President Obama last night called this incredibly stupid right wing attack meme “the biggest whopper that has been told during this campaign.”
So naturally, today Mitt Romney has a new advertisement continuing to push the lie. This is a desperate campaign, completely without shame or integrity.
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makeitstop Tue, Oct 23, 2012 10:54:36am |
Once they latch on to a lie, you couldn't pry it loose with the Jaws of Life.
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Kragar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 10:55:23am |
Like telling the truth is going to win them any votes.
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kirkspencer Tue, Oct 23, 2012 10:56:02am |
Of course. One of the primary rules is to never let the other team win a point without challenge. If they give up in frustration they've still given up.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Tue, Oct 23, 2012 10:56:18am |
have a full afternoon as well!
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 10:57:34am |
Yes, we've totally liberated other nations from dictators. Like the Shah...oh wait...
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darthstar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 10:58:26am |
Just in case anyone is under the delusion that this race is changing significantly:
[Link: www.motherjones.com...]
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aagcobb Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:01:46am |
re: #6 darthstar
Just in case anyone is under the delusion that this race is changing significantly:
[Link: www.motherjones.com...]
We'll just have to wait a few days to see if this debate changes the trajectory of the race in any way. My guess is it didn't, and I expect that the President will go into election day as a slight favorite, much as he is now.
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Romantic Heretic Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:02:58am |
Sigh.
The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one. Adolf Hitler.
Yeah, I'm Godwinning this thread. I don't believe I'm too far off the mark in the motivations of the Romney campaign for making this ad though.
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Charles Johnson Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:04:06am |
This ad really is stunning. Romney has been called out on this lie by every single media fact-checker. It's utterly false. Simply did not happen. A complete fantasy.
And here he is, peddling it again.
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Sheila Broflovski Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:06:18am |
@engelundgeister You misspelled "Romney" #Forward2012— Babushka For Obama (@viciousbabushka) October 23, 2012
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Ming Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:07:55am |
Like the fox, Obama can do many things. Like the hedgehog, Romney needs to do only one thing. That one thing is the only position he's had during this entire 18-month campaign. And it's a position he's never flip-flopped on. The position is not about the economy, or foreign policy. Romney's position is that Barack Obama hates America, hates profitable companies, hates people who care enough to take responsibility for their own lives, and by the way isn't much of a leader.
People who agree with this single position of Mitt Romney will vote for him. That's what he has to offer, nothing more and nothing less. No one has any idea what he'll do as President, and no one cares. You either despise Obama, or you don't. It's as simple as that. This is Romney's message, which dovetails perfectly with Fox News (and others) propaganda, and I'm afraid it's been very effective.
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Mattand Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:14:29am |
re: #9 Charles Johnson
This ad really is stunning. Romney has been called out on this lie by every single media fact-checker. It's utterly false. Simply did not happen. A complete fantasy.
And here he is, peddling it again.
And you know why he's doing it: because it works.
Ming's comment above mine pretty much covers everything I was going to say. Romney can say anything he wants because at the end of the day, most of the people who vote for him tend to be reality challenged.
I was having lunch with my dad today at his favorite watering hole, and one of his buddies made the comment that Romney has the coal miner vote locked up because Obama wants to get rid of coal. Nothing is further from the truth, but many Romeny supporters seem to latch on to some scrap of an idea and run with it; facts be damned.
Even some of the more informed Romney supporters on this board tend to hew to this example. The campaign knows it can lay a load of bull-Mitt all over the airwaves, thanks to most voters' aversion to facts.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:15:16am |
re: #11 Ming
Like the fox, Obama can do many things. Like the hedgehog, Romney needs to do only one thing. That one thing is the only position he's had during this entire 18-month campaign. And it's a position he's never flip-flopped on. The position is not about the economy, or foreign policy. Romney's position is that Barack Obama hates America, hates profitable companies, hates people who care enough to take responsibility for their own lives, and by the way isn't much of a leader.
