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So Ed is totally cool with non-citizens voting in US elections...wow...that says a lot...
this is nothing more than a ploy by the Democrats to try and grease the skids for when Obama loses Florida...they'll scream "VOTER PURGE!!! VOTER DISENFRANCHSEMENT!!!"... its so typical and predictable...
and then out of the other side of his mouth, he accuses the GOP of screaming "Voter Fraud" in Wisconsin...and yet, thats exactly what he is doing- fear mongering- in Florida...
unreal...
Hey there CATT = How have you been ??? So Tell US = Is It That The Dems/Libs Started This Crap - OR is it that the teabaggin-gop Started This Crap ??? Hmmm ????
Hey MDMI- good evening!!! been okay, thnx for asking...
as for who started it?? who knows??? its the chicken and the egg thing...or in this case, the elephant and the ass...i don't know who started it, all I know is both sides are corrupt and disgusting...they both engage in fear mongering, they both accuse of voter fraud, they both try and break the rules to get any edge they can...there are very few "clean" poiliticians out there...
Hey there CATT = How have you been ??? So Tell US = Is It That The Dems/Libs Started This Crap - OR is it that the teabaggin-gop Started This Crap ??? Hmmm ????
Yes it is the liberals trying to make some hay.
Calling a person a "Teabagger, etc" was real funny the 1st time.
The 2nd time is was well hehe haha.
By the 3rd time, it became a disingenuous statement use by people that suffer from the lack of maturity, insight, any real intellect.
In so, that the use of the term supports the clinical state of insecurity.
Cool they just as well be voting REPUBLICAN? So why even do it HUH? We know why!
CATT - I totally agree with you on blaming both sides for all this BS.That's why I don't care for either side.
Pretty funny-he can't remember who started this crap.
I think that's called obfuscation.
Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XIV
By Steve Benen
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:28 PM CDT
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Campaigning in Ohio yesterday, Mitt Romney told supporters, without smirking or sounding sarcastic, "If I'm president of the United States, with your help, I will tell the truth."
Ordinarily, those seeking national leadership positions don't vow to tell the truth if others help them, but since I am nothing if not helpful, I thought I might give the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a few examples of instances in which he fell short of honesty this week.
Indeed, if Romney intends to "tell the truth," he can start by reading the 14th installment of my weekly series, chronicling Mitt's mendacity.
1. Speaking to the NRA, Romney said, "The Obama administration has decided that it has the power to mandate what Catholic charities, schools, and hospitals must cover in their insurance plans.... Here we are, just getting started with Obamacare, and the federal government is already dictating to religious groups on matters of doctrine and conscience."
In Massachusetts' governor for one term, Romney took the same position Obama has adopted. He somehow forgot to mention this.
2. Romney also told the NRA audience, "We need a president who will enforce current laws, not create new ones that only serve to burden lawful gun owners. President Obama has not, I will."
The grammar in this sentence makes it hard to understand, but the implication seems to be that Obama has created new restrictions on gun laws. That's a lie.
3. Romney also claims to be a "lifetime" member of the NRA.
In reality, Romney used to oppose the NRA, but became a "lifetime" member fairly recently by buying the honor from the group.
4. Romney also shared this interesting anecdote: "Mike and Chantell Sackett have seen firsthand how the Obama government interferes with personal freedom. They run a small business in Idaho. They saved enough money to buy a piece of property and build a home. But days after they broke ground, an EPA regulator told them to stop digging. The EPA said they were building on a wetland. But the Sackett's property isn't on the wetlands register. It sits in a residential area. Nevertheless, the EPA wouldn't even let them appeal the decision. Fortunately, the Constitution confronted the Obama administration: the Supreme Court ruled unanimously for the Sacketts and against the Obama EPA."
That's a fascinating story, but it was the Bush/Cheney EPA that the Sackett family was fighting.
5. In the same speech, Romney said, "[Obama] told the Russian president last month when he thought no one else was listening, after his re-election he'll have a lot more, quote, 'flexibility' to do what he wants."
That's not what Obama said.
6. Romney concluded, "We'll stop the days of apologizing for success at home and never again apologize for America abroad."
This is a lie Romney repeats so often, it raises real concerns about his character.
7. Romney told ABC's Diane Sawyer, "92% -- 93% of the jobs lost have been lost by women during this president's term."
This is a ridiculous lie.
8. Trying to justify his secrecy on tax returns, Mitt Romney told CNBC, "John Kerry released two years of taxes."
That's not true.
9. Romney also told CNBC about the Buffett Rule, "[T]hey couldn't get it through their own Democratic Senate."
The Buffett Rule enjoyed the support of a majority of the Senate, but it died because of a Republican filibuster. "They" could have gotten it through the Senate if the bill was given an up-or-down vote.
10. The Romney campaign told NBC News this week that the former governor "never solicited" Ted Nugent's endorsement.
There's clear evidence pointing in the exact opposite direction.
11. On tax policy, Romney argued this week, "I'm going to keep the burden on the upper-income people the same as it is today."
That's extremely misleading -- Romney intends to give the rich a massive tax cut. The "burden" may not shift because he intends to cut taxes across the board, but the claim makes it seem as if "upper-income people" won't see a change in their taxes, when in fact Romney intends to give them another huge break. (Thanks to reader V.S. for the tip on this one.)
12. In Charlotte, Romney said of the president and the upcoming Democratic convention, "He's not going to want to remind anyone of Greece because he's put us on a road to become more like Greece."
Obama hasn't put us on a road to become more like Greece. (Nor has Bush, who's still largely responsible for today's deficits.)
13. In the same speech, Romney said Obama "is on track to add almost as much public debt to this country as all the prior presidents combined."
That's a lie.
14. Romney also said in the same speech that Bush added "far less" to the national debt than Obama.
That's not even close to being true.
15. In the same speech, Romney said Obama is "first president in modern history, in any history, to cut Medicare by $500 billion."
Romney has said this countless times, but it doesn't change the fact that it's not true.
16. Romney claimed on Thursday that Obama has placed "three times" as many regulatory burdens on the private second as Bush did.
That's the opposite of the truth.
