What question would you ask the candidates at Tuesday's debate?

President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are set to tussle once again this Tuesday, at a town hall-style debate at New York's Hofstra University. The 90-minute debate, moderated by CNN's Candy Crowley, will feature questions from undecided voters. Those questions, both on foreign and domestic policy, will be selected by the Gallup polling organization.

NBC News wants to know what you'd ask the candidates and why.

Are you focused on job growth, concerned about women's issues, or wondering about a nuclear Iran? What issue matters most to you? 

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Comment author avatarPigotryExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mitt, why don't you care about the 47%?

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These bottom 47% have been victimized by you the Outsourcee-in-chief at Bain.

  • 144 votes
#1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:07 PM EDT
Comment author avatarPigotryExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mitt, are you running to be President only for the 1%???

  • 130 votes
#1.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:10 PM EDT
Comment author avatarPigotryExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Question 3:

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Mitt, are you going to take back your lies in the first debate on October 3? Are you going to apologize to the President for Mitt your dishonesty, right there on stage?

  • 130 votes
#1.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:11 PM EDT

Mr President/Romney: When will you stop playing to your bases and offer real solutions about how to deal with our debt/deficit?

  • 96 votes
#1.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:25 PM EDT
Comment author avatarRandom pennsylvanianExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mr. Obama, why did you brainwash Pigotrys mind into believing that you are actually a good president?

  • 110 votes
#1.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:30 PM EDT
Comment author avatarIndependentinSDExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mitt, Did you take the Amnesty for tax Evasion, and have you seen a Doctor about your potential Psychotic Personality Disorder

  • 116 votes
#1.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:33 PM EDT

Romney

Why do you want to extends the Afghanistan war spending 2 trillion of our money on overseas schools and roads?

  • 97 votes
#1.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:36 PM EDT

First Question: You, Willard Romney, said the following about 47% of America, "And so my job is not to worry about those people—I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives". You said that was wrong. You wrote a book called "No Apologies". Well would you now like to apologize to the American people?

  • 141 votes
#1.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:37 PM EDT

Mitt, why do you feel that it is OK to privatize Social Security and Give Medicare Vouchers to Grandma and Granpa knowing full well that most Senior Citizens will not be able to either find Insurance because of there age and the extra $6,000.00 a year cost.

When you say it is Premium Support. what you really mean is that We support you to pay the Premium, are you and the GOP tring to steal the Gold from Seniors Golden Years and Give that Gold to the Heath Insurance Industry

  • 106 votes
#1.8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:42 PM EDT
Comment author avatarrocky-2318920Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mr.Obama why do you give fish to people instead of teaching them to fish???

  • 102 votes
#1.9 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:44 PM EDT
Comment author avatarBrian-422798Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mr. Obama, why do you not care about any citizen in this country that works for a living?

  • 116 votes
#1.10 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:49 PM EDT
Comment author avatarIndependentinSDExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mitt Robme why is it OK for the Wealthy Elite to eat Lobster and Caviar and you want everyone else to eat outsourced processed fish sticks

  • 82 votes
#1.11 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:57 PM EDT

Pure BS.

  • 4 votes
#1.12 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:58 PM EDT
Comment author avatarslightlyoldExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Brian, I think you misspoke. You did mean to say Mr. Romney, etc? Right?

  • 58 votes
#1.13 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:02 PM EDT

Obama: Why aren't the regulators being forced to use the laws they've been empowered with to clean up the financial sector?

Romney: Why aren't you making your requested tax returns public?

  • 61 votes
#1.14 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:06 PM EDT
Comment author avatarJymAllynExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

I want Romney to answer YES or NO regarding three questions about Obama:

1. Is Obama a Muslim?

2. Was Obama born anywhere else other than in Hawaii?

3. Is Obama a Socialist?

If Romney answers YES to any of these questions he will document that he is either a fool or a demagogue.

If he answers NO to any of these questions he will piss off the fundamentalist idiots (such as Trump) who are the base of his support.

Either way, the existence of these questions documents that Romney is not fit to be President.

  • 108 votes
#1.15 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:07 PM EDT
Comment author avatarJymAllynExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

And then I am sitting here watching Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing when she asks Robbie the schmuck waiter what he is going to do about Penny Johnson, the dancer he got pregnant.

