Romney was in a dam*ed if you do/dam*ed if you don't go talk to the NAACP situation here, but where on earth are the talking points coming from? Someone needs to switch from decaf to the real stuff here.

Hello, Romney staff?

About as sharp as pro-life speeches would be in the northeast.

Wake up, please.

Ouch, stereotype much? A true sign of ignorance.

Sing it Brothers and Sisters!!

Also notice the "Teleprompters". Put that to rest TODAY!

For those of you who want to bleat about "entitlements" for people of color, here something for you to chew on:

For at least the past 20 years, statistics show that an average of 60% of welfare goes to whites. I can take you to areas of upstate NY where there are multi-generational WHITE families getting assistance not to mention taking deer out of season, and working under the table.

How about all the companies in this country that get negative tax checks? That's right! They pay no tax and get refunds. Look it up!

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

LOL..... You read my mind.. It was like watching a deer in the headlights.... In the back of his mind he's thinking "Maybe I should just give this up and move back to the Caymen Islands..."

Romney is appearing at events like these to reinforce the attendees' decisions not to vote for him. This sort of thing is going to become more common as his campaign wears on. Etch-A-Sketch will make similar mistakes with women's groups and the issue of reproductive rights and seniors and the importance of cutting back on social security, mark my words. Ultimately, he will be reduced to making closed door pep talks to wealthy cash donors. They are the only people who truly understand him, after all.

Kumar, I detect the queen's English. GTFOH!

JH-479998, the truth? If Willard was interested in the truth, he'd be telling them how in 1993 the Republicans were pushing a national health care plan that is similar to "Obamacare": http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/graphics/2010/022310-bill-comparison.aspx He would also be reminding them of the op-ed HE wrote encouraging the Obama Administration to essentially nationalize Romneycare: http://mittromneycentral.com/op-eds/2009-op-eds/mr-president-whats-the-rush/ And guess what? They did. THAT'S the truth, and Romney doesn't want to talk about it. Instead, he's saying the opposite which, well, kind of makes a liar out of him.

And this is surprising, How????????????

joe in albany Antonyms halfwit, dope, moron, fool.................

You can't use them they are reserved for you. When you talk bad about people who disagree with like that shows that you are the king of all the Antonyms.

It's called the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 or HR 3200. It is disrespectful to call it Obamacare. It is seen as a derogatory name to vilify the leadership of the Obama administration.

I don't think we should be fighting this one. The Republicans have screwed themselves over by putting Obama's name on the ACA. Unless they can repeal it, it is going to be as popular as Social Security, and for the same reason - it will benefit as many Americans.

"OHHhhh, Romeny the booing is not over."

...and it is going to get much, much louder, too.

Yep. Willard, these are the faces of the American People. It's high time you got a good look at them, in their own world, rather than as the maids, chauffeurs, and gardeners that you think of them all being, bowing and scraping because you pay them menial salaries to do everything for you.

Got news for you, skippy... There aren't that many who live or think like you. Welcome to reality..

You got to give him credit, at least he made an appearance.

The GOP/Tea Tools ONLY hope for November is bamboozling enough of the American population into believing their empty and false rhetoric to squeak out a win. And they won't get it.

Maybe he should try speaking before NOW next since the GOP thinks all women are "sluts". What an idiot. Doesn't he understand that the only votes he'll get are from the rich old men, their trophy wives and possibly their servants. I know Romney thinks "Corporations are people too", but corporations still don't get to vote...yet.

JH-479998

Dumb Fux - the NAACP invited Romney and he probably chose to tell the truth to them. It is refreshing to hear the truth from a candidate even if you don't agree with them.

I was wondering, which Romney "truth" do you agree with:

Romney on blind trusts in 1994: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkikKelEuQM

Mitt Romney questioning Democrat Edward Kennedy over the then-senator's blind trust in a 1994 Senate debate. During the campaign, he called Kennedy's blind trust "a ruse," arguing that it is easy to determine where one's money is going.

or

Romney on blind trust in 2012: "With regard to any foreign investments, I understand, and you understand of course, that my investments have been held by a blind trust, have been managed by a trustee," Romney said. "I don't manage them. I don't even know where they are. That trustee follows all U.S. laws. All the taxes are paid, as appropriate. All of them have been reported to the government. There's nothing hidden there."

which truth is it since you claim Romney is holier-than-thou?

I think there's an incorrect assumption here that Romney was actually trying to win over black voters with this appearance. He's not. He knows that demographic is going to vote for Obama because they identify with Obama racially, and there's really nothing that he or Obama can do to change that. Just like we know that Mormons are going to vote overwhelmingly for Romney, and there's nothing he or Obama can do to change that. Romney's doing this so that he can now go back to white Republicans and independents who are uncomfortable being associated with the more overtly racist elements of the party. He wants to say to them, "See, I tried. I'm not racist. You're not racist if you vote for me."

And that's fair. No election should be about the races of the candidates. There are far better reasons to choose Obama over Romney than the color of their skins or the nationalities of their recent ancestors. I can't think of many reasons other than racism or other forms of group identification like religion or political party to choose Romney over Obama, though.

MtMike-571674: "Under Obama's reign, blacks are worse off in all social and economic ways than Bush's presidency!"

So you're suggesting Obama focus his efforts on black people? By the way, when Bush stepped out of office in January 2009, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. For every month for the last two years the economy has been gaining jobs. Really, we were better off losing 700,000 jobs a month? Are you on crack?

JH-479998

lefty loons must have sore fingers from all the collapsing going on.

do you realize that people who have opposite views as YOU, also got collapsed all the time -ME INCLUDED? how do you explain that?

Stop your crying and deal with it. People collapse, it's not like someone took your blankie....

The Tea Baggers and their Republican allies are society's rats.

They offer nothing of value to anyone, hide behind the rhetoric of growth while pursuing economic suicide, claim to be holier than thou while harboring more hatred than any one person can carry without imploding, claim to be more productive while they hoard their wealth, and more greedy as they avoid taxes and destroy social supports..

...then the jerk quotes a Chamber of Commerce poll. Well, Mr. Romney, elected officials are suppose to work for people, not businesses. I know, republicans think businesses are people. Idiots.

@ Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL,

Again you manage to make me laugh. Thank You

Steve-2081387

A black crowd booing a white candidate, imagine that, sounds like good old fashioned racism to me.

I see you are still getting "color aroused"

I dont know why Romney wastes his time on the blacks, they arent going to vote for him under any circumstances. I wonder if the blacks had to show an ID to get in to see Romney like they did to see Holder, and I wonder how many of them were turned away for not having an ID.

I'm wondering why Willard doesn't talk about his party suppressing votes.

Thank you Eric Holder for standing strong and furiously fighting voter suppression in the misdts of a contempible Congress

4more for 44

Lean Forward

Obama/Biden 2012

Beverly - totally off topic but a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Drinks with you and Feisty soon!!!

Steve-2081387: "A black crowd booing a white candidate, imagine that, sounds like good old fashioned racism to me"

No, they're not booing "a white candidate," they're booing Mitt Romney, the person. See the difference? How often have you seen a black crowd boo JFK? Clinton? They happen to have white skin, too. The fact that you would put those two thoughts together and jump to that illogical conclusion only reveals your own racism.

NAACP is in the tank for president Obama so this is not a suprise. America is in trouble if we don't change this "entitlement" mentality. I do find it interesting that liberals would prefer to bankrupt America in their attempts to give entitlements to anybody who would become a potential democratic voter.

Charles Krauthammer stated just yesterday:

"Liberals seek to expand entitlements despite the gift of being able to see what the end result of progressive spending leads to in the example of what is going on in Europe right now."

Don't forget Mittens like to have his meetings in QUIET ROOMS ( WITH THE RICH)!!!! He's a rich nut who has nothing better to do but run for President every 4 years to add to his already INFLATED EGO!

So Romney didnt pat Obama on the back in front of a black audience and he was booed......shocking. Mitt should have told them that Obama was raised by a white woman and white grandparents as well. Wonder what the reaction would have been then. Not sure why Obama is still refered to as the first black president. Shouldnt he be the first mixed race president?

Rick-in-SD

No, they're not booing "a white candidate," they're booing Mitt Romney, the person. See the difference? How often have you seen a black crowd boo JFK? Clinton? They happen to have white skin, too.

good one. Considering that most politicans were and are white , there would be a non-stop booing going on. If these people were racist, they would boo every single white candidate for office....

Not such a great day for the Willard on the health care reform. The so-called public BOO's option died on the GOP floor today. It could have survived, but apparently it had a pre-existing condition Of course.

A lot of right wingers are very upset about this because they believe this health care bill will cost the tax's payer money. You know what I think? Lets us all just pretend it's another unnecessary stupid war. The Retards definately will feels much better about it .

The rich shop at Sachs, the poor (disproportionally blacks) shop at the Dollar Store. Guess which store will be forced to raise their prices.

I don't think the Dollar Store will ever raise their prices...that sort of defeats the purpose of being, you know, a DOLLAR STORE.

I post innovative and eye opening narratives because I KNOW We Americans will save our own Country, America. The fact that Amoral Politiaphiles the likes of this republican Crime Cartel Rank and File ogre MittTaxPittanceRommel, who refuses to show his tax returns to the American People and is able to campaign for the presidency, is the beauty of our True Democracy, that which this self expedient Police State MONSTER wishes to Dismantle. Now, We are ALL Adults, and hopefully, intellectually able to grasp what this RepublicanCrimeCartel is attempting to do aside from putting the American economy Into OUR Own second dip recession, Which IS Ocurring NOW. What this Group of Intellectually/Morally CHALLENGED Self Entitled Sociopaths does not understand is the World Economic Debt problem, $60Trillion worth, is about to "CORRECT" On its own leaving We Americans in VERY dire Straits while this Child Minded, Me ONLY!!!!, Gang runs for cover under a rock and waits for Someone Else to Fix The Unbelievable Mess they have created; with $700Trillion in hedge fund CD, (Coupon Default) instruments hovering like a nuke which is, was, payable by the American taxpayer, as Rommel is plotting new and very profitable wars for his republicanCrimeCartelConfederates, The Democrat gang is not far from the same platform; with Prez O, NOT a word of protest with the $4.00+ at the pump; it would seem that We Americans will have to band together, OR, as our founding Forefathers said, Hang separately.

blueunicorn

For those of you who want to bleat about "entitlements" for people of color, here something for you to chew on:

For at least the past 20 years, statistics show that an average of 60% of welfare goes to whites.

