SEC=UGA Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 CBS News) As the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination moved from Florida to Nevada, frontrunner Mitt Romney tripped over his own tongue. It was a day he should have been celebrating his landslide victory in the Florida primary, but instead, Romney made an unforced error in one of his seven morning television show appearances, and spent the day cleaning it up. "I'm not concerned about the very poor," he said. "We have a safety net there. If it needs a 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." Romney makes that point often on the campaign trail. But the way he said it and when -- during an interview on national television just a day after his victory in Florida -- caused it to take off like wildfire, and Romney had to spend the rest of Wednesday clarifying what he had said. Romney says he's "not concerned about the very poor" because of safety net Full CBSNews.com coverage: Election 2012 "Sometimes things don't come out exactly the way you'd like them to," he explained. "That's not exactly what I meant to say. My focus is on middle income Americans. We do have a safety net for the very poor, and I said if there are holes in it I want to correct that." Opponents on the left jumped on it, saying it shows Romney is out of touch. Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh noticed, as well. "Everyone knows what he was trying to say," Limbaugh observed, "but he didn't say it. He makes himself a target with this stuff. He comes across at the prototypical rich Republican. ... It's gonna make it harder and harder and harder to go after Obama." Romney's comments also gave an opening for his Republican opponents to attack. Newt Gingrich said he is "fed up with politicians in either party dividing Americans against each other. I am running to be thepresident of all of the American people, and I am concerned about all of the American people." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice1 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 No doubt a stupid comment. All politicians make stupid statements including the President. I imagine he will recover from it but no doubt there will be many ads and robo calls due to the lousy phrasing used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 If anyone needs a teleprompter, it's Mitt. Not exactly the master of the ad lib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 If anyone needs a teleprompter, it's Mitt. Not exactly the master of the ad lib. One of the reasons I could never run for office. I'd need a teleprompter and a shock collar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 One of the reasons I could never run for office. I'd need a teleprompter and a shock collar. Please leave your sex life out of this discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Please leave your sex life out of this discussion. I have no sex life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Good thing the very poor don't vote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I can already see the mash up now. "I'm not concerned with the poor", "I like firing people.", "we go anywhere they are and we kill 'em." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayItAintSoJoe Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Another 2.6 million people slipped into poverty in the United States last year, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, and the number of Americans living below the official poverty line, 46.2 million people, was the highest number in the 52 years the bureau has been publishing figures on it. No need for the 2.6 million people to worry.....the safety net will catch you. If this guy thinks that 90-95% of Americans are not part of the "very poor" I need to know what he considers the "very poor". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice1 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I have no sex life. Sounds like you need to call Newt; For a small consulting fee he could probably help you get that corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Sounds like you need to call Newt; For a small consulting fee he could probably help you get that corrected. I know Newt... Been to his house... I don't want any part of any woman he would have cavorting around him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 If this guy thinks that 90-95% of Americans are not part of the "very poor" I need to know what he considers the "very poor". A) Mitt could theoretically fire you. B ) You welch on a $10,000 bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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