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Delegates watch campaign videos of presidential candidate Mitt Romney after RNC chairman Reince Priebus gaveled the convention to order at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Monday.
TAMPA, Fla. -- With Hurricane Isaac moving west of Tampa, Republican convention organizers said tonight they are “full speed” ahead with the next three days of events.
“We expect no change over the next three days,” said Russ Schriefer, a Romney adviser, on a conference call with reporters. “We are full speed planning ahead with our Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday schedule.”
Schriefer, however, said the campaign is monitoring the storm’s path closely and are leaving open the possibility of more changes.
“Our thoughts are with the people in the path of the storm,” Schriefer said. “We hope they are spared any major destruction."
Tuesday’s events will begin at 2:00 pm ET with convention business, then the roll call, and nomination of the vice-presidential candidate.
Tuesday night will be highlighted by the keynote speech of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ann Romney, the wife of presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Both will speak in the prime-time broadcast televised hour between 10:00 pm ET and 11:00 pm ET. They will be the only speakers in that window.
But Schriefer also pointed, in particular, to former Sen. Rick Santorum’s speech earlier in the evening. The former Pennsylvania senator is expected to focus his speech on “work,” and possibly hit on welfare.
Santorum’s speech is “going to be particularly good,” said Schriefer, who noted that he had read both Santorum’s and Christie’s speeches. Santorum will stress his family upbringing, being a son of immigrants and “how work is such an important part of the tradition of this country,” Schriefer said, stressing that Santorum was a “leader in the fight to reform welfare in 90s,” and that he “believes strongly in dignity of work.”
“It’s going to be very good,” Schriefer said.
Schriefer also addressed the potential controversy with Ron Paul delegates. Paul said yesterday he wouldn’t “fully endorse” Romney and his delegates gamed many of the rules at state conventions to get an outsized delegation on the floor of the convention.
“In terms of disunity, we are a big party,” Schriefer said. “We have people with different opposing viewpoints. I don’t think this a particularly divisive point of view people are divided on. We are all united in defeating Barack Obama. I guarantee that, on Thursday, we’ll be 100 percent united behind Mitt Romney and defeating Barack Obama for the good of the country.”
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The Democratic National Committee is raising a number of eyebrows after announcing that it will be hosting Islamic “Jumah” prayers for two hours on the Friday of its convention, soon after denying a cardinal’s request to say a prayer at the same event.
Obama is a MUSLIM. This is a fact you people will not accept. But the facts and actions prove you terribly wrong. Our country is heading towards a one world government and one world religion based on the insane Muslim beliefs. Obama is changing our country and you people are too blind to see and accept it.
Just Honoring Obozos' Faith!! Jumah Prayers led by Reverend Jeremiah "Bullfrog" Wright I suppose. For those of you that take offense, Reverend "God Damn America" Wright was reportedly a Muslim at one time. Judging by that little "cap" he tends to wear, I would say he is most likely still a Muslim at heart. Nothing wrong about being a Muslim, except when you tend to curse Anerica during every "sermon" (OR RANT).....then it becomes just a tad suspicious.
@Fuzzy-0457
Since you truly believe President Obama is a Muslim and he will turn the United States into a Muslim State.
That must mean if Promney is President he will change the United States religion to F-N Mormon. At least that way you can F your own sister legally. Stupid Azz.
Sounds like your dad did.
Solutions539
You are just jealous that you aren't a Mormon, just a moron, and do that with your mother and sister illegally. You can always convert dip stick! I can understand why you are upset, now that you found out your mother is really your sister. I can't imagine how you people feel!
so you just can't vote for someone who makes millions and only pays 13% ... smart move there sherlock... so you will vote for the marxist who has destroyed jobs and spent billions of our tax money to support his crony friends... instead of the business man who actually creates jobs and pays the correct amount of taxes on his investments...
way to go there slick...
cs-1183913 says...
This looks like a job for
King of Bain Capital!
and Boy Blunder
(Watch them as they...)
No thanks! Personally, I think President Obama has done well in spite of the OBSTRUCTICON Republicans he has had to put up with. I really don't want Mitt Romney pulling a "Bain Capital" on America and selling us out lock, stock and barrel. The Republicans currently in office have been doing enough of that already!
I truly cannot understand why the liberals are so hateful. History shows how corrupt the Democrat party is. Why do you liberals ignore the facts? The Democrats are a Socialist party and pushing for Communism. This is a fact. They don't believe in the Free Enterprise system that produces the jobs for us to support our families and country. What does the Democrat party produce besides Welfare and Free Entitlements? How does the Democrat party plan on creating and paying taxes except from the rich that pay 70% of what is collected now for your Welfare and everything else. Obama has increased our government instead of decreasing it to balance with the economy. It is a fact, that the more people on government assistance the more POWER and CONTROL the government has over the people. What is wrong with you people. We are on the path of a Communist United States. We must turn this around for if anything our children's sake. Stop being so one way, ignorant and pull together for the same thing we all want. This ranting is so childish, ignorant and doesn't prove or help to solve anything. Lets get it together, All of us as one.
Liberals are HATEFUL?
There's not any hate left for the Liberals to vent, since YOU guys have it and spew it all! You are freakin' unbelievable!
Liberals are HATEFUL? Yeah!! AND STUPID!!!
#BK-3328579
If your mother or father gets a social security check which suspect they do. You are a socialist.
If you claim you are not you should immediately tell your mother and father to pay back every dime of social security payment they received back to the federal government.
@Bruce-1628250
If the repuk party is not hateful why is only Zero "0" percent voting for Romney?
And your answer is all black people are racist right. That must include all 1 one of your black friends.
Solutions says
So, you are saying there is NOT a single Republican (non-Socialist) in all of The United States of America who receives a Social Security Check.
and I don't have a clue what point you are trying to make with your #190.4 comment, as it makes no damn sense at all.
Are you saying No "repuk's" (as YOU CALL THEM) are voting for Romney? If that's true, then he's really already lost, hasn't he? What side are you on, anyway? Do YOU even know?
p.s. BurgerKing, calm down! You're going to popenyourcorkin!