Are you sure you want to go there?

Have you checked out any US Census statistics lately?

You say 60% of welfare goes to whites, but whites makeup over 70% of the total US population.

Sounds to me like whites are taking FAR LESS THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE of the 'WELFARE'!

The 'African American' population in the US makes up only about 12% of the total population. Wanna take a guess at who is taking FAR MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE?

Next time please think before you speak!

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL,

Never thought I would ever say this, but I do agree with your original comment. It is sad to think that he can go into the wolves den and play sheep. Romney is about as exciting as a trip to the DMV and if he keeps this up Obama is sure to win re-election. At least liberal stand together and can admit their common beliefs but the GOP is a party, sadly for, and only for the GOP. I am a conservative and Romney still doesn't have my vote.

It was hysterical to see Willard go before real people instead of the whitebread groups he ALWAYS talks to.You could tell he was extremely uncomfortable and totally out of touch with them.

Mmmmm....nothing like the smell of racism in the morning!

@SickOfTheBickering, so am I putting words in your mouth when I see that you're suggesting that your white race deserves more than other races?

Hannity Guest Michael Meyers: “The NAACP Has Become A Hate Group In America”

http://mediamatters.org/video/2012/07/11/hannity-guest-michael-meyers-the-naacp-has-beco/187047

Micheal Myers is a foolish Black man in other words he is cuckoo. Hannity should be careful with this man. You can never tell what will happen when a bipolar RWNJ snaps.

"good one. Considering that most politicans were and are white , there would be a non-stop booing going on. If these people were racist, they would boo every single white candidate for office...."

Thanks, bayllie. Isn't it amazing the kinds of things that come out of irrational minds? I guess when people like Steve-2081387 are so consumed by hatred, they're bound to puke out a lot of really nutty thoughts.

I watch Perry Mason frequently and he always goes to the "motive." So let us look at Romney's motives.

First motive, he knew full well the NAACP would react negatively to his anti Obamacare speech.

Second motive, Romney will be on the receiving end, of the blessings, from the far right and of course, the "Tea Party."

Third motive, Romney really has no clue about the needs of the middle class or the benefits of Obamacare.

After all, if he can drive around, with his dog, strapped to the roof of his car and the dog becomes so ill, it defecates all over his car? One would think the dogs owner, would have enough common sense, to hydrate the dog and get it out of the elements. But instead, Mitt rinse of his car and headed north, while 'man's best friend,' still strapped to the roof of the roof of his car.

Mitt is oblivious to the needs of animals, or humans, who are ill or in need of care. He wants to be president, not because he is qualified, he wants to be president, because he feels he is privileged!

In summation, it does not take a jury to bring in a verdict, of guily, for Mitt Romney. Guilty of inability to have compassion for for man, animal or our mother Earth.

The sentence for Mitt Romney should be life, without wealth, power, or Obamacare.

The idiots that call the NAACP a crowd of "free stuff" loving people do not know the history of this great organization that fought and countiniues to fight everyday for equality for those of us that were not born of white colored skin. If there was never a need for such an organization of well educated individuals than i would say, "go to town on those mofo's they don't really stand for anything" but the fact is that they are needing in this country as a counter balance (more so in the past than today, but still a needed entity)

And when talking about people that want free stuff, why are we not hearing from you conservatives how the govt gives free stuff to Halliburton giving them environmental and Labor Law exemptions for fracking related work. Why cant they do it like everyone else and play by the same rules rather that get this free stuff in the form of exemptions. Or Big Oil with their govt subsidies? A proposal was voted on this year to end this welfare and Republicans almost unanimously voted against it. Were you outraged then? I willing to bet you were not! Dont talk about hand outs or wanting free stuff from the govt if you are unwilling to recognize that the biggest recipients of welfare are corporations that make large enough profits that they dont need such lavish breaks.

This makes me wonder about his advisors...are they really that inept and out of touch?? This is what happens when the myopic Conservative (Romney) confronts the real world (NAACP and the true middle class). This will become very evident to the Romney Camp on the morining of November 7, 2012 as they question..."What went wrong?" I believe that Romney is the most displaced...out of touch Presidential candidate to ever run for the office! Clueless...totally clueless! Welcome to reality Mittens! Obama/Biden 2012

That's right, Feisty. I'm disappointed. I thought Romney was a master of tailoring his speeches toward what his audience wants to hear, but it looks like he slipped up big time on this one.

@gary420 --

"If a white audience booed Obama, you would have screamed "RACISM". Of course if a black group boos Romney, its deserved.

Can liberals even spell hypocrisy?"

I vividly remember when Candidate Obama was running for office, groups of whites showing up at town meetings with GUNS.

Want to talk about hypocrisy?

I am Black (and proud of it). Me (nor any one in my family) has EVER collected a welfare check or any other government handout, nor were we criminals and thugs. We went to school, worked very hard, paid our own way and bought our homes. You people are sickening with your stereotypes and clumping all Black people in the same mold because of the actions of a handful of people. White people have plenty of skeletons in their closets -- keep in mind Jerry Sandusky, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, the Colombine shooters, John Wayne Gacy, Catholic pedophile priests, etc. ad nauseum. Does that make ALL Whites murderers and child molesters.

I would boo him too for that and for the fact that a member of a religious cult doesn't belong running for president. Oh Mitt! Running a government has nothing to do and is nothing like running a business!

Mutt can always make amends by offering members of the NAACP some jobs like washing his car, cutting the grass, raking leaves, maybe he has a cotton field in Mississippi where they can work.

Kudos to Romney for speaking in front of a group, known to be hostile to anyone who does not share their skin color/political views. Kudos to Romney for not changing his message to suck up to this group. Better to tell a truth than to suck up with pretty, meaningless talking points. Kudos again to Romney for not lowering himself to the level of those in disagreement with his platform. (Or engaging them either.) All hallmarks of a person who is more Presidential material than the person who was totally unqualified for the position when he was Inaugurated in 2008, and it not doing any better today, almost 4 years later.

NOBAMA 2012, for the good of the country.

(Incidentally, I was not a Romney supporter when the GOP field was bigger. But, now that he is the candidate, he has shown himself to be better qualified by far the Obama.)

Did you all see that Fool's Gold now has a new identity?

Yes, it's "Ouch my Balz".....one of now 15 identities he has here.

The booing following Romney's stupid comments regarding the ACA was ended when he started talking about a "survey" of US Chamber of Commerce members and how they feel about the ACA. The quiet heard was due to the fact that the members were thinking "That's like asking NRA members if they like guns"

' "For every one of us a particular person comes to mind, someone who set a standard of conduct and made us better by their example. For me, that man is my father, George Romney," he said, detailing some of his father's work to advance civil rights.'

It seems to me that it was very disrespectful to BOO a speaker, but perhaps civility is not a strong suit at the NAACP. I do admire Romney's courage in going in front of such an obviously hostile group.

As a side note - Those that will be 'taxed' under Obamacare likely include a disproportionate number of Black people since it will be those who cannot afford insurance (the 'working poor') who will now be required to purchase it or pay a tax/fine. The so-called 'credit' will only cover a part of the cost of insurance, and the rest will have to be paid out of pocket by these working poor who are struggling to make ends meet. If they cannot afford that extra out of pocket cost - they will be fined and still not have insurance.

Romney is correct - focusing on getting JOBS, which are especially needed in the Black Community should have been a much higher priority than forcing a new 'tax' on the lower income middle class.

KneeJerk...

You need an icebag on your head.

"NAACP crowd boos Romney for vowing to repeal health reform."

The first of many booings from many quarters to come over this stance, Mr. Romney. I'd suggest you get used to it.

Romney's speech to the NAACP was a purposefully designed and executed ruse of respect, directed to that organization, allowing Him an expression, however feigned, of His goodwill and inclusiveness, relative to the poor and indigent. He needed to do this to soundly solidify the "racist" segments of His party, which today is more than half those who vote republican. Rednecks, uneducated, ill educated, and the countries collection of general fools and ass kissers loved those boo's.

Rod...

The four jobs you listed are indeed four more jobs than black Americans have gained under Mr. Obama's leadership.

"If our goal is jobs, we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year."

This very first line alone illustrates how Romney, the GOP, and rightwingers are completely illogical! And as if it isn't bad enough to be ignorant, instead of keeping their ignorance to themselves, they spread their fallacious reasoning like a cancer. There is NO connection, ZERO, not even remotely correlated let alone cause and affect between jobs and deficit spending. NONE, so just stop with this crock of crap -- Enough!

Jobs are created by demand. Demand is created by disposable income. Disposable income is created by good wages. Government debt is not good and can hurt the economy in a more macro, general way. But it does NOT affect hiring. If anything, government can stimulate hiring with infrastructure, keeping teachers and firefighters on the job -- In other words, as the president says, growing the middle class out and bottom up.

If Romney and/or the Teapublican's goal truly was JOBS, they would have passed the Jobs Act and they would INVEST in credible growth initiatives. Romney's 59-point plan is just a lot of fluff. Last night James Carville said that the #1 mistake made by congress--on both sides of the aisle--is that entitlements need to be cut. NO, it is the cost of health care that needs to be reduced, and that in turn would lower the spending on entitlements.

Why aren't real solutions for root causes of problems the focus? In part because congress is too lazy to do the more complex and difficult thing. As for the Teapublicans, they actually want economic crisis so they justify the destruction of all that they hate, which is basically America.

Romney -- He's not in it for you, and deserves to be booed.

Wow I have never read so much racist drivel in my life.

Mac...

And I suppose that people who vote the same way you do comprise a group of all the nation's geniuses.

Facts prove otherwise.

Guys, guys, guys (shaking my head in disbelief) Romney knew what he was doing, he was pandering to his base and reinforcing the racism that is rampant in the GOP. "How dare they? Those Negroes booed our candidate! It's an outrage, suh, an outrage." (said with a Foghorn Leghorn southern accent)

That's the same reason the House is voting for the THIRTY-THIRD TIME (yes, I said 33rd time) to repeal Obamacare. They know they don't have the votes. They are pandering to their base, it's an anti-Obama vote.