Robbie's reply is to hand Jennifer a copy of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" as being his justification for him being allowed to get away with anything he wants.

Someone needs to get permission to insert the image of Paul Ryan into that clip.

Thank you for letting me share.

  • 48 votes
#1.16 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:17 PM EDT
Comment author avatarMisterWonderfulExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

I would ask President Obama the following: Mr President, When you campaigned in 2008, you were certain that you could bring a new tone to Congress, cut the annual deficit in half, keep unemployment below 8% if the stimulus was passed, and your plan insured that were we to spend that $800 billion+ in extra borrowing, by 2012 unemployment would be at 5.7%.

Looking at where we are now, none of these things have occurred. Isn't it fair to say that as our President you have failed to do you job, and can you understand why many Americans want to replace you?

We need competent experienced leadership, not complaints and blame. Wouldn't you say that we've seen far too much of the latter, and not nearly enough of the former?

  • 88 votes
#1.17 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:21 PM EDT
Comment author avatarrecyclecongressExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mr. Obama, what time is your flight out of town January 20, 2013???

  • 83 votes
#1.18 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:29 PM EDT
Comment author avatardeweydanExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

What's the price of rice in China? As long as we have a new President, I'M HAPPY.

  • 54 votes
#1.19 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:30 PM EDT
Comment author avatarredshoes4Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

JymAllyn GREAT Posts!

Vote:Obama/Biden 2012

  • 48 votes
#1.20 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:32 PM EDT

@IndependentinSC.....do you think Medicare is free??? If so, you are a fool, for it does cost us money!!!

  • 33 votes
#1.21 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:33 PM EDT
Comment author avataralexender d.Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mr. Romney why are you trying to destroy Unions that practically built this country? Do you want us all to work for$8.50p/h.? Also to both of parties: While we here play political games, China, Iran and Russia is stealing our secrets. Let's fix this economy , let's keep our money where they belong- America, not Africa, Libya, Egypt , Afghanistan . Let's manufacture things " Made in America" and give our people those jobs. Enough giving them to China . We got enough our own problems millions of your citizens unemployed. Don't let our elderly die of freeze because they can't pay heating bill.

  • 48 votes
#1.22 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:40 PM EDT
Comment author avatarldoExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

"Mr Obama: Why are you destroying America ?" (PLAIN AND SIMPLE)

You may start you answer by providing remarks on your allegiance to your RADICAL friends.

  • 55 votes
#1.23 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:01 PM EDT
Comment author avatarredshoes4Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

I would ask romney where are your complete tax returns??

why do you have so many investments/accts in overseas tax havens (ryans words)???

where you part of the Annesty tax forgivess plan?

what are your reasons for large intvestments is china companies?? Haven't millions of jobs been outsourced to countries who are not humane to workers like China? cutting costs, cutting benefits for workers; increasing profits for investors, getting tax shelters; avoiding paying Taxes ? Isn't this what Bain has done for years and years? How does that record help create Jobs for AMERICANS?

Also for romney/ryan do your HOME States know something about you that the rest of the Country is starting to find out..?? like your records, your voting history?? Your questionable associations/views; atkins; issa, can'tor bohnor, NORQUIST. romney ryan...

OBAMA CLEARLY in the LEAD in YOUR HOME STATES

Mass Obama +18

Wis Obama +5

California Obama+21

New Hampshire Obama +4

Michigan Obama+4

Wait til those pesky fact checkers come out...oh that's right..ryan/romney campaign does let the Facts RUN THEIR campaign...lol

VOTE:Obama/Biden 2012 the MESSAGE Keeps getting CLEARER!

  • 68 votes
#1.24 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:02 PM EDT

Mr. obama, while campaigning you promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of your first term. It was $459 Billion when you took office and nearing the end of your first term, your administration has projected it to pass $1.33 Trillion - nearly SIX times what you promised. How do you reconcile your performance other than to blame Mr. Bush?

  • 69 votes
#1.25 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:07 PM EDT

Mr Romney, why isn't the last Republican president, George W Bush, participating in your campaign when you share the same policies?

  • 60 votes
#1.26 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:13 PM EDT

Didi any of you actually e-mail your questions in?

