July 17, 201213 yr Obama's statement on business was poorly spoken but the gist of the sentiment when taken in CONTEXT is true. Uh, no it isn't. Obama was speaking without his teleprompter and like always, he makes a fool of himself. Honest to God, he is only slightly better than Bush. The only difference is, the media - who overwhelmingly support him - don't report his moronic gaffes. The sooner he is out of the White House, the better for America. You've got Obama derangement syndrome. My deepest sympathies. Unfortunately, the entire country is affected by Obamaisashitleader Syndrome and the only cure is to vote the bum out.
July 18, 201213 yr Author Yup. Obama's job policies are really working wonders. No surprise his campaign is trying to distract attention from his record. _______________________________________________________ Americans Joining Disability Now Outpacing Americans Finding Jobs 10:31 AM, JUL 17, 2012 • BY DANIEL HALPER A new chart set to be released by the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee details an alarming fact: In the last three months, more Americans have joined disability than have found a job: As the chart shows, between April-June 2012, an estimated 246,000 Americans were added to Social Security's disability insurance program. In that same time period, only 225,000 American jobs were created. These alarming numbers, though, are part of a wider trend, as another chart, also set to be released later today, from the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee shows: As this chart shows, since 2008, 3.6. million Americans have been added to Social Security's disability insurance program. In that same time period, a net total of 1.3 million jobs were lost. Entire article here: http://www.weeklysta...obs_648660.html
July 18, 201213 yr Yup. Obama's job policies are really working wonders. No surprise his campaign is trying to distract attention from his record. That's why Obama is now focused on the negative aspects of capitalism and portraying Romney as the very embodiment of capitalism.
July 18, 201213 yr You really have to give Obama credit for having no ethics at all when it comes to politics. He has attacked the reputation of a very successful straight arrow and smeared him as a tax evader and a felon with absolutely no evidence of either one. I wonder what he will do next to distract the public from all his failures?
July 18, 201213 yr You really have to give Obama credit for having no ethics at all when it comes to politics. He has attacked the reputation of a very successful straight arrow and smeared him as a tax evader and a felon with absolutely no evidence of either one. I wonder what he will do next to distract the public from all his failures? There was good column in the NY Times about that yesterday which the BKK Post reprinted in today's edition. Basically the Obama's strategy is that since government hasn't' worked for the past decade and Obama (as president) represents the government, that the thing to do is to attack capitalism because Romney is seen as representing capitalism. How dare he get rich? How dare he put money in companies that hire workers in hellholes like China, the Philippines, and Thailand? Only Americans are entitled to jobs, and if Americans can't compete if must be because of evil capitalists hiring foreigners.
July 18, 201213 yr You really have to give Obama credit for having no ethics at all when it comes to politics. He has attacked the reputation of a very successful straight arrow and smeared him as a tax evader and a felon with absolutely no evidence of either one. I wonder what he will do next to distract the public from all his failures? What is he hiding? What is he hiding? What is he hiding? Obama's attacks are WORKING because Americans aren't quite as stupid as you cynically imagine. Americans KNOW Romney is hiding something VERY damaging. If not .. show us the money!Right wingers are so funny. They're been using dirty tricks for decades now. Such as demonizing gay people to raise money and get the anti-gay vote out to the polls. Yes, political hard ball. For right wingers that is OK. Now the democrats NEED to win this election, and it's time for the democrats to fight fire with fire. The right wingers have had an unfair advantage because they've been willing to go much sleazier to win. I think this attack on Romney IS justified but it IS hardball politics, and no, this time, we will not back down. The democrats have finally learned a lesson about that.
July 18, 201213 yr He is not hiding anything. The democrats will keep asking for more "proof" and more "evidence" no matter what he provides. They are just trying to distract the public from looking at Obama's miserable record and the liberal press is quite happy to oblige them.
July 18, 201213 yr Again, if he is not hiding anything, he needs to PROVE that and release the requested information. As we know he won't, it is politically totally fair to accuse him of hiding something. Americans WILL buy that attack because most of us KNOW it is probably true. You say we are losing, Obama is consistently ahead in the polls. So no, not losing. It's going to be a very dirty election and I applaud Obama for not being a pussy about this. Time to go for the jugular. The right wing is just too dangerous to allow them to win.