C'mon folks, time to wake up and smell the coffee.

Guess what segment will be on EVERY news show tonight. The NAACP BOOING Romney. That's guaranteed to make whites in the South more sympathetic and Romney has a problem in the south.

HELLOOOOO? Give the man some credit. He's disingenuous and will say anything to get elected, but he's not STUPID.

OBAMA/BIDEN 2012

thetotas

You got to give him credit, at least he made an appearance.

he was probably there looking to hire some help to cook and clean around the mansion...

This was actually a very smart move on Romney's part, and the NAACP did him a huge favor by booing him.

Nothing was going to change the votes of the Blacks in attendance, but the disrespect shown to Romney will resonate with the real intended audience - the Independent Voters.

"Considering that the NAACP represents takers in the country..." -Hopeful American

Double Winner for post 1.99! Wielder of the Broadest Brush award and Most Unenlightened Post award. Congratulations!

Please contact Bill Engvall... he's got your sign.

I wrote #1.35. Why was I collapsed? I said nothing untoward.

Writing on MSNBC is just frustrating. I try coming here every now and again and I always leave wondering why I came.

True...

If everyone who doesn't think like you do is "ignorant" is it because they think what you write is nonsense ?

Those folks would be correct...whether you call them "ignorant" or not. And I'm sure that anyone and everyone who does not agree with your line of thinking simply wants the "destruction" of the America they "hate".

It's either believe in True's nonsense on one hates this country.

Nice to know !

job @ 1.21 -- and it began with the first post!

Yeah Tony cuz it is all Obama's fault.

At least Mitt Romney went to the NAACP conference to talk when he was invited. All President Obama did was send chocking Joe

At least Romney had the guts to go into a hostile crowd and say what he intends to do, point blank. Obama doesn't have even 1/100 Romney's balls.

Hopeful...

Don't bet the ranch on the "poor and indigent" not voting...Mr. Obama's legions are working extremely hard to prove you wrong. The Democrat Party prospers on those votes...that's why they are working so hard on getting the "poor and indigent" to the polls...again.

Mitt once saw a movie about black people and they were poor in that movie. That's kind of sums it up for his experience and involvement with black and poor folks. Tomorrow, he plans to see a movie about Latinos so he can understand what they are about too.

BTW:

Mitt Romney used his money, connections, and the Mormon Church, to escape the
military draft, and head for France...While many Minorities served and died for
this country....

It's sad to see how Blacks have been so used --and abused--by the Dems and the Left so they can advance their Socialist ( perhaps even Communist) agenda. The NAACP has shown it's true colors... ( I didn't like to use that word here.. couldn't think of a synonym). Like Jessie Jackson they have become irrelevant to most Americans. Too bad...but they did it to themselves. Romney and the GOP know they might only get 10% of the black vote...at a max. but Mitt still had the balls to "show up". Obama does not- and is sending his surrogate, Joe Biden. They better hope he doesn't insult them ! The Dems know that they will get 90% of the Black vote so why waste any meaningful campaign time on them...and possibly get embarrassed over the high % of black unemployment. When Mitt wins and the GOP also takes over the Senate... that's when Blacks should really be worried.....and they did it to themselves. Mitt's a decent guy..so when he says he wants to get jobs for all Americans...he means it.....but color preferences in hiring...aka Affirmative Action...are dead. We tried that for two generations...if Blacks have not caught up yet.... tough. The best qualified person should get the job... A colorblind society. Isn't that really what Dr.King wanted?

And one is surprised that he got booed, how?

Rod...

I'd suppose you'd say it's all Bush's fault. The loss of jobs isn't Mr. Obama's fault. Being a lousy leader is not his fault either, there's just nothing he can do to correct it.

I'd suppose you'd say it's all Bush's fault. The loss of jobs isn't Mr. Obama's fault. Being a lousy leader is not his fault either, there's just nothing he can do to correct it.

This is one of those blatantly false statements from Faux Noize, Beckerhead, Fatbo, Boortz, Lush and a host of other right-wing-hate mediums that people like you repeat, Goebbels-like..over and over.

The republicans have filibustered President Obama over 100 times the first year he was in Office. The GOP/Tea Bangers have filibustered Obama more in the in the past 4 years, than all of the past 50 yrs combined!!! The GOP is the Party, that for "some" reason, has a personal, not political hatred for the President, which is stronger than their love for America or Americans!

The first 6 years under Bush Republicans controlled all three branches of government.

They did nothing to stop the bubble. The did nothing to improve education. They did nothing to fix the immigration mess. They did nothing to fix the healthcare crisis. They did nothing but run up debt for bridges to nowhere and 2 useless wars. In other words, they left a huge mess to clean up and a huge unpaid bill.

Instead of asking Americans to pay higher taxes to pay for the War On Terror, Bush threw away the balanced budget and choose to borrow money instead. Americans understood why taxes needed to be raised for the war effort, but Bush and the Republicans didn't.

Republicans thought that holding down taxes was more important than paying for the war. Republicans thought that lowering taxes on the wealthy and deregulating the financial industry would spark the economy.....allowing crooked banks to get rich by peddling complex financial schemes that, far from delivering clear benefits to the American people, helped push us into a crisis whose after effects continue to blight the lives of tens of millions of their fellow citizens to this day. ALL thanks to BUSH!

tony-268769 said:

Don't bet the ranch on the "poor and indigent" not voting...Mr. Obama's legions are working extremely hard to prove you wrong. The Democrat Party prospers on those votes...that's why they are working so hard on getting the "poor and indigent" to the polls...again.

Oh, I'm sure they'll fully mobilize their buses and the Black Panthers.

WheresCongress

I wrote #1.35. Why was I collapsed? I said nothing untoward.

___________________________________________________________________________

Because the truth might shed some light on what is really happening and so they don't want anyone to read that. It was an excellent post. Thank you!!!!!!

lawdog-1278093 -- Admire, schmire. After Dubya failed to show up there, no Republican will repeat that mistake -- even those who aren't very astute. As for having the audacity to attack ACA, Mac Forrester has it right:

He needed to do this to soundly solidify the "racist" segments of His party.

Romney is a weak, capitulating, "me too, please like me" MISTAKE of a candidate, second only to Sarah Palin in recent history. The day he stands up to Limbaugh, Trump, Norquist, Rove, and the rest of the pack of douchebags is the day he will show real leadership and core.

So go ahead rightwingers with your coping mechanisms and cognitive dissonance, and try to gloss over Romney's numerous and fatal flaws. We see it already with spin about Bain Private Inequity and Vulture Capitalism, we see it already in regard to Romney's refusal to release more than one year's "fluke" of tax returns (to quote his father) and lies about blind trusts, and most of all "Obamneycare" come time for debates. And these are just the tip of the iceberg, but go ahead and hide your collective heads in the sand and hope the cat wasn't there first.

Knee Jerk Conservative Outrage -- Exactly. It is called "the Bush Recession" for a reason.

"Thank you Eric Holder for standing strong and furiously fighting voter suppression in the misdts of a contempible Congress" - Beverly in Chicago

What s freakin' joke. The IDs come from the state AT NO COST. The law was passed in May 2011 giving people nearly 18 FULL MONTHS to find the limited time necessary time to meet the requirement. Those too disabled to apply in person ARE GIVEN WAIVERS. Churches and community organizations are COORDINATING RIDES TO AND FROM application locations. SCOTUS has ruled photo voter ID to be both CONSTITUTIONAL AND COMPLIANT WITH THE VRA. Georgia has a similar law and has seen RECORD MINORITY PARTICIPATION EVER SINCE. Where do you see "voter suppression" in that? This is a requirement almost as easy to meet as voter registration, but I suppose you think that "disenfranchises" minorities too. After all minorities have a much lower rate of voter registration than whites so I'm sure that "proves" it to you, right? Like I said, what a freakin' joke.

The only way past Republican presidents have kept anywhere near good employment numbers has been to increase public sector hiring. Now, with this administration they have blocked any appropriations that would go to public sector jobs, thus intentionally keeping the number of unemployed at the current level. Were this country just maintained the level of public sector jobs in place in 2007 the unemployment rate would be about 7.5% today.

"Public sector job growth under G.W. Bush rose 4.2% while he maintained an overall growth rate of 01%. Public sector job loss under B. Obama has been at approximately 2.9% with an overall loss rate of 3.0%. This indicates that the Bush administrations job growth record was solely based on government jobs while at the same time losing private sector jobs.

The same rates of public sector job growth occurred under Presidents Reagan and G.H.W. Bush for 54 months following recessions during their administrations, the same time period shown for the Obama administration.

Were the Obama administration to add a similar number of public sector jobs, the unemployment rate would be around 7.5%." (Source- BLS)

At least Romney had the guts to go into a hostile crowd and say what he intends to do, point blank. Obama doesn't have even 1/100 Romney's balls.

Romney has balls?? Hardly!! LOL!!

Then how come Mitt Romney received 3 draft deferments?? The draft was on when it was Mitt's turn at bat...and he was a NO-SHOW....instead he was frolicking around France, while minorities and the poor were fighting and dying for this country.

Romney = hole hiding coward

This was a golden opportunity for Willard to detail WHY he deserves the black vote & what his policies are which will help the community.

Actually thought the14%+ unemployment in the black community under the Obama administration and its policies was a pretty persuasive reason.

hs321

soundbite...it should be referred to as Pelosi/ReidCare. They are the ones that are responsible for it. All Obama did was the marketing. By the way, it's called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA.)Respect in the political arena? Have you been sleeping for the last few decades?

Actually, it should be referred to as "ROMNEYCARE". Since a few years ago... he took such praise in bringing something very similar to Mass. If the name was changed, I wonder if he would be on board with it then.

P.S. Where is the GOP plan???

tony-268769

True...

If everyone who doesn't think like you do is "ignorant"

No. It's based on formal logic, "If P than Q," and what is considered fallacious argumentation. Here is a good example: "If you don't support the war, you don't support the troops." This kind of erroneous cause and effect connection is ignorant. There is no connection between jobs and deficit spending anymore then there was between Iraq/Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda/bin Laden. This is propaganda in it's lowest form.

Here's another example.

