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Subscribe to RSSIf the Republican National Convention was all about presenting presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's softer side, the Democratic National Convention hopes to shore up key parts of President Barack Obama's voting coalition. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.
Updated 7:55 p.m. - CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Democrats set about showcasing their own diversity on the opening evening of their convention Tuesday in Charlotte, a week after Republicans put their rising women and Latino stars on display in Tampa.
First lady Michelle Obama will lead a gathering of voices meant to energize some of President Barack Obama's and the Democratic Party’s core voters and stymie Republican efforts to make inroads with those communities.
Slideshow: Democratic National Convention
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will deliver the keynote address as a prime-time counterpoint to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s speech to the Republican National Convention last week. And other slots will go to speakers meant to motivate young voters, women, and African-Americans to turn out to the polls in November.
Rep. Xavier Becerra talks about the role of Latino voters as well as the enthusiasm gap heading into the DNC.
The Obama campaign downplays the idea of an enthusiasm gap between its supporters and those of Republican nominee Mitt Romney. They also dismiss the notion of waning excitement from their own key constituencies now vs. four years ago. “No, hell no,” a top Obama campaign official said of the notion in previewing the night’s speeches. Polls, though, suggest that one of the enduring challenges for the president will be in making sure core Democratic groups turn out to the polls this fall.
Related: First Thoughts: The enthusiasm gap
Obama leads Romney by 10 points among women and by 35 points among Latinos, according to last August’s NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, the challenge for Democrats involves making sure those voters turn out to the polls.
That challenge is particularly evident in North Carolina, the home to this week’s convention and where Obama won by only 14,000 votes in 2008; a victory due in large part to high turnout from young voters and African Americans.
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An advance team checks the stage hours before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), September 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The president has staked much of his re-election effort on making the 2012 race into a "choice," rather than a referendum on his first term. He often admonishes audiences: “Don't boo – vote!”
Recommended: Over 800 Latino delegates ready to rally for Obama as Democratic convention begins today
But as Republicans push a time-tested attack on incumbents (“Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”) this week, tonight’s speakers will try to reverse any sense of disillusionment or disappointment.
To that end, the GOP trotted out a series of high-profile figures, like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, and would-be first lady Ann Romney, to make the case against Obama, with an eye toward women and Latinos.
Many of Democrats’ speakers tonight are arranged to make the counterpoint to Republicans’ messaging last week.
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro are in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Democratic National Convention. They preview tonight's speeches by First Lady Michelle Obama and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.
Michelle Obama, who enjoys stellar personal favorability ratings and has become a valuable campaign surrogate for her husband, will cap tonight’s speakers. The first lady’s remarks present a strong opportunity to speak directly to women and African-Americans.
"I am going to be at home and I'm going to be watching it with our girls and I am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry," President Obama said Tuesday in Virginia of his plans for tonight's speech. "Because when Michelle starts talking, I, I start getting all misty."
Michelle Obama, like Vice President Joe Biden later this week, will serve more as a “character witness” to the president than anything else.
Some of the Democrats’ other speakers this week will more directly challenge Romney on issues of importance to specific voting blocs.
Recommended: Some big-name Democrats will be skipping Charlotte
Kal Penn, the actor-turned-White House staffer who was featured in a promotional video for the convention released on Monday, will speak tonight in a play for young voters.
The overtures to women this evening will be even sharper. Lilly Ledbetter, the namesake figure behind a paycheck equality law Obama signed early in his term, will address delegates shortly before prime time tonight. Other women onstage tonight will include House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida congresswoman. Viewers early in the evening can also expect a tribute to the women of the House of Representatives.
For the first time, Democrats have included formal support for same-sex marriage rights in its party platform – a plank that's expected to be formally adopted. Chad Griffin of the Human Rights Campaign discusses.
Tuesday evening will also feature members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and other high-profile Latino leaders like Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, among others.
One of the most anticipated speeches will be the keynote from Castro, a figure regarded by Democrats as a rising star in the party who has drawn comparisons with Obama. A top Obama campaign official called Castro the “embodiment of the American dream,” and the campaign expects tonight’s speech to be a highlight of the night.
A number of African-American speakers – from highest-ranking African-American in the House, Rep. James Clyburn, S.C., to a rising Democratic star, California Attorney General Kamala Harris – will speak tonight.
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High turnout among black voters in 2008, who were particularly energized to elect the nation’s first black president, helped put Obama over the top in states like Virginia and North Carolina and could help put the president over the top versus Romney in 2012.
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I will be watching for Michelle Obama's speech tonight. It should be great. She will show us her "angry black women" if Barrack is not re-elected to a second term.
Gary Johnson 2012! Gary Johnson will: End the Drug war by Legalizing Cannabis, Support Internet Freedom, Support Gun rights, end the IRS, End the Federal Reserve, End the Fed, Support Abortion.
Vote Libertarian!
The Republicans have a record of Selling Jobs over seas, Abusing their powers, Supporting Internet Censorship, breaking the constitution and Lying about a LOT of things.
The Democrats also have a Record of Selling jobs Over seas, Abusing their Powers, Lying, Taking Benefits away from the Army, Supporting Internet Censorship, Breaking the Constitution.
Barack Obama has:
Attacked Libya without Congressional Approval.
Signed the NDAA Bill into law allowing the Detention and Assassination of Any US Citizen without trial, a Federal Court blocked it in May but Obama is trying to Get that Unblocked.
Raised the National debt over $6 Trillion in His First 3 Years.
Killed HUNDREDS of Innocent people (Excluding the FEW Terrorists) including three American Citizens in Yemen and Pakistan using Drone strikes (Even more Drone strikes than Bush).
Tried to Ban guns with The UN Even though it's unconstitutional and Obama SWORE to Protect the Constitution.
Obama Claims he Supports Freedom of Speech even though he Hired Staff to Censor his YouTube channel.
He claims he Campaigned in 57 States.
George Bush has:
Committed War crimes.
Supported Gun Control even though it's Unconstitutional.
The Patriot Act makes Growing your Own food Illegal, makes all Misdemeanors "Acts of terror", makes it Illegal to have more than 7 Days of food in your home and Many other things like that (Maybe 9/11 was a False Flag, they are greedy people, why not do a False Flag, blame it on al-Quaeda and Take Freedom away from the American people so they can have more Control? Considering the Patriot Act takes a Lot of Freedom Away and Bush was Very Corrupt).
Raised the Hell out of the National Debt.
Republicans will Agree with me about the Democrats and the Democrats will Agree with me about the Republicans but they will NEVER Agree with me about what their own Party has done. Both Parties are New World Order SCUM!
Can't you guys Admit what your Parties have Done wrong? How greedy and Corrupt they are? Why not be Libertarian?
Voting blocs Romney has NOT even got a chance at:
Women
Blacks
Latinos
Gays
Seniors
Unions
Middle Class America/poor
Singles/couples with childen
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Pretty much the only thing Romney is relying on at this point is a combination of winning the bigoted/racist white vote, and suppressing the vote of minorities and the poor.
yeah that michelle is the epitome of a black racist!!
I imagine with all the money the GOP/Tea Tools siphon from hillbilly rednecks and KKK racists in America, they can afford to hire 17 paid trolls to spread GOP lies, play the white victim card and distort facts......
Michelle Obama would have to go a long way to beat the looks on Ann Romneys bitch twisted face when Chris Christie was giving the keynote speech and barely mentioned Mitt Romneys name.
The American Communist Party has Put up their 2012 Presidential Candidate! Guess who it is, Barack Obama!
Guess who the American Nazi Party Endorses: Barack Obama!
Face it, Obama is a Marxist.
It's funny how racists and bigots complain of division, while they are disrespectful to Obama and his voter base from day one.
They are the ones flooding the Internet with racist jokes and disgusting insinuations.
I am glad America is divided between the intelligent people and the hillbilly trash. It's not the first time, nor the last. It makes the crazies real easy to point out.
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The GOP/Tea Wacko's/White Trash can’t publicly say that they hate Obama because he is Black....................but they can publicly oppose him by calling him a socialist, a Muslim, a Kenyan, a black Nazi, an Indonesian, and a terrorist ....truly pathetic...
Sonman...whatever,
I have no idea what your blog moniker is, it is an unintelligible as you comment. She will show us "her angry black women"??? What's that? I mean aside from being racist, what do you mean? Are you saying the Michelle Obama has a cadre of black women she plans to unleash if things don't go her way?
Why don't you watch something other than Fox and listen to something other than Rush. I think it's beginning to damage your brain.
Obama/Biden 2012
The GOP/Tea Tards =
Lunatics, paranoids, bigots, pill freaks, gun-nuts, militia members, and others whose mental problems are expressed in their political attitudes.
They are fanatical about their particular political fetish: guns, militias, conspiracy theories, the birthplace of the President, college transcripts, Death Panels, Deather conspiracy theories, the federal reserve, the gold standard and controlling every vagina in the nation....and whatever.
and...they're going to kick Obama's butt this November.
Our Government has Screwed up the Next Generation of Children and Society, Lets take a look:
1. Approximately 57 percent of all children in the United States are living in homes that are either considered to be either "low income" or impoverished.
