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- Why do republicans want national voter id, especially as we already have to sign, show a drivers license, etc? The cost to set it up would be massive... Big wasteful govt and the GOP came up with it. Ironic...
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- Just when you thought the choices couldn't be worse and you could vote for 'the lesser of two evils' and leave it at that.
Neither of these Bozos are fit to run an animal shelter. - Reply to this comment
- Romney has no chance. Obama has the whole Politburo on his side and the GOP in their infinite wisdom, thought he was the most electable in the face of that challenge.
They were wrong.
What was needed was a true conservative who wasn't afraid of sensible conservative solutions to Obama's failed record. Someone who could stare down the water-carrying MSM and appeal to their masses with grown up ideas and non-Hollywood philosophies.
Obama will win re-election and we will all end up in the mediocre, Euro-socialist, debt-ridden toilet bowl because of it...
Thanks a lot, GOP!
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- "Mitt Romney plans to turn himself into a one-man truth squad during the first presidential debate next week, casting President Barack Obama as someone who can't be trusted to stick to the facts or keep his promises"
It should be one heck of a show considering that every time Romney opens his mouth he's either lying or flip-flopping. - Reply to this comment
- jogger5079
Romney will DESTROY the idiot, ODumbo...
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YES...Romney will DESTROY him...and then Poland, France, The Low Countries and...
If you're not going to resume taking your meds, jogger5079...perhaps you should just jog the hell off! - Reply to this comment
- Suggested questions for debates (part 2)
FOREIGN POLICY:
Mitt Romney: Israel - What is your approach to facilitating peace in the Middle East? In your video tape from your May fundraiser, you said "you move things along the best way you can....You hope for some degree of stability, but you recognize that this is going to remain an unsolved problem,"..."We kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately, somehow, something will happen and resolve it". It seems you are saying "this is a problem so hard to solve, you are
giving up on it. Would you proactively try to facilitate peace in the Middle East, or do you truly elieve this is an unsolvable problem as you stated and therefore will wait for someone else to address it?
President Obama: Mitt Romney has critized you for not being a strong enough ally to Israel. How do you respond to that?
Mitt Romney: You have criticized the current Administration's policy when it comes to Iran and prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons capabilities. Can you specify if you were elected President, how your policy towards Iran would be different and what actions you would take differently from the current Administration?
President Obama: In Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to the United Nations last week, he talked about drawing a red line around Iran's nuclear program, and stopping them before not after they reach 90% uranium enrichment - which could be as early as next spring or summer. What actions is the United States willing to make to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities and in what timeframe?
IMMIGRATION:
Help the American people understand your position on immigration? Should there be a legal path to citizenship for those already in our country? And if so,
does that include or not include exportation prior to re-admittance? Do you support the Dream Act?
LEADERSHIP:
To President Obama: It is felt your proposals on economic growth, stimuls and deficit reduction to the Republican-lead Congress were generally met with
opposition. Many in this country feel, Congress has done very little to act on these issues during your Administration. What would you do differently in your second term, if elected, to come to move things through Congress?
To President Obama: One thing you have stated is that you need to engage the American people more in influencing Congress. Can you give examples of how you would do this? - Reply to this comment
- My suggested questions for the upcoming President Debates (part 1)
BIG VERSUS SMALL GOVERNMENT (ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHIES - STIMULUS VERSUS LOWER TAXES)
Mitt Romney: In the videotape released at your May fundraiser in Florida, you stated that 47% of Americans do not pay taxes and as such would not as moved or
incented to vote for tax cutting - samller government policies. Your general position on economic growth has been supply-side economics where by cutting
taxes keeps more money in people's pockets, especially in the upper class, which as a result, trickles down, creates business and job formation and overall economic growth. If you truly believe in trickled-down economic growth and that it creates jobs for everybody, why would the 47% you referred to not supportive of tax cuts - if it would supposedly create jobs for everybody?
THE DEFICIT:
To Both Candidates: The biggest challenge for the next Administration and Congress is balancing the reduction of our deficit with stimulating the economy. On stimulating the economy, what stimulus other than tax cuts and reduce regulation would you pursue by the Federal government to create jobs and foster growth - beyond leaving it all to the private sector?
