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To college. they're not paying taxes the year after they get out of school. >> sure. look at how the same people voted in 2008. the republicans rely on the elderly and the working poor who don't pay federal income tax. david, romney is insulting basically his base. >> yes. he's not doing anything to attract people who may not like obama and perhaps could be won over with this at all. he's going on the attack against these people and saying, you're not really worthy. >> now, let's break down this. more than 10% of the people romney complained about are elderly. 70% of them voted in 2008. 53% pi...

>> what a day. >> what a week. >> i wanted to get 50.1% or more. >> they're all free-loaders sucking off the teet of the rich. let's leave kate middleton out of this. >> it's not elegantly stated. >> perhaps i made a honey boo boo. >> he was inab arctic lat. >> you all but called them moochers. >> no, i'm talking about individuals not likely to support me. >> even though you didn't vote for me, i'm going to work as hard as i can as your president. >> are there no fair questions about the distribution of wealth. >> it's fine to talk about those things in quiet rooms. >> he believes every americ...

They're getting plenty of systems from their surrogates at fox news. let's take a listen. >> you said that your wording might have been inelegant. you all but called them moochers. did you? disdainfully wrote off half the nation. how do you respond to that? that 47% figure s it too high? what's an acceptable level. governor mitt romney, thank you very much. >> thanks. >> julien, how do you bounce back from a journalistic thrilling grilling like that? >> well, let's see, if you were an investor at bain capital, this is probably a venture that you would not get behind. you just look at the metri...

Saying the rich need to pay more. i think if mitt romney would talk about the number of people not paying.... >> neil: this goes to both of your points. this is moocher interpretation and how he responded to that. >> you said you're wording was inelegant but this election year that you all but called them moochers, did you? >> no, i'm talking about a perspective of individuals who are not likely to support me. i recognize those people who are not paying income tax are going to say, gosh, this provision that mitt keeps talking about, lowering income taxes, it won't be attractive to them and tho...

32 million people were on food stamps, now that number is 50 million, now 47 million people on food stamps. you have americans falling into poverty under this president. in an increasing number on the food stamp figures. i wanted to get people back to work. i would like to see everybody who is not retired and not in the military having the privilege of a good job and good income so they qualify to pay taxes. >> neil: you said that you wouldn't go may have been inelegant, but this election year, that you all but called them moochers, did you? >> no, i'm talking about perspective of individuals ...