17. In Ohio yesterday, Romney argued, "[Obama] said that if we let him borrow $787 billion, he would unemployment below 8%."
There is no universe in which this claim is true.
18. In the same speech, Romney said Obama "has not created more jobs for the American people."
I know Romney's busy running for president, but he should at least try to keep up with current events.
19. Romney, in the same speech, shared one of his new favorite talking points: "The number of new businesses started per year is down 100,000 a year under the Obama term."
Actually, for those who take facts seriously, just last year, more than 540,000 new businesses were started each month -- which is well above the levels seen before the Great Recession began.
20. The Romney campaign argued this week that Kris Kobach, Romney's controversial adviser on immigration policy, is a "supporter," not an "adviser."
In reality, Kobach is still very much an adviser to Romney and his team.
21. The Romney campaign also said yesterday that the former governor never said Arizona's anti-immigrant law is a "model" for the nation.
Romney absolutely said Arizona's anti-immigrant law is a "model" for the nation.
The Obama campaign, by the way, seems well aware of the fact that Romney lies with unnerving frequency, but seems reluctant to say so in harsh terms, fearing media and voter pushback. Instead, as of yesterday, Team Obama is resorting to an interesting euphemism: "Why does [Romney] have such an aversion to the truth?"
Whether the political mainstream is comfortable using the word "lie" or not, that question seems increasingly unavoidable.
Previous editions of Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity:
the most alarming thing about this article is how the auther (Steve Beren) can just say "Thats a lie", and expect his readers to believe it...even the easily verifiable (AS TRUE!) statements...too funny...'
okay, Mr. Beren...you say "Thats a lie", without offering ANY evidence to support your claim...and because you say it, it must be true...wow, you are an AMAZING journalist...
or, is that a lie???
DemE = Nice Post !!!! I Agree !!
Hey, Come and Take.....Rachel has the tape! You should pay closer attention to what you are really hearing.
Thank you MD
Obama/Biden 2012 FORWARD
DemE = Thank "You" !!! Sweety !!! Obama / Biden 2012 !!! Straight Ahead !!!
ROFLMAO
Notice how the far left loonies think that when they say "that's a lie" (when in fact it is verified fact) then they believe it justfies their beliefs. Even funnier is when they say 'rachel/ed said it so it has to be true' even though both of those TV personalities have been ranked as the most inaccurate reporters on cable.
Lance-a-Less = Just what is yur point - little girl ???? Explain it further to US !!! You Know - so as you can bring US "down" to your level !!!! Snakes Belly Ring A Bell ????
LOL at the re-reg
well i have to say when we say "that`s a lie" (i will be conservative here) and say that is correct 97% of the time.
and if you pull your head out of your fourth point of contact you would know the difference between a Fact and a Lie.
tick-tick-tick goes the counter.
Hahahahahahahahahhahahaahahahahahaahahahaha!
What is the name of your RANKER? Are you like Trump and CAN'T name names?
How perverted that you roll on the floor over lies! You hurt yourself and your country when you spew their lies.
ED/Rachel/Lawrence/Chris/Al/Martin - Superior TV personalities!
There is NOTHING you can say, because you bring crap over here from the liars at F---news, that will ever be considered sane or acceptable!
Obama/Biden 2012
OMG....are you kidding????
"ED/Rachel/Lawrence/Chris/Al/Martin - Superior TV personalities!"
Just like the rating numbers say...being beat by 4-to-1 ratios suuuuuure sounds like "superior" to me.
It is clear one could post a Youtube link, a transcript of spoken words, and total evidence and you would still continue to swallow the left wing *** juice they spew. And to list the anti-American/anti-Military coward that looks like the mancow spawn only shows you hate America as much as the currect president.
You don't even know what America is, much less have respect for the people who live here.
LOL @ U
you do realize that Mancow is a republican? he is a DJ in Chicago, is on or use to be on fox and friends. he use to be in San Francisco until he pulled a big stupid stunt by shutting down the Oakland bay bridge during peak traffic time.
he was the one who actually tried water-boarding. took about 5 seconds called it torture and called out his buddy hannity.
see maybe stick around keep your fingers off the keyboard and read you can learn.
Oh, my there it is ! The lying false accusation that I don't love America!
I love America. I am thankful for America. I am thankful that there are reasonable, sane people that support President Obama.
I am not responsible for the folks who allow their minds to be controlled by the constant liars at F---news.
I am sad for you that you can not appreciate our fine President, but President he is and President he will remain!
Obama/Biden 2012
<snicker snicker> You are so pathetic it's almost funny. If you weren't so stupid it WOUL be funny. The simple fact is obama is the WORST president the US has had in many years. If you support him it is clear you do not support America.
His policies have all failed and made America worse off than when he took office.
He said "we didn't know it as bad as it was" even though THAT has been shown to be a LIE. When he was running for office he said the economy was almost as bad as the Great Depression. Plus, he is either a liar or incometant based on his statement as the DEMS were in control of Congress so they would have KNOWN the exact situation.
National debt - waaaaay up.
Unemployment - waaaaay up.
Spending - waaaaaay up.
Standard of living - waaaay down.
Just admit it - he is a worse president than Jimmy Carter.
And notice he CANNOT and WILL NOT run on his failed record and failed policies.
FACT!!!!!
obama = one-term nightmare.
President Obama is one of the finest president's ever! We are fortunate to have his expertise.
I am excited about voting for him! I only wish he could be elected more than twice.
Obama/Biden 2012
LOL
tick-tick-tick
bottom three Bush (w) Hardin, Hoover and common things there? Carter actually comes in the middle.
LOL wow just realized its the 31st,,, so he must be way behind on his quota.
Steve Benen....
Steve Benen (born May 15, 1973) is an American political writer and blogger, an MSNBC contributor, and a producer for The Rachel Maddow Show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Benen
Don't worry Demi... I don't care for him either, but would you rather fall off a building or be thrown off? You don't have to answer, I accept we just disagree politically. I'm sure you're a nice person.
Liz - you are an idiot.
"President Obama is one of the finest president's ever! We are fortunate to have his expertise. I am excited about voting for him! I only wish he could be elected more than twice."