People who agree with this single position of Mitt Romney will vote for him. That's what he has to offer, nothing more and nothing less. No one has any idea what he'll do as President, and no one cares. You either despise Obama, or you don't. It's as simple as that.
Thing was that, last night, Romney basically shucked the entire bit. He's sold himself as the "Not-bama," yet he couldn't articulate in any fashion how he'd be different. If Obama took a position, Romney was there to say "Me too, just 'better.'" A lot of talk about "strength," with no example of how that would done. And, most importantly, he couldn't get through the debate without running back to his security blanket that is the economy.
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Kragar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:15:38am |
Barton: It was Only the Government-Regulated Industries that had to be Bailed Out
Recently, David Barton appeared on a television program entitled "Fixing The Money Thing" with Gary and Drenda Keesee where he explained that America has struggled economically because it has not followed Jesus' teachings about taxation and government regulation, asserting that it was only the industries that were government-regulated that failed and had to be bailed out through TARP and the Stimulus Package while "the free market did pretty good":
UPDATE: Barton then inexplicably followed up this assertion by stating that "in 2008, before the TARP and bailout, one hundred percent of business in America were open and free and competitive" while only 35% are that way today ... which completely undermines his earlier claim that it was the heavily regulated industries that needed a government bailout! If in 2008, 100% of business in America was free, then how is it possible that it was government regulation that caused them to fail?
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:16:51am |
re: #12 Mattand
I think it's less than a lack of fact-checking then it's picking a "fact" (however false) to latch onto as post hoc justification for the decision to vote for Romney.
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wrenchwench Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:17:33am |
How Obama could have responded, the only benefit of which would have been more sploding wingnut heads:
Where's Candy when you need her?
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ShaunP Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:17:45am |
re: #14 Kragar
Barton: It was Only the Government-Regulated Industries that had to be Bailed Out
I don't think he could handle an accurate description of how deregulation directly led to the 2008 financial crisis...
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KiTA Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:17:59am |
re: #14 Kragar
But, but wait. Wasn't the bubble a direct result of deregulation -- in the form of the Glass–Steagall Act being killed?
It must be nice to be in a bubble.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:23:27am |
re: #17 ShaunP
I don't think he could handle an accurate description of how deregulation directly led to the 2008 financial crisis...
I doubt he has much understanding of economics and markets at all beyond simplistic platitudes and a desire to cherrypick in order to support whatever goal he is trying to support.
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A Mom Anon Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:27:05am |
re: #18 KiTA
It's not nice to live in a bubble. Look at how miserable,nasty and unhappy the people who live there are. It's exhausting and certainly discouraging to have to fight so hard to keep reality and truth at bay 24/7.That's why the residents of the bubble are usually so freaking nasty and mean. Normal,healthy,happy people don't behave like this or feel the need to spread such anger and sadness around.
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:27:12am |
Many years ago, I read an article about a missionary who went to New Guinea to work with some barely contacted tribes. The culture of one of these tribes was such that they openly admired lying and treachery. When the preacher told them the story of Judas's betrayal, for example, they responded with a low whistle of admiration.
I don't know whether this missionary's tale was true, but it rather reminds me of the Lubbock Republicans: They are, themselves, pathological liars. They have little regard for education and knowledge because they can simply invent whatever "facts" they require, rather than working hard to acquire them. They apparently think this is a good thing, a sign of power and status. The only reason they dislike being called liars is the implication that they aren't getting away with it. If you call them out, you haven't impugned their honesty, you have impugned their skill and power. It therefore does no good to prove to them that Mitt is lying, they actually admire him for it.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:28:07am |
On an unrelated note, I gotta say how fraking hilarious it is that poll trutherism died out almost as soon as Romney started his "momentum." How quickly all the downplaying of poll numbers dried up.
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krypto Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:28:11am |
Is there someplace on the web that posts minute by minute updates on Mitt Romney's current positions, alongside the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq?
