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Romney's 47% is Ryan's 30%

As most every person knows by now, including babies whom have yet to be born as well as chimpanzees, Mitt Romney was quoted in a Boca Raton May fundraiser as saying, "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, that they are victims, who believe that government has the responsibility to care for them. Who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing."

Now it's his running mate - Paul Ryan's turn, who said the following at a keynote address at The American Spectator's 2011 Robert L Bartley Gala Dinner:

"Seventy percent of Americans want the American dream. They believe in the American idea. Only 30 percent want the welfare state. Before too long, we could become a society where the net majority of Americans are takers, not makers."

Perhaps the two of them can join forces, come to a compromise and declare that approximately 38.5% of people in this country are worthless. That or as Ryan's number was 17% lower than Romney's (63.8% of it), maybe the campaign team will try to run with this and continually decrease the number of purported worthless Americans. A Romney campaign adviser can come forward and say that 19.14% of Americans are worthless. Mitt's wife - Ann - can then adamantly declare that 12.21132% of Americans are pathetic. Paul Ryan's boyfriend can then say that only 7.79082216% of Americans suck (but not as well as Mr. Ryan). By the time election day rolls around, voters will have forgotten all about Romney's 47% remarks and instead think, "Eh, I can't be one of the stupid 7.79082216%. I'm voting for Romney and Ryan!" You're welcome, Mitt!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/paul-ryan-30-percent-welfare-state_n_1933730.html

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