Romney gives a shout out to the little people

[ProSense]

Mitt Romney claims concern for the waiters and waitresses at his country club fundraiser

by Laura Clawson

What better time than a high-dollar country club fundraiser to defend against charges of plutocracy and express sympathy for the little people? At just such a fundraiser in Mississippi, Mitt Romney tried to rebut the conclusion frequently drawn from the fact that Republican policy is dedicated to making the rich richer and cutting services for everyone who's not rich:

"We’re accused, by the way — in our party — of being the party of the rich," Romney said. "And it’s an awful moniker, because that’s just not true. We’re the party of people who want to get rich. And we’re also the party of people who want to care to help people from getting poor. We want to help the poor.

Really? What in Romney's record or policies suggests that? The giant tax cuts for people who are already rich on the backs of middle-class and poor people? The trail of companies that Bain bought, sucked millions in profits out of, and left bankrupt? But no, to be fair, it's true that there aren't enough rich people to win elections for the Republican Party, and Republicans do depend on people who are willing to be suckered into believing they will be rich someday and should therefore vote for rich-people policies.

Romney also showed his common touch:

"I know that people in this room are probably doing relatively well, relative to folks across this country. But not everyone in America is doing so well right now, it’s tough being middle class in America right now," Romney said. "The waiters and waitresses that come in and out of this room and offer us refreshments, they’re not having a good year.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/17/1110418/-Mitt-Romney-speaks-of-concern-for-the-waiters-and-waitresses-at-his-country-club-fundraiser

Wow, the "waiters and waitresses" must have felt really special.

[ananda]

1. It's tough being poor and homeless.

nt

[Turbineguy]

2. "waiters and waitresses"

Did I say that? I meant untermenschen.

[madaboutharry]

3. "and offer us refreshments..."

Fkn A, Chris Mattews is so right that Romney sounds like Thurston Howell.

[Scuba]

4. Actually, Mitt, those waitstaff are having a better year than many Americans...

... who are being kept unemployed by your party for political gain.

They're also better off than the thousands laid off by YOUR COMPANY just to make you richer than you already were.




Go fuck yourself.

[Bluerthanblue]

5. "people who want to care to help people from getting poor"

that is one twisted statement.

[Wounded Bear]

7. That sentence is worthy of Sarah Palin.

[denverbill]

11. Notice he didn't say 'people who DO care'. Just 'people who want to care'.

As in 'I want to help poor people, but I don't because helping them just reinforces their neediness.'

[Bluerthanblue]

14. yeah, or

"I want to want to help them, but by gosh, somehow I just can't"

And how he cryptically says that he wants "want" to help to KEEP people from becoming poor. In my view that kind of leaves out existing "poor people" altogether.

[The Wielding Truth]

6. He doesn't really know what middle class is. Does he? It's like he awkwardly takes a chance that

the waiters would be. OMG. He lives in another world. Sad for us that he is the opposition's candidate. If he wins 99% of us are
screwed.

[Ikonoklast]

13. For Mitt and his ilk, "Middle Class" are those that cannot afford a third home in France.

The Horror.

I bet even thinking about being that poor gives Mitt the creeping terrors.

[warrior1]

8. he's lost his fucking mind

he really doesn't get it.

[AsahinaKimi]

9. "The waiters and waitresses that come in and out of this room and offer us refreshment"

I BETCHA A DOLLAR they got crappy tips.

[Xyzse]

10. Wait, I see...

"We’re accused, by the way — in our party — of being the party of the rich," Romney said. "And it’s an awful moniker, because that’s just not true. We’re the party of people who want to get rich. And we’re also the party of people who want to care to help people from getting poor. We want to help the poor.

So he's saying, they "want to care", meaning they don't.

[targetpractice]

12. We haven't figured out a way to outsource waitering jobs yet.

With the current trajectory, the only employment left will be jobs servicing the rich.

[VWolf]

15. LMAO at "We want to care about poor people"

I'm sure they do

[The Wielding Truth]

16. They WANT to but they really just can't. OMG! I missed that. His callousness is amazing.

[Swede]

17. But first I have to have the elevator for my cars installed.

Oh,and fly my horse to Europe. Then I can care,maybe.

[bongbong]

18. "I will help the poor!"

"I can give 2 of them jobs as cabin boys on my new megayacht (my 8th!) that was bought with profits from outsourcing their companies. I can't pay them (fuel costs a lot these days!) but they'll get room & board. I'm such a compassionate conservative!"