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wrenchwench Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:30:17am |
The only difference between "you went on an apology tour" and "you didn't say 'act of terror' in the Rose Garden" is that the 'apology tour' is an old, established wingnut meme. It's just more proof of who is pulling the strings and levers to operate the Mittbot.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:30:54am |
Sick and tired of this canard by Romney. Stop lying.
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Bulworth Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:36:40am |
So what is Mittens' evidence for this much vaunted 'apology tour'? When did said tour allegedly take place and what was supposedly said?
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erik_t Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:37:10am |
re: #26 Bulworth
So what is Mittens' evidence for this much vaunted 'apology tour'? When did said tour allegedly take place and what was supposedly said?
Um, did you not hear? APOLOGY TOUR.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:37:29am |
re: #26 Bulworth
So what is Mittens' evidence for this much vaunted 'apology tour'? When did said tour allegedly take place and what was supposedly said?
He never has any evidence for that. Just a pathetic whistle to those who believe Obama appeases terrorists.
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:38:27am |
The ultimate RWNJ liars are, of course, the young earth creationists. It's not that I question their sanity or intelligence, and I think it is a mistake to do so. After all, even people of marginal intelligence and mental stability can understand the basic facts of nature. What I do question is their personal integrity. They not only can't convince me their nonsense is true, they can't convince me they believe it themselves.
The creation/evolution conflict is not a matter of the scientific or religious standards we will have in this society, it is a matter of the basic ethical standards we will have.
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Daniel Ballard Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:40:04am |
re: #29 Shiplord Kirel
The ultimate RWNJ liars are, of course, the young earth creationists. It's not that I question their sanity or intelligence, and I think it is a mistake to do so. After all, even people of marginal intelligence and mental stability can understand the basic facts of nature. What I do question is their personal integrity. They not only can't convince me their nonsense is true, they can't convince me they believe it themselves.
The creation/evolution conflict is not a matter of they scientific or religious standards we will have in this society, it is a matter of the basic ethical standards we will have.
What I'd say to the GOP and the Peace And Freedom crowd is that you can define and measure dishonest voting by your loyalty to your party as opposed to your loyalty to the facts. IMO-Dishonest votes are just as harmful as fraudulent votes. To the degree your party disregards the facts, you need to disregard your party.
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wrenchwench Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:40:53am |
re: #26 Bulworth
So what is Mittens' evidence for this much vaunted 'apology tour'? When did said tour allegedly take place and what was supposedly said?
...
HE SKIPPED ISRAEL!!!1!!1
...which he visited as a presidential candidate...
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wrenchwench Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:42:09am |
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Sheila Broflovski Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:42:33am |
The RWNJ talking point that makes my head explode is the "$Eleven1yTrillion Deficit!" combined with "Let's build more battleships!" So how do you reduce the deficit? "Abolish PBS and Obamacare!"
*Head Desk* every time.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:42:37am |
re: #32 Big Joe
They're being kind. His pants aren't on fire. They're burned to ashes. Yet he's been using this one against Obama from the minute he ran for president.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:43:13am |
re: #34 Sheila Broflovski
The RWNJ talking point that makes my head explode is the "$Eleven1yTrillion Deficit!" combined with "Let's build more battleships!" So how do you reduce the deficit? "Abolish PBS and Obamacare!"
*Head Desk* every time.
Don't forget the big budget mess that is Planned Parenthood funding. "Fiscal conservatives", yeah right.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:43:16am |
re: #34 Sheila Broflovski
The RWNJ talking point that makes my head explode is the "$Eleven1yTrillion Deficit!" combined with "Let's build more battleships!" So how do you reduce the deficit? "Abolish PBS and Obamacare!"
*Head Desk* every time.
Ah, the deficit, the biggest danger to America that didn't exist before Jan 2009.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:44:49am |
re: #37 Targetpractice
Ah, the deficit, the biggest danger to America that didn't exist before Jan 2009.