Expertise??? I'm more qualified than he is. I managed and supervised more people than he did before he got into office. He was - BY FAR - the least qualified president elected and his record shows his lack of experience.
What EXATLY do you think he had done right?!?!
Jobs? Only if you support LOSING millions of jobs.
Debt? Goes without saying.
He is an absolute failure in everything he has done/tried.
Al his policies have been shown to be wrong.
6 = Damn bud - You are becoming Human !! ha ha !!! How Are Ya ??
I am fully aware of who Steve Benen is as the producer of the TRMS! So, what is your point. He has facts and tapes to prove his comments. His cataloging of the Romney lies is most impressive.
You don't care for who- Romney?
I am absolutely a nice person, but I am not going to listen and accept the constant lies of the republicans. That is why we have a congress that does nothing but insult women and their rights.
Obama/Biden 2012
DemE = Shut Him Down = Personal Attacks On You Or Anyone Are Not Permitted - Especially On You !!!! that exlamation at the lower right of a comment block - next to the vote arrow - left click and click on INFLAMMATORY + NO VALUE- over and over - at Least 10 Times EACH And then refresh your page !!!
6 = Not You !!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ lance-a-less !!!
LOL
Typical loonie lib tactic...when unable to counter with facts attempt to silece (another example of stomping on 1st Amendment rights).
I am glad to see liz has at least seen the light and identifid the DNC war on women. As for the lib commentator she listed, he is a proven liar so when she relies on a liar for "fact"...
#6 was definitely a lie, Obama said america has nothing to apologize for as a senator. Mittons probably forgot it during all the apologies he made as president.
Why do you want to see his tax returns? He can't have been any more crooked than timmy tax cheat, and obama made him head of the treasury.
#4 : So why was obamas epa continuing to persecute them? Didn't take them 3 days to toss out the black panther case. So that just proves there is no difference between bush and obama, probably not a good thing.
#13: Well obamas budget says it is true, he plans on adding another $6T to his $5T and that is $11T, more that all the others combined. He started at $10.8T. But if obama looses it would be a lie. So lets hope he lied!
#15: What other president cut $500B? We know obama did in his obamacare, and is about to cut more in Jan, but please tell us what other president cut that much? Otherwise it is a true statement.
#16: Depends who you ask, someone who is out of a job from his tripple wammy to the gulf oil industry. But gibson guitar probably only shut down from 1 reg. not 3.
#21: SCOTUS has been agreeing with arizona, so don't know why romney would be on the wrong side of that issue.
Obama says he is the fiscal one. One super wild card just blew romney out of the park and back to the minors.
The United States does, in fact, have something to apologise for.... the way George W. Bush insulted and alienated the allies of the United States. Canada backed the US in Afghanistan, but because of Bush's insults, and Bush refusing to get an international consensus, Canada refused to help the US in Iraq in any way. Canada has gravitated toward selling oil to China ever since Bush insulted Canada, and the other allies of the United States, for most of his term. More Canadians vacation in Cuba (because there are no Americans there) than vacation in the United States. This has been mostly since 2001, when Bush started alienating the allies of the United States.
Barack Obama could apologise for Bush for years but we will never forget Bush's insults and look down on the United States as an inferior nation because of that, and because of how backward the United States is in every way that really counts.
canada was stopped by obama from selling the oil to us, it was just this last year. They have given up dealing with the idiots at the white house who won't let anything get done, and china is more than happy to work with them.
What insults to canada? You can't blame bush for hollywood giving an award to south parks blame canada song. Besides it is a good song. The queen laughed at his remark she was here for the 1776 anniversary also. So canada shouldn't have been too insulted.
Bush did have a consensus, even had several UN resolutions authorizing the attacks before he went in, you can't get the UN to agree on much except killing isreal.
What is wrong with cuba? clinton thought it is a great place to raise little ellion.
But I am at a loss to these insults? can you elaborate any. Except for him telling isreal to just die, don't defend yourself, I don't remember him standing up for the bad guys over free countries.
"That's one of the cleanest states in the Union"...Ed said about Wisconsin...
and yet, when he was up there for the congressional recalls a couple months ago, he and his guests were crying about voter fraud...
to quote Doc Holliday, "My hypocrisy goes only so far"...i guess Ed is fine with hypocrisy when it suits him...
Your 'guess' is not accurate. Ed is an honest broker and if he makes a mistake he acknowledges it.
ED show is great!
By - the - way... why... then are you here? A secret democrat I guess!
Obama/Biden 2012
Refer to my post #129. It will explain everything for you. That is what this is all about. Get a clue, would ya.'
ugh...no way am I a secret democrat...just here to chat, share ideas, and set the record strraight when Ed or his "minions" distorts it...
go back and watch Ed and his buddies rip one certain county which is "notorious" for voter fraud issues (I can't remember the name of the county, as I am not familiar with Wisconsin)...but its ironic that THEN they were quick to point out how voter fraud was a player, but when the GOP mentions voter fraud, Ed rushes to the aid of the very state he ripped recently...
yep, thats an honest broker alright!!!
Ed's show is great...its great to find out what the lib talking points are going to be this week, and then shoot more holes in them than swiss cheese has...
I love your BS. It's just as good as Lance's.
Hey CATT == I Must be One Of ED's Minions = he he he = How are You ???? GGGrrrraaa = I Am Just Waking up !!!! LETS ROCK !!!
I'm doing great. I mean, I like being a minion. LOL!
yes, MDMI, you are a minion... LOL...nice scary avatar, btw...i. love it...i replied to your post on page 6, btw...
MountainLioness- you are correct...post 129 DOES say it all...you actually trust the DOJ...the same DOJ that launched "Fast and Furious", and has lied and disembled about it ever since, even when an American border agent was killed...there in lies the problem...you actually TRUST the DOJ...I am sorry for you for that...
that being siad, my high school mascot was a mountain lion (Cougar) so you can't be ALL bad... :) pleased to make your acquaintence...
he he heeee - Thanx - Your Avatar seems alittle scary - OOooooo !!!!!! So Where Are We Tonight ?? You been OK ???
