The Obama campaign announced it will begin airing a second TV ad hitting Romney over his “47%” remarks. The ad will run in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Virginia. (Note the state where this won't air: Wisconsin.)
The first TV ad seizing on "47%" -- released yesterday -- was specific to just Ohio.
The script of this latest TV ad:
When Mitt Romney dismissed 47% of Americans for not pulling their weight, he attacked millions of hard working people making 25, 35, 45 thousand dollars a year…
They pay social security taxes. State taxes. Local taxes. Gas, sales, and property taxes.
Romney paid just 14 percent in taxes last year.
On over 13 million in income.
Almost all from investments.
Instead of attacking folks who work for a living…
Shouldn’t we stand up for them?


You cannot argue with republicans. They live in their own made up world, like a crazy person. Remember Romeny is running against an empty chair, global warming is a hoax, vaginas have magic power that stop sperm.
Its kinda hard to argue with that kind of logic.
Obama\Biden 2012
When I lived and worked in Alaska a number of years ago, I knew many, many really intelligent people. You would not have been one of them and probably still not.
Angry, your first couple of sentences describes you libtards to a T.
angry
Instead of name calling,
I thought for sure you were going to blame Bush.
The New GOP Mantra:
(Actually, it;s also the OLD GOP Mantra)
"Facts are inconvenient"
check
Do you know where the jobs are
Do you know why Obama is not creating any.
Do you think the answer is record numbers on food stamps.
8% unemployment and holding,
Holding for 4 years.
Where are the Jobs?
Obamas America:
How many new people applied for unemployment today?
Liberals are born with a brain defect which is why they are who they are. You cannot reason with them no matter how many facts you show them. You can also be sure that they will never reach into their own pockets to pay for their pathetic causes they come up with. No, but they want everyone else to and they want to do it by force, that's their idea of charity.
Who is calling names, crazy is what crazy does. Keep complaining about empty chair Obama, he is the one you are mad at.
Obamas Health Care Tax
Pelosi "You have to pass it to find out whats in it"
Higher Taxes
Thousands more IRS agents to enforce them
Force the young to pay for it
Health Care decided by govt panels
Need a hip replacement
No return on investment
To Old, To Bad
NEXT
2 Years Obama had the House and Senate,
What did he do
Create jobs ,No
Cut the debt,No
He shoved his Health Care Tax down our Throat.
No Jobs, just more Taxes
This guy has got to go.
Jack,
You seem high on rage, and low on facts.
Maybe you could provide a link to back up your "cut-and-paste from FOX" claims.
What? You can't??
Why am I surprised??
Jack??
See, you GOP'ers, this what your future looks like.
Checkie.............prove he is wrong. Give us some facts that he is wrong. What? You can't?? Why am I surprised??
Checkie.....still there??
Checkered, you are the typical libtard that I was talking about. There are no links necessary here, the condition of the economy is not a secret.
check
You don't have any idea where the jobs are.
You don't know record numbers are on food stamps?
You don't know record numbers are on welfare?
You don't know unemployment has been over 8% for 4 years?
You don't know gas prices are through the roof?
You don't know it is a health care Tax.
You don't know the rest of the world thinks we are a joke?
You don't know homes are foreclosed on every day?
Why do we have these problems, Obama was the "Chosen" one
I guess he just wasn't up to the job.
Just an Empty Suit.
Well the president has had job growth over the past few months.
If the republican governors did cut state budgets to pay for tax cut for millionaires the unemployment would be below 7%.
President Obama has double domestic oil production.
You were paying for other peoples health before. For example when they went to the hospital without insurance. Guess who paid for that us.
The world has more respect for us.
The home market is increasing.
wear
Same old excuses
Its somebody elses fault, just like a little kid.
Who respects us , We just had an Ambassador murdered, that doesn't sound like respect.
Where are the jobs you keep talking about?
City, State, Region something Please.
What industry or factory is hireing?
