Riddle me this Queen Ann...how do you separate out family planning from women's financial health and their general well being? It can't be done.

But to be more succinct: if you are going to play surrogate for your husband, your obligation is to answer the questions you are asked. If you can't do that, get off the stage. Mrs. Obama is better able to handle the voter's questions.

Hey girls how ya doing. Obama got a bump, and Romney got a thump, if Obama takes Florida, it will be all but impossible for Romney to get to 270.

How can we expect Queen Anne, or any of Romney's other surrogates to answer any questions, when Romney himself won't answer the same questions, just keep offering that same comment over and over, just like the Energizer Bunny. He doesn't HAVE any specific plan to offer for the economy or job creation, other than more of the same failed prescriptions of the past three decades plus of GOP policies...more tax cuts for the rich, more deregulations, and more defense budget...none of which will do a damned thing to reduce either the budget deficits or the national debt. BTW, I loved Obama's "Cold Coming On" comment Thursday night, hehe.

I may not agree with all that Obama has done or tried to do in his first term of office, but he sure is the better choice of ANY of the candidates running, not just the GOP candidate. Hopefully the Libertarian Party's candidates will do nothing but water down the GOP votes come November, which will further aid in the re-election of the current administration.

Now, it is past time for the two of you and all other Newsvine posters to get actively involved in the Popular Amendment Movement at www.faircampaignreform.us and help get the Election/Campaign Finance Reform and Term Limits constitutional amendments passed before the 2014/16 elections. We can't let another campaign season hit us with the same chaos that this one has seen. The billions that the wealthy have given to the Super-PACs, etc. for third party advertising could have put thousands of people back to work with meaningful jobs.

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Hi ya Forrest! Hope all is well with you.

Hey girls how ya doing.

Doing well Forrest, thanks for asking!

Spent the day knocking on doors supporting OUR President!

Lots of positive vibes out there, they see Willard as the hoax he is!

Obama got a bump, and Romney got a thump

You never fail to give me a good giggle! ☺

Feisty, while I fully expect some of that convention bounce to fade, when Willard was still trailing going into the Democratic Convention, it was pretty much game over. Even Michael Dukakis had a lead after his convention but not Willard. Then the Democrats put the hammer down on Willard. It will take a Gerald Ford-esque stumble by Obama in the debates (remember Poland is not part of the Iron Curtain anyone?) or some unforeseen external event to possibly change this. Even if that happened, Obama's foreign policy chops should carry the day over the two Republican amateurs.

newdayD I know it is silly but it would be fun to see a Ms Obama vs. Queen Ann debate

Obama/Biden 2012

Feisty, while I fully expect some of that convention bounce to fade,

Al,

No doubt it will fade... until the debates start! ;o)

Then there's that pesky electoral vote to contend with! lol

Thanks for asking NDD and Fiesty, I have a real bad head cold, otherwise I'm fine. I will be traveling to NC on Monday for my new job. I hope it has changed, I trust it has changed. It has been a long time since I was there. I told this story once before, but I was there visiting when I was 17 years old, I was walking down the sidewalk in downtown Charlotte, there was an old black man walking toward me and when we got about ten feet apart he stepped off the sidewalk into the street until I passed by, then he stepped back on the sidewalk and continued on his way. I had never experienced anything like that before, it made me feel so creepy that I have never forgotten that moment. I need a better experience this time and I trust I will have one, because that thing I just described is like the only thing I can remember from my visit there many years ago.

It's very simple: the people are realizing that when one party is telling the truth and the other one prides itself of "not letting fact-checkers run their campaign," the choice is very clear. Just look at the conferences: on one end, you have what is probably the most lies per second ever blurted out on a public speech in the history of America, and on the other end, you have a speech that was so great and kicked so much ass that even Ryan and Romney can't help but say good things about the great orator that delivered it. I mean, is there a visible limit to what Clinton can achieve with his charm?

I expect Obama's bump to linger for a while. Statistically, the candidate who was leading the polls before the conventions (in this case, Obama) has had a much better chance of winning; but when the conventions widen the gap this visibly (per Gallup, three percentage points on a seven-day moving average in just two days... wow!), I think it's pretty easy to see who's going to win. And we haven't even gotten to the debates. I don't think I'm going out on a limb when I say that Obama's going to mop the floor with Romney. We know who can talk specifics, we know who can give an inspiring speech, and most importantly, we know who can talk for more than two sustained minutes without embarrassing himself or lying so blatantly his surrogates have to admit their campaign doesn't care about the truth.

The Democratic Party booed and made cat calls at God. And you want us to vote for them?

You know who did that, too? The Founding Fathers. There's this little thing called "separation of Church and State." The Republican Party hates the Constitution and the principles of the Founding Fathers so passionately that they simply refuse to admit that this is a secular nation – and you want us to vote for them?

Wow, Exito! I hadn't thought of that but you are right. We would have Queen Ann on the one hand saying over and over very primly " I don't know how to answer that, I have to ask my husband."

Mrs. Obama would be all knowledge and passion. It would be GREAT!

Forrest, good luck to you!

Feisty: never ceases to amaze me how people like Kannin write such denigrating posts about other people. What a waste of time!

Wilderness, do whatever your imaginary friend tells you to. Who do you think Jesus would vote for, the guy who cares about the less fortunate or the rich dude with the "hooray for me and f-you" attitude?

Boy, no kidding Al. The Republican party is the exact opposite of Jesus' ministry. Democrats at least walk the walk with social justice issues.

Doesn't matter anyway, I get tired of the holier than the holy forgetting that this is a secular country.

Al, the party of Christian values seem to have left that mantra behind along with Country...

Now, it's just their twisted values coupled with greed...forget country!

Hypocrits exposed.........

4 more for 44!

Can somebody check on In from the wilderness he is "Eastwooding" again.

ALLAH AKBAR!

(ducks and runs)

Think I got me a troll on the line.

Highest approval ratings since May 2011...

LOL, what does that mean, his ratings just popped its head over the toilet rim?

trudat,

Gallup Daily Tracking for 09/08/2012

Approve/Disapprove 52/42 (+10)

Obama/Romney (National) 49/45 (+4)

http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx

Romney's Electoral Map just got smaller as both his campaign and the Super PAC's that support him have pulled ads in Pennsylvania, Michigan and now Ryan's home state of Wisconsin.

Think I got me a troll on the line.

Al,

Reel em in Bible Spice style! ;o)

What Obama Is Not Telling the Seniors and Hispanics, among all the items he will not talk about are:

• Decreased Choice
• Higher Premiums
• Blatantly Unjust Premiums
• Increased Dependence on Government and its Bureaucrats
• Violation of Religious Liberty

"Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it."

-Ronald Reagan

Romney-Ryan 2012 to take back America from the Progressives and the Radicals.

