Romney Backpedals After 47 Percent Comment

Tuesday, 18 September 2012 | by Pat's Picks

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Mitt Romney’s backpedaling was swift last night after a video of him was published telling the audience at a fund-raiser that “47 percent of the population…believe they are victims and believe the government has a responsibility to take care of them.”  David Brooks has a good take on it this morning in the New York Times, writing, “as a description of America today, Romney’s comment is a country-club fantasy. It’s what self-satisfied millionaires say to each other.”

See the ‘47 percent’ comment below: