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Americans are demanding jobs. Obama’s Super PACs need to step up. Their massive ad buys are failing. Just yesterday the Chipolte manager that took Mitt Romneys order said he was nothing like the media portrays him … Obama Super PACs need to address why hairstylists like Bryce and Chipolte employees must vote for Barack.
Why don’t they have his back?
Why are they saying: Get us back to work, then leave us alone
Is the electorate going rogue or did the Post just go searching for people who are predisposed to MittRomney?
Fact Checking with Obama…..The facts just won’t go away.
1. Gays serving peacefully and without threat in the military, check
2. No work requirement for welfare, check
3. New $1 Trillion healthcare tax on middle class, check
4. 8.3% “official” unemployment, check
5. All Americans forced to buy health insurance and have an ID to prove it, check
6. Most Americans free to vote without ID, check
7. Most Americans required to have an ID for public library “checkout” privileges or buy certain over-the-counter medications, check
8. High double digit “official” unemployment for women, blacks and Hispanics, check
9. More nuke negotiation room promised to Vladimir, check
10. Personally gave the order to take down Osama, he watched it live, and took the credit, check
11. Still scaring seniors and minorities with leadership comments such as, “their going to put y’all back in chains”, check
12. Over $1 Trillion in unaccounted “stimuli”, check
13. National debt at $16 Trillion and no plan to tamp it back, check
14. Lowest house sales and mortgage interest rates in 40 years, check
15. Lowest business starts per capita – ever, check
16. Nearly 50 million Americans on food stamps, check
17. Business-individuals-non profits forced to offer health plans that counter their religion, check
18. 25,000 potential Keystone pipeline jobs frozen, check
19. Solyndra-Vestis-Abound workers promised gov’t driven sunshine now unemployed, check
20. Trillions in new FICA tax receipts promised, check
21. More government spending, higher taxes & less local control of government promised, check
22. 50%+ DPS dropout rate yet charters succeeding, check
23. Social Security as we know it on course to collapse with no rational plan to fix it, check
24. Medicare/caid as we know it on course to collapse with no plan to fix, check
25. Fast & Furious … exporting weapons for terrorists and attempting to cover it up, check
26. Firm plans to hike income and capital gains taxes, check
27. Firm plans to divert even more private capital for government spending, check
28. 23 million Americans out of work, check
29. Obama budget pushes USA to fiscal cliff by 2022, check
30. Obama promised to cut deficit by 50%, national debt hiked from $10T to $16T, check
31. Obama promised unemployment under 8%, now 43 months above 8%, check
32. 3% surtax on medical device manufacturers, check
33. Obamacare erects barriers to competition for drugcos and against consumers, check
Dividing America vs uniting and leading America, check
No solutions, blames others, avoids facts, creates straw men, blames others…..rinse and repeat.
After he’s re-elected, who’s he going to blame for the previous 4 years?
The $billions in Obama Super PAC ads just haven’t helped me connect to the President. I didn’t vote for him last time and just can’t see how I’ll do it this year either.
Don’t get me wrong, I hope Obama would govern like Clinton, but I’ve have been shocked that he’s left of Carter and worse he blames everyone else for his failures.
It’s quite sad.
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England can keep her…
not that I care….
…..Annoying Boy?
I think my analysis a week or so ago that you crave attention, even bad attention, is a need that you have.
Believe me, it’s not your position on the issues, it’s your presentation.
I, and I’m sure I’m not alone, really don’t appreciate you taking so much space as I scroll downward looking for signs of intelligence.
made it’s day . . .
Just how are you going to get her to walk this back. Even worse is VP Biden’s statement of fact.
why the f*ck does anyone take the time to respond to the turd? What do YOU get out of it?
The trolling turd shows up daily and desires — craves humiliation. This guy must really hate himself. By responding to or paying attention to the troll you’re feeding his fix. The daily belittling, humiliation and put downs play to the trolls psychopathy.
Does the troll actually desire humiliation or is that the only way he knows how to get attention. This troll ain’t a 4 yr old, so there’s NO nurture it’s gonna get from anyone here to help cure the masochism. В I don’t pity this assmole one bit and am sure as hell tired of anyone giving credence to its presence.
Now I do feel sorry for you. It’s unfortunate that the facts, quoted statements, political implications and US Govt finanical data happen to cast a large and disturbing shadow over your claims to economic success, prosperity and freedom under Barack Obama.