While it does look like Obama is presently ahead of the pack we liberals and centrists cannot let down our guard! We absolutely have to get everybody out there on election day to matter what it takes! Do not I repeat do not get overconfident!

Ido, I realize you and the GOP thinks that Ronald Reagan sits on the right hand of God that fact only goes to show how much of an idiot you all are. You really need to read the background of the Challenger disaster and the role Reagan played in the death of those astronauts.

And regarding his quote which you so inappropriately placed in your post this is nothing more than the rantings of a forgetful man who literally acted his way through life.

"Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it."

-Ronald Reagan

Hey Ido ... who are you speaking for? I've got the letter in the mail for the AARP club and have yet to register (due to pride! I'm seriously,really not that old! ;-) )

"I want you to know, AARP, I would never turn Medicare into a voucher," Obama said at a civic center here, making an explicit play for members of the 50-and-up club. "I believe no American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies."

I believe him. I watch my parents struggle with the Medicare rules now and can only imagine what they or I will face if we have to use our paltry vouchers to try and find an insurance company. Thank God (yes, wilderness-troll some of us liberal progressives are Christians as well) I don't have any pre-existing conditions. My mother does and if this rolls out the way Wimpy and Lyin want, I can't even, nor do I want to, imagine what her future will be like. She worked as a civilian at HAFB all of her life and is due the benefits that she has acquired.

Until you're at the door and facing this issue. Cork it.

Obama/Biden 2012

Yep, the Progressives continue with their "reverse psychology" by saying the opposition "did it" while in the real World, it was the Progessives who "did it" to begin with.

Following pretty much sums up the Progressive idea of the economy:

'Government's Progressive view of the economy could be, summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it.If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving,subsidize it'.

- Ronald Reagan

Funny, "don't let down our guard now".....heck, just let Mr. Obama speak and that alone will "sink" any resurgence effort for re-election.

I wonder which "voter base" will Mr. Obama throw under the ObamaWagon next. He has already taken care of Oprah, Rev. Wright, and the Kennedy family.

Romney wants to increase the defense budget, yet can't even mention or thank our military men and women in his acceptance speech at the RNC. Barack Obama did seven times. Who would you rather have as Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces?

The first comment was mostly about Ann Romney, yet there was no mention of Ann Romney in the article.

Oh well, it's not like we're trying to intelligently discuss issues or anything. Really.

Queen Ann can take a hike and I would never vote for Romney, but can we please at least pretend to stay on topic?

ldo. I agree with you, but it sure is hard to cure stupid isn't it. These people are like sheep being led to slaughter. That guy in the White House sure is a silver tongued devil.

Romney wants to increase the defense budget, yet can't even mention or thank our military men and women in his acceptance speech at the RNC

Give Willard a break. Defense contractors are people too you know. Didn't you see Willard saluting those front line troops named Raytheon, Lockheed, and General Dynamics?

old fat guy,

First it was 2 years not 3.

Second it was Congress not the President.

Third COLA is a formula established by Congress and it is law.

It slip the notice of the writers of this article that Janer I sunder FBI investigation for threatening Romney's life?

Do I take her threat seriously? Nope. However, anyone who makes such a threat is investigated- and it is in exceedingly poor taste for Obama- or any other candidate for office- to appear with such a person.

Think what a field day you'd have if the shoe were on the other foot!

Al..

Those are high paying UNION JOBS be careful

Dennis..

And some presidents have leadership ability. This guy does not.

I will go for the guy that has actually built something.

And some presidents have leadership ability. This guy does not.

We beg to differ:

Sincerely:

Osama Bin Laden

Muammar Gaddafi

Al...

He used Bush's SEALS to get Bin Laden

Gaddafi was done in by his own people.

Now how about jobs, energy independence we can afford, more jobs and more jobs?

Too bad Dubya was so tied up on the golf course that he couldn't figure how to use his own SEALS effectively, eh? Had to invade and occupy entire countries instead. What a good cowboy he was!

Social Security is quickly becoming under funded and he temporarily reduces by 33% the payroll tax that funds it, setting up a doomsday issue at election time for those nasty Republicans.

Yo Fat Man - If the Republicans are the only ones interested protecting Social Security and the elderly, why did they overwhelmingly support this tax cut? According to you, they should have refused to sign this tax cut.

I've got the letter in the mail for the AARP club and have yet to register (due to pride! I'm seriously,really not that old! ;-) )

I got my AARP card in the mail, too. I mailed it back to them with a polite "no, thanks. I'm too young!!! (50 is the new 40, right?)

Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan have made it pretty clear they have no intention of changing the Medicare plan that currently exists for current seniors. The plan they have offers choice to those under age 55.

Yet, still, the President goes to Florida with the intention of scaring the seniors into voting for him.

He is either: misinformed: His handlers did not explain Romney's idea coherently to him or he chose not to read it.....or

He is so completely out of touch that he has no idea the impact that fabricating, exaggerating or "misspeaking" has on seniors....... or

He just doesn't care as long as he wins re-election.

Whatever side you're on, scaring seniors is dispicable.

For all the political posturing the liberals are doing on this board, they still can't come up with sound enough reasons to re-elect Obama. I realize the liberals are completely enamored by Obama and have some real weak reasons such as the death of OBL, and a claim that Obama saved the auto industry. Two items in 4 years that are not much in the real life benefit of the American people. Sure, the unions benefited from GM not closing their doors temporarily but GM isn't doing very well, even though they still owe the tax payers approximlately 40 billion dollars in loan pay backs. Sure OBL is no longer here to produce any more threats, but is that enough to re-elect Obama?

Let's look on the flip side of that coin... 41 months of unemployment over 8%, $5.3 trillion in additional national debt. How about all the lies, broken promises and many other items that all serve to be negatives for Obama. How can two items, one of them barely treading water be the impedus for re-election? The math doesn't add up. I'm sure all those additional people on food stamps are appreciative, except for those who can't find work. I'd much rather have a job than food stamps. I'd much rather have a job than rely on a broke government to provide my sustinence.

While the liberals all rebuke the republicans, us conservatives rebuke a president that has set the precidence for poverty. The loss of $4000 per household in annual pay does not provide a real voting opportunity for Obama. Only because Obama did not take the bull by the horns and work to show the American people that he really cares about them. It appears as though Obama wasn't really very interested in making sure this country had a budget that worked. A budget that all sides could agree on thereby lacking the leadership skills to get all sides to work together to ensure this countries welfare was priority one.

For as much as the liberals all take up arms against conservatives because we are firmly stanced to see he is replaced, they still can not come up with a defense of the indefensable... Obama's lack of leadership.

Candice, in a humane wonderful world, I so hope everything works out for the both of us! Whatever side prevails, I've paid into all social programs since I was 14 ... and yes, I expect them to be there when I retire! :)

And yes, 50 is the new 40!

