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

[Sarah G]

"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."

I know, he just barrels right in there with these stupid comments and then repeats it. I heard him say that three times.

 

[J.E.D]

Out of context.

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

please stop living your avatar.....ok? we get it numbnuts.

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

 

[Trajan]

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

please stop living your avatar.....ok? we get it numbnuts.

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

you're just a mindless

your media masters ala Brian Williams and the rest of the clones wound you up with their breathless 'scoop' and like the dim bulb you are, took it at face value, you don't need to reinforce the fact that you've got the intellectual depth of protozoa.........go get'em killer......

 

[kwc57]

"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."

Negged for being a lying hack. You're welcome.

Josie,

I'm sorry you got all butt hurt over the neg I gave you and felt compelled to neg my that whooping -32 points. I'm sure it's the thought that counts. That being said, any ghey advances you want to make in PM's should be made out here instead. I don't swing your way and I won't respond to anymore of your whiny PM's. Just sayin'.

 

[JakeStarkey]

"I'm in this race because I care about Americans. I'm not concerned about the very poor

You're so stupid. He's saying he's in this for all Americans, not just the poor. I mean duh, read the quote, dumb ass. Then again what level of content did I expect from someone who's daily pursuit is pretending to be black. What happened to me in your sig by the way? I was enjoying that.

Yeah, ass-wipe, I read the quote. I re-read the quote. It sounds bad every time.

And again with the "pretending to be black" comments.

I have asked you repeatedly to show me proof that I ever pretended to be black. Every fucking time, you change the subject or just ignore the request. I'm asking you again, you stupid little man. Where's your proof?

You are full of yourself, and you are out of touch with reality.

You pull this in a real college or university class, and you will get blown out of it for lack of context and poor interp.

Pitiful.

 

[Listening]

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

please stop living your avatar.....ok? we get it numbnuts.

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

He just sealed up my vote for him.

I like it when a man says what he really believes.

I am still awaiting that from Obama.

Hope and Change should be more like Hope he doesn't change his mind in the next 24 hours.

 

[California Girl]

please stop living your avatar.....ok? we get it numbnuts.

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

He just sealed up my vote for him.

I like it when a man says what he really believes.

I am still awaiting that from Obama.

Hope and Change should be more like Hope he doesn't change his mind in the next 24 hours.

Are you aware of what Romney actually said or are you one of the sheep who's rolling in shit?

 

[J.E.D]

please stop living your avatar.....ok? we get it numbnuts.

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

you're just a mindless

your media masters ala Brian Williams and the rest of the clones wound you up with their breathless 'scoop' and like the dim bulb you are, took it at face value, you don't need to reinforce the fact that you've got the intellectual depth of protozoa.........go get'em killer......

Every time I criticize Romney, you get all butthurt over it It's quite amusing. Are you a venture capitalist or something?

 

[J.E.D]

"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.

Negged for being a lying hack. You're welcome.

Josie,

I'm sorry you got all butt hurt over the neg I gave you and felt compelled to neg my that whooping -32 points. I'm sure it's the thought that counts. That being said, any ghey advances you want to make in PM's should be made out here instead. I don't swing your way and I won't respond to anymore of your whiny PM's. Just sayin'.

I'm sorry you got butthurt enough from my measly -35 point neg to not only PM me and whine about it, but to even make a post over it

What a whiny little bitch

 

[J.E.D]

You're so stupid. He's saying he's in this for all Americans, not just the poor. I mean duh, read the quote, dumb ass. Then again what level of content did I expect from someone who's daily pursuit is pretending to be black. What happened to me in your sig by the way? I was enjoying that.

Yeah, ass-wipe, I read the quote. I re-read the quote. It sounds bad every time.

And again with the "pretending to be black" comments.

I have asked you repeatedly to show me proof that I ever pretended to be black. Every fucking time, you change the subject or just ignore the request. I'm asking you again, you stupid little man. Where's your proof?

You are full of yourself, and you are out of touch with reality.

You pull this in a real college or university class, and you will get blown out of it for lack of context and poor interp.

Pitiful.

I gave the context, ass-wipe.

And just so you know, this isn't a college course. Perhaps you should take one on reading comprehension.

 

[ABikerSailor]

please stop living your avatar.....ok? we get it numbnuts.

