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| Obama rebukes Mitt Romney over his 47% remarks | Obama rebukes Mitt Romney over his 47% remarks |
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| President Barack Obama declared that the occupant of the White House must "work for everyone, not just for some," hitting back at Mitt Romney's jarring statement that as a candidate, he doesn't worry about the 47% of the country that pays no income taxes. | President Barack Obama declared that the occupant of the White House must "work for everyone, not just for some," hitting back at Mitt Romney's jarring statement that as a candidate, he doesn't worry about the 47% of the country that pays no income taxes. |
| In the secretly recorded video published on Monday by the liberal Mother Jones magazine, Romney told donors that 47% of Americans would back Obama no matter what and "my job is not to worry about those people." | In the secretly recorded video published on Monday by the liberal Mother Jones magazine, Romney told donors that 47% of Americans would back Obama no matter what and "my job is not to worry about those people." |
| The Republican presidential challenger neither disavowed nor apologised for his remarks. Instead, Romney cast his comment as evidence of a fundamental difference with Obama over the economy, adding the federal government should not "take from some to give to the others." | The Republican presidential challenger neither disavowed nor apologised for his remarks. Instead, Romney cast his comment as evidence of a fundamental difference with Obama over the economy, adding the federal government should not "take from some to give to the others." |
| Obama responded during an appearance on the late-night David Letterman television show. | Obama responded during an appearance on the late-night David Letterman television show. |
| "One thing I've learned as president is that you represent the entire country," he said. "My expectation is if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some," he said to applause from the studio audience. | "One thing I've learned as president is that you represent the entire country," he said. "My expectation is if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some," he said to applause from the studio audience. |
| As for Romney's statement about the 47%, he said, "There are not a lot of people out there who think they are victims or simply entitled." | As for Romney's statement about the 47%, he said, "There are not a lot of people out there who think they are victims or simply entitled." |
| Obama, who as a candidate in 2008 made a damaging gaffe of his own commenting that white rural voters clung to guns or religion, indicated he thought Romney should admit his remarks were a mistake. | Obama, who as a candidate in 2008 made a damaging gaffe of his own commenting that white rural voters clung to guns or religion, indicated he thought Romney should admit his remarks were a mistake. |
| "When you run for president, you are under a microscope all the time. All of us make mistakes. That incident in 2008, I immediately said, 'I regret this,'" Obama said. | "When you run for president, you are under a microscope all the time. All of us make mistakes. That incident in 2008, I immediately said, 'I regret this,'" Obama said. |
| "What I think people want to make sure of is you're not writing off a big chunk of the country." | "What I think people want to make sure of is you're not writing off a big chunk of the country." |
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