Mitt Romney: 'I'm Not Concerned About The Very Poor'

[Mustang]

Even really poor Americans have TVs, computers and internet access. So this was probably something he should have saved for when he was behind closed doors with his friends. But he isn't there to win, he's there to lose because the democra....I mean the republicans are perfectly happy with the financial trifecta Obama pushes, while they "fight" it tooth and nail against it. As insiders he's helping consolidate the wealth and holding hands with their large international corp., banks and industries.

Obama will win this election for one reason and one reason alone. Lack of competition. Whether you believe it is intentional or not.

While really poor Americans may have TVs, by and large, they don't have computers and Internet access.

 

[candycorn]

Mitt's only success may end up being making Newt look almost electable. He's been running for 8 years...you'd figure he would know how to sidestep a question or two. He enjoys firing people and he's not concerned about poor people. Maybe if they "didn't make much" from their jobs they'd be better off.

 

[Avatar4321]

Made perfect sense to me. But it's clearly going to be a soundbyte used against him. It's a shame we can't have an honest discussion in this nation.

We truly need to reform this nation through changing ourselves and making ourselves and honest people.

 

[candycorn]

Made perfect sense to me. But it's clearly going to be a soundbyte used against him. It's a shame we can't have an honest discussion in this nation.

We truly need to reform this nation through changing ourselves and making ourselves and honest people.

I'd bet you are right? How about $10K? Just kidding.

 

[Avatar4321]

Hell, I could have told anyone that Romney didn't/doesn't care about the poor. I'm just surprised that he came right out and admitted it.

Really? Because his tax returns and lifetime of action say otherwise.

 

[Steelplate]

Hyberbole over rational logic again? Impressive.

Hey....I'm only going by the Conservative mantra... Why should I have to pay for some deadbeat? Cut them off and let them get a job! You reap what you sow, bitch... and before you even start... no, I don't recall YOU ever saying that... but you most certainly stick up for those that do.

No, I don't. I've bitchslapped the right for saying that shit. And I bitchslap the left for 'ass-u-ming' that we all think alike. Conservatives rarely do 'group think', that is a leftist trait.

I work with a charity that helps those 'deadbeats' to give them the skills to get jobs. I understand how hard it is for those who've lost their way in life, and I do what I can personally to help those that want to be helped. It is those who refuse help and want to live off my taxes that I resent.

good, I'm glad you do. Conservatives not "doing" group think, however.... is a crock of shit.

You see it all the time right on this very message board. Do liberals do it too? of course they do... but no more than the righties. Similar ideologies doesn't necessarily mean group think. I am pro-choice, Pro Gay Marriage, Pro 2nd Amendment, and I think there ought to be a work for benefits program built into our welfare system that empowers people and gives them the tools to get off of it for good....I also believe in a National Health Care system and Publicly funded elections...and limiting the Corporate and yes, UNION influence in our government.

Your "opinion" about "leftists" are quite fucked up... but then again... some "leftists" are just as fucked up.

When I argue with you and yours.... I rarely draw first blood when it comes to being nasty... but invariably some asshole like Bripat, Mr. Nick or Warrior (just to name a few)can't help themselves but to make shit personal... hell, you do it too... no matter what the subject, if you don't agree with the person... you almost exclusively end your post with "idiot".

So... when that happens... I tend to sink to the same level in which I am treated. No skin off my nose, but hey...I'm not going to sit here and be a shrinking violet when people treat me and others who feel the way I do like shit.

 

[rdean]

I actually agree with Romney

The poor do have a safety net and Romney is willing to fix it as needed. The very wealthy are doing quite well....it is the middle class who are seeing their standard of living declining

It was a gross mischaracterization of what Mitt was saying

Except that Mitt wants to raise taxes on said "Middle Class". So I guess he really is "targeting" them.

 

[Cowman]

I think this qualifies for a "No shit, Sherlock!"

 

[JoeB131]

Well, finally he comes outright with it.

Well, only if you lie about what he said. But you already knew that. You just love the lies.

It's like his "I like to be able to fire people" comment. the context doesn't really matter, it just shows him as an out of touch rich guy who has no clue as to what the rest of us are going through right now.

 

[del]

Well, finally he comes outright with it.

Well, only if you lie about what he said. But you already knew that. You just love the lies.

It's like his "I like to be able to fire people" comment. the context doesn't really matter, it just shows him as an out of touch rich guy who has no clue as to what the rest of us are going through right now.

yeah, only rich people fire people who aren't doing what they were hired to do.

 

[JoeB131]

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Spin this one all you want, it was a flat-out stupid thing to say.

This guy could be the most capable individual on the freakin' planet, but he keeps saying stupid things, he has virtually no skills with a microphone, and no one can honestly say they know what the hell he would do in office.

Plus he can't sing.

I'm not asking for freakin' miracles. But I would like the GOP to run someone who would give the electorate a decent freakin' choice in candidates. This is a freakin' horror show that just won't freakin' stop. This is a freakin' embarrassment.

What's wrong with this guy?

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what's wrong with this guy is that he's lived in a cocoon as a rich Mormon surrounded by other Mormons who just kind of take it.

He's never gotten dirt under his fingernails in his life, he's never gotten into a fight with a creditor or had to worry about when to pay a bill.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Out of context.

The context was given. His explanation doesn't hold water.

Actually, it does. Very much so. He says the very poor have a safety net (which is true), and that if that safety net needs fixing (which it might), he will fix it. What part of that is unclear to you?