Yeh...sure ...when all of the DimOCRAP constituents pay back all of the fraudulently obtained Welfare Checks, Food Stamps and Medicaid they have stolen. BTW, your simple ideas of just what constitutes "Socialism" speaks fathoms of your ignorance.
I now see YOU were addressing BurgerKing-3328579!
Now it is very apparent that
p.s. Before this morning I might have said you were wrong about Zero Black Americans voting for Romney. But, now that the GOP has completely dissed Herman Cain, I think even he may Vote For Obama!
Right now I'm reading Ann Coulter's book "The Church of Liberalism, GODLESS". It's a great read. (Too bad liberals will never know since they can't read anything deeper than a comic book).
Solutions539
Hey stupid. Social Security is what we Americans have taken out of our checks for our retirement. This is not a Free Entitlement like your unsecured and unfunded Welfare check. You are not a socialist when its your money moron! Try another BS comment.
PS. Boy are you dumb!
I really hate when people bring up the oil spill against Obama and the democrats. Considering that oil companies just threw Mitt Romney a fund raiser, how proactive do you really think he would be in laying down the law with his private sector buddies in the oil companies. It also amuses me how you want to criticize Obama's energy plans when both the private sector and energy divisions have seen tremendous job growth underneath him. Not to mention the simple fact that Mitt Romney's crew intends to slash most funding for clean energy. Again, what would you expect from someone that the oil companies support.
Also, regardless of who is President, they cannot control gas prices. Gas prices have and will be a direct result of us sticking our nose in the middle east when we shouldn't have.
uh, DUH meggers......Actually, if all the Liberal Socialist IGNORANT "Tree huggers" would put the SURVIVAL of our Country and allow REASONABLE Oil Sourcing from OUR abundant supply, we could drive down Oil Prices and , thus, gas prices for our usage. For all of you LIBERAL IDIOTS : THE cost and Price of ME sourced Oil matters little when you can no longer afford it, it places you in a vulnerable position in terms of National DEFENSE, you are FREEZING OR ROASTING YOUR AS* OFF, your "toy" is sitting idle in the street, your cell phones no longer function due to lack of power, and the Islamic Radical Countries are refusing to provide you with oil. Guess what, saving the environment from any reasonable "environmental" wear and tear hardly makes sense. But, then again, not much of what the Lemming Socialist Liberal "Blather" does, anymore.
Do me a favor. Read the Communist Manifesto. Research the word Socialist and then try and have a conversation using the term correctly. Until you learn to educate yourself instead of relying on the canned garbage fed to you by the media and various politicians, your words will continue to lack value.
You would rather destroy the earth and kiss the asses of the people who don't actually give a damn about what you pay for gas so long as they are getting their kickback. Yeah, they want to use it against you when election time rolls around, but try and see if they actually do anything about it. Why on Earth wouldn't you want someone who would invest in finding alternative means of energy? You want your children and grandchildren to be stuck in this never ending battle of political garbage where prices will continue to rise as long as someone has their hands in the oil companies bank?
I would think before I speak if I were you sir. The sever lack of long term thinking is what got us into this mess in the first place. I would certainly think before I start calling people names when it is very evident that you haven't a clue as to what you are truly asking for, nor as to what this country needs.
For goodness sake, pick up a damn book that doesn't just have pictures.
Dennis Miller on Jay Leno: "Now we’re just killing citizens from space. I like that.” Um, what a pig. Have you that limited of a clue to forecast how this plays out in the future? Read a book and be careful what you ask for.
Bruce..james is one of yours!!! Not clear enough for you??? He is quoting a statement from Dennis Miller regarding the selective "reported" Drone Killings of American born Terrorists by Obama....which is strange in that those "victims" would all be voting for Obozo.....right in line behind Ayers and Reverend "God Damn America" Wright, whose 30 years of radical hateful racist sermons were ALL done when Obozo was not in attendance> Yeh, right!!! Obama was probably standing and applauding every hateful line the Rev uttered.
Dennis Miller is the famous "800 Pound gorilla turd" right? Yes, that's him. Lame comedian who got bounced from SNL and hasn't done anything really significant since. Your hero no doubt.
I thought the GOP would block the hurricane. What happen with there plan B !
MITT 1040
Hey TAHOE JISSUM...Mitt Romney has a 1040 FILED for EVERY YEAR covering the DIMOCRAPS period of demand. The Point and Fact is........Unless the IRS is questioning those filings, and they aren't, then MITT ROMNEY is an HONEST Taxpayer....unlike those CLOWNS that Obama brought to our White House from the gutters of Chicago, Wall Street and Kenya (i.e. his illegal Welfare / Public Housing / Food Stamp sucking Auntie and Uncle). Mitt 2012 and 2016 .....SUCK IT A_HOLE!!!!
You didn't think. That is your problem. If you did, you would contribute with something of substance and not an idiotic rant.
That's right BK! --- Fuzzy is right, "You didn't think! ... If you did, you would contribute with something of substance and not an idiotic rant."
Here's the reality of the situation: Harry Reid can keep charging that
every minute of every day if he likes, right up to Election Day, and unless Romney proves him to be a liar, more and more people will start to believe Reid and start to distrust Romney.
Romney cannot stop Reid, and others, from saying that unless he can prove Reid is lying.
Just about the only way Romney can prove Reid is lying is by showing his tax returns for those 10 years.
As long as Romney refuses to show his tax returns, people are just going to conclude...
That, my friend, is reality!
Don't look now numbnut, but fuzzy is referring to TAHOE JIZZUM!!!! You don't comprehend very well do you?? I understand Obozo is teaching a Liberal Reading Comprehension Class at an Elementary School in Chicago starting january 21, 2013... I just signed you up!! Good Luck!!! Now, ignoramus, STFU! Your ignorance is both showing and GLEAMING. Like Obozos best Pimp Smile.
BK-3328579
You are correct BK. These idiots don't make bad sense as you know. They are true to the word moron! If they made any sense at all, we wouldn't be defusing their ignorant uneducated rants.
Bruce wouldn't know the truth if it him in his acorn brain. Reid is a habitual LIAR like his Boss, Obama. That is the only thing Obama can run on for his platform, HABITUAL LIAR!!!
Well BurgerKing and Fuzzy-Wussy, If he was commenting about Tahoe Jazz he (Fuzzy-Wussy) is a MORON who doesn't comprehend the English language, just as you do not BurgerKing. Because a "rant" is defined as
Whereas, BurgerKing you rant-on endlessy with your nonsense, just as Fuzzy-Wussy does! Did either of you even bother to get a GED?
BK Don't mind Brucie. (He's not real bright).
Bruce is the typical ignorant liberal that gives his party a bad name. We will excuse him for he knows no better and is not RESPONSIBLE for his actions like the rest of the liberals. They can only take credit for what others accomplish. They just love to RANT, YELL and BS uneducated, no substance LIES as there party is famous for. Nothing of any credibility, factual, or has any substance comes out of this party. They twist the facts to suit there own warped wants and needs. If they could comprehend the history books, they would see they are as corrupt and immoral as Obama. He has them as his loss sheep. Just like Jim Jones had in his flock of mindless morons that committed suicide. Keep up the RANTS Brucie!
Fuzzy-Wussy, I am glad at least that now you know what a "rant" is. You can thank me for educating you on that and much much more!
THe prayers to the profit Joseph Smith have been answered.
I thought that I would never live to see the day that a political party would support a Morman. What are the Republicans thinking? George Washington is rolling over in his grave!
First....George Washington wouldn't even know what a Mormon is, since the religion hadn't even been founded yet when he died. 2nd....He already rolled over 3 times when we elected two Quakers and a Catholic.
Coopster
IGNORANCE IS BLISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are a true Democrat liberal, Socialist. Your party should be proud of your ignorance.
Not only are the Republicans supporting a Morman, they are supporting a lying, cheating, tax evading Morman. It doesn't get any worse than that....and the pubs call Obama un-American?
Please show your source that proves he's a tax evader? Oh....and learn how to spell....its spelled M-O-R-M-O-N....there is no A in it.
Coopster
You can't account for being so narrow minded and ignorant. Making a Racist comment about being a Mormon shows your true colors. It's alright with you liberals that Obama is a true Muslim and supporting the Muslim ideology with his actions, but you are against Romney being a Mormon. You liberals still LYING about Mitt Romney and his tax returns is only showing how delusional you people are. If there was something wrong with Romney's tax returns, the IRS would have been all over him. I have seen it done to several of my friends. And when they catch you falsifying tax returns, they are on you for a number of years after. So get off the IDIOTIC BS and gain some common sense. You liberals have a disease of ignorance. You are truly pathetic people.
Georgie. Please show me where this flipping moron MormOn has paid taxes.....oops, you can't! and George, no matter how it is spelled the Bishop cannot hide that he is a cult loving Mormon, a liar, and a thief.
Fizzy...how is being against a cult religion being racist....you are a moron!
Coopster
Hey moron. Show us everything Obama has covered up from us. There is nothing legitimate showing he is even a live person!
It is not my job to show you his taxes. That job belongs to the IRS....you know....the same people that report to the President. Since they have deemed it that he paid is legally required amount...that suffices with me.
Maybe you should ask Reid what his source is, since he stated it from the Senate floor...maybe he should have to back it up, since he is accusing Romney of something illegal, shouldn't he reveal his source? You, I and every other reasonable American KNOWS he doesn't have a source. His only source is Obama's hand in the middle of Reid's back pulling the string telling him what to say.
Coopster...and since when is being against a ranting raving imbecillic idiot like you moronic?? It isn't ..it's just good CONSERVATIVE intelligence and Logic. Something Liberals and Obozo lack severely. And of course character, integrity and honesty. You are just unfixable STUPID!!!
You little Republicans are a feisty bunch this am aren't you? Did the Coopster rile your dander? Good luck with that rebranding effort.....suckers!
Oh, and since whe did Republicans have morals....did I miss something??
LIBERAL SLOGAN:
"You just can't fix stupid"! And we are proud of it".
Yeh ...you missed the call for BRAINS. You thought they said "Trains" and since you already HAD a train to play with you did not get a brain. Maybe next time.
Fuzzy; They should have bumper stickers like that.
trouble46545
Kind of catchy, isn't it? Fits them accurately. The liberals could put them on there Welfare Cadillacs or Red Flyer wagons or bikes.
I am very confused. Romney a one term governor wants to be the president of the USA. Himself and his 5 sons never served in our military, national guard or any other agency that did anything for anyone besides the filthy filthy rich.He also refuses to release his tax returns. Why? The one tax return we have seen shows him taking a 70,000 deduction for the upkeep of his HORSES. I would concur that if you are a millionaire or a horses a** vote for Romney. If your a working dog vote for Obama/Biden atleast they won't put you on top of their SUV going 65 mph because you had an accident in the car.
Ryan is a first term congressman his experience ,which is NONE should give the republicans a heck of a deal in value. Who gets the keys to the nuclear briefcase?
Mr Adelin has billions to waste on the republican party because he owns dozens of casino's.Closing down internet gambling under the order of George W Bush has made a DIFFERENCE. Now Mr Adelin has billions more to spend on the republican party.
SAY NO TO NASTY CASINO'S AND THE REPUBLIPUKE PARTY THIS NOVEMBER
George...you are giving us a bad name.
First, a 1 term governor trumps a 1 term senator when running for an executive branch position.....At least he has executive branch experience.
2nd....how much military experience did Obama have prior to becoming commander in chief....again....you make no point here.
3rd....Ryan is not a first term Congressman....he has been in congress since 1998 and has never won an election with less than 57% of the vote.
George wasn't thinking when he started his rant. Typically uninformed lib. Having worked in the horse industry his 70,000 dollar deduction pales in comparison with what they spent which when money is spent the economy improves DUH
Just say no to MORMANISM!
Coopster
Your RACIST mentality is showing! It is not appealing to people with morals!
All it does is shows your uneducated, misguided views.
JUST say NO to LIBERALISM!
Obama is a Christian.....been there.....proved that.....move on!
You still cannot deny the Bishop Romney is a cult loving Mormon or are you pubs going to "re-introduce" him as a Christian? May as well, you all are trying to paint the etch-a-sketch as something that he not, may as well etch away the cult religion right along with the rest of him.
Coopster...yeh, right....Obama is a Christian...unless he is interviewing with George "The Midget" Stephanogreek sh*it. Funny that George had to quickly CORRECT Obozo...HMMMM.......And READ '"Wet Dreams of My (I think and Hope) Father".....strong ties to the Islamic Faith in that book. BTW, No one really gives a rat turd what Obummers father did when he was in bed........probably diddling some white chick and memorizing Karl Marx words of twit. Welcome to the real world...Poopster
Coop?
What does either's religion have to do with solving the REAL problems facing our country. Keep getting hung up on the divisiveness, hatred, talking points coming out of both sides and no problems get solved regardless of who wins in November.
Rise above the hatred brother. None of that matters.
You Republicans are oh, so intelligent..
Obama is as much a Christian as he is a 100% white or black or whatever.
Dubbya 148. Does "Obama is a Muslim" strike a cord, ring a bell?? Can you imagine what you would be saying if Obama were a Mormon? Religion matters because the Republican party says it matters and no matter how you slice it, bishop Romney is a Mormon, a cult religion.
Coopster; Now you're catching on.
President Obama is a confessed Christian and we have no authority to swear falsely by his claim. If you personally have an issue with this perhaps you could hire a private investigator to look into it for your records. Get the factual evidence you need so you can discredit the American President, but until then, it would be Christian of you to NOT slander his name.
The president’s religious orientation is unimportant. What is important is that he follows the teachings of Christ. Many Muslims follow Christ. Jesus in the Qur'an. Is alled:"Isa" or "Isa Son of Mary" he is frequently called "Al-Masih" (Messiah) and at one time or another is also referred to as "the Word of God", "the Word of Truth", "a Spirit from Him", "the Messenger of God", "the Prophet of God", and "the Servant of God". He is even said to be "illustrious in this world and the next and of those nearest to God"
Obama, is the Christian choice and the only choice.
There are a lot of things he needs to 'confess' but that's not one of them.
Coop,
No...it doesn't strike a cord with me, because I have never given a crap about what his religion, or race, is. Those seem to be talking points that people on both sides are focusing on....I, as a person, could care less. My focus is on what is going to improve this country. I didn't care in 2008, and don't care now. What I do care about is focusing on the issues.
if you believe it is only the republicans that are focused on Religion and it is only Republicans that seem to think the religion of a candidate matters, then why do you, a democrat, keep bringing it up, as if it matters to you? Instead, try focusing on the issues in this debate that really matter to you....not what matters to the other side.
Religion has NO place in politics.
Politicians should not use their faith to destroy and punish the poor and minorities. yet Politicians like Mitt Romney are now using their Christian faith as a basis for their political decisions.
Mitt Romney stands behind Catholic republicans Paul Ryan and John Boehner which is an example of political division.
Ryan stated that:
"I feel it's important to discuss how, as a Catholic in public life, my own personal thinking on these issues has been guided by my understanding of the Church's social teachings on subsidiary. This tenet holds that nothing should be done by a larger and more complex organization which can be done as well by a smaller and simpler organization. In other words, any activity which can be performed by a more decentralized entity should be. I do not believe that the preferential option for the poor means a preferential option for big government."
The Republican budget that Ryan pushed through the House of Representatives proposes big cuts to federal food aid and Medicaid healthcare for the poor, as well as to education grants, in order to shrink deficits while preserving low tax rates for the wealthy and for corporations.
These facts conclude that the morality of the republican party must be challenged and changed BEFORE 99% of the population looses their rights, freedoms and chances for economic and spiritual growth to republicans that are now in power and using the church doctrines against the people of middle and lower classes and against the people that represent controversial minorities.
In this Mitt Romney quote Mitt Romney forgets that Wiccans, atheists and agnostics are Americans too.
"The American people are the greatest people in the world. What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people: hardworking, innovative, risk-taking, God- loving, family-oriented American people."...Mitt Romney
As Obama said:
We live in a pluralistic society, I can't impose my religious views on another. If I am opposed to abortion for religious reasons but seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church. I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all. "….. Obama on life after abortion
W148. Thanks for the lecture. I know what matters to me. What matters to you? Waiting, breathlessly.
trouble46545,
When I think of Confessions I think of these:
Paul Ryan stated:
"No, I never asked for stimulus money."….- Paul Ryan
According to the Washington Post, Ryan's signature appears on letters sent to the Energy Department and Labor Department asking for millions of dollars in stimulus money for two companies in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, Ryan is trying to deceive his constituents by touting his anti-government record while simultaneously securing millions for them in government grants.
When Cincinnati’s WCPO-TV, mentioned an Associated Press article reporting on Ryan approving of two departments seeking stimulus money for Wisconsin projects Romney replied:
“I don’t recall—I opposed the stimulus because it doesn’t work, it didn’t work. It brought us deeper into debt. My office sends tens of thousands of letters to various federal agencies. This went through what we call my case work system, where it was treated as a case work request for a constituent,” Ryan said. “It wasn’t my intention to send letters supporting the stimulus. After having these letters called to my attention I checked into them, and they were treated as constituent service requests in the same way matters involving Social Security or Veterans Affairs are handled. This is why I didn’t recall the letters earlier. But they should have been handled differently, and I take responsibility for that.”
If Paul Ryan cannot remember signing letters sent to the Energy Department and Labor Department asking for millions of dollars in stimulus money for two companies in Wisconsin, and at the time of signing the letters, Paul Ryan did NOT have any concern for WHAT he was signing, Then Paul Ryan can also FORGET that he signed OTHER important AMERICAN documents as well as NOT caring if he signs policies that negatively affect American citizens.
These weren’t notes explaining why his child was late for school. How can The American people TRUST with memory loss?