For all you idiot Obama Supporters, Google Search "Dreams from my real father", it was a Book Written in 1995 by Barack Obama, he Admits he's a Marxist (Communist) and him and his Father's dream was to Destroy America.

He's doing a good job Destroying America.

Let's see what Obama has done:

Attacked Libya without Congressional Approval.

Signed the NDAA Bill into law allowing the Detention and Assassination of Any US Citizen without trial, a Federal Court blocked it in May but Obama is trying to Get that Unblocked.

Raised the National debt over $6 Trillion in His First 3 Years.

Killed HUNDREDS of Innocent people (Excluding the FEW Terrorists) including three American Citizens in Yemen and Pakistan using Drone strikes (Even more Drone strikes than Bush).

Tried to Ban guns with The UN Even though it's unconstitutional and Obama SWORE to Protect the Constitution.

Obama Claims he Supports Freedom of Speech even though he Hired Staff to Censor his YouTube channel.

He claims he Campaigned in 57 States.

And Mitt Romney is just another idiot who will sell Jobs over seas.

Vote for Gary Johnson.

Who do you think Jesus would vote for,....Al, #1.15

Jesus wasn't into politics and division so much as he was trying to get people to treat each other well. Based on most of the comments on First Read, I'm pretty sure he'd be disgusted and heart broken with both sides here most of the time.

One can never be sure when this question is asked (who would Jesus vote for), if it is a reflection or an intentional slam to believers. For those who turn to the scriptures to affirm their actions in society (and in blogs), one might revisit:

Matthew 6:1-34 and Matthew 7:5 for starters.

Maybe you Morons will one day wake the f*** up and Realize there's no Major Difference between the Two Parties, they are Both corrupt.

That is what the Global Elite use Against us, make us think we have a Choice when we Really don't. In Germany, in the 1920's, the two Major Parties was the Nazi Party and the Communist party of Germany.

Candice, I'm more of a Philippians kinda gal ;-) Good post!

Layton,

I've paid into all social programs since I was 14 ... and yes, I expect them to be there when I retire!

Yes, me, too!

I was talking to my mom yesterday and she said she might vote for President Obama because "Governor Romney is going to get rid of her Medicare.... "At first I was bewildered (huh? what?) Then, I was worried--- (She's smarter and more attentive than this --is she losing her ability to reason and look at the facts? If so, will she have to move in with me sooner than I expected? Good Lord!), Then I was furious! Is this the message the President is putting out? Freaking out senior citizens?

I expect them to be there when I retire! :)

My plan as well includes depending on Social Security as a supplement to my investment income since I've paid into this since I was 14, and I was counting on Medicare at 65.

They need to address these issues. They can't make promises they can't keep. Medicare will go broke by 2016 (that's only 4 years away!), and they've pushed by my "full retirement age" once already. All of this puts my plans (but not my mom's) on the path of uncertainty....as well as the plans of many others my age....

(50 IS the new 40 --- special thanks to treadmills, a little red wine and the makers of Oil of Olay)!! :-)

Candice . . .

50 IS the new 40 --- special thanks to treadmills, a little red wine and the makers of Oil of Olay)!! :-)

AMEN! Still giggling but isn't that the truth!

Layton,

I'm more of a Philippians kinda gal

Really! Phillipians 1:9 I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgement, so that you will be able to choose what is best......

That sort of defines it. And that's all we - each of us - can hope for.

Thanks, Layton.

Obama 2012! Enforce Communism in America! Take our rights away! Your Fat, moron supporters will love you no matter what you do, and I guess since hating a HALF BLACK HALF WHITE Person makes me "Racist". We must love all Blacks (including HALF Blacks) no matter what they Do. A black person comes into my house and tries to kill my family, I should let him kill my family otherwise if i try to stop him I'm "Racist".

So where is that Hope and Change, Obama promised?

Obama is going to bankrupt America, and when there's no money to pay the bills, seniors won't be able to get their checks from the government anymore.

If Obama is reelected people in America are going to go hungry! People are going to die!

And to the Jewish voters, just remember that high ranking Obama advisor John Brennan called Jerusalem "Al Quds", and another official Samantha Power even suggested sending a "mammoth protection force" for the Palestinians AGAINST Israel!

THAT'S MILITARY INTERVENTION AGAINST ISRAEL!

And Obama made her a TOP White House official and member of his National Security team!

Hey, Mitt, where are your tax returns..???????????

.

our seniors' benefits come from tax revenues, whoever not paying his share is hurting our seniors.

Obama is going to bankrupt America. The National debt is 16 Trillion and counting.

He won't be able to send checks to all the seniors and the unemployed if he runs the U.S. economy into the ground, and turns it into Greece!

Just something to think about when you're trying to decide whether you care more about paying for Sandra Fluke's birth control pills, or getting America's debt under control.

Duqu,

The US is a sovereign nation. It cannot go bankrupt. We could default on our debt (which we will not) but we can't go bankrupt.

Japan has a 200% debt to GDP but no one talks about them going bankrupt.

Greece is not a sovereign nation because they are part of the Eurozone much like Ohio is part of the USA.

OBAMA........Helping Latinos colonize the United States for Mexico.

OBAMA........Helping Mexicans steal the resources meant to feed America's poor.

OBAMA........Ignoring the pleas of hungry Americans to give Latino illegals an extra helping.

OBAMA.......Giving a free college education to Latino illegals.

OBAMA.......Defending the rights of Mexicans to poison American children with Latino drugs.

OBAMA.......Friend of the thousands of gang bangers who bring violence to the streets of America

they still can't come up with sound enough reasons to re-elect Obama

Not electing a Republican is a pretty damn powerful reason to reelect Obama, Brian. It is the sole reason why MANY people are voting for Obama. I think you overestimate how much people like the man and underestimate how much people do NOT like your party.

I think all the fine citizens in Florida, especially seniors have got to be telling themselves:

Fool me once, shame on you (Obama).

Fool me twice, shame on me.

___

They are not going to believe all of Obama's lies and false numbers this time around and will vote for someone that is actually QUALIFIED for the job, Romney and Ryan.

Yeah, "targets" is a good way to put it.

Both Obama and Romney (and the corporate media) are lying to you when they say the government can't do anything about the high unemployment rate. The truth is they could do things to significantly lower it but they don't because they are allowing corporations to use the high jobless rate to drive down wages and benefits.

Since the 1930's they have known how to greatly stimulate jobs growth, but this entails a redistribution of wealth and power away from the 1% to the 99%, and politicians and the two main political parties are bankrolled by the 1% so they won't do it.

