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| Romney to Heckler: If You're Looking For Free Stuff, Vote For Obama |
| 2012-03-20 |
| A woman in Peoria, Illinois stood up to let Mitt Romney know she wants free birth control. Romney responds by telling her to 'vote for the other guy' if she's looking for 'free stuff'. Woman: "So youÂ’re all for like, 'yay, freedom,' and all this stuff. And 'yay, like pursuit of happiness.' You know what would make me happy? Free birth control." Romney:"You know, let me tell you, no no, look, look let me tell you something. If youÂ’re looking for free stuff you donÂ’t have to pay for, vote for the other guy. ThatÂ’s what heÂ’s all about, okay? ThatÂ’s not, thatÂ’s not what IÂ’m about." |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #11 Socialism is about squeezing money out of the young (forcing them to get health insurance) to give to the old (using up health insurance at a rapid clip). Now Obama is throwing the young a bone. A very, very small bone and some of them are grabbing on it like a mad dog because they really want to believe they haven't been historically screwed by their savior. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-03-20 23:24 |
| #10 Other People's Money. Everything is free, when it's paid for with other people's money. Except everyone pays for "Other People's Money". Pay sales tax? That's somebody's other people's money. Pay rent? A part of that goes to property tax, which is also other people's money for someone. Have a job? Income tax and FICA are both "Other People's Money." Except the pols only want you to think of somebody else's "Other People's Money" - lately, the rich people are the current source of still more "Other People's Money." There's no such thing. It's all your money. My money. Our money. Anything you don't pay for directly. Roads. Defense. FAA. Life Insurance, car insurance, health insurance. Disaster relief. Foreign aid. Post office. Government. Every single dime you do not control yourself goes into the giant bin called "Other People's Money." So pay attention. Other people's money is your money! |
| Posted by: Bobby on the road 2012-03-20 22:18 |
| #9 Romney did not really answer the heckler right, but when you are up front of a crowd with your prepared speech, someone can throw you off. The woman said, "So youÂ’re all for like, 'yay, freedom,' and all this stuff. And 'yay, like pursuit of happiness.' You know what would make me happy? Free birth control." Romney needed to say, "If you want free stuff, then vote for the other guy. Just remember that free stuff runs out when the government goes bankrupt, and then there will be no more free stuff --- for anyone. Nothing is free. Freedom is not free. Try to remember that." |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2012-03-20 19:56 |
| #8 "Why wouldn't I vote for Obama?" Because you're not an IDIOT, Steve. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-03-20 18:53 |
| #7 Obama is going to pay my rent and give me gas money from his own stash. What do I care if he has to tax some wrinkly old Republican guy to get the cash. They're all racists anyway. Why wouldn't I vote for Obama? Aside from believing in America, I mean. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-03-20 18:04 |
| #6 I'll give him credit for this one. He had to think fast on his feet and he came up with pretty good answer. The woman doesn't sound very bright. Like, it kinda makes me wonder, like, where did she go to school, ya know? Typical Obama voter. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-03-20 17:45 |
| #5 > If you're looking for free stuff you don't have to pay for If you're looking for free stuff you FORCE OTHER PEOPLE TO pay for |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-03-20 17:33 |
| #4 Problem is - it's not free - someone will end up paying for it in the end one way or another. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-03-20 17:32 |
| #3 Prediction: Romney hecklers to drop off soon. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-03-20 17:29 |
| #2 Perfect rejoinder. Super ONE Gives everything to you, want it or not. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-03-20 17:01 |
| #1 "But you're too dumb to know how he's getting the money to pay for it from you anyhow!" |
| Posted by: Ptah 2012-03-20 15:23 |