Where Romney was off base with his '47%" comment was that there are a lot of people in that figure who still work hard and are not looking for handouts. I know, because I used to be one of them.
We may have a record number of people on food stamps, but the real tragedy is that a lot of those people work full time. Something is very wrong with that picture.
I would say that Bill O'Reilly has it closer to the mark. He's opined more than once that it is more like 30% that fit the profile Romney described in that clip (and that we see in this one): people who see themselves as "entitled victims". Yes, that 30% Romney can forget about...and any other Republican can forget about them, too.
But by writing off a lot of people who are looking for a better day in this country - a day that Romney may in fact be able to help bring about - he has done himself significant harm. For the sake of the country, I hope he can overcome that. Well, that plus the incredibly biased media...
I still expect Romney to win, but I'm not as confident as I was a few months ago. G-d help us if he doesn't.
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Where Romney was off base with his '47%" comment was that there are a lot of people in that figure who still work hard and are not looking for handouts. I know, because I used to be one of them.
We may have a record number of people on food stamps, but the real tragedy is that a lot of those people work full time. Something is very wrong with that picture.
I would say that Bill O'Reilly has it closer to the mark. He's opined more than once that it is more like 30% that fit the profile Romney described in that clip (and that we see in this one): people who see themselves as "entitled victims". Yes, that 30% Romney can forget about...and any other Republican can forget about them, too.
But by writing off a lot of people who are looking for a better day in this country - a day that Romney may in fact be able to help bring about - he has done himself significant harm. For the sake of the country, I hope he can overcome that. Well, that plus the incredibly biased media...
I still expect Romney to win, but I'm not as confident as I was a few months ago. G-d help us if he doesn't.
Words fail me! YGBSM!
This woman is all over the blogs displaying her apparent stupidity. Kind of makes you proud to be an American.
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