2. More than 25 percent of all U.S. children have a chronic health condition that affects their ability to learn. Perhaps we should not be feeding them so much junk food.
3. In 2011, SAT scores for young men were the worst that they had been in 40 years.
4. The average young American will spend 10,000 hours playing video games before the age of 21.
5. One study discovered that 88 percent of all Americans between the ages of 8 and 18 play video games, and that approximately four times as many boys are addicted to video games as girls are.
6. According to a survey conducted by the National Geographic Society, only 37 percent of all Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 can find the nation of Iraq on a map.
7. According to one survey, 50 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 cannot find the state of New York on a blank map.
8. Only 26 percent of Oklahoma high school students know what the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called.
9. Only 10 percent of Oklahoma high school students know how many justices sit on the Supreme Court.
10. At this point, 15-year-olds that attend U.S. public schools do not even rank in the top half of all industrialized nations when it comes to math or science literacy.
11. Children in the United States are three times more likely to be prescribed antidepressants than children in Europe are.
12. The United States leads the world in eating disorder deaths.
13. The average American drinks more than 600 sodas every single year. That is by far the most in the world.
14. Back in 1962, only 13 percent of all Americans were obese. Right now, approximately 36 percent of all Americans are obese, and it is being projected that number will rise to 42 percent by 2030.
15. In America today, many families allow the television to raise their children. In fact, the United States is tied with the U.K. for the most hours of television watched per person each week.
16. There are more school shootings in America than anywhere else in the world.
17. The United States has the highest divorce rate on the globe by a wide margin. This is ripping millions of families with children to shreds.
18. Without solid family units, more kids than ever are joining gangs. Today, there are approximately 1.4 million gang members living inside the United States. That number has risen by 40 percent just since 2009.
19. There are more than 3 million reports of child abuse in the United States every single year.
20. If you can believe it, an average of five children die as a result of child abuse in the United States every single day.
21. Sadly, the United States actually has the highest child abuse death rate on the entire globe.
22. Approximately 20 percent of all child sexual abuse victims are under the age of 8.
23. In the United States today, it is estimated that one out of every four girls is sexually abused before they become adults.
24. According to researchers, convicted rapists in the United States report that two-thirds of their victims were under 18, and among those cases 58% said that their victims were 12 years old or younger.
25. The percentage of children living in poverty has risen from 17 percent in 2007 to 22 percent today.
26. Today, one out of every four American children is on food stamps.
27. It is being projected that approximately 50 percent of all U.S. children will be on food stamps at some point in their lives before they reach the age of 18.
28. As I have written about previously, approximately 42 percent of all single mothers in the United States are on food stamps.
29. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, 36.4 percent of all children that live in Philadelphia are living in poverty, 40.1 percent of all children that live in Atlanta are living in poverty, 52.6 percent of all children that live in Cleveland are living in poverty and 53.6 percent of all children that live in Detroit are living in poverty.
30. It is estimated that up to half a million children may currently be homeless in the United States.
31. It is estimated that child homelessness in the United States has risen by 33 percent since 2007.
32. Right now, approximately 25 million American adults are living with their parents.
33. Law enforcement officials estimate that about 600,000 Americans and about 65,000 Canadians are trading dirty child pictures online.
34. The average high school boy spends two hours watching pornography every single week.
35. An astounding 30 percent of all Internet traffic now goes to pornography websites, and the U.S. produces more pornography than any other nation has in the history of the world.
36. In the United States today, 47 percent of all high school students have had sex.
37. One out of every four teen girls in the United States now has an STD.
38. The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate on the entire planet by a wide margin.
39. One survey found that one out of every five teen girls actually wants to be a teen mom.
40. We have borrowed 16 trillion dollars that we expect future generations to repay. We have consigned our children and our grandchildren to a lifetime of debt slavery and they don't even realize it yet. When they do realize what we have done to them they will probably curse us bitterly
Backstabbing: Did you ACTUALLY say "it's funny how racists and bigots complain of division" with the racist, bigoted, and divisive comments you have made? Did you REALLY do that and expect anybody to take you seriously? You put a long list of those that "won't vote for Romney" - then how come Romney is leading (albeit slightly) in national polls? Just keep speaking your racist and bigoted comments - every time someone like you speaks up then another independent decides to vote Republican. Keep going my man - we certainly appreciate your help!!
The slogan for the DNC and Barry's campaign this year should be Spin, Slander, and Smear! They sure can't honestly say the last 4 years were positive, or we're better off now... can they? Not without Spin, Slander, and Smear.
'Blame Bush' will be the sub-text, when it should be to blame Obama's failed policies! Jeez... watching this convention will be the equivalent of a watching a disaster movie! I think Biden will bring some unintential comedy relief if they let him talk at all!
Tune in and join the fun..Everybody. Former and sitting Presidents will be there, unlike Bush and Cheney.
They were placed in the Republican Wittless Protection Program and were nowhere to be found.
@Backstabbing Tea Party I hate Obama because he signed the NDAA Bill into allowing the Detention and Assassination of ANY US Citizen WITHOUT Trial, a federal Court blocked it in May because it's Unconstitutional but Obama is fighting to Get it unblocked, Obama tried to Ban guns with the UN's Small Arms Treaty (which is Unconstitutional) but Congress wouldn't allow that, Obama has Risen the National Debt $6 Trillion in his First 3 Years of being President, Obama By passed Congress (Unconstitutional) to Enable the DREAM Act (There goes 1 Million American jobs!), he claims he Campaigned in 57 States. I hate a Black guy because he has done nothing good makes me Racist I guess. He was Sworn to Protect the Constitution, but he's done nothing besides Break it.
So, if a Black guy Came into my house and Tried to kill me and my Family and I shot him, that would make me Racist because I shot a Black guy Trying to kill me and my Family?
Ann Romney has class, charm, and grace! None of the qualities that Obama's wife has shown us.... we have not forgotten her 'I've never been so proud of America...' quote, or her 'all this for a damn flag' quote at a Memorial Day celebration last year... and don't forget her extremely expensive vacations on our dime! Which brings up the question why she and her husband take seperate flights to and from these all ready high priced vacations? Can we afford another 4 years of either one of them?
I can't believe this is the first comment you see when you come to this article. It is nothing but stupid/racist. It should be blocked or something.
This convention is a celebration of an America transitioning into a Marxist/socialist quagmire. These United States are on the verge of entering the "dark ages" and if we do, it will last a very long time, possibly forever.
It is Obama and his party that has created this mess but has been able to blame it on his predecessor. Just ask yourself, who took control of congress in January 2007, and who was appointed to run the senate and the house? Then ask yourself who was appointed to take over the House Financial Services Committee, and who took over the Senate Banking Committee?
When president Bush warned of Fannie & Freddie being on financially risky ground and needing to be reformed, who was it that fought against him?
The answer, obviously to anyone that took the time to look this up is Obama and his democratic controlled congress, especially Frank and Dodd.
Remember, the financial meltdown came around a year and a half after the democrats took control of congress.
If Obama inherited any disaster, he inherited it from himself.
"You don't just make stuff up"
Obama/Biden 2013
Democrats will aim at core groups? They will offer tidy sums of money for any minority to vote for them. They will offer unemployed more money to stay unemployed. They will offer illegals American rights. They will bribe union members with guvment jobs. They will lie to women about birth control. What they will not do is offer loans to small buisnesses to help people work for a living.
A quote from the empty suit that makes stuff up all the time. Liar & Thief
None of your Witt know what Socialism is only is what Fox tell your. Look up Socialism in America and see the truth and not the lies your spread.
When the POTUS was asked what grade he would give himself, he obviously had a quick look on his report card and saw a big "I" on it. He thought the 'I' was for 'incomplete'. The 'I' was for incompetent'. But, let me grant him 'incomplete' and talk to him a little bit about it'.
I used to teach at Tufts University and every once in a while students would come in and request an 'incomplete'. It was the students that failed to meet their responsibility. It was the students that failed to do what they were required to do in the position they were in. It was the students that did not understand the challenge that they had been given. It was the student's that really couldn't cut it, and do you know what, most of the students that asked for Incompletes you knew that no matter how long you gave them, if you gave them another chance, they still would not be able to do it. And, you know that applies to the POTUS. The POTUS gave himself an incomplete because he did not do the job. He had two years with a Democratic Congress and he diddled around with Obamacare that 60% of Americans say is terrible and then the last two years what has he done? He has gone to 205 fundraisers, he has campaigned incessantly, he's played 15 rounds of golf, and he has failed to meet once in the last 7 months with his Jobs Council.
This is a POTUS that really was right, in a sense, when he said he deserved an incomplete; but, the fact is not only did he not do it and deserves an incomplete, he really doesn't deserve a second term, either."
John Sununu 9/4/12 / FOX NATION
Wet Willy,
The financial meltdown came when Bush was in office. Bush engineered it, produced it, and presented it to the American public. He was the first one to sign a bank bailout bill and the first one to sign a stimulus bill. How do you change history? Just because you want to blame the Democrats for what the Republicans have done doesn't mean you can alter the past. Bush did this. Every single rational human being in the world knows that Bush did this. He did it when he rejected the Oxley/Barney regulation bill that would have reined in Freddie and Fannie's excesses. He did it when he started two unfunded wars. He did it when he gave out unfunded trillion dollar tax cuts to benefit the rich. He did it when he sponsored the unfunded medicare part D.
