That's some condescending shit right there.
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That's some condescending shit right there.
Byakuya769
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SouthernDragon
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You know what's weird? As a Hispanic-American, Ann Romney has managed to offend me more than all the nuttiness that's transpired so far.
You know what's weird? As a Hispanic-American, Ann Romney has managed to offend me more than all the nuttiness that's transpired so far.
Black Mamba
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Rich People to Common People
YOU DON'T GET IT CUZ YOU'RE NOT RICH.
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YOU DON'T GET IT CUZ YOU'RE NOT RICH.
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Ann Romney said:
Maybe Mormon grandparents are also regular parents. And comparing her upbringing with a Latino immigrant is absolutely insulting and retarded and will only fly with the base. Literally any hispanic first or second generation immigrant is going to scoff at the comparison.
I am a straight off the boat immigrant and because I am white and educated I suffered nothing beyond endless paperwork - no fear, no bias, no racism, no artificial economic disparity, nothing.
eBay Huckster
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We might even hit it in time for the DNC!
He built this.
"I know what it's like to be the daughter of immigrants".
Yeah, no.
At least not in relation to anything the Hispanic community experience.
I'm a white immigrant to US (and one that didn't speak English as a native tongue like her parents) and I would never dream of claiming that my experience has any bearing whatsoever on the issues Hispanics are facing.
I find that shit to be more offensive than her unfortunate use of 'bias'.
p.s.
I know she probably means well, but damn, it's once again show how out of touch she is.
Edit: wow, beaten, on that.
Nice.
The Technomancer
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She might have a point if this was like a hundred and fifty years ago...and her parents were Irish
TacticalFox88
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O_____O I think my mind has been blown.
empty vessel
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The most telling part of the Ann Romney quote:
Not even Ann would expect women or Hispanics to vote Republican under normal circumstances. She is pitching Mitt as an exception to the reasonable rule that women and Hispanics ought not vote Republican. Because, well, I guess it really is that obvious that the Republican party is hostile to women and minorities.
Not even Ann would expect women or Hispanics to vote Republican under normal circumstances. She is pitching Mitt as an exception to the reasonable rule that women and Hispanics ought not vote Republican. Because, well, I guess it really is that obvious that the Republican party is hostile to women and minorities.
Byakuya769
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That or she's suggesting that they typically don't really look at the issues when they vote.
How so?
She accused them of having biases based on "lies" perpetrated by the DNC machine. She basically called them stupid and uninformed.
Black Republican
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He assumed the "her" referred to you rather than to Ann is the only thing I can figure.
Officerrob
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I guess Ann Romney missed the primaries where every Republican candidate for president did their best to alienate every possible Hispanic vote in this country. Self-deportation anyone?
You can't spell liberal without l-i-e.
Buddha Beam
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"We care, we're just not going to help you because that would be a terribly minor inconvenience to our finances. But we certainly don't want you to die or something", Mrs. Romney went on to say.
Dominican Power
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I like how she's implying that The Democrats had to do a lot of work to get the Hispanic vote when Republicans do it for them.
Chris Christie is a fuck-nut for cancelling the ARC tunnel project which was shovel-ready, would have brought a lot of jobs to the region, and also improved the transportation options into and out of NYC for decades and would have paid for itself over time.
He is also an ass-hat for giving out a huge tax credit for the Xanadu project (yeah, just what New Jersey needs -- another fucking mall. Oh, and it looks like a giant stack of shipping containers...) while cutting state funding for education and property tax relief for seniors (we have insane property tax rates here) while refusing to raise taxes on the wealthiest earners in the state....
Fuck Christie.
Edit: this abomination:
haha. As I was reading your post I thought the picture showed a rundown shipping area that was going to be the site of that tunnel you were talking about, then I got to the second paragraph.
I actually feel somewhat sorry for Ann, its pretty obvious she wants to defend her husband and the campaign but is not used to being an advocate for him on the public stage other then simply as a wife. Meanwhile on the reverse side we have Michelle Obama who has had lots of history working with the public and the education she went through really helped her with public speaking preparation so she knows what can help and hurt you in conveying a message to the public. Back in 2008 during the Democratic primaries I actually got to listen to her speak and she might just be as good an advocate for the president as the president is himself, very well spoken and articulate and shows a sense of confidence in everything she wants to say. In some way its almost unfair for Obama to have Michelle as a wife just for that reason on the political stage heh.
My family actually knows someone that knows Ann through Tressage and says she is a really kind and impressionable person when you talk with her face to face, public speaking and helping run a political campaign just isn't something she is good at because she doesn't realize 'some' of her opinions don't work very well on the national stage and you need to be very careful how you phrase something if you want to reach out to new voters.
