MITT’s Mom on Her Husband, George: “He Was A REFUGEE From Mexico, On WELFARE…”

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We heard the Romney family claim their Mexican heritage at last week’s RNC without mentioning that the reason their forefathers fled the United States of America was because polygamy had been made illegal in exchange for the admission of Utah to the Union. What we had not heard until today was Lenore Romney, Mitt’s mom, explain that her husband, George, despite his great wealth, had a very good understanding of people in need.

At 53 sec. mark on Video:

"....HE WAS A REFUGEE FROM MEXICO, ON WELFARE RELIEF, FOR THE FIRST YEARS OF HIS LIFE..."

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So — Mitt Romney’s dad came to America, pre-welfare reform, and was on welfare despite his Mexican heritage, without his family having contributed to the system that supported himself and his family. Why does that sound so familiar, Mexicans coming to America to steal benefits from hard-working Americans that they haven’t earned?




http://my.firedoglake.com/teddysanfran/2012/09/06/mitts-mom-on-her-husband-george-he-was-a-refugee-from-mexico-on-welfare/

[goclark]

1. K and R again and again

For sure her son is a sociopath ~ his Mom comes across as a very smart lady.

[treestar]

2. Anyone know did they obtain Mexican citizenship?

Was George a Mexican citizen at birth for having been born there?

This is great material though. Right wingers have been trying to make Mitt out as a self made man, when it was his Dad who was the self made man, and here the Dad had a bit of a boost from the government, or was descendent of someone who did, which for right wingers, is usually enough - to endow one with the achievements/failures of one's ancestor's.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Technically George was not a citizen, as Mexico didn't recognize births, just parental citizenship.

[treestar]

5. Thanks, that's nice of them not to return the favor!

So George's Dad was just accepted back into the country his ancestor fled - and given help! Just for being a citizen, even if one who had not lived here previously.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Yes, he was a kind of illegal immigrant. Utah had not been a state at the time they ran from Utah.

[Berlum]

4. Figures. Willard (R) is such a Truth Twister.

Why do Republicans HATE the truth?

[TeamPooka]

6. The social safety net - We get it, you don't.

[nanabugg]

8. Yeah, but he was white, so that's ok. nt

[UTUSN]

9. R#9 & K for, she got it wrong: It's not "welfare" if ROMNEYs/RYANs got it

Not to mention corporate subsidies and tax loopholes, and all those medical equipment companies collecting off of Medicare while voting/donating on the Rethugs' side, and the Shrub brothers parasiting off of government "education" and savings & loan schemes. As Poppy said, "My boys have a RIGHT to make a living!1"

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10. Its NOT welfare when they made use of it. Oh course not!

[AzDar]

11. K & R