The Republicans run up the bills and then blame the Democrats for the deficit. The Republicans love borrow and spend and spend and spend. Then they pretend they actually care about the deficit. "Deficits don't matter." claims Cheney.
How do you rewrite reality? The Republicans created the financial collapse.and they have chosen to prolong it by blocking every piece of legislation that would have made it better. You can lie to yourself, use your hatred to blind yourself, but don't expect any thinking person to buy your bs, because thinking people know the truth, and you aren't telling it.
I'm always amazed at the ignorance of the far right - and their eagerness to show it as evidenced by most of the early posts on this site.
F6Zman - you're absolutely beyond ridiculous and yet you continue to spew your nonsense.
George Hayduke Sr., Anne Romney showed the world that all the money in the world can't buy class. She is the epitome of the Stepford wife - nothing more.
Michelle Obama did NOT make the comment you attribute to her - it has been debunked over and over but of course you'll continue to post your lie. It's all you have.
Our First Lady represents our country beautifully. She is strong; intelligent; beautiful; classy; elegant; and a wonderful role model for young girls of all races.
Get over it - the far right has nothing but senile old men who talk to empty chairs!
Obama/Biden 2012
Wrong again seeking insanity.... the only 'debunking' of Michelle's comment:
was debunked by ABC and the Huffy Post, two liberal media outlets that have their own credibility issues. Watch the actual clip and learn!
SeekingSanity - I will agree she is probably strong, being 6 foot tall and 200 pounds and all. The others I will disagree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJgWMI0hch8&feature=related
I already heard enough from Michelle
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BdjoHA5ocwU?rel=0
All hell would break loose if Romney said this...why is it OK for Obama?
I thought churches LOST their tax exempt status for political interference...so Barry TELLS them to go to their churches????
I can guess she wont be discussing the 16 TRILLION dollar debt!
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/implosion-update-debt-passes-16-trillion-feds-spend-41210-every-second-more-than-it-takes-in/
"The announcement, which came just an hour before Democrats gaveled in their convention in Charlotte, N.C., to renominate President Obama for another four-year term, immediately boosted the government's grim fiscal picture back to the fore of the national debate. Debt has risen at a meteoric pace under Mr. Obama — in less than four years in office he has already eclipsed President George W. Bush's eight years."
Plain and simple...if Obama wins the re-election, it's not because of his failed policies but because he is black, which is shameful and I worry for the next generation.
executive order to collapse all comments....has been given...plain bob 2012...
To all you people who speak ill of Michelle Obama or Ann Romney, you would do well to remember what President Obama said regarding spouses. They're off limits. You'll notice that neither of the candidates has attacked the other's wife. If you respect the candidate for whom you'll be voting, maybe you should consider trying to emulate that example.
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/troubling-development-rift-between-white-house-israel-growing-as-threat-of-war-rises/
I wonder what Debbie Wasserman Schultz thinks of this
The Obama administration is sending private messages to Iran saying the U.S. won't back an Israeli strike as long as Iran doesn't strike U.S. interests (suggesting that the State of Israel isn't an American interest).
Wasn't it Schultz on “Hogan’s Heroes” that was famous for the line “I know NOTHIIIIING – NOOOTHIIING!!!”
A Meeting of Minds
Hello Mr. Republican, how are you today?
Not so well Mr. Democrat, I am worried about the Election and what will happen if Obama is elected for another 4 years.
Well, let us discuss this and see where we go.
Tell me what your man Romney offers the Country as solutions to our Economic and Social problems.
Romney has not set forth a specific platform of ideas to get people employed, and reverse the deficit.
Well it seems your man needs to let us know what specifically can be done if we are to make an informed decision.
Yes but Romney has been a successful businessman in the past. That’s experience right?
Perhaps, but would that not be like a successful Dry Cleaner expecting to walk into Wal-Mart and wanting to be the Chief Executive?
Well he did hire people and keep the business running, making money.
But, doesn’t the complexity of Wal-Mart’s many vendors, customer base, operations around the world make it more necessary that he have had some experience in dealing in these areas. Just having run one store in a specialized operation, how does that even relate to anything that Wal-Mart buys and sells in such vast amounts and with such frequency?
Well, I can see you don’t agree with me on Romney’s experience. Tell me what Obama offers.
He has already shown that he cares about people and their access to affordable healthcare by shepherding the ACA through Congress. He has accomplished many things to help people but could do so much more if Republicans in Congress had not pledged to vote down everything he sponsors.
Mr. Democrat, Romney is a pro-business leader that wants to make taxes even lower for business.
Now Mr. R., you know that when the Average Person gets in financial trouble they have to put more into paying off their bills, which is what President Obama says we must do for a while through higher taxes until we get the deficit and Social Security under control again. It is the responsible thing to do. It is the Income for America by Americans. It is the main way we make money to pay our debt.
Mr. R., a Strong Country manages its debt and protects its people, as well as friends. The World is in massive chaos now, probably the worst global financial meltdown ever. There are many countries at war over Religion, Food, and Nuclear Proliferation. What experience does Romney have in Foreign Affairs and International Law?
Mr. D, he has not been in Government except the one term as a Governor. Now you have made me even more concerned about November.
Mr. R., glad I could help!
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I imagine with all the money the GOP/Tea Tools siphon from hillbilly rednecks and KKK racists in America, they can afford to hire 17 paid trolls to spread GOP lies, play the white victim card and distort facts......
UMMMMM, the KKK was created by the democratic party bud, do some homework......
Instead of her giving a worthless speech about how great her worthless, hip hop wannabe, bum husband is, let's see her chew a pumpkin through a picket fence, that would far more entertaining.
Will Biden be there to put his foot in his mouth too .... Obama should get him out from under his desk, give him a tissue to wipe his mouth off and unchain that fool ..!
Why is it 'racist' to hate Obama? Why do you assume that anyone who hates Obama isn't Black? Is it simply because he's black that you all think this? Racism is dying, how else would he have been elected? The only way racism survives is by assuming that all White people are racist, because that is prejudice AND racism. The first to be enslaved were Jews, why don't they complain? Because they don't WANT to remember. I say that you Obama supporters are racist, honestly. No one is willing to look at the facts anymore, only at the party they serve in. Both have redeeming qualities that ensure their survival, you all need to look at the candidates, not their political party. George Washington, our finest and most humble of forefathers, hated the political parties system, because it divided us. He also hate foreign affairs, is what got us into trouble isn't it? I beg you all to think about the future of your children and what you're forcing them to inherit. Is it right to re-elect a man because of the color of his skin? Or because he says he wants to "change" america? Why change something that isn't broken, huh? Mitt Romney may be greedy, but isn't that what America needs in a time of economic crisis? Despite all his bad traits, he has the potential to end these foolish expenditures, and to recall stationed troops in God-knows-where. I beg you to not judge a man by his standings, but instead by his character. Alexander Hamilton, a single Frenchman, built our economy from the ground up. Was he judged by his heritage as a French islander, or by his grasp for financial excellence? Do you want your children to grow up in a place that elects a man merely for being slightly darker in skin pigment than his opponents? A man with little political experience, who wants to cut veterans' rights to vote so he can win a re-election? I beg you all to look past the mudslinging of both parties.
Hussein and Castro...can't get much more anti-American than that.
The faces of the new Socialist/Communist party. WTH?!
I automatically tune out anyone who uses words and phrases such as "socialism" "nazi" and "fascism." Anyone who brings up the birther debate. Anyone who refers to Obama as a Kenyan or a Muslim. None of these things are rooted in facts or logic. And anyone who refuses to use facts or logic in a debate is not worth debating.
I recommend others do the same. Maybe then we can clean up these comment sections and have real conversations.
I saw an Obama commercial Earlier with Bill Clinton endorsing him. He was saying how Obama was going to raise employment from the ground up.
Is that like the "Shovel Ready" jobs from the first and second jobs bills that failed?
Can we afford 4more years of his jobs bills?
Romney/Ryan 2012
Did Barrack offer any plan to fix the economy in details other than HOPE and CHANGE? NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Obama's detailled plan wherer only empty promises ,that most of them he never accomplish, he offer to close GITMO, he offer to trial terrorist in civil courts, he offer to "provide solution" to help home owners, he promise to lower tuition for colleges and universities, he offer to create more green energy, to many promises but not real plans, he promises to unite the country. He also promise if he don't turn aroun the economy in three years , he will be one term president. So why you democrats demand Romney to do something Obama did not. We cant trust Obama anymore. Obama is a failure.
Romney Ryan 2012
You are like Obama , calling for civility but you and your group are the first to attack. hypocresy at the best. By the way there is nothing wrong to say the truth. Obama is a socialist , just read his book, is ideology. Read this comment from your buddy .....
The GOP/Tea Wacko's view of 'Freedom' is .............a country full of USEFUL IDIOTS, such as:
Country Red Necks, Trailer Park Trash, Low Life's, D-bags, Pill Freaks, Bigots and Poorly Educated IMBECILES......all Goose Stepping in Lock Step to every Sound Byte their 'Private Sector' Ministry of Propaganda (The FAUX NOIZE Network, Lush, Boortz, Fatbo and Beckerhead) spews out.....