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, when the road you're traveling seems all up hill; just Remember you will always have the opportunity to go to the library and check out the biography of the Late Governor of Alabama----Segregation Now-Segregation Tomorrow. The motto of the Republican party of 2012.
Avatar looks like a "Hope and change " placard.....NICE!
just waking up??? where do you live, MDMI??? I am getting ready for bed...just at home, getting caught up on my Ed news, chillin on th blog...i dont usually get on at night...so i thought i'd drop by, say hi to all my libby friends..
OH = Come on Its early !!! You Love ED - I Know You Do !!!!
Like i said...Ed is great to make the libs' case...he states his position clearly...he's like an automatic pin setter in a bowling alley...he lines everything up nice and neat, just so I can come in and knock it all down... LOL...
Ha ha ha = So what you are stating is that you actually agree with ED !!!! You All - just like to destroy the things that are solid and are working properly !!! Hmmmmm !!!
Agree??? come now, MDMI...you know me better than that... :) thats going a bit TOO far...what i am saying is Ed makes the liberal argument clearly...i dont agree with that point of view, but i like how he puts the distortion in such plain terms... :)
ha ha haaa = you just stated that ED puts things Clearly and Yet You Do Not Agree ?? which IS IT ??? Can You Clarify Your Stance - As Your Blood Pressure Increases !!!???? Ha hahaha !!!
he puts the LIBERAL VIEW clearly....not the truth...the LIBERAL view...so i understand what he thinks about things...but I don't agree with it...
he's like the Green bay Packers football fan who wears the Cheesehead, the Aaron Rodgers jersey, and paints his face green and yellow....you CLEARLY know where he stands, even if you don't like the Packers....
Ed is my cheesehead... :) i know where he stands, and i know how flat wrong he is...but at least he is obvious about his wrongness...
off to bed for me, MDMI...gotta get up early to fight the good fight all over again...see you at some point, i am sure!!!
Alrite Dude - your blood pressure began to Increase - I Can Feel It = he he he - Goodnite Brah !!!! Sleep Well !!! ~:v] == UR-OK !!!
Looks like CATT is a filet minion.
Keep fighting the good fight, fellow Dems! Gotta go.
OBAMA/BIDEN NOVEMBER 2012
Lioness - take care !!
You going to follow Hussein back to Chicago in November?
OH = Smack - SMACK - Someone IS Dreaming Here !!!!
When Obama's done in 2016 he's going to retire in Hawaii and collect his Presidential Pension for life...and enjoy all his riches..while chilling on the beach...
Md-r u sleep?
Nope - i'm here - just bouncin' round !!!
Republicans are jealous because we dems have the intelligent, classy guy on our side...their candidate Romney is a pitiful joke and they know it. Romney will not hold up thru November. Okay so he was at Solyndra today, he can't be at Solyndra every day..lol..where is he gonna be tomorrow????
Hey Toy = Ya Alrite Tonight - I Hope !!!! Long time no speak upon - Brah !!!
Still holding on...in between watching the Ed show, the Rachel show and Lawrence...
Toy = Good-Good !!!!
Getting carpel tunnel in hand...can't type to much these days...But my thoughts and prayers will always be with the President and his family.
Toy = Amen Brah -um - Sis - Amen !!!!
Md--I guess your Avatar is good for something, you seemed to have scared all the trolls away.
he he he - They Just Do Not Want/Like To Play Spin-The-Gomer-By-The-Tail With Me !!!!! Sniffle !!!
Well I hope you don't get mad if he flies to swedon to do his next stop at obamas $2180M failed electric car plant. There are plenty of vacant "stimulus" plants and reckless vulture green jobs to last till the election.
So who is the intelligent classy guy, I though Mrs obama was a Mrs? Or is there someone else?
Now residing in blessedly-blue California, I was born and bred in Wisconsin, a state I will always love above all others, and your laudatory comment tonight re: my home state brought tears to my eyes. Thank you, Ed, for all that you do--you are truly a national treasure--and I am so glad that you'll be going there next Tuesday. I couldn't have been more with you during your impassioned plea for our (great) President Obama to make a showing there--I hope he still will, as I believe,with you, that it would make a huge difference--perhaps THE difference--and I wouldn't be surprised, given both his grand sensibility, thoughtfulness, and intelligence AND the fact that he is already scheduled to be several places in the near vicinity, that he has already made up his mind to go there. Wouldn't it be great?---Again, THANK YOU, ED! Please keep doing what you're doing, We of America need you! God bless.
all we want is a fair election...what's wrong, dont you like fairness
Are you talking about TAXES? I have been BUSHED OUT! But the truth has come trickling out! And it smells like sh!t!
Why don't you learn what fairness is, first.
Florida the Sunshine state.The Democrats will win there! Because the Republicans go where the SUN don't SHINE!
I think we should purge Florida from the voter roll.
No just FOX noise Rush Nimrod O'really INSHannity!
All you need to stop hannidy is hide his teleprompter. He couldn't think his way out of an obama beer bash. If it isn't written out for him he would be lost.
Rush, now that is one funny man, I miss the old shows with mike tyson "i'll beat you up", but there is nothing to laugh about with this president, just pure dread. At least Rush left NYC, glad they lost the taxes, they have plenty of money, they don't even need the taxes from the sale of soda.
We need to do all we can to prevent this election from being stolen. Please look at this petition.
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What petition - OH Geeez I think I Must've Gone Blind ---- he he he !!!! Try Again !!!
Your eagle eyes are just fine, MD.
Awww - Thanx Sweety !!! How are Ya ??? Whoa - What was that ?? ha ha !!
The operative word here is the "F" word that nobody seems willing to use in order to accurately describe this malignant, new form of right-wing extremism....its called FASCISM!
The plutocrats are basically carrying out a long term plan to subvert and destroy democracy as we know it using religious dogma as a cover, jingoism and the usual red meat to enscorcell the masses than install a neofascist plutocracy. Its a no brainer as of now, democracy is in check. If we don't expose these sociopathic fascists, the game is over.
I think the Democrats are starting to sound nervous. After 4 years of Obama the country is in no better shape and you cannot blame Bush. You are afraid of having voter IDs verified, yet you claim the Republicans are trying to steal the election.