Romney said: "I'm not a big-game hunter. I've always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints, if you will. I began when I was 15 or so and I have hunted those kinds of varmints since then. I'm not a serious hunter, but I must admit, I guess I enjoy the sport and when I get invited I'm delighted to be able to go hunting."
Knowing that an activity COULD harm and kill others, no person with higher conscious, common sense and compassion would ever risk the chance of hurting the fellow life forms that reside on the planet.
Hunting for sport is premeditated murder and strapping a dog to a car roof is premeditated cruelty and neglect. If this presidential candidate can neglect and harm his own dog, just imagine how he will neglect and harm the American people?
In a 2012 "The Washington Post" detailed a 1965 incident at Cranbrook School in which Romney harassed a fellow student for his "nonconformity."
Romney led a "posse" of students in a charge against the boy, the Post reported. "He can't look like that," Romney reportedly told a close friend at the time. "That's wrong. Just look at him!"]
"I'll tell you," Romney said today, chuckling, "the thought that that fellow was homosexual was the furthest thing from our minds back in the 1960s, so that was not the case. But as to pranks that were played back then, I don't remember them all, but again, high school days, I did stupid things. … And if anyone was hurt by that or offended, obviously I apologize for that."
Romney cannot remember the evil he perpetrated on a young man, nor can he remember the suffering he caused. Romney washed the event from his mind and chalked it up to stupidity and pranks.
"If anyone was hurt by that or offended." He says.
Perhaps Mr. Romney thought the boy was pleased by his torment while enjoying his torture?
If Mitt Romney can be this careless with his apology today. Imagine all of the careless things he can apologize for tomorrow?
At abcnews.go.com on a video called Ann-Romney-on-seamus-the-dog-controversy, you can watch the happy couple laughing over the incident.
THE DOG LOVED IT! THE DOG HAD THE RUNS FROM TURKEY!!!!!! IT WAS KIND TO BRING THE DOG!!!!!!! The utterly shameless Ann Romney confides.
The dog NEVER should have been on the roof of the car and if turkey did indeed ADD to the dogs sickness, then the dog should have been allowed to ride inside the car.
There are even laws about allowing your dog to ride in the back of a truck!
A person who transports an animal on a public roadway in the cargo portion of a motor vehicle must ensure that the animal is protected in a manner that prevents the animal from falling, jumping, or being thrown from the vehicle.
A person complies with the law if:
The space is enclosed; or
The space has racks on all open sides with adequate height and density to retain the animal; or
The animal is cross-tethered to the vehicle; or
The animal is transported in a cage or container secured to the vehicle.
Mitt Romney is so unconscious that without reflecting or thinking on his actions, he allowed the wind, the weather, the speed, the vulnerability, and the isolation on the roof, to cause his own FAITHFUL COMPANION extreme stress .
Due to Mitt Romney's lack of compassion, Mitt Romney’s own dog lost control of his bowels: and defecated from fear, ALL OVER the car and the cage where he was confined having to stay in his own filthy body secretions until the brutal and ignorant Mitt Romney pulled into a gas station.
You would think once this discourteous and selfish man saw the stress that the dog was under, that he would have put him INSIDE the car for the rest of the trip, but no.
Once Romney found a gas station, this inhumane, unkind man over looked the sufficient indication that the dog was, in terrible stress and discomfort and Instead of having concern for the animals well being, Mitt Romney coolly pulled off the highway and into a service station where he borrowed a hose, washed down the dog and the car, then hopped back into the car and back onto the road where he continued his road trip with the dog now wet and still on the roof.
I am certain I do NOT have to tell anyone what it feels like to be wet confined and in the wind while you are already NOT feeling well.
Now because the dog was wet, this allowed the wind, the weather, the speed and the vulnerability to be even more torturous and unbearable.
Literally Mitt Romney treated his dog as if the dog was nothing more than a piece of luggage.
When confronted for his inhumane actions, Romney CARLESSLY SAID:
"PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air."
Mitt Romney is an inferior human being that will fail the American people in the same way that he had failed his own dog.
Boy are you a delusional person. Romney an inferior person? Wow are you truly in left field! You are in denial of what has been taking place in our country for the last 3 1/2 years. Being an Internet Reverend has truly screwed your beliefs and mind up. You and Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan and Obama, are all cut from the same misguided, violent, hatred, Racist mold. May G-D have mercy on you!
Since Fiesty's thread got collapsed, I'll re-post this as a public service announcement:
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The David Brooks Op Ed in this morning's paper was hilarious and should have some appeal to both sides of the aisle.
I won't attempt to copy it here and break any forum rules or be accused of changing any of it. Enjoy...
Just follow the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/opinion/brooks-the-real-romney.html?_r=1&ref=columnists
You must be Feisty's Beotch.
OOOOOOOHH! SSSSHHH!!!!!!!TTTT!
That was the funnies Op Ed I have ever read. LMAO
Every Repuk should read it NOW! LMAO
Solutions539, I just wanted to apologize to you again for my error up-thread where I missed that you were commenting to BK-###. Sorry about that. You are, of course, CORRECT!!!!
mike-464493! THANKS for posting that link, and THANKS to Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL too for originally mentioning it. Great Op-Ed!!
However, a few things stood out...
Brooks says Mitt was
I'll just bet Arrow is a bit miffed at Mitt since he and Ann recently announced they buy all his Kirkland shirts at Costco!
I also think Brooks forgot to mention that; while in Prep School Mitt started a new haircut fad by knocking classmates to the ground in order to cut off their hair.
And David Brooks said,
Which reminds me that I need to use my Atari computer to book a Pan Am flight, connecting with Eastern, so I can pick-up my Brand New DeLorean!
Brooks wrote that
He initially liked their song "Money, Money" until someone explained it to him.
And finally,
I DID NOT KNOW ANY OF THAT!
Anyone who would like to read the original David Brooks Op Ed can, just follow the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/opinion/brooks-the-real-romney.html?_r=1&ref=columnists
It came from me and not Fiesty, but by her post being collapsed, everything under it also got collapsed and I thought this was just too good to not share.
