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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:17 AM Oct 2012

Romney Tells Heartbreaking Lie About Single Mother Of 4 [View all]

Romney Tells Heartbreaking Lie About Single Mother Of 4 He Never Met



HEMPSTEAD, NY—In response to a question on unemployment asked during tonight’s town-hall-style debate, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shared a touching and poignant lie about meeting a struggling single mother of four on the campaign trail.

“Just the other day I was in Richmond, VA, and a young woman named Sarah walked up to me and told me she had just lost her job and was finding it harder and harder to put food on the table for her kids,” Romney said of the woman he has never actually met because she does not exist. “She said to me, ‘Mitt, I just can’t survive another four years of high taxes and out-of-control government spending under President Obama.’ Well, Sarah, if you’re watching tonight, I want you to know that under my watch, we will reduce the tax burden on Americans, bring back jobs, and make sure everyone has a chance to be successful.”

Sources confirmed the debate audience was also moved by another completely fabricated story in which Romney spoke of an elderly woman in Ohio who isn’t real and who tearfully explained that she just wants to make her own choices about health care.


http://www.theonion.com/articles/romney-tells-heartbreaking-lie-about-single-mother,29945/

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It's getting harder and harder to distinguish The Onion stories The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #1
Is the Onion trying to break into real news reporting?n/t bamacrat Oct 2012 #10
I know, I got suckered in again TrogL Oct 2012 #12
now THAT's the way to report on Mitt's performances. Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #2
Yeah they worked it into the title Ichingcarpenter Oct 2012 #4
The lie's give-away (besides Mitt's speaking)? That she called him "Mitt." And she's worried about WinkyDink Oct 2012 #3
from The Onion mercuryblues Oct 2012 #5
Hard to tell onion stories from real ones. LisaL Oct 2012 #6
I usually suspect the Onion when a story about Mitt & friends sounds too good to be true.. nt Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #7
like binders full of women? mercuryblues Oct 2012 #8
too good to be true that he would tell an outright imaginary moving story and it would be reported. Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #9
I think the best part of the debate last night mercuryblues Oct 2012 #11
Could somebody explain that again? TrogL Oct 2012 #13
a lot of Romney's responses seemed like wtf Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #15
Bwah! I didn't check the link! Well, thank goodness I didn't believe it! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #16
Romney is the used car salesman Aerows Oct 2012 #14
Sarah's lucky she doesn't exist because Romney would send her to Soylent Green Inc. for an interview Kurovski Oct 2012 #17
within minutes of reading this post mercuryblues Oct 2012 #18
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