Mitt Romney is back in the news. I know, I missed him too. Mr. 47% himself had the following back and forth with Fox News' Chris Wallace on Sunday:
Romney: "We did very well with the majority population, but not with the minority populations, and that was a failing, that was a real mistake."
Wallace: "Why do you think that was?"
Romney: "Well, I think the Obamacare attractiveness and feature was something we underestimated, particularly among lower incomes. And, uh, just didn't do as good a job in connecting with that audience as we should have."
This man has to be one of the most awkward public speakers in recent memory. The man's words probably makes robots give themselves a facepalm. When he proposed to his wife Ann, I imagine the Mittster did so by saying something like the following:
"Ann, we've been spending a lot of time together over the past however long it's been, and been fornicating quite regularly. When we're together, my heart does something it doesn't normally do and that's beat. So, would you continue to make it beat by getting dressed up in front of family and friends at a church and when asked if you do, say you do, and be with and committed to me for all eternity?"
Mr. Smooth is Mr. Cognizant as well. The guy said, "...And, uh, just didn't do as good a job in connecting with that audience (lower-income individuals) as we should have."
Is he surprised by this? After all, in the run-up to the election, Mr. Smooth said the following:
"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 that 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. And I mean, the president starts off with 48, 49, 48 - he starts off with a huge number. These are people who pay no income tax. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax. So our message of low taxes doesn't connect. And he'll be out there talking about tax cuts for the rich. I mean that's what they sell every four years. And my job is not to worry about those people - I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. What I have to do is convince the 5 to 10 percent in the center that are independents that are thoughtful, that look at voting one way or the other depending upon in some cases emotion, whether they like the guy or not, what it looks like..."
Then four months after the election, Mr. Obvious says this:
"...And, uh, just didn't do as good a job in connecting with that audience (lower-income individuals) as we should have."
If Romney runs for president yet again (for the twelfth time it seems), he should start his campaign by releasing a book entitled, "The 47% - The Low-Income Schmucks I Want To Connect With So They'll Vote For Me." That should definitely give the man an early edge in the election year...
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/03/1663671/romney-i-lost-because-minorities-love-obamacare/
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/full-transcript-mitt-romney-secret-video
Romney: "We did very well with the majority population, but not with the minority populations, and that was a failing, that was a real mistake."
Wallace: "Why do you think that was?"
Romney: "Well, I think the Obamacare attractiveness and feature was something we underestimated, particularly among lower incomes. And, uh, just didn't do as good a job in connecting with that audience as we should have."
This man has to be one of the most awkward public speakers in recent memory. The man's words probably makes robots give themselves a facepalm. When he proposed to his wife Ann, I imagine the Mittster did so by saying something like the following:
"Ann, we've been spending a lot of time together over the past however long it's been, and been fornicating quite regularly. When we're together, my heart does something it doesn't normally do and that's beat. So, would you continue to make it beat by getting dressed up in front of family and friends at a church and when asked if you do, say you do, and be with and committed to me for all eternity?"
Mr. Smooth is Mr. Cognizant as well. The guy said, "...And, uh, just didn't do as good a job in connecting with that audience (lower-income individuals) as we should have."
Is he surprised by this? After all, in the run-up to the election, Mr. Smooth said the following:
"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 that 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. And I mean, the president starts off with 48, 49, 48 - he starts off with a huge number. These are people who pay no income tax. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax. So our message of low taxes doesn't connect. And he'll be out there talking about tax cuts for the rich. I mean that's what they sell every four years. And my job is not to worry about those people - I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. What I have to do is convince the 5 to 10 percent in the center that are independents that are thoughtful, that look at voting one way or the other depending upon in some cases emotion, whether they like the guy or not, what it looks like..."
Then four months after the election, Mr. Obvious says this:
"...And, uh, just didn't do as good a job in connecting with that audience (lower-income individuals) as we should have."
If Romney runs for president yet again (for the twelfth time it seems), he should start his campaign by releasing a book entitled, "The 47% - The Low-Income Schmucks I Want To Connect With So They'll Vote For Me." That should definitely give the man an early edge in the election year...
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/03/1663671/romney-i-lost-because-minorities-love-obamacare/
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/full-transcript-mitt-romney-secret-video
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