If you're right leaning, it's self deprecating humor and sarcasm. If you're left leaning, it's more directed humor and still sarcasm. David Brooks hit a home run with this one.
Well thanks mike! I thought it was great from a left-leaning non-partisan point of view!
I must give Brucie credit for this one; Odumbo THINKS he's The Man of Steel. He's actually The Man of STEAL. (As in our taxes and retirements and medicare).
As long as you want to VOTE republican, you really should go to Romney's website and read what he is about. Propaganda is information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
I only speak facts the facts that are heard directly from Mitt Romney's and Obama’s mouth.
Do you watch the news? Try it some time. WATCH and LISTEN to Mitt Romney speak.
HEAR his lies and abusive tales from his own lips. There is no reason to rely on rumors when Mitt Romney himself PROUDLY displays his arrogance, ignorance and inhumane behavior in public.
Wake up to the FACTS and stop looking for excuses to defend this inhuman candidate.
All we have is the human language to determine what each of us is talking about. To correctly decipher human words, we must use an established dictionary and apply the correct meaning to each word that is being used.
Because many words have more than one meaning it is important that we understand the origin of the word before we apply it to a sentence or use it to discredit another human being.
Taking the human language as a tool for our decision making, we can begin to formulate our own concrete conclusions as to who is the right candidate for presidential office.
By using the candidates own words I have decided that President Obama is the ONLY choice our free country has to lead them into the liberty they seek.
Just look at what the Republicans did to this country. Was WAR the best thing for the American people?
After the Taliban killed Nearly 3,000 AMERICAN citizens, AMERICA under The Republican Party leadership began a war with the Middle East that killed almost 6000 more Americans while over 500 committed suicide and 33184 were wounded.
Was placing the country trillions of dollars in debt the best thing for the American people?
BEFORE Obama took office, under the leadership of The Republican Party, AMERICA became TRILLIONS of dollars in debt and now Republican Romney attacks Obama for doing what is right to help save the economy.
You cannot expect a huge economic change in four years after the country was placed in debt in the last eight Republican years! Since Romney decided to run for president all he has been doing is feeding the American people with lies.
IS Medicare VOUCHERS instead of secure subsidized healthcare the best thing for the poor, elderly, sick, disabled and dying when they are pout of work and cannot afford any other means to [pay for their medical needs?
Romney says:
"There's only one president that I know of in history that robbed Medicare, $716 billion to pay for a new risky program of his own that we call Obamacare."…- Mitt Romney on "60 Minutes."
The 2010 health care law cut Medicare reimbursements to hospitals and insurers, it did NOT cut benefits to older Americans, Cutting $716 billion from Medicare will not change the coverage of current or future Medicare recipients. The “$716b cut” refers to the Medicare cuts in the Affordable Care Act. The bulk of those cuts come in two areas. First, private insurance plans in the Medicare Advantage program have been getting paid about 20 percent more than traditional Medicare. Those overpayments are ratcheted back. Second, in negotiations with the White House, hospitals agreed to take a cut in reimbursements with the understanding that they’ll make more money from the 30 million previously uninsured people who will have insurance as a result of the law. The cuts to insurers and hospitals were sufficiently obvious that Paul Ryan included them in his budget.
Henry J. Aaron, an economist and a longtime health policy analyst at the Brookings Institution and the Institute of Medicine, called Mr. Romney’s vow to repeal the savings “both puzzling and bogus at the same time.”
“The bottom line,” said Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the senior Democrat on the House Budget Committee, which Mr. Ryan leads, “is that Romney is proposing to take more money from seniors in higher premiums and co-pays and hand it over to private insurance companies and other providers in the Medicare system.”
Speaking of budget cuts, Ryan’s plan: :The Path to Prosperity, turns Medicare into a voucher system, because his only defense is that President Obama, too, plans to cut Medicare. The only problem, however, is that Romney, along with Ryan and the entire Republican platform, completely made that up.
Politifact has labeled this claim "mostly false" countless times, still putting no halt to the attacks. The Affordable Care Act does find around $500 billion in savings to Medicare (not cuts), mainly through reducing payments to hospitals and insurance companies. On the other hand, Ryan's plan, which Romney has supported multiple times, gives seniors a set amount to help purchase a private insurance plan, regardless of whether or not it's enough. Both Ryan and President Obama find ways to bring down Medicare costs, but only the former's plan reduces coverage to seniors.
Medicaid now covers an estimated 70 million Americans and would cover an estimated 7 million more in 2014 under the Obama health law's expansion. In contrast, Ryan's plan could mean 14 million to 27 million Americans would ultimately lose coverage, even beyond the effect of a repeal of the health law, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation of Ryan's 2011 budget plan.
Mitt Romney has lost touch with reality.
Proposing individual state Medicaid is an injustice for the USA. How foolish of ANYONE to allow ANY individual state to say who and who does not qualify for health care. If you want to live in America and BE an American then do not oppress the rights and freedom of others.
Medical Government assistance must not be a legal or personal choice that can be made by individual states, organizations or companies.
We are a government FOR the people and BY the people.
It is absurd to take from the poor, the middle class, the elderly, the sick, the dying and the disabled and EXPECT THEM to use unstable vouchers in place of their already solid, definite assistant plans that that have worked for years and that they understand and are familiar with.
Medicare Advantage costs more because it is a more generous plan. It is popular, with 1 out of 4 Medicare participants choosing it. By "ratcheted back" reimbursements, insurers will be forced to raise premiums and/or reduce benefits. Ultimately, this forces seniors back to the less generous "traditional" Medicare.
Hospitals "agreed with the White House" to take a cut in reimbursements with the hope that all patients will have insurance. First, Obamacare will not cover everyone. Secondly, hospitals will now have 30M+ more people to serve. Where will all the doctors and facilities come from to service this new demand?
And of course the best cheaters will win! Remember they cheated Bush into office! Good work Republicans!
I'm hearing the GOP is chartering planes so all the conventioneers can fly over New Orleans and look out the windows at the hurricane destruction, just like their hero "W".
You would think that after running for office the last 20 years that most Americans would know who Morman Bishop Romney is.....we do and we still don't like him.