One of the ways is direct job creation by the Federal Government as they did during the New Deal with the WPA etc. but while our current crop of government officials threw trillions of $$ at the people who caused the crash in 2008 and "Great Recession" they say they don't have enough money to do it for millions of americans who were are the recessions victims.

Here's a couple of graphs of the unemployment rate during the 1930's, after WPA and various other works projects were enacted, and by the way that bump upward in the jobless rate around 1936-37 was caused by the FDR administration briefly reversing their policy of social spending and started trying to lower the deficit. They realized their mistake and started spending again and the unemployment numbers went down again.

http://contraryinvesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Unemployment-Rates-During-the-Great-Depression.gif

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/depression(6).JPG

But we didn't lick the Depression with just the New Deal spending. It took WWII when the government completely took over the economy and we spent even more that the jobless rate went below what it was in 1929 and we came out of the Depression.

Just as It is BS when both Democrats and Republicans say that the government can't do anything about the high unemployment it's also BS that government can't do anything about rising poverty. Here's what they did in the 1960's and the result in graphs just below it:

The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent. The speech led the United States Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, which established the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to administer the local application of federal funds targeted against poverty.

As a part of the Great Society, Johnson believed in expanding the government's role in education and health care as poverty reduction strategies.[1] These policies can also be seen as a continuation of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, which ran from 1933 to 1935, and the Four Freedoms of 1941.

The popularity of a war on poverty waned after the 1960s. Deregulation, growing criticism of the welfare state, and an ideological shift to reducing federal aid to impoverished people in the 1980s and 1990s culminated in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, which, as claimed President Bill Clinton, "end[ed] welfare as we know it."…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Poverty

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_otfwl2zc6Qc/TJgxEwPv7RI/AAAAAAAAObs/AU8XbvZCSdo/s1600/poverty.jpg

http://21stcenturywaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pverity.rising.jpg

By the way, that downward trend in the poverty rate during the last half of the Clinton Administration was mostly due to the tech bubble, not from Clinton gutting WELFARE.

The bubble popped in 2000-2001 resulting in the first big recession of the new decade:

The dot-com bubble (also referred to as the Internet bubble and the Information Technology Bubble[1]) was a historic speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 (with a climax on March 10, 2000, with the NASDAQ peaking at 5132.52 in intraday trading before closing at 5048.62) during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the Internet sector and related fields….

The collapse of the bubble took place during 2000-2001….

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com_bubble

Other things that lowered poverty in the 1960's and contributed to rising standard of living for most americans were hold overs from the New Deal and WWII domestic policies like the high tax rate on the top income bracket:

http://cltampa.com/binary/b9b2/1316887916-taxthresh3.png

http://media.photobucket.com/image/history%20of%20corporate%20taxes%20as%20a%20percentage%20of%20federal%20revenue/crmac50/fedtaxes1.jpg

This has caused the rich to get a much greater share of national wealth and rising wealth inequality:

http://www.acsalaska.net/~benmuse/blog/images/IncDist.jpg

Romneys plan is to get Americans working again. He will allow us to become energy independent by allowing us to use the resources we have. He will not lower the taxes of the wealthy but will take away many of their tax loopholes. He will stop the deficit from growing. He will not destroy our military but will keep it strong. Obama has a huge advantage because of the billions of dollars of favorable coverage by the lapdog media which is in the tank for Obama. This accounts for his lead in the polls if they would be honest and report what is really happening in the economy with the lowest percent of workers in 31 years the polls would change dramatically.

Luke...

This morning I read that two of the three television networks did not once mention the unemployment rate during their coverage of last week's Democrat convention. Not sure how that is possible in an election year when "jobs" and the "economy" are supposedly on center stage ???

And you think the White House is geting "favorable coverage" ??? Are you certain ???

Personal Information:

● His full Name is: Willard Mitt Romney
● He was born: March 12, 1947 and is 65 years old.
● His Father: George W. Romney, former Governor of the State of Michigan
● He was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
● He has been married to Ann Romney since 1969; they five children.

Education:

● B.A. from Brigham Young University,
● J.D. and M.B.A. from Harvard University

Religion:

● Mormon – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Working Background:

● After high school, he spent 30 months in France as a Mormon missionary.
● After attending both Harvard Business and Law Schools simultaneously, he passed the Michigan bar exam.
● In 1984, he co-founded Bain Capital a private equity investment firm, one of the largest such firms in the United States .
● In 1994, he ran for Senator of Massachusetts and lost to Ted Kennedy.
● He was President and CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
● In 2002, he was elected Governor of the State of Massachusetts where he eliminated a 1.5 billion deficit.

Some Interesting Facts about Romney:

● Bain Capital, starting with one small office supply store in Massachusetts, turned it into Staples; now over 2,000 stores employing 90,000 people.
● Bain Capital also worked to perform the same kinds of business miracles again and again, with companies like Domino’s, Sealy, Brookstone, The Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group, Dollarama, Home Depot, and many others.
● He was an unpaid volunteer campaign worker for his dad’s gubernatorial campaign 1 year.
● He was an unpaid intern in his Dad’s governor’s office for eight years.
● He was an unpaid bishop and stake president of his church for ten years.
● He was an unpaid President of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee for three years.
● He took no salary and was the unpaid Governor of Massachusetts for four years.
● He gave his entire inheritance from his father to charity.

Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest self-made men in our country, but has given more back to its citizens in terms of money, service and time than most men.

And in 2011 Mitt Romney gave over $4 million to charity, almost 19% of his income.
Just for comparison purposes, Obama gave 1% and Joe Biden gave $300 or .0013%.

Mitt Romney is Trustworthy:

● He will show us his birth certificate
● He will show us his high school and college transcripts.
● He will show us his social security card.
● He will show us his law degree.
● He will show us his draft notice.
● He will show us his medical records.
● He will show us his income tax records.
● He will show us he has nothing to hide.

Mitt Romney’s background, experience and trustworthiness show him to be a great leader and an excellent choice for President of the United States.

You may think that Romney may not be the best representative the Republicans could have selected.

Consider this; at least we know what religion he is, and that he won’t desecrate the flag, bow down to foreign powers or practice fiscal irresponsibility.

I know he has the ability to turn around this financial debacle that the current regime has gotten us into.

We probably won’t like all the things necessary to recover from this debt, but someone with Romney’s background can do it.

But, perhaps on the minus side:

● He was never a “Community Organizer”,
● He never took drugs or smoked pot,
● He never got drunk,
● He did not associate with communists or terrorists,
● He never attend a church whose pastor called for God to damn the US.

I would rather vote for Mitt then Obama who did drugs in his past and plays dirty CHICAGO politics in a dishonest way. Were's Obama's records and how come this President pays$$$$$$$$ to have them sealed!!!!. Come on, Obama you talk a good game, are you man enough to open those secret records of yourself and let your public see.? How can anyone vote for Obama who lies, and is a BS artist.?

