Romney Fighting Against Backlash from "Very Poor" Comment

A comment by Mitt Romney that has been taken out of context has him in hot water, and shows just how ridiculous the U.S. political system is.

While Mitt Romney had his way with Newt Gingrich in the recent winner-take-all Florida primary, he still didn’t come away from the contest entirely unscathed. There’s been a minor uproar about his choice of words during an interview with CNN, during which he said he’s "not concerned about the very poor." Not surprisingly, President Obama’s re-election campaign has jumped on the comments, claiming that Romney is out of touch with the electorate.

Of course, with more than half the U.S. population currently receiving some form of federal aid or funding each month, one would indeed have to be out of touch to not understand that giving people something for nothing is the way to get elected in the modern day. That and buddying up to crony capitalists like Warren Buffett and George Soros, a la President Obama’s playbook.

Romney, for his part, notes that his comments were taken out of context. To be exact, he said, "No no no no no no no no. You've got to take the whole sentence, all right, as opposed to saying, and then change it just a little bit, because then it sounds very different." So, what did Romney actually say? It went something like this: "I'm in this race because I care about Americans. I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich, they're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling, and I'll continue to take that message across the nation." Indeed, that does sound much more innocuous than what is being reported. Ultimately, however, it’s this type of attention paid to insignificant details that is continuing to make the U.S. political system something of a joke.


By Buzzle Staff and Agencies