Bulletin: Romney’s Done After He Calls 47-Percent Of Americans Parasitic Moochers And Claims Not Everyone Is Entitled To Food

Wayne Besen September 17, 2012

Not entitled to food? You have to be kidding me. This plays into the narrative that Romney is the asshole who fires you and can’t understand the needs of average Americans. And the fact he called basically half of the American people parasites and losers just made him political road kill.

Obama’s response, according to an ABC report:

The Obama campaign responded swiftly and harshly to the comments.

“It’s shocking that a candidate for President of the United States would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the American people view themselves as ‘victims,’ entitled to handouts, and are unwilling to take ‘personal responsibility’ for their lives,” Jim Messina, Obama for America campaign manager, said in a statement. “It’s hard to serve as president for all Americans when you’ve disdainfully written off half the nation.”

About the Author

Wayne Besen is the Founding Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth” (Haworth, 2003). In 2010, Besen was awarded the “Visionary Award” at the Out Music Awards for organizing the American Prayer Hour, an event which shined a spotlight on the role American evangelicals played in the introduction of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

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8 Comments

Jerry September 17, 2012 at 10:33 pm -

Mitt the TWIT is what I say.
Adam Kautz September 17, 2012 at 11:39 pm -

Mitt Romney is a joke of a candidate. I view him the same way I viewed Sharon Angle. She ended up pissing off every single constituency with her extremist talk. What right wingers still don’t get is that even though yes 40% of America is conservative but that does not mean these people are the brain dead zombies who can’t think for themselves, in denial of reality wingnuts we know of. Yes it does take more time for America to understand things like segregation is wrong, being gay is who you are not what you do. But eventually most Americans come out for equality.
Eddard September 18, 2012 at 2:25 am -

AdammKautz – look up how many americans believe in creationism
Michael September 18, 2012 at 2:27 am -

Homophobia is a sin like lying, stealing and murder. NOTHING good EVER comes from homophobia. For a while, angry conservative anti-gay activists made money off it, but their time is growing short. After Romney loses on November 6, he needs to spend the next day in seclusion and repent.
Merlyn September 18, 2012 at 7:08 am -

I would say “unbelievable” but it’s not. Keep it up, Romney. You’re winning the Presidency for Obama.
Gary (NJ) September 18, 2012 at 9:10 pm -

He is so out of touch, he thought a ‘middle class’ income was about $200,000 a year. In our dreams!
Paul Douglas September 19, 2012 at 11:45 am -

Adam Kautz: I think America has an overly large pool of lazy, brain-dead zombies. Its a huge problem for any kind of equality, environmental responsibility or the prospects of becoming a more rational and just society.
Elvis September 24, 2012 at 3:38 pm -

I liked Willard until he began opening his mouth.

We are now seeing why the Republican party was so hesitant to have him be their nominee.

It will take a miracle to put him in the White House now.