Elizabeth Warren: Romney Wrote Off Half Of America As ‘Deadbeats’

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Source: TPM

Elizabeth Warren, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, weighed in on Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comments on Tuesday.

“Romney just wrote off half the people in Massachusetts and half the people in America as deadbeats," Warren told the Washington Post's Greg Sargent. "This is a separate category of contempt for half of our fellow citizens.”

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Elizabeth Warren: Romney just `wrote off half the American people as deadbeats’
By Greg Sargent
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So I checked in with Warren for her take on Romney’s comments.

“Romney just wrote off half the people in Massachusetts and half the people in America as deadbeats,” Warren told me. “This is a separate category of contempt for half of our fellow citizens.”

“He doesn’t understand that millions of these people are working their hearts out, and paying plenty in taxes,” Warren continued, meaning many people pay no federal income taxes do pay other taxes. She added Romney has “no recognition of what people’s lives are really like.”

Warren said Romney’s comments clarified the choice voters face this fall. “It’s a party that says, `I’ve got mine and the rest of you are on your own,’ versus those who say, `We’re all in this together,’” she said. “There’s a clear choice in this election, between those who believe that to build an economy, the rich and powerful should get richer and more powerful, with tax cuts for the wealthiest and deregulation, while everyone else is left to pick up the pieces.”

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1. Now Dems Should Carry This Theme Just A Little Further And Ask.....

is this what all Repugs think? Do you want people that think that way representing you in Congress? Vote Democratic.

We need to start thinking of the Senate and House races and this is one way to get some votes.

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2. Let's see how long till Scott Brown tries to say 'Oh...me too'

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4. Here's Scott Browns comments

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021371548

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3. Even the Washington Times is getting angry letters.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/18/romney-looks-to-steady-shaky-campaign/
Romney dismisses video, doesn’t plan to apologize

MMGfromMD • 2 hours ago

Dear Mr. Romney,

My parents are in the 47% that you have scornfully dismissed. They do not pay taxes for one simple reason: they are elderly and their medical deductions exceed their pensions. They are rapidly going broke because their medical needs exceed their pensions.

My father had a severe stroke 15 years ago that has left him in a wheelchair with hemi-paralysis. The care this requires exceeds the pension of most Americans.

My father has done everything you expect an American citizen to do. He grew up poor during the Depression but he worked his way above that. He served his country in WWII. He met the parental expectation that he get a better job than his coal mining father had. He got married, raised three children, and paid for us to have the higher education we wanted to have.

How dare you say that he is not taking personal responsibility for his life?

I am disgusted and angry that you would see his life that way.

MG

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5. Kick!