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

He just sealed up my vote for him.

I like it when a man says what he really believes.

I am still awaiting that from Obama.

Hope and Change should be more like Hope he doesn't change his mind in the next 24 hours.

Hope he doesn't change his mind in the next 24 hours? You're talking about Romney, right?

Fucker is about as consistent as a wind sock.

 

[Listening]

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

He just sealed up my vote for him.

I like it when a man says what he really believes.

I am still awaiting that from Obama.

Hope and Change should be more like Hope he doesn't change his mind in the next 24 hours.

Are you aware of what Romney actually said or are you one of the sheep who's rolling in shit?

What do you mean ?

I like what Romney said.

 

[Listening]

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

He just sealed up my vote for him.

I like it when a man says what he really believes.

I am still awaiting that from Obama.

Hope and Change should be more like Hope he doesn't change his mind in the next 24 hours.

Hope he doesn't change his mind in the next 24 hours? You're talking about Romney, right?

Fucker is about as consistent as a wind sock.

Which makes him a lot more consistent than Obama.

 

[J.E.D]

This must be a sensitive issue for cons. They've neg repped me 8 times for this thread I guess I touched a nerve. The whining from the wing-nuts is going to be so amusing this election.

 

[Rozman]

So what exactly is the left mad about here?
The fact that Romney is going to focus on the majority of Americans in this
brutal Obama economy and patching the safety net if and where it's needed.

OR

The fact that Romney is not super funding that safety net with money that we all know we just don't have.

 

[Listening]

So what exactly is the left mad about here?
The fact that Romney is going to focus on the majority of Americans in this
brutal Obama economy and patching the safety net if and where it's needed.

OR

The fact that Romney is not super funding that safety net with money that we all know we just don't have.

Obama's only focus is on those he needs for re-elections.

I.E. Unions

 

[Trajan]

Oh boy, the cons sure are whining over this one. Don't blame me; blame the Mormon robot. He just can't help it. Every time he opens his mouth on the subject - the foot goes in.

you're just a mindless

your media masters ala Brian Williams and the rest of the clones wound you up with their breathless 'scoop' and like the dim bulb you are, took it at face value, you don't need to reinforce the fact that you've got the intellectual depth of protozoa.........go get'em killer......

Every time I criticize Romney, you get all butthurt over it It's quite amusing. Are you a venture capitalist or something?

you need to clean out your head gear, I don't even like Romney much and don't think he'll win and said so you buffoon.

I have no problem with critique unless its stupid, hey whattdya know!!!!

 

[J.E.D]

you're just a mindless

your media masters ala Brian Williams and the rest of the clones wound you up with their breathless 'scoop' and like the dim bulb you are, took it at face value, you don't need to reinforce the fact that you've got the intellectual depth of protozoa.........go get'em killer......

Every time I criticize Romney, you get all butthurt over it It's quite amusing. Are you a venture capitalist or something?

you need to clean out your head gear, I don't even like Romney much and don't think he'll win and said so you buffoon.

I have no problem with critique unless its stupid, hey whattdya know!!!!

I know that every time I criticize Romney, you get butthurt. You're butthurting all over this thread.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Yeah, ass-wipe, I read the quote. I re-read the quote. It sounds bad every time.

And again with the "pretending to be black" comments.

I have asked you repeatedly to show me proof that I ever pretended to be black. Every fucking time, you change the subject or just ignore the request. I'm asking you again, you stupid little man. Where's your proof?

You are full of yourself, and you are out of touch with reality.

You pull this in a real college or university class, and you will get blown out of it for lack of context and poor interp.

Pitiful.

I gave the context, ass-wipe. And just so you know, this isn't a college course. Perhaps you should take one on reading comprehension.

Just so you know, you are on your knees and whining. This is a thread for discussion, and you are looking stupid, son, very stupid.

Context is necessary, and you willfully ignore.

F for Fail.

 

[JakeStarkey]

This must be a sensitive issue for cons. They've neg repped me 8 times for this thread I guess I touched a nerve. The whining from the wing-nuts is going to be so amusing this election.

You are being negged for lying, for taking out of context a statement and twisting it for political purposes, exactly what you have complained pubs of doing.

Grow up, son.