There is something about this that is sickening. How arrogant of Romney, thinking he can make things better (and buy a vote) by doling out cash. One day we may all be on the dole of the rich guy, dependent on rich people's charity, if we don't have a more just economic system, if there aren't better safety nets for people who need a hand up now and again. The fact is rich people aren't as charitable as people with average incomes and Americans aren't looking for a handout. This woman is apparently voting for Romney because she "listened to the lord" or got a nice wad of cash.
SUMTER, S.C. — Amid shaking hands and signing campaign posters, Mitt Romney did something he has never done before on the ropeline: He took out his wallet and handed a wad of cash to a woman waiting to shake his hand. The woman, 55-year-old Ruth Williams, says she has been following the Romney campaign since he arrived in the state on Jan. 11, when she said she received a message from God to track him down. “I was on the highway praying and said, ‘God just show me how to get [my] lights on,’ and I pulled up to a stop sign and his bus was there,” said Williams, who has been unemployed since last October. “And then God said, ‘Follow the bus,’ and I followed the bus to the airport.” ABC