Please tell us, because Obama not talking about Jobs.
Forcing the young to pay for your health care is just wrong.
Hiring Thousands more IRS agents to enforce the Tax,
That starting to look like a Secret Police Force.
Why are gas prices going through the roof?
I see no new home construction, Only Foreclosures.
$ Years and 5 Trillion in new debt, World Record
Record numbers on welfare
Record numbers on food stamps
And you are telling us this is OK
Am I supposed to be happy peoples homes are being foreclosed
Unemployment is at 8% and holding
Where are the Jobs
Where is Obama on The View
Why isn't he creating jobs
Why aren't you telling us where the jobs are?
Many were included in the veterans' employment bill that was filibustered by the GOP last week. Stop posting the same old cut and paste, jacky. It just makes you look worse than you already do.
Fail.
How about the stock market doubling value?
wear
Do you know where the jobs are.
Are there new manufacturing plants opening up?
Why isn't the unemployment rate coming down?
8% for 4 years,
Why are homes under water, and being foreclosed on?
Why record numbers on welfare and food stamps?
Where are the jobs.
Where is the new construction?
Why No Jobs.
That's a pretty easy one to look up. I hope I don't have to post a link.
Look it all up because you're wrong.
wear
I must have missed it,
Where did you say all the new jobs were?
I'm sorry do you know what google is? Well you go to www.google.com and can search for all kinds of things. But there are some sites like FOX that post lies so you have to be care where you go and look.
Home prices rising?
Since Romney paid 14% in federal income tax in 2011, one wonders what he would pay in 2013 if the tax plan of Paul Ryan were enacted. And then one wonders what Romney would pay if President Obama's proposal were enacted. Maybe one of Romney's primary motivations for running is his hope to save about $5 million dollars in taxes. Of course, we should not worry about that because, if Romney did save an extra $5 million, we are all certain that he would reinvest it in domestic projects that would contribute to the US economic recovery and help to create many new meaningful jobs in this country. And Romney is an honorable man.
We are on the right track we need to move forward. There has been job growth despite the resistance to stop every bill by the Republicans in the House.
wear
Obama had the House and Senate for 4 years.
Why didn't he create jobs?
That is what we hired him to do.
All he cared about was shoving health care tax down our throats.
Why didn't he focus on Jobs.
He said he would why didn't he.
Why should I believe him now.
Please, Please give me another chance, I know I can do better.
Why didn't he do better.
Just an Empty Suit.
Wrong he had the house and senate for 2 years. the last 2 years the republicans in the house prevented every bill that would help our economy. they even said on camera that their goal was to make sure president obama was not re-elected.
wear
Your right, I miss-typed.
It was 2 years
What did he focus on for those 2 years.
Jobs, No
Housing market No
Health Care Tax Yes
Why No Jobs
Why Still No Jobs?
The health care isn't great, but we need something to lower costs = preventive care
If someone goes to the hospital that isn't covered guess who pays for that = us
This bill should get more people covered.
If protects people from being dropped that are sick and for pre-existing conditions
There are more things too...
What is wrong with that?
Govt panels deciding who gets what care,
Hip Replacement at what age?
To Old, To Bad
Next
More taxes, young forced to pay
Create jobs that's the answer,
Not more Govt.
Listen, Romney wants to cut more taxes. How is this suppose to reduce the deficit?
Cut taxes, turn businesses loose to make profits,
Jobs are created, tax bases increase, and you can have all the social programs you want.
Redistribution is everybody sharing the same 5$ bill. Get govt out of business way and you create a whole lot of 5$ bills.
Socialism doesn't work, It's like a stagnant pond, everyone sharing the same water over and over. Turn that water loose into a stream and everyone gets more and more fresh water. Government is not the solution it is the problem.