Yep. Obama gets elected and all of sudden the Congressional Republicans who had supported Bush's measures that added to the deficit were concerned about the debt. Of course, some of them like Ryan now claim they did so reluctantly which is so laughable. But hey this is just "blaming" Bush. Sigh. Hypocritical nonsense.
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:45:04am |
William F. Buckley said that "the recognition of reality is the basis of conservatism."
That was quite a few years ago.
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Sheila Broflovski Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:45:58am |
HAV MOAR *HEAD DESK*
Log Cabin Republicans endorse Romney huff.to/S17SP1— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) October 23, 2012
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:47:24am |
re: #38 HappyWarrior
Yep. Obama gets elected and all of sudden the Congressional Republicans who had supported Bush's measures that added to the deficit were concerned about the debt. Of course, some of them like Ryan now claim they did so reluctantly which is so laughable.
Yeah, the "born-again" deficit hawks. The ones who totally went along with Bush but now regret it. And what are they doing now? Playing up how they're totally gonna start spending like drunken sailors again, but promise that this time, they'll do it while sober.
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Kragar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:48:30am |
re: #40 Sheila Broflovski
HAV MOAR *HEAD DESK*
[Embedded content]
Ron Crews Nostalgic for Time when Gays 'Could Not Get a Security Clearance'
Parshall lauded his efforts by warning listeners that “the removal of this [Don’t Ask Don’t Tell] policy has opened a Pandora’s box” and that the repeal was “unfair.”
Crews claimed that the military is now being “used to promote the radical homosexual agenda,” turning it into a “social pawn” rather than using it to “fight our nation’s wars.” He later reminisced about a time when everyone understood that “homosexuality was not good for the order and discipline of our military” and that people “could not get a security clearance” if they were gay or “went to homosexual activities or gay bars.”
This is a big deal for the GOP. Please log cabiners, tell us how this benefits you.
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The Mongoose Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:48:47am |
re: #40 Sheila Broflovski
HAV MOAR *HEAD DESK*
[Embedded content]
No surprise. A gay member of the GOP probably isn't there to support the party's stance on social issues...but social issues haven't been a big part of this campaign. If someone is a gay Republican, it's probably for economic reasons.
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A Mom Anon Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:48:59am |
re: #40 Sheila Broflovski
Because of course they do. If they didn't they'd be gay Democrats,lol. Can't have that now,can we? I don't understand why you'd want to be part of a group that pretty much hates your existence,but to each his or her own I guess.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:49:20am |
re: #42 Kragar
Ron Crews Nostalgic for Time when Gays 'Could Not Get a Security Clearance'
This is a big deal for the GOP. Please log cabiners, tell us how this benefits you.
These people aren't conservatives- they're reactionaries of the worst kind.
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Kragar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:49:36am |
re: #43 The Mongoose
If someone is a gay Republican, it's probably for economic reasons.
Or they're ignorant fools.
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Romantic Heretic Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:49:55am |
re: #20 A Mom Anon
It's not nice to live in a bubble. Look at how miserable,nasty and unhappy the people who live there are. It's exhausting and certainly discouraging to have to fight so hard to keep reality and truth at bay 24/7.That's why the residents of the bubble are usually so freaking nasty and mean. Normal,healthy,happy people don't behave like this or feel the need to spread such anger and sadness around.
It's the bully impulse. "I feel lousy about myself and lack the tools and ability to improve that. Plus I'm lazy. So I'll make every one else feel worse than me."
Sad.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:50:29am |
re: #40 Sheila Broflovski
HAV MOAR *HEAD DESK*
[Embedded content]
I believe the Honorable Mr. Franks said what I want to say in this situation:
Barney Frank Torches Log Cabin Republicans: 'Many Of Them Are Nice. So Was Uncle Tom'
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:50:47am |
The weirdest is when LCR go off on Obama. Look at your own candidate, LCR, he runs ads accusing the president of forcing gay marriage on the country.
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thecommodore Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:50:57am |
re: #18 KiTA
But, but wait. Wasn't the bubble a direct result of deregulation -- in the form of the Glass–Steagall Act being killed?
