Sadly, teleprompters are not viable for interviews and Mitt Romney continues being a gaffe machine. Then again, I think he basically says what he means. He simply does not care about folks beneath him financially simply based on his proposed policies.
We must all remember that contrary to his assertion, Mitt Romney’s wealth is a result of middle class tax investment in our free enterprise system that he capitalized on. He bought companies, sold companies, and fired workers all trained by our investment in education and infrastructure. Unfortunately the poor and middle class have little leverage to do the same.
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Romney says ‘poor’ comment needs context
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CNN) – Aboard his campaign charter plane Wednesday, Mitt Romney sought to clarify a remark he made earlier in the day on CNN about not being "concerned about the very poor" saying his words were being taken out of context.
Talking to CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, Romney – perhaps ineloquently – explained his campaign’s focus on the middle class, stating that there are programs to help the poor and the rich are doing well on their own.
"I’m not concerned about the very poor," Romney said. "There’s a safety net there, and if it needs repair I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich, they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the heart of America, the 95% of Americans who are right now struggling."
Responding to reporters’ questions during the press availability on his plane, Romney made sure to put the quote in the correct context.
"No, no, no, no," Romney said. "You’ve got to take the whole sentence, all right, as opposed to saying, and then change it just a little bit, because then it sounds very different. I’ve said throughout the campaign my focus, my concern, my energy is gonna be devoted to helping middle income people, all right? We have a safety net for the poor in, and if there are holes in it, I will work to repair that. And if there are people that are falling through the cracks I want to fix that."
Romney explained further, saying his campaign has always been about helping the middle class.
"Wealthy people are doing fine," Romney said. "But my focus in the campaign is on middle income people. Of course I’m concerned about all Americans – poor, wealthy, middle class, but the focus of my effort will be on middle income families who I think have been most hurt by the Obama economy."
Romney conceded there were holes in the safety net for poor Americans, and acknowledged it was the government’s responsibility to help find the systems’ deficiencies.
Romney says ‘poor’ comment needs context – CNN Political Ticker – CNN.com Blogs