Romney describes Obama supporters as people who feel they are “victims” who “believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XnB0NZzl5HA
Romney tells The New York Times that he did describe 47 percent of voters as people who feel they are “entitled” “victims,” but instead of apologizing he adds that he stands by his remarks:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/romney-faults-those-dependent-on-government/?hp
The Washington Posts reports on Romney’s offensive comments:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/leaked-videos-show-romney-dismissing-obama-supporters-as-entitled-victims/2012/09/17/5d49ca96-0113-11e2-b260-32f4a8db9b7e_story.html?hpid=z3
There should be little doubt that Romney would have dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination if his comments had been revealed during the primaries:
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-mitt-romney-victims-remarks-20120917,0,5600535.story
And Romney says maybe he would have a better chance of winning the presidency if his father’s parents were “Mexican”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jk2ExIR_T2o
Then there is this inconvenient fact that Romney does not like to talk about on the campaign trail: His family got welfare when he was a child. Oh, the irony:
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/2012-election/video-mitt-romney-son-welfare-receiving-mexican-immigrant-mother-says
There is more irony: Many rich people (including Romney) invest heavily in offshore tax dodges to avoid paying taxes. Is Romney part of the “47 percent” who pay no income taxes?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/us/politics/bains-offshore-strategies-grew-romneys-wealth.html
The BBC reports on trillions of dollars the rich avoid paying in taxes by using offshore tax dodges:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18944097
Class warfare, Romney style:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/opinion/mitt-romney-class-warrior.html?hp