Festerhawg

At least Mitt Romney went to the NAACP conference to talk when he was invited. All President Obama did was send chocking Joe.

No depth of thought, let alone knowledge of facts. Romney had to go to the NAACP because of the backlash that occurred when Dubya failed to do so. President Obama can send VP Joe Biden because that would be like Dubya sending Cheney to the NRA, get it?

Bumper stickers are so clever, but very shallow and often misleading. Don't accept everything at face value. Do some independent research, thinking, and deduction -- that's what I'm saying.

Last night James Carville said that the #1 mistake made by congress--on both sides of the aisle--is that entitlements need to be cut. NO, it is the cost of health care that needs to be reduced

but....but....wouldn't that lower the dividends from the health care stocks in my portfolio?

I'm sorry, my dear sir, but that sounds like a very bad idea to me

Lots of Romney bashers here. Happy news to lots of black folks that Romney waas bood. Too bad color is so important to some. There are 3 HUGE reasons to vote against O'Bama-much more important than the color of ANYONE'S skin: #1 No improvement in housing market collapse in 4 years #2 No significant improvement in the unemployment rate in 4 years #3 NO significant improvement in the US economy. Make that 4: NO IMPROVEMENT IN OUR ECONOMY. He promised all 4-delivered NONE-time for change. Can we survive 4 more years of the same or worse? Is there ANY excuse for these results?Will it matter if our president is blue, pink, black or polka-dot if we continue this way? NO. Use your heads. We are in dire economic straits and our very eloquent, well meaning president has failed to turn it around to any meaningful degree.

"Bayllie" Posted:" I went to a post office yesterday and ran into one of them I-Hate-Obama types. They had their signs, and tables all set up - all legal because on public sidewalk. I walked by them until one picture caught my eye - President Obama with a Hitler mustache."

I stated this exact same thing about 30 days ago! Only here in Detroit the demonstrators were Black, I was called more names than I can even remember. Now we have one of the Liberals here saying the same thing!

More drivel from KneeJerk...sorry genius, but I don't listen to talk radio or any other radio, so it'd be pretty tough to "repeat" anything that I have not heard. So please save yourself the time and save me the boredom of reading your feathery insights into anything I may have written.

Pure drivel.

Instead of displaying our various racist viewpoints and combative attitudes because someone who posted doesn't support the sports te...eeeerrrrrr Political Party that we do so they must be an idiot and just look at the FACTS of what Mitt Said.

He says, as a Businessman, that we can't spend more money than we make. He makes the claim that Businesses never do this and families never do this, etc.

No, the facts show that CONSTANTLY, Businesses, Families and Individuals will spend more than they make/have and still get out of their debt. Its called 'Investing'. Google didn't start as a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Google instead was spending significantly more than it was making because it was investing for its future.

Anyone who has every realised that the sum total of their tuition bill each year was more money than they were making at their minimum wage/part time or even full time college job was also investing in their future.

Mitt knows this. You know this. I know this. It should be common knowledge that money just doesn't spontaneously appear and give itself to the most deserving people. You have to invest in some way. Your investment might be short term. I will invest my physical labour at doing this menial physical task and when I am done, the person who I did the task for will give me some sort of compensation. Your investment may be long term. I might take several years to close to a decade of student loans to pay for the undergraduate/pre-med schooling followed by post graduate medical schooling followed by poorly compensated residency etc all so that _in the future— my investment pays off.

The length of time and the security of the debts taken vary based on the type of 'individual' who is being looked at. A single person may only be able to obtain a small debt, a family a larger debt, a business an even larger debt and a nation a huge debt. It is a debt, you take in less than you spend, but if you are spending the money for the future as an investment, you are doing the right thing.

MITT knows this. Mitt understands loading up with debt to make money because this is EXACTLY how Bain worked. It buys a distressed company whose market value is lower than what they believe it should be. They then restructure, they take debt, they sell assets and then they rake in the money. They had to go into DEBT though in most cases to buy the company. They had to 'borrow' money from others to produce enough capital to make the deal.

So why does he and other republicans continue to harp on debt as if it is completely evil when it is a standard operating practice for most every business or individual?

Because it is a big scary number and the average person doesn't quite understand it all and it makes for good campaign copy but it is completely misleading.

For example: After WWII our nations debt, as a percentage of our income was FAR worse than it is today. They spent even more money! Why? Because they built roads, and infrastructure and modernised and educated their populace and within 17 years the debt was nearly completely gone AND the nation was in MUCH better shape to compete and win economically in the world.

We spent more than we had, and spent it wisely on investments that would pay off for our future.

Just like you did when you took a college loan.

Just like the small business owner who puts a mortgage on his families home to pay for the business to start. Just like the larger business that goes public and borrows lots of money by raising capital and promising partial ownership to shareholders in return for the 'debt' because they know it will grow them larger and reward them more. Just like an intelligent nation does when it knows its people do not have work and will not buy anything until they have money.

It is simple economics. Growth has stopped because people aren't spending. People aren't spending because they have no money. So, Do we stop spending? When we stop spending, more people lose their jobs and when they lose their jobs do they go spend? So if we make huge cuts are we going to BENEFIT the economy? Putting workers out of work means they are no longer spenders and if they aren't buying who are the companies going to sell to in order to make money?

So, invest in our people. Invest in our infrastructure. Invest in our science and technology and strive to be the best of the best in the world and as we do so, YES we incur a debt but this debt is one that we will pay off because the economic rewards of doing so is proven.

When you grow your middle class and put them in work and provide them tools with which to compete with you become a nation that is the envy of the world. When you close up your shop and shutter your windows and hide in your house hugging your money bag, you lose.

We have been through this before. We 'spent' our way out of it. We incurred a short term debt for long term prosperity. Don't let the word 'Trillions' be scary because you just can't conceive of how much money that is. Our economy is still significantly larger than or debt and will remain so as long as we invest in our people and our future. The moment we stop is when we concentrate what money is left amongst the very few (Koch, Romney, Soros, etc) and the nation falls into obscurity.

Is Obama even scheduled to talk to the NAACP. It shows courage on Romney's part. Her went before a hostile crowd and didn't change his message. I can respect that in a candidate. I'm betting there are a lot of people who think the way I do. Obama changes his message for every group.

For an alternative view please click on the following http://www.ijreview.com/2012/07/10233-why-romneys-naacp-speech-was-one-of-the-smartest-political-moves-of-our-time/

Get a life and learn to accept rejection of your ideas because after November you will have to accept what the majority of Americans want and it is not the progressive/liberal agenda. Good luck dealing with reality.

THe majority of Americans want a living wage. Where is Romney? He wants empoeyers to pay less based on a 'globa' market scale. He wants to INSOURCE FOREIGN WORKErs TO WORK FOR 1/2 THE MARKET RATE TO lower the market wage scale.

Most people want teir children to go to cvollege and have loan programs to enable it. Where is Romney? HE WANTS TO GET RID of the COLLEGE LOAN PROGRAM

THe majority of pople want outsourcing to stop or de-incentivise it. Where is Romney? HE IS A PIONEER OF OUTSOURCING. He will expedite and support it.

The majority of Americans want affordable healthcare. Where is Romenys plan to solve it? HE HAS NO PLAN!

THe majortiy of Americans want a jobs bill. Where is the Romney policy proposals? HE HAS NO SOLUTIONS

The majority of Americans want infratsructure repair/replavcement. Where is Romney's proposals? HE HAS NO PROPOSALS

Romney is bankrupt of ideaqs, solutions and policy. ROMNEY HAS NO SOLUTIONS for anythng. CAnt wait for the debates when Romney actually has to say what he would do and have it scored by CBO.

Romney is toast

What we will be getting is tax breaks for corporeations and the wealthy and austerity for evtyone else. MAybe youy should be fearful of the backlash if you are successful.

Romney's reaction to Feisty's suggestion that he will get creamed in the debates.

Mutt's response: " I like cream, I put cream in my coffee, give me some cream. hahahahhahah"

Mutt's response: " I like cream, I put cream in my coffee, give me some cream. hahahahhahah"

To go along with those 'cheesy grits' he's so fond of! lol

We are in dire economic straits and our very eloquent, well meaning president has failed to turn it around to any meaningful degree.

So MAry, how about you tell us Romney's plan to fix these problems. You know, MAry, that sitting and throwing rocks from the bench isnt enough this election. You need SOLUTIONS. Where are they? Do you know them? Then tell us. No one else can so far (chuckle)

The vagueness of his 59 points of light (or whatever he calls it) isnt enough. WHERE ARE ROMNEY"S SOLUTIONS? POLICIES? 116 days to go and no one has any idea (including Mitt ) of how he will fix our problems. FAIL

No solutions No vote. Romney is toast

Obama sent his caddy (Holder) to the NAACP event, Obama got his golf shoes shined and his b***s cleaned by the Attorney General and went out for another well-deserved round of golf.....any chance the Kenyan-In-Chief addresses the Tea Party with the same courage that Romney showed in going before the NAACP ?

Nah.....I didn't think so either.....hit 'em straight there Mr. President....you and ol' Eric will have PLENTY of time to walk the course after November....

YOU SIR....ARE THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.....bar none

vwterry

The only way past Republican presidents have kept anywhere near good employment numbers has been to increase public sector hiring.

Holy crap, don't bring up FACTS, the rightwingers can't handle the truth. Dubya increased the public sector more than any other administration in modern history. Heck, don't talk about Reagan cutting taxes either, and then raising taxes eleven times over the course of his presidency --This makes rightwinger's heads explode.

socialcapitalist -- First of all most of the American people, blacks included, realize that the current unemployment rate is due to; 1) the Bush Recession; and 2) Teapublican obstruction preventing faster economic recovery. Second, blacks and other minorities--including women though they are half the population--know, in the words of GOP strategist Ed Rollins, the Republican Party can still be summed up as "a bunch of old white guys."

If the Jobs Act had been passed there would be 1.9 million more jobs. If the Teapublicans in Red states throughout the nation had not cut so many public sector jobs (teacher, firefighters, etc.), combined with the Jobs Act, the unemployment rate would be below 7% right now.

