Mitt Romney Doubles Down On His 47% Speech

A few weeks after the release of the now-infamous 47% speech -- wherein Gov. Romney called nearly one-half of the country a bunch of freeloading self-ascribed victims -- he issued a statement repudiating those remarks, saying that he was "completely wrong."  Now that the election is over, however, Romney can now stop pretending that he actually gives a shit.

Here is what he had to say recently with regard to "the African-American community, the Hispanic community and young people" and how these groups contributed to his crushing defeat in last week's election (via the New York Times):

"In each case they were very generous in what they gave to those groups. With regards to the young people, for instance, a forgiveness of college loan interest, was a big gift. Free contraceptives were very big with young college-aged women. And then, finally, Obamacare also made a difference for them, because as you know, anybody now 26 years of age and younger was now going to be part of their parents' plan, and that was a big gift to young people. They turned out in large numbers, a larger share in this election even than in 2008."

Look, a lot has been reported with regard to how Republicans have been sore losers in this election. But let me take this opportunity to be a sore winner. Governor Romney, I'm glad you lost, and I am particularly satisfied that you and the rest of the Republican Party were "shellshocked" by a loss that you claim you did not see coming.

You deserve your spot in the dust-bin of American politics. My one hope now is that the rest of your fucking party decides against moderation and instead chooses to re-embrace the policies that will ultimately lead to the death of the GOP.

And speaking of sore losers . . . .