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Romney Tells the Truth

Sep. 19, 2012 10:32am

Monica Crowley, Ph.D., is a Fox News Contributor, host of the nationally syndicated “Monica Crowley Show,” and the author of What the (Bleep) Just […]

Monica Crowley, Ph.D., is a Fox News Contributor, host of the nationally syndicated “Monica Crowley Show,” and the author of What the (Bleep) Just Happened? The Happy Warrior’s Guide to the Great American Comeback.

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During presidential campaigns, the candidates are usually very circumspect: careful and deliberate in their comments, wary with reporters, and measured in tone. Every once in a while, however, those same publicly prudent candidates will speak the truth about how they really feel, usually when they think they’re in private among friends and supporters. And often, those are the comments that are the most illuminating.

On April 6, 2008, at a closed-door San Francisco fundraiser, Barack Obama said this:

“You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

It turns out that that’s exactly how he saw us. It was then no mystery that that’s how he has governed: with strategies designed to divide us by class, race, age, and gender.

On May 17, 2012, at a closed-door Boca Raton fundraiser, Mitt Romney said this:

“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, 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. That that’s an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what..These are people who pay no income tax…. [M]y job is is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

Romney was 100% percent correct. Let’s break it down:

1. Everybody knows that Romney was referring to the political challenge he faces in getting the growing dependency class to listen to his message and consider voting for him. He was talking politics here, not policy. Not unlike what Obama said in his taped fundraiser about us “bitter clingers” in 2008. The difference is that Obama has actually deepened and governed on those divided lines, while Romney is advocating pro-growth economic policies in order to get folks OUT of dependency and back into economic freedom and the prosperity that comes with it.

2. Obama’s whole policy agenda has been accelerating on a path which appears to want to reach a tipping point where more people are dependent on government than not. If that’s his objective, he’s had enormous success: unemployment has remained staggeringly high, nearly half of all Americans pay no federal income tax, record numbers of people are on food stamps and other social welfare programs, socialized medicine is kicking in, etc. In fact, it’s actually WORSE than Romney stated: he claimed that 47 percent pay no federal income tax, when the truth is 49 percent don’t, and 49 percent of households have someone on federal aid. Remember: when people can vote themselves goodies, freebies, and raises from the Treasury, they will. Romney was right to point out that that’s the reality in which he’s operating right now.

3. A recent Gallup poll shows that 54 percent of Americans believe government is doing TOO MUCH that should be left to individuals and businesses, so Romney is right on principle and he has most of the American people with him.

4. The truth that Romney did not state: Obama’s single-minded objective has been to get as many people as possible dependent on government. But the ultimate objective of that is to create a permanent Democrat voting majority. Team Obama and the Left have made enormous strides in achieving this is goal, although they’re not quite there yet. Romney is operating in that reality as well—and doing what he can to prevent it.

The Left, the press, and other commentators are going wild with the Romney comments, but the American people know what’s real: Romney was correct and he told the truth. Obama HAS moved us from an opportunity society to a government dependency state. Romney must own his comments, as he did Monday night in his statement and press conference, and talk about how economic growth is the solution. He’s got a slew of pro-growth economic policies—from tax, entitlement and regulatory reform to repealing ObamaCare—and he’s got to be talking about them non-stop.

The Left’s attempt to pervert these comments as a way to push their lie that Romney doesn’t care will backfire—because taxpayers are pissed. Look at the results in the Wisconsin recall election: the people supported Governor Scott Walker when he protected them. They had his back as long as he stuck to his guns. They will provide back-up for Mitt too, as long as he fights for getting America back to its core principles of limited government; individual freedom, fiscal responsibility, and self-reliance. That’s a winning message because it’s the truth about America and the source of our greatness.

Stick to it, Mitt. And fight.

