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OTTUMWA, IA -- Vice President Joe Biden, the man who is often the first to charge into the political fray on President Barack Obama's behalf, held his tongue Tuesday in regard to a controversy involving Mitt Romney.
Asked by reporters to comment on the GOP presidential nominee's surreptitiously recorded comments referencing 47 percent of Americans do not "take personal responsibility" and feel "entitled" to government benefits, Biden said only that he'll let Romney's words "speak for themselves."
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Biden, appearing at a campaign event in swing state Iowa, did not mention today's firestorm over the Romney comments during a 25-minute speech to about 450 supporters, concentrating instead on familiar attacks over the GOP ticket's Medicare and tax proposals.
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The Romney remarks were recorded at a fundraiser earlier this year and leaked to magazine Mother Jones. Late yesterday, the candidate said the sentiment was expressed in an "inartful" way but that he stands by his overall philosophy of smaller government.
Biden next heads to Grinnell, Iowa this afternoon before wrapping up his 2-day tour of the Hawkeye State.
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Obama unveiled his new campaign slogan on the Letterman show last night.
"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country can do for you!"
You mean as opposed to Romney's central theme for his entire campaign?
"Ask not what your country can do for you unless you're richer than I am. Otherwise, you're on your own - if that means starvation, well - it's your fault your not rich like I am"
Buck up Marine! Whining only works for Obama.
You KNOW you screwed up when even Biden is willing to let your comments stand on thier own!
Are you better off under Obama?
Or:
Are you Laid Off under Obama?
yea and i got real job back
Yeah, I'am better off...much better as a matter of fact, now that I got most of my retirement fund back I lost under dubya.
mitten!! mitten!!! mitten!!!
Thats how you handle what rumney said, by not giving him(rumney) the satisfaction. His words do speak for themselves.
There is a new audible video released yesterday of President Barack Obama discussing his approach and approval of re-distribution of your earned wealth.
Below is the link or you can search for the title on youtube Obama: "I Actually Believe In Redistribution"is the title of the audible video
However, It is highly unlikely that you will see nor hear of this on any of the left winged liberal news networks such as this one, CNN or any of the others. As this network as the other left winged liberal networks are in the tank and protecting the President.
h**p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3aGJfDSg4