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Romney’s Comments: A Gaffe or the Truth?

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    FBN’s Lou Dobbs separates the facts from the fiction in Romney’s controversial comments.

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Liberal media and their masters in the Obama campaign -- calling the governor's comments gaffes.

Jonathan -- New York magazine went so far -- to say.

Governor Romney's remarks quote disqualify his claim to the -- and say -- -- Could the national media work any harder to be lap dogs -- this administration.

To fix a problem folks we first need to have the ability to deal with reality.

And we really do have to get over being so offended because -- we're gonna fix the mess we're ran we're gonna have to have somebody with the guts.

They get it done.

And the first way to do that is to talk straight I hate to be the one to break this everybody but in the national media.

Governor Romney starting to be that -- And -- I'm gonna make some gaffes here tonight.

At the chalk board and I may have been some people I just -- apologized to everybody.

I love all the precious darlings I'm about to -- But it's gotta be done because this is about setting the record straight and talking about reality.

So we're gonna call this tonight.

This is.

That gap board.

-- And I want to Alba mainstream media folks that.

Precious departments to kind of come together and kind of -- huddle over these gaps.

The Census Bureau that Social Security Administration -- respond to national action -- their.

They're behind a lot of these gaps I wanna give her body full credit -- start with the Census Bureau according to that agency warning 9%.

49%.

Of Americans.

In the second quarter of last year lived in a household where at least one member was receiving a government benefit at least one member.

That's up from are you ready.

30%.

30% back in the 1980s.

Is that not impressive.

According.

To the Social Security Administration the United States that yet another record for the number of American workers collecting federal disability.

-- in September that was eight point 79 workers.

That's million folks.

Disabilities.

Today.

If you include the total number Americans less dependence -- thousands collecting disability with them.

That's eleven.

Million.

Americans.

On disability.

And half of those -- about this half of those joined the disability rolls over the course of the past three and a half years under President Obama.

Sorry that's my -- but there it is it's the reality.

Meanwhile three years after the recession officially ended that is the -- into the second quarter 2009.

47.

Million people are on food stamps and other 47 million.

47 million.

Another gap but there it is and I you know I just can't imagine.

What holding a little phone camera suspected was -- -- And bad audio and listening to governor Romney talk about the fact half of folks are paying taxes is a big -- -- this by the way doesn't mean everyone collecting benefits is an Obama supporter.

As the governor clearly implied.

But it sure clear that if you don't pay income taxes you're not gonna be half I was excited about.

Governor Romney's plan to cut income taxes.

Welfare.

Entitlements.

It's clear that many folks would likely vote for someone who would expand those entitlements and welfare.

Rather than working to cut them.

And -- 46% of Americans.

46%.

Just put the number.

If the number absolutely correct as of this moment 46%.

Are paying no income tax all 47% was the figure for 2010.

So yes things are getting better I mean we've seen that dropped from 47% not paying the 46%.

But let's cut.

Nine cents.

Wealthier people -- you wanna talk class warfare mr.

president of the Democratic Party I mean really wanna try the class worker than you know.

Because you're really playing and pandering and appealing to.

-- ignorance in the stupidity.

Of some.

People that you want to vote for.

Because you see there's no secret about this.

People who make more money paid bigger taxes and when there are tax breaks they get a bigger share of those tax breaks are reduced taxes.

Impact the top 1%.

The -- top 1% of this country.

1% of the population.

Those income earners are paying.

Thirty six point 730%.

Is that fair Mr.

President 'cause I know you're all about fairness -- I just wanted to get that out there and talk about.

I know it's a gap in some people's mind to talk about 1% -- -- wealthy paying.

Over a third of income taxes in the country the top 5% by the way.

-- -- of my friends in the mainstream media top 5%.

The top 5%.

-- okay are paying 5858.

Point 66.

Percent.

-- the top 5%.

The bottom half now let's get this thing adjusted.

The bottom half for paying.

2.2 5%.

You get all the way down here they're paying 2.2 5%.

The taxing income taxes and you're hearing a president -- and squawk about.

Redistribution.

And fair -- believes that there -- some redistribution.

You can't redistribute any better than that and let -- make it zero wanna go for zero.

Perhaps a national media should do a little research just once and awhile.

Before they start talking about the truth being -- gas.

And perhaps the media should check with the voters that next time they declare this presidential race to -- over 49 days lack to Election Day guess what.

The president's convention bounce to -- has evaporated.

Yesterday he was being.

He -- he was being corny -- Earlier this month President Obama have a seven point lead over Romney today's Gallup poll shows Obama.

47%.

And mr.

Romney.

46%.

Would you call that close or should we wait for the mainstream media to deliver -- -- an interpretation of these numbers.

About how President Obama is swamping.

This gaffe prone governor.

Maybe.

They told -- it was all over but the media seems to be the one making the -- certainly.

On this.

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