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Drale

(7,932 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 10:33 AM Sep 2012

Romney Tries to Change the Subject

SALT LAKE CITY - Seeking to shift the attention away from a leaked video from a private fundraiser in which he said he doesn't have to worry about 47 percent of non-income tax paying Americans, Mitt Romney today sought to draw attention to a 1998 audio clip in which President Obama said he supports redistribution of wealth from "some" to "the others."

"The president's view is one of larger government, there's a tape that came out today where the president's saying he likes redistribution," said Romney during an interview with Fox News' Neil Cavuto, the candidate's first interview since the leaked videos showed Romney referring to 47 percent of the American people who feel "entitled" and who are "dependent" on government.

"I disagree," said Romney on the issue of redistribution. "I think a society based upon a government centered nation where government plays a larger and larger role, redistributes money, that's the wrong course for America."

Romney was referring to an audio clip of then-Sen. Barack Obama's speech at a conference at Loyola University in 1998. Obama said at the time that he thinks he does "believe in redistribution."

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-tries-change-subject-233848226--abc-news-politics.html

First off I'm pretty sure the President was speaking of redistributing government assets to people who need them rather than to people who want them. Second why are non rich people so afraid of redistribution of wealth when they would be the ones to benefit?

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Romney Tries to Change the Subject (Original Post) Drale Sep 2012 OP
Lets change the subject... C_U_L8R Sep 2012 #1
Third - this is from 14 years ago? Kber Sep 2012 #2

Kber

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2. Third - this is from 14 years ago?
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:04 AM
Sep 2012

If Obama's out of context quote from 14 years ago is relevant, I think Romney's taxes from 10 are certainly fair game, too.

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