Kind of reminds of the old Bonnie Raitt song ...." I can't make you love me if you don't....I can't make your heart feel something it won't"......and Bishop Romney, we're not feeling that heart you supposedly possess.
.....and there is still that Mormon issue that he can't etch-a-sketch...tax evasion...core values...has five, 5, FIVE, sons that have never served in the military (that is criminal).....wants to start a war with Iran, even Russia perhaps....no foreign experience other than canvassing door to door for Mormonism in France.....we saw how his foreign experience went in London during the Olympics, idiot "Mitt theTwit"...
TO: Bruce-1628250 who wrote:
Oh my stars! I watched it!!! Absolutely devastating!!! I had to stop watching because I almost cried when I saw how Mitt Romney tore those families apart, took their jobs, everything, and Romney celebrated while he knew he was making American families SUFFER! OMG!!!
What's so overwhelming about it is, Romney stomped out REPUBLICAN STATES FIRST! I guess because he knows that Republicans are "easy prey" because all you have to say is that you're a Republican and folks turn their backs and let him do anything and everything he wanted, and Mitt Romney robbed them blind!, absolutely devastated American families first in Florida, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and eventually hit companies in every state in America.
It sure tells you how much damage Romney can actually do, and his human reaction to the devastation he caused was so ice cold and callous! It's just freightening!!!
Bruce, Republican Voters can't possibly know who this guy is, but they better find out, before November!!!
OMG!!!
Obama/Biden 2012
But American Girl, the Republican Voters MUST know this about Romney, because this movie was made by Newt Gingrich's Super Pac - Winning Our Future.
It would be so great if Newt and Callista would play this movie for their Republican pals on Thursday at the convention when they are scheduled to speak between 7 and 8 PM - Prime Time!
Apology accepted Bruce. And Yes I was pounding on BK
Keep pounding on BK and the rest of them Solutions539. You're doing a great job! I need to take a break, before I make another slip-up like that. You have a Great Day!
mike-464493! THANKS for posting that link, and THANKS to Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL too for originally mentioning it. Great Op-Ed!!
However, a few things stood out...
Brooks says Mitt was
I'll just bet Arrow is a bit miffed at Mitt since he and Ann recently announced they buy all his Kirkland shirts at Costco!
I also think Brooks forgot to mention that; while in Prep School Mitt started a new haircut fad by knocking classmates to the ground in order to cut off their hair.
And David Brooks said,
Which reminds me that I need to use my Atari computer to book a Pan Am flight, connecting with Eastern, so I can pick-up my Brand New DeLorean!
Brooks wrote that
He initially liked their song "Money, Money" until someone explained it to him.
And finally,
I DID NOT KNOW ANY OF THAT!
Anyone who would like to read the original David Brooks Op Ed can, just follow the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/opinion/brooks-the-real-romney.html?_r=1&ref=columnists
But seriously, I wonder if this isn't the first salvo in a move from the mainstream GOP to scuttle Romney's chance of winning because they don't want Paul Ryan and the Tea Party and the other far right coattails that he drags along with him.
It's better to lose a battle than lose the war. The GOP has to purge the far right influence and swing back towards center if it expects to survive long term.
It won't though.
Republicans are dinosaurs. Outdated viewpoints heavily laced with racism and misogyny.
They'll become less and less relevant. McCain's disastrous campaign and now Mitt's struggling one is directly because they come off as the party of the rich and entitled who don't stand for any middle-class, poor, women, minority, gay voters.
These voting blocks are huge and they've alienated all of them. The young can't find anything in Mitt either.
Republicans are a dying breed...and it can't happen fast enough.
Mitt Romney has sold out all of his "futures" to his sugar daddies. He is beholden to them. They own him outright. They even selected his VP for him. Romney is bought paid for, with no free will or decision making. Romney is the puppet of the ultra-rich. Mitt Romney saw an opportunity to increase his wealth at the expense of the American People.
Look into Mitt Romney's eyes and look at his body language when he speaks. There is no sincerity. There is no genuineness. There is no sign of any warmth or human character. You wonder how that can be? That is what your body and your speech and your aura looks like....when you have sold your soul.
People of the United States of America,USA1.
Failure is not an option;
unfortunately, the current Drought in this country is an ACT OF GOD, President Obama’s
screw ups aren't, See below for the list.
1) 8.6 to 8.2
unemployment after four years of President Obama rule
2) Failed energy
policy, cancelling KEYSTONE a major oil pipeline project from Canada to Louisiana
killing thousands of jobs. Also, putting a hold on offshore oil drilling due to
an oil rig accident which caused a lose of jobs and gas prices to spike due to
speculation.
3) Obama Care has
been determined to cost Americans more in the long run than originally
estimated and will cause more business layoffs due to that cost.
4) The SOLYNDRA
failure which cost the American Taxpayer 535 Million Dollar, we may only
salvage 4% back.
5) 1 Trillion Dollar
Stimulus Plan that did not produce the "Shovel Ready" Jobs that they were
supposed to be just waiting for funding. Some of this Stimulus went to create
jobs overseas.
6) Allowing Pakistan to Prosecute the Doctor that helped the
United States
find and KILL Bin Laden. The President screws over our friends like the doctor
and others(Israel)
and does not play hardball to any great extent with our foes.
7) Cover up with
Executive Privilege on Fast & Furious to cover his and Eric Holders
fingerprints on the plan to infringe on the 2nd Amendment.
8) Not supporting Israel who is the only real Democracy in the Middle East. Israel
is key to the United States
having a real friendly foot hold in the Middle East.
8) Not having
Control of the GSA and allowing wasteful spending on parties and bonuses while
the country is in a financial meltdown. This is not the only branch of
Government that wastes Taxpayer money.
9) Having a
tremendous number of CZARS (some Communist) to run the Government over and
above his Cabinet appointees who were not approved by Congress.
10) LEADING FROM BEHIND.
That’s some piss poor philosophy in today’s world.
