Mitt Romney calls half of America freeloaders

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Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. "

Yes, so? That, again, is not what Romney said, that has created this firestorm.

Mitt Romney quote: 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 the 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…These are people who pay no income tax.

"My job is is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

Characterizing half the citizens of this country as freeloading moochers, living off the government , who will never "take personal responsibility for their lives", is insulting to every American, beyond the pale.

It just matches everything Romney has said previously on the campaign trail. Nobody could believe Romney actually thought like this - he does, and the horror of this tape is that it proves what everyone suspected about Romney.

That the 47% he speaks of consists of elderly seniors, the very poor and lower middle class, and disabled veterans is disgusting.