The collapsed option is childish" but then this is MSN we're talking about..
Simple facts here- "Romney wants the insurance industry in control of healthcare" and he wants,- "Unions to go away" so if your into that, vote for him I know I won't I simply don't want it to start all over again..
Is anyone bright enough to know why there was unions from the start and how companies kept people suppressed so they couldn't function without there slave wages ?
We shouldn't compare our love for a community that has relished successfully in the past with any other country or culture when its greed that is present.
Yo man! I'z lucky. I one of the 50% who don't work so I get to make guys happy and I don't pay no taxes! Iz Amerika great or what!
News today...obama is "struggling" with the question of ARE U BETTER OFF NOW OR 4 YR. AGO!!
That is a yes or no question!! How do you struggle with a yes or no question??
Clint Eastwood summed it all up in 10 minutes!! No One can afford another 4 years of this Craziness!!
BozoHussan==NBC=GE= Chicago MOBpolitics=lie,cheat, steal ,twist every crises to benefit your Pravda Press PROPAGANDA!!
HardTruthofLife
Perhaps because others say that the only reason most of us voted for him is because he's black. While I'll admit some voted for him because he's black, some also seem to hate him for the same reason.
But if you read the comments with am open mind you will certainly see many, many racists comments. Just look at the names they call him, 'obammy', etc. They refuse to admit they are racists so they resort to calling him a Muslim, a Kenyan, etc. how else do you explain the comments that have been disproven so often? How else do you explain the comments that are so disrespectful to the President of the United States of America. One would think they would at least have respect for the office if not the man.
And many comments by the 'conservatives' don't even add anything of substance to the discussion.
If one voting aspect is true then so is the other.
Backstabbing Tea Party
I am a white lifelong Democrat who in the process of becoming somewhat informed about the political process, I changed to Unaffiliated. Your list shocks me. It is a list dividing people to hate one another and insist they get as much as another ... work or not ... The Democrats left me. I did not leave them. Everything the Democrats say know sound likes words of hate and division and violence and I promise you, I was never that way. Nor, were the Democrats I knew. We have left because of the violence and division.
NBC really needs to get rid of this "comment collapsed" thing. Almost every comment on the front page is collapsed and none of them are "inflammatory". People are just collapsing comments because they disagree with them.
This is freedom of speech for socialist. This is why Castro, Chavez and any other communists need to control the media , so they can shut down anything that disagree with their ideology.
I was watching MSNBC today and they featured a women wearing a "I'm a Slut and I Vote" button ... at first they got all upset until they realized it was Sandra Fluck ... if this is energizing the base we Democrats are in trouble. This type of statement/protest is fine when we're talking amoungst friend like Code Pink, Abortion Rights groups but this is prime time. Oh and right behind her were two women dressed as VAGINAs
National debt surpassed $16 trillion today. Yes, that's $16,000,000,000,000!
Congratulations President Obama. You said you would reduce it to $5 trillion. Ultimate fail and a big lie.
This DNC is going to be one big PINOCCHIO FEST. Let's see how long Obama's nose gets. It will sure be a record for the number of Pinocchios.
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Unlike the Democrats there isn't a Republican alive that doesn't acknowledge that former President Bush spent entirely too much money. That he should have vetoed bills coming out of the Democrat Congress. Nor will Republicans deny he bailed out the Banks or signed the 1st Stimulas Bill which the law written by a Democrat majority congress, & bypartism bill, that provided for tax rebates to low- and middle-income U.S. taxpayers, tax incentives to stimulate business investment, and an increase in the limits imposed on mortgages eligible for purchase by government-sponsored enterprises (e.g., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). The total cost of this bill was projected at $152 billion for 2008.
Democrats forget that Bush's bill was $152 Billion vs Obama's $787 billion 2009 Stimulas, again written by a Democrat majority congress. They also seem to forget it was written by a Democrat Congress. Democrats also, unlike the Republicans who blame Bush for excessive spending during his last 4 years, fail to hold their leader responsible for anything to do with these last four years. At four years, he owns this economy, just as president's before him.
No President in our lifetime has taken 4 years to get this country turned around. No President in our lifetime has been re-elected with unemployment over 8%. No President in our lifetime has spent close to what has been spent in these last 4 years even during a World War!
At some point the Democrats need to realize that their leader has neither the maturity nor the experience to handle this crisis. History? History will show that this President was one of the worst in our lifetime. History will show that Carter looked real good in comparison. History will show the American people voted for a sweet talker over experience in a major economic crisis.
And in this election the American people slogan should clearly be:
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Why do people bash unions? They seem not to get their any many of them around anymore. They also made sure people got good pay. However, now that most are gone, American's get paid less and less. People that vote republicans are the ones that still have jobs. Once they have bubble broken they will realize the difference between Obama and Ronmney.
Romney didn't create sh!t and still wont after in office. If he does try to go to war with Iran they need to make it all kids have to go not a select few.If they do take away the things Ryan actually said he would do. Not the crap version Romney is now making him saw. America will fall hard and fast, all repubs in congress need to be kicked from what they did for the past few years.
the dems will try to energize their core by spreading fairy dust and offering rides on unicorns and magic carpets....all the dems have is their core of food stamp recipients, welfare recipients, unemployment recipients, and other libs who will vote for obozo to assuage their liberal guilt about all the poor black people....fortunately, this core is a distinct minority in america for the time being and obozo will lose in november....obozo is a liar, a distorter, and a divider....a vote for obozo is a vote for national suicide.....
"national suicide" is waht the left are looking for. They need to remove the US Constitution and the founding principles of a great nation in order to get Obama's "Life of Julia" nanny state utopia
I see hate is still alive and well in the far right.
I've seen some of the far left comments -- you talk about HATE. Pulllleeeezzzzeeee you dish it out and then when you get it back you cry mommy. Hypocrite Scum
Mcpaddywack, et al: That's why ALL of us who care about America's future must take every opportunity we can to counter the Left propaganda. I try to be brief and to the point to get them thinking. Have a list handy of the multiple reasons this guy should NOT ever get back in...there are way TOO many for even consideration.
I only wish people would research independently, and not depend on the Left MSM...which is now the large majority of all TV networks, and other media, like the NYT, and it's many followers.
If they did, he would lose by a landslide on his record alone.
The Documentary, "2016" from Shindler's List producer...and based on Obama's book and life should be seen by everyone, especially them...so they have more info' to make an educated vote.
Jock, never mind the fact that the Liberals are spewing hate and nastiness.
jock59801 - Who is going to put who in chains, Joe Biden. Moderate Democrat?
I'm always amazed at the ignorance of the far right - and their eagerness to show it as evidenced by most of the early posts on this site.
Jersy Girl - you're absolutely beyond ridiculous and yet you continue to spew your nonsense.
George Hayduke Sr., Anne Romney showed the world that all the money in the world can't buy class. She is the epitome of the Stepford wife - nothing more.
Michelle Obama did NOT make the comment you attribute to her - it has been debunked over and over but of course you'll continue to post your lie. It's all you have.
Our First Lady represents our country beautifully. She is strong; intelligent; beautiful; classy; elegant; and a wonderful role model for young girls of all races.
Get over it - the far right has nothing but senile old men who talk to empty chairs!
Obama/Biden 2012
I sure hope that the dems remind everyone that they are the party of consensual sodomy.
That was a snippet I read in a letter to the editor in our local paper. Just wanted to share it.
Statements need a little truth in them to be funny. Too bad it's not a joke.
JH - Yes, Democrats seem to be the only ones for freedom when it comes to keeping the government out of our bedrooms.
One thing is for sure - No Democrat at the convention will mention the National Debt going over $16 TRILLION today.
That's more debt in 3.6 years under Obama than in all 8 years under Bush.
jock59801,
"I see hate is still alive and well in the far right."
Yes , just seeing all the hatred from Republicans here on Newsvine would be enough to energize me to vote for Obama if I had any kind of enthusiasm gap to begin with.
Lush Limpballs "These are the segment of society who are so bigoted that they will gladly endure hardship for the opportunity to spew their hate and ignorance"
It's sad to see such hateful comments from both sides, but it seems that more comes from the Left than from the Right.
By the way - I find it interesting that you use the 'Moniker' (Lush Limpballs) that you do and then complain about 'hate' speech by others.
Wow...a lot of anger but very little substance here. I'm not thrilled with Obama BUT I couldn't in good conscience vote for Romney after what he did as governor of MA. I experienced firsthand what he was like as a politician and businessman. He ran on a "jobs creation" platform since MA was 37th in the nation. When he finished as gov, MA was 47th!! Instead, MA had hemorrhaged jobs because they were sent overseas. Education took a big hit, too. Even his supporters were unhappy with him. The one good he did was start Romneycare, which he completely denies doing and calls Obama a socialist for doing what he did 6 yrs ago...what a hypocrite! The Healthcare reform program we have from Obama is IDENTICAL to what Romney gave MA. And it's working...most people are happy with it. Why isn't the mainstream media giving people the facts?
executive order to collapse all comment's...is invoked...plain bob 2012...
Nice line of speakers, Latinos pro-illegal immigrants, failed Governors, union recruiters. black haters.