It must be nice to be in a bubble.
The crash was caused by Fannie and Freddie. And more tax cuts and deregulation would have ended this recession in about six months.
Really. It would.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:51:53am |
re: #50 thecommodore
The crash was caused by Fannie and Freddie. And more tax cuts and deregulation would have ended this recession in about six months.
Really. It would.
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No way, the crash was caused by bad loans to black folks, forced on the banks by the Carter administration! Any fool knows that!
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:52:15am |
Romney kisses the ass of Pat Robertson who thinks 9/11 happened because of cultural tolerance for gays and lesbians.
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Shiplord Kirel Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:52:29am |
The modern GOP is the party of illustion and delusion.
I came across an interesting specimen just yesterday, a young chap who works at a local call center. He declared vociferously that Obama's re-election would ruin him, since he has a "contract labor" business on the side and Obama wants to raise the taxes on his profits from 28% to 42%. I happen to know that this guy is paid $11 an hour (good pay for Lubbock, btw) at the call center, yet he wants me to believe that his side line is so lucrative it puts him in the highest tax bracket.
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Big Joe Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:52:46am |
re: #43 The Mongoose
No surprise. A gay member of the GOP probably isn't there to support the party's stance on social issues...but social issues haven't been a big part of this campaign. If someone is a gay Republican, it's probably for economic reasons.
Social issues is about all the Republicans care about. Just look at the bills they try to pass. How many jobs bills have come out of congress?
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Sophist, Gingham Style Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:53:58am |
If the polls are on your side, pound on the polls; if the facts are on your side, pound on the facts; if neither is on your side, pound on the table.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:54:22am |
re: #54 Big Joe
Social issues is about all the Republicans care about. Just look at the bills they try to pass. How many jobs bills have come out of congress?
Hey now, there's a whole sheaf of jobs bills that the House passed on Reid's desk! Yeah, it's mostly just more tax cuts and deregulation, but that's what creates jobs!
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:55:13am |
re: #54 Big Joe
Social issues is about all the Republicans care about. Just look at the bills they try to pass. How many jobs bills have come out of congress?
By job bill you mean bills to restrict abortion right? Really there's no reason at all why we should trust Romney with a Republican majority in the House and heaven forbid the Senate.
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recusancy Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:56:07am |
As president, Mitt will not only appoint an Attorney General who will defend the Defense of Marriage Act – a bipartisan law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton – but he will also champion a Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
-- [Link: www.mittromney.com...]
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:56:57am |
re: #58 recusancy
As president, Mitt will not only appoint an Attorney General who will defend the Defense of Marriage Act – a bipartisan law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton – but he will also champion a Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
-- [Link: www.mittromney.com...]
Yeah, but why worry about such things when all people really care about is deficits?
///(I'm gonna drown in sarcasm before this is over)
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:57:02am |
re: #58 recusancy
As president, Mitt will not only appoint an Attorney General who will defend the Defense of Marriage Act – a bipartisan law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton – but he will also champion a Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
-- [Link: www.mittromney.com...]
Yep.
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Kragar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 11:59:41am |
re: #54 Big Joe
Social issues is about all the Republicans care about. Just look at the bills they try to pass. How many jobs bills have come out of congress?
"JOBS! JOBS! JOB!" meant banning abortions and birth control. Think of all the jobs created writing those regulations.
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Lidane Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:00:23pm |
re: #58 recusancy
As president, Mitt will not only appoint an Attorney General who will defend the Defense of Marriage Act – a bipartisan law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton – but he will also champion a Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
-- [Link: www.mittromney.com...]
So in other words, Mitt will waste time and money denying equal rights to LGBT Americans for no reason other than simple bigotry. Good to know.
Also, when was the last time we passed a Constitutional Amendment that restricted the rights of an entire group of people?
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Kragar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:01:05pm |
re: #60 HappyWarrior
Yep.
