Mitt Romney Sticks by His ‘47% of Americans are Victims’ Statement Caught on Secret Video

Mitt Romney is sticking to his words that 47% of Americans feel like victims, don't pay tax and aren't entitled to health care, food or housing. A video secretly recorded in May surfaced at a private fundraiser by Marc Leader who also hosts wild sex parties.

The clip caught the eye of James Carter IV, grandson of former president Jimmy Carter, who talked the person behind the video into releasing all of it. Mitt Romney has stated, "This is a message I'm carrying day and day out and will carry over the coming months. This is a decision about the course of America where we're going to head. We've seen the President's policies play out over the last four years."

Mitt Romney then tried to divert attention to a non-secret video of President Obama speaking over a decade ago in 1998 about making government more effective. That video captures Obama saying, "I think the trick is how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistrubution, because I actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybody's got a shot."

The secret video of Romney captures him talking about how nearly half of Americans back Obama because they rely on government services and don't pay taxes. He said, "There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. There are 47% who are with him, who are dependent on government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has the responsibility to care for them. Who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing."

In reality 47% of Americans don't pay income taxes but the Tax Policy Center estimates for 2011 that even though 46% of households owe nothing in federal taxes, 29% of those people do pay payroll taxes with the other 18% not paying payroll or income tax. Mitt Romney alienated some of his own supporters, like senior citizens, who are on Medicare and receive Social Security.

Some politicians are distancing themselves from Mitt Romney. Senator Scott Brown, from Romney's own party and state of Massachusetts saying, "As someone who grew up in tough circumstances, I know that being on public assistance is not a spot that anyone wants to be in. Too many people today who want to work are being forced into public assistance for lack of jobs."