I didn't say anything about socialism.
lol President Obama is sooooo far from socialism. You should look up the definition:
Socialism: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
Dude, I hate to break it to you, but the government is not doing that
wear You didn't have to say anything about Socialism,
I did
I think you call it
Redistribution
wear
What was GM
What was Solendra
Isn't GM now Government Motors
Isn't Solendra, well Solendra just isn't.
If GM is doing so great,
why isn't Detroit booming?
But when you say it like that it looks ugly:
I would say it like this:
There is a family that makes less than $20,000 a year working several jobs. They are in a bad neighborhood with poor school.
Does where they live need more resources (money pays for the resources) to fix things like crime and schooling?
If they pay a percentage it is going to be a little bit, but it's a little bit that they don't have.
Wouldn't the economy grow if they where able to move up to the middle class and use more income to support the economy instead of being on food stamps?
The government lent GM money and they paid it back. With interest.
So...GM is booming and Motor City will be OK if,
They get more govt handouts?
But you say GM is booming and they have paid back all the stimulus money.
And I guess it's better to let them go bankrupt instead of investing in our own people?
We Invested, Why is GM not booming?
Half the deficit is from the Bush tax cuts on millionaires. If Romney cuts more taxes for millions he will have no choice, cut so many programs that the taxes on the middle class will go up.
Wear
I knew it was coming,
It's that mean ol Bushes fault
Well if you kinda do crazy tax cuts, start 2 wars, while in the middle of a recession what do you think is going to happen?
That mean ol Bush, darn him.
I guess Obama just wasn't the right guy to fix it.
We can't do the same things again that crashed the economy.
So... Obama Did not fix it
Why is unemployment holding at 8% for 4 years?
Why record numbers on food stamps?
Obama said he had the answers,
Obama was going to heal the World.
Even Matthews leg tingled when Obama spoke.
People fainted in his presence.
What happened to the smartest man in the room?
Where are the Jobs?
Where?
The jobs are behind all the bills that the republicans in the house blocked.
So...
It's those mean ol Republicans fault.
2 Years Obama had the House and Senate
He focused on Health Care Tax,
We hired him to create Jobs.
Where are the Jobs?
Where?
If you vote for Romney and you make less than $1,000,000 you are voting against your interests.
So, as Myth Robme continues to double down on one of the central myths of GOP Neocons, viz.a notion that whatever you get in free enterprise is due solely to your heroic efforts, we can really see the folly of where he really stands.
This ridiculous proposition is the central masturbatory phantasy of the GOP.
So where's their argument now? It sorta goes like this: yeah I know that Bush left a big mess, but Mr Obama hasn't fixed it fast enough (because we have been blocking every move he makes), so you should fire him and put us back into the game to follow the same ideas that created the mess?
Yet, here in the 47% video, we see the vulture capitalist from Bain in his true aspect. At home among the other fat cats, wallowing the self-righteousness and dripping with hypocrisy. The man is a true chicken hawk, a legend in his own mind, completely ignorant and disdainful of the true struggles faced by most Americans, and completely unfit to serve all the people.
Myth Robme and Lyin Ryan ... their voodoo economics is a cruel joke and an affront to sound arithmetic everywhere!
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO1F7EcGFAc&feature=relmfu ]
Is this the economy we want? Looks to me like a textbook case of masturbatory (trickle down) voodoo economics guaranteed to feather the nests of the 1%rs and screw the rest of US. When pressed on details ol' Myth just babbles about his (vulture) business experience. He's like Rudy Giuliani, but instead of "noun,verb, 9/11", you get "noun, verb, businessman". He has whole Federal agencies scheduled for "creative destruction" with no idea of the real impact on anyone else (just like at Bain Capital). He wants to save defense programs, but lower taxes (only on his fellow 1%ers of course) and the numbers just don't add up. You'd think some of these self-righteous monkeys would have the integrity to get that Lyin' Ryan budget scored by the CBO? Nah, not a chance. Whereas Mr.Obama's plan has recently been further supported by the CBO.
George Carlin said once (I think), "Whenever you hear some businessmen discussing what policies are good for America, don't bend over!"
