The Rachel Maddow Show   |  July 11, 2012

Romney advises NAACP to vote Obama 'if they want more stuff from government'

Rachel Maddow relays breaking news from the pool report at a Mitt Romney fundraiser in Hamilton, Montana in which Romney said of the reaction by the NAACP to his threat to repeal health care reform, “Remind them of this, if they want more stuff from government tell them to go vote for the other guy -more free stuff. But don't forget nothing is really free."

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>>> i just said there's nothing but good news coming up for the rest of the show, and i meant it, but we just got in this breaking news in the last few minutes. it just counts as news. earlier today, you may have heard that mitt romney appeared at the annual convention of the naacp in houston, texas, and he was booed loudly during his speech when he said he would end obama care when he was president. mr. romney seemed sort of startled by the booing at the time. he diverted from his prepared remarks. just a short time ago, at a fund-raiser at a fund-raiser in hamilton, montana, we just had word that mr. romney has now responded to that booing, that reception that he got at the naacp convention. according to the pool report from this event in montana, mr. romney said this about the reception at the naacp today. he said, "remind them of this. if they want more stuff from the government, tell them to go vote for the other guy, more free stuff. but don't forget, nothing is really free." if they want more free stuff from the government, tell them to vote for the other guy. mr. romney talking about supporters of obama care, specifically in reference to getting booed at the naacp this morning. it seemed like mitt romney wanted to get booed at the naacp this morning, wanted to wear that around his neck like a badge of courage, looks like he is not wasting anytime