I did e-mail my questions in.

subject; "Of two Minds, Religious Beliefs and Political Ideology"

body;

If you are elected as President how do you believe you can bring the people together and end the divisiveness we are now experiencing?

We are divided because of two systems of thought, Religious beliefs and Political ideology.

How can you get people with so many different religious beliefs to respect each others beliefs and work together and live together in peace?

How do you get people with different Political ideologies to set aside their differences to work together to come up with bi-partisan legislation, both sides may not necessarily like 100%, but both sides can accept and vote for.

If the United States is to be the example of Religious freedom and a Democracy that works, and is the Role model for the rest of the world to follow, then how can we be that role model when we are so divided?

How can we solve anything when neither side will agree on anything?

  • 44 votes
#1.27 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:17 PM EDT

First Question: Romney

Why was there such a concerted effort by the Republicans to work against President Obama over the course of his first term, since you are committed to working with both Houses of Congress, as President Obama articulated before he was elected and given the frequency of the President extending himself across the aisle to work together on timely policies? What makes you believe you can lead and motivate members of both House of Congress, sir?

Second Question: Romney What is your record over the past five years in support the right of a woman to choice; please provide detailed and time sequences for your response, sir?

  • 51 votes
#1.28 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:23 PM EDT
Comment author avatarDoOver2010Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mr. Obama: You have done the best you can and said if your promises didn't come throught, you yourself, would be a 1-term President. Would you vote for a President with an 'Incomplete' rating? Gas prices doubled since innauguration? Foreign policy that weakens America? No plan for job growth?

  • 44 votes
#1.29 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:25 PM EDT

Mr. Romney, You saw you will cut the deficit by $5,000,000,000,000 and yet you don't say where the money will come from other than "Congress will decide to cut loopholes and which loopholes!" If they cut them all it will amount to only 10% of the debt? Where are you going to get the money honey?

  • 44 votes
#1.30 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:37 PM EDT
Comment author avatarclwyd-2621393Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Do Over,

Da where is our foreign policy weaker? In Libya? How about Osama, Iraq, and soon to get out of the hell hole that bush took us into for nothing and that we have lost and never had a chance of winning? The Brits. couldn't in 180 years, The Soviets for 8 and we haven't in 12.

  • 20 votes
#1.31 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:40 PM EDT
Comment author avatarTea SucksExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

I would ask Romney a few questions:

1. "Mr. Mitten, Where are your 2000 to 2009 tax returns?

2. What are hiding by not releasing those tax returns?

3. Did you avail of the 2009 Foreign Accounts Tax Amnesty program? If yes, can I call you a "TAX FELON"?

4. What is your position on abortion today? Ten years back, you were all Pro-choice, six years ago, you were planning to run for Presidency and then you changed to Pro-life and is that correct? A year ago, you said you would overturn "Roe vs. Wade" and three of days back you said, you have no plans for constitutional amendments on Abortion, and one day ago, you said, you have some plan to sign a bill on Abortion. I am so confused and what is your position on abortion today?

5. A year ago you said you would cut taxes for everyone by 20% (individuals and corporations) and now you say, you would make sure that in Romney administration, rich folks' taxes would not go down. By that do mean for each and every rich guy (1%)? Or do you mean the average taxes paid by all the rich guys? So, confusing, man!!

6. As part of Bain Capital, how many jobs did the companies you acquired exported to China? How come you are portraying a stance that you are tough against China? What would you do against China that Obama is not doing? Call out Chinese as currency manipulator? How and what do think would be the economic and political consequences?

7. How come you and your surrogates didn't mention about the military men and women in your Republican convention speeches? You are giving me an impression that you guys only pretend to care for the men and women in military and Is that true?

8. What is your position on Obamacare today? Will you repeal it completely or keep some parts of it? One day you say that you would keep "pre-existing conditions" and "kids below 26 in their parents plan" options and another day you say no. You keep changing your positions from left to right and I don't understand what you stand for. Can you explain what you stand for or against in Obamacare?

10. How come you haven't mentioned one word about how well or how bad you did as Governor of the Bay State? What have done as the Governor, except to steal the hard drives from government computers?