In contrast Mr. Obama's record, while weaker than it might have been without the subversive Grand Obstructionist Poopies, is showing results and putting us on the right course! The private sector has added 4.5 million jobs and GM is alive saving at least 250000 jobs. We could do more but, thanks to the G O P, their side's jobs score is 0! Housing starts are improving, the stock markets are improving, small business is now equipped with the best terms on Small Business Administration loans in years, merchants are even optimistic about Christmas, the beat goes on.
I say to last phone call, to the last registered voter, to the last door knocked on, to the last vote, in the last open precinct, on the last night — we fight, we fight, we fight!
OBAMA / BIDEN — 4 MORE 4 44!
reterry
Say again where the new jobs are.
Record numbers on food stamps
Record numbers on welfare
No jobs
more taxes
More for lease signs in front of businesses
5 Trillion in new debt, in only 4 years
Younger generation forced to pay for it all
Still No Jobs
Before President Obama took office, the economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month. Now, we’ve seen 30 consecutive months of job growth and 4.6 million new private sector jobs.
wear
You keep talking about jobs.
Where are they.
Give us something City, State, Region something.
What industry, where they building the factory.
Why are peoples homes being taken from them.
Please tell them where they can get these jobs.
The country is hurting, Please help them.
We can keep talking about the 4.5 million new private sector jobs. That fact won't change.
You can keep on not listening and asking the same empty question that is denied by that fact. Apparently you are structurally incapable of rational discussion, favoring banal echo chamber Lim-babble.
Of course one place they can get the jobs is through the passage of the American Jobs Act, and by the reversal of the Veterans Jobs Program that was so heartlessly filibustered to death by four of the lowest low life Republican members of the Senate: Boozer, Burr, Toomey, and Johanns!
Obamas America:
Almost half the citizens living on govt. handouts.
What a great country he created for us.
Still No Jobs
Under President Obama, we are producing more oil than we have in 14 years. He is helping expand domestic oil production by offering millions of acres of land for development—including opening up 75% of our oil and gas resources in the Gulf and Arctic—and is improving safety measures to prevent future spills.
Why are gas prices sky high?
Still No Jobs
Well when the Republican House takes recess 7 weeks early instead of passing bills that create jobs (THIS IS THEIR JOB NOT THE PRESIDENTS) I wonder who is looking out for the best interests of the country.
He had no problem telling Congress to keep working when he wanted his Health Care Tax to keep moving.
Has Obama even proposed a budget?
I believe it was even over XMAS Holidays.
Why is every Obama ad just an attack on Romney???
...How come I haven't seen a single Obama commercial where he speaks of his accomplishments??
Oh...that's right....a commercial has to be at least 1 second long........
It's so easy. Mitt is an idiot, much like you, Hope.
"I pushed the idea of a managed bankruptcy, and finally, when that was done and the help was given, the companies got back on their feet. So I'll take a lot of credit for the fact this industry has come back." -Mitt Romney in May 2012 taking undeserved credit for the auto industry's revival, despite saying in 2008, "If General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye."
sail
Back to name calling.
Next you will be blaming that mean ol Bush, darn him.
Do you happen to know where all the jobs are?
47% of your countrymen are living on govt handouts.
All I see are closed businesses, and for lease signs.
Are any new houses being built, factories opening any where you know.
Record numbers on welfare.
Record numbers on food stamps.
Gas prices sky high.
Please if you know anything, help them.
PoliFact take umbrage with Romney's blithering claims.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/sep/18/mitt-romney/mitt-romney-says-voters-who-support-barack-obama-a/
You might want to learn the facts before you make untenable and dishonest claims, yourself, jacky.
sail
So..You don't have any idea where the jobs are,
Obama was going to fix everything.
