Romney: 'I'm not concerned about the very poor.

Romney: 'I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very-rich. They're doing just fine."

"My focus is not the very poor..."

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Oh, god, Mitt... Just keep talking... Jus' keep doin' what you're doin'...

Just offering a little more context...

“I’m in this race because I care about Americans. I’m not concerned about the very poor — we have a safety net there,” he said. “If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich — they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90-95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.”

O’Brien jumped in, asking him to clarify his statement that he’s not concerned with the very poor. “I think there are lots of very poor Americans who are struggling who would say, ‘That sounds odd,’” she said.

“Well, you had to finish the sentence, Soledad,” Romney replied. “I said, I’m not concerned about the very poor that have a safety net, but if it has holes in it, then I will repair it.”

“But my campaign is focused on middle-income Americans,” he added. “My campaign — you can choose where to focus. You can focus on the rich. That’s not my focus. You can focus on the very poor. That’s not my focus.”

Romney said he is open to talking about whether the “ample safety net” for the poor — such as food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers — needs to be strengthened or fixed.

But, he said, the middle class “are the people that have been most badly hurt during the Obama years.”


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Yes, I hear that Jim Demint is already going nuts trying to get Romney to dial that one back...

The segments for the commercials just keep writing themselves....

LadyJazzer wrote: Yes, I hear that Jim Demint is already going nuts trying to get Romney to dial that one back...

The segments for the commercials just keep writing themselves....

They certainly do. If you are a dishonest liberal political operative or just a local unknown guitar player who lives daily to be totally dishonest. But if you take his remarks IN CONTEXT, my goodness, you see that Mitt is more moderate then you would find other conservatives. Newt was talking about child labor (although there was a lot out of context in those statements too), Mitt is admitting that the poor needs a safety net, and Mitt has no intention of dialing it back, and he even promises to make sure they always have these services.

Why would you not want the poor to have this safety net and social services? If you were honest you would be praising Mitt.

Luckily the people who would be convinced not to vote for Romney by Obama's Super-PAC ads, weren't likely to vote for Mitt anyway.

Uh, these aren't Obama's ads... These are the Newt's ads...

LadyJazzer wrote: Uh, these aren't Obama's ads... These are the Newt's ads...

So true, the Republicans like to eat their own.

Nothing like Newt using his corrupt casino owner's cash to shred other Republicans. Just like Romney using his Bain Capital friend's cash to attack the only Speaker who actually slowed down the debt.

So you admit that using the phrase "by Obama's Super-PAC ad" was a lie.

Thank you.

LadyJazzer wrote: So you admit that using the phrase "by Obama's Super-PAC ad" was a lie.

Thank you.

No, it isn't a lie, it is a prediction.

When it happens you can use it...Until then, you're a liar...