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TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts) Tue Sep 18, 2012, 02:20 AM Sep 2012

Mitt says: "47% of the country are people who pay no income taxes." I say "and YOU'RE ONE OF THEM..

That's why the rest of us regular Americans have to pay so damned MUCH! Because the richest people get a FREE RIDE and a FREE LUNCH at OUR expense."

Frankly, at this point I wouldn't be surprised if it was the Romney Campaign that 'leaked' this tape in a desperate attempt to distract from his foreign policy blunders. Have you ever heard the expression "spilling soup to cover vomit?" It's a political maneuver where you release a story that makes you look bad to distract from another story that makes you look worse. The lesser story has credibility because nobody believes you'd deliberately leak a story that makes you look bad.

In any case, if they want to drag the news story away from Mitt's foreign policy ineptitude, back to the standard meme of 'don't charge the rich more taxes when half the country pays no (income) taxes (ie='don't tax the RICH more, tax the POOR some more)," we should respond by using it as an excuse to ask him about his taxes again.

The line of attack should be as follows:
"You said that 47% of the people in the country pay no income taxes. DO YOU? How MUCH income tax have you paid over the last ten years?" And no, this time we won't let him slither out of it by saying 'taxes' rather than INCOME taxes.

YES, we all pay too much tax, and we're pissed off about it.
Republicans have successfully turned this anger against GOVERNMENT.
Democrats should re-direct it back where it belongs....at the top 1% WHO ARE NOT PAYING THEIR SHARE.

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Mitt says: "47% of the country are people who pay no income taxes." I say "and YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.. (Original Post) TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 OP

Yep, my guess is probably right about the Romney campaign releasing the tape to distract from Mitt's TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 #1

The Romney campaign didn't release the videos; James Carter (President Jimmy Carter's son) pacalo Sep 2012 #2

Oh well, it was fun being a conspiracy theorist while it lasted! :) TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 #4

Was James Carter the one who created a Rachel Maddow sockpuppet tavalon Sep 2012 #7

I doubt that would have been his. pacalo Sep 2012 #8

Bravo!!! tblue Sep 2012 #3

Hahah! Thanks! TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 #5

Yeah, Mittens, we want to see your tax returns from the last 10 years tavalon Sep 2012 #6

After Phil Gramm was finished gutting the funding for the IRS, so that they could no longer afford TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 #9

Attacking the 47% makes him stronger with the 27% that are his base. kentuck Sep 2012 #10

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

1. Yep, my guess is probably right about the Romney campaign releasing the tape to distract from Mitt's

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 02:37 AM

Sep 2012

foreign policy incompetence, and drag the news cycle back to the standard Republican meme about 'freeloaders.'

Mitt is 'standing by' his statement to the plutocrats about half of America being dependent on handouts.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014234930

When, in fact, the only people who live in a culture of entitlement in America are the financial elite who think they're entitled to NOT pay their fair share in taxes because they're 'job creators,' and think they shouldn't have to go to jail like poor folks when they commit white collar crimes because...well, they're not really criminals.

So, again, the next question for Mitt should be "Are you ONE OF those people who 'pay no INCOME taxes?'"

pacalo

(24,721 posts)

2. The Romney campaign didn't release the videos; James Carter (President Jimmy Carter's son)

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 02:50 AM

Sep 2012

was instrumental in getting the videos to David Corn at motherjones.com.

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

4. Oh well, it was fun being a conspiracy theorist while it lasted! :)

Reply to pacalo (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:02 AM

Sep 2012

tavalon

(27,985 posts)

7. Was James Carter the one who created a Rachel Maddow sockpuppet

Reply to pacalo (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:32 AM

Sep 2012

at Youtube? That would be rather surprising.

pacalo

(24,721 posts)

8. I doubt that would have been his.

Reply to tavalon (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:48 AM

Sep 2012

tblue

(16,350 posts)

3. Bravo!!!

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:02 AM

Sep 2012

Great rant! It crossed my mind also: "Look who's talking about people not paying taxes!"

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

5. Hahah! Thanks!

Reply to tblue (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:03 AM

Sep 2012

tavalon

(27,985 posts)

6. Yeah, Mittens, we want to see your tax returns from the last 10 years

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:31 AM

Sep 2012

Thought that was dead and gone? Nope, it's just been resurrected. Welcome to your Zombie taxes, you tax cheat, you.

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

9. After Phil Gramm was finished gutting the funding for the IRS, so that they could no longer afford

Reply to tavalon (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:31 AM

Sep 2012

to go after the high income tax cheats, he buggered off to work for the Swiss national bank, where all of that secret plutocratic money was headed. And my guess is that Mitt's 'loyalties' to the United States run just about as deep, and when all this is over he'll move to the Cayman Islands so he can see and caress his money. Maybe roll around in it naked.

kentuck

(111,103 posts)

10. Attacking the 47% makes him stronger with the 27% that are his base.

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:47 AM

Sep 2012

As long as he has his base, he knows he has a chance. Because, unless Democrats turn out, that is usually about 50% of the voting public.

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