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46. Well, at least it's the truth

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 04:06 PM

Feb 2012

The GOP is not concerned about the very poor. However, many of the "middle class" people that they wish to relieve are now living below the poverty line.

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Romney: 'I'm not concerned about the very poor' [View all] maddezmom Feb 2012 OP

Confirming what we already knew about this pompous ass! liberal N proud Feb 2012 #1

Fucking guy is hopeless BeyondGeography Feb 2012 #2

Your buttons are too easily pushed..... baldrad Feb 2012 #25

I'm a dispassionate observer of political ineptitude BeyondGeography Feb 2012 #28

$600 for getting the bonus question, pick your next topic. nt BootinUp Feb 2012 #77

Again where the hell do you get the idea that we spent $13 trillion on the War on Poverty? Bjorn Against Feb 2012 #39

Welcome to DU. Got a link for that claim? Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #44

Benefits available for a non-disabled adult in New York City: SOS Feb 2012 #51

That is what I thought ! There really isnt any more 'welfare checks' lunasun Feb 2012 #76

LOL! tabasco Feb 2012 #61

I agree. Much to do about nothing. IndyJones Feb 2012 #90

"What you do to the least of these, you do to me." Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #56

Okay, well, he did donate like $7 million to charity last year so I think he's okay on that issue. IndyJones Feb 2012 #91

It's very real Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #97

He would shred the "ample safety net" he claims they have. highplainsdem Feb 2012 #3

Keep talking like that, Romney. shireen Feb 2012 #4

By "very poor", Golden Mittens Romney means anyone earning below $300,000 a year. toddwv Feb 2012 #5

$300,000 to $1,000,000 = poor, below $300,000 = very, very poor Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2012 #63

I am in the last category :( cstanleytech Feb 2012 #81

me too Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2012 #109

lol, probably true harun Feb 2012 #98

FFS the middle class is still treestar Feb 2012 #6

Freudian slip? Or just a glimpse into his true nature? Roland99 Feb 2012 #7

Only if cluelessness is a nature. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #82

He's a politician and politicians always lie, so actually he cares a lot. Kablooie Feb 2012 #93

A guy Madmiddle Feb 2012 #8

So When Mittens was singing Americal the Beautfui lately ... bayareaboy Feb 2012 #9

See where he's going - he just has no filter or sense on how to say Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2012 #10

Keep the soundbites coming, Mitt! reformist2 Feb 2012 #11

Mitt is the perfect candidate for the GOP csziggy Feb 2012 #59

I worry too -what you said + the sheepie voting block that eats the corp crap doled out for them lunasun Feb 2012 #79

May the very poor be there to welcome you everywhere you go Mitt /nt think Feb 2012 #12

+1 Stuart G Feb 2012 #23

I don't even know if this will hurt him at all OKNancy Feb 2012 #13

"...because the poor aren't going to vote for me anyway." (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2012 #14

Riiight, Willard. Zoeisright Feb 2012 #15

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #26

Where the hell do you get the idea that $13 trillion was spent on anti-poverty programs? Bjorn Against Feb 2012 #37

LOL...........baldrad Skittles Feb 2012 #38

privately funded charities have been more efficient at this effort oh pleez lunasun Feb 2012 #80

Ok..no more sugar for you skittles as its making ya way to hyper :P lol cstanleytech Feb 2012 #83

Are you lost? racaulk Feb 2012 #40

What a fucking asshole! gopiscrap Feb 2012 #16

Neither is his God. nt raouldukelives Feb 2012 #17

We need to watch Smilo Feb 2012 #18

"....are there no prisons, are there no workhouses? Let them die and decrease the surplus ladywnch Feb 2012 #19

Don't forget.... baldrad Feb 2012 #27

Remember how Gingrich once said we need to bring back orphanages to house kids who, he believes, tblue37 Feb 2012 #85

I think that statement will actually play well with many middle class voters hfojvt Feb 2012 #20

After Mitten's tax returns were released one can see who's getting the free stuff. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2012 #48

Neither party really cares about the poor. Beacool Feb 2012 #101

some of them vote, but not as many hfojvt Feb 2012 #105

I was being sarcastic. Beacool Feb 2012 #106

And the ALEC playbook has state legislatures cutting these "ample safety nets" MaineDem Feb 2012 #21

This is exactly the same BS that Reagan spewed -- klook Feb 2012 #22

...dirt bag bastard. SoapBox Feb 2012 #24

Riiiggghhhttt.... Evasporque Feb 2012 #29

If the poor are okay, why is he concerned about the MC becoming poor? His resume shows that he patrice Feb 2012 #30

