Eddie Vedder: Romney Comments Are 'Very Upsetting'

[cali]

TAMPA, Fla. -- Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder isn't singing Republican Mitt Romney's praises.

Vedder said during a Thursday performance at a fundraiser for President Barack Obama that he was upset by Romney's caught-on-tape comments from last spring that 47 percent of Americans consider themselves victims and entitled to government help.

"It's very upsetting to hear a presidential candidate be so easily dismissive of such a ginormous amount of the population," Vedder told the Obama donors. He said if Romney were to win the White House, "none of those 47 percent of people would have a voice."

Vedder told the audience that he struggled as a young man and credited a government training program with helping him learn the skills he needed to become a security guard in San Diego, a job that helped support his rock `n roll ambitions.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/eddie-vedder-romney-comments-upsetting-peal-jam_n_1902941.html

[Mad_Dem_X]

1. Eddie is awesome. He speaks the truth. n/t

[mattclearing]

2. Bet that was a good little set.

Nice joke about his Hawaiian uke having a birth certificate. His Millworker cover is amazing.

[TwilightGardener]

3. One of my favorite singers--thanks, Ed!

[bigtree]

4. k&r