Mitt Romney to DNC: “We don’t belong to government”; Dem video stirs revolt

Posted at 6:41 pm on September 04, 2012 by misstripleem

The 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 4, 2012

Really? I thought the government belonged to us.
DNC Video: "The Government Is The Only Thing We All Belong To": http://t.co/3oTSMacd

— Oscar Brock (@broscar) September 4, 2012

Yeah, hey, DNC, I don't "belong to" the government.

— Steve Damerell (@AToneDefTool) September 4, 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

— deb-az (@djaznh) September 4, 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 4, 2012

yikes… is the DNC welcoming in phase 1 of dystopia? we belong to the government? i hope not. #1984

— Jesse Dvorak (@jessedvorak) September 4, 2012

Wait a minute, the DNC says I belong to the government, Biden says Romney will put me in chains, so CONFUSED!!!

— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) September 4, 2012

I DO NOT BELONG TO THE GOVERNMENT – words you won't hear at #DNC2012

— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) September 4, 2012

I belong to the government? That's news to me, I thought I was an American. #LifeLibertyAndAllThatJazz

— Jeanne Boggs (@jeanne_boggs) September 4, 2012

Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I do NOT belong to government. #DNC2012

— NonLiberal PAer (@NonLiberalPAer) September 4, 2012

The DNC seriously believes "we all belong to" the govt. http://t.co/BtxYVofD WRONG, commies. Govt belongs to US. We own it.

— Bill Hobbs (@billhobbs) September 4, 2012

Good Lord! Who in their right mind would want to belong to the government??? #dnc #CREEPY #tcot

— Sister Honey (@Herfarm) September 4, 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 4, 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 4, 2012

"You all belong to the government." The #DNC is still the party of slavery. I don't belong to anyone.

— Achilles (@ragingAchilles) September 4, 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 4, 2012

The Government Is The Only Thing We All Belong To. WHAT THE FUCK! #DNC. We will not be assimilated.

— BMFن (@michael_filice) September 4, 2012

https://twitter.com/ak4mc/status/243128964959318016

https://twitter.com/Adventure2600/status/243126776707051520

Hey, everybody, @TheDemocrats think you belong to the government. Do you think you belong to the government? I don't. http://t.co/bEVw8uTq

— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) September 4, 2012

The government is the only thing we all belong to… but it dare not ask us for ID before we vote.

— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 4, 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.

— C. Whalen Stephens (@CorieWStephens) September 4, 2012

"Government is the only thing we all belong to." – DNC speaker #SleepTightAmerica

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 4, 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 4, 2012

Dems say we belong to the government. Clint Eastwood says the government belongs to us. http://t.co/QAqACSOU

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) September 4, 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 4, 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.