My family actually knows someone that knows Ann through Tressage and says she is a really kind and impressionable person when you talk with her face to face, public speaking and helping run a political campaign just isn't something she is good at because she doesn't realize 'some' of her opinions don't work very well on the national stage and you need to be very careful how you phrase something if you want to reach out to new voters.
PhoenixDark
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I think her speech was great but overall this Ann Romney focus is the continuation of the GOP's warped take on demographic politics. Cart out a black, brown, or female because that's clearly the best way to appeal to those people. The message doesn't matter because they don't vote based on messages
It's a pathetic strategy that almost never works. It won't work for Romney either. If he closes the gender gap it'll be due to an economic crash. Most women can tell who is on their side and who isn't
It's a pathetic strategy that almost never works. It won't work for Romney either. If he closes the gender gap it'll be due to an economic crash. Most women can tell who is on their side and who isn't
Why the hell has no one mentioned this commission up until now?
http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/106693/christie-obamacare-romneycare-unelected-board-ipab
This is literally the first time I'm hearing about it. Ever.
http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/106693/christie-obamacare-romneycare-unelected-board-ipab
This is literally the first time I'm hearing about it. Ever.
How many minority and women speakers are scheduled for Thursday?
Yeah, me too. I think she's well meaning, and thinks her husband actually would help these people/do all the great things he says he will.
*followed by CharlieDigital's bodyslam post*
man, don't you ever get tired of being wrong? So many threads where people have to talk you through what the sources you quote actually mean. At what point do you think that maybe there's something wrong with the way you assess facts, and by extension the views you form from them? 10th time you're wrong? 15th time?
Joe Shlabotnik
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Patton Oswalt claiming on Twitter to know who the Mystery Speaker is tonight and is "kinda bummed" about it. Big defector? Celebrity who will break our hearts?
George Cloony you traitor!!
The usual suspects have been desperately attempting to defend Romney's assertion. Only, they keep failing.
It's not the only topic people should focus on. But it receives short shrift, certainly. And, yes, Huntsman's foreign policy seemed to be more pragmatic than the traditional neoconservative pabulum of his contemporaries. His policy on Afghanistan, which was the only topic he elucidated, was even superior to Obama's policy. He devised to significantly reduce our military presence and focus on counter-terrorism. It's not the ideal policy, but it would be an improvement over current policy. He failed to expound on other topics beyond generalities. But if his stance on Afghanistan is representative of his general approach, it's a respectable foreign policy.
Clint Eastwood, maybe? Not a defector though.
StopMakingSense
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He's speaking Thursday, according to Deadline.
smokeandmirrors
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Boooo. Being from new jersey isn't all that bad. People think north jersey without realizing that north and south jersey are almost completely different.
Random guess based on Patton knowing - Seinfeld.
PhoenixDark
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Maybe it's Louis CK
DeathbyVolcano
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Patton Oswalt bummed means to me not that its a defector, but something that's totally boring to him. Patton is all about the theatre of politics. I'm guessing it's just some bluedog.
edit: OR ITS LENO
empty vessel
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She certainly does not. Hardly any American understands what that debt clock actually represents.
Matt Damon is disappointed with Obama because he's not liberal enough in his mind. Damon would never support the RNC.
empty vessel
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Matt Damon (appropriately) criticizes Obama from the left. He would not support a Republican.
Edit: Jinx!
PhoenixDark
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It would be hilarious if it was Steven Spielberg
it'll be someone established, so their career can't be ruined
it'll be someone established, so their career can't be ruined
maybe it's patton oswalt
again, it was just my first thought.
Anyway, Obama's campaign is already taking advantage of the angry Paul supporters and Cristie's speech from last night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5AaE4zzD60&feature=g-all-u
He donated cash to Obama's campaign at several of the Hollywood fundraisers.
Anyway, Obama's campaign is already taking advantage of the angry Paul supporters and Cristie's speech from last night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5AaE4zzD60&feature=g-all-u
He donated cash to Obama's campaign at several of the Hollywood fundraisers.
ClassyPenguin
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Many people think it means that is the amount owed to govt. in unpaid taxes. I kid you not.
I heard it was Gary Johnson.
Everybody's been too busy with the convention, I suppose, to note that today the National Republican Senate Committee canceled all the airtime buys it had ($2.8 million) in Missouri, home of America's most "legitimate" candidate, Todd Akin.
http://www.tnr.com/blog/106718/the-nrsc-has-pulled-all-its-missouri-airtime-take-cynics
http://www.tnr.com/blog/106718/the-nrsc-has-pulled-all-its-missouri-airtime-take-cynics
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