"...for from the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh." Luke 6:45
I believe we, as citizens of the United States of America have to listen carefully to what the candidates are saying and their actions.
Below is brief list of some of his faux pas..
1. One or two online sources report the following quote as a fake quote since there is not a live recording that has surfaced of him saying this...however in Faux Pas #2, his comments are very similar to this embarrasing statement, no cameras were suppose to be at that event, but thankfully someone broke the rules, so the comment could not be denied.
"I understand how difficult it can be for an African-American in today’s society. In fact, I can relate to black people very well indeed. My ancestors once owned slaves, and it is in my lineage to work closely with the black community. However, just because they were freed over a century ago doesn’t mean they can now be freeloaders. They need to be told to work hard, and the incentives just aren’t there for them anymore. When I’m president I plan to work closely with the black community to bring a sense of pride and work ethic back into view for them." Reportedly Mitt Romney
My critique: From viewing faux pas #2, I believe the above statements were made. Although the above statement in itself is totally absurd, the thing that I believe to be most negative about the statement, is that he identified Black Americans as "they", correlated poverty with Black Americans, i.e., them. Whereas, it should not be a them nor a they...it should be, "We the people of the United States of America," Our financial struggles, and etc. His statement was divisive. It was as if he is saying it is "us" (White America), against Black America.
2. In the video above.
Romney basically said 47 percent of the United States of America, are poor individuals on government assistance, and based upon his previous statement as indicated above, he may be ignorantly referring that majority of President Obama supporters are poor Black Americans...which is totally false...especially given the fact that Black Americans only make up 13 percent of the population. His statements make it very clear that he would not seek to provide economic relief to the economically disadvantaged in America. It seems as if he would like to take away the resources made available to the people of the United States, on the basis of his stereotypes instead of concrete facts.
3. “I’m in this race because I care about Americans. I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it,” Romney told CNN February 1. “I’m not concerned about the very rich, they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of the America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.” My point is proven above that he is not concerned about the economic welfare of the citizens of America, nor does it seem that he views the Presidency as being the top representative and advocate for the people of the United States. It seems he wants to dictate the livelihood, resources, means of income, religious views, and defining morality for American Citizens...Mitt Romney seems to me like he may be a little "dicatatorish".
I believe we, as citizens of the United States of America have to listen carefully to what the candidates are saying and their actions.
Below is brief list of some of his faux pas..
1. One or two online sources report the following quote as a fake quote since there is not a live recording that has surfaced of him saying this...however in Faux Pas #2, his comments are very similar to this embarrasing statement, no cameras were suppose to be at that event, but thankfully someone broke the rules, so the comment could not be denied.
"I understand how difficult it can be for an African-American in today’s society. In fact, I can relate to black people very well indeed. My ancestors once owned slaves, and it is in my lineage to work closely with the black community. However, just because they were freed over a century ago doesn’t mean they can now be freeloaders. They need to be told to work hard, and the incentives just aren’t there for them anymore. When I’m president I plan to work closely with the black community to bring a sense of pride and work ethic back into view for them." Reportedly Mitt Romney
My critique: From viewing faux pas #2, I believe the above statements were made. Although the above statement in itself is totally absurd, the thing that I believe to be most negative about the statement, is that he identified Black Americans as "they", correlated poverty with Black Americans, i.e., them. Whereas, it should not be a them nor a they...it should be, "We the people of the United States of America," Our financial struggles, and etc. His statement was divisive. It was as if he is saying it is "us" (White America), against Black America.
Romney basically said 47 percent of the United States of America, are poor individuals on government assistance, and based upon his previous statement as indicated above, he may be ignorantly referring that majority of President Obama supporters are poor Black Americans...which is totally false...especially given the fact that Black Americans only make up 13 percent of the population. His statements make it very clear that he would not seek to provide economic relief to the economically disadvantaged in America. It seems as if he would like to take away the resources made available to the people of the United States, on the basis of his stereotypes instead of concrete facts.
3. “I’m in this race because I care about Americans. I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it,” Romney told CNN February 1. “I’m not concerned about the very rich, they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of the America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.” My point is proven above that he is not concerned about the economic welfare of the citizens of America, nor does it seem that he views the Presidency as being the top representative and advocate for the people of the United States. It seems he wants to dictate the livelihood, resources, means of income, religious views, and defining morality for American Citizens...Mitt Romney seems to me like he may be a little "dicatatorish".