ItsAboutTime-3704531 -- Ain't that the truth about "Obamneycare." The Teapubicans in the House just wasted taxpayer dollars--again-- to throw a temper tantrum vote for the 31st time against ACA. And due to their obstinate stupidity, it provided Democrats ample opportunity to remind congress, the media (excluding FAUX Noise rightwing propaganda outlets), and the American people about their disastrous candidate and Romneycare.

In January 2007, the year the recession began, the unemployment rate for black workers was 7.9 percent, compared to 4.2 percent for Whites DOL Report

For all those who think the NAACP is going to turn on Obama because their unemployment numbers are twice the average. They were twice the rate of whites under GWB. It sucks out there for everybody.

Can anybody show me any groupe of a nationality or color or ethnic background that doesn't have any racism in them? No, not only NO, but Hell NO!

When a candidate is on a single sited tear I really feel that he need help. answers to not even tough questions are "I'll consider that, That's appalling, That's a kick in the ribs, That's a kick in the stomach." I'll take care of that when I get in Office. How and with what and in what way? there is nothing to work with, what you gonna do? Not an answer not even one answerable question.

That is a kick in the Nuts to me and in November I can't wait to give Romney A kick in the Ass!

Obama/Biden 2012

Mary-364630

Too bad color is so important to some.

Riiight, like those who admit they would never vote for President Obama because of his color.

2-Lane Gypsy -- So true. Romney's 59-point plan boils down to two points: the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. We never see rightwingers in here talking about the details of what Romney would do to improve the economy. To make it simple for them, it is the GOP/Bush-era policies on steroids.

Well this confirms that Romney doesn't have a brain in his head. What kind of fool goes before the NAACP and ridicules the first black or mixed-raced President?! Oh, the Republican Candidate for President. Duh!

@tony-268769 #1.109: I missed the "genius" label by a hairs breadth. Had to do with a "hare" that I actually thought was a hair. I was a kid, but it was embarrassing. Always been glad it had nothing to do with a "cat", or pussy, as some refer to 'em. I would have been mortified.

He actually received many applauses after a few of his ideas, and just booed over ACA. Have to watch the whole thing and not just pieces. And like noted above, at least he didn't back down from such a controversial stance.

Newsflash, people, there is racism in the NAACP. If a white man doesn't think the same way as a black man, he's a racist. If a black man votes Republican, he's a traitor. Why should you be called a traitor to your race for the way you vote?

Onto this: Mr. Romney should at least have been heard out. And if Obamacare, as one side calls it, is so good, why shouldn't President Obama take that name in defiance and make it his own, or tell members of his party to do it?

As a Republican, I want aspects of it repealed, but I definitely don't want the whole thing repealed. Particularly important to me is the idea of pre-existing conditions as a reason for rejection being removed. My mother has Type I diabetes and has since she was nine. Should she not be able to get affordable healthcare because of an issue she's had all her life?

Racial profiling of white presidential candidates OK with NAACP and LA RAZA!

I think it's like the store Dollar General where dollar is just in the name but not an actual dollar store

Governor Romney's speech was truth. People can decide whether they want to vote for truth or a bag of goodies. A secret between us is that the bag of goodies is empty.

The response of the NAACP crowd shows me exactly how out of touch and racist these people are. Do they not understand that unemployment among African Americans is more than 10% higher than that for whites? They should be marching on the WH and DEMANDING that Obama tell them where are the jobs he promised. Do these people also not understand that the uncertainty over taxes keeps businesses from hiring, thus keeping them unemployed at higher rates? Obamacare is one more tax uncertainty that Obama has added to the mix. Do these people also not understand that Obama has sold out to Wall Street and is among the 1% these people rail against? Obama is lying to you and you are too stupid to see it. It seems to me that the NAACP crowd simply wants a black dude in the WH. Obama has you fooled there too. He is only half black. It's time for Ben Jealous and the other morons running the NAACP to wake up and see the truth!

Give the guy credit for going in there. He knew he wasn't going to get any votes out of them, but at least he is reaching out to those who hate and speaking to them. How many here would do that?

The people who bought a Chevy Blazer just because "MICHAEL JORDAN HAS ONE" are the same people who vote for Obama: Mexico's Multi-Racial Puppet.

Truepatriot

If you had actually read the article, you would have seen that President Obama had been invited to speak to the NAACP, but insteadsent his puppet-boy of a vice-president. Ther sad truth that many African- Americans are coming to realize is that President Obama does not care about the poor of any class but expecially African- Americans. Ask any of the Obama First Dayers (those who supported Obama when he was running for Senate) and they will tell you that Obama turned his back on everyone who can not stroke his ego and once you are no more use, you are thrown out with the trash. Just ask David Axelrod

"NAACP does not like anybody who talks about taking away free stuff...."

yup, "obamacare," that romney invented, is a "billion dollar tax hike on americans," but also, somehow, free.

do you a$$wads EVER get tired of lying? its going to raise the deficit, but its also free. makes perfect sense.

and yes, everyone in the naacp is on handouts agin.. your racism is showing... again.

bigots!

"Just about the completely rude, classless response one would expect from such an assembly of ignorant, dependent, and helpless lemmings."

oh... like yelling LIAR to the president in the middle of his sotu speech? classless and rude like that?

Romney can't get the hispanic vote, and can't get the minority vote. I guess Romney only has his peers, the 1%ers, to vote for him. Yippie!

Obama/Biden 2012

The vast majority of my co-workers are African American. During the previous election, I conducted a very unscientific but revealing survey. I asked my co-workers who they were voting for. Almost all said Obama. Of those I asked what policies of his did they find the most compelling. Not one had any clue what the man stood for. To help them, I described policies and asked them if they agreed with them or not. They always did. What they did not know was that I had described to them policies of th McCain campaign. When told this, They responded that they didn't care, they were still voting for Obama.

Now, before you get all crazy, I actually voted for Obama too. I thought at the time he was the preferable choice. I am on the fence right now, as I do not believe he has acted as he said he would and has shown himself to be just another polarizing politician.

As to my point in the first paragraph, there is likely a large constituency in this country that is going to vote for Mr. Obama against just about any white man, particularly a very wealthy one. Albeit, there well be many who will vote against any black man, I believe them to be greatly outnumbered by the former. And to go before the NAACP and speak ill of their messiah was probably not the best PR move to say the least. Things like this make me wonder about his savvy. It also keeps me on the fence, because as unenamoured as I have become with Mr. Obama, I have seen little to impress me on the other side of the aisle. It looks like another year of voting for whichever candidate is the least impalitable.

ROY WILSON-336103: "The so-called 'credit' will only cover a part of the cost of insurance, and the rest will have to be paid out of pocket by these working poor who are struggling to make ends meet. If they cannot afford that extra out of pocket cost - they will be fined and still not have insurance."

You obviously have no clue what you're talking about. The working poor are not required under the ACA to purchase health care insurance. Medicaid is being expanded to cover poor people. People who are required (mandated) to purchase insurance are those that can afford it. If they do not qualify as poor, yet need assistance, they will be offered a credit. Let me repeat: the credit is not for the poor, it is for those who otherwise can afford health insurance but need assistance. The poor will be covered by Medicaid. Try learning about the law before attacking it and spreading misinformation.

Romney said "So to do that, I'm going to eliminate every non-essential, expensive program I can find." Guess what that means?? Seniors and disabled say goodbye SOCIAL SECURITY! When will people see that the Republican party wants YOU, the middle class, to pay for THEIR mistakes and to go to WAR to make MONEY for their war companies!!! Open your eyes America!! Who runs the US? The CEO's of major corporations and the top 1% who want more tax breaks at YOUR expense!!

Mitt the UnFitt is too stiff and inflexible to have his speech tailor-made for this great crowd.

Obama/Biden 2012

Hey Tony:

The Democrat Party prospers on those votes...that's why they are working so hard on getting the "poor and indigent" to the polls...again.

Guess what? It's their right to vote. I know you and people like you would love to fix that but it isn't going to happen. Try as you might.

Did any of you libs hear the actual speech? All you see is that "Willard" was booed and you start salivating. (By the way, the Williard thing is getting old, grow up already children) I thought it was a brilliant speech, the audience applauded, I am not saying they cheered, but what Mitt had to say was spot on. And Obamacare needs to go!

Most of you libs never have anything intelligent to say. There is a gene you all have that makes you incapable of finding the truth and analyzing the facts. All you do is come up with smart aleck obnoxious remarks while you attack each other like vicious pitbulls. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Romney 2012 - At least Romney is not a commie (like Obama is)

@Against

Ahhh, his name is Willard bright light. Pathetic. You people are just a very sad group. Mitt states his platform, "Obama bad, me good" and you all dance around the flaming cross like it's a May Pole. Keep on dancing fools. When the music stops you'll find that you don't have a seat at the table.

Against Union Thievery -- Romney's been running for office for decades and just repeats the same crap.

This lying jerk is lucky he didn't get pummeled with rotten eggs too. People are getting fed up with Mitt "the wind sock" Romney because he changes direction as fast as the political wind. I wish somebody would put this guy in a cage, tie the cage to the roof of a car and drive him to a place where we wouldn't have to hear his lies anymore.

To stay away from the racist and ignorant arguements and to point to a reality ... Romney destroyed both heatlhcare (for those earning under 300thousand a year) and jobgrowth in Mass during his term at the helm. He slashed productivity in low income communities forced prolific companies to move to locations where those high income earner's could use them as tax shields and as well (among dozens of brutal outrages against middle and low income) used his out-of-state or country companies to buy up hold out companies only to then disolve them (along with the countless thousands of jobs attached to them) when they bucked his system. He may say he is looking to make health care more affordable to low income people and less grants and breaks to the rich regarding healthcare options however, his record shows just the opposite. Due to his so called reforms in Mass. the medicare system was slashed by nearly fifty percent, that is his idea of making it more affordable, or in other words, if it costs too much the poor must not need that kind of health care.

@True Patriot

I know! You would think by now Against would know Mitt's actual name. I guess Faux noise, Rush etc haven't bothered to tell him. He really needs to try to keep up. I guess when you spend as much time as he does hating you just don't have time to learn anything.

DT7970

At least they didn't go into a full blown chimpout.

Why are you even here troll. Your ignorance is stunning in it's clarity and size. I love it when you people show your true colors.

