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This seems to be a classic straw man fallacy, wherein a person’s
position is altered or maligned to cause misinterpretation. Straw men are very
popular in political circles. Even though the above quote is not from an
opponent, as is commonly the case with straw men, it is generally known that
the national media favors President Obama. If heard in passing, one could
easily interpret Romney’s “telling” remarks as condescending. However, an
alternative interpretation of Romney’s remarks – in the context of this very
close election is that is Romney describing the 50% that almost certainly will vote for President Obama no matter
what.
Moreover,
other commentators have indicated that a key challenge for Romney, if elected,
would be to lift many of those in the “entitlement community” to believe that
it actually is feasible to earn a decent living without reliance on government
assistance. I do not think Romney was saying (or at least meant to say) that he
totally disregards 50% of America's vote, as some in the media portray. No fool
in his or her right mind would run for office and meaningfully say something of
that nature and expect to win. If I'm wrong, however, and Romney did mean
what he said, then he is simply wrong for saying it. Nevertheless, we'll never
know for sure what he meant; it's open to interpretation.
President Obama also had a slip up this week, but how quickly the media has forgotten it. (Obama: 'I actually believe in redistribution') My question is, if Obamacare Tax is such a wonderful thing, why is there a
convenient exclusion written into it so that the President's family and
Congress don't have to pay or abide by it? Also, how can we have a free market
system when we have a president who openly "believes" in wealth redistribution?
The bottom line is, it is not our job (or the media’s job) to defend Mitt Romney, but it is our job as free citizens to educate ourselves and vet both candidates. Both men have said things they regret. Let us not forget, however, that only one of them has had a four year opportunity to fix things and has failed. Personally, I think it's time to hire someone else for the job. Like I said, though, Romney is probably not going to be able to fix things overnight (nobody is), but at least he will start changing things into a better direction by practicing fiscal responsibility as opposed to raising taxes and redistributing wealth using Marxist policies.
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