RWingers idiotic answer to "We are the 99%" is "I am the 53%"

[stevenleser]

They are claiming that 47% of the country is leeching off 53%. See, I told you it was idiotic. However, the right wingnuts are posting the dumb #iamthe53 hashtag all over twitter.

[chollybocker]

1. Maybe they mean their IQ is stuck at 53?

"It's like they're proud of their ignorance." - Barack Obama

[tblue]

6. Hah! Good one!

:rofl:

[B Calm]

9. That's it!

[saras]

2. That's how they think. Everything else in the world balances their opinion, but not quite.

Perhaps if they were outsiders, they'd suggest that, on the one side, all the facts, investigations, public opinion, experiments, etc. exactly equal their opinion on the other, but actually inhabiting their body, obviously their opinion is more important.

[Confusious]

3. Well, it's true

The red states leech off the blue states.

[Quantess]

4. YEAH!!! That'll show 'em!

Idiots.

[EFerrari]

5. LMAO.

Hey, welfare queens, I want my tax money back until you can do basic math.

:rofl:

[Initech]

7. These idiots apparently haven't seen the $39K backpack:

Yes this backpack probably cost more than a year's salary for them:

http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Olsen-Twins-Can-t-Meet-Demand-39-000-Alligator-Backpacks-35804.html

[Mr Deltoid]

8. Attempting to be relevent

[eShirl]

10. where I come from, 53% = F

[IndyPragmatist]

11. It's a very clever response to the 99% for their base

Of course they don't give a shit what you think. Do you care that they probably think the 99% thing is dumb? Of course not because it wasn't created for them, just like this is not created for you.

Now, to look at this objectively. I can see where this will resonate with a good bit of their base and with some moderates. The 47% not paying federal income tax is a pretty big deal in Indiana. This is just as catchy with the right as the 99% is with the left.

I'm amazed sometimes at how few people can step back and look at something objectively.