Obama’s Romney Shot: ‘I’ve Actually Done My Own Taxes’

[trailmonkee]

Source: ABC News

(CINCINNATI) -- President Obama today sharpened a personal line of attack on his Republican rival, mocking Romney’s tax proposals and renewing a charge that he is an outsourcing “pioneer.”

“I’ve actually done my own taxes,” Obama said, showing a hint of disdain for Romney at a rally in Eden Park. “I don’t know about some of these other folks, but I’ve done them, you know… So I know we can make it more simple and more fair.”

The president blasted the Romney-Ryan tax plan as slanted toward upper-income earners, increasing burdens on the middle class and growing the federal deficit. “As President Clinton pointed out, there’s one thing missing from it: arithmetic. Arithmetic,” Obama said.

“They must have skipped math class when they were in school,” he quipped of his opponents. “And whenever you ask them to explain the plan, they won’t. They won’t say how they pay for $5 trillion in new tax cuts. They can’t tell you how they’re going to pay for it. And the truth is, they can’t pay for it without raising taxes on middle-class families.”

Obama made his jibe at Romney’s lack of specifics as the Republican camp recalibrates Romney’s message and promises a more specific economic plan.



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[roguevalley]

1. Rumnuts says at Huffingtonpost on tape that 47% of Obama's supporters follow him because we believe

the government owes us shit that includes I kid you not, "healthcare and food." He's evil, this one.

[SoapBox]

6. ...like we care what a WAR CRIMINAL

has to say.

Hey Rumdumb, can you say Gitmo for you?

[roguevalley]

17. oops. my bad. :D the rumnuts in question this time

is romney. HUGS!

[mykpart]

20. Quite a few people in that 47%

are disabled veterans of Bush's perpetual wars. They gave part of their lives, part of their bodies, and sometimes parts of their souls, to their country, and the government DOES owe them! And so do all of us. And so does Romney.

[CoffeeCat]

21. I think Romney insulted some of his own base...

Although Romney caters to the one percent--there are plenty of people who listen to right-wing hate radio--who are voting for Romney. Some of them are poor, some of them are middle class. And no doubt, some of them are on Medicaid or food stamps, or receive veterans benefits or student loans. Many of them are happy about Obamacare.

Romney just sucker punched some of his supporters. Sure, maybe not a great percentage, but even 10 percent could cost him some votes in his own party.

[skeewee08]

2. LOL... That's my President

[Hugabear]

3. Big deal, Romney's been doing his own taxes as well.

Romney's tax returns consist of a hand-written note:

"I don't owe you nuttin"

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. He said ...

in preparation for the next round of "Where are your tax returns?"

Brilliant!

[reflection]

5. The leash is off

and Obama is in attack mode. Yeah!

[progressoid]

7. Oh, but Rmoney is re-tooling now.

So, I'm sure it'll be fair and balanced now.

[trailmonkee]

9. he should avoid using any variation of the word 'tool'

[MgtPA]

8. Back to the taxes!

[Brother Buzz]

10. Paging Sentor Reid, Senator Reid, please pick up the nearest white courtesy telephone ...

[Cha]

12. Yep! A few days ago.. "Top 5 Reasons Why Mitt Romeny Won't Release his Tax Returns"

[maxsolomon]

11. Deal with THAT, Cincinnati Suburbanites

Go running to Steve Chabot & Mean Jean Schmidt and ask them to make the scary black man go away.

[greymattermom]

13. I miss Steve Driehaus

Who's running against Chabot?

[maxsolomon]

14. I wouldn't know - I left 20 years ago

I miss Tom Luken!

[Angry Dragon]

15. Willard where are your TAX RETURNS??

[trailmonkee]

18. ok Mittens, how about letting us see 47% of the last 10 years?

[trof]

16. So do I, Prez, and it's a bitch.

Miz t. and I receive Social Security retirement benefits.
I'm 71 and still relatively compus mentis, but going through the worksheet on how much of our S/S benefits are taxable makes my head hurt.

Prior to the Regan Administration, it wouldn't have been a problem.
Benefits weren't taxed.
Thanks repugs.

[Thor_MN]

19. I'd say it's likely Mitt has never done his own taxes

He's had investment income since he was a child. He has probably has his taxes prepared from the year he first had to file.