We don't belong to government, the government belongs to us.
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Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) September 04, 2012The GOP presidential candidate posted a quick response to this troubling DNC video asserting that “the government is the only thing we all belong to”:
Reaction throughout Twitter to the creepy verbiage was swift and shuddering:
These DNC speeches that explicitly state "we belong to government" scare the crap out me. Like really, really scare me. #DNC2012 #TCOT—
Michael Hull (@hulley22) September 04, 2012
Really? I thought the government belonged to us.
DNC Video: "The Government Is The Only Thing We All Belong To": youtu.be/6gLa9Te8Blw—
Oscar Brock (@broscar) September 04, 2012
Yeah, hey, DNC, I don't "belong to" the government.—
Steve Damerell (@AToneDefTool) September 04, 2012
I will NEVER belong to the government! More treasonous speech fm the Left who don't know their place as OUR servants! #DNC2012 #dnc #tcot—
Debra Gillis (@djaznh) September 04, 2012
No #DNC2012 we don't belong to government.We hire our government and we can fire them. Time to fire you uppity Dem employees.—
rita (@ritamalika) September 04, 2012
yikes… is the DNC welcoming in phase 1 of dystopia? we belong to the government? i hope not. #1984—
Jesse Dvorak (@jessedvorak) September 04, 2012
Wait a minute, the DNC says I belong to the government, Biden says Romney will put me in chains, so CONFUSED!!!—
Kemberlee Kaye (@red_red_head) September 04, 2012
I DO NOT BELONG TO THE GOVERNMENT – words you won't hear at #DNC2012—
Kemberlee Kaye (@red_red_head) September 04, 2012
I belong to the government? That's news to me, I thought I was an American. #LifeLibertyAndAllThatJazz—
Jeanne Boggs (@jeanne_boggs) September 04, 2012
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I do NOT belong to government. #DNC2012—
NonLiberal Vermonter (@NonLiberalVTer) September 04, 2012
The DNC seriously believes "we all belong to" the govt. michellemalkin.com/2012/09/04/cre… WRONG, commies. Govt belongs to US. We own it.—
Bill Hobbs (@billhobbs) September 04, 2012
Good Lord! Who in their right mind would want to belong to the government??? #dnc #CREEPY #tcot—
Sister Honey (@Herfarm) September 04, 2012
“@Reince: WOW. #DNC2012 opens with- "Government is the only thing that we all belong to”. #AreYouBetterOff” Doesn't that sound wrong? IT IS!—
Joshua Solis (@joshsolis) September 04, 2012
@GOP hey Dnc – I don't belong to the government – you work for me. This is a free country – we are not Russia – yet. Fire the DNC – NOW!!!—
Jackie Montgomery (@jmontgomeryrn) September 04, 2012
"You all belong to the government." The #DNC is still the party of slavery. I don't belong to anyone.—
David Cole (@okcole) September 04, 2012
Sorry, I don't belong to the government! I voted for you, I hired you, you work for me. The government belongs to the people! #DNC2012—
Tori (@toribhinte) September 04, 2012
The Government Is The Only Thing We All Belong To. WHAT THE FUCK! #DNC. We will not be assimilated.—
BMF (@michael44107) September 04, 2012
@DNC, if I belong to the government, show me a bill of sale. You… you did keep that receipt, didn't you?—
Kevin McGehee (@ak4mc) September 04, 2012
Government as a blessing. That first welfare check as a baptism. Voting for leftists as a sacrament. We "all" belong to it now.—
Quatloos (@Adventure2600) September 04, 2012
Hey, everybody, @TheDemocrats think you belong to the government. Do you think you belong to the government? I don't. bit.ly/OQGnm7#.UEaGQ-…—
Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) September 04, 2012
The government is the only thing we all belong to… but it dare not ask us for ID before we vote.—
(@jimgeraghty) September 04, 2012
We all belong to government per the DNC? And here I thought what Republicans said were code words for bringing back slavery. Or something.—
Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) September 04, 2012
"Government is the only thing we all belong to." – DNC speaker #SleepTightAmerica—
David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 04, 2012
Two campaigns, two visions, two leitmotifs:
Clint Eastwood: "We own this country" DNC: "We belong to the government". OMG.—
Aslan's Girl (@Aslans_Girl) September 04, 2012
Dems say we belong to the government. Clint Eastwood says the government belongs to us. images.redstate.com/Eastwood.mp3—
Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) September 04, 2012
One drooling Julia(n) didn’t agree with Romney and just couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about:
“@MittRomney: We don't belong to government, the government belongs to us.” It's not about ownership. It's about being a collective society—
Rob Dobbs (@RobbDobbs) September 04, 2012
If he’s looking for a collective society, we’d be happy to recommend some for him. Meanwhile, we’ll stick with a society made up of individuals free to take ownership of themselves, thanks.