Joe Scarborough Slams Mitt Romney Welfare Ads: 'It's Just Completely False' (VIDEO)

[Political Junky]

Joe Scarborough Slams Mitt Romney Welfare Ads: 'It's Just Completely False' (VIDEO)

On Tuesday's edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough laced into Mitt Romney's camp over a lineup of welfare ads that repeat a false claim against President Barack Obama.

"I've been looking for a week-and-a-half to try to figure out the basis of this welfare reform ad," Scarborough said. "I've scoured the Wall Street Journal editorial pages … the ad's completely false. It's just completely false."

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

There isn't a single person on BSNBC that I respect enough to give a damn about their opinion

 

[The Infidel]

There isn't a single person on BSNBC that I respect enough to give a damn about their opinion

x2

 

[candycorn]

The Governor's Statement:

"Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check."
Mitt Romney on Monday, August 6th, 2012 in a campaign ad



From Factcheck.org

A Mitt Romney TV ad claims the Obama administration has adopted “a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements.” The plan does neither of those things.

Work requirements are not simply being “dropped.” States may now change the requirements — revising, adding or eliminating them — as part of a federally approved state-specific plan to increase job placement.
And it won’t “gut” the 1996 law to ease the requirement. Benefits still won’t be paid beyond an allotted time, whether the recipient is working or not.
Romney’s ad also distorts the facts when it says that under President Obama’s plan “you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job.” The law never required all welfare recipients to work. Only 29 percent of those receiving cash assistance met the work requirement by the time President Obama took office.

From Politifcat.com

The ad’s claim is not accurate, and it inflames old resentments about able-bodied adults sitting around collecting public assistance. Pants on Fire!

Scarborough isn't the only one.

 

[Avatar4321]

Except it's totally honest.

 

[candycorn]

Except it's totally honest.

Not according to Politifact and Factcheck.org.

 

[The Infidel]

But but Obama said we just want dirty air and dirty water... and and we just want to throw gramms off a cliff.... Booosh!!!

Yep.... you morons really do care about facts dont ya

 

[Political Junky]

Romney seems confident that his supporters will believe anything he says with no thought of seeking other opinions.

 

[AmyNation]

Except it's totally honest.

How is it honest?

FYI, did you know as governor Romney petitioned Bush for this power so he could customize this requirement to better fit his state.

 

[SniperFire]

Except it's totally honest.

Not according to Politifact and Factcheck.org.

You may as well add Wasserman Shultz to your list.

LOL

 

[The Infidel]

Except it's totally honest.

Not according to Politifact and Factcheck.org.

Well not according to me.... and thats all I care about

Woo hoo..... FTW!!!!

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The ad’s claim is not accurate, and it inflames old resentments about able-bodied adults sitting around collecting public assistance.

And of course this is typical of the lies the right repeats over again in the hope it’s perceived as ‘true.’

 

[The Infidel]

Hey guys....


Here is a novel idear....

Dont freekin vote for Romney

 

[ClosedCaption]

Oh great now Poitifact and factcheck are against repubs too! That make number of people against repubicans eleventy...you paranoid fools

 

[candycorn]

Romney seems confident that his supporters will believe anything he says with no thought of seeking other opinions.

Politifact and Fact Check are widely respected. They called Romney's charges false. 'Nuff said.

 

[candycorn]

Hey guys....


Here is a novel idear....

Dont freekin vote for Romney

Most people aren't.

 

[courseofhistory]

The Governor's Statement:

"Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check."
Mitt Romney on Monday, August 6th, 2012 in a campaign ad



From Factcheck.org

A Mitt Romney TV ad claims the Obama administration has adopted “a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements.” The plan does neither of those things.

Work requirements are not simply being “dropped.” States may now change the requirements — revising, adding or eliminating them — as part of a federally approved state-specific plan to increase job placement.
And it won’t “gut” the 1996 law to ease the requirement. Benefits still won’t be paid beyond an allotted time, whether the recipient is working or not.
Romney’s ad also distorts the facts when it says that under President Obama’s plan “you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job.” The law never required all welfare recipients to work. Only 29 percent of those receiving cash assistance met the work requirement by the time President Obama took office.

From Politifcat.com

The ad’s claim is not accurate, and it inflames old resentments about able-bodied adults sitting around collecting public assistance. Pants on Fire!

Scarborough isn't the only one.

Hey! Don't muddy up the water with facts! The oppo wants to hate Obama and believe every lie Romney tells! And THEY are actually going to vote in November! And it doesn't matter if you show them the actual statute and state corresponding info directly from the archives, they will sitll say they don't believe a single thing MSNBC and other of their hated media says (even if true).

 

[Dot Com]

so now cons are against the devolution of power from the fed to the states

 

[candycorn]

The Governor's Statement:

"Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check."
Mitt Romney on Monday, August 6th, 2012 in a campaign ad



From Factcheck.org

A Mitt Romney TV ad claims the Obama administration has adopted “a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements.” The plan does neither of those things.

Work requirements are not simply being “dropped.” States may now change the requirements — revising, adding or eliminating them — as part of a federally approved state-specific plan to increase job placement.
And it won’t “gut” the 1996 law to ease the requirement. Benefits still won’t be paid beyond an allotted time, whether the recipient is working or not.
Romney’s ad also distorts the facts when it says that under President Obama’s plan “you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job.” The law never required all welfare recipients to work. Only 29 percent of those receiving cash assistance met the work requirement by the time President Obama took office.

From Politifcat.com

The ad’s claim is not accurate, and it inflames old resentments about able-bodied adults sitting around collecting public assistance. Pants on Fire!

Scarborough isn't the only one.

Hey! Don't muddy up the water with facts! The oppo wants to hate Obama and believe every lie Romney tells! And THEY are actually going to vote in November! And it doesn't matter if you show them the actual statute and state corresponding info directly from the archives, they will sitll say they don't believe a single thing MSNBC and other of their hated media says (even if true).

The old saying I heard about lawyers seems appropriate:

When the witness is against you; pound the facts.
When the facts are against you; pound the witness.
When they are both against you; pound the table.

I'm sure the profanity laden retort would be coming if this were the afternoon and most of the GOP posters here weren't already in a booze induced stupor.

 

[The Infidel]

You folks get back to me when ya decide to scrutinize the community organizor with as much gusto as ya do Romney.