When will the Democrats realize that the country is better off without the handouts? We, as a country, have lost our will to work because of the "entitlements" people like Obama promise. We have the right to the pursuit of happiness- not the right to live off other peoples' money.
Re-elect Obama,
you mean you are tired of the corporate welfare? Good, you should be. It is high time they start paying taxes if they want to make a profit and use our roads, bridges, police,........
Obama/Biden 2012
I am tired of ALL forms of welfare. We need to have a system to help those in need, however, the system should not reward people for not looking for a job and staying home making babies when they want a raise.
We need a leader in the White House who has accomplished something besides deceiving people. Obama has no serious record on which to stand. He blames Bush. He makes beautiful speeches. He has spent millions to hide his past.
You should be tired of Obama and Democrats sticking their hands in YOUR pockets and giving your money to people who have not earned it.
OH = If You are tired of All Forms of Welfare - Well Then STOP USING THEM - DUH !!!! Geee Whizzz - Why is it that you Goofballs Never Relate these things with gwb / cheNey ??? Hmmmm - Could it be that your kind are just plum purposefully ignorant ??? Hmmmmm !!
Romney already said our children's education looked like a third world Country, I guess you want to see kids with little maze bowls, with flies in them standing in line for food. Third World Thinking----Repub-Thugs what will they come up with next..
Rachael - Thats True They Want Soup-Lines - But the thing is,iS They Are Doing ALL That They Can To STOP Soup-Lines === Go Figure Hey !!!! It Wouldnt be - it couldnt be -that They want to Funnel These Monies into Their Pockets Could IT ???? THINK About It !!
RE -elect Obama,
You are telling a bald face lie when you say President Obama has no record! You are not a serious blogger. Go to White-house.gov and you will find plenty of accomplishments. It really is extraordinary that we have such a fine President, worthy of his office, and the LIARS of the republican party do nothing but tell lies about him everyday.
I am tired of the wealthiest having off-shore accounts and not paying taxes to the country they pledge allegiance to!
If you are going to watch f---news, you need to know that it is not news, it is a republican platform only. Nothing fair or balanced, only biased to conservative republicans.
I never go to a conservative site and try to push my beliefs. Why do you come to this site? We have no interest in your lies and distortions. If we wanted to be lied to, we would turn to f---news. We don't and won't.
President Obama is an excellent president. We intend to do everything to re-elect him because he is doing his job, unlike the sit on their hands republicans in congress.
Obama/Biden 2012
Md--I bet these guys get more food stamps that a Mormon with five wives and 50 children.
MD/MI, please go to bed. You sound like a middle-schooler who has passed his bedtime. If you notice, I use complete sentences and try to spell correctly. These are things I learned in public school.
I have not used welfare in any form. When I was out of work, I found another job. It never occurred to me to apply for government assistance. Your witty and childish reply does not work on people like myself. I strive to be self-sufficient and want others to be, as well. Because I got a good education, opportunities have been available to me to support myself and my family. The Democrats owe it to themselves to stop trying to provide everything and let people feel the reward of working for what they receive.
Odd that you have a good education and know absolutely nothing about human society.
Re-elect Obama,
It would be great if the jobs would be kept in America.
It would be great if the excessive payouts to CEO's were not passed off to the middle class .....oh, ...wait it was suppose to trickle down............ silly me!
We as democrats work! How many CEO's hang out at the country club and do little to nothing for millions?
Unions Rise UP...retake your positions!
Obama/Biden 2012
oust = Wow - You Really Out Class Me HUH ???? You Certainly Do Impress Yourself - Hmmmm = Here - Have A Tissue - You Are DROOLING ON YOURSELF -- GOMER !!!!! Does Your Mommy Know That You Are Up this Late And Using Her Computer ???
DE:
Are you tired of all the SO-CALLED DEMO Hollywood actors who make Millions and have off shore accounts. Plant 4 rows of corn on their land and get farm subsidies and tax breaks you would not believe.??? Bon Jovi Paid $100.00 bucks in Taxes...ONE HUNDRED BUCKS!!!!. But runs around a Screaming DEMO.
Yep...Blame the Rep party all you want.
Hmmmm = OK !!! Funny - When Teabaggin-gop Do NOT Pay Taxes --- Oh _OH - they are Not Doing Anything Against The Law - - Yeah - Button It Up = GOMER !!! OH - Buy the way = were those bucks - Whitetails Or Blacktails ???
RepubElizabeth, I hate to disappoint you, but whitehouse.gov is not a source of misinformation for me. Neither is Fox News. I enjoy MSNBC as comedy- not serious news, either. Perhaps I misspoke when I said Obama does not have a record. He has a record that is awful. Unemployment, foreign policy, Obamacare (which thumbs its nose at the Constitution), but you won't believe me. You drank the Kool-Aid.
I didn't realize that this was such a liberal site. I thought it claimed to be fair and balanced. Clearly, I was wrong. Why does an opinion different from yours bother you so much? I thought you were the party of caring. That only applies to people who need my money, apparently.
I am not wealthy. That is why I am conservative. I feel the country should be forced to run like I run my household. I do not spend more than I make. I give to those charities I want to support- not ones I am told to support.
Obama is the worst president ever. Don't kid yourself. Carter can finally take a deep breath- he is off the hook.
I am pretty sure that nothing is going to convince you and your ilk that Obama sucks and needs to go, but ask yourself- is Obama trying to support and defend the Constitution of the United States or is he trying to bypass it with his presidential orders? (The answer is B- bypass it with presidential orders.)
Ha Ha Haaa - You Dont even Know What you are stating - Goofball = Whats- a- matter - you cant go all the way to "E" ?????
Steve Johnson-3013587-
I like the Hollywood actors like Brad Pitt, who's been building homes in New Orleans for the past few years, and his wife, Angelina Jolie, who's a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, and Sean Penn who's still in Haiti trying to rebuild that country.
Now name a right-wing actor doing anything like that.
Re-elect Obama- you a spewing complete lies.
President Obama is not effective on foreign policy? Flat out LIE! I might have engaged in a little conversation, however, with that statement, I know you are not worth the effort.