Jesus cares. just sayin' mikekohr Feb 2012 #31

You can't focus on something under a bus.....nt Evasporque Feb 2012 #32

Sadly, that will gain him votes from GOPers. progressoid Feb 2012 #33

He should be lefthandedlefty Feb 2012 #34

Lol! Mittens would never think this way!! His money came from daddy & hue Feb 2012 #36

another example of a Repub demonstrating lack of empathy--true to Ayn Rand & ALEC n/t hue Feb 2012 #35

mutt WRONGLY: "Pardon me… could you pass the Grey Poupon?" solarman350 Feb 2012 #41

I thought of him too ! lunasun Feb 2012 #84

Tell us something we dont know. DCBob Feb 2012 #42

Ah, just tie them on top of the car with the dog. Denninmi Feb 2012 #43

Say something stupid, Willard! tclambert Feb 2012 #45

Well, at least it's the truth Blasphemer Feb 2012 #46

Once again Mittens show how clueless he is. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2012 #47

How is the media trying to defend him on this one? Thrill Feb 2012 #49

Even if it were a misconstrued statement SaintPete Feb 2012 #50

The rest of the clowns are worse! Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #57

Funny, the morans on RW talk radio are only pissed about the "safety net" comment. DCBob Feb 2012 #52

Until they need it. Harry Monroe Feb 2012 #66

Ads are determined by the content of a page, not by the owner of the website. tblue37 Feb 2012 #87

Click through. boppers Feb 2012 #111

He said the very poor have a safety net. If he considers sleeping on a nice sidewalk humblebum Feb 2012 #53

Did you know that Mitt is taking Yoga? sellitman Feb 2012 #54

i thought you were going for SaintPete Feb 2012 #58

He's a silver spooned silver tongued corporatist SHMUCK ! RBInMaine Feb 2012 #55

He's already making excuses for saying it. louis-t Feb 2012 #60

LOL! His big issue now is cap & trade! Which is now DEAD, thanks to repugs! wordpix Feb 2012 #103

He has a lovely safety net in the Cayman Islands Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2012 #62

Over at RedState, total frickin meltdown. agentS Feb 2012 #64

Oooh, hey, thanks for that BeyondGeography Feb 2012 #67

Mitt needs to be hit upside his head with a clue by four. Harry Monroe Feb 2012 #65

Obama just got reelected Chill Keney Feb 2012 #68

Geez, this guy knows exactly what to say, doesn't he? 6000eliot Feb 2012 #69

"not concerned about the very poor" unkachuck Feb 2012 #70

When he was Speaker, Gingrich advocated removing children from their homes tblue37 Feb 2012 #88

It's just that the GOP is doing its damndest to get rid of that safety net jmowreader Feb 2012 #71

But he's passionate about the "somewhat poor." RUMMYisFROSTED Feb 2012 #72

Wow. Al Rowden Feb 2012 #73

Stupid motherfucker. Can't fucking see past the nose on richassed mugliCON. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #74

Unfortunetly this kind of rhetoric might work with Independents LostinRed Feb 2012 #75

voter ID laws will make that more so now lunasun Feb 2012 #86

This is the kind of shit that turns my stomach... BootinUp Feb 2012 #78

You're taking his comment out of context! Kablooie Feb 2012 #89

We need to not focus on this statement. The contrast of what percentage of what he donated to IndyJones Feb 2012 #92

Whats funny if you listen to the entire comment concerning this.. DCBob Feb 2012 #95

Sounds very Randian to me florida08 Feb 2012 #94

I hope this gives comfort to those who thought Gingrich would have been the easier opponent. DCBob Feb 2012 #96

The Cayman Islands are a safety net, my friend. denem Feb 2012 #99

so are Switzerland and Bermuda wordpix Feb 2012 #104

Poor choice of words. Beacool Feb 2012 #100

First, if the poor DID have an ample safety net, it's no thanks to you, Tax Haven Mitt wordpix Feb 2012 #102

Mitt Romney is a white-bread jello-eating Mormon turd jxnmsdemguy65 Feb 2012 #107

Kick! sarcasmo Feb 2012 #108

Let them eat cake. LeftishBrit Feb 2012 #110

Kick! sarcasmo Feb 2012 #112

Clueless, utterly clueless! Vidar Feb 2012 #113