We cannot afford 4 more years of Barack Hussein Obama.

The two things people don't like about Romney is his face. - credit to Sam.

Most republicans on these blogs merely bash Obama and never have anything positive about Romney's plans because few know what they are

No kidding, Larry!

I've been asking for months why should anyone vote for Willard and all I get for my effort is the continued Obama bashing 24/7!

I don't know about you, when I'm in the market for a big ticket item, I want to know why yours is superior and NOT what is wrong with the competitions...

Call me crazy... lol

larry -- i have been looking here for months waiting for a tangible reason that obama should be reelected. most folks here simply bash romney and ryan.

i will vote for romney because of his clear executive skills that are required to turn this economy around. i will vote for romney because he will enforce the laws of the land as written. i will vote for romney because his ideas for the future are realistic and can be achieved. i will vote for romney because he and ryan have presented ideas for reforms that have merit and should be discussed and negotiated with democrats.

i believe obama has been a huge failure and has done significant damage to the United States. he has done little regarding unemployment as there are fewer people working today than the day he took office. he has added more to the national debt than any other president. he has chosen to allow the senate to go three years without a national budget. he has practiced crony capitalism. he has sold out to the unions -- stimulus and GM. he gave a huge tax break to GM so that union members could get a bonus.

the list goes on. he is the biggest liar, yes even worse than nixon, to ever occupy the white house.

why will you vote for obama?

Fl is filled with odumbos target audience, the under educated,poor minorities..And yes I do live in Fl so all you libs can have a field day at my expense.

Ha, I did not know that the president could change the tax code, and just for one company exclusively, but now that I know he did that just to give my union brothers and sisters a bonus, that is reason enough right there to vote for him.

billybob, take a civics course, a little remedial math and get back to us on how you can balance the budget by cutting taxes. If tax cuts were the answer, all we have to do is cut the rate to 0 and that would fix everything. At some point we have to be adults and pay for what we have taken before forcing it on our children.

aworldofhurt

Apparantly you have never been to Palm Beach or Jupiter.

Thats funny larry, because obamas platform is that things couldnt be better. Everyone gets a participation trophy under obama, everyone without a job, everyone that cant feed their family. This economy isnt bad, it could be worse. Lets vote for the guy that believes americans are mediocre at best and could do worse.

At least we know why he feels trhis way, he is a union guy, and eevryone not tied to a union knows they are just socialst institutions.

Billybob, I WONT vote for Romney because of his "Executive Skills" in running a venture capital firm. The USA is not a business, and should not be run like one. The purpose of a capital enterprise is to make a profit. The purpose of a government is to provide guidance, support and protection for its citizens. The Chief Executive of our country needs to understand how SPEND resources, not produce a profit. If Romney;s business skills are what you want for this country, should we outsource the Marine Corps to Uganda?

ir12 never said 100% of Fl. I'm in the Keys

The purpose of a government is to provide guidance, support and protection for its citizens

Wrong, the purpose of a goverment is to provide safety from other governments, that is all. They are to have an army and make sure ther is not civil unrest in the populace.

You libs want our government to be our parents, the simplest way i can say this, you libs are idiots.

Oh wow you got that right if Mittens & Ryan gets in there it will get a lot worse.

trudat, if weren't for that damn "promote the general welfare" clause.

ir12, the GOTP seem to forget that part, unless its corporate welfare.

Feisty ...

I've been asking for months why should anyone vote for Willard and all I get for my effort is the continued Obama bashing 24/7!

As have I and we both know that when they have nothing to say, or a fact to report, the become just like their candidate, a bully on the playground.

Obama/Biden 2012

In their convention speeches, President Obama mentioned Afghanistan and thanked veterans seven times. Mitt Romney, zero. Who do you want as our Commander in Chief?

tony...

As a combat vet I will go for Romney.

When artillery support or air strikes are not available for any reason we need a new commander in chief.

Support on the battle field is the best thanks .

BARRACK OBAMA...FAILED LEADERSHIP!!!

ir12 -

You do realize that it does say promote the general welfare and not provide the general welfare, don't you? Promote does not and never has meant the same as provide.

Promoting the general welfare means that the government needs to get out of the way and let people provide for themselves.

As I see it, the Obama administration has done very little to actually promote the general welfare, but has done a great deal to make it even harder for families to provide for themselves, thus doing everything but promote the general welfare.

I went and watched the 2016 movie today, confirmed what I already knew, Obama is not Presidential material..

About time we took our country back to a Moderate (Romney) and out of extremist (Bush and Obama). The middle class is the ones who makes this country run smoothly, the middle Politicians are the only ones that hold Washington together...

Romney 2012

Tammy, buy yourself a dictionary, learn to read, and get back to us. As used in the Consitution, it means to contribute to the growth or prosperity of everyone.

we the people

Could you please enlighten us with one thing Romney has said in the last 6 months that makes you believe he is a moderate? That has got to be the funniest thing I have read in quite a while.

With MediScare from Ryan and just terror from the vulture, Obama has a good chance to take Florida.

..

Yeah....................

Day 57. Still no specifics. Nothing but "We're gonna look at that." and "We'll work with Congress."

I think Obama can tell you how productive that can be....

Day 1315. Economy sux, no jobs/record unemployment, record number on food stamps, never had a plan, etc. what's your point?

Mediscare? What do you think is going on in Florida right now. Scare the old folks and illegals, big bad GOP is going to do you in. What a joke!

jr...

Have to terrify the women out there too. Good thing the majority of Americans actually pay no attention to fact !!! Woman might actually see how "can't a woman make her own co-pay for her contraceptives ?" is turned into "Republicans want to deny women access to contraception". And there they were at the convention last week, all teary eyed and cheering for the new heroine of the adoring liberal masses...Admiral Sandra Fluke ! You know....the lady who was cheered right before the Good Lord got booed by the same audience.

And please....spare me the religious insults...I haven't been to church in thirty years. But seeing the convention crowd booing the Big Guy said a lot more about the type of people in attendence at the Democrat's convention than it said about the Big Guy himself. I'm guessing he chuckled at the whackjobs, saying "Forgive them...they know not what they do".

I can't believe how anybody can look at what went on at the DNC and honestly say they would vote that way. I'm not very religious either but what an insult, not to mention they successfully pissed off the entire middle east in record time. I also get tired of hearing them say Romney don't have a plan when he's briefed it over and over. He is smart enough to see medicare will go broke under the current path but yet people are buying into the bs the lib's are feeding them. All they can do is target the immoral of our society in hopes to get enough votes to stay in power and continue down a path of destruction for another four years.

Save your self-righteous indignation...

When you're willing to address WHY Willard has been caught in 533 lies over the last 30 months...

