The Brief: Top Texas News for Sept. 19, 2012
The Big Conversation:
Mitt Romney hit up Dallas donors on Tuesday as he struggled to move past the "47 percent" controversy overwhelming his campaign.
A day after the unearthing of a video in which Romney tells a group of wealthy donors that he'll never win the support of the 47 percent of Americans who are "dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims," the embattled candidate spoke at a high-dollar fundraiser at a Dallas hotel, where he avoided any mention of the controversy.
"The reason this economy is stumbling along, and so many people are suffering, is the ...
Comments (7)
Joe Estep via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Love the mayor's response. Not that it has anything to do with the topic. Typical Pol. Say something pleasing, avoid the subject at hand and the msm will eat it up. Doesn 't matter that many people agree with what Miit said.
Larry Berry via Texas Tribune on Facebook
We of the 47% know well that many, many people agree with Mr. Romney's "inelegant" remarks.
Roger Barrus
Yes indeed what he said was "inelegant". :-) What will be elegant is casting my vote for Obama on election day.
Adele Roberson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
And many, many, many people don't
Meme Me
Poor Obama, He was born with a forked tongue in his mouth.
Adele Roberson
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/harry-reid-47-percent-arent-using-cayman-isl
Mitt R - he who so hates people who do not pay federal income taxes still has not provided his five or ten years of returns. I wonder why..... Ha Ha
David Spratt
I wish all the folks who support the increasing welfare rolls would stop commenting, get a second job and start sending in more money. If all of you are so concerned for the less fortunate ,, who may not be all that less fortunate after all,,,, then you should start chipping in extra to support them.
As for myself , I like keeping what I earn for myself. No matter what the number is ,,, we all know it is increasing and there are more people that are quite satisfied doing nothing and living off of others, and that is a fact.
To prove this theory just pick a location ,,, be there at the same time every week and give out anything of value for free. I promise the numbers of folks showing up every week will increase and will keep increasing as long as you show up with the freebies.
32 million getting food stamps when Obama took office ,,, and 46 million today.
Less people are working than when he took office , worker participation is at a 30 year low.
If they had not made millions vanish from the market unemployment would be 11%
Debt has risen 6 trillion $.
Deficits are double of what the evil Bush ever had.
Gasoline is double
Obama Care will raise taxes on the middle class on average $1,200,,, for 6 million working Americans.
People becoming disabled and getting those payments has shot up higher than anytime in history
The only thing Obama and his supporters have to lean on is the statement that if he had not been elected things would be much worse than they are now. Where is your proof?