It must be mind blowing to think that just 4 years ago you had it all. Obama only needed to manage the nation from the center left and all would be right …. he’d have two terms, etc….
Unfortunately Obama, his advisors and leading Democratic policy makers such as Ried and Pelosi have stepped on it.
8.3% unemplloyment, 50 million Americans on food stamps, 1 in 6 Americans living below the poverty line.
Hey I’m bitter too, for actually believing that Obama might properly lead our nation and set a new standard as was done by T. Roosevelt, Trueman, Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton and Bush.
You need to demand accountability from political leaders. Turn that bitterness to your advantage and seek accountability as I do.
After all don’t you want to know where Obama’s $1T in stimulus went?
Don’t you want to know why after Obama’s stimulus we still have 8.3% unemployment?
I hope this advice helps you get over your bitterness and redirect your life in a more purposeful direction.
Will debut the new OS at the debates tonight.
http://dailydickpunch.com/2012…
“Empathic modular device,” indeed!
Facts about the financial condition of the United States of America:
US GDP = $15.5 trillion
US Treasury Debt = $16 trillion
Debt to GDP is now over 100%
US Revenues = $2.3 trillion
US Expenses = $3.6 trillion
Annual Deficit = $1.3 trillion
Our annual deficit ($1.3T) is increasing our outstanding debt ($16T) by 10% per year. This is a completely unsustainable path.
For every 1% increase in interest rates, the cost to finance our debt will increase by $160 billion per year.
- that $160B increase equals 10% of our annual deficit
- that $160B increase equals nearly 5% of our annual revenues ($2.3T)
The current borrowing cost of the U.S. is at historic lows and represents 6% of our annual spending. The probability is a near certainty that rates will rise given our current path.
So, do you feel Obama has taken us to the fiscal cliff for a looksie? Remember he’s added almost $6T in debt in 4 years.
Back to interest rates, interest expense and borrowing costs. If rates rise by only 5%, then we will need to direct 25% of our annual current revenues to simply fund the increase in our borrowing costs.
To put this in perspective, the increase alone is the same amount we spent on all of Medicare and Medicaid in 2011, it was more than the entire Defense Department budget in 2011, and it was more than we spent on Social Security in all of 2011.
So 4 years down the road and our failed-to-lead President Obama is asking us to move forward with him … you know get his back.
Here are some solutions you leftists have proposed … of course the impacts are covered too.
1. If we repeal all of the Bush tax cuts it will add only $100 billion in revenue.
2. We could double taxes on individual income and still not close the current budget deficit. Let alone begin to repay our debt.
3. What about spending? Eliminating the entire Defense Department budget of $700 billion would only reduce our annual deficit by just over 50%! Throw in all discretionary spending and you get close to balancing the budget but stop short of repaying any debt.
These are the facts.
Warning-This is only a partial list.
In the face of the most obstructionist Congress, the most filibustered Senate, and the most lying and small minded distractors in history, Obama has accomplished much, including performing a herculean task of dragging the country from the precipice where Republicans under George Bush left it.
My apologies, as this list needs updating and details, which I don’t have time to provide.
1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6 Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible
10. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
16. New federal funding for science and research labs
17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
20. New funds for school construction
21 The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out
22. US Auto industry rescue plan
23. Housing rescue plan
24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan
25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
26. US financial and banking rescue plan
27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with theGeneva Convention standards
29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office
35. Successful release of US captain held bySomali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast
37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales
39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government
40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
41. Signed national service legislation; expandednational youth service program
42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones
43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
44. Expanding vaccination programs
45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters
46. Closed offshore tax safe havens
47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals
48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
49.. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices
50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
51. Lower drug costs for seniors
52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
54. Improved housing for military personnel
55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses
56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
57 Increasing student loans
58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program
59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
60. Established a new cyber security office
61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness
64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced
66. Improving benefits for veterans
67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration
68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud
69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco
70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons
73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive
74. Making more loans available to small businesses
75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare
76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans
78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan
81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production
84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters
85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket
86. Held first Seder in White House
87. Attempting to reform the nation’s healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves almost 50 million without health insurance and millions more under insured
88. Has put the ball in play for comprehensive immigration reform
89. Has announced his intention to push for energy reform
90. Has announced his intention to push for education reform
Oh, and he built a swing set for the girls outside the Oval Office.
Did I mention he passed health care reform ?
http://3chicspolitico.com/pres…
I did take time to read it and am always so thankful when people point out the positive things that are happening in America.
