RustyNails
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My steam ID is Mitt Romney. Whenever i play left 4 dead 2, 7 times out of 10 people joke and ask me where are the returns or what was i doing in 2001. Its fun.
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PoliGAF 2012 Community Thread |OT2| This thread title is now under military control
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i'm looking forward to experiencing Mittmentum after the Olympics. Suddenly, with a monopoly media attention, he will blossom into the candidate Democrats have feared. Articulate, a master of public policy, impeccable record in the private sector, humanitarian, a gold in dressage...
All of you will be foolish once this happens.
All of you will be foolish once this happens.
Romney truly is the worst politician ever.
Well, at least he still has his:
-record as Gov. of Mass.
-record at Bain
-record on the Olympics
-role as husband and father
Well, at least he still has his:
-record at Bain
-record on the Olympics
-role as husband and father
It only matters if the media throws that quote in his face every time he/the GOP mentions "Didn't build that." They won't, so who cares.
Romney WAS supposed to be that candidate in the middle of summer when gas prices soared to $5/gal, Europe sank into the ocean, and unemployment soared once again.
It's still funny, tho.
Yup. Just voicing my frustration.
edit: Looks like Rand Paul got a speaking slot at the Republican convention. I fucking knew it. I feel so bad for Ron Paul fans, but at the same time I don't.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Is he going to rant on the deficit or inflation again?
Al-ibn Kermit
Junior Member
That would make sense to the masses of poor conservatives who think they may get rich some day.
Krauser Kat
Member
RomneyHood is a fucking great nick name. I applaud you Bams, you have been on the ball.
Npr interviewing a guy from florida who listens to rush limbaugh and honestly thinks obama hates white people because of Jeremiah White. All i could do was shake my head.
Npr interviewing a guy from florida who listens to rush limbaugh and honestly thinks obama hates white people because of Jeremiah White. All i could do was shake my head.
People really need to watch this video. It illustrates perfectly what the right wants to do to the country when they get full power. The guy from the Cato institute is advocating getting the government out of education. I can't even imagine the impact of that level of crazy given all the working class people who depend on free, public education for their children.
worldrunover
Member
Yeah I think we all figured this out when the GOP was bitching about re-upping the payroll tax cut without a pay-for, yet somehow the Bush tax cuts can continue massacring our deficit without a problem.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Yeah his Assualt Weapon Ban did hurt his record alot. Otherwise hes the same as John Kerry.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
How long have you been using your username? Since 2000 or 2001, for me. I remember arguing about Nas vs Jay Z as my first real argument but I had been on the boards lurking before that. Same username. And I'm still invisible. Haha. Maybe I should pick up a persona?
Shout out to those that were here when the OT was a big deal. All this blathering about communities made me tear up. I remember we had a thread where we simply posted letters, in alphabetical order. That's old school. And no one came to the OT, so you could do ANYTHING w/o repercussions. Well, mostly anything. It was a wasteland when it first opened up.
When Obama uncovers the sexual harrassment claim from a previous Bain worker, it will be epic. You trying to tell me, Romney is a dick, capitalist swine and hasn't slapped someone on the ass? Probably a September surprise.
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
What exactly constitutes as a "substantial lead?" I'd say a projected 310+ EV is a landslide. And Obama probably gets 320+.
worldrunover
Member
Romney ad hitting Obama over Welfare changes.
Frankly I hadn't heard anything about this, and was curious to see what was actually true and what wasn't. From CNN political ticker...
So I guess their strategy is to go back to the "blame it on the poors" thinking. I hate this line of attack, since it seems like thinly veiled racism and seems to stereotype people on welfare as lazy and shiftless. White House response?
Of course he did.
So, seems like much ado about nothing.
Frankly I hadn't heard anything about this, and was curious to see what was actually true and what wasn't. From CNN political ticker...
So I guess their strategy is to go back to the "blame it on the poors" thinking. I hate this line of attack, since it seems like thinly veiled racism and seems to stereotype people on welfare as lazy and shiftless. White House response?
Of course he did.
So, seems like much ado about nothing.
It's not "much ado about nothing" if you only get one side of the story.
Fox News viewers (and those who hear water cooler talk from these people) will now think that Obama is trying to give handouts to the lazy and restrict the rights of military voters.
It's not about the truth, it's about getting an idea into the electorate and watching it propagate.
cartoon_soldier
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What are we not talking about anymore? Economy!
New priorities USA Ad:
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2..._lost_health_insurance_and_death.html#049422a
New priorities USA Ad:
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2..._lost_health_insurance_and_death.html#049422a
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
If Mitt releases his taxes and it's below 20%, it'll make Mitt the bitch. Reid doesn't care about how he looks. He's just protecting his meal ticket.
At her age, she's a maybe. Especially if I have to talk to her. I'm not risking anything for her, though. Maybe if she's behind a glory hole.
Yep. The right is going to eat this up and run with it. They love this kind of garbage.
Too bad it's another thing that does nothing but get the group of people who already hates Obama riled up. I would assume that this type of argument does nothing for independents. They're the only ones who complain about welfare queens and government handouts.