Obama/Biden 2012 FORWARD-not backwards to the failed republican policies
oust - if you are truely that ignorant or mentally challenged - then i am Not even going to attempt to explain it to you - GOMER !!!!! But - here is a hint -- "E" = "E" = what is "E" ???? Perhaps it was something that Gwb used 52 times His 1st year in office - Hey - You Figure it out !!! GOOFY !!!!
Rachel, I would love to take your bet about Food Stamps. I don't even know what they look like. I know they are necessary, as there are military families who need them to make ends meet. I know they are abused by others who should be working, but do not.
MD/MI= someone whose blood pressure is elevating. If you want me to respond, you'll have to use sentences. I learned English, not the lingo of texting, or whatever it is you are passing off for communications. As far as outclassing you? You make that call. I never claimed to.
RepubEliz, Unions are killing this country. I own two cars- a Honda and a Chevy. My Chevy was built in Canada and my Honda was built in Ohio (without union labor.) I spent $27 on a pair of pliars because they were made in the USA instead of $4 on ones from China. I am not bragging, just stating facts. The pipeline that ED and RACHEL will tell you we didn't need and would hurt the environment killed lots of US jobs. Of course, Obama felt pressured to make a decision on that, so he killed those jobs and let China get the oil.
Chris, I know plenty about human society. I know that we should work for a fair wage and I know how to spend my money better than the government knows what to do with it.
English WOW - Woo Hoooo - You Can Go All The Way To "E" = WOW = Did you just learn that from ME ???? Here Have a Tissue - You Will Probably Be DROOLING On Yourself Even More NOW !!!!!
Unions keep workers from being slaves. Corporate greed is killing America.
Obama/Biden 2012
Wow. What a load of @!$%#.
TRC = Cow Pies !!! I'll Bet That her Mommy Doesn't know that she is up this late --- SHhhhhhhhhh !!!! ======= How's My Typing ???
Sorry, RepubEliz, I didn't mean to make you quit. Pulling out of Iraq was a good thing. Getting out of Afghanistan will be a good thing. There is no solid exit strategy, however. The Russians now laugh at us because Obama is weak and will not stand up to them. We had a major spy ring dead to rights and instead of capitalizing on that, he sent them home so we wouldn't upset our friends who were stealing our secrets. The Russians wouldn't tell Obama where to get good borsh in Red Square and he is allowing them to get away with interests to US security.
I fought the Cold War and was in Iraq, as well. Obama sickens me when he talks about foreign policy. I will give him credit for pulling the ambassador out of Syria.
MD/MI, is the only word you know to call someone GOMER? Wow. That's hurtful.
DemE ==== BINGO !!!!!
oust - When a GOMER is a GOMER -- A GOMER is a GOMER !!!! Do you need another tissue ? I didnt make you Cry - Did I ???? Here - Have 2 tissues - you are still DROOLING On Yourself - Geeeeeeezzzz !!!!! OH OH - SWAATTT !!!!
MD/MI, I must admit, I don't understand much of your rants, but you tickle me. Oddly enough, Gomer and I are from the same state. We'll be hosting your DNC this summer. I hope to see you there.
Good night, all. We working folks have to get up early and go to our non-union jobs. Until next time...
OH - SWAAATT - SWATT - SQWASh - Ping - Flick !!!!!! ha ha haaaa ---- Sleep Well - GOMER !!! == Catch Ya On the Other Side Of the SWATTER !!!
Sorry Elizabeth but to suggest this source is factual is a complete joke.
To suggest government sources are honorable and trustworthy just because there is a Democrat in office is a hallucination on your part. I'd be willing to wager if Romney wins, you will readily dismiss white-house.gov as a lie if someone from the right cites it as a credible source.
The federal government has proven time and again, regardless of which side of the isle is in control that they are not to be trusted. When it comes to government sources, your BS detector should be on DEFCON1. Washington is full of liars across the board and none of them including Obama should be trusted.
Setting aside your skepticism and blindly trusting the federal government to do the right thing because a Democrat is in office is horribly misguided. Putting your trust in anyone be they DNC or GOP is a mistake we are currently all living to regret. Both parties serve the same bankers and corporate interests.
There is zero evidence to suggest that anything at all is going to change if people don't wake up, put aside their differences and see the WHOLE PROBLEM and EVERYONE/EVERYTHING that's causing it. That includes your side of the aisle as well as the GOP.
That you seem to think it's more important to underscore which side is more to blame rather than focus on a solution is proof that your party doesn't have any (solutions.) It's a fact that the GOP doesn't have any solutions either.
Rather than recognize that, we will continue to bicker over whose fault this is. You will continue to blame the GOP and your excuse will be that they started it.
The GOP will continue to criticize Obama rather than recognize that if they had even ONE good idea to fix the economy that people could believe and they could promote, it would be O-V-E-R for Obama.
But they don't know what to do. Neither does Obama.
So we will keep doing the same thing we've always done, and we will keep getting the same result we've always had because of it.
Good luck with your assignment of blame. When this whole thing implodes it won't matter one bit whose fault it is.
Republicans are so deluded that they think as long as they believe their own lies that we can't possibly see through them.
The only voter fraud going on is in the RNC. Priebus is such a Priebus.
and walker.... The union slashing laws will go to the supreme court where it will be hard to argue that corporations can band together for their own purposes, but workers can't.
Justice Stevens said that he thinks parts of Citizens United will be overturned by the Supreme Court, because it isn't arguable.
I hope so-This has gotten crazy.
$$$$ has no qualms about sticking it's nose into a State's business. Remember when the critics on here said that we had no business only commenting on Wisconsin's business? Where are they now when $$$$ from around the Country has poured into Wisconsin's business? Where are you?
$25 to $1 from out of State sources. Unions bosses pouring money into the election? Ya, right.
Another mickie slipped into the tea guzzled with glee by the minions of the "right" wing spinners. Where are you now? Sleeping under or on top of the table? The same table the Koch addicts will *never* sit at...just beg and lick up the crumbs.
I am confused, What union busting laws that will be overturned? Can't unions spend money on campaigns like any other corporation?