11. Do you think Romneycare is good for Massachusetts? Why or why not? If yes, why is Obamacare not good for the nation? BTW, don't give me the crap argument that States should be left to device their own Romneycare, but nation-wide Obamacare is no good.

  • 63 votes
#1.32 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:40 PM EDT

Mitt would you let the Govt release the paperwork showing that you did or did not take the Tax Amnesty. It would clear up a lot of Questions

  • 42 votes
#1.33 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:50 PM EDT
Comment author avatarcpsepExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

I would ask President Obama the following: Mr President, When you campaigned in 2008, you were certain that you could bring a new tone to Congress, cut the annual deficit in half, keep unemployment below 8% if the stimulus was passed, and your plan insured that were we to spend that $800 billion+ in extra borrowing, by 2012 unemployment would be at 5.7%.

Looking at where we are now, none of these things have occurred. Isn't it fair to say that as our President you have failed to do you job, and can you understand why many Americans want to replace you?

We need competent experienced leadership, not complaints and blame. Wouldn't you say that we've seen far too much of the latter, and not nearly enough of the former?

And as President I would reply..."

As I was celebrating my inauguration at various balls, top Republican lawmakers and strategists were conjuring up ways to submarine my presidency at a private dinner in Washington. According to Robert Draper, the guest list that night (which was just over 15 people in total) included Republican Reps. Eric Cantor (Va.), Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Paul Ryan (Wis.), Pete Sessions (Texas), Jeb Hensarling (Texas), Pete Hoekstra (Mich.) and Dan Lungren (Calif.), along with Republican Sens. Jim DeMint (S.C.), Jon Kyl (Ariz.), Tom Coburn (Okla.), John Ensign (Nev.) and Bob Corker (Tenn.)

For several hours in the Caucus Room (a high-end D.C. establishment), they plotted out ways to not just win back political power, but to also put the brakes on my legislative platform.

It turns out they were and are more interested in making sure I am a one term president than in bringing a new tone to Congress, cutting the annual deficit in half, keeping unemployment below 8%...etc.

We do need competent experienced leadership, we need grown ups that are willing to compromise and work together for the good of the people and our country, not obstructionists. We need representatives whose agenda is the American people and America not their own party, power, and pocketbook." We need representatives that instead of signing a contract with G Norquist, will sign a contract with the American people, the ones that voted for them.

  • 58 votes
#1.34 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:52 PM EDT

DocShell, I suggest you read Bob Woodward's new book. You might have a different perspective about who was NOT willing to work with the other side.

Redshoe, perhaps you should ask Obama why simulas money for green tech ended up in China and Finland.

  • 24 votes
#1.35 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:57 PM EDT
Comment author avatarCharlie-1915998Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

To Mitt Romney:

  • The history of supply side economics (tax cuts going to the top income earners) has always been the rich get richer, the middle class shrinks, the poor get poorer and the debt explodes. This has been proven over and over since the late 1800s. Why will this pattern not continue with your supply side tax cut proposal?
  • 47 votes
#1.36 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:58 PM EDT

12. As for Afghanistan, what would you do differently from Obama who has said that all our troops would be out there by Dec 2014? If you say, that you are not going to set a date for return of our troops, by that do you mean, say, come Dec 1, 2014, on the night of Dec 1st, do you plan on sneaking our troops in the cover of dark without telling Hamid Karzai, Afghan President? If that is the case, in my mind, that is a great idea.

13. As for Iran, what would you do differently than what Obama has been doing? Obama's stance is that we need to continue more economic sanctions with a red line that under no circumstances Iran would be allowed to get nuclear weapons. That means, military strike is and will be an option and when it comes to that stage, Obama would carry it out. With that said, why do you say that Obama's response so far has not been not strong enough and if so, do you plan on bombing Tehran on Day 1 of your Presidency?

14. If the answer to your question is yes, do you know the economic, political, and strategic cost / impact of such an action? If you have one, can you email that to me please? tea_sucks@hotmail.com

15. One more question on economy. Four of your economic advisers (Glenn Hubbard, Vin Weber, Kevin Hassett, and Gregory Mankiw) all participated in Bush economic policies and led to the collapse of American economy. How do you expect us to believe that it is not a repeat of Bush43 policies (tax cuts for the wealthy, trickle down economics)?