Obama 2012 for more illegal immigration, more divided country, more socialism.
Seeking, how are you going to rceognize sanity if you find it? You don't seem to have a clue what it looks like! Nice to see Roy Wilson, one of the few adults here.
plain bob,
"executive order to collapse all comment's...is invoked...plain bob 2012..."
Something must have been done because in more than two years of posting on Newsvine, this is the very first time I have ever seen every single comment on a page collapsed! For some reason these people have gotten into a collapsing frenzy such as I have never before seen.
When Michelle Obama speaks tonight to praise her husband do you think she will mention Obama's association in his early years and as an adult with:
Frank Marshall Davis - a communist
Edward Said - an anti Israeli
Bill Ayers - a Terriorist
Roberto Unger - a communist
Jeremiah Wright - enough said
Afterall they all helped shape his views of America.
This is what amazes me about the democrats on this thread. They will not admit that those associations are alarming at best.
Oh he did not inhale so it were.
So it must be ok.
I would listen to their views more openly if they would admit there is a problem.
Like Ryan and his sub 3 hour marathon. It is not OK he lied, how can you get it that wrong?
That bothers me alot.
People: DO re-open the collapsed post above at #3!!!! It is ALL the truth, and can be researched, if you don't believe it!
They CAN'T face the truth while they're putting OUR future and freedom in jeapardy with their ignorance!!!!
You know, I once saw Nikita Khrushchev speak, does that make me a Commie?
It would help if you gave the Non Partisan sites that show a dot to dot connecting Obama and these men and his use of their ideas or taking illegal money.
e.g., Here is a picture of Obama in Time Magazine taking a stack of money from Bill Ayers with a sign attached to it that says "from your loyal Communist supporters, thanks for the tanks and by the way, Love the Condo!"
Children, silly Children...
Curve, are you really that much of an Obama drone? You would never believe an unbiased report that tells you anything you don't already believe! You have no room to call other people silly,
And don't forget, those are the Left's "Heroes".
I WANT TO GET RE-ELECTED"
*If any other of our presidents had criticized a state law that he admitted he never even read, would you think that he is just an ignorant hothead? *
*If any other of our presidents joined the country of Mexico and sued a state in the United States to force that state to continue to allow illegal immigration, would you question his patriotism and wonder whose side he was on? *
*If any other of our presidents had pronounced the Marine Corps like Marine Corpse, would you think him an idiot? *
*If any other of our presidents had put 87,000 workers out of work by arbitrarily placing a moratorium on offshore oil drilling on companies that have one of the best safety records of any industry because one foreign company had an accident, would you have agreed? *
*If any other of our presidents had used a forged document as the basis of the moratorium that would render 87000 American workers unemployed would you support him? *
*If any other of our presidents had been the first President to need a Teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes? *
*If any other of our presidents had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take his First Lady to a play in NYC, would you have approved? *
*If any other of our presidents had reduced your retirement plan holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved? *
*If any other of our presidents had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved? *
*If any other of our presidents had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved? *
*If any other of our presidents had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought it a proud moment for America ? *
*If any other of our presidents had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia would you have approved? *
*If any other of our presidents had visited Austria and made reference to the nonexistent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip? *
*If any other of our presidents had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved? *
*If any other of our presidents had stated that there were 57 states in the United States, wouldn't you have had second thoughts about his capabilities? *
*If any other of our presidents would have flown all the way to Denmark to make a five minute speech about how the Olympics would benefit him walking out his front door in his home town, would you not have thought he was a self-important, conceited, egotistical jerk?*
*If any other of our presidents had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, wouldn't you have winced in embarrassment? *
*If any other of our presidents had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?*
*If any other of our presidents' administrations had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on
9-11? *
*If any other of our presidents had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence? *
*If any other of our presidents had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate
on much of what is happening in America, would you have ever approved? *
*If any other of our presidents had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved? *
*So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? *
*Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 34 months so you don't have that much time to come up with an answer.*
*Every statement and action in this email is factual and directly attributable to Barack Hussein Obama. Every bumble is a matter of record and completely verifiable. *
AND NOW-- HE ACTUALLY WANTS US TO RE-ELECT HIM!
WAKE UP AMERICA 2012 IS UPON US!
Please forward this to someone. I CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THIS GUY FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS . . .
If the democrats mistery speaker pulls the same act as Clint Eastwood and talks to a chair.... Hopefully he will be talking to Dick Cheney.... because then we he eludes Dick Cheney is telling him to tell someone to... "GO F-UCK THEMSELVES"...we will know it's for real.
Have at libs !!!! LOL Check out the Unconventional Postcard displayed at the Democratic Convention<<<LMAO.......you can't make this stuff up.....LOL, LOL
Obama Poster, displayed with a rendition of the FLAG OF MACEDONIA.
Hell, he is waving a flag infront of your face and you still cant' see it ,,,,LMAO,,,LMAO
Your assinine Bush tax cuts are gone Republicans!!!
Obama wins this election by 12% - 15% and will destroy Romney in electorial votes especially with the courts rejecting Republican attempts to disenfranchise likely Democratic voters with voter ID requirements.
Don't tell anybody....but those tax cuts were for and benefited everybody........you need to think about something......if the landlord pays higher tax he will raise the rent. If the business owner pays higher taxes he will raise the price you pay for goods and services he provides. All good for the middle class huh. How do you like those high gas prices and unemployment courtesy of Obama?
Try getting your info from other than the MSM. Read "The Amateur" by Klein.
Ha! Tony - this is what no one mentions... what the heck? I feel like the media has presented the bush tax cuts as "a tax cut for the rich" instead of "a tax cut for everyone"
PLUS, don't super poor people realize that under the bush tax cuts 50% of the people don't pay ANY taxes? Why would you want something different! haha
Tony..love your post...only one problem... It makes too much sense for liberals... they cant cry about facts, so they have no use...
I think she will do a good job. It may be written for her, but let's see what she has to say.
She's going to tell us that since the Dems took over congress in 2006 we've:
1) Seen more people go on welfare & food stamps than ever before
2) 23 million people are unemployed
3) watched us get a credit rating decline for the first time in history
4) watched gas prices skyrocket
5) tripled our debt
Wait....maybe not.
Paladin - just like Anne's was written for her. But, our First Lady will do a better job because she is sincere!
Yes, Laker Steve - we are in a recession so many of those things happened but not because of President Obama. What part of that do you not understand? Oh, that's right, you don't understand anything!
Obama/Biden 2012
Laker Steve - I'm tired of you spouting off about the BUSH DEPRESSION! Get over it and stop blocking the recovery! I know you want those 8 years of GOP F-up to go away. THE GOP caused this! Keep wishing... maybe WWII and Nixon will go away, also!
16 Trillion Dollars !! Now that energizes me !!!
Character witness? Character witness?!! You're kidding me right?
SeekingSanity "Paladin - just like Anne's was written for her. But, our First Lady will do a better job because she is sincere!"
I have to wonder if she'll be 'proud to be an American' for the second time in her life, or if that was just a passing phase.
This is what you would like to see; proud American people, inclusive of every American...
The other side's rally last week looked like one you would have seen in the mid-60s South...@ a clan rally...what a sight it was...
Republicans,tea baggers and R-wingers "built this hell", now what ya gonna doo now?
Mitt should step aside and save us all from hearing any more lies, WE don't want to hear it!
Well Mitt has at least three ways to boost the
economy:
1. Start paying his fair share of taxes [back
dated also].
2. Invest his ill gotten gains in the US instead of the
Caymans.
3. Stop his friends at Bain and the like sending US jobs
abroad.
Let's see now - the National Debt goes over $16 Trillion at the start of the Democratic Convention (it was only $9.6 Trillion when Obama was nominated in2008), and a few hours after the end of the Convention, the new August jobs report comes out.
Those are not very pleasant 'Bookends' for the Democrats - Obama had better hope the jobs report is a good one.
Paladin: In response to your comments:
1. More people are on welfare and using food stamps because Republicans refuse to create all those jobs they promised in 2010.....what happened to that?
2. See No. 1 above, and the Republicans want to cut even MORE jobs if they are elected.
3. The Credit rating didn't decline because of President Obama....it declined because of the lack of compromise in our Congress....I guess you didn't read that, did you? Standards & Poore CLEARLY stated it was because of the lack of harmony in Congress.....President Obama had nothing to do with that.
4. Again, President Obama has NOTHING to do with gas prices....thank the speculators in the commodities markets for that since they are the ones that manipulate gas prices. I can't believe people are still so stupid as to think that our president has ANYTHING to do with gas prices. The only thing he can do is to release gas from our surplus if things get really rough.....prices are NOT something he can do anything about.
5. President Obama has not tripled our debt....In fact, in a recent article, David Lazarus writes "According to FactCheck.org, the national debt rose 190% under former President Reagan. It rose 52% under President George H. W. Bush; 37% under Bill Clinton, and 86% under Bush II. During his first 3 years in office, President Obama has presided over only a 45% increase inthe national debt." He continues, "As these numbers make clear, Republicans are just as fond of government spending as Democrats." President Obama's measly 45% seems quite a long way from "tripling the national debt."