Outside money wouldn't have to be wasted on states if they didn't send such idiots like reid and pelosi to washington to screw everyone in the other states.
Yet the simple legal, and constitutional approach that fixes 100% of all the money problems will never be done.
All you need to do is limit elected official to spend only the amount they make in the office. They don't have to take the job, so no conflict with the constitution and free speech. Now challengers only need to spend a few thousand instead of these rediculous millions. the officials can raise their limit in the first two weeks, and be free to actually work after that. No need for fund raisers, and using AF1 to make us pay for them.
The Republicans can't win by just letting people vote, they have to take out those who won't vote for them so they can win. My question is why aren't they purging Republicans from the rolls of voters? Makes you wonder. This will blow up in their faces in November when President Obama wins the election.
Black Panthers and Billy Clubs..................
he he he = Watch Out - Little Girl !!! ha Ha Ha Haaaa !!!!! Your Only Hope - is IF You Have Some Kind Of Self-Defense Experience !!! he he he !!! From What You Sound Like - You Have NONE !!!!!
I love these LIVE POLLS. 97 percent of the people who visit this site are DEMOs. Evey pole is 96-97% to 3-4%...what the heck do you expect. BUT.... They use this on the television show and here to try to make a point???? LOL.
That is like asking what percentage of the NBA Starter are Black to the average fan....LMFAO.
GREAT POLL
Segregation-Now- Segregation-Tomorrow--George Wallace, really had a point.
Good Comeback....
Steve--I hope it made you think--- i know your comment bought back unfavorable memories for me.
Sorry Rachael...I am Black. I get it.
I'll bet you wish you had some Whiteout! Obama sure does! And so do I!!!! Count Dracney!!!! Who only likes blue bloods!
Rachael whatever happened to Peacenik????
STEVE ---AHHH_That was sweet, now can you keep it for me? -You can troll all you like, I like a good debate, but when a debate turns into 18th century comments, and thinking., then we're off into something else. LOL
look down
I lived it and I got out and became successful. I spent countless years trying to help others and the "entitlement" mentality drove me nuts. In my community 75% of the people were content to wait until the last Friday of the month and spend half that on Air Jordans. I gave up after 7 years of my blood and sweat to try to help. I left and never looked back. The sad thing is there is no motivation to get out, no motivation to work. I offered 4 of my childhood friends good paying jobs...($45K to 50K a year)..2 said no, 1 showed up for 3 weeks and never saw him again, the last made it 6 months with 10 missed days that I over looked and then quit.
You and I are not going to fix it and it is a waste of time. SAD, SAD, SAD. I didn't know what to do anymore. The Democratic mentality has kept the AA community down ALL for votes...and if you don't want to accept that...I revert back to SAD.
BTW...one I feel great about, is these same jobs I gave to 4 Hispanic gentlemen. All 4 are here (5+ years). ALL Combined have missed 2 days of work.
Have at it.
Steve---your race was not the factor on whether you would succeed or fail, neither is it a factor with the people you still employ, and the people who left you. You can just call it lack of motivation, or I'm alright like I am syndrome, whatever the reasons are for some to succeed, and some to so-call fail lies within how much motivation that person has, how much hope, do they have the ability to change, or do they want too. To measure your success, by another choice of living, shows that we might not be as successful as we would want to be. Follow your dreams, that's your responsibility, and when someone dreams differently from you, they just might happy as they are. Don't base this on race, you couldn't be more wrong. I've hired from all races, and genders, and I've fired from all races and genders, Its not a color thing. When it comes to laziness, it comes in all flavors.
When my sister tells me she has kids (8) so she can get more money for the GOV. That tells me something is really twisted. If you cant see that as a problem of an Entitlement Society then that is your problem. She wants no more to work or motivation to look for work when she doesn't have to. Sure, her dreams are different from mine...why because it is Free... and I and many pay for that. It sickens me.
Steve---Who among us don't have people we'd like to kick in the behind. These people you refer to should not get you so twisted, remember you made it. There will always be porch sitters, baby makers, etc. I don't mind if my tax dollars goes to children, Have you noticed your elected officials lately? Now they get our tax money and they are not doing a damn thing. Who's the laziest, if they did their job, then we will see more people in the work force. These Repub-Thugs want us to look down on mainly Blacks and other minorities, that's why they have them tied to $600.00 dollars a month in public housing, to make sure our children continue the cycle. Blame the head Men in charge.
Main reason I do not want to see taxes raised on ANYONE. I don't trust the Gov with anymore money...no matter how they get it. Rasing Taxes on anyone, including Millionaires is a waste of time and will not do a thing. That extra money will not go towards the debt, it will not go to the children, it will go to Solyndras of the world, and personal raises in congress. STOP SPENDING MONEY and STOP encouraging people not to look for work.
WE deserve the right to see, we've seen that the Bush tax cuts produced a lot of greedy scandalous people, it will not be enough to even effect their balance sheet. Work ethics start from a youth up. We have got to re-teach our children that it's ok to work at fast food places. A lot need to be fixed Steve, and most of it can be prepared by the example we set for our youth. It's gonna get better, only if we do better though. You have your opinion on what's wrong with America, and I have mine. I just don't think the worst of America just happen to have tan skin. That's All
Oh, yes, Steve J, raising taxes on the wealthiest will help the situation. Please stop repeating their lies, they are only using you as a tool for their own agenda and laughing at your stupidity behind your back.
Raising taxes on the wealthiest will help the deficit. The Buffet rule should be implemented.
Get out and Vote Democrats! Obama/Biden 2012
It will help as much as peeing in a volcano to try and cool it down.
Seriously, you need to take a math course.
The Buffett tax would raise $47 billion from 2012 through 2022 if imposed on taxpayers earning more than $1 million, or $500,000 for married individuals filing separately, according to a March memo from the Joint Committee on Taxation.
$1.2 trillion federal budget deficit is forecast for this fiscal year only.
47 billion / 10 (years) = 4.7 billion per year revenue
1.2 trillion - 4.7 billion = ?
Here's a clue: One billion dollars is one one thousandth of one trillion.
That's how meaningless this tax is.