TO: mid roader who wrote:

"The vast majority of my co-workers are African American. During the previous election, I conducted a very unscientific but revealing survey. I asked my co-workers who they were voting for. Almost all said Obama. Of those I asked what policies of his did they find the most compelling. Not one had any clue what the man stood for. To help them, I described policies and asked them if they agreed with them or not. They always did. What they did not know was that I had described to them policies of the McCain campaign..."

So, you admit that you lied to these "African Americans" about whose policies you were talking about, you quizzed them as if they were "stupid" and you think they wouldn't know that you were twisting the truth and talking to them as if they were beneath you.

Do you think maybe they already thought you were a condescending piece of crap trying to call them "ignorant" and deceive them at the same time? I think they probably knew that.

I see Feisty is still dribbling drivel out of the corners of her mouth..... I presume she has dyed her hair for so long she has brain anemia....

Mark: "Corporations don't pay taxes, people pay taxes!"

But I thought Mitt said "corporations are people, my friend"?

Mitt the Nasty is not nice, that's why he did not have anything nice to say;

Mitt the Dumb is not smart, that's why he did not know what to say to this great crowd and win their trust.

Rick-in-SD "ROY WILSON-336103: "The so-called 'credit' will only cover a part of the cost of insurance, and the rest will have to be paid out of pocket by these working poor who are struggling to make ends meet. If they cannot afford that extra out of pocket cost - they will be fined and still not have insurance."................You obviously have no clue what you're talking about. The working poor are not required under the ACA to purchase health care insurance."

Then perhaps you can explain the following tax/penalties built into Obamacare;

Penalties of approximately the following at the following income levels:

• Less than $9,500 income = $0
• $9,500 - $37,000 income = $695 per person in the family.
• $50,000 income = $1,000
• $75,000 income = $1,600
• $100,000 income = $2,250
• $125,000 income = $2,900
• $150,000 income = $3,500
• $175,000 income = $4,100
• $200,000 income = $4,700
• Over $200,000 = The cost of a "bronze" health-insurance plan

I tend to think that a family making a little over $9,500 per year is indeed the 'working poor'. If they are 'exempt', why the penalty for not buying insurance?

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-is-the-obamacare-penalty-tax-2012-7#ixzz20Lv9u3GE

knee jerk....., maybe picking on Romney's service record is not a good strategy since it's much like Obama's. Romney received deferments, which are a legal means of avoiding service. What is Obama's excuse? He certainly could have served but he didn't. Operation Desert Storm would have been a great opportunity for him to do so. Even after we were attacked on 9-11, Obama could have served. Guess the bottom line is Obama is no better or worse than Romney on that count, just you don't see that. Could you be hyper partisan by chance? Come on, make an argument for your position on Mitt's military service VS that of Obama.

@Devdoc12able

I think it was great that he went into a hostile crowd and articulated the truth about who he is. One cool cumber. He was not rattled in the slightest.

"...the truth about who he is." It is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for Willard to do this. RoMONEY doesn't even know HIMSELF who he really is. He has absolutely NO CORE, NO CONVICTION. Willard has taken just about every position a person could possibly take on almost every issue. ("It's not a tax, it's a penalty. No, actually it's a tax.") While RoMONEY is clearly the King of Flip-Flop, sometimes, though, what people think is a flip-flop really isn't one at all. The truth of the matter is, sometimes Willard has to "clarify his statements" simply because he speaks without first finding out from Limbaugh, Hannity, Rove, Grover NERDquist, et al. what he is supposed to believe and/or say about a particular issue. ("I don't recall exactly what I said, but I stand by what I said, whatever it was.") Mr. Etch-a-Sketch is "The Great Panderer" and, as such, he will say or do ANYTHING to get elected ("I love cars. I love American cars." "I love the lakes. I love the Great Lakes and the small ones too." "I love the trees here in Michigan, they are just the right height." "I ate some delicious cheesy grits this morning," "I like being able to fire people...")

"One cool cumber [sic]." I think the word you were looking for was actually "cucumber". No worries, though. Your candidate, Mr. Excitement himself, sometimes struggles with trying to identify rather mundane items in an effort to relate to us "common folk". Remember that great moment at a round table discussion when RoMONEY struggled to identify the "chocolate goodies" (AKA chocolate-covered doughnuts) he was so enthralled with?

"He was not rattled in the slightest." Of course he wasn't "rattled" -- that is a HUMAN emotion, something a member of Willard's species is incapable of experiencing. I am not entirely sure whether RoMONEY is a RObot, an alien life form, or just plain WEIRD. This guy is painful to watch. He is so stiff and clearly uncomfortable in his own skin. And what person from THIS planet talks like he does? ("Chocolate goodies," "I thought the tall man played sport, but it turns out he doesn't play sport," Corporations are people, my friend," "I read the article while on the aircraft", etc.) I've got it!!! Willard dodged the draft for the Vietnam War by serving as a Mormon missionary in France, so OBVIOUSLY he must be a Conehead -- "We come from France."

I am SO THANKFUL that I am not a republiCON...there is NO WAY I could even PRETEND to be excited about Weird Willard!

HELLOOOOO? Give the man some credit. He's disingenuous and will say anything to get elected, but he's not STUPID.

Good comment, Skip...but next to President Obama, the Mittster looks like a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal.

Bring on the debates! Romney won't have a leg to stand on when he has to go mano-a-mano with Mr. Obama.

Rick-in-SD

Here is some more information;

The CBO estimates that these policies will cost $4,500-$5,000 per person and $12,000-$12,500 per family in 2016, with the costs rising thereafter.

Even with a partial credit from the government towards the cost of health insurance, how is a family making perhaps $15,000 per year going to afford health insurance? Obviously, they won't - which means that not only will they have to go without insurance, but they will have to pay a big tax/penalty as well - over $2,000 per year for a family of 3.

This is a big tax increase primarily on the working poor, and the irony is that this group is the same one that voted overwhelmingly for Obama in 2008. I guess you might call that 'retribution'.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-is-the-obamacare-penalty-tax-2012-7#ixzz20M1Dlb3N

olebud03 "RoMONEY doesn't even know HIMSELF who he really is."

Here's a clue;

Romney's Character.

Sometimes, this facet of Romney’s personality isn’t so subtle. In July 1996, the 14-year-old daughter of Robert Gay, a partner at Bain Capital, had disappeared. She had attended a rave party in New York City and gotten high on ecstasy. Three days later, her distraught father had no idea where she was. Romney took immediate action. He closed down the entire firm and asked all 30 partners and employees to fly to New York to help find Gay’s daughter. Romney set up a command center at the LaGuardia Marriott and hired a private detective firm to assist with the search. He established a toll-free number for tips, coordinating the effort with the NYPD, and went through his Rolodex and called everyone Bain did business with in New York, and asked them to help find his friend’s missing daughter. Romney’s accountants at Price Waterhouse Cooper put up posters on street poles, while cashiers at a pharmacy owned by Bain put fliers in the bag of every shopper. Romney and the other Bain employees scoured every part of New York and talked with everyone they could – prostitutes, drug addicts – anyone.

That day, their hunt made the evening news, which featured photos of the girl and the Bain employees searching for her. As a result, a teenage boy phoned in, asked if there was a reward, and then hung up abruptly. The NYPD traced the call to a home in New Jersey, where they found the girl in the basement, shivering and experiencing withdrawal symptoms from a massive ecstasy dose. Doctors later said the girl might not have survived another day. Romney’s former partner credits Mitt Romney with saving his daughter’s life, saying, “It was the most amazing thing, and I’ll never forget this to the day I die.”

So, here’s my epiphany: Mitt Romney simply can’t help himself. He sees a problem, and his mind immediately sets to work solving it, sometimes consciously, and sometimes not-so-consciously. He doesn’t do it for self-aggrandizement, or for personal gain. He does it because that’s just how he’s wired.

Many people are unaware of the fact that when Romney was asked by his old employer, Bill Bain, to come back to Bain & Company as CEO to rescue the firm from bankruptcy, Romney left Bain Capital to work at Bain & Company for an annual salary of one dollar. When Romney went to the rescue of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics, he accepted no salary for three years, and wouldn’t use an expense account. He also accepted no salary as Governor of Massachusetts.

Character counts!! (and yes...that's worth reading again!)

BISHOP WILLARD of the Church of the Magic Panties is an EQUIVOCATOR

not a flip flopper

and

""Maybe I should just give this up and move back to the Caymen Islands...""

presupposes that Bishop Willard has that much common sense.... I doubt that assertion .

WHY is the GOP so all fired up over a millionaire, born in Mexico who is a RINO ?

Wait unti those RON PAUL delegates shred him at the big HO-DOWN in Tampa...

when this is all over Bishop Willard is going to be exhausted & NEED a YEAR OFF to RECOVER...

he is un-electable for that one reason .

Wow, looking at this thread, let me just go ahead and save everyone some time:

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Romney showed a lot of character by speaking the truth before an obviously hostile group - here's another example of Romney's Character.

Still spamming your comment there...eh... Roy-Boy?

For such a self-appointed "expert" on the COH - YOU of all people should know, comment spamming in NOT allowed...

When you have to pander a run-away crack whore to try to bolster his case, you've got NOTHING!

Willard is a character all right... just not the right kind! ;o

@Roy Wilson #1.186: um. ah, Roy, The chart you refer to isn't a penalty A.C.A. schematic. It is an A. C. A. Premium schematic, reflecting yearly premium caps for families of 4 based on incomes ranging from 133% above the federally designated poverty income levels, up to, and including incomes of 400% above that designated poverty level. Additionally, the calculation assumes current and past data as a relative sum that could be expected from future data. Generally, it is a rough, but probable guess.

Addendum to#1.195: The above is an example for those who opt to buy health coverage through provisions of the A.C.A.

So if a group of white people booed Obama when he talked about Romney, they would be called racists! When a group of black people boo Romney what's it called? We all know it should be called racism, but we also know that there is no such thing as a black racist. It's all very confusing!

