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发帖数: 24893 | 1 Romney: "47 percent" remarks "completely wrong"
Mitt Romney, trying to distance himself from perhaps his most damaging
campaign moment, said Thursday that his infamous "47 percent" remarks were "
completely wrong."
"Clearly in a campaign with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and
question-and-answer sessions, now and then you are going to say something
that doesn't come out right. In this case I said something that's just
completely wrong," Romney told Sean Hannity on Fox News. "And I absolutely
believe, however, that my life has shown that I care about 100 percent. And
that has been demonstrated throughout my life. And this whole campaign is
about the 100 percent. When I become president it will be about helping the
100 percent."
A leaked videotape last month revealed Romney telling wealthy donors at a
Boca Raton, Fla. fundraiser that 47 percent of the country, President Obama'
s supporters, don't pay income taxes; consider themselves victims; feel
entitled to government handouts, and will never be persuaded to take
personal responsibility for their lives.
As Obama and his allies have noted in ads, speeches, and everywhere they can
, the 47 percent is for the most part veterans, active military, seniors,
and low-income workers, most of whom are paying an array of sales, property,
payroll, local and state taxes.
Romney initially described his remarks as not "elegantly stated" but said
they reflected the choice in the election between "a government-centered
society that provides more and more benefits" or "a free-enterprise society
where people are able to pursue their dreams." The video went viral and
polling suggested his words were taking a toll.
The New York Times reported that Romney had hoped to try to repair the
damage during the debate, when more than 67 million people were watching.
But Obama did not bring it up, in part to deny Romney that opportunity, an
aide told the newspaper. |
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