47 billion dollars covers the expenses of this country for roughly five days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jboTeS9Okak
Oh I hope I won't have to pay royalties for the volcano. That one I will have to keep for use later.
Just wish obama would lead by example and pay more than his secretary. Not from behind and make buffet pick up the slack. Now a george sorros rule, that I could almost get behind, 100% tax on foreiner's messing in our elections, and economy.
But the bush tax cuts expired way back, obama has signed two new identical ones into law since then. So at least the dems like the law.
The media is too timorous to call out what the right-wing sociopaths are.....Fascists!
They are masters of perfidious disinformation, slander and calumny and simply utilize the tried and true methodology of their hero, mentor and deity, Joseph Goebbels. The media is their weapon and until the fascist media assets such as Fox or AM sociopaths like Rush Limbaugh and his kind are put out of business, the Democrats have no chance when you add the fact, that not only is the fascist media utterly ruthless and relentless, its funded by an aggregate of multi billionaire oligarchs who are committed to extirpating democracy and destroying the dream of Madison, Jefferson, Franklin and all those who crafted this great experiment in liberal democracy.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Be a real shame if you eastern socialist/communists Europeans would have an original thought for once in your life...
{Thought for today}- JUST 4 U STUPID------ -A person is generally born with the traits to distinguish truth from fact--however there are some that WILL never have the ability to separate fact from fiction. This generally happens when a person has been faced with something that was too hard for them to face, so they will choose to live their life in an imaginary world. ----STUPID----If you just can't get it, it's not your fault, you were probably born with a brain that just can't function to the rate of a normal capacity. ---good luck
socialism is as far removed from Communism and liberlaism is from fascism. Oh but I forgot, clueless, microcephalic Repubs are so astoundingly atavistic and ensorcelled by delusional sociopaths like Glen Beck, Oxycontin Limbaugh and Murdock's Foxed Propaganda machine, they can't make the distinction. History revisionism is back with a vengeance. Bottom line, rightwing morons, as demonstrated on this site, are why the human species is headed for extinction......maybe thats a good thing:-)
Jupp it's called De-Nile and it ain't just a river in Egypt, it also is the liberals mantra.
Well, that was one hell of a comeback, stupid.
Stupid is as stupid does.....nothing.
Stupid was either playing hookie from her family's business or using family company time to play on the computer with us today. Entitled to it, I guess. Seen it many times in my career.
Couldn't stand having family members work at their family's business....dead wood....taking up space that a motivated employee would appreciate and actually be productive.
Obama needs to tell the labor dept to stop with this bad news about the jobs numbers,it is making his 4.1 million jobs added look a little like BS.
Hey ed why don't you have your cracked staff whip up a chart showing the unemployment rates over the past 30 years.....
Yes these differences are true.
There can be no doubt that Obama is a socialist in the European reform-Marxism tradition. In France, Obama would be the candidate of the French socialist party. In Spain, he would be at home in the Socialist Worker’s Party. In Germany, Obama would be torn between the Social Democrats and Die Linke. In “Old Europe,” the welfare state is well entrenched. Elections are about tinkering at the margin. The United States has still to decide whether it wants the European welfare state or not. Obama does.
You have every reason to be phobic of that term because to 60 percent of America, the word Socialism is distasteful. That does not change what Obama's agenda is, regardless of how the Democrats try to spin this.
If you look around in Europe it won't take you long to figure out that what they're doing over there is imploding before our eyes. Yet Obama wants to emulate this failed model in America.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2012/05/27/is-it-within-bounds-to-ask-is-obama-a-socialist/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2012/04/22/french-socialists-test-ride-obama-platform/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2012/01/22/is-president-obama-truly-a-socialist/
Actually this isn't the worst it's ever been. Since 1940:
No unemployment numbers count the people who have given up and left the work force however.
So things are far worse than what the current numbers say.
I guess when Mitt Romney is your Candidate, then they have to stack the deck. Well I guess The President should be a safe bet to be reelected. When the Republicans, have to resort to stealing an election. What does that say about the party? desperate. My vote to me is important because that's how I voice my opinion.
How do you steal an election???
Haven't you been paying attention?
LOL
maybe they dont pay them enough from troll HQ for them to "pay attention"
Stupida: You count the ballots and find obama didn't win. That is how you steal an election. I would think it was obvious, that was how bush did it, the little fact that every single democrat in congress voted the same doesn't matter. The results show the theft, it is the only logical conclusion.
Fascism always fronts their operation with either pious religious dogma, nationalistic jingoism or both. In this case, they are not wearing brown shirts or black boots but this is a new more insidious form of fascism which has hijacked what was once the GOP and have systematically mutated it into a form of political pathogenicity. Their mission is to utterly eradicate all opposition and dissent by demonizing them and inverting their ideologies. The have vilified Liberal which in latin "liberalis" means "Free Man", they have vilified "environmentalist", "feminist", "Planned Parent hood" and on and on with their virulent unprecedented duplicity and lies and hypocrisy that is off the charts. They are the snake in the grass injecting their venom into the clueless ankles of the noble democrats who are like deer in the headlights getting picked off by vicious, covert predators. Until the Dems fight back and fight with the same ruthless, cunning precision, they will be destroyed by the pernicious, venal entities that call themselves "conservative Republicans", another cynical cover that attempts to obfuscate the fact that true "conservatism" is so far removed from what the current species of neofascist Republicans are, its tantamount to calling Hitler's SS, a group of Bavarian GIrl Scouts.
You go, boy!
You would thing that greenpeace attacking ships, fur nuts attacking women walking down the street. And the funniest one, environmental kooks burning suv's so the smoke pollutes the air would be all you would need to villify.
But thank you I would never have guessed that liberal translated to free man, my god how they have lost there way.
But calling those rinos in washington conservative only help hide the truth, and fool the idiots into voting for them. You need to point out they are obama in white paint, no difference at all.
hey -oxo-xo
I don't know where Peacenik is' he just hit it and quit it. maybe he got enough money to go to Wisconsin, to rally against Walker. I haven't heard nothing from, except for the post you re- posted from him. How on Earth did you think of peacenik