Jon Stewart Tears Apart Romney’s Assertions About The ‘Dependent’ 47 Percent
Source: Mediaite
Stewart began by noting that before this whole debacle, the Romney campaign had hit the reset button, which he likened to goading a girl to go on a seventh date
because this time, shell like him.
Nonetheless, Stewart moved on to the now-infamous video, in which Romney spoke in a manner you would imagine cartoon rich people talk about cartoon poor people. Diving into his narrative, Stewart took a look at who these 47 percenters who dont pay income tax really are. Turns out, nearly two-thirds pay payroll tax and the true freeloaders are actually comprised of those making less than $20,000 a year including the elderly (i.e., Nana).
Continuing, Stewart played a clip in which Romneys mother, Lenore Romney spoke about Romneys father who received welfare assistance. Thus, by Mitt Romneys logic, Stewart deduced, Mitt Romney could not win the vote of his dad.
But the ordeal wasnt over without some good old damage control. There was the press conference wherein Romney explained that he didnt make his point in the most elegant or effective way. Here, Stewart noticed a dichotomy between what he was saying with his words and what he was saying visually. Donning a prop to make his point, Stewart remarked that its rather like a captain announcing the ships approaching an iceberg, but encouraging calm as he inflates his life vest. (Spoiler: That ship is probably going to sink.)
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Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jon-stewart-tears-apart-romneys-assertions-about-the-dependent-47-percent/
Video at the link.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)chalky
(3,297 posts)I hadn't heard about the "better if I was a Latino" part of the video.
What an ass.
Indpndnt
(2,391 posts)His reactions to Willard's comments throughout the tape, especially to his comment about Hispanics, were priceless.
beac
(9,992 posts)My insomnia thanks you for not making me wait until tomorrow to see that gutting.
Yooperman
(592 posts)Thanks Jon for all you do!
YM
calimary
(81,179 posts)Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
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Ash_F
(5,861 posts)desertduck
(213 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)tclambert
(11,085 posts)I'ma gonna start repeating that idea.
tanyev
(42,540 posts)He had a graphic demonstrating how Romney now wears a harness that carries a backdrop of curtains and flags behind him everywhere he goes so he can call a press conference at a moment's notice.
colorado_ufo
(5,731 posts)Best visual use of curtains since Carol Burnett's famous "Gone With The Wind" schtick!
high density
(13,397 posts)lol
jsr
(7,712 posts)VWolf
(3,944 posts)of Rmoney's impromptu presser. Never seen him so panicked. I seriously thought he was going to fry a chip or pop a fuse in his central control unit. Delicious.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)As soon as I saw the lifejacket I knew the direction he was headed.
The Inside Joke Guys
(3 posts)Loved the cocktail party enactment-
The real tragedy is all the gems of contemptuous, elitist rhetoric that haven't been caught on videos over the years, which we will never get to hear. I can only imagine what Mitt actually says behind closed doors.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)Bluegene
(35 posts)They played it again today....it was devine.