Another addendum: This program will not allow me to edit and it jumps all over the place. I hope it allows me to say what I wish to say this time. The percentages I posted in post number 1.195 were meant to be, and should have been as follows. 100 % poverty level for a family of 4 is an income of some $23,500.00. The schematic "Roy Wilson" refers to, reflects A.C.A. basic yearly premium costs for a family of 4. The whole schematic is based on a family of 4. The percentages begin at poverty level baseline, or a designated 100% of calculated income. The schematic then reflects the increase up to 133%, or an income of 23,500.00 plus 33% above the poverty level, up to an income of 4 times the income poverty level. This is, in fact, the purpose of the schematic "Roy" posted. I may not be up to date on the designated poverty level amount. The $23,500.00 I cite is, I think, the designated level for the year 2011. Might be more now, or less. Goddamn, I hope this doesn't fly away when I post it. Regards

Maybe he went to do the speech there just to highlight the fact that the NAACP is as racist as the KKK ever was.

As for how many people collect Welfare - I don't care about the African-Americans that are significantly over represented - we can afford that. it's the imitation whites we can't afford.

As a Republican, I want aspects of it repealed, but I definitely don't want the whole thing repealed. Particularly important to me is the idea of pre-existing conditions as a reason for rejection being removed. My mother has Type I diabetes and has since she was nine. Should she not be able to get affordable healthcare because of an issue she's had all her life?

Note that Romney does plan to provide for those with "pre-existing conditions", just as "Obamacare" does. The problem is, if insurers are required to cover pre-existing conditions, then people wouldn't bother buying insurance until they had a "pre-existing condition", the insurers would be stuck with sick people only, and would quickly go out of business. That's the reason for the "insurance mandate" to require everyone to get health insurance, through their employer or on their own or through Medicaid if they're poor.

Logically, that means that Romney will push for the exact same thing in his plan - not surprising, since that was his plan as Governor of Massachusetts. But that's also the defining features of "Obamacare".

So there we have it - Romney wants to repeal "Obamacare" and replace it with his own "Romneycare" that is for all practical purposes the same thing but with a different name attached. Romney wants to steal the credit for his own self-aggrandizement.

Realist-1226632 -- President Obama has been booed, heckled, etc. from folks of all races (including Occupy) and no one cares. What I've always noticed is how the president handles it, with maturity, professionalism, fairness -- (the opposite of Chris Christie), and certainly not in an uncomfortable deer in the headlights way -- And definitely not "boo-baiting" by using derogatory terms like "Obamacare" to elicit sympathy from the Haters in your base. Pathetic, desperate...that's how Romney looks.

Here comes "THE DECLINE OF MITTENS" !!

Just as during the Republican primaries,...we learn the truth about a candidate and they fizzle out. THIS IS YOUR MOMENT Willard. There isn't a chance you are going to fool African Americans,...Latinos,...immigrants,...or women,....and even most caucasians can see what you are talking about.

You are going down Mitt Romney. Even your HUGE overfunded corrupt lobbying SUPER PAC money can't hide the truth.

The people can see through the GOP sham !!

The NAACP's "boo" today is just the beginning of "THE WAVE".

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Mitt Romney "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The "BOOOOOOO" should become a standard at public gatherings and speeches by Mitt Romney,...let's make it visible,....and apparent,......let's make the presence of the Romney "Booooo" a common occurrence.

Go 99%,......say "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" and let it be heard on the news and radio agian and again and again and again,........

Obama/Biden 2012.

However, the penalty can never be more than the cost of a "Bronze" heath insurance plan purchased through one of the state "exchanges" that will be created as part of Obamacare. The CBO estimates that these policies will cost $4,500-$5,000 per person and $12,000-$12,500 per family in 2016, with the costs rising thereafter.

stupid MSN

A Bronze plan that costs 375-416/Month or $1,000 per family is:

Deductible - $2,000

Co-Insurance 50%

Out of pocket $7,500

Family would be up to 3X the above figures

Randy-840072 #'s 1.203- 1.204: No self respecting pile of bullsh^t would claim kin to the mess you posted.

Typical half truths coming from the Socialist/Democrats. Romney got a standing ovation at the end of this speech...But per the socialist that was not important. Liberal Hypocrisy at its best.

It is truly amazing that the first words out of the dem's/lib's mouth when anyone disagrees with the first mixed race president is, you guessed it - RACIST. I know that there will be a lot of people that say I am racist for saying mixed race. However, why is it that when a person is born of an inter-racial couple they say they are black? Who is being racist?

As for the first comment by Fisty - typical that all she can do is call someone names. Also typical from a resident of the most corrupt state in the union.

The majority of the US public know this AHC bill to be just what it is - an attempt at control and SEVERAL new TAXES. The majority of the US public also agree with most of the provisions but disagree with the bill itself. It has been ruled a tax by the Supreme Court and denied being a tax by the Pres. and his camp. The same pres. that said "No new taxes." and "This will be the most transparent administration in history." Typical politician. How can you tell they are lying? Their mouth is open and their lips are moving.

If the sheet fits, NVArt, wear it. It looks quite natural on you, by the way.

This group booing Mitt Romney is the herd mentality of: Please give us handouts crowd. They would

boo anyone against Government handouts,

Solution: Work and pay for your own health care, or work for a company that has one. People could

do lot by being accountable for health, practicing good health habits, like daily strenuous exercise,

eating right etc. Prevention is the key to better health. Most Americans don't walk or eat right.

Science and medicine can only do so much if you neglect good health.

Since Nappy OBAMA, Mexico's favorite coward, is giving black Americas jobs to third world Spanish babblers, why would they boo Romney????

I have to laugh reading all the liberals that feel Romney should have gone to the NAACP convention and pandered to the crowd. Which is exactly what Obama does at every speech, and why hypocrisy and liberalism are indistinguishable. Romney stood on his convictions, and he was treated with disrespect that would have had liberals screaming racism if it had happened to Obama. But Romney took the criticism with style and made his case in response. One of Romney's better moments, as this country has had 3.5 years of non-stop pandering from Obama and nothing to show for it.

This is actually a very calculated move by the Romney camp. It is designed to do 2 things;

1. It creates a Republican Hero: Mitt going into the belly of the BEAST.

2. It demonizes and discredits NAACP. It forces the NAACP to defend the action of the participants instead of the action of NAACP. The participants are not united in their movements nor their thinking, hence it easily allows a few bad ones to be the headlines of NAACP for the next few months. In doing so, the Repbublicans are able to put NAACP into a more defensive mode versus a more offensive mode where the organization can campaign more on issues of equality for all.

Don't know if it worked or not... It will be up to the Media spins and how the Campaign respond to the spin.

Sailcat - That is sooooo funny I almost forgot to laugh. Why are only white people allowed to be racist? Also, How do you know I am white and wear a sheet? There are plenty of blacks (or African-Americans if you prefer) that can't stand him either. You are one of the people that cries wolf when the average person says anything negative about the current pres. By the way, I could care less if he was purple, orange, green or blue, the man is NOT qualified to run the country.

@NVArt, what is your point? there are plenty of white people who can't stand Romney as well? If you believe Mitt Romney is the right person to lead your ship then more power to you. However, as for the rest of the intellegent people in America, I will point out something that you obviously missed;

1. The Republicans has led to limit the Obama's term to 4 years from the start his win.

2. The Repbulicans has 2 cards that they played through out the past 4 years - ECONOMY & HEALTHCARE REFORM. The Republicans have use every form of obstructions possible to hold back economy and reforms.

3. Now 3 years later, they put before the American people their nomination a candidate who clearly violate every rule that they have claim against and obstructed against....

4. Mitt used and launched the same Universal Healthcare program when he was a governor. Mitt has yet to put forth a plan (all he has done was criticize). In addition, no one care if he is a rich person or not. However people do care about HOW he made his money, because his method of making money does not or will not create more long term jobs and advantage for America... So after 3 years, this is the best that Republcan can bring forth???? A candidate that agrees with the Universal Healthcare and who help put us into the economic position America is in ??? Your other candidate is Donald Trump who is now in Spain with the other buyers trying to scoop Spanish land??? And it is the same Republicans who are trying to tell us that China is buying up our land???

Please stop with the hypocracy!!!

To say that the NAACP or those in attendance does not 'like' Romney is a stretch. The group is open-minded people that are willing to listen. The fact that he had the audacity to say Obamacare was a moment to ridicule him based on the fact he is running for president. If he wants to be presidential, then he needed to name it Healthcare Reform. He deserves the ridicule based on his nomination and language not lining up with the office he is seeking.

I don't have anything personally against Romney nor Republicans, I just don't appreciate their method of lying, cheating and stealing from those less fortunate.

When compromise is considered a divisive or repulsive word (according to the Republicans) then there is no way to improve the situation.

Evidently the Tea Tools don't want the deadbeats who can afford health care to buy health insurance - which is the main part of Obamacare. It will drive costs down because millions will have insurance instead of abusing the emergency rooms and costing the taxpayers billions.

BTW:

Senior citizens are getting medicine, children are getting healthcare, people with per-existing conditions can also get healthcare....what kind of savages are the Tea Tools and the GOP to say that is a fiasco?

End Obamacare, power to the rich whiteys!! Whoops, did he actually say that? Mitt will provide some good SNL material in the upcoming debates.

Knee Jerk- I'll clarify for you:

1. I don't give two squats if someone doesn't want insurance, it is(was) their freedom of choice to not participate and be liable for all of their costs in the case of an emergency. Who are most of these "deadbeats"? Young people just out of school, earning the least they (hopefully) ever will, trying to scrape by, generally in the best shape of their lives, only going to the doctor to get an annual physical. They don't need to spend $10,000+ a year to get a physical, but now they are villified and must pay. Great.

2. "It will drive costs down"- Sorry, but the CBO has already raised the "costs" bar of Obamacare by 1/3 and the provisions of Obamacare have driven up the costs of private insurances by 30-50% so far. Yeah, that driving costs down for the average person is going really well.

3. "Senior citizens........... fiasco?"- I can also clarify this for you. It is a fiasco. Clearly there were ways to change healthcare coverage for the better, but the governement decided that their control of our healthcare was more important than fixing the situation. It could have been easy: Allow for purchasing insurances across state lines (not allowed), allow for bundling small businesses into larger user groups for beneficial rates (not allowed), and legislate preconditions into insurance coverage. It would have caused a major feeding frenzy for new insurance users, rates would have dropped and competitions soared, AND the additional costs of preconditions would have been mitigated by the markets- not the government. We would have saved billions that way, but nope- government must be better.