Obliviously Obama has worked on the margins and spent $s Trillions to accomplish little besides announcements, dreams and hopes that he recycled from his 2007-2009 whistle stop tour.
Back to reality ….
8.3% unemployment for 44 straight months
Nearly 50 million citizens on foodstamps
14% unemployment rate for African-Americans
- unemployment for women, latinos, etc… not far behind
- unemployment for recent college grads much higher
Ask yourself how many people you know are unemployed, underemployed or have taken 10-50% cuts in pay.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10…
(You might need an account at NYT to read this.)
Apparently Mitt is saving up for a big blitz this month. But it might be too little, too late.
But media buys are an important part of campaign strategy and financing that to be so amateur hour about it doesn’t speak well of his ability to manage and direct such a surge.
“Open Thread” than “Presidential Debate Day Open Thread” but there is a possible tie in, taking into consideration Santorum’s remark about how Romney, and I guess Rs by extension, aren’t going to get the smart person vote. A stretch, I know but here goes.
Todd Akin, of magical rape activated spermicide fame, has now said that doctors, at least evil abortionist doctors, perform abortions on women who aren’t even pregnant. Clearly he doesn’t mean they do this by accident which would involve failing to first ascertain whether or not a woman is pregnant before initiating the procedure. No, he means they purposely perform abortions (or at least try to. I don’t know how one aborts an imaginary embryo)on non-pregnant women. As usual, he offers no proof.
Two questions:
1) How is that supposed to work?
2) How opposite of smart do Missouri voters have to be to account for this moron still being neck and neck in the polls?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…
Maybe they perform pretend abortions on women who think they are pregnant but can’t be because they were legitimately raped?
is that people will stick with whatever moron their party might nominate, barring a truly freak occurrence in the race (e.g., when Tancredo stepped in to save Colorado Republicans from the ignominy of the Dan Maes nomination).
That said, anti-abortion people tend to be both very passionate and very illogical about their views, so it’s possible that this assclown isn’t hurting himself with these things. (Well, other than prompting donors nationwide to give to his opponent.)
slope look like the Ivy League . . .
now MO doesn’t rate on the f*ckin’ nuts meter anywhere near FL or SC or TX but by damn they keep getting special mention when it comes to crazee.
for finally getting the difference between “rogue” and “rouge”.
about this.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…
Why do they even care … they’ve called this eleciton twice for Obama-”Buried Middle Class Last 4 Years”-Biden
you would have found out that this list is being reported in that liberal rag, the WSJ. So you should probably switch to the rightie favorite fall back response…. the Johnny-does-it-too defense. The Obama administration hasn’t exactly covered itself in glory where Wall Street is concerned. Of course that would be just as irrelevant to any discussion of Romney’s (not Johnny’s or Obama’s) choices as your initial response but no more so than usual from you.
Obama loves him some Wall Street and their investments in Health Insurance Companies and Drug Companies too!
Obamacare, if it holds and doesn’t fail, just mapped out the next 15-25 years of finanical security for these guys.
by responding in any way to my post on Romney and going straight for the Johnny did it too argument. Then changing the subject. My 100% accuracy rate in predicting your responses or lack thereof remains untarnished. Go me! Sucks to be you,’tad!
and, in this case, “commode” refers to a small 2-drawer convenience cabinet — often where the wash basin would be found.
Harrumph! I guess if you were a dressage-sport, car-elevating, company-harvesting 1%er you’d know the difference. You people ….
How could one possibly spend any less?
registering voters. Targeting young and Latino
Getting more Coloradoans to vote is a great priority.
and none of our righties has bothered to post about the supposedly “bombshell” 2007 video, already released before the 2008 election and on YouTube ever since, of Obama saying nice things about Rev. Wright. Wonder if this was supposed to be the big October surprise? Kind of sad to see what Tucker Carlson has been reduced to, though.
Bet dwyer’s getting an earful on rightie rant radio and now believes that whatever tiny, remote, unlikely chance Obama may have had is now completely gone and we may as well all stay home. Bet dywer agrees.
http://www.boingboing.net/ttdb…
why he was against Emergency Rooms as medical care for the poor before he was for it.
Garrett Morris was introduced as one of the panelists selected “because he’s black”. When it was his turn to ask the candidates a question, Morris looked into the camera with a bewildered look and asked “Which one is Ford?” The moderator Chevy Chase rolled his eyes and said “OK, next question please”.