Says the man who also wants a Constitutional amendment requiring business experience for the Presidency.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:01:07pm |
re: #62 Lidane
So in other words, Mitt will waste time and money denying equal rights to LGBT Americans for no reason other than simple bigotry. Good to know.
Also, when was the last time we passed a Constitutional Amendment that restricted the rights of an entire group of people?
Depends, is there a right to get drunk?
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:01:59pm |
re: #63 Kragar
Says the man who also wants a Constitutional amendment requiring business experience for the Presidency.
Yep. I remember that gem. More of Romney's "business experience is always great" even if you're a shithead.
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Kragar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:02:04pm |
re: #62 Lidane
So in other words, Mitt will waste time and money denying equal rights to LGBT Americans for no reason other than simple bigotry. Good to know.
Also, when was the last time we passed a Constitutional Amendment that restricted the rights of an entire group of people?
January 16, 1919
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Kragar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:02:33pm |
re: #64 Targetpractice
Depends, is there a right to get drunk?
YOU DAMN WELL BETTER BELIEVE THERE IS!
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:03:08pm |
re: #64 Targetpractice
Depends, is there a right to get drunk?
We hold these truths self evident that all beers are created equal.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:03:51pm |
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Daniel Ballard Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:04:31pm |
How about we see through the code the GOP speaks and understand what they are really mad about on the "apology tour". To me the outrage was never really about saying "sorry" or "we apologize" or not. Our President went about the world trying to undo the damages done by Bush with Iraq and frankly, fallout from the expansion of our long war. He did it successfully and that makes it even worse for them.
Their pride is hurt. It's about RW ego not what Obama actually said. They can't stand to admit the mistakes of GWB or the neocons.
They Just Can't get There.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:05:06pm |
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Lidane Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:05:36pm |
re: #66 Kragar
January 16, 1919
Ah yes. The Noble Experiment. It worked out so well for everyone involved.
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Romantic Heretic Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:05:59pm |
re: #68 HappyWarrior
We hold these truths self evident that all beers are created equal.
Beer is proof that God exists and that he loves us. - Benjamin Franklin.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:06:08pm |
As for me, give me whiskey or give me death!
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darthstar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:06:14pm |
This is awful...how big are the skunks in PA?
[Link: abcnews.go.com...]
An 8-year-old girl in New Sewickley Township, Pa., dressed for Halloween in a black costume and a black hat with a white feather was shot over the weekend by her cousin who thought she was a skunk.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:06:15pm |
re: #72 Lidane
Ah yes. The Noble Experiment. It worked out so well for everyone involved.
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Well yeah, but on the other hand, it's hard to bootleg marriage.
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darthstar Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:06:45pm |
re: #74 HappyWarrior
As for me, give me whiskey or give me death!
Since it doesn't matter to you, I'll take the whiskey. Enjoy your death.
//
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Lidane Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:06:59pm |
OT, but heh:
In Iron Man 3, Tony confronts his greatest enemy yet, when Bain Capital acquires Stark Industries.— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) October 23, 2012
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:07:03pm |
re: #73 Romantic Heretic
Beer is proof that God exists and that he loves us. - Benjamin Franklin.
Heh I like that one. If I could have a founding father as a drinking buddy, it would be Ben.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:07:56pm |
I only regret that I have one beer left in the fridge.
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wrenchwench Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:09:27pm |
re: #72 Lidane
Ah yes. The Noble Experiment. It worked out so well for everyone involved.
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So well, we're doing it again, with an even less harmful substance.
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The Mongoose Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:10:10pm |
re: #75 darthstar
This is awful...how big are the skunks in PA?
[Link: abcnews.go.com...]
And why would you decide to just blast away at a skunk? You're not going to eat it, it's not going to make a nice trophy and it's not going to harm you if you just leave it alone. I don't get it.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:10:41pm |
re: #81 wrenchwench
So well, we're doing it again, with an even less harmful substance.