July 18, 201213 yr Why lie? Most polls are pretty much even and Omama is probably going to lose because the economy is dismal because of his lame policies. That is what the election will be about and it does not look good for team Obama no matter how dishonest they are and no matter what desperate tactics they try.
July 18, 201213 yr Why lie? Most polls are pretty much even and Omama is probably going to lose because the economy is so dismal because of his lame policies. That is what the election will be about and it does not look good for team Obama no matter how dishonest they are and no matter what desperate tactics they try. Why do you lie? Krauthammer was just on Fox saying Obama would win today, and the consensus of polls was two points up for Obama, and that among his base groups, the margins are astronomical.
July 18, 201213 yr You really have to give Obama credit for having no ethics at all when it comes to politics. He has attacked the reputation of a very successful straight arrow and smeared him as a tax evader and a felon with absolutely no evidence of either one. I wonder what he will do next to distract the public from all his failures? And to that you have to add that it was Obama who hired as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.....A Tax evader
July 18, 201213 yr You really have to give Obama credit for having no ethics at all when it comes to politics. He has attacked the reputation of a very successful straight arrow and smeared him as a tax evader and a felon with absolutely no evidence of either one. I wonder what he will do next to distract the public from all his failures? And to that you have to add that it was Obama who hired as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.....A Tax evader He was open about that. Romney is hiding something. A very legitimate political target indeed. You can run and you can hide, but you can also LOSE if the American people smell a rat.
July 18, 201213 yr You really have to give Obama credit for having no ethics at all when it comes to politics. He has attacked the reputation of a very successful straight arrow and smeared him as a tax evader and a felon with absolutely no evidence of either one. I wonder what he will do next to distract the public from all his failures? And to that you have to add that it was Obama who hired as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.....A Tax evader He was open about that. Romney is hiding something. A very legitimate political target indeed. You can run and you can hide, but you can also LOSE if the American people smell a rat. Well, if he was cheating on his taxes the IRS bwould be all over him wouldn't they? Are they; I don't know? If he is using the myriad of loopholes that the law allows to mitigate taxes then there's no law broken, right? So, is Obama accusing him of being a cheat like Geithner or a good tax planner? BTW, I'm all for doing away with all these tax loopholes, but if they are there to exploit, then why wouldn't you?
July 18, 201213 yr Why lie? Most polls are pretty much even and Omama is probably going to lose because the economy is so dismal because of his lame policies. That is what the election will be about and it does not look good for team Obama no matter how dishonest they are and no matter what desperate tactics they try. Why do you lie? Krauthammer was just on Fox saying Obama would win today, and the consensus of polls was two points up for Obama, and that among his base groups, the margins are astronomical. More spin. Krauthammer said that he would win if the election was held today - because of the dishonest tactics of the Obama campaign - but the election will not be held for four months. The economy is getting worse and there is plenty of time point it out and plenty of time to to strike back. Also, I'm sure that you know that 2 points is within the margin of error, so meaningless.
July 18, 201213 yr What a naive statement. There is a LOT more that can be gleaned from the tax forms than about cheating. No, when a consensus of lots of polls is showing it's a two point lead, it is a two point lead. Denial ain't gonna save you.
July 18, 201213 yr Author A quick way to put this nonsense about tax returns to bed would be for Romney to say he will release one year of tax returns for every college transcript that Obama releases. Occidental College, Columbia and Harvard Law gets three years of tax returns. Sounds fair to me. Obama is distracting the talk from his problems and financial inabilities by painting Romney in a bad light, however unjustified it may be. The MSM is aiding and abetting Obama all the way in his endeavors. We may see some positive turnaround when Romney nominates a Vice Presidential candidate. Let's hope he chooses wisely.
