Mitt Romney Calls 47% of Americans Victims

Mitt Romney believes 47% of Americans consider themselves victims and feel entitled to government hand-outs. Ham on Wry will provide his exact words when he responded to a wealthy donor at a fundraiser in Boca Raton, Florida.

Before listing the quotes, this blogger takes Romney to task for making such a claim in the first place and then trying to excuse it by saying it wasn't "elegantly stated." Really, Mr. Romney?  How elegant can you make words like that?

"There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That-- that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. ..."

Romney continued by saying, "My job is not to worry about these people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives ."

That about sums it up, readers.  Let's forget about anyone who has suffered mightily from the economic downturn and lost a home, a job, health care, etc. and needs some temporary help. Let them starve, live out of a suitcase, or die in the streets. This blogger has personal knowledge of several people who lost their jobs and health care at the same time.  One had to file bankruptcy because she developed brain cancer and used up all the money she had saved to pay medical expenses and still had a large balance. This should not happen to people who have worked all of their lives and lose everything due to circustances over which they have no control.

Clearly, this Republican candidate for President regards many Americans contemptuously, and he doesn't feel he must worry about them, if he's elected.  That message should scare more than 47% of Americans.  We should all shudder at the thought of someone who dismisses people who consider food, health care, and housing are basic necessities and not extras. 

Ham on Wry considers his comments a blessing to the voters because he reveals his true feelings about almost half the population.  He has never struggled for money or lost his home or wondered where his next meal would come from. He is not a man who understands those who lac the shield of great wealth and would deny the most basic necessities to those in need in favor of making the rich richer.

Voters have a choice between two sharply divided candidates.  Ham and Wry urges every one of them to study the issues and make informed choices.