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Apparently the Obama Administration really is shameless. Some might even say it is despicable. In choosing to use the letter sent to him by a 25 year old women with Down Syndrome to further politicize Romney's 47% remark, even though his remark had nothing to do with this women's situation (or any similar one either) is a new low even for the Obama Administration.
Letter from Brittany...
Dear Mr. President,
Hello! My name is Brittany and I live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. I am 25 years old (but I will be 26 on October 3rd!). I am a registered Democrat and I have been voting since I was 18. I am one of the 47% of Americans who fall under Mitt Romney's definition of "entitled" and "unable to take responsibility for my life." I have Down syndrome.
I started working part-time in 2004 when I was in high school. I graduated in 2008 and have worked at that job ever since. My employer receives money from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare so that I can work, and the public transportation people receive money from them to take me back and forth to work. My mother applied for Social Security's Supplemental Security Income program (SSI) for me when I was 19. I really want to make lots of money and have a hot tub someday, but SSI subtracts my paychecks from my SSI benefits, so I don’t have much to put into a savings account.
I am now working for a store, folding clothes and doing returns. I like my job a lot! I make $4.98 an hour and I am allowed to work 25-30 hours a week (I have paid $542.72 in federal, FICA, state, and city taxes this year as of August 31st). I just got my own apartment and share it with another girl like me. I get to pay rent now ($325 a month) and pay for my telephone and cable because I like the Disney Channel. I was not allowed to take my dog with me, but I can hang all of my Hannah Montana posters on my bedroom wall. My mother still has to help me with my medications and handling my money and stuff.
I have also included my picture, not just because I'm cute, but because I wanted to give you a face of one of the 47% to share with Mr. Romney.
I wish you would come to Pennsylvania because I would really like to meet you.
Please say hello to your wife, Michelle, for me. I wish I could live in the White House, too, and I like your dog, Bo.
—Brittany
P.S. My mom and her friend helped me write this.
The President has a record of insensitivity with respect individuals such as Brittany. In 2009 while on the Letterman show he made the following comments, presumably in an attempt at humor.
From The Telegraph. - Asked by Mr Leno, who hosts the show, if he had been practicing bowling in his Washington office, Mr Obama joked that his highest score was the extremely low total of 129.
“That’s very good, Mr President,” Mr Leno interjected in a sarcastic tone.
Mr Obama then countered that the score was “like the Special Olympics or something”. {Read More At The Daily Caller}
One cannot help but wonder how those who have Down Syndrome children, or some other challenge, might feel about the Presidents lack of sensitivity. The answer to that musing cane be found at Babalú Blog.
Via: Memeorandum