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Comments (6)

Hal1
Posted on September 22, 2012 at 11:14pm
How to take the wind out of Obama’s sails:

In 08 Obama was elected on his promises that proved to be 90% lies! I even thought a man that can do all the things he said he would do is what we need in this country. Even though he had no experience maybe that would be the key to getting things done. Here was a guy that had a gift when talking and then I discovered he was reading from a screen prompter and not ad-libbing at all.. I was then convinced he was not alone with all his lies that got him elected. There were a team of crooked liars advising him which makes things even worse. Anyhow let me remind you of some of his lies that the voters have forgotten all about because I have not once heard these facts mentioned and THEY MUST BE QUOTED TO THE VOTERS NOW at this point in the campaign to identify who he really is! I will write a few of them here and all can be verified by recalling his election speeches!

1. “ My administration will be committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government and establish a system of transparency, public participation and collaboration.”

2. “When there is a bill that ends up on my desk, you the public will have five days to find out what’s in it before I sign it, so that you will know what your government is doing.”

3. “ If you are a lobbyist entering my administration, you will not be able to work on matters you lobbied on, or in agencies you lobbied during the last administration.”

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awkingsley
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:28pm
Monica Crowley is a really good cheerleader for the Republican Establishment. The problem is that underneath Romney’s new varnish and Obama’s peeling paint, it’s the same piece of old worn out cliched furniture – an unvarnished Socialist. Romney has always been pampered by the media: He is called a flip-flopper instead of a liar. I would like just once, to hear Romney called a liar by the Conservative press, just as they consistently do with Obama. Also, Romney and his son were involved in the Sanford ponzi scheme, so it would be really refreshing for the Conservative press to call him a crook right along with Obama. I’m tired of Republicans white-washing their candidates when they are no better than the Democrats. Vote for a Republican House and Senate to curb Obama, and write-in for Ron Paul to curb Romney.

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- zanbuscus
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 4:41am
  If you’re going to vote Libertarian, they already have a man running for that party right now. His name is Gary Johnson. I was a Ron Paul supporter too, but I’ve been doing my homework, and if you DO NOT want Obama in the White House another term, then vote for Mitt Romney. Do your homework on the guy and DO NOT rely on what the MSM (mainstream media) tells you about him. He is a far cry better than Obama, and he is a TRUE American. He understands American pride and American values. He will not sell America out, he will not be a weak leader, and he will not apologize to foreign countries, much less Middle Eastern countries who protect America-hating terrorists, for our freedoms, values, rights or Constitution. Seriously, do your frickin’ homework, and if you really think neither guy is good for the job, vote for Gary Johnson. Ron Paul is no longer in the running. I truly wish he was, because I LOVE Dr. Paul. But he’s not. Wake up and be realistic. Please and thank you.
  
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notanotherinsider
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 10:41pm
Well said…… Monica Crowley needs to school the Real News gang on how to support our candidate.

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soofedup
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 12:33pm
How quickly you forget. What Romney says in private is essentially the same thing Romney blasted Newt for saying in public.

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jaxFL
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 10:53am
..let me spark things up this morning…..so the media and everyone wants to put the spotlight on the hidden camera & recording from Mitt’s statement about the 47%….completely blown out of proportion…when in fact the statement hit right on the mark..obviously because of all the negativity that had arose from the recording…truth hurts I guess….now I know just as Mitt stated yesterday, there are people that really need the help/assistance they are receiving…I mean come on we’re not idiots here…….please….but the thing I want to bring about is that last night I watched the “Letterman Show”….and yes Obama was on with Dave…when asked what is the biggest thing he (OBAMA) had learned since becoming President of the United States of America…he (OBAMA) replied…”the biggest thing that I have LEARNED since becoming President…is that I have realized /learned I represent the PEOPLE of this nation”……WTH!!!! So like did you not know this before you took office? WOW!! So you (OBAMA) are just now realizing that you REPRESENT this NATION & the GREAT PEOPLE in it….??? Seriously?? So like if there is something to question I think it would not be Mitt’s statements…but the actions and the statements this clown of a president we have should be….you were elected President of the United States of America and you do not know what or who you are working for or who you represent…??? It is time for you to be replaced there OBAMA…you obviously do not know what

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