So, all in all, you've just pulled a "Ryan".....5 misconceptions (lies) that Republicans keep telling that aren't true and can be proven as wrong. Keep it up, you're doing well......
45% of 9 trillion is a bit more than 190% more of 1 trillion. So Obama did add more to the national debt. Can't take percentages if the raw numbers are larger. DUH!
I have better things to do now, but I can't let you slide Doc Holliday. You are obviously too young to know that by the mid 60's there were no more Klan rallys in the South. Only made-up ones, you know, like your make believe friends. And you must have been watching on MSNBC if you only saw white people. Or did you watch at all?
Yes, Obama did add to the debt. But $2.6 Trillion came from Bush. Bush put two unfunded wars, he Medicare Advantage program 'off the books' by using continuing resolutions. One of the first things the President did was to add those to the books, hence the huge increase.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_States_federal_budget
Also remember we were entering a recession. During times of economic distress the government is the only entity that CAN spend money. President Bush issued TARP, and President Obama issued QE1 and 2 as well some other things tonhelpmthe economy. Without those things we would be in a far worse place. The main issue is that had Bush not run up the debt prior to the economic collapse with the wars, tax reductions, erc the country would have been in a better situtation to handle the collapse.
I'm a bit tired of hearing about '$16 trilion in debt' from people who obviously have NO IDEA what caused it, who caused it and why it is now necessary.
Selective amnesia or just plain dumb, must be one or the other.
the earth is in dire need of an enema. this fairy tale convention would be a great insertion point.
Jack Nickelson, first Batman movie, "This town (country) needs an enema."
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012
what is the deal with that Podium??!!!
Is it a pickle barrel???... A Beer barrel?? ..An old wash tub full of dirty socks and undies??
News today...obama is "struggling" with the question of ARE U BETTER OFF NOW OR 4 YR. AGO!!
That is a yes or no question!! How do you struggle with a yes or no question??
Clint Eastwood summed it all up in 10 minutes!! No One can afford another 4 years of this Craziness!!
BozoHussan==NBC=GE= Chicago MOBpolitics=lie,cheat, steal ,twist every crises to benefit your Pravda Press PROPAGANDA!!
Obama poster displayed with a rendition of the flag of MACEDONIA, he is waving a flag in your face and you still cant see it...LMAO>>>LMAO.
They are eighter too stupid to understand or they are in agreement with obama. It can't be both
You don't know what you are talking about, Mr. paid forum member with the typical 7 digit employee number.
keep drinking all the obama koolaid from michelle tonight untill we all are doomed.
Romney is a failure. America knows it
It's nice to speculate that Mitt could be a failure, but we got it dead to rights that Obama is!!! Guarenteed!! Show the man the road!!! He out of there!!
"Michelle Obama leads roster of speakers at Dem convention who will make case for a second term for her husband, amid sagging economy"
This will be a tough sell. Do you think she'll make it through her speech with a straight face?
As compared to the straight face of Dirty Harry talking to an invisible man perhaps? If Princess Ann can walk around with a straight face, Michelle Obama sure as hell can.
Michelle Obama speech will be" All this over a flag and why I hate America". They are so desperate for Betty White. She is funny and will tell them what sex is like.
Of course she will make it with a straight face. She is a true believer in socialism. And she SHOULD see a bunch of Guy Faulks mask looking back at her, but instead she will see idiot people who want a free lunch.
to all you Flat Earthers calling Obama a socialist - be sure to hang on tight so you don't fall off the edge. *PLONK*
Hmmm, I don't see a debt clock at the DNC convention. Maybe they are not worried that the debt just a few minutes ago hit $16 Trillion dollars, which is $16,000 BILLION dollars! which is $16,000,000 MILLION dollars.
16 MILLION MILLION Dollars!
Democrats and Republicans are both to blame for this but Republicans seem to be the only ones worried about it.
Why no debt clock?
16,000,000 + 16,000,000 = 32,000,000 mr. mathematician.
They're more worried about free birth control I think. Debt is just a number. a pill that keeps you from getting pregnant is a god given right.
Todd,
Maybe they should have a "Republican Campaign Speech Lies Counter.' Plenty to count there, no?
...and where was the Republican debt clock when Bush/Cheney financed TWO WARS OFF THE BUDGET?
Sorry, but on this issue you live in a glass house, buddy.
Ummm, Mesorandom, you appear to confused. You are right that 16,000,000 + 16,000,000 is 32,000,000. Correct! Thats 32 Million dollars. You get a gold star for that.
Just where do I add 16,000,000 and 16,000,000 in my post???? lol
It appears that the system of numbering we use is a bit over your head. Good thing you never attempted the Calculus or Differential Equations.
Just to try to simplify it for you:
16 Trillion dollars is the same thing as $16,000 Billion dollars or 16 Thousand Billion dollars.
It also is the same as $16,000,000 Million dollars
and that is 16 Million Million dollars.
I hope you learned something.
Umm, Jefferson, It appears that you cannot read. I clearly stated that the debt was the fault of BOTH parties.
My point is that the Republicans now seem to be aware of how serious the problem is. They did have a debt clock. My question is why do the Democrats not have one? Maybe they don't think it is a serious problem.
Todd, we have been complaining about the deficit for 30 years, since Reagan fruststrated to explode it. This nonsense of blaming Obama for all of our debt is just silly. Where have you guys been?
askaboutit, you silly person. My post is about the debt not birth control. That is a completely different subject.
If a person asks, "Do you like the new fall TV shows?" You don't answer,"Its going to rain today."
Try to stay on subject.
I loved how the idiot Republicans put "WE BUILT IT!" directly under the debt clock. How ironic, seeing as the debt run up was started by Reagan. The top three Presidents that ran up the debt were Republicans, with Bush logging an astounding 42% average yearly increase, and the lowest three Presidents are all Democratic, with Obama one of them.
If you love debt, vote Wrongme/Lyin'
Obama/Biden 2012 - Romney/Ryan 1040
Todd - I was making a joke. (and trying to sound silly)
Starderup - there's a different way to look at the debt though (increases vs. spending)
Jock, you appear to be another person who cannot read. It is such a shame since reading is fundamental!
I repeat, I was clear in my post that BOTH parties are at fault! Did you miss that part?
My question is, pay attention now, since the Republicans now at least appear to be concerned with the debt by having a debt clock and talking about the debt, why is there no debt clock at the DNC convention? Are they less concerned about it?
Askaboutet said
"Todd - I was making a complete joke. I was actually trying to sound ridiculous - (I agree with your point)."
Ah,lol that cool but you see where I would think a post like that would be made seriously when looking at some of these posts. lol
Todd - for the first time the Republicans are worried about it. Sure weren't when little Bushie was running around with the country's credit cards, were they?
Obama/Biden 2012
SeekingSanity - If what you're saying is right (that the republicans are worried about it) isn't that a good thing (regardless if whether they were or weren't worried about it before?
I guess I just don't see why stating that the republicans are worried about the debt merrits writing "Obama/Biden 2012" afterwards...?
So the Democrats are going to energize their core? So they will promise higher welfare payouts, higher Social security, higher medicare payments, and lower taxes on the 99%?
I don't think a lot of Americans care they just want some their slice of the free pie. The national debt is now over $16 trillion. I would like to hear how this will be handled (stop the spending already). Both parties need to end the spending frenzy with our money.
Republicans neede to pay attention to the debt clock since they are the ones that ran it up. All of Obama's contribution is simply trying to get out of the mess created by Bush. The last democratic president actually turned in a balanced budget and began to run it down. With another term, Obama will have a chance to do the same.
A Comprehensive List Of Obama's Worst Executive Orders JUNE 15, 2012 BY LAURIE ROTH
There have been over 900 Executive Orders put forth from Obama, and he is not even through his first term yet. He is creating a martial law 'Disney Land' of control covering everything imaginable. Some of the executive orders he has signed recently have been exposed thanks to 'Friends of Conservative Action Alerts.' They have compiled a choice list of 'Emergency Powers, Martial law executive orders': Get your headache medication out while you still can without a prescription.
* Executive Order 10990 allows the Government to take over all modes of transportation and control of highways and seaports.
* Executive Order 10995 allows the government to seize and control the communication media.
* Executive Order 10997 allows the government to take over all electrical power, gas, petroleum, fuels, and minerals.
* Executive Order 11000 allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision.
* Executive Order 11001 allows the government to take over all health education and welfare functions.
* Executive Order 11002 designates the Postmaster General to operate a national registration of all persons.
* Executive Order 11003 allows the government to take over all airports and aircraft, including commercial aircraft.
* Executive Order 11004 allows the Housing and Finance Authority to relocate and establish new locations for populations.
* Executive Order 11005 allows the government to take over railroads, inland waterways, and public storage facilities.
* Executive Order 11049 assigns emergency preparedness function to federal departments and agencies, consolidating 21 operative Executive Orders issues over a fifteen-year period.
* Executive Order 11051 specifies the responsibility of the Office of Emergency Planning and gives authorization to put all Executive Orders into effect in times of increased international tensions and economic or financial crisis.
* Executive Order 11310 grants authority to the Department of Justice to enforce the plans set out in Executive Orders, to institute Industrial support, to establish judicial and legislative liaison, to control all aliens, to operate penal and correctional institutions, and to advise and assist the President.