July 18, 201213 yr No, when a consensus of lots of polls is showing it's a two point lead, it is a two point lead. Nonsense as usual. Wednesday, July 18, 2012 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows Mitt Romney attracting 47% of the vote, while President Obama earns 46%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) more are undecided. http://www.rasmussen...l_tracking_poll
July 18, 201213 yr Author Why does Obama need his Jobs Panel when he has Social Security Disability to fall back on to keep his unemployment figures out of double digits? The only job Obama wants to save is his own. _______________________________________________________ President Obama's jobs panel missing in action By JOSH GERSTEIN | 7/18/12 4:37 AM EDT President Barack Obama’s Jobs Council hasn’t met publicly for six months, even as the issue of job creation dominates the 2012 election. At this point, the hiatus — which reached the half-year mark Tuesday — might be less awkward than an official meeting, given the hornet’s nest of issues that could sting Obama and the council members if the private-sector panel gets together. For starters, there’s the discomfort many business leaders may feel in appearing to embrace the president with his reelection bid in full swing. Then, there’s the fact that some members of the commission have conspicuously declined to endorse him. And that Obama has conspicuously declined to endorse some of their recommendations. And that some of what Obama won’t endorse has been warmly embraced by Republicans, including likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. To cap it all off, several of the companies whose CEOs serve on the panel are involved to some extent in outsourcing — a fact that could undercut the ferocious attack Obama and his campaign are mounting on Romney over his alleged ties to the practice. Read more: http://www.politico....l#ixzz3pnnvzBwg
July 18, 201213 yr Obama is distracting the talk from his problems and financial inabilities by painting Romney in a bad light, however unjustified it may be. The MSM is aiding and abetting Obama all the way in his endeavors. Of course and everyone who follows politics knows it. Of course that does not mean that everyone will admit the truth.
July 18, 201213 yr You really have to give Obama credit for having no ethics at all when it comes to politics. He has attacked the reputation of a very successful straight arrow and smeared him as a tax evader and a felon with absolutely no evidence of either one. I wonder what he will do next to distract the public from all his failures? What is he hiding? What is he hiding? What is he hiding? Obama's attacks are WORKING because Americans aren't quite as stupid as you cynically imagine. Americans KNOW Romney is hiding something VERY damaging. If not .. show us the money!Right wingers are so funny. They're been using dirty tricks for decades now. Such as demonizing gay people to raise money and get the anti-gay vote out to the polls. Yes, political hard ball. For right wingers that is OK. Now the democrats NEED to win this election, and it's time for the democrats to fight fire with fire. The right wingers have had an unfair advantage because they've been willing to go much sleazier to win. I think this attack on Romney IS justified but it IS hardball politics, and no, this time, we will not back down. The democrats have finally learned a lesson about that. Demonizing gay people might be pretty pathetic, but so is demonizing capitalists.
July 18, 201213 yr I haven't really followed any of this but just checked out a couple of articles. Is Obama accusing Romney of felonious behaviour with respect to his tax filings? Isn't that the purview of the IRS? Have they got something on him? if Obama's got something, he ought to put up or shutup, oughtn't he?
July 18, 201213 yr You really have to give Obama credit for having no ethics at all when it comes to politics. He has attacked the reputation of a very successful straight arrow and smeared him as a tax evader and a felon with absolutely no evidence of either one. I wonder what he will do next to distract the public from all his failures? And to that you have to add that it was Obama who hired as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.....A Tax evader He was open about that. What does that mean? He was open to that? You mean shortly before his appointment to Treasury Secretary ...when the news broke?....ummm yes he had no choice then did he?
July 18, 201213 yr Author Maybe Obama should ask one of his major donation bundlers who was in charge of Bain Capital when GST Steel closed down and all those layoffs occurred. Romney is being accused of it but one of Obama's principal money men was actually in charge of Bain when it happened. _______________________________________________________ Oops!… Obama’s Top Bundler Jonathan Lavine Was In Charge of Bain During GST Steel Layoffs Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 5:43 AM The Obama campaign blamed Governor Mitt Romney for the demise of GST Steel company in a video they released in May. The plant closed in 2001. Mitt left Bain in 1999. For some reason the Obama camp forgot to mention this…Obama’s top bundler Jonathan Lavine was in charge of Bain during the BST layoffs. From the article: …One of Obama’s top campaign financiers – Jonathan Lavine – is also managing director at Bain, bundling between $100,000 and $200,000 in contributions for the 2012 Obama Victory Fund, according to estimates released by the Obama campaign. The president has also relied on other leading figures in the private equity sector as hosts for high-dollar fundraisers and as members of his Jobs Council. Maybe someday the liberal media will report on this. Article here: http://www.thegatewa...-steel-layoffs/
July 18, 201213 yr Author I haven't really followed any of this but just checked out a couple of articles. Is Obama accusing Romney of felonious behaviour with respect to his tax filings? Isn't that the purview of the IRS? Have they got something on him? if Obama's got something, he ought to put up or shutup, oughtn't he? They don't have anything on Romney. One of Obama's Chicago gang said if Romney didn't put out more tax returns he must be hiding something and it is likely a felony he is covering up. No facts or data. just allegations for the main stream media to run with. This is Chicago politics and it will get more vicious and much sleazier as it goes along. This is all smoke and mirrors to distract voters away from 15% U-6 unemployment, nearly $6 Trillion in new debt, lack of leadership from the White House and all the other failures of this administration. You would think Obama would be bragging about his accomplishments, such as Obamacare, Dodd-Frank financial regulations enacted, Energy Department investment in green companies. I guess since over 50% of the voting public want Obamacare repealed, Dodd-Frank will cost the consumers billions before it is all over and Energy has thrown literally billions down a rat hole, there isn't too much to brag about is there. I agree with you. If the IRS has something let them put it out. If not, move on to another line of attack. He won't shut up.