11) Caused NASA to
go belly up with no replacement for the Space Shuttle and allowing major LAYOFFS
and now United States Astronauts have to hitch rides on RUSSIAN Spacecraft at a
cost of millions of dollars to the International Space Station. I thought the
Russians were our buddies and would not charge us to hitch a ride. I guess I
was wrong
12) The Presidents
failure to lead will now result in causing 10s of Thousands of Layoffs in the
Defense Industry on 1/2/13 because of Defense Budget Cuts, 500 Billon over 10
years.
13) Added 5 Trillion
Dollars of Debt the American Taxpayer is on the hook for, the current U.S.
Checkbook Balance is roughly negative 16 Trillion Dollars.
14) Failure of
President Obama to release his College Transcripts or how his college tuition
was paid for. No Media scrutiny on this.
15) President Obama’s
association with Bill Aires and his wife who as a member of the Radical Weather
Underground during the late 1960’s Bombed Public Buildings resulting in major
damage.I could keep going but you get the picture.!
Very good and Truthful, but doesn't meet liberal mindset. It wasn't confirmed by the LIAR n Chief himself.
People of the United States of America,
If you want to be
majorly shocked as I was about how much Taxpayer Money the Obama Administration
has spent on perpetuating itself and
internal operations on the
Obama Whitehouse and
Air Force One travel expenses etc,, Google or go to www.taxpayertreasurehunt.com.
It will boggle your mind.
People of the United States of America,
A couple of points,
minuet detail of his life scrutinized, Taxes, Religion, etc...I thought a
Presidents personal life (i.e. Bill Clinton) is not up for review because
it is personal
detail why he spent 4 million dollars to keep his College records from
being unsealed, why are they sealed in the first place? He weaseled out
having to produce these records in the first term, we need full transparency
in order to give him a second term, what is he hiding? President GW Bush
had his life put under a microscope and had the crap beaten out of him on
his National Guard Service, Alcohalism and his alleged drug use. The Media
and Democrats also went after Laura Bush on her tragic car accident went
she was 20, 21 years old. Dirty Politics again.
Cocaine drug use in High School and College in his book, How the Hell does
he hold any level of Government Security Clearance, let along activating
the Nuclear Football. The Media should in this era, be really concerned
that the president in fact could be Blackmailed in some form,
apparently all the rules do not
count for Democrat Presidents.
1 in this Presidential Race or it will be 2008 all over again.
play dirty and do anything ala Richard Nixon to reelect President Obama.
People of the United States of America,
A couple of points,
minuet detail of his life scrutinized, Taxes, Religion, etc...I thought a
Presidents personal life (i.e. Bill Clinton) is not up for review because
it is personal
detail why he spent 4 million dollars to keep his College records from
being unsealed, why are they sealed in the first place? He weaseled out
having to produce these records in the first term, we need full transparency
in order to give him a second term, what is he hiding? President GW Bush
had his life put under a microscope and had the crap beaten out of him on
his National Guard Service, Alcohalism and his alleged drug use. The Media
and Democrats also went after Laura Bush on her tragic car accident went
she was 20, 21 years old. Dirty Politics again.
Cocaine drug use in High School and College in his book, How the Hell does
he hold any level of Government Security Clearance, let along activating
the Nuclear Football. The Media should in this era, be really concerned
that the president in fact could be Blackmailed in some form,
apparently all the rules do not
count for Democrat Presidents.
1 in this Presidential Race or it will be 2008 all over again.
play dirty and do anything ala Richard Nixon to reelect President Obama.
Your long story (book) is fictitious. Check your facts. Fabricated rumors will get you no credibility. Get some substance and come back to us. In the "real" world, Bush said Iraq was behind 911 - 911 Commission said No. Bush said WMD. No weapons found. Bush said Mission accomplished. The list goes on and on and these are factual.
@Frank-471808
Like Think Wise said: "Your long story (book) is fictitious. Fabricated rumors will get you no credibility"
Frank you do know asking for someone papers is a "SLAVERY" Term? Don't cross the railroad unless someone of white color write on a piece of paper you have permission to cross over.
Same thing as in show me your birth certificate, your college records, your employment history so we can verify you are an American.
Those are racist "SLAVERY" Terms. And every African American puts you in a racist category when you say those disgusting words period.
Just because another white man say President Obama was not born here in the Untied States does not mean it is true.
How about you are going to vote for a person with a cult religion. Mormonism = LDS
History: Joseph Smith made it up to cover himself for having 5 wives before it was outlawed in America. See Mexico - Romney Family to date. Not some passed event.
@Frank-471808
By the way Frank I'm African America my great great grand father was a slave.
You are the foreigner in the United States unless you are claiming your family owned SLAVES.
Well which one is it Frank?
Solutions.....I don't think anyone gives a rats' turd whether you are African American or what your heritage is. And for you to accuse Romney of belonging to a "cult" is no less an insult than your claim that asking for someones' "papers " is a Racist insult. Face it, you voted for Obama BECAUSE he is Black, and NO OTHER REASON. Most Black Americans I know have issues with Obamas' views, policies on alternative sexual preferences, ABORTION and SOCIALISM in general. So don't come spouting this RACIST SH*T like it makes you privileged or something. The MORMON religion is just as valid as a Religion as ANYTHING you claim as your religion. How about Obamas' adopted church of 30 years under the Racist and Radical tutelage of Reverend "God DAMN America" Jeremiah "bullfrog Mouth" Wright???? OKAY With THat are You??? If so, I would say that you support a racist Cult masquerading as a religion.
GOP nuts are all over the place, arent they? Any proof that Obama paid money to keep his grades from being made public? Show us Frank... or are you just another crazy clown? Woody won't show his taxes, so Obama has to show his grades... then, will Woody show taxes? LOL
xx
Full Speed Ahead - Right into a big hole. I can't wait to see them fall in it but hope they don't drag the rest of us in with them.
Hey Lemming....you have a choice...get dragged into salvation by your saviours, The Republican Party, or Follow the King of Incompetence, The Grand Imam Obozo off a Cliff. And we already know which result you prefer.........sheer nothingness with the Dims. Smart.....for a dumbas* liberal anything even looking like a "decision" is considered "smart".