* Executive Order 11921 allows the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency to develop plans to establish control over the mechanisms of production and distribution of energy sources, wages, salaries, credit, and the flow of money in U.S. financial institutions in any undefined national emergency. It also provides that when the president declares a state of emergency, Congress cannot review the action for six months.
It is more than clear that Obama is planning for the total control and takeover of America via Martial Law. Food, energy, transportation, work, banking, and health, he has it covered. While Obama is busy pulling executive orders out of the sky to control everything inside our country, he has been issuing executive orders to force us to submit to international regulations instead of our Constitution. Sher Zieve exposed this in one of her recent articles. Damn the U.S. Constitution, damn the American people and damn U.S. sovereignty.
Hey genius, those Executive orders are from decades ago, many of them involved with setting up FEMA and other provisions for true national emergencies. Obama had nothing to do with them.
Jclkb: You are so correct. Obama learned how to play BREAD and CIRCUSES. He gave the crumb bums what they wanted as bread, then caused the circuses to be watched (fighting amongest ourselves) and you got the Orders signed before anyone knew what was going on. And we need this dirtbag to be in Washington for another 4 years? Hell, there won't be a Washington or US. They will be given away. It happened in Rome and take my word, it Will happen here.
Doc, does it not interest you that the latest Executive Order in the list above was signed by President Ford?
What does any of it have to do with Obama?
LOL at the tinfoil clown.
Evangelicals are not gay, thus should serve in the army. Supreme command agrees. Finally some justice.
Please get your facts straight. To begin with, the very first executive order 10990 you list was signed by John F Kennedy on Feb 2, 1962 as an order to help reduce accidents and prepare safety orders for government employees. The remainders, while you stretch the actual meaning of the executive orders were signed prior to Obama as Jock59801 said to help set up FEMA.
I suggest everyone stop listening to fools like jclkb who like to spread lies as fact and go to factcheck.org so you can get a little truth in a world full of lies and the uninformed.
jclkb - President Obama has signed 137 executive orders - far less than the 291 that Bush signed. When you lie like you just did you show how desperate and dishonest the Republicans are!
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And Michelle, remind Barry to place his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance and our National Anthem.
I think they're planning on playing China's National Anthem.......
Laker - no that was for Romney since he sent so many jobs there!
Yes We can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Send the national debt spiraling out of control.
Yes we can !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep more Americans out of work than at any time in the nation's history.
YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Put more people on foodstamps than ever in our history.
Yes we can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Destroy small business and teach those arrogant self-starters that they can do nothing without government control and approval.
YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep unemployment levels high and maybe get them hIgher in our second term.
YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BLAME OTHERS FOR OUR CONSTANT FAILURES TO LEAD.
YES WE CAN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,demand more of our minion in the media. They must lie and distort to portray our lord and master as a great leader, they will lie for us as they always have.
We MUST ignore our countless and never-ending list of failures,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,they are after all, the fault of others.
AS WE FAIL, SO SHALL WE PROCLAIM VICTORY.
FOR MORE FAILURES AND THE EVENTUAL DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OBAMA 2012.
I highly doubt the DESTRUCTION of America.
Amen and Amen!!!!
We just passed $16 trillion in debt today! What a wonderful Obama milestone! He's racked up more debt in 3.5 yrs than all the previous presidents combined!
Mesorandom: I'll give you two sources to read then get back with me and Paidmyfee: "The Roots of O'Bama's Rage" and "O'Bama's America" by D'Souza, or go see the movie "2016".
Carole, why watch D'Souza's misinterpretation of Obams' book when you can read the book for yourself? Or would you rather that other people told you what to think?
Jock 59801 - I did read "Rage", and am currently reading "O'Bama's America."
Hey Jockitch,
Barry, mentions his mentor Frank Marshall Davis by name two dozen times in his book. A dyed in the wool communist.
I'm sure Obama was mistaken, he thought this guy was a good democrat maybe?
Rev. Wright was Obama's mentor and married him and Michelle. He preached for the black KKK, hates America and despises whites. Obama spent more than two decades in his church.
Prolly slept thru most of the bad stuff, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Marshall_Davis
http://washingtonexaminer.com/why-obamas-mentor-hated-the-marshall-plan/article/2503023
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Wright
paid - I read the books myself, and disagree with your intrerprtation - of pretty much everything.
Isn't democracy great?
Reading may not be your stong suit.
Frank Marshall Davis was a card carrying member of the communist party and a guiding figure in Barry's life, according to Barry himself.
But you go ahead,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,keep reading and try to color it pretty.
Carole - anyone who is stupid enough to believe anything in the movie is beyond illiterate and moronic! Oh - they're you! Karl Rove at this swiftboating best - as usual the Republicans sink lower into the gutter because they, like you, have no integrity and are totally desperate!
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Everybody with any intellectual curiosity at all was intereseted in learning about Marxism when young. I see that as a healthy thing. But Obama's books also go on to say why he rejected it. Or did D'Souza forget to mention that part?
If you walked into a car dealer and they promised a few items and then you drove home and found out that none of the items were there, it really wouldn't matter how much you liked the salesperson. I want to see some of the FDR similarities statements again(hint)...
All you have to do is watch obama's speeches from 2008 and you will see what he and michelle will say. They have no new ideas and is just repeating 2008 talking points
Obama has kept 38% of his campaign promises according to Politifact. If you believe that all campaign promises have ever been kept, I'd advise everyone to stay a safe distance from you.
Top 10 Kept Promises
1. End the use of torture
Obama said he would stop the torture of terror suspects, and human rights experts say he did.
2. Seek verifiable reductions in nuclear stockpiles
In 2010, the Senate ratified a new START treaty for the United States and Russia to verify reductions in nuclear weapons.
3. Create new financial regulations
Obama signed a massive overhaul of financial regulations in 2010. It included a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to look out for the little guy.
4. Sign a "universal" health care bill
Republicans may hate the individual mandate, but it allows Obama to make a credible case that the health care law will lead to universal coverage.
5. Extend the Bush tax cuts for lower incomes
A rare compromise with Republicans at the end of 2010 left in place current tax rates for middle-class Americans. What happens when they expire in 2013 is the great unknown.
6. Fully fund the Veterans Administration
It doesn’t get much attention, but Obama kept his promises on veterans, sending more money and resources to programs that serve them.
7. Direct military leaders to end war in Iraq
Obama did as he said, bringing the Iraq war to its conclusion. A Promise Kept for a huge campaign issue.
8. Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy
The policy that stopped gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military ended in 2011.
9. Raise fuel economy standards
Obama won increases for the required miles-per-gallon in cars, reducing oil consumption and carbon emissions.
10. We will kill bin Laden
On the campaign trail, Obama said the United States would go after Osama bin Laden if it got the chance. When U.S. forces found the terrorist in Pakistan, they took him out.
LOL. General Motors is alive and well; bin Laden is dead. Over and out. I'm tuning into the convention! (I bet that sets their hair on fire!) But I'm doing it!
wait - I honestly misread this the first time. these are a list of the promises KEPT? Calling all of these "promises kept" is iffy at best, I'd say.
Obama's 10 biggest lies
During his last State of the Union speech, Barack Obama
claimed “American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight
years.”
In fact, the Congressional Research Service reports
that 96% of the increase comes from oil fields out of Obama’s control.
By contrast, the production from federally-owned oil fields he does
control has dropped by 275,000 barrels a day. It is worth noting that
privately-owned fields have increased by 395,000 barrels a day.
Obama has told the world there has never been a better friend of Israel in the White House.
On Sunday, an Israeli newspaper reported that senior Obama
Administration officials have told Tehran that Barack Obama does not
intend to join Israel in any attack on Iran’s nuclear installations. In
May 2011, Obama asked G8 member nations to fund the Arab Spring counties who are clearly on their way to planning an all-out attack on Israel.
In May 2011, Obama said the fence between America and Mexico was “basically complete”; yet the Department of Homeland Security admits just 36.3 miles or 5% of the border is fenced.
Obama lied and said abortions would not be publicly funded under Obamacare.
Despite Obama’s empty lies about no public funding for abortions, a
March 2012 edict from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
unequivocally ruled Obamacare will use our tax dollars to fund abortion.
In April 2009, Obama claimed he “saved or created over 150,000 jobs.”
In an odd burst of veracity, his friends at the AP called him on this
lie, pointing out that at that point since Obama came to office, the
United States lost more than 1.2 million jobs as per his own Bureau of
Labor Statistics. The report continued by pointing out that any jobs
“saved or created” by Obama’s stimulus bill were “dwarfed by the number of recent job losses.”
He claimed that by the end of his first term, he would cut the deficit in half.
The truth is that he has given us more new debt than all previous presidents combined.
Remember Obama telling us there would be no earmarks in his 2009 stimulus package? He lied. The bill had over 9,000 earmarks in it, and of course, it failed to deliver even a small improvement for our economy.
Obama told us that without his 2009 stimulus package unemployment would grow to 8.5%. We got the stimulus, and it gave us 44 straight months of unemployment at or above 8%.
Obama lied about his position on Gay “marriage” multiple times, moving from “I am not one to support gay marriage” to his “evolution” in May. That was all a convenient pack of lies.