All I see is Record numbers on welfare
Record numbers on food stamps
Homes being foreclosed on
Gas prices sky high
Businesses closing
Where are the Jobs
Why isn't Obama creating Jobs
Why is Obama allowing so many to have to live on govt handouts
I think Obama is just an Empty Suit.
sail
Where was I dishonest?
Record numbers on welfare
record numbers on food stamps
High gas prices
47% of your countrymen unable to make enough to even pay taxes
Here you go, Jack. You want jobs? Ask your friends in the obstructionist GOP about the American Jobs Act - 2,000,000 jobs and it was paid for. Blocked by republicans in the house.
And give them a jingle over the Veterans jobs bill last week - filibustered in the senate.
You really don't care about jobs, though, do you, Jack?
Fail, yet again.
sail
So.. Its those mean ol Republicans fault ,darn them
I guess Obama was not the right guy to fix it.
2 Years he had the House and Senate,
All we got was A Health Care Tax
No Jobs
C'mon, Jacky. Last week the opportunity presented itself to create jobs and the GOP shirked their duty. So, yes, it was the Republicans' fault. But we already established the fact you are not interested in jobs, though, didn't we? You are just another right wing lunatic fringe gasbag, That's all.
President Obama will win in November precisely because the American people are turning away from the sort of short-sighted obstructionist politics the GOP is playing instead of working on behalf of the American people, Jacky. Read 'em and weep:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html
Name calling and
It's those mean ol Republicans fault
Same old weak excuses
Just like Obama an Empty Suit
jacky, the GOP shot down a jobs bill last week! Doesn't that mean anything to you? How can you defend a party that is preventing people from being employed? Are you that low?
Shame.
In regards too the tape that caught RobMe expressing his and the rest of the 1%s beliefs a word of advise.
When you throw your fancy parties just remember the 99% are the ones there doing the work...So careful what you say and do we are watching.....
800...There are people working under the Obama administration?? ....give him another 4 years and unemployment will hit 99%!!
gorilla
Do You know where the jobs are?
I keep looking, but can't find them.
I guess it must be a secret, because even the media is not talking about them.
Help please 47% of your countrymen need help.
"Adding $4 trillion dollars to the National debt is irresponsible and unpatriotic" -Obama, 2008
.....in less than 3.5 years, Obama has increased the debt by more than $5 trillion
President Obama found his private moment of political candor caught by a live microphone on Monday as he told President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia that he would have “more flexibility” to negotiate on the delicate issue of missile defense after the November election, which Mr. Obama apparently feels confident he will win.
Mr. Obama then elaborated in a portion of the exchange picked up by the cameras: “This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.”
“I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir,” Mr. Medvedev said, referring to Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, who just won an election to succeed Mr. Medvedev.
I’m curious: how many other countries has the president promised that he’d have a lot more flexibility the morning he doesn’t have to answer to the American people?
Obamas America:
Health Care Tax
Thousands more IRS agents to enforce then,
Young forced to pay for it,
Guess we know who those agents will target.
Imagine Thousands more agents reporting to the
Treasury Dept. not Justice Dept.
Secret Police Force sound familiar.
Pelosi "You have to pass it to find out what's in it"
Obamas America:
And we thought Carter was a Joke.
At least they didn't kill the ambassador when Carter was President.
The World leaders have no respect of fear of Obama.
America is now a joke.
Obama, just an Empty Suit
Still No Jobs
Hey jacky! Call your obstructionist losers of the GOP about the American Jobs Act - 2,000,000 jobs and it was paid for. Blocked by republicans in the house.
While you're at it, ask them about the Veterans jobs bill last week - filibustered in the senate.
You're really not interested in jobs, though, are you, jacky? You're just another right wing lunatic fringe loudmouth. That's all.
Sail
Back to name calling, and
It's those mean ol republicans fault, darn them
Yes, jacky, I am calling you a loser. And yes, the obstructionist GOP shirked their duty by blocking the opportunity to create jobs just last week. So, yes, it was their fault. But we already established the fact you don't care about jobs, didn't we? Plus we have established the fact you are a loser. Altogether, a very productive post, I must say.