What's your plan to stimulate both private and public jobs?
For the deficit, it is generally agreed to that a balanced approach of increased revenue and decreased spending is needed to successfully address the $16B
deficit. What would you specifically do to increase revenue, and which programs would you specifically cut to decrease spending?
Mitt Romney: You have stated that if elected you would cut taxes across the board, and maintain the same tax base on eliminating exemptions and deductions,
yet you have not explained what exemptions and deductions you would eliminate. Can you tell us what specific exemptions and deductions you would target
cutting or eliminating? Would you cut home mortgage or charity deductions?
HEALTHCARE REFORM ACT:
President Obama: Critics of the Healthcare Reform Act complain it was passed without one opposition party vote in Congress, and many believe it does not do
enough to address reducing long-term healthcare costs and infringes on the rights of Americans by imposing an insurance purchase requirement. How do you
respond to that?
Mitt Romney: Clearly there are parts of the Healthcare Reform Act that are provide valuable benefits to Americans; not requiring pre-existing conditions,
no lifetime caps and allowing children to be insured under their parents policy until 26. When you say you would repeal the Healthcare Reform Act, which
parts would you keep and which would you not?
Mitt Romney: You required a health insurance mandate for Massachusetts, yet claim the Federal government should not do this and let each State determine their own path. Why do you think a mandate was a positive thing for Massachusetts but yet not something you think all Americans in all states should have?
ABORTION AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS:
Mitt Romney: Your running mate, Paul Ryan, supports Personhood - which criminalized all abortion and would make use of birth control analogous to
pre-medicated murder. Do you support Personhood?
Mitt Romney: Planned Parenthood helped provide less economically privilege Americans to access not just family planning resources, but also breast cancer
screenings, HIV screenings, and access to birth control. You have said you would eliminate all funding for Planned Parenthood. Does this put the less
privilege at risk of not being able to afford or have access to these other services?
Several states lead by Republican initiatives has started imposing increased requirements around what is required for women to make decisions over their own
personal healthcare - including in some cases invasive, unnecessary procedures when seeking a legal abortion. What is your view on these new laws? Don't these State laws attempt to circumvent Roe v. Wade, and don't they put more of a burden on poorer women who may need to pay for these procedures or wait in long lines? - Reply to this comment
- A COUPLE OF DEBATE STRATIGIES FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA
You could employ the traditional method and calmly respond to every question put to you with poise and intelligent, informed replies...
That will do lots of damage to Romney!
Or...you can employ the most diabolical, underhanded strategy of all...
Just stand mute on every question...and turn the podium back over to your opponent...
Thus allowing him to utterly destroy himself...
By the 5th question, Mittens will STILL be trying to clarify what he REALLY meant in his answer to the 2nd question...
But the REAL question is...could President Obama (or ANYONE with a 6th grade education) possibly resist the urge to show off their superior intelligence, knowledge of the issues, and basic normal human decency?
Stay tuned... - Reply to this comment
- 1PercentRevolution is coming!
Right Makes Might - Stand And Fight!
Our best chance for finding truth is to focus more energy on teaching citizens how to think and identify common thought viruses used to infect their minds. There are about 50 such common fallacies or viruses which people could be easily trained to identify, thereby enabling an anti-virus for their minds.
The debates are an excellent chance for voters to learn by reporters, moderators, and journalists raising awareness of logical fallacies used by each candidate. It is not enough to just repeat what a candidate stated without showing how they are trying to infect voters minds with thought viruses. They are the same deceptive techniques used to get consumers to purchase items they do not need, can not afford, and are bad for their long term health.
Here is a link to an online list (if links are allowed in comments)... docs.com/I4H8
Carpe Diem! - Reply to this comment
- II think that it is altogether right and proper for Mitt Romney to be the one to face President Obama in these debates...
Considering who Romney is and what Romney is...that is eminently fair and just...
I would hate to think of any honest, decent person taking that kind of savage beating...
And in front of the entire world too... - Reply to this comment
