I didn't think he was quite so stupid as to say it so openly.
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Sep 17, 2012 5:15:28 pm PDT #22461 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
aurelia - Sep 17, 2012 5:15:48 pm PDT #22462 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Well, feathers in general. But yes, headdresses - [link].
Seriously? I echo Steph with what the hell, hipsters?
I don't think those Romney videos will sway anyone. We already had the "I'm not concerned about the very poor" sound byte in the news months ago.
Consuela - Sep 17, 2012 5:16:54 pm PDT #22463 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The kicker in those videos are 2 sentiments he expresses:
1. That the democratic base is made up entirely of people not paying federal income tax, who are receiving checks from the government, are voting for Obama only to continue receiving that money, and who are also lazy shiftless bums.
2. That as president, Romney would have no responsibility to that portion of the American population, because they won't pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
Oh, wait, and No. 3, which is that if he were Latino, he'd have the election in the bag, because you know it's such an advantage to be Latino in this country.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 17, 2012 5:17:55 pm PDT #22464 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm surprised that he views that large a percentage of the populace as worthless parasites. I figured that would only apply to the 8% or so that are unempployed, and that the rest of us that make less than $200,000 a year would be more akin to serfs that are essential to the nation until our jobs can be outsourced to cheaper labor markets overseas.
Consuela - Sep 17, 2012 5:18:54 pm PDT #22465 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I think the Obama campaign needs to hammer on this: "Do you receive VA benefits? Are you elderly? Are you a college student? Are you a homeowner receiving the mortgage income tax deduction? Mitt Romney thinks you're a parasite and not worth paying attention to or caring about. Vote Obama 2012."
flea - Sep 17, 2012 5:21:49 pm PDT #22466 of 30001
information libertarian
I am pretty sure my family got all of our federal income taxes back a couple of years this past decade. It was while the kids were both in daycare (so, big deductions) and mr. flea was working on his PhD in engineering. Engineers are notoriously lazy, of course. (And now we pay lots more taxes, but are STILL dependent on the government - because mr. flea is a federal employee! Still lazy as fuck, though.)
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2012 5:22:28 pm PDT #22467 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm surprised that he views that large a percentage of the populace as worthless parasites.
This. Maybe I didn't say what I mean properly. I will just point and Matt and nod.
flea - Sep 17, 2012 5:23:42 pm PDT #22468 of 30001
information libertarian
It's the "those people" that gets Romney every time. Any time you say "those people" you lose.
Jesse - Sep 17, 2012 5:32:16 pm PDT #22469 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
On the hipster racism front, here's some Good Stuff courtesy of Liese (?): [link]
Allyson - Sep 17, 2012 5:40:13 pm PDT #22470 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
"Romney 2012: You are not entitled to food."
Saddest and funniest tweet in the last few minutes.