And irony of ironies, You must present an ID card to enter the DNC convention in Charlotte but, according to Eric Holder, it's discrimination if you need 1 to vote. How can anyone support these loonies?
Entering the convention is not our most fundamental right. Voting is.
Unfortuantly for the dems, being a legal citizen cuts out their biggest voting block. It's no wonder they obstruct voter ID laws.
Did you hear that Clinton refused to relinquish his speech to the censors. Know one knows what is in it. That is going to be classic. Might rip Obama a new a------
AMEN y'all !!
I have a license. Can I get into DNC?
Jimmy Carter's big Smiling face on Video is going to be priceless tonight! Probably the only reason why he is speaking!
Why this incessant need to criticize Jimmy Carter? Lest you forget, Nixon was a criminal and Ford his pardoner.
This country needed relief from Nixon's lies, and Carter served that purpose rather well. Say what you will about Jimmy's policies, some good and some bad, he told the truth.
ml - I was standing at the book counter in Costco staring at a Reagan book when a man next to me in big farmer coveralls said to me -
You do know the Republicans sent Bill Casey head of the CIA to Iran with the promise of arms if they held the Hostages until after Reagan was elected
I turned him and said - Of course I knew that - plus I also know Casey was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair - unfortunately he died before he could tertify
I'm sure with all your smarts you knew this too - and I guess it was all Jimmy Carter's fault
National debt just passed the $16 trillion mark! Horray! I wonder if they'll be talking about that during the convention! Hey MSNBC, where's that bit of news???
And what is the GOP answer to that, besides obstructionism? Oh, yea. Make all abortion illegal, even in the case of rape.
The GOP is obstructing run-away spending. The GOP answer is privatization. The GOP answer is reign in the debt by abolishing Obamacare. The GOP has answered but the libs just say "what is the GOP answer?" Open your f**ing ears and you'll hear the answer.
Liberals just keep proving Reagan wrong on that one point. Liberals really are ignorant
Obstructionism I will agree with rcsd.....
Obstructing this further mindless spending the Demwits started when they took over congress in 2006....
wow what an amazingly inspiring speech Michele Obama is giving...making me want to do so well for my family when I have one...makes me determined to be a great father.
The most energizing thing they could do is keep their class warfare campaign off television.
LetusTreason,
Ah, but it's OUR turn now, and I guarantee that you'll be watching.
Why? Because hate is a fire that needs to be stoked.
Actually, stoking hatred really seems to be the Obama/Biden strength. I'm sure the mindless followers will get a real charge of enthusiasm from it.
Letusreason - why keep the DNC off television. We had to stomach the utter lies that were the entire Republican convention!
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Jefferson
Hamilton died partly as a result of his support for Jefferson. Hamilton was a principled man, with character that we find in short supply today.
He also supported processes for creating National debt, which you should find very appealing in light of your support for President Obama.
Seeking....
Mainly because I find it very unbecoming to America to have a chief executive that seeks to turn various groups of Americans against each other.
*This Convention will have much more substance and less LIES tossed around. And we will see many more people besides a convention center full of racist hillbillies! I swear I only saw 2 African Americans at that Convention....
2? That's a lot!
do you think minorities don't vote for republicans because republicans are racists? Or do you think minorities are being racist by predominantly voting democratic? It's an interesting topic.
(Also, obviously not all minorities, gays, etc. are democrats.)
That is what you get when you watch MSM channels. There were many African Americans at the convention and also other nationalities in attendance.
Because they're bainwashed.
ha - mesorandom, if you think that republican/democrat is a clear cut racist/nonracist dividing line, I think YOU'RE the one who has been brainwashed.
Oh yes of course those nasty racist hillbillies! To funny......You couldn't have been looking then, bet you didn't even watch......I won't watch the Democrat Convention, I don't like to be lied to! And believe me that is the only way Obama or any of them hope to get this failure re-elected......LIE!!
Carole - you're a liar. There were very few minorities of any kind and very few young people. They realize the GOP is the has been party and offers nothing to anyone with intelligence!
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lil...
If your criteria for politics is to see a bunch of black faces in the crowd waving signs, have a ball!
SeekingSanity - what is your reason for thiking that?
better decent hillbillies, than perverts, sodomites and communists.
This headline would be more accurate if they replaced "core groups" with "parasites."
Question: Why does Barack Obama look more like Frank Marshall Davis than he does his own (supposed) father, Barack Obama, Sr.?
I wonder if they are going to bring up the 16 Trillion we owe, and counting under this chump?
Any one else have your eyes HURT from looking at all the UGLY, Mad, Whining, blame Bush troglodytes??
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News today...obama is "struggling" with the question of ARE U BETTER OFF NOW OR 4 YR. AGO!!
That is a yes or no question!! How do you struggle with a yes or no question??
Clint Eastwood summed it all up in 10 minutes!! No One can afford another 4 years of this Craziness!!
BozoHussan==NBC=GE= Chicago MOBpolitics=lie,cheat, steal ,twist every crises to benefit your Pravda Press PROPAGANDA!!
$16 TRILLION in debt today people!!!! Is anyone listening??? At least Ryan has a plan.
I was wondering when Romney was going to talk about Iraq & Bain in his speech? At least we heard Ann's sad story about their “struggles,” struggles so severe they had to, god forbid, sell shares of stock to simply survive? Poor Romney's. I crieded.
Are you rebutting him pointing out that the debt just hit $16 trillion by pointing out that Romney is rich? I hope they don't take that tactic tonight!
Lloyd,
Hitler had 'a plan', too.
Jefferson - and he had two ARMS!!!! Maybe we should vote for a fish!!!
I hope they keep on attacking Romney for being rich, the funny thing is that Obama is rich! Look up all of the Democrats that are rich! Some one tell me why is it vile for a Republican to be rich but it is just hunky dory for a Democrat to be rich?? Can anyone answer that??
Nancy - Don't you find it is odd that President Obama is rich when he has never held a real job in his life, and he came from a family of modest means.
Do you think the President will be praising Tony Rezko for all his help?
Lloyd,
"At least Ryan has a plan."
But Ryan isn't running for president, is he? It's Romney plan I would like to see. Do you know where it is? I have not been able to find it anywhere.
Nancy,
Nobody here is denying that Obama is rich. The BIG diference between him and Romney is, Obama Is willing to pay his FAIR SHARE of taxes AND expects others with large amounts of wealth to do the same....
It's not that hard to understand, genius!
Randy; I'll make you a deal. Let's say we repeal ALL the Bush tax cuts. How much would that bring in? I'd be willing to bet it would not make up for 5% of what Obama is spending. So go ahead, repeal the tax cuts. Where are you going to get the other 95% of the money you DON'T HAVE that Obama is spending!!
www.usdebtclock.org/
$16 trillion....... $5.4 trillion new Obama debt...... thank you Obama.......
It is rather silly to blame all debt accrued during an administration on the president. Not only does a President not create debt (Congress does), but most of the current deficit is due to policies continuing from the Bush administration, as well as the recession that started under Bush.
You got it jock......and 2/3 of Washington has been Dem controlled since 2006.....100% in 2008, 2009.
Maybe Bush should have payed for the two wars he and the Republicans started. Oh I forgot we shouldn't blame Bush. Democrats become president to try and fix the problems Republicans create.
LOL So the POTUS does not sign any spending bills? He is just forced to sign away. He does not have this thing that all presidents have called a veto?
Plus BHO had overwhelming majorities in the House and the Senate for his 1st 2 years. And the past 2 years have yielded the House back to the GOP, but the GOP has proposed budgets that the Democratic Senate will not vote yea or nae.
So I will give you that the Congress is broken, but that does not mean that the POTUS is suppose to rubber stamp all the spending it has done Jock.
mesorandom - can you tell me how Obama tried to fix the debt problem that Bush created by starting two wars and not paying for them? Because it looks like we're actually in ADDITIONAL wars now, and are in even worse shape.
In all honesty - is there a reason you think that republicans "create" problems and democrats "fix" problems, if you look at wars/paying for them/paying for ANYTHING between the last two presidents?
Seeing that a President just can't "push a button" and go to war without a majority of Congress approval, I suppose NO DEMOCRATS voted to go to war.
Correct?
mesorandom
So Bush statred 2 wars. Do you not remember 9-11? Or do you just have selective memory?
With the lineup (Appropriate term) for tonight. it sure isn't going to be a beauty pageant.
Nothing but a freak show. Remember the bar scene from Star Wars? Something similar, I promise.
HATERS
p.Mack - you can tell by the posts, the far right is desperate. They know they are running nothing and really have nothing to sell to anyone who isn't a low information voter. They offer no hope of helping the country - they just spread their hatred.
It's sad really but they have no one to blame but themselves. They've allowed their party to be taken over by extremists and they go right along with it!
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You just keep telling yourself that maybe it will help you sleep tonight.
Well, I can see the idiots have done a great job of collapsing every comment on this page!
This is really a first! I have been posting on Newsvine for more than two years now, and I have never before seen every sing comment on a page collapsed. Astounding! The day cannot come soon enough when Newsvine removes that pesky button with the exclamation mark on it at the bottom right. I've hear that is what they are going to do, but not soon enough for me.