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Topic: GOP Senator: We Are the Party of the 47 Percent |
GOP Senator: We Are the Party of the 47 Percent
National Journal, by Michael Catalini
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Posted By:f64, 1/27/2013 11:11:22 AM
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| Freshman Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday chided the GOP over its 2012 electoral losses, saying "Republicans are and should be the party of the 47 percent," a clear allusion to the remarks caught on video by presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the campaign. Cruz, speaking at the National Review Institute summit in Washington, was quick to say he wasn´t criticizing Romney, but that the party lost a messaging battle with the electorate and that comment was just a symptom of the problem.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Blue-Z-Anna, 1/27/2013 11:41:46 AM (No. 9142303)
Dems get rewarded for lying.
Repubs get bashed for telling the truth.
Same as it ever was.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
tocsin, 1/27/2013 12:14:02 PM (No. 9142344)
Short but interesting read. But you need the correct URL: http://news.yahoo.com/gop-senator-party-47-percent-152055162--politics.html
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
FunOne, 1/27/2013 12:16:50 PM (No. 9142351)
From "a chicken in every pot" to "a cell phone for every citizen". Ah, the 47%!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
rabbit, 1/27/2013 12:34:39 PM (No. 9142381)
The 47 percent was a stupid comment and a stupid thought. It included everyone in a household where someone received money from the government. Have your elderly dad living with you? You are in the 47 percent. Retired 2 years ago and now getting Social Security? You are in the 47 percent. Support your disabled adult child? You are in the 47 percent.
Most working people who are also caring for elderly parents or disabled relatives don´t perceive of themselves as ´takers´ and are insulted by the suggested that the GOP isn´t interested in them. Everyone expects to one day retire and be drawing Social Security after a lifetime of work; those who have reached that milestone perceive that they earned Social Security. Romney kicked out a lot of potential GOP voters with that comment.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
BadgerBill, 1/27/2013 12:44:52 PM (No. 9142409)
With our anti-American press, our perfectly good message is drowned out.
In this basketball game, it´s 8 vs. 5.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
enuf8, 1/27/2013 12:49:20 PM (No. 9142421)
Romney miscalculated big time when he refused to fight the obama regime with the same zeal with which he attacked his peers in the primary. Did not along with the RNC fight the obvious voter fraud in the swing states. With a six year running for the highest office one would have expected more expertise from his campaign. Don´t blame the voters when it falls on the shoulder of the nominee.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
JAN, 1/27/2013 1:10:31 PM (No. 9142451)
Cruz in office for five minutes. He has all the answers.
Sorry Mr. Cruz, it´s not all about the hispanics who would just love to vote Republican.
They had their chance,they voted for free stuff.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Revolution76, 1/27/2013 1:26:47 PM (No. 9142469)
And that´s the problem. Unless you start explaining why Conservatism is a better alternative to Liberal slavery you will always be the party of the 47%... of the vote.
The American people are obviously too stupid to figure it out on their own. You have to make the case which Republicans have failed to do since 1988.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
gagolfer, 1/27/2013 1:32:22 PM (No. 9142478)
The 47% remark did turn off a lot of potential Romney voters. My husband and I worked hard all our lives till retirement, owned 2 businesses, employed a lot of people, and paid a lot of taxes- a higher % than what Romney pays and yes, I understand he is paying the capital gains rate. But we still paid more than he does.
Now we are retired and get our SSecurity and Medicare which we did contribute to all those working years. So we are part of Romney´s 47%. I voted for Romney, but husband refused to vote rather than vote for someone who would make such an insulting comment to people who have never been takers. But Romney clearly said we were.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
saguni, 1/27/2013 7:08:19 PM (No. 9143071)
Poster #7: Cruz in office for five minutes. He has all the answers.
Unfortunately, in today´s Washington, all it takes is 10 minutes, and the fresh new faces become corrupted, so we need to look to the newest Senators to hear the wisdom of fly-over country.
I am fed up with the power-brokers, the go-along-to-get-along, the good-old-boys, "it´s-my-turn" men who have been steeping in that sewer and have no fresh conservative ideas and morals to lead this country back to its rightful prominence on the world stage. The entire Republican leadership, both in Congress and the RNC could fall off the map as far as I am concerned, to be replaced be the likes of Ted Cruz, Herman Cain and Sarah Palin. This country deserves a national conservative voice.
I held my nose and voted for Romney, only because I hated the alternative. I proudly voted for Sarah Palin, praying that John McCain would soon develop "health problems" and decide to "spend more time" with his family.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
redwhite&blue2, 1/27/2013 8:54:47 PM (No. 9143215)
#1 has it nailed.
#4 never ceases to appear contradictory to what we are saying and somewhat trollish....many different topics and many different days, always the response(calling Mitt Romney "stupid") a troll would shoot at us.
I´m proud to be conservative, a veteran, and a Romney voter. I really think he won this recent fraudulent rip-off of an "election"....Any-hoo..... Like #1 says, no matter what we say or do, our words, our soulful stirrings, our heartfelt love of the USA gets twisted and we get sarcastically ridiculed by the far-left ass-press enemedia rump-swab lap-dog Barry Hussein-adoring liars...happens every DAY! And I am so sick of it! If we nominated GOD or Jesus, they´d rag on them and try to convince the low-vo´s that they are evil rich hateful men who must be stopped! Speaking of those low-information voters, take some advice from a guy born in ´49 who has seen a boatload of American History throughout the 50´s, 60´s, 70´s, 80´s, 90´s, 10´s.....wow!
Get an education Be polite and respectful Work Hard Serve and love your country God Family Country Practice birth control Never send your kids to Public schools Dont trust the government Be conservative Live Laugh and Love Rock and Roll! Salute Lucianne, ´cuz she rocks!
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