Lastly, just so you know how Obamacare is going to cost you: Hospitals used to write off the unpaid emergency visits by the indigent against their bottom line, now they'll just pass those costs on to the government (and you). Drug companies used to give out drugs to stay in good graces with the government, now they'll be able to charge the government (and you) for everything. Smaller hospitals are starting to consolidate and collapse under the growing costs of medical insurance and limited reimbursement- so those costs will be passed on to the government (whom will place caps on their billings) and more will collapse when they don't get enough to survive. That means you will have fewer choices of where you get to go, btw. I could go on but I'm sure you've heard enough.

Don't you get it, newday? He deliberately provoked that black audience to jeer him, knowing that his other followers would cheer him when they heard about it.

Sorry, Cassandra: I disagree. Mittens really IS that clueless. He doesn't need people to vote for him that are already going to vote for him. He needs independents, and he won't get them this way.

Romney's church only allowed full participation to African-Americans in 1978. His holy Book of Mormon says that God made their skin dark as a punishment for their sinful ways and their laziness.

How many points did he really think he was going to score with this audience?

New day

Yes they booed over his stance on health care, but they gave him a cheers and applause over his comments on jobs.

Did you expect him to act like Obama and tell them whatever they want to hear and hide his postion on they don't like?

I remember people who would say I don't like Reagan's policies, but I got a job from them.

Cassandra,

He deliberately provoked that black audience to jeer him

I don't think Mitt knows how to do anything deliberately. That would involve knowing where you're going, who you're speaking to, who made the cookies, how to tell your donors to keep their mouths shut, etc.

By the way, not sure which bugs me more in your comment .... the fact that you think he deliberately did this or you called the NAACP "that black audience."

JoeNY - Pretty amusing how the "anti-Obamacare" crowd uses the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to scream about the cost of the Affordable Care Act but totally ignore the CBO numbers showing that repealing it will add at least $230 BILLION to the deficit over the next 10 years.

The Office of Management and Budget and Congressional Budget Office project lower Federal budget deficits as a result of the law. The Congressional Budget Office is charged with assessing how legislation would affect the deficit. When the health care bill was passed by Congress, CBO wrote:

"CBO and JCT estimate that enacting both pieces of legislation—H.R. 3590 and the reconciliation proposal—would produce a net reduction in federal deficits of $143 billion over the 2010–2019 period as result of changes in direct spending and revenues."

When Congressional Republicans sought to repeal the law, CBO found that eliminating the law would increase the deficit. CBO wrote:

"[T]he effect of H.R. 2 on federal deficits as a result of changes in direct spending and revenues is likely to be an increase in the vicinity of $230 billion, plus or minus the effects of technical and economic changes to CBO's and JCT's projections for that period."

And just last month, in updating its estimates of key parts of the law, CBO estimated that the insurance coverage provisions of the health care law would, compared to last year's estimates for the same time period, cost $50 billion less. Assuming no change to the rest of the estimates, this means $50 billion more in deficit reduction.

DB, "but people today can say the don't like Obamas policies but I got a job from them". They cant say this because not many got a job from Obama in his term........

JoeNY - you really don't have a clue do you? Hospitals NEVER wrote off the costs of uninsured ER visits. Those costs were/are passed on to us in the form of higher costs to those who can pay. All of your post is nonsense. Please at least try to get SOMETHING right when you post!

Obama/Biden 2012

Romney is now cast as the guy who not only wants to give more tax breaks to the rich but who also wants to take away benefits from the American people by repealing the ACA.

That is not a good place to be when you want to win an election.

KneeJerk...

You sincerely think a government program as enormous and misunderstood as 'ACA' will be "driving costs down" ????

Did you just read "The Power of Positive Thinking" ??? Well...positive thinking won't pay the bills that will most certainly come as this unread mess of a plan rolls in.

Good luck !!!

Knee Jerk - your saying that unemplyemnt being so high and BO spending so much $$$ without doing a damn thing is going to put him in a good positon. Romney has suceeded at every buisness /economic thing he has ever praticapated in ... and Obama has been nothing but a public servant failure

And Im a Tea Party supporter ... Obamas worst nightmare ! An informed person that believes the goverment should spend within its budget and leave me the hell alone!

And I got your teabag right here punk

An NAACP crowd booing talk of getting rid of a "free" handout? What a shocking surprise. (sarcasm)

You would think they would cheer getting rid of the Obamacare atrocity before it and its detrimental effects on the U.S. economy are forever established as the doings of "the first black president".

Knee Jerk - your saying that unemplyemnt being so high and BO spending so much $$$ without doing a damn thing is going to put him in a good positon. Romney has suceeded at every buisness /economic thing he has ever praticapated in ... and Obama has been nothing but a public servant failure

This is one of those blatantly false statements from Noize, Beckerhead, Fatbo, Boortz, Lush and a host of other right-wing-hate mediums that people like you Freddie repeat, Goebbels-like..over and over...and over...

Bain Capital, under Romney's leadership, had one goal: take the money and run. More specifically, their highly successful process goes like this:

1. Take over a company
2. Borrow millions against the assets
3. Procure millions more in taxpayer funded grants and low-interest loans
4. Put the millions in grants and loans in their pockets
5. File for bankruptcy and hightail it out of town, asap

Dade Behring, GST Steel and Stage Stores were all used to get millions in loans and then forced into bankruptcy, and Bain made hundreds of millions of dollars before skipping town...while throwing thousands out of work.

America does NOT need a coward like Romney running the country.

Knee Jerk lives up to his name. He complains about people trotting out the GOP talking points right before he trots out the thoroughly discredited DEM talking points. Why don't you talk about outsourcing jobs and you can continue with your losing arguments.

He complains about people trotting out the GOP talking points right before he trots out the thoroughly discredited DEM talking points. Why don't you talk about outsourcing jobs and you can continue with your losing arguments.

Its that what Rush is saying now??

During the nearly 15 years that Romney was actively involved in running Bain, a private equity firm that he founded, it owned companies that were pioneers in the practice of shipping work from the United States to overseas call centers and factories making computer components, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jerk - Keep up the lies; it shows who and what you are.

freddie - you clearly didn't post correctly. You meant "an UNinformed person" which is what the Tea party represents. Pity they can't admit they know very little. And, when they support Mitt - they complete the picture of totally lacking knowledge!

Obama/Biden 2012

Keep up the lies; it shows who and what you are.

Of course republicans lie. When your only policy is lowering taxes on billionaires and corporations by raising taxes on everyone else, you have to lie because the truth will not get you elected.

You are one of those Tea Fools that voted against your own best interests and the best interests of this country because you believed in the childish lies of the GOP/Tea Freak Party who are willing to do or say anything for power. Its people like you that has brought down this great country.

People like you have let greedy, selfish and morally bankrupt religious fanatics take over the grand experiment and they have made a shambles of it.

Party always comes first for you people. You are a disgrace.

Seeking. They acutally a combination. When I had to use the emergency room the last time, we called to make payments. The hospital wanted to refer us to the hospital charity fund if our income was low enough. Being the wife and I were employed at the time, we didn't qualify.

What they do for uninsured is try to get federal funds (when offered), get charitble help. At the end of the year they eat some on profit, and re-adjust what the charge to everyone else.

Seeking- So you are saying that nothing of what I wrote is accurate? Zero??

We currently have a number of local hospitals near bankruptcy and consolidating quickly. They are claiming that the rising costs of insurance and operating are driving them out of business. Around here our insurance went up 30-50% (depending on whom you have).

I believe that you'll see a lot of NYC/Bloomburg health provisions coming out of DC over the next 5-7 years- they are going to quickly realize that nationalized healthcare is hard to run. Like Canada they'll have to distribute resources "fairly" and you'll notice that there isn't enough equipment to go around, so you'll have to go further to get certain treatments. Similar to England they'll have to maintain costs within their budgets, so they'll have to decide when cancer treatment isn't worth it anymore (is it stage 4? You might get a few more months, but at what cost to the program??). So, as I noted with the Bloomburg reference they'll start "sin taxes" to curb your behaviors or give them more money for the program as you are a bad bet. So you might pay a fast food tax, an alcohol tax, tobacco tax, chip tax, etc. to help cover the costs. Maybe you can see that they'll just keep reaching further into your life and finances. I don't think that was the best option available and we are going to suffer for it.

Yes, poor Romney, likely has zero chance in Texas now...!!! Get real folks.

Sadly romney has no idea how the other 99% live and struggle. In Colorado we must pay an additional fee in our health care, auto and home ins. for those who do not have ins. I canot afford to pay for others who chose not to purchase Ins. nor can I afford to pay for all their health and home needs or the wrecks they cause by drunk driving.

Thus, as romney claims that Obamacare is higher taxes---he is wrong by semantical definition------as Obamacare will not raise taxes on the majority or the minority but will coerce those who have chosen not to pay into healthcare to pay a fee for such choices prayfully over that of charging someone else for another's fees!!

Hence Romney tweeks the truth into lies!

And as I was watching this video, I couldn't help imagining a huge wave of crap washing over Mr. Romney while leaving clumps of his bull sheet in its wake!!

BTW: Which chamber of Commerce was he referring to---one in a town, a village county state, or a city????

Lastly, just so you know how Obamacare is going to cost you: Hospitals used to write off the unpaid emergency visits by the indigent against their bottom line, now they'll just pass those costs on to the government (and you).

They don't just "wrote off" the cost, they increased the fees elsewhere to compensate. But with the ACA in effect, there will be far fewer uninsured showing up in emergency rooms, so there will be far less "unpaid emergency visits", less losses that the rest of us will have to cover. No, they don't and won't "pass those costs on to the government", there is no provision in the ACA for that. In spite of the Teapublican hype, it is not "socialized medicine".

Drug companies used to give out drugs to stay in good graces with the government, now they'll be able to charge the government (and you) for everything.

Nope, drug companies hand out free samples to promote their drugs, hoping patients will try it, like it, and buy more. it has nothing to do with "staying in good graces with the government". For the most part, it will be the insurance companies (and you, if you have a big deductible) that will be paying, not the Government, except for Medicare and Medicaid - in other words, just like we now have.

Smaller hospitals are starting to consolidate and collapse under the growing costs of medical insurance and limited reimbursement- so those costs will be passed on to the government (whom will place caps on their billings) and more will collapse when they don't get enough to survive.