Yep no hangovers with that one. Only real side effect is you actually crave Taco Bell.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:11:32pm |
re: #82 The Mongoose
And why would you decide to just blast away at a skunk? You're not going to eat it, it's not going to make a nice trophy and it's not going to harm you if you just leave it alone. I don't get it.
Says the snake eater. But joking aside, yeah I don't get it either. Another tragedy.
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aagcobb Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:12:08pm |
re: #78 Lidane
OT, but heh:
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His newest foe, the Romneybot, cannot be defeated by conventional weapons because it shifts its position faster than you can acquire the target and shoot it.
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Targetpractice Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:13:04pm |
re: #85 aagcobb
His newest foe, the Romneybot, cannot be defeated by conventional weapons because it shifts its position faster than you can acquire the target and shoot it.
The Romneybot has been upgraded into a T-1000?
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The Mongoose Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:13:45pm |
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AntonSirius Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:17:05pm |
Obama lost my vote when during the debate he was asked what the biggest future threat to national security was, and he didn't immediately respond with "Skynet".
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A Mom Anon Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:17:48pm |
re: #84 HappyWarrior
Wasn't this at a family Halloween party too? Who does this? IMO,when you do something this totally idiotic you automatically lose your access to guns for a long time.
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AntonSirius Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:18:12pm |
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:19:19pm |
re: #89 A Mom Anon
Wasn't this at a family Halloween party too? Who does this? IMO,when you do something this totally idiotic you automatically lose your access to guns for a long time.
Bonfire yeah.
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A Mom Anon Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:21:03pm |
re: #91 HappyWarrior
I swear,if this had been my kid,the cousin would have had to have his freaking gun surgically removed before the cops showed up. Fucking dumbass.
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leftynyc Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:22:04pm |
Am I supposed to be rooting for one of these women?
[Link: www.mediaite.com...]
Conservative firebrand Michelle Malkin slammed her fellow conservative columnist Ann Coulter last night after the latter called President Barack Obama a “retard” via Twitter.
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Bulworth Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:26:08pm |
re: #32 Big JoeApology Tour
Thank you.
As an aside to this, Mittens does claim to be a Christian, and a basic part of Christianity is repentance, which is basically an apology and amends that are due to God or other people when we have injured them. If America or past administrations have in fact done harm, shouldn't our leaders repent of them, i.e. apologize for them? Does Romney not believe in this I wonder? [Naturally leaders of the religious-right think the whole nation needs to repent for various 'sins' against God, so isn't this also in effect, apologizing for America?]
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HappyWarrior Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:27:06pm |
re: #95 Bulworth
Thank you.
As an aside to this, Mittens does claim to be a Christian, and a basic part of Christianity is repentance, which is basically an apology and amends that are due to God or other people when we have injured them. If America or past administrations have in fact done harm, shouldn't our leaders repent of them, i.e. apologize for them? Does Romney not believe in this I wonder? [Naturally leaders of the religious-right think the whole nation needs to repent for various 'sins' against God, so isn't this also in effect, apologizing for America?]
Romney wants to live in a fantasy world where the US has never done anything wrong and admitting as much is somehow an apology.
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Eventual Carrion Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:46:38pm |
re: #84 HappyWarrior
Says the snake eater. But joking aside, yeah I don't get it either. Another tragedy.
Nestles crunch ice cream bars mmmmmmmmm
(Edit: quoted wrong comment with this reply. Should have been the Taco Bell munchies comment)
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Jolo5309 Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:48:49pm |
re: #11 Ming
Like the hedgehog, Romney needs to do only one thing. That one thing is the only position he's had during this entire 18-month campaign. And it's a position he's never flip-flopped on. The position is not about the economy, or foreign policy. Romney's position is that Barack Obama hates America, hates profitable companies, hates people who care enough to take responsibility for their own lives, and by the way isn't much of a leader.
I thought the main thing Mitt Romney had to do was remain white?
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Jolo5309 Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:53:19pm |
re: #26 Bulworth
So what is Mittens' evidence for this much vaunted 'apology tour'? When did said tour allegedly take place and what was supposedly said?