Ever look at his tax plan? It would increase the tax on the poor by 1.6 percent while LOWERING the taxes on the uber wealthy (like him).

 

[JoeB131]

Well, only if you lie about what he said. But you already knew that. You just love the lies.

It's like his "I like to be able to fire people" comment. the context doesn't really matter, it just shows him as an out of touch rich guy who has no clue as to what the rest of us are going through right now.

yeah, only rich people fire people who aren't doing what they were hired to do.

Bullshit.

I've seen people fired because they got pregnant. I've seen people get fired because they had to make a job for the boss's friend's daughter. I've seen people fired because they complained about sexual harrassment everyone else saw, and I've seen people fired for no other reason than they ran up medical bills. (The last one happened to me personally.)

So don't feed me the bullshit, guy. Romney is the guy who lays you off, and people are going to exact appropriate revenge on him in November.

Think Goldwater level loss.

 

[del]

It's like his "I like to be able to fire people" comment. the context doesn't really matter, it just shows him as an out of touch rich guy who has no clue as to what the rest of us are going through right now.

yeah, only rich people fire people who aren't doing what they were hired to do.

Bullshit.

I've seen people fired because they got pregnant. I've seen people get fired because they had to make a job for the boss's friend's daughter. I've seen people fired because they complained about sexual harrassment everyone else saw, and I've seen people fired for no other reason than they ran up medical bills. (The last one happened to me personally.)

So don't feed me the bullshit, guy. Romney is the guy who lays you off, and people are going to exact appropriate revenge on him in November.

Think Goldwater level loss.

tissue?

i'm very sorry that a mormon stole your lunch or whatever thirty years ago; you're obviously deeply scarred.

i really am, but you need to pull on your big boy pants and move on.

c'mon, turn that frown upside down, joey.

attaboy! make us all proud.

ampad

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[JimH52]

So does anyone else think Mitt Romney is Lyle Wagner's illegitimate son? I might add a very stiff illegitimate son.

 

[ABikerSailor]

It's like his "I like to be able to fire people" comment. the context doesn't really matter, it just shows him as an out of touch rich guy who has no clue as to what the rest of us are going through right now.

yeah, only rich people fire people who aren't doing what they were hired to do.

Bullshit.

I've seen people fired because they got pregnant. I've seen people get fired because they had to make a job for the boss's friend's daughter. I've seen people fired because they complained about sexual harrassment everyone else saw, and I've seen people fired for no other reason than they ran up medical bills. (The last one happened to me personally.)

So don't feed me the bullshit, guy. Romney is the guy who lays you off, and people are going to exact appropriate revenge on him in November.

Think Goldwater level loss.

Shit..........I got fired once from a bartender/manager job because the girl the owner/boss had just broken up with (and already replaced) decided I was cute and took me home one night.

Showed up for work the next day, and I was told that I was on vacation. Kept the keys for a couple of weeks, until I figured out I wasn't going to come back.

 

[The Infidel]

I actually agree with Romney

The poor do have a safety net and Romney is willing to fix it as needed. The very wealthy are doing quite well....it is the middle class who are seeing their standard of living declining

It was a gross mischaracterization of what Mitt was saying

W/o the middle class there would be no one to supply the funds for the 'safety net'.

So once again, I think you and I agree RW

 

[JimH52]

Romney makes potential gaffe after big Florida win - CNN.com

How can Romney understand the average working man and woman? He is as in insensitive to the plight of the poor as HW was.

 

[Wiseacre]

Ideologues will take anything out of context and put the worst possible spin on it to make the other side look bad and/or their side look good. It gets old, but that's what they do.

 

[Trajan]

"I'm in this race because I care about Americans. I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it,"

The safety net that has faced drastic cuts over the last few years? The safety net that Romney himself has proposed cutting? For him to pretend that the safety net is all the help the poor need, just makes him sound so out of touch with reality.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. This is the same millionaire who said, corporations are people, he enjoys firing people, he knows what it's like to worry about pink slips, he's unemployed too, and $374k in speaking fees isn't much. It seems that every time he opens his mouth, he sticks his foot in it.

Mitt Romney: 'I'm Not Concerned About The Very Poor'

CNN's Soledad O'Brien pressed him on his comments, adding that they may sound odd for Americans who are very poor.

"Well you had to finish the sentence, Soledad," he replied. "I said 'I'm not concerned about the very poor that have a safety net but if it has holes in it, I will repair them.' The challenge right now -- we will hear from the Democrat party the plight of the poor. And there's no question it's not good being poor and we have a safety net to help those that are very poor. But my campaign is focused on middle-income Americans."

"We have a very ample safety net," said Romney. "And we can talk about whether it needs to be strengthened or whether there are holes in it. But we have food stamps, we have Medicaid, we have housing vouchers, we have programs to help the poor."

Programs in the "safety net" are also suffering during the economic recession. Medicaid, for example faces cuts as states attempt to balance budgets at a time when more people are using the program. GOP lawmakers have also eyed cuts in food stamps as food prices rise, even though more Americans are using the the program as a consequence of the economic recession.

Romney's policies call for cutting federal spending and reconfiguring the social safety net. He calls for an immediate five-percent cut to non-discretionary spending, which would hit the safety net hard. He proposes turning Medicaid into a block grant program and undertaking a "fundamental restructuring of government programs and services." He also calls for capping spending at 20 percent of GDP -- a significant cut -- and adds that he "will pursue further cuts" as spending comes "under control."

The safety net that has faced drastic cuts over the last few years?

what cuts are those- exactly?