Hilarious. I looked for a clip on Utube but there was none.
but a lot of it is at their website. Try checking there.
Now Romney’s claiming that he didn’t get any sleep because of a train going by his hotel all night. I heard from a friend who had talked to one of the demonstrators that Romney was also staying in a hotel within blocks of a Planned Parenthood clinic and that they had very loud and noisy protests last night and today. Can anyone confirm?
And in any case, what’s Romney going to do when the call comes in at 3 am? Roll over and get the rest of his beauty sleep?
Totally unqualified to be President.
Don’t they know that the .001% are not use to living by the tracks?
You People with your noisy neighborhoods and activities past 9 PM. How can you expect Mittens to perform when he has to live among the 47%?
To cite the location of most Planned Parenthood clinics according to a post by Libertad in a diary which was recently on the front page and then wasn’t.
Renaissance on 38th and Quebec. There’s always protesters, though they’re early AM noisemakers. Usually gone by noon.
Call the Waaahmbulance!
As a locomotive engineer I wish I would have known which hotel was his, I would have blown the horn longer…..
Me too.
my pathetic, sleep deprived, brain had the debate at 7:00 Eastern time..
duh…misfire.
that did NOT make its way to my FB page
He wants them lower like Romney’s suggested, and on top of that he wants manufacturers to have a special even lower rate.
Obama’s head now down, cowering with the biting comments from Romney. Frankly Obama looks embarrassed when facing the state of the economy.
Now Obama is dancing, he’s coming off as unprepared. He’s not hitting on the facts.
This is quite sad as the President is stuttering and stammering with lots of ands, ahs, buts, erhs. He’s just not tight tonight.
Still early as we’re just into minute 17.
Was this a calculated move to close out the segment and declare an assumed win on the jobs issue? Or was it a nervous moment that backfired?
Over 8.3% unemployment for 44 months straight on Obamas watch.
Mitt rightly points out that when Obama started we had 32 million people on food stamps …. Now it’s nearly 50 million American brothers and sisters who are forced to rely on foodstamps because they don’t have jobs.
Now on to spending, deficit, debt….
Obama struggled through his presentation of the facts, citing that they cut lots by finding lots of waste fraud and abuse.
Romney asks Obama … You’ve saved all this money, why do we still run a trillion+ $ deficit It’s been four years Mr. President!
Obama wants to spin the roulette wheel of taxation and promise some LT spending cuts.
Romney suggests the way to float all boats is to raise the tide with private sector job growth … We’ll actually raise government tax receipts that way so that we can begin to make a dent in the Obama debt bomb.
He hates being schooled and it’s showing … lips pursed, nostrils flaring.
Now the President is asserting that social security is sound …. Ah Barack, the SS trust fund hold $4T+ in national debt and youre plan doesn’t even approach making a dent in the principle.
Ah Houston … we have a problem here.
No real differences here … No one is whacking the old folks …. well except that Obama stole $716B from Medicare to pay for Obamacare.
Barack … You promised to bend the cost curve downward …. why haven’t you?
Barack regaining his feet, now talking vouchers. ARRP is his friend. Now asserting you can’t repeal Obamacare because it will automatically raise seniors drug prices by $600 year.
Obama still not addressing the impact of competition,but Romney is and it’s showing.
Someone not smart enough to see that everyone left this posting and went over to the live blog post?
If a turd tries to annoy in a vacant post, does the turd really annoy anyone?
from my debate team. But I sure don’t want that lying mofeaux Romney as my president.
and b) Romney clearly put California in play tonight.
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….is a regressive tax.
The Realtors would have you believe that it is a powerful motivator to move renters to home ownership. Not even hardly (except in the halls of congress.)
People buy houses because they want to, first, and then they can. The interest deduction is not a huge financial boon, especially the new homeowner now has taken over all maintenance.
And certainly no deduction for second, third, or fourth homes. It may already be the case, I”m no tax expert. \
The deduction should be phased out over a number of years and the tax rate lowered or some revenue neutral swap.
but not first.
When I bought my first place, I was actually looking for a place to rent but saw a HUD open house (this was after the S&L blowup) (which, come to think of it, occurred during a Republican administration just like the most recent housing blowup … hmmm). I talked to the Realtor and learned that I could buy it and have payments a little over what I had budgeted for rent, but with the mortgage interest deduction, I could afford the extra payment. If I hadn’t gotten the deduction, I wouldn’t have been able to afford to buy.
w/o the deduction, I’d own, but in different lower priced neighborhood.