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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

2012 Obama and Romney Head-to-Head on Poverty

Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 4:31 PM

TIME says the new poverty numbers are out:

Today the US Census Bureau announced that the nation’s poverty rate remained at 15% in 2011 after increasing each of the previous three year. President Obama and Mitt Romney both responded via online video messages.

Census numbers show that over 46 million people in America now live below the poverty line, including 16.1 million children. In 2011, the median household income fell 1.5% to $50,054. Poverty rates for blacks, 27.6%, and Hispanics, 25.3%, were twice as high as the rate for whites.

Here are those statements, which were directed to Sojourners, a faith-based organization for social justice, which explains all the extra Jesus-y talk:

Thank God Romney mentioned the debt in his video. Impoverished Americans are incredibly upset about our ballooning national debt. That's a way bigger issue for them than, say, what they're going to fucking eat tonight.

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Poverty is bad and all, but the debt is about winning, and the Romneys of the world only care about winning.

Posted by balderdash

on September 12, 2012 at 5:13 PM

Wow.

You girls are totally missing the story of the day....

On the anniversary of 9/11 terrorist successfully attacked US soil and murdered an American Ambassador.

Sad........

Posted by is anyone in charge here?..... on September 12, 2012 at 5:14 PM

Poor Obama.

Poverty soaring and nothing he can do about it.

Posted by SuperMajorities on September 12, 2012 at 5:15 PM

I bought a jar of Adams peanut butter last night at QFC. $10 !!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on September 12, 2012 at 5:42 PM

Didn't even listen to either. The reason Rmoney mentions the debt is so that any of his true base that happens to hear this understand that he really doesn't give a shit about the poor and that the rest of the statement is just for show.

Posted by SPG on September 12, 2012 at 6:59 PM

Supreme Ruler, call Highline and see your psychiatrist tomorrow.

Posted by Jude Fawley on September 12, 2012 at 8:51 PM

#4 WOW you must be rich. I buy the kind where I have to take in my own container and then turn on a machine and watch my jar fill up. You're the 1%. Bitch!

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on September 12, 2012 at 9:41 PM

I counted four and a half lip smacks.....

Posted by bareboards on September 12, 2012 at 10:07 PM

what a fucking prick Romney is.

"means test" the poor on welfare, so those that don't need as much don't get as much.

why not means test your fucking billionaire supporters - they need less, so maybe they should pay more taxes.

Republicans are fucking hypocrites.

"the poor are freeloaders. but i don't want to pay taxes. just let me drive my car, drink clean water, get my mail, play in the park, eat clean food..." right. where does all that come from, asswipes?

Posted by south downtown on September 13, 2012 at 1:34 AM

Hey Romney, move that teleprompter up to eye level. This entire video has you looking at my tits, asshole.

Posted by ignatz ratzkywatzky on September 13, 2012 at 12:56 PM