Romney despises 47% of electorate, in secretly obtained video in Florida. Goodbye, senior vote.

[seafan]

Today, Mitt Romney forfeited any chance at anything less painful than a landslide defeat in November.



David Corn at Mother Jones reports:

During a private fundraiser earlier this year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a small group of wealthy contributors what he truly thinks of all the voters who support President Barack Obama. He dismissed these Americans as freeloaders who pay no taxes, who don't assume responsibility for their lives, and who think government should take care of them. Fielding a question from a donor about how he could triumph in November, Romney replied:

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.

Romney went on: "(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."

Mother Jones has obtained video of Romney at this intimate fundraiser—where he candidly discussed his campaign strategy and foreign policy ideas in stark terms he does not use in public—and has confirmed its authenticity. To protect the confidential source who provided the video, we have blurred some of the image, and we will not identify the date or location of the event, which occurred after Romney had clinched the Republican presidential nomination. (UPDATE: After a restriction was lifted, Mother Jones reported that this fundraiser was held at the Boca Raton home of controversial private equity manager Marc Leder on May 17.)

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Apart from Romney's insulting remarks (which also include Social Security/Medicare recipients as targets), there is even more to this story.


The wealthy host of this fundraiser in Boca Raton has some, shall we say, lascivious tastes.


Romney "47 Percent" Fundraiser Host: Hedge Fund Manager Who Likes Sex Parties



Marc Leder, left, hosted a fundraiser for Mitt Romney at his Boca Raton home on May 17, 2012. Leder: Sun Capital Partners; Romney: Tina Fultz/Zuma (via Mother Jones)


More of those "Family Values" Republicans, don't ya know.



By the way, Mitt, where are YOUR federal tax returns for the past ten years?


We will soon find out who is the real freeloader.



Greed and meanness are not attractive qualifications in a presidential candidate.


Neither is ignorance of foreign policy.

[Enthusiast]

1. Now the Obama campaign committee

can trot out examples of working people from that 47% that work like fucking dogs trying to get by and feed, shelter and educate their family while still carrying on as excellent examples of good citizenship. :rofl:

Then there is Romney, born on third base with a silver spoon in his mouth.

[No Elephants]

2. Final straw, I hope. I am getting so tired of seeing his face and I am not even in a purple state.

[seafan]

3. WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser

Hats off to David Corn of The Nation.

Transcript to follow.


Be sure to watch The Ed Show tonight.



Today is a day for the history books.

[No Elephants]

4. Not a very well kept secret anymore, is it?

They say Jimmy Carter IV encouraged release of this video. I can't imagine that he was invited to, or allowed to attend a Romney fundraiser, though.

So, who shot the video and showed it to young Jimmeh? And who was smart enough to hold on to it from May until now?

A while back, I heard someone on TV say, "We've been told to expect a September surprise." I just assumed that he got it the classic term "October surprise" wrong.

Speaking of which, remember how 4 years ago the October surprise was supposedly going to be a video of Michelle Obama ranting about "Whitey?"

Karma is funny.