2012 Election

September 17th, 2012, 09:59 PM

September 17th, 2012, 10:02 PM

syxforex

Romney "47 Percent" Fundraiser Host: Hedge Fund Manager Who Likes Sex Parties

whoa, hidden cam

That's great...telling it like it is...I hope it helps him,at least he's honest about it

September 17th, 2012, 10:02 PM

BLOOMBERG: Mitt Romney Just Lost The Election

47% depend on the government for food entitlements, these hedge fund fat cats says as they gorge themselves on the spoils of 1 Trillion dollars in taxpayer cash....

September 17th, 2012, 10:04 PM

And who are these 47%, really?

More than half of are working Americans who pay payroll taxes, meaning that they have jobs and provide money to the federal government.

Half of the rest are elderly people who collect Social Security, which isn't taxed as income.

Almost all of the rest are people who make less than $20,000 per year.

In Romney's view, apparently, all of these people are freeloaders who don't take responsibility for themselves.

Romney was already falling far behind in the polls, but some observers believe that these remarks will cost him the election.

Read more: Mitt Romney Just Lost The Election - Business Insider

September 17th, 2012, 10:05 PM

syxforex

BLOOMBERG: Mitt Romney Just Lost The Election

47% depend on the government for food entitlements, these hedge fund fat cats says as they gorge themselves on the spoils of 1 Trillion dollars in taxpayer cash....

I'm not so sure it will hurt him, it's not like what he said is a big secret, it's something everyone knows and likely agrees with....we'll see

September 17th, 2012, 10:07 PM

apparently also said this, but can't find the vid....

Speaking on the topic of the minority vote, Romney tells his audience that "if the Hispanic voting bloc becomes as committed to the Democrats as the African American voting bloc has in the past, why, we're in trouble � as a nation."
Continuing on the theme, he adds that "I'd have a better shot of winning" had he been born Latino instead of white.

September 17th, 2012, 10:09 PM

The Associated Press ‏@AP
BREAKING: Romney: Comment calling Americans 'victims' was 'not elegantly stated,' spoken 'off the cuff'

September 17th, 2012, 10:10 PM

syxforex

And who are these 47%, really?

More than half of are working Americans who pay payroll taxes, meaning that they have jobs and provide money to the federal government.

Half of the rest are elderly people who collect Social Security, which isn't taxed as income.

Almost all of the rest are people who make less than $20,000 per year.

In Romney's view, apparently, all of these people are freeloaders who don't take responsibility for themselves.

Romney was already falling far behind in the polls, but some observers believe that these remarks will cost him the election.

Read more: Mitt Romney Just Lost The Election - Business Insider

Last I heard he was leading in the polls (see: Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports ).

As far as business insider goes, keep in mind they definitely have a liberal slant....just saying

September 17th, 2012, 10:14 PM

Honestly, I so apolitical, I don't know what anything means, I'm just reporting off the wires cos I'm so damn bored... Twitter/futures.io (formerly BMT) is like the HAM radio for me... This is all rigged up baloney, I don't see a difference between either party... we all know who calls the shots...

September 17th, 2012, 10:14 PM

kbit

That's great...telling it like it is...I hope it helps him,at least he's honest about it

What exactly do you mean by this? It sounds more like a sound bite aimed at the right wing fanatics who eat up such sound bites without knowing the statistics behind them or the truth of the numbers.

Mike

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