Yep, it won't be until 2016 when Reid is up for re-election so he's not risking anything. No one will remember this or care once this election is over.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
yup. it'd be full of hate, but I have to admit. I would.
again... you can have a 500 million dollar lead in fundraising, but if all you are doing is advertising to your base, it means little
ErasureAcer
Banned
Primary Tuesday....oh yeah.
Yep. "Tax & spend liberal giving handouts" is only effective to one group of people.
Today's the day Ron Paul gets all the delegates, right?
Manos: The Hans of Fate
Banned
Maybe he also skeet shoots the French poor and other acts of cartoony supervillain behavior.
He's had to tie at least one woman to some train tracks at some point during his life.
Mercury Fred
Banned
Wow, she's gotten even trashier looking (if that's even possible) over the last year.
I'd totally chickfila her.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Oh yeah, I figured that was obvious to everyone.
worldrunover
Member
Well Romney needs his base to really turn out for him. Of course, they aren't going to turn out for him, but they might turn out against Obama. That's his entire strategy.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
Banned
For every 1 Romeny bump sticker I see, I see 2 or 3 specific Anti-Obama ones. It makes sense, a held nose vote is still a vote.
i have yet to see a Romney bumper sticker in the Philadelphia burbs. I see quite a few anti Obama bumper stickers though
The GOP base is not large enough to change a general election, he needs indies and currently he is not getting those in force. There are more registered Democrats then Republicans in a majority of states. Placing all the ad money to your base is extremely shortsided
The middle wants to hear what he will do, not just the same tired "whatever Obama is doing, not that"
We have 3 months left, the fact Romney won't release his taxes and has pretty much no concrete plans is just sad. He should have never been the candidate but he was the best of the worst
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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I've seen few and far between in Bucks or NJ. I did see a car with an NRA and Romeny one which gave me a chuckle, not as much though as seeing a Newt one once did. However I'd say not less than 5-10 and no way more than 20, compared to dozens of Obama ones.
Another thing I want to know more about guys: Chris Christie in relation to the rest of the GOP.
From what I've heard on the news and around here, Christie seems like the candidate the GOP deserves, but not the one it needs right now. Clarify?
On the subject, what moderates are left among the Republicans?
From what I've heard on the news and around here, Christie seems like the candidate the GOP deserves, but not the one it needs right now. Clarify?
On the subject, what moderates are left among the Republicans?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Some of my co-workers seem like fairly moderate republicans. One guy I know supports Romney because he believes that Romney is really a moderate who's just pandering to the "crazy people" (his words) to secure the election.
In Wisconsin I've seen a few Obama bumper stickers, but absolutely nothing on the other side, besides one hilariously anti-Obama shirt by some guy in Madison. The people with the fondness for political lawn ornamentation around here seem to be focused on the senate race. I see a bunch of Hovde and Tommy Thompson signs, but nothing for the presidential election.
You tell him those crazy people are going to be writing the legislation that Romney likely won't be vetoing?
Manos: The Hans of Fate
Banned
That's my reason for not being worried if he's elected.
The trick is you balance your voting to ensure a split or divided Congress.
That said sometimes those crazy's do do useful things, granted I just wish more Democrats were like John Tester so I could ignore the whacks and have my interests served, well guess I could move to Montana. lol
worldrunover
Member
Christie is a loud mouth jerk who can rub people the wrong way. He's somewhat moderate, but still holds steadfastly to never raising a tax, blaming teacher and cop unions for society's ills, and killed a tunnel project to NY that was very popular among his constituents. His harsh demeanor is beloved by the righty talking heads but could rub people the wrong way in middle America.
My guess is he will not be the presidential nominee next time around, but he may wind up in Romney's cabinet is he wins.
As for moderates left, umm.... in government? LOL. There's probably a GOP governor out there who's moderate that I'm unaware of. But I don't know of any left in the Senate or House.
RustyNails
Member
Romney himself may not be a raging moron, but he will be co-opted by the crazies and steer the country whichever way they want. If he's ready to disavow his signature legislative work in order to appease whoever was throwing bones, it tells you lot about how he will govern.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I'm not too worried that if he gets elected he's going to try and outlaw abortion or annul gay marriages or anything, but I don't think that his perspectives on wealth and inequality are something he created to pander, and I am worried about what he might do on those fronts.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
I don't really get the Christie love, electorally, other than him being gregarious and having a pulse. He seems like he'd go over with the national GOP about as well as Giuliani did.
Byakuya769
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How many other people are employing that strategy?
Manos: The Hans of Fate
Banned
I usually do, and it's been suggested in studies that a sizable amount of Americans do that same.
Reid probably won't run again. He was expected to lose in 2010 and got handed a gift by the Tea Party. He's underwater in his home state now. What does he have to lose?
Yup. If Romney's willing to pander this much to get elected, do you really think he'd flinch at passing their crazy legislation to get RE-elected?
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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I think he'll move to the middle much like Clinton and Obama did, even Bush to an extent.
Except he'll be focused on being reelected and all the base pandering, much like 08 Obama to the left, will be chucked aside to pandering to the middle of the spectrum. Actually an interesting theory some have why gun control legislation is far more likely to pass in some form than under Obama is because Romney would pander to the middle.
Romney: Obama’s ‘Taking The Work Out Of Welfare’
What?
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/romney-obamas-taking-work-out-of-welfare
What?
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