Okay, But What Would Romney Actually Say To Guy Whose Wife Died Of Cancer After He Got Canned?

[Hissyspit]

The Most Vicious Ad Of The 2012 Campaign Blames Mitt Romney For The Death Of A Steel Worker's Wife

Brett LoGiurato | Aug. 7, 2012, 9:09 AM | 9,646 | 104

The pro-Barack Obama super PAC Priorities USA unleashed what might be the most vicious ad of the 2012 campaign cycle this morning, an ad that personally points some blame toward presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney for the death of a steel worker's wife.

The ad, titled "Understands," is a much more pronounced and heavy attack than some of the others that the Obama campaign and Priorities USA have released targeting Bain Capital's closure of a GST Steel plant in Kansas City.

“Understands” features Joe Soptic, who was laid off from the plant and lost health benefits. The ad says that he later found part-time work, but his wife developed a stage-four cancer (not specified further) and "there was nothing they could do."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/priorities-usa-romney-ad-cancer-death-gst-steel-bain-capital-2012-8#ixzz22tjqHt00

Okay, But What Would Mitt Romney Actually Say To The Guy Whose Wife Died Of Cancer After He Got Canned?

Henry Blodget | Aug. 7, 2012, 10:48 AM | 8,483 | 169

An Obama support group has unleashed a brutal attack ad that effectively blames Mitt Romney and Bain Capital for the death of the wife of a steel-worker.

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The Romney campaign immediately blasted the ad, calling it "dishonest" and tried to change the subject back to Romney's talking points, which are that the U.S. economy is still weak.

And that's an understandable response. (What else can they say?)

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So, what is Mitt Romney's attitude toward that? What does he think this particular man (and others like him) should do?

Work harder to get a better job that comes with health insurance?
Be richer?

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And beyond healthcare and health insurance, what does Mitt Romney think the country's approach to all "downsized" workers should be? Should the government help them at all? Or should we just be the country of "rugged individualists" that we all want to imagine that we are and just say, effectively, "tough luck, buddy," to everyone in similar circumstances?

To be clear: Companies have to downsize sometimes. And employment should never be guaranteed.

But this seems like a case in which the government might be in a position to help some Americans--in a way in which, as a civilized society, we might want the government to help.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-healh-insurance-bain-2012-8#ixzz22tlNhP3J

[Enrique]

1. I'm confident they have prepared Joe Soptic for the shitstorm coming his way

you know it's coming. They'll go after his dead wife just as hard.

[roguevalley]

13. Romney can't feel empathy for his own children and dog. this man's pain is beyond him

i feel for this man. I would stalk Romney if this happened to my family because he's a greedy fool.

[Scuba]

2. I like the ad. Hammer him with it and ask Romney about the Soptics again and again....

... What, Mitt, what should the Soptic family have done?

[russspeakeasy]

3. He should just "be richer"...

I think that's what mitt would say.

[louis-t]

4. He should have borrowed money from his parents.

Jeez, I hate republicans.

[kcks]

5. There

is a lot we do know here, if they still had insurance would the outcome been any different? It just seems to me if she died in 22 days she was very sick insurance or not.

[Quantess]

8. It sounds like they could not afford to go to the doctor

...until it was too late.

[Hissyspit]

9. And there's plenty we do know.

Even if you'd never heard of this closing or ever seen this commercial we know Romney is a shit.

[LiberalAndProud]

6. Romney's idea of financial difficulty is borrowing against stock options.

So this guy should have had some to borrow against. Problem solved.

[freshwest]

7. Profits above people. Everyone of the discarded masses know what a lay off means.

That's why some commit suicide. They know what is facing them, there is no pity or humanity in a profit and loss sheet. That is the debate we're going to have in this country.

Will we be efficient financially like the Third Reich, but morally deficient in every other way that makes life worth living? Is the national deficit a financial crisis or a moral one?

I believe it is a moral one. Stop putting people's lives and livelihood behind the greed of people such as Romney. Choose. There really isn't much middle ground.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

10. Willie doesn't give a fuck. You're just a peasant after all.

Furthermore, he sleeps at night. On top of a big pile of money. Money that used to be yours.

[Brigid]

11. The ads just keep hitting harder, don't they?

Wow.

[Heather MC]

12. Umm Anyone who had their job shipped overseas can blame the Government Free Trade Agreements

They should help out those citizens who lost their jobs because of Government policies

Alot of towns thrive because of Factory work, when those manufacturing jobs get shipped to other countries the town dies. and it's not easy to pull up stakes and leave. I mean if you own a home in a factory town and the factory leaves, who will be left to buy your home from you? Where would you move to China follow you job?

[HopeHoops]

14. "Shoulda just bought insurance. Heh Heh."