Welcome to the Age of Mobile Devices, Mr Romney
Posted by Bob Warfield on September 18, 2012
Mitt Romney was dealt a tough blow today by a video that looks like it was taken with a smartphone:
The video was published by Mother Jones magazine. In it, Romney says, “There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it.” He goes on to say that his job “is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”
That’s not going to sit well with a large number of Americans, at least the 47%.
It marks the first time I remember a candidate running afoul of ubiquitous smartphones, but you can bet it won’t be the last time. There are no closed door guarded moments with a friendly audience in the Age of Mobile Devices. Everyone is potentially always on and always public.
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