Romney Meant What He Said

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Ham on Wry chose this picture of Mitt Romney in his plain folks shirt to illustrate the sharp contrast between the image and the man.  He is definitely not a man of the people, by the people, and for the people and has clearly defined where his loyalties lie in his now famous or infamous, as one's point of view dictates, comments about the 47% of Americans who will vote for Obama.  As a reminder, the quote appears in the next paragraph.



  "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent 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. ... These are people who pay no income tax. ... [M]y job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

For those that have heard the audio of his comments, no doubt can exist that he meant exactly what he said.  He believes that 47% of Americans don't take personal responsibility for their lives and consider health care, food and housing entitlements.  Silly me.  I consider them basic necessities of life rather than entitlements.  I guess he would like to see 47% of us sick, starving to death, and living on the streets, if one takes him at his word.  I don't care how he tries to spin it, he can't explain away his total disregard for those he lumps into the 47%.

This blogger has an advanced degree, held three jobs when she graduated with her bachelor's degree so that she could continue her education, and has paid social security, federal taxes, state taxes, Medicare taxes, sales taxes, etc. since she was 18 (Medicare taxes came later).  Most middle class people can cite similar stories, and most have hit bumps in the road along the way.  Sunday's Tampa Bay Times had an article written by a woman who used food stamps when she was a single mom attending college.  Romney would label her a "victim."

For those of you in the middle class who choose to vote for Romney, do so at your own peril.  He's not an evil man, but he is out-of-tune with contemporary society and does not represent the interests of the common man.  To say that 47% of American citizens are dependent on government is actually an understatement because all citzens get some help from the government in forms of services.  Don't let his plain folks shirt and jeans fool you.  That doesn't reflect the way he usually dresses.  Remember the "mom jeans" he wore at the beginning of his campaig.  That shows how out-of-touch he is with mainstream America.  Remember all of this when voting.