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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts) Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:59 PM Sep 2012

GOP Sen. Scott Brown denounces Romney comments

Source: the hill

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) came out in opposition to GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's controversial comments that were made public last night, an attempt to distance himself from a candidate that remains deeply unpopular in Massachusetts.

The candidate joins Republican candidate for Senate in Connecticut Linda McMahon in coming out against the statements, making them thus far the only two Republican candidates for Senate to denounce Romney's remarks on the "47 percent."

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"That’s not the way I view the world. As someone who grew up in tough circumstances, I know that being on public assistance is not a spot that anyone wants to be in. Too many people today who want to work are being forced into public assistance for lack of jobs," he said in the email.

Brown said that the large volume of Americans receiving public assistance and the growth in the food stamp program are part of the reasons he's running for Senate, as Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren's policies would lead to hundreds of thousands of lost jobs.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/250157-sen-scott-brown-denounces-romney-comments

looks like Scottie Brown is trying to get some of this.... sorry Scottie, this one is ours

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GOP Sen. Scott Brown denounces Romney comments (Original Post) trailmonkee Sep 2012 OP

nice try n/t flamingdem Sep 2012 #1

ROmney is getting trounced in MA Mz Pip Sep 2012 #2

Ms Warren wilt the stilt Sep 2012 #3

You're going down, Senator Pink Leather Shorts. nt onehandle Sep 2012 #4

Brown and Romney are joined at the hip sasha031 Sep 2012 #5

in my best Takei: oh myyyyyyyyyy! MjolnirTime Sep 2012 #6

Weird for an incumbent to say karynnj Sep 2012 #7

And he voted against extending unemployment benefits for those people chelsea0011 Sep 2012 #10

We know where Elizabeth stands that is with the party that fights for the underpaid julian09 Sep 2012 #8

Can't wait to fill in that little circle next to Warren's name on the ballot graywarrior Sep 2012 #9

He's covering his ass - the first debate is this Thursday ... meegbear Sep 2012 #11

AND New Mexico Republican Governor Breaks With Romney Over 47 Percent Remark Tx4obama Sep 2012 #12

In a few weeks cosmicone Sep 2012 #13

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

1. nice try n/t

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Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:59 PM

Sep 2012

Mz Pip

(27,451 posts)

2. ROmney is getting trounced in MA

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:03 PM

Sep 2012

Brown is concerned about how Mitwit will affect down ticket.

Hopefully alot

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)

3. Ms Warren

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:03 PM

Sep 2012

please tie Romney to scott like an anchor.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

4. You're going down, Senator Pink Leather Shorts. nt

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Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:05 PM

Sep 2012

sasha031

(6,700 posts)

5. Brown and Romney are joined at the hip

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:05 PM

Sep 2012

Ma voters will not be taken in by this fool.

MjolnirTime

(1,800 posts)

6. in my best Takei: oh myyyyyyyyyy!

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Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:08 PM

Sep 2012

karynnj

(59,504 posts)

7. Weird for an incumbent to say

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:10 PM

Sep 2012

"Brown said that the large volume of Americans receiving public assistance and the growth in the food stamp program are part of the reasons he's running for Senate"

No to mention, he voted against several job bills that would have helped and several security net programs that his own mom used when he was young. (I still don't get how his father was able to win as a Republican local official and not give enough money to support his child. So I guess Walsh was not the first deadbeat dad Republican.)

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)

10. And he voted against extending unemployment benefits for those people

Reply to karynnj (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:46 PM

Sep 2012

who are out of work and he cares about so much.
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-12-02/news/27082931_1_benefits-extension-unemployment-benefits-scrooge

julian09

(1,435 posts)

8. We know where Elizabeth stands that is with the party that fights for the underpaid

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:29 PM

Sep 2012

middle and working class,but against the banking excesses. Obama needs a dependable vote in senate all the time on a variety of issues. Don't forget Sen Brown is Wall Streets favorite senator and LIZ is their Nemesis, not a hard choice.

graywarrior

(59,440 posts)

9. Can't wait to fill in that little circle next to Warren's name on the ballot

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Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:46 PM

Sep 2012

meegbear

(25,438 posts)

11. He's covering his ass - the first debate is this Thursday ...

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:54 PM

Sep 2012

and although the moderator John Keller is pretty much in the tank for him, it's gonna come up, and he's gotta have the view most people in Mass. have about Romney.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

12. AND New Mexico Republican Governor Breaks With Romney Over 47 Percent Remark

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 06:39 PM

Sep 2012

New Mexico Governor Breaks With Romney Over 47 Percent Remark

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) — who Mitt Romney quoted in a speech on Monday — has joined a growing number of Republicans in backing away from the former Massachusetts governor’s claim that 47 percent of Americans are dependent on government and won’t vote for Republicans anyway. Asked if she was offended by the remarks, “Martinez said New Mexico has many people who are living at the poverty level and their votes count just as much as anyone else.”

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/18/871401/new-mexico-governor-breaks-with-romney-over-47-percent-remark/

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

13. In a few weeks

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 06:53 PM

Sep 2012

repukes will be running away from the toxic RMoney like he has ebola. It will be too little too late for most of them.

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