  • 40 votes
#1.37 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:07 PM EDT

Simple question: If you want to remove Loop Holes (tax deductions) to raise revenue, how is that not a tax increase? The bottom line on my 1040 will increase if you remove deductions.

  • 22 votes
#1.38 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:13 PM EDT

Dear MItt,

When can we count on you letting the Afgans take over their own defense? We have accomplished our mission there and they can and will continue their 2000 year war so why do we need to be there? If you want to stay please send two of your sons into combat or shut up.

  • 35 votes
#1.39 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:16 PM EDT

Hmmm... I believe that it would be better to keep it simple and avoid esoteric, complex questions, so I would ask them:

What have you personally done to try to help veterans and others who are homeless or at-risk?

  • 22 votes
#1.40 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:19 PM EDT

Dear Mitt, Please explain how being governor in a state where the congress is 80% democrats that you are a bipartisan leader? I understand that you had over 400 vetoes that the dems over rode. Seems that is not bipartisan except that you were forced to do whatever they wanted to do? It appears you did nothing there without dems leadership?

  • 35 votes
#1.41 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:20 PM EDT

Ahh, Mitt aka Willard: How are you going to balance the budget with a 5 trillion dollar tax cut for the rich and keep Medicare and Social Security solvent?

  • 30 votes
#1.42 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:24 PM EDT

President Obama, Why did you not follow the findings of the debt commission? Simpson-Bowles was a reasonable plan which might have kept our credit rating from being downgraded. This week Sen Chuck Schumer D N.Y. told fellow democrats to abandon the Simpson-Bowles tax models is that also you postion? Please explain why there has been no budget passed in the last three years?

  • 23 votes
#1.43 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:31 PM EDT

Mr President and Mitt..

Why can't Iran who is a Sovereign nation, just like the United States, Israel, Russia, etc have a nuclear weapon? Israel has many, President Carter suggested upwards of 150 Nuclear devices. Russia and the USA have over 5000 each. So why can't Iran? Iran who might have 1, isn't a threat to the Middle-East. Israel is. So why is ok for Israel to have nukes and not Iran? Can you please explain WITHOUT a bunch of bullshot and political pandering to that terrorist state Israel!

2 minutes Please. 2 minutes ONLY!! I can explain it in less than that..

  • 10 votes
#1.44 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:46 PM EDT

So my fellow Republicans I'd like to offer you an opportunity to spell out your plans to move this country forward without using the typical Republican talking points...please give me specifics. I don't want to hear about a "5 point plan" because that's the "big picture". For instance:

1. When you cut taxes on the rich (those making more than $250,000.00 a year) will you be shifting the tax burden to the middle class and below? If you say no...where will you make up revenue beside massive spending cuts? If it's spending cut, please specify which programs you plan to cut!

2. Are you going to force the military into to buying weapons systems they aren't even requesting? Unnecessary defense spending, especially when the military isn't asking for it, is bankrupting this country. Fighting two wars, one we didn't ask for, is bankrupting this country. Did Republicans think about that before we went to war in Iraq? Not only did we lose money waging that war...we lost human lives on a lie! What are Republicans doing to fix that one glaring problem?

3. Are you going to remove all financial regulations instituted after the great "Collapse?" What are you going to do when the financial industry goes back to its predatory practices and causes another collapse?

4. Are you going to cut Medicare and Medicaid? How about going after Medicare and Medicaid fraud? The money you recover on fraud or waste will pay for Health-care reform. Those that commit the biggest fraud are those in the medical industry. Why not police the industry - health care should not be about profit - paying for a service yes and some profit - but not solely about or for profit? Throughout history we have seen that profit drives corruption and fraud.

5. After seeing the multiple benefits of Health-care Reform...should you actually repeal the law...what do you propose in its place? How do you plan to cut down inflationary health-care cost? Insurance costs? How do you plan to protect the American people from greedy pharmaceutical companies?

6. If you don't like the health care insurance "mandate", why aren't you pushing to end all insurance mandates, i.e. auto insurance, home insurance etc? It's the same thing. Better yet, if you're never in an accident, why not establish a law that gives a percentage of our money back because we didn't file a claim? In the end, insurance is just giving money away.