Get back to us!

Why Feisty - so you do admit that Obama is a liar! Excellent! And you excuse it by saying that Romney is one too. That is so grade school.

Why Feisty - so you do admit that Obama is a liar!

I hope you didn't hurt yourself with that stretch! lol

Whatever gives you some much needed comfort, it's going to be all downhill from here on out for Team Willard!

See you on 11.7!

Oh, and, Hillbilly Booby - take two tax cuts and call us in the morning!

Kannin,

Actually it is true if you accept that the Government will provide $6000 a year toward health care insurance and that the cost of the same coverage that is provided by Medicare costs $12,400 a year leaving each senior to come up with the additional $6,400 or purchase an insurance that cost less but doesn’t cover as much or has a much greater copay.

Since we're talking about fact checkers, Kannin, care to address the fact that Romney's statements have been rated south of "half true" 42% of the time, compared with Obama's 26%? Better still, care to address the fact that 9% of Romney's statements are rated "pants on fire" (the most flagrant kind of lie), compared with Obama's 1%?

I don't care what you think about Obama, but if honesty and sincerity are values to appreciate and you are doing your best not to be a hypocrite, then you can't possibly suggest that we vote for Romney.

When obama bowed and kiss the saudi king podex he should been removed from office.

I think you'll be disappointed to know that practically every U.S. president who has met a Saudi king has done exactly the same that Obama did when he met Abdullah. If anyone made it a habit to kiss Abdullah's ass, it was Bush (Jr. and Sr. alike). You do know that we went to the Gulf War because the Saudi monarchs were afraid that Saddam would invade them, don't you?

Dennis - That’s a figure that applied to Ryan’s 2011 budget plan, but his current proposal (the one Romney embraces) is far more generous. The Congressional Budget Office says it “may” lead to higher costs for beneficiaries, but it can’t estimate how much.

Andres - Impartial source?

Boy I love the compute warriors, feeling SOOOOO big about themselves, insulting people they don't know.

You do know it says more about YOU, right?

By the way Joe: did you get help with that obsession yet? You are really starting to creep me out.

Yes, Kannin. PolitiFact. I'm sorry, I forgot to mention it in my original reply. They have been known to devote equal amounts of time analyzing Republicans' and Democrats' statements. I have no reason to believe they go out of their way to make Romney look like a liar. Their analyses are thoroughly explained and readily available for anyone to read and study.

I have no interest in convincing you that Obama is the better candidate. But if you vote for Romney, I want you to be aware that he lies VERY frequently. I want you to vote for him because you genuinely like his platform, not because you believe his lies.

Kannin,

Not actually true. His new plan says if you are under 55 you can choose either traditional Medicare or a voucher plan.

What he has not said is how he plans to pay for anyone that chooses the Traditional Plan. What if a large majority chose the Traditional Plan – how will he pay for it?

He also does not say how long that option will be available as a choice.

Boy I love the compute warriors, feeling SOOOOO big about themselves, insulting people they don't know.

NDD,

Aren't they precious?

Imagine how they these misogynistic keyboard warriors treat the women in their lives...

It's no wonder, they crap themselves over strong, intelligent, liberal women who are not afraid to punch them back!

End the Madness

From the article above:

"I want you to know, AARP, I would never turn Medicare into a voucher," Obama said at a civic center here, making an explicit play for members of the 50-and-up club. "I believe no American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies."

Courtesy of GoodReads.com

"No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth." John F. Kennedy

8 days after the 2008 election, Rush Limbaugh said he wanted President Elect Obama to fail, and thus the mantra for the conservative agenda was set for the next four years. This message was passed out to the stooges to repeat on the airwaves and blogosphere.

Rinse, lather, repeat

On Inauguration night in January 20, 2009, Frank Luntz held a private dinner in Washington, DC, with the conservative power-elite (including Congressman Paul Ryan), where he set the strategy for the Tea Party to obstruct President Obama at all costs over the next four years.

Rinse, lather, repeat

Mitch McConnell said in October 2010 that "his party's primary goal in the next Congress was to make Obama a one-term President."

Rinse, lather, repeat

The Republican National Convention elects Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan as the Tea Party challengers, and they continue to spread lies about the President's record on national television for the entire nation to see.

Rinse, lather, repeat

After the Democrat National Convention, the stooges take to the blogosphere again to spread lies about President Obama's record and to discredit a good, decent, hard-working American President whose policies has lifted the nation out of recession.

Rinse, lather, repeat

This is what Fox does. This is what conservative talk radio does. This is what the Tea Party does. This is what the Tea Party stooges blog every day. This is the MAIN reason why this country has declined in the last 30 years. John F. Kennedy was right.

Rinse, lather, repeat

The stooges efforts day in and day out on the blogosphere have succeeded in making the wealthy – wealthier, the poor – poorer, pitted American vs. American, Blue State vs. Red State, and prevented this Great Country from leading the world into the 21^st Century. And it's all because the rich and powerful manipulated them into doing so at the average American tax-payer's expense.

Rinse, lather, repeat

In past decades, many great Republicans worked side-by-side with Democrats and Independents to build the middle-class and make American the greatest economic superpower in history. All sides languished in success. Over the past 2 years, the majority of people in this country were punished because the Tea Party Congress refused to compromise.

Rinse, lather, repeat

So instead of working with Democrats, the strategy is to tear-down Democrats. The strategy is to demonize, demoralize, and destroy everything Democrats accomplished in the last 75 years; Social Security, Medicare, Obama-Care, Unions, Public Education, Women's Rights, Equal Rights, Civil Rights, Voting Rights, and the collective pursuit of happiness for all
Americans.

Rinse, lather, repeat

During this election cycle it has become disgustingly obvious that the Tea Party is no different than a third-world radical dictator who bullies and oppresses their own people in order to gain absolute power and to steal more money for their very wealthy masters.

Rinse, lather, repeat

The majority of Americans are sick of Fox, Rush Limbaugh, Frank Luntz, the Tea Party Congress, and their stooges who blindly follow un-American policies and lie on a daily basis in order to bring misery and despair to the majority of Americans.

Rinse, lather, repeat

After President Obama wins on November 6, 2012, I wonder what Rush Limbaugh will say this time. I wonder what strategy Frank Luntz will implement over the next four years. I wonder what Mitch McConnell's next goal will be.

I wonder when this madness will end.

Salud.

Andres - According to : http://florida.mediatrackers.org

"The Tampa Bay Times, which produces the PolitFact Truth-o-Meter, has not endorsed a single Republican candidate this century for any of the three most important positions on the Florida election ballot. Accordingly, the Times scores a “Pants on Fire” for its lack of objectivity, according to an extensive analysis by Media Trackers Florida."

