Looks like Mitt's campaign just took another serious blow. As if his days at Bain weren't enough now it's coming out that he has been investing in some of the very issues his party is against. Talk about conflict of interest. Perhaps all the jokes about Mitt and China weren't jokes after all. The oil futures market here is bad enough. Much less driving up prices in China also. How much greed can a person have? Just goes to show if you want to know about a candidate, follow the money>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->Goldman Sachs
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Lemme know when Harry Reid releases his taxes and Obama releases his papers from college and law school. The fact they haven't, is even more shady than anything Mitt has done. Which is.....he's given a lot of money to charity.
What a horrible person Mitt Romney is, eh? Silly charities...
Charities aside, Mitt is gonna have a tough time securing the GOP base with crap like this hitting the fan. Much less the swing vote. He would have been better off keeping his returns a secret.
Fox News is even saying Obama is lame and that Obama has got this.
It's almost as if he was hand picked to lose to Obama.....
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"It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness." - George Washington
According to this article... Romney is a smart investor, believes in helping stop unplanned pregnancies, and wants to help stem cell research to increase life spans and improve life overall. Lets not forget that Romney also donated the equivalent of Obama's salary to charity!
Would a smart politician allow the press to get hold of his tax documents which disclosed a blind trust to invest American money in a communist country, during a recession, when he is planning to run for POTUS? Call me old fashioned but I think that's political suicide for a real conservative. If Obama wasn't an entrenched wartime incumbent president he might be able to get away with it. But even then it would be tough considering his past political failures against Kennedy and McCain. Sorry but I don't think Mitt's charity is gonna be enough to beat Obama's food stamps during this recession.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness." - George Washington
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According to this article... Romney is a smart investor, believes in helping stop unplanned pregnancies, and wants to help stem cell research to increase life spans and improve life overall. Lets not forget that Romney also donated the equivalent of Obama's salary to charity!
Damn you charity!!!!
I must be missing the point here.
It wasn't that long ago Obama was only making 200k a year. It's his fault he makes less than Romney?
Am I any less of a person because what little I donate is my change at McDonalds to their little change jar?
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"It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness." - George Washington
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"Originally posted by visualx: hey everyone, look at me. i call people poor though i make absolutely nothing; brag about my job as an intern or some ****; hate on people for not being fat like me; and absolutely never have any idea what i'm talking about, though i always have a ****ing righteous indignation with everything i say! aren't i ****ing amazing?! do you all like me yet?! oh, you know that hate is just a guise! good thing i have a ****ing amazing life! now let me go **** my fat girlfriend and cry myself to sleep"
Would a smart politician allow the press to get hold of his tax documents which disclosed a blind trust to invest American money in a communist country, during a recession, when he is planning to run for POTUS? Call me old fashioned but I think that's political suicide for a real conservative. If Obama wasn't an entrenched wartime incumbent president he might be able to get away with it. But even then it would be tough considering his past political failures against Kennedy and McCain. Sorry but I don't think Mitt's charity is gonna be enough to beat Obama's food stamps during this recession.
investing in a communist country? Tell me again how u own nothing that says "Made in China" on it. Tell me again how the US and China do not hold strong economic ties using national funds.
Lemme know when Harry Reid releases his taxes and Obama releases his papers from college and law school. The fact they haven't, is even more shady than anything Mitt has done. Which is.....he's given a lot of money to charity.
What a horrible person Mitt Romney is, eh? Silly charities...
First, why exactly do we need to see Obama's academic papers, exactly? Are we not trusting degree granting institutions now? Second, when Romney starts donating tons of cash to charities like Doctors Without Borders, I'll give him major credit. He does give a lot of money... to the Mormon Church, who then uses it to push for homophobic ballot initiatives and other overtly political actions. To me, this is not the action of a "charitable" organization. Yes, the Mormon Church does do some great things. It also does terrible things. Do we need to talk about the quality of the charitable donation along with its quantity? Maybe, if all people are talking about it just numbers and dollars.
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Guiliani was a great candidate who didn't have the money or the media coverage to go any further. If he'd stayed in, that's who I would have voted for. No doubt about it.
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No, they are not. Neither is a credible candidate.
A candidate is not just a person who has a political philosophy.
So Obama who served as a state senator and part of a term as a US senator is a credible candidate? But Ron Paul who is a doctor, veteran, and has served in congress for 25 years is not a credible candidate?
Mitt Romney served one term as the governor of Mass. He is a credible candidate? Gary Johnson served two terms only because law limited him from running for a third. He balanced his state budget, eliminated pork spending at a record rate, increased funding to his schools, and cut taxes 12 times while in office. However he is not a credible candidate?
So Obama who served as a state senator and part of a term as a US senator is a credible candidate? But Ron Paul who is a doctor, veteran, and has served in congress for 25 years is not a credible candidate?
Mitt Romney served one term as the governor of Mass. He is a credible candidate? Gary Johnson served two terms only because law limited him from running for a third. He balanced his state budget, eliminated pork spending at a record rate, increased funding to his schools, and cut taxes 12 times while in office. However he is not a credible candidate?
Stop it.
Short answer is yes. I mean you have to at least be in the ballpark in order to be credible. Obama was credible, obviously. Johnson and Paul are not, they were never more than also-rans. You need a substantial amount of backing to be a credible national candidate for president. Neither of these men had anywhere near enough. A good part of the reason for this is that both candidates hold significant extremist views.
Short answer is yes. I mean you have to at least be in the ballpark in order to be credible. Obama was credible, obviously. Johnson and Paul are not, they were never more than also-rans. You need a substantial amount of backing to be a credible national candidate for president. Neither of these men had anywhere near enough. A good part of the reason for this is that both candidates hold significant extremist views.
... How can you consider Obama a credible candidate 4 years ago and not consider either Paul or Johnson equal if not better candidates given their past experience?
Extremist views? Such as consumption tax? How about balancing the yearly budget? Is revoking the patriot act somehow extreme anymore? Ending Afghanistan and ending the world police role America has taken? These are extreme to you?
... How can you consider Obama a credible candidate 4 years ago and not consider either Paul or Johnson equal if not better candidates given their past experience?
Extremist views? Such as consumption tax? How about balancing the yearly budget? Is revoking the patriot act somehow extreme anymore? Ending Afghanistan and ending the world police role America has taken? These are extreme to you?
Balanced budget amendment is very extremist.
The federal government should pretty much always run a deficit.
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