7. Are you going to end Social Security as we know it? Why? Why not go after those committing Social Security Fraud? Why not put Social Security in a lock box...you can't use those funds other than for the welfare of our aging society?

8. The biggest enemy of small business is big business. What is the Republican Plan to help with small businesses? Reducing taxes? How about getting our products overseas? How about applying tariffs on imports or in lieu of tariffs, how about enforcing trade agreements and reducing the trade imbalance? How about regulating businesses like Wal-Mart, Kmart, etc., in such a way that they have to buy America before they buy China, Taiwan, Japan or Korea?

I have many more questions and concerns...and Republicans provide very little in answers or substance....other than a so called 5 Point Plan!

  • 29 votes
#1.45 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:46 PM EDT

Our foreign policies are a joke to all except the wealthy and big business that benefit from it. Many on here question the president..but you should really be questioning the politicans in congress..who have no problem accepting the lobbying funds that drive our trade deals with every country. This has been going on for more years than Obama can even be considered in. Our politicans make the claim that the so called cheap goods are good for this nation...how can that be when this nation has lost many thousands of jobs because of them. And just what cheap goods are refered too....nearly every store you purchase any item in today is made elsewhere..and that does not make it cheap in price ...just cheaply made.

  • 12 votes
#1.46 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:52 PM EDT

420 Frees the Mind

Mr President and Mitt..

Why can't Iran who is a Sovereign nation, just like the United States, Israel, Russia, etc have a nuclear weapon? Israel has many, President Carter suggested upwards of 150 Nuclear devices. Russia and the USA have over 5000 each. So why can't Iran? Iran who might have 1, isn't a threat to the Middle-East. Israel is. So why is ok for Israel to have nukes and not Iran? Can you please explain WITHOUT a bunch of bullshot and political pandering to that terrorist state Israel!

I'll keep it simple for you...if the terrorist model holds true:

1. Iran will use the weapon to wipe out Israel.

2. They'll try to hold Israel and world hostage.

3. Israel's nukes are keeping the Middle East in check...because after all, the it's the Middle East v.s. Israel.

  • 11 votes
#1.47 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:54 PM EDT

Mitt Romney:

  • Please name 3 positions you haven't flip-flopped on
  • 39 votes
#1.48 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:57 PM EDT

LMAO.. Israel IS the problem. Don't you see that? They have 150 NUKES.. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY!!

Iran uses one, Iran is a sheet of glass, do they want that?

I guess DJ is for RAHOWA??? Google that Double..

Israel is the problem. NOT Iran!

  • 5 votes
#1.49 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:21 PM EDT

"Mr. President, do you really think we are as stupid as you think we are?"

(and B: "Mr. President, what are your specific plans to start job growth, improve the housing market, balance the budget and acquire surpluses to payoff the national debt, provide a plan to prevent the running out of funds of Social Security and Medicare, slow down inflation, stop wall street manipulation, and get this country moving again on both main street and wall street?)

  • 18 votes
#1.50 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:28 PM EDT

@ hungry.. Haven't you seen the news lately? Housing market coming back. Jobs coming back. Less unemployed. Or you get your facts from Faux NEws?

Just wondering..

America IS moving forward. Left up to the GOp is backwards to the 1980s under Reaganomics! EPIC FAIL!

  • 25 votes
#1.51 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:33 PM EDT

I would ask Romney why he was hiding in France during the Vietnam !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 37 votes
#1.52 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:40 PM EDT

I would ask ROBMEHOOD about his Tax returns he's hiding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 31 votes
#1.53 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:43 PM EDT

I would Robme why he lied on the debate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 31 votes
#1.54 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:46 PM EDT

I would ask them both how much Federal Tax Cuts are going to, or expected to be made up on the State and Local level with State Tax increases, and property tax and sales tax increases at the local level. I can answer one question which pops up frequently. I'm fairly confident that Romney means that 47% will vote Democrat, and not a split ticket. It's like saying 50% of all the football players on the field will favor one's sides goal objectives, and the other 50% oppose those goal objectives. When he lowered the 47% comment to 43%, that can be interpreted as an assumed 7% decrease in the number which will vote a straight ticket. The Independent voters will decide this election, and those decisions will be made on State and Local employment and tax issues. Housing, health care, education, those are local carpenters, nurses and teacher jobs.