Yep, Mr. Obama is squeaky clean and does NOT TELL lies:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UErR7i2onW0

And, Amercians are just plain stupid and don't understand economics:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9i6Sbnj-hk&feature=related

The only time Mitt Romney lied to us here in Ma, was when he was alone or with somebody.

Ido .... you speak for your "Amercians"

And, Amercians are just plain stupid and don't understand economics:

And I'll speak for my fellow countrymen. We do understand economics. We understand that cutting taxes on the rich and wealthy and adding more spending to a war is nothing short of stupid. Mitt Romney's "semblance" of a plan wants to take us all back to the days of Ike. Women in the kitchen, a war going on somewhere to help out his defence contract buddies, and cuts for all of his wealthy buddies to buy more gold toilet seats.

Stop projecting that we don't know anything about this country. Why don't you get out there and walk the streets, serve the poor, and donate some time. Maybe after doing so, you might just feel a little bit more like a Democrat. We do that kind of stuff all of the time.

Obama/Biden 2012

Mitt Romney wants to increase defense spending, yet can't acknowledge our troops serving in Afghanistan. Some Commander in Chief he would make. Barack Obama cares about the men and women who serve their country and knows the hardships they and their families go through. Romney could give a sh!t about them. He wants to bloat the defense budget to make his corporate buddies some coin. Deny him the chance.

Wonder if that punka$$ David Gregory will ask him about that on MTP.

tonybeeerm. Talk is cheap as is your fella Obama. Romney is a listener and is supporting a strong military so we don't have to fight aggressors on our soil. Obama will weaken us thus making our enemies more brazen. Clinton had the chance to take out Bin Ladin and flinched. That set up 9-11-01. Hate to see what is in the offing when Obama scales down our military and its superiority. Iran is building its strength and arrogance even now. Hope you will be able to keep your freedom in the near future.

Dick ...

Romney is a listener and is supporting a strong military

I so BEG to differ! Did he bring up the military once during his speech at the RNC? What a crap of lies you post. And as far as scaling down ... this country's military is too damn big! It's bigger than the combined 17 (SEVENTEEN) other nations underneath us. We are NOT living in the 50's with the Cold War. We need to prioritze and restructure, and yep, we do need to let all of the defense contractors that have been raping our country for years GO!

Newday-- I know you were being sarcastic about loving the "computer warriors".

We both must understand that there is no good that comes from trying to belittle another anonymous person over the internet. But you do point out the "warrior" mentality of many of the posters here. It's silly, don't you think? As if there are real battles that are "won" or "lost".

I like to read reasonable comments from people like yourself, and I must admit that I sometimes enjoy those comments that are slightly off-topic yet humorous, but I get tired of the left/right "slam the other guy" name-calling blah blah blah that predominates here. Ever since my "ignore" button started not to work anymore I have found it less enjoyable to read these comments. I am not that good with computers, but I have discovered that there are other discussion forums out there. Soon as I figure out how to register (I think I might need to set up a facebook page) I'm out of here.

By the way, I always liked the picture of your dog. My dog, which I got as a puppy from the "pound", is growing faster than a weed. Took it to the vet today for its' weigh-in and heartworm pill, and found out that it has added 13 pounds in the last month alone. 11 pounds the month before. Just a giant, loving doofus. He's at 48 pounds now, with probably 8 - 10 months of growth left. Funny thing is, your little dog would scare the daylights out of him and he would hide in the corner!

Layton. You are so showing your ignorance. Even quoting what i said. Romney is a listener. Maybe you should listen to before you make an ass of yourself. Keep thinking that we are not in a cold war. It has only been put in the freezer and is about to go into defrost cycle mode soon. I never said Romney mentioned the military at his acceptance speech. He has more class than your man does, and he does have a high regard for the men, and women in uniform.

COinFL: Thank you for your comment. I understand completely how tired you are of the extreme right and left of the posts these days. I feel much the same myself. In the old days, we used to be able to discuss. Now, it does seem that it is all insults all the time. I can remember, just recently, how surprised I was at having a lengthy (for FR) civil conversation with a right wing poster, Fool's Gold, that I enjoyed immensely, simply because it was a REAL discussion.

**sigh** hope it happens again sometime.

I do admit that I get tired of the daily insults directed to my friend Feisty. She does add a lot of color and interest to FR, but she must put up with a lot of abuse. When I slide over to the dark side, it is generally because I have had enough of it, not that Feisty needs me to defend her.

So I hope you consider staying on, we need reasonable voices here, and yours is one I enjoy reading.

My little dog is a Papillon. Jolie is 10 lbs of divatude and in the picture is demonstrating "watch me" the first thing an obedience dog must become good at. She has a blue merle collie brother, and I will eventually put his pic up and take Jolie's down, which will make her angry! She bosses him unmercifully and he is relentlessly cheerful about it and just smiles at her.

If you do read this, let me know what kind of dog you rescued! He sounds wonderful, and the best dog (don't tell Jolie) we had at the farm was a rescue that we got from the Humane Society. She never put a paw wrong.

But do stay with us COinFl. Bound to get better after the election.

Dick ... (and you are just that)

Layton. You are so showing your ignorance. Even quoting what i said. Romney is a listener. Maybe you should listen to before you make an ass of yourself. Keep thinking that we are not in a cold war. It has only been put in the freezer and is about to go into defrost cycle mode soon. I never said Romney mentioned the military at his acceptance speech. He has more class than your man does, and he does have a high regard for the men, and women in uniform.

My ignorance??? Really??? I will give you this ... Romney is a listener because the man doesn't care about coming up with a plan! He!! Santa Claus at the mall is a listener as well ... but my kids have never put their faith in him and like Romney, he's nothing but a photo op!

Post me a fact or two little man, until then ... cork it.

Obama/Biden 2012

Hi New day! My dog appears to be a "cur". Some type of Florida variation of a cur, anyways. When I got it they said it was a beagle-mix, and I thought it would be good to keep the armadillos and rabbits out of the garden. Then, it started growing. Obviously not a beagle.

He caught a rabbit the other day. But he didn't kill it; he just had it pinned under his paws and he was licking it. When I walked toward him he got distracted and the rabbit was able to run away. My dog looked at me like I had just chased one of his friends away. He is just loving to all other animals and people.

That's amazing that you had a civil discussion with Fools Gold. I think I might have put him/her on ignore, but I'm not sure, becase my ignore feature doesn't seem to work anymore.

I agree with the statement that Feisty gets a lot of abuse. That's why I cut her more slack than most when she responds angrily. Plus, she's sometimes got a sense of humor that would even work on a construction site. Love it, but hate the angry.