See ya, loser.
Jack & Joe , Keep spouting and get ready to continue after November for 4 more years.
fres
You sound like a smart person
Can you tell us where the new jobs are.
The media and Obama are being pretty silent about them.
I sure can! They are in the jobs bills the GOP is filibustering fas recently as last week. Only a bottom feeder like you could support a party that is standing in the way of employment for Americans, jacky.
Shame.
Obama, Democrats
Please where are the Jobs.
People are hurting,
They don't want welfare
They want Jobs
Where are the jobs?
Where?
Hey jacky! Call your obstructionist losers of the GOP about the American Jobs Act - 2,000,000 jobs and it was paid for. Blocked by republicans in the house.
While you're at it, ask them about the Veterans jobs bill last week - filibustered in the senate.
You're really not interested in jobs, though, are you, jacky? You're just another right wing lunatic fringe loudmouth. That's all.
TRUTH:
Starting in 2014, my company will be required to either offer health benefits to each of its employees or suffer the consequences of paying a "penalty" (tax?) of $2,000.00 for each employee over 50 (minus 30) that is not covered. The company currently employs 70 people. It is a service based company, and like most companies of this type, profit margins are razor thin. Its' business model cannot support the approximate $350,000 in yearly expenses to provide benefits, nor can it support the $80,000 in additional yearly taxes (sorry..."penalties") if it does not. Therefore, there are only four options:
1. Close the doors and go out of business (1.4 million businesses declared bankruptcy under Obama last year alone...)
2. Lay off enough employees to bring the head count to under 50
3. Cut full-time workers' hours to under 30 per week so that they can be considered "part-time"
4. Raise prices enough to cover these "penalties" and risk becoming non-competitive due to prices being too high......revert to #1 on list.
This is not "misreading" Obamacare. Any accountant can validate that this is exactly what each and every small business is facing. Should the company lay people off and put many employees, most who have done an excellent job over the years, out of work? Should it tell them they now earn less due to a reduction in hours? Should it declare bankruptcy and close the doors?......I am certain that there are millions of small businesses facing the same reality and I am also certain that this couldn't possibly be good for our already struggling economy. ......where is the "good" in this??
Nice try- But all the BS you are saying you will be subject to also applies to every other business. So suck it up or get out.
fres
That's Obamas answer
Close your doors and join in on my Welfare State,
Come on over and get some free food stamps too.
Trust me the govt will make all your dreams come true.
I’ve had enough of this misleading garbage from the left over Romney’s 47% comment.
Here is the question that was asked that generated the Romney statement plus the ENTIRE Romney quote, not some cherry-picked, parsing of a few key words:
Question: “For the past three years, all everybody’s been told is, “Don’t worry. We’ll take care of you.” How are you going to do it, in two months before the elections to convince everybody, you’ve got to take care of yourself?”
Romney reply: “Uh, well there are 47% of the people who will VOTE for the President no matter what. All right, there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon the government, who believe that, that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to healthcare, 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. And the, the President starts off with 48,49, 4--, he starts off with a huge number. These are people who pay no income tax. 47 percent of Americans pay no income tax. So our MESSAGE of low taxes doesn’t connect. He’ll be out there talking about tax cuts for the rich. I mean, that’s what they sell every, every 4 years. And, uh, so my job is not to worry about those few. I’ll never CONVINCE them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. What I have to do is to CONVINCE the 5 to 10 percent in the center that are independents, that are thoughtful, that look at VOTING one way or the other depending upon in some cases emotion, whether they like the guy or not…...”
FACT #1 - This was at a fundraiser for a Presidential election. To win an election requires votes. In this quote Romney used the words “vote” (twice), “message” (once), “convince” (twice) and “voting” (once). What are the odds that a guy running for President attending a fundraiser to help win that election might talk about VOTES and what he needs to do during the campaign to win those VOTES? I know, shocking, right?
