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46. If it helped Rommney it would be part of his stump speech

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I am somewhat skeptical of this whole story. [View all] kentuck Sep 2012 OP

It pisses off the "independents" and "undecided" voters. GoneOffShore Sep 2012 #1

How and why? kentuck Sep 2012 #2

Because of the multiple levels of contempt it displays salin Sep 2012 #14

Right, it's got that "reality show" feel... marions ghost Sep 2012 #27

I agree that he does all those things. kentuck Sep 2012 #44

It's even pissing off Republicans.... ohheckyeah Sep 2012 #16

Beacause he just insulted every unemployed person. He just called them lazy looking for a handout. democrat_patriot Sep 2012 #23

Seniors and college students are in that group, too. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #32

Romney's biggest lead is among voters over 65 CanonRay Sep 2012 #35

Independents are supposedly on the side of American Citizens, and feel neither party serves them librechik Sep 2012 #42

it's all about the precious and few undecideds cali Sep 2012 #3

It should infuriate the vast majority of Social Security recipients, pnwmom Sep 2012 #4

and that too...very much so Douglas Carpenter Sep 2012 #7

Yes, I could see how they might resent being called "victims"... kentuck Sep 2012 #8

wait, you're now changing your argument to a straw man CreekDog Sep 2012 #19

Not all will be turned off -- but he can't risk losing any more than he already has. n/t pnwmom Sep 2012 #38

But such recipients don't see it as an "entitlement"... regnaD kciN Sep 2012 #15

So you are assuming they are all racist, Mitt is assuming they are all lazy Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #34

it reinforces in a very big way Romney's image as a spoiled self-centered upper class twit with a Douglas Carpenter Sep 2012 #5

Totally! Cha Sep 2012 #6

It also pleases his base... kentuck Sep 2012 #9

the economic ideologue true believer base - for sure Douglas Carpenter Sep 2012 #10

of course they will... but they aren't the voters he needs to get salin Sep 2012 #12

Have Hannity & Limbaugh Caretha Sep 2012 #17

It's unpatriotic. OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #11

Calling half of voters self-imagined victims who won't take responsibility for their lives BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #13

Some of those 47% are among the base of the Republican Party gollygee Sep 2012 #18

The base of either party is called 'the base' for a reason. Those people are ALWAYS renie408 Sep 2012 #20

turn on m$nbc....it's a wake spanone Sep 2012 #21

Scarborogh was on the Toady Show, too. GoCubsGo Sep 2012 #25

It's a plus for Romney if we play it wrong. gulliver Sep 2012 #22

Example: David Brooks is calling him out of touch muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #24

WHite elderly on Medicare and SS would be among the 47% of his supposed "free loaders".... hlthe2b Sep 2012 #26

36% of Social Security beneficiaries pay income tax on those benefits.... Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #36

He insults the hard working people whose paycheck is so low that they avebury Sep 2012 #28

I don't think it will have the effect that it SHOULD have Orangepeel Sep 2012 #29

I know Seniors who think like this Liberalynn Sep 2012 #41

Don't You Think The Pig Should Have Secured The Nutter Vote By Now? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #30

Here's the issue BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #31

The thing is that Presidential Candidates simply can't say MineralMan Sep 2012 #33

The insult went deeper than that. Quantess Sep 2012 #37

I think it will have very little real impact on the race. Skip Intro Sep 2012 #39

Not only insulting. It is poor, poor analysis that results in a flawed philosophy. It feeds wiggs Sep 2012 #40

If nothing else, it shows him as tone deaf to politics. randome Sep 2012 #43

Thanks to everyone for their very thoughtful responses. kentuck Sep 2012 #45

If it helped Rommney it would be part of his stump speech cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #46

I think it will be interesting to watch the polls over the next few days... kentuck Sep 2012 #47