50 Days, 50 Reasons to Vote Obama — Reason #49
The news is awash with Mitt Romney's leaked video from a fundraiser this past spring. Of the many remarkable aspects of this unfolding spectacle — the fact that the majority of people who don't pay federal income tax live in red states; that Romney's father himself benefited from welfare; that the 47% Romney spoke of is comprised not of freeloaders, but rather groups like the elderly, students, and the working poor, many of whom also payroll taxes, in addition to deployed military personnel — one of the most edifying and refreshing aspects is President Obama's response, which demonstrates his underlying commitment to the moral imperative of the government's role in facilitating opportunity for everybody.
Speaking on David Letterman, President Obama countered Romney's unfiltered views by reiterating his basic belief in the social contract: by helping everybody to get access to basic human needs — healthcare, education, a clean environment, decent housing — we empower people to lift up themselves and their families, and, by doing so, advance the prosperity of the whole country, all 100%.
http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/2280813911/david-letterman-president-barack-obama
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/obama-on-letterman-show-responds-to-romney-comments/
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/obama-on-letterman-show-responds-to-romney-comments/
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