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To: bentway who wrote (180947)2/1/2012 4:46:12 PM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 541785
 
>>I think Mitt knew EXACTLY what he was saying. As a candidate, he seems EAGER to run as a successful 1%er, running against the poor, the OWS crowd and for the haters of the victims of (R) economics that make them feel conflicted. That may change when he reaches the general election audience.<<

I think a "fuck the poor" platform might actually do quite well with some political factions in the US. Nobody who isn't poor ever expects to become poor, but most people who aren't rich think they may one day be rich.



To: bentway who wrote (180947)2/1/2012 7:23:16 PM
From: koan  Respond to of 541785
 
<<I think Mitt knew EXACTLY what he was saying. As a candidate, he seems EAGER to run as a successful 1%er, running against the poor, the OWS crowd and for the haters of the victims of (R) economics that make them feel conflicted. That may change when he reaches the general election audience.

I agree, he was using code to the right wingers who think the poor are lazy and think they want government welfare repealed and have no heart.


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