LOGICAL DEDUCTION: It’s not that Romney doesn’t “care” about that 47% as human beings, he was talking about the likelihood of winning their votes.
FACT #2 – Despite not putting the 47% comment from Romney in any way, shape or form of the true context, liberals insist that Romney is simply a greedy, uncaring person. So let’s look at the kinds of things Romney has done with his life, shall we? Hard core liberals won’t believe it so you guys might as well just respond with hate right now. Independents and those who are not lemmings will look at this objectively and come to the irrefutable conclusion: Romney cares about people and has proven it through a life time of service to his fellow man.
ROMNEY’S ALTRUISM / CHARITY
- Gave away his inheritance in 1998 to start / help fund the “George W. Romney Institute of Public Management” at BYU (his father, George Romney, died in 1995).
- Donated his entire Olympics salary and severance package ($1.4M) to charity.
- While governor of Massachusetts, at HIS request, served the people of MA at the salary of $1/year (that’s right, ONE DOLLAR).
- Voluntarily served, without pay or re-compensation of funds, as a Mormon missionary for 30 months in his late teens/early twenties (you may not agree with what he taught but the fact is he did it on a volunteer basis with the belief that he was helping to bring people closer to Jesus).
- Volunteer service to community as a church head pastor for 13 years all with ZERO pay (that's right, none); 5 years as a “bishop” and 8 years as a “stake president”.
- Would give ALL his Presidential salary ($1.6 Million total) back to the American taxpayers if elected (yes, he's on record as committing to this).
- Based on a net worth of $200-250M and his constant activity/involvement in his church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the ‘Mormons’), has given at least $20-25 MILLION to his church. (LDS church members pay tithing; one-tenth of what a person earns. The LDS church uses tithing donations to build and maintain churches and temples, print literature about Jesus Christ, etc. Can anyone dispute this is not “charitable” giving?) BTW, that is NOT including other charitable contributions to the LDS church in the form of “fast offerings”. Go look it up.
- He also chose to NOT receive any Social Security payments upon turning 65 because, again, he knows he can take care of himself and therefore should not rely on our tax dollars to help fund his daily living. (BTW, that’s HIS money that he’s leaving in government accounts.)
- Shut down most of his company, Bain Capital, and, at Romney’s expense, moved most of his employees to New York City to help find an employee’s missing daughter; set up a base of operations in a hotel room, posted thousands of flyers, talked to hundreds of shop owners, talked to thousands of people on the street, coordinated efforts with the police, worked with the media to air their search on TV. And…..when they finally did find her, a doctor said she was in such poor condition from a drug overdose she may not have survived another day.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/03/pressed-for-anecdote-romney-recounts-tale-of-missing-girl/
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/03/19/mitt_romneys_core_113526-2.html (see pg 2)
- Built a neighborhood playground & later did maintenance / upkeep on it for 5 years
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/313631/mitt-nobody-sees-katrina-trinko
- Loaned money for someone to buy a home
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/us/politics/in-real-estate-deal-romney-made-his-loss-a-couples-gain.html?pagewanted=all
- Helped write a will for a terminally ill teenager at the teenaged boy’s request
http://orleanscountyrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=7&SubSectionID=39&ArticleID=28883
- Cares about his fellow man: gave $3,000,000 to charity in 2010 and $4,000,000 to charity in 2011; that’s $7 MILLION in just 2 years. Would you have done that? Romney did.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/romney_the_giver_7nLMOZGuIo2zq1LmrNInjN
FACT #3 – If you need a check from the government to survive from month to month, you ARE dependent upon the government. You might be old, you might be young, you might be smart, you may have been an All-State football player or homecoming queen in high school, but if you need a check from the government to survive, you are indeed dependent upon the government. The O-N-L-Y exception to this is if the check the government gives you is YOUR Social Security check. THAT money came from you and belongs to YOU.