what it is.

I really hate the media.

[line-em-up]

I read that yesterday and thought to myself, "So, what was it that he said wrong?"

[46Tbird]

THIS is the statement that makes me a Romney supporter. That, and he isn't shying away from what he said. He has a spine and says what we're all thinking.

[4bangen]

I like how he's standing behind it instead of back peddling.

[Snatch Napkin]

Excellent

[Jester]

he has my vote!

[Sean88gt]

Good make them answer the question. There will be two positions, 1. They admit to it and we confirm what we already knew - they are ticks, or 2. They deny and we all know they are full of shit, which confirms another known - they are liars.