I am sorry for the Kardashians, I am sorry for Honey Boo Boo Chile, I am sorry for Carrot Top etc.
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wrenchwench Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:54:04pm |
re: #98 Jolo5309
I thought the main thing Mitt Romney had to do was remain white?
His appearance on Univision was accepted with equanimity by his supporters.
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leftynyc Tue, Oct 23, 2012 1:37:55pm |
Not sure if anyone has posted this yet:
[Link: www.dailymail.co.uk...]
Donald Trump is to claim that he has unearthed divorce papers of Michelle Obama and the President, according to a respected financial pundit with links to the tycoon.
It is alleged that the eccentric real estate mogul will claim that the documents show the First Lady and the President were at one point in their two decades of marriage seriously considering splitting up.
Trump set the hare running on Monday by claiming that he was set to make an announcement on Wednesday that would be ‘bordering on gigantic' and that it would ‘possibly’ change the Presidential race.
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Eventual Carrion Tue, Oct 23, 2012 1:55:38pm |
re: #101 leftynyc
Not sure if anyone has posted this yet:
[Link: www.dailymail.co.uk...]
Donald Trump is to claim that he has unearthed divorce papers of Michelle Obama and the President, according to a respected financial pundit with links to the tycoon.
It is alleged that the eccentric real estate mogul will claim that the documents show the First Lady and the President were at one point in their two decades of marriage seriously considering splitting up.
Trump set the hare running on Monday by claiming that he was set to make an announcement on Wednesday that would be ‘bordering on gigantic' and that it would ‘possibly’ change the Presidential race.
Ronny RayGun was divorced and remarried wasn't he? Is a rough spot in a marriage a bad thing since they allegedly worked it out?
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thecommodore Tue, Oct 23, 2012 2:08:12pm |
TThe dog whsitle in this ad is.Romney supposedly setting Obama straight. Or, a white man putting a black man in his place.
The thing is, Obama doesn't look the least bit chastened in the one reaction shot they used.
So besides the douing down kn a blatant lie, I think this aspect shows a heavy helping of DERP
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thecommodore Tue, Oct 23, 2012 2:17:21pm |
re: #101 leftynyc
Not sure if anyone has posted this yet:
[Link: www.dailymail.co.uk...]
Donald Trump is to claim that he has unearthed divorce papers of Michelle Obama and the President, according to a respected financial pundit with links to the tycoon.
It is alleged that the eccentric real estate mogul will claim that the documents show the First Lady and the President were at one point in their two decades of marriage seriously considering splitting up.
Trump set the hare running on Monday by claiming that he was set to make an announcement on Wednesday that would be ‘bordering on gigantic' and that it would ‘possibly’ change the Presidential race.
That story is probably as credible as the claims made by Larry Sinclair.
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Tigger2 Tue, Oct 23, 2012 3:05:33pm |
re: #94 leftynyc
Am I supposed to be rooting for one of these women?
[Link: www.mediaite.com...]
Conservative firebrand Michelle Malkin slammed her fellow conservative columnist Ann Coulter last night after the latter called President Barack Obama a “retard” via Twitter.
I loved this comment. lol
"I'd pay money to watch these two haters mud wrestle."
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Mark Winter Tue, Oct 23, 2012 3:17:27pm |
I will make a bargain with the Republicans. If they will stop telling lies about Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
Adlai Stevenson
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krypto Tue, Oct 23, 2012 9:12:04pm |
Well for what it's worth Fox News is openly defying all the fact checkers, and other news media, by devoting its media "Bias Alert" on its front web page to accusing the other media of "bias" for saying the Obama's apology tour never happened.
For Fox to have a "Bias Alert" feature pretending to expose "bias" by others is already ultimate chutzpah, but they have outdone themselves on this one.
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
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lostlakehiker Wed, Oct 24, 2012 10:03:41am |
Speaking of lies, here's this news report: Reuters says White House was told Benghazi attack was terrorists.
Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show.
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