  • 2 votes
#1.55 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:49 PM EDT

I would ask the Robme's why they care more for the 1% then the Middle Class !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 32 votes
#1.56 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:50 PM EDT

Iran is a big problem.

Iran provided IED support and training to Shi'a Militants in Iraq and Afghanistan which was used to kill U.S. Serviceman.

Iran provides direct military support to the Syria government.

Iran provides support to Hezbollah and advocates the destruction of Israel.

There are many things that Israel does that I disagree with, but it's one country surrounded by more than ten hostile governments that advocates it's destruction. Peace through strength and that's what 150 nukes represent! Check mate!

  • 6 votes
#1.58 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:12 PM EDT

I would ask mitt if he was aware that he was a pathological liar, and is that why he selected marathon boy as his running mate.

Obama 2012/Romney 1040

  • 24 votes
#1.59 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:37 PM EDT

Me question to both would be; Why do you have to lie and exaggerate to dis-credit your opponent? why not just tell us what YOU would try to do, and why we should vote for you, and be honest.

  • 10 votes
#1.60 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:46 PM EDT
Comment author avatarMike in DelrayExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Mr. President is there any connection between you being the first "kinda" black president and the first president in history to NOT PASS A BUDGET ??? Why couldn't you get even ONE DEMOCRAT in the Senate to vote YES on the 3 "Budget" proposals you sent to Congress ????

Remember when Joe Biden said of you ""I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," Biden said. "I mean, that's a storybook, man."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgIFV7jXBFQ

That was soooo funny wasn't it !?!?!?

Will Valerie Jarrett be moving to Hawaii with you to tell you what to do everyday, how to put your pants on ????

  • 15 votes
#1.61 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:54 PM EDT

Gov Romney, you say you will close tax loopholes to give tax cuts to everyone and balance the budget. What one loophole would you close that would effect your personal taxes the most?

  • 15 votes
#1.62 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:03 PM EDT

O'bama...What policy have you implemented that you feel has turned around the unemployment rate; and explain the mechanics of how this policy accomplished the task.

Romney...Why do you pander to illegal aliens against the will of those you would represent?

  • 5 votes
#1.63 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:07 PM EDT

Rednawt3 that can be construed as a legitimate question. It just doesn't fit in a forum full of trolls.

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#1.64 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:13 PM EDT

Some of these posts need a rational analysis. Don't they teach statistics in school anymore? Assume right off the bat that 35% of the population are "religious Democrats", and 35% of the population are "religious Republicans". No one is going to change their minds, and they will vote their party line no matter what. They are the ones who will call the other names, and whatnot. Add these two groups up, and that accounts for 70% of the voting population. What's left is 30% of the population who vote on issues. Then you disregard the 70% like Romney disregarded the 47%, and make the issues the next 100% statistic for analysis. Lets take the issue of War for example. There will be people who will always be in disfavor of war no matter what, lets say 35% again, and people who will always be in favor of war no matter what, leaving this segment of the population, as the 70% who will be discarded, for the "reasons for war" at 30%. You take the next issue, let's say Education, 35% will always religiously vote for teacher pay raises, and 35% will religiously vote against them, leaving the 30% where you look at actual reasons for salary increases or salary denial.... and on and on through each topic.

This is a perfectly good forum to bring up ideas in, for the 30% who analyze ideas, to read and ponder them in, to make their pondered choices with, and vote accordingly, and it's those votes which will swing the election one way or another. The religious Democrats, and religious Republicans who follow their party line no matter what will be calling each other liars, and other names, no matter what, and will be disregarded as parrots for a cause, nor will they win any popularity within their own ranks, because there's no popularity contest when everyone in the same group says the same thing, over, and over, and over.

One of the reasons I often speak out against the public education the teachers are providing our youth of today, is because of the large number of posts which resort to name calling and are devoid in the use of math for analysis and presentation of their side of the argument in favor of, or in disfavor of any particular policy, forcing me to snidely ask once again, " Where did you go to school? Chicago?"

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#1.65 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:16 PM EDT
Comment author avatarstarsailingExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

Charlie.......I would ask Mitt to try and name only ONE issue he hasn't flip flopped on.

Rocky asks why does Obama feed the people fish instead of