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Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts) Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:15 PM Sep 2012

Conservatives Embrace Romney's 47% Remarks

Conservatives Embrace Romney's 47% Remarks
The right thrills to an alleged gaffe. “It only serves to excite the conservative base,” says Raccio.
Rosie Gray BuzzFeed Staff

Videos published by Mother Jones on Monday of Mitt Romney speaking at a closed-press fundraiser drew immediate attacks from Democrats — but they've also, finally begun to gin up enthusiasm among conservatives for the Republican nominee.

"Dammit! I'm just now seeing these Romney secret videos," RedState founder and CNN contributor Erick Erickson said on Twitter. "We need that guy on the campaign trail!"

"In the battle of caught-on-tape scandals, I'll take Romney's (accurate statement) over Obama's (promising Putin) any day," Brady Creemens, a writer for the Right Sphere, tweeted, referring to a hot mic Obama promise of post-election "flexibility."

Creemens continued, "Oh, Romney doesn't much care for those who benefit from the system without contributing? Good. Me neither. I think I'll vote for him."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/conservatives-embrace-romneys-47-remarks

Mitt Romney had already lost the election before this video leaked, now all the Republican congressional candidates will have to choose between pissing off their base and pissing off 47% of Americans along with their friends and family. I predict several Republicans will lose their Congressional races as a direct result of their response to this.

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Conservatives Embrace Romney's 47% Remarks (Original Post) Bjorn Against Sep 2012 OP

of course nt cash__whatiwant Sep 2012 #1

Wow you have a serious problem if 50 days from the election you are still having to excite the Heather MC Sep 2012 #2

"without contributing?" treestar Sep 2012 #3

these people are living in a world that just doesn't exist ibegurpard Sep 2012 #4

because there are no poor republicans...only socialist liberal commies are poor..... spanone Sep 2012 #5

Remember: Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #6

Right now they are scrambling. Their knee jerk reaction is to support him. renie408 Sep 2012 #7

The problem is however that the teabaggers all agree with what he said in that video Bjorn Against Sep 2012 #8

This energizes the base. From what I've read so far, they love what Mitt said. That moobu2 Sep 2012 #10

The religious right isn't too happy about the whole Mormon thing XemaSab Sep 2012 #13

Bless their hearts! kysrsoze Sep 2012 #9

of outsideworld Sep 2012 #11

Naturally. LiberalAndProud Sep 2012 #12

MIttens' comments were directed towards the braindead teabaggers... joeybee12 Sep 2012 #14

"We need that guy on the campaign trail" - Oh PLEASE, PLEASE let Romney embrace this. NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #15

cash__whatiwant

(396 posts)

1. of course nt

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:16 PM

Sep 2012

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)

2. Wow you have a serious problem if 50 days from the election you are still having to excite the

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:19 PM

Sep 2012

people who should be voting for you no matter what.

How much more excitement can these people stand?

treestar

(82,383 posts)

3. "without contributing?"

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:20 PM

Sep 2012

I don't think so.

What has Rmoney "contributed" anyway?

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)

4. these people are living in a world that just doesn't exist

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:21 PM

Sep 2012

they really think they are surrounded by lazy good-for-nothings and that they are the only people who actually work hard...and there are a lot of them. They are just fucking crazy...

spanone

(135,844 posts)

5. because there are no poor republicans...only socialist liberal commies are poor.....

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Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:21 PM

Sep 2012

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)

6. Remember:

Reply to spanone (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:29 PM

Sep 2012

they are just "temporarily embarrassed millionaires!"

renie408

(9,854 posts)

7. Right now they are scrambling. Their knee jerk reaction is to support him.

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:36 PM

Sep 2012

But give it a little time and let more stuff from that dinner come out and the down ticket Republicans are going to scatter like rats off a sinking ship.

REMEMBER the poll that was just posted on here today: The least favorite group in America right now is the Tea Party. Followed closely by the religious right. They scream the loudest, which is how they have tricked the GOP into thinking they are bigger than they are.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)

8. The problem is however that the teabaggers all agree with what he said in that video

Reply to renie408 (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:48 PM

Sep 2012

What Romney said in that video is no different than what Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity say on their show every single day, the difference is Limbaugh and Hannity are not running for President and it is generally only the far right that pays any attention to them. These people are not the type to be quiet however and now people are listening so their words will be heard by a much larger audience and that larger audience is not going to like what they hear. If the right-wing ditches Romney it won't be because he said this, it will be because they don't think he said it loudly enough and they will demand their Congressional candidate speaks out as loudly on this as they expect Romney to. This is not really that big of a disaster for Mitt, he was already going to lose so this does not change much for him. The Republican congressional candidates in tight races are the ones who are going to be really devastated by this, they will be asked if they agree with Romney and if they say no they piss off their base if they say yes they piss off everyone else.