July 18, 201213 yr Maybe Obama should ask one of his major donation bundlers who was in charge of Bain Capital when GST Steel closed down and all those layoffs occurred. Romney is being accused of it but one of Obama's principal money men was actually in charge of Bain when it happened. _______________________________________________________ Oops!… Obama’s Top Bundler Jonathan Lavine Was In Charge of Bain During GST Steel Layoffs Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 5:43 AM The Obama campaign blamed Governor Mitt Romney for the demise of GST Steel company in a video they released in May. The plant closed in 2001. Mitt left Bain in 1999. For some reason the Obama camp forgot to mention this…Obama’s top bundler Jonathan Lavine was in charge of Bain during the BST layoffs. From the article: …One of Obama’s top campaign financiers – Jonathan Lavine – is also managing director at Bain, bundling between $100,000 and $200,000 in contributions for the 2012 Obama Victory Fund, according to estimates released by the Obama campaign. The president has also relied on other leading figures in the private equity sector as hosts for high-dollar fundraisers and as members of his Jobs Council. Maybe someday the liberal media will report on this. Article here: http://www.thegatewa...-steel-layoffs/ When you said donation bundlers I thought you were going to mention Jon Corzine. What are the odds Obama pardons this scum? That is if he even lets him get indicted.
July 18, 201213 yr Again, if he is not hiding anything, he needs to PROVE that and release the requested information. As we know he won't, it is politically totally fair to accuse him of hiding something. Americans WILL buy that attack because most of us KNOW it is probably true. You say we are losing, Obama is consistently ahead in the polls. So no, not losing. It's going to be a very dirty election and I applaud Obama for not being a pussy about this. Time to go for the jugular. The right wing is just too dangerous to allow them to win. The problem is that to the Obama base Romney is doing something wrong just by earning more than the 47% who are occupying Wall Street. I'm sure that eventually Romney will relent and it will show that his income taxes each year were only in the mid 6 figures and that some will consider that to be unfair, but what Romney is going to need to do is grow a pair and say that there is nothing wrong with being successful.
July 18, 201213 yr Romney will not relent. This issue will stick. He is hiding something. Probably a lot. Doesn't mean illegal. Just means politically damaging.
July 18, 201213 yr Right wingers are so funny. They're been using dirty tricks for decades now. Such as demonizing gay people to raise money and get the anti-gay vote out to the polls. And Left wingers are so clueless. It is a fact that the same sex marriage referendum in California in 2008 FAILED because of the high turnout of Obama-loving, Democrat, black and Hispanic voters casting their votes for Obama while at the same time voting against gay marriage. That has really got to hurt, doesn't it? Old, white, bible-thumping Republicans didn't defeat the same sex marriage referendum - anti-gay black & Hispanic Democrats did. Yee-ouch!
July 18, 201213 yr What a naive statement. There is a LOT more that can be gleaned from the tax forms than about cheating. No, when a consensus of lots of polls is showing it's a two point lead, it is a two point lead. Denial ain't gonna save you. It will take a lot of time for Romney to release hundreds of pages of tax documents. Hell, it took Obama 3 years to Photoshop on piece of sheet of his birth certificate so at that rate expect Romney's returns in a couple hundred years.
July 18, 201213 yr Washington Post today called on Romney to release the returns. He won't. What is he hiding?!? http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romneys-taxing-delay/2012/07/18/gJQAitY5tW_story.html For voters, the documents are essential exhibits in an application for the presidency. It is insulting to voters for Mr. Romney to keep them under wraps and will only fuel suspicions that he has something else to conceal. He should prove otherwise.
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