#romney gaffe

[wiltonchambers]

I'm Part of the 53% . . .

and I voted for Obama in 2008 and will vote for him in 2012.  Don't stereotype me, bro.

[judekyle]

Romney's 47%

A large chunk of Romney's support comes from that phantom 47% (phantom because when the numbers are crunched they don't fucking exist), and the truth is this: his comments won't make any dent in their support. Those in the 47% who support Romney will hear his comments, look at their lives and say, "I pay taxes. I don't want hand outs. He's obviously not talking about me. He's talking about that family down the street getting food stamps." So it won't matter one whit to any of them that Romney is, indeed, talking about them. They won't see it, and their support will be unshaken.

There is a small group of the undecided, however, who will probably be pushed to make a decision now, and that may be just enough to ensure Obama stays in office.

If only there was an alternative to both of these jerks. But as they say in the Navy, "One must always choose the lesser of two weevils," so we're all going to have to hope we're stuck with weevil-Barack, I suppose. Or maybe we could all just Occupy the country and create our own government. A government by the people and for the people ... you've heard that one, right?

[emilyallison12-blog]

New Romney gaffe

March 1, 2012 In Possible Gaffe, Romney Says Poor People 'Taste Like Chicken' Awkward Moment at Ohio Wrestling Event TOLEDO (The Borowitz Report)) - In what some political observers are calling a possible gaffe on the part of the former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney told a crowd gathered for a World Wrestling Entertainment event in Ohio today, “I love poor people.  They taste like chicken.” After an awkward silence from the crowd and a smattering of boos, Mr. Romney added, “Really, you should try them someday.  They go well with a nice Sancerre.” The GOP frontrunner’s latest faux pas came just two days after Mr. Romney’s big win in the Michigan primary, in which he narrowly defeated a mental patient in a sweater vest. In Michigan, Mr. Romney had spoken to workers at a GM plant, saying, “I love cars.  I’m like a car.  I was conceived in Michigan and my microcircuitry is from Japan.” In other campaign news, former Senator Rick Santorum addressed the controversy over contraception, telling a crowd in Dayton, “The best form of contraception will always be underwear with a picture of me on the crotch.” In other news: -- North Korea said it would stop making nuclear weapons if the US stops making Chipmunks sequels. -- Bristol Palin announced plans to do a reality show, despite her mother's longstanding objection to reality. -- And "Jersey Shore" star Snooki is pregnant, according to People I Don't Give a Shit About magazine.

[jdkrug]

[shortformblog]

I’m not concerned about the very poor; we have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich; they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90-95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.

Mitt Romney • Speaking to CNN's Soledad O'Brien this morning. There's a few different reasons this will, and likely should, be seen as a gaffe. Romney's political opponents now have footage of him saying he's not concerned about the very poor, which isolated from his broader point feeds the very narrative that is most damaging to him, that of the disaffected millionaire. Snipping the quote and excising his real point about the Americans in between would be somewhat disingenuous. Even taken in full context, though, he is suggesting the very poor and very rich are somehow equally undeserving of a President's attention, which is a peculiar philosophical position in and of itself, and one we suspect won't play well with a great deal of people. source (via • follow)