Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Pat Buchanan on The 47 Percent: No Apologies Needed, Mitt

Posted by Nicholas Stix

The 47 Percent: No Apologies Needed, Mitt
By Patrick J. Buchanan
September 25, 2012, at 11:49 a.m.
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Mitt Romney has conceded that his thoughts, expressed at that Boca Raton, Fla., fundraiser, were "not elegantly" stated. Those mocking him might concede he has tabled one of the mega-issues of our time.

Can America continue down the path President Obama is taking us on, to a time soon and certain when a majority of wage-earners pay no income taxes but a majority of citizens receive federal benefits?

"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," said Mitt, "the 47 percent who ... are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. ... These are people who pay no income tax ... ." [Full transcript]

What was wrong with this?...

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