Kannin,

That's interesting. Thanks for the info. I'm still not convinced that they are particularly biased, the same way I don't think Family Guy is especially pro-Republican, despite being aired on FOX. They have a Pulitzer Prize and their impartiality has been corroborated by at least two studies. I frequently read their articles and, to the best of my ability to be objective, I haven't seen a single reason to doubt their impartiality (the way I would MSNBC's, for example). You're free to glance through their assessments of Romney's and Obama's remarks and see if you think they are unbiased. The way I see it, the score is pretty clear. Someone who's rated Pants on Fire (indicative of a lie that's obvious to anyone's eyes) 10% of the time is not a lesser liar than someone who has been given the same rating for only 1% of his statements.

CoinFl: I had to go on line to read what a "cur" is. They sound like a good working dog, you got lucky!

Your dog sounds lovely and kind and good for you for recognizing that and bringing him home.

We still miss our rescue, Kelly. She was so kind, and smart.

My two are obedience dogs, the collie currently working on his certification for therapy work. His quiet good humor makes him perfect for it. His best thing is adjusting his response to the various people that he meets. Excellent with youngsters afraid of dogs.

I can honestly and happily say that we are MUCH better off than we were four years ago.

In their convention speeches, President Obama mentioned Afghanistan and thanked veterans seven times. Mitt Romney, zero. Who do you want as our Commander in Chief?

Our President's name is OBAMA -- NOT "Oblameo" NOT "Odumbo" NOT "The Exulted Exalted One"

And, aworldofhurt, your vile, vicious comment shows exactly WHAT you are!

I'll take the one that don't try to ride on my back as a vet like he did something great. Don't use me for a campaign tool. It is an insult!

Yeah, nothing to say about that boyo, right bcwc? He needs some help.

Yep, love to correct her lies at first site. BTW, you can hit the road also, you aren't even an American citizen.

I see from Joe Thomas-6624551 history of comments that it was love at first sight.

In his dreams, this impotent little troll couldn't get lucky in a whorehouse with a fist full of hundreds! ;o)

No worries, our little re-reg will be gone shortly!

Joe Thomas-6624551

Yep, love to correct her lies at first site. BTW, you can hit the road also, you aren't even an American citizen.

Neither is the internet. You should get off the international highway that it is. My guess is that you don't even own a passport.

My, my. You are a spiteful human. Are you promised the scraps after the vampires you serve are finished?

Is that a threat Fisty?

Is that a threat Fisty?

No Jerk-Off Joey!

It's a PROMISE! ;o)

Feisty: In his dreams, this impotent little troll couldn't get lucky in a whorehouse with a fist full of hundreds! ;o)

That was nasty I had a mouth full of beer. Now I have a keyboard full of beer.☺

Joe Thomas-6624551

Is that a threat Fisty?

Inflammatorally threatening.

Seems the RWNJs are coming after my butt of late ... I fart in their general direction.

That was nasty I had a mouth full of beer. Now I have a keyboard full of beer.☺

Clean up at Exito's house! Sorry about that my friend! ;o)

In from the wilderness ...

My, my. You are a spiteful human. Are you promised the scraps after the vampires you serve are finished?

Above you're posting about your love of God and now you're into Vampires as well? Being a born-again Christian, I certainly know that these two things just don't mesh up. Pick your poison and your passion. Until you have an opinion that you are willing to state and hold on to as truth, you're just like the Wimp and Lyin.

Obama/Biden 2012

Let me try a joke: ".....couldn't get lucky in a women's prison with a bottle of champagne and a plate of lobster..." ?

I'm mostly exhausted trying to reason with these conservatives.

Don't give up now Prog!

Trying to reason with these nitwits is straight out of the Turdblossem's playbook!

They pray you get caught up in their web of deceit and waste valuable time defending the indefensible!

Stick to the facts, take a jab when the opportunity presents itself, and keep on spreading the truth!

They know they're screwed... which is why they are as rabid as they are!

Brace yourself, it will get a whole lot worse between now & the election & we NEED every strong progressive voice on board!

Fisty, Have you booed God today. Now that is progress. Hey God, you didn't build that! hahahahahahahahaha

Joe Blow, you never answered my question last night. In Britain they call people like you wankers.

Yet you think Michelle is down to earth with her 'let them eat cake' vacations?

At least the Romneys earned and spend their own money. Why can't Michelle? Why does she have to go on her lavish vacations all over the world on the taxpayer dime?

Tammy; put up a REPUTABLE source that Mrs. Obama is vacationing on your dime.

Some of the republicans have been praying about the election but they have asked God to come himself and not send Jesus because they think the help needed is too much for a kid to handle.

trudat6445; by gum, we know that this is truly, surely a fact!

and certainly no president in history has ever asked for wedding gifts to be forsaken for campaign donations.

It says so, right there in The Blaze. [TheBlaze is a conservative news and opinion website and Internet television network owned by American media personality and former CNN Headline News and Fox News host Glenn Beck's Mercury Radio Arts.]

trudat6445 See #14.1 - Sat Sep 8, 2012 9:44 PM EDT

Great. I have a friend that was an Obama supporter until he saw 2016. Now he is a campaign staffer for Romney/Ryan. Great Post.

Does this guy ever tell the truth???

No, because in his life he has only made 39 statements. Have you printed a similar list for Romney/Ryan? I hope so. I hope, with all that effort, you are a crusader for truth, not just another republican pointing their big fat index finger.

Joe Thomas, you don't have friends. You're too flip-flopping on your own virtues to have someone trust YOU!

stop drinking the tea and buying blindly to into all the crap out there. Grow up and learn the issues and instead of using lies & scare tactics. you people are sickening the GOP with your filth

I call it Fact Check. Now stop stalking me hummer.

Good Laws, Joe! I gave you THREE (3) links that supported Feisty's claims of Romney's lies. That would be a FACT CHECK if you would take two minutes out of your stalking humm to read them!

Your buddy Ryans plan would bankrupt it in 2016 :(

What does Mr. Ryan's plan have to do with anything?

Besides, that plan was based on a different study.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/06/bill-clinton-said-many-many-things-about-medicare-last-night-heres-how-his-facts-check-out/

Ununited, do you know what the unfunded liabilities in the U.S. are right now? That's right $114 Trillion. Do you really believe Medicare, SS, and Medicaid are anywhere near solvent? If we do nothing about these programs, the country has absolutely no chance.

Since when do repubs care about debt? Cheney said "deficits dont matter". What do you think more tax breaks for the upper crust are going to get this country? Solvent? Not a chance!

Actually, Cheney said his royal majesty, king of kings, lord of lords, glory to the most high, Ronald Reagan PROVED, that deficits don't matter. Paul Ryan must believe him too, because he voted for EVERY deficit causing piece of legislation that W sent down the crack pipe.

He doesn't have a clue..

he's to busy promoting his hate, race, war on women & class warfare to America.

Ununited States of America

Obama has already beat him to it you moron.