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It is good to see that the liberal media is being forced to ask some questions about Obama's ability to lead this country in 2012. You can try and make up all you want about fictional "wars" on women, gays, Hispanics, puppies, etc etc. etc. But try as the press might they can't create jobs or lower the deficit. And the arent going change our opinion on Obamacare. VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2012!
Who needs the Billy Goat curse when we now have Tom Rickett's!
Boycott Wrigley Field!
I hope it's another 100 years before the Cub's win a World Series!
To; Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL and the rest of the lol (left of left) camp.
It is unfortunately that this has resurface again. (Rv. Wright). I do not think he is lying about what happened with him and the President, however all Politicians should be vented out and just like you have said before they are fair game (keep the rest of the family out).
I can tell that the tide is turning towards Mitt because of how this site is reacting on the left. What ever professionalism was here before it has all gone now. Let's keep it on the subject at hand.
I have heard some of the recording and it is not pretty.
Concern Citizen - you've got to be kidding me! Tide is turning because of this site? Are you hysterical and delusional? No one is changing their vote because of this site.
And, anyone who listens to the recordings and puts any faith in them is beyond pathetic. Intelligent people will not be swayed because of stupid recordings. Of course, I did say intelligent so that leaves a number on the far right out.
Obama/Biden 2012
By your own logic, are we to boycott MSN and MSNBC because of your viewpoint? Wrigely Field is a place where people gather to watch a sporting event.....The views of the person who owns the real estate reflect nobody else except that person...And the notion that you are going to break somebody who had the money to buy the stadium and the team in the first place by your little boycott is ludicrous....the property would simply change hands again, as is always the case in business (and that is provided that your boycott had any impact at all-which would seem really egotistical, as it assumes that absolutely everyone who likes baseball, follows the Cubs is going to be a left wing radical such as yourself)
Sue, Fisting Redhead can't stand when someone doesn't agree with her. But be easy, she probably finished of the box of wine this morning before she left for the bar.
Can You Say "Mormon Church?" Bring It On. How did Rev Wright work for the Republicans last election! We would love nothing more than to discuss fully the Mormon Church, it's teachings, docturine and Baptisting Dead People. Bring It On!
I would prefer that all religion be kept out of politics. But if the Republicans want to tell voters to judge the President by his former pastor and the messages he preached, they should expect that same message to be turned on Mitt Romney. Let's look at his religious views more in depth as an insight into his character, if that is the message.
If you want to talk about the Mormans just ask Harry Reid.
Reb-#s....apples and oranges. Harry Reid is not running for POTUS. And non of his backers are talking about the current POTUS' past religious affliations. Nice try. Better luck next time.
Sorry Al but Harry runs the Senate which is an extremely powerful position and BTW Romney's backers aren't talking about BHO's past affiliations or did you not read the later stories.
Yours is a weak comeback. Seems you want to throw that cult crap and magic underware lines around but can't take it when people hear for themselves on the tapes the shameful words of the POTUS' spirtual advisor for 20 years. The guy who married him and the same guy who he sat and listened to condemn the US.
Nice try. Better luck next time
Conservatives seem to have trouble with the truth as well as history. Liberation theology is simply the gospel for serving and helping the poor as enunciated by Jesus and his early disciples. Modern day liberation theology sarts in Latin America with Catholic priests and nuns and was incorporated by the social justice movement in the US. But what would want expect from the folks that have opposed civil rights for minorities and women for decades but claim to be for freedom, usually the freedom to discriminate against others.
Still love my Cubbies - just hate the owner!
Sorry for the long post but I think this tells us all about Joe Ricketts - typical Republican - do as I say not as I do!
The money for all of this comes from Joe Ricketts, the TD Ameritrade founder, Bison Burgers Baron, and, with his family, owner of the Chicago Cubs. Ricketts solidified his status as a campaign finance heavyweight when spent $600,000 in the last month of the election to try to take down Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in 2010. Since then, he's launched a campaign to eliminate earmarks, given $500,000 to the anti-incumbent Campaign for Primary Accountability, and, earlier this month, spent $200,000 helping state Sen. Deb Fischer win the GOP Senate primary in his home state of Nebraska. (Rickett's son, Peter, is a former US Senate candidate and a member of the Republican National Committee.) Ricketts is sick and tired of wasteful spending—so much so that the briefing book outlining the Wright ad is actually entitled "The Ricketts Plan to End His Spending for Good."
But Ricketts' time with the Chicago Cubs tells a different story. Since the Ricketts Family Trust acquired the team two years ago, they have actively sought to use taxpayer money to expand their own business operations. As CBS Chicago reported in April:
In addition to using local amusement tax funds that might otherwise be spent shoring up actual public services, the Ricketts family is seeking a large federal subsidy to pay for a renovation of Wrigley Field. As the Chicago Sun-Times reported:
In fairness, "End the Spending—But Only When That Money is Being Spent on Other People" would be a terrible name for a super-PAC.
Last election, McCain didn't want to show Jerrimiah preaching his racist hate. He thought that was "out of bounds". Hopefully Mitt Romney realizes that nothing in politics is out of bounds.
We could bring up anything at all about Obama...anything, and use it.
Time to finally ditch this dog-eater and elect a REAL President.
Mitt Romney 2012, 2016.
Joseph E. Parent - be careful what you wish for - you may get it! If nothing is out of bounds for Obama, then Mitt is fair game. Believe me, he has FAR more to hide. It's not gonna be pretty and little Mitt will be curled up in a ball, whining, before this is over!
We don't want the vulture capitalist as our President. We have a REAL President and he will be President for another 4 years.
Obama/Biden 2012 Hillary 2016!
Chicago, not my kind of town.
Rev.Wright's views are his views not the presidents. Just because President Obama supports gays issues don't make him gay. Just because Mitt doesn't support gay rights does not make him right. Why bring up what Rev. Wright said in early 2000? What does his views have to do with the republican ceo's sending the jobs to other countries under the Busch administration. I don't hear Romney saying how he is going to get his buddies to bring the jobs back to the States.. At least Obama is offering some type of incentive to have these money hungry business men consider bringing jobs back. If they don't we all need to stop patronizing them. Let's keep our money in our pockets as they do.
Citibank, Sears, JC Pennys, Capitol One, P&G and any corporate businesses taking jobs away from the American people sending them to other countries then sending the products back to America for us unemployed under paid over worked citizens to buy. What nerves what greedy people we have in our society.. Then want to blame the man who actually care about our general welfare. Who got in this game to make it easier for those who experienced money hungry bosses that left us stranded after years of dedicated service to that company. Blame the president. Some one has to take the blame as your pockets get fatter with money and hatred.
Exactly where in Heaven's name, do you come up with the notion that Obama cares about you, or me, or anyone in this thread, or anyone who cannot do him some good, politically, financially, or in terms of perceived power????? Have you been invited to dinner? Has he called you up to commiserate that you cannot put fuel in your car. Your kids can't find jobs? Wow, where do people come up with this stuff-caring for social welfare is a polite way to say social engineering......Only those approved by the ones in power get benefit, get to succeed, and then only as far as those in power will allow (they will tell you that they are being fair to everyone, but if that were true, they wouldn't be compiling campaign war chests that brag about bringing in billions of dollars in a month. Billions-get that? How many homes could be saved? How many kids could be fed? How many seniors could get medical care for billions of dollars? Instead, they are allowed to gather this all up like marbles on a playground so they can create TV and radio ads that we either ignore by changing the channel or fast forwarding through the DVR. Sending us mountains of glossy fliers (killing alot of trees, all you green hypocrites) which we might use to line the bird cage, but probably (and this is the best case scenerio) put it in the recycle bin. Robo calls that we will hang up on and instruct our phones to block in future.......How does any of the unbelievable waste translate into "he cares for us"
Regarding the THE VETTING - EXCLUSIVE from Breitbart - OBAMA'S LITERARY AGENT IN 1991 BOOKLET: 'BORN IN KENYA AND RAISED IN INDONESIA AND HAWAII' Don't expect too much Congressional activity regarding this report. If it is factual and Obama is not eligible to be president, it would be better to deal with the Constitutional crisis this scenario creates if he were out of office.
Odumbo will be out of office soon enough. If he drops to his knees, and begs forgiveness from his Republican superiors, he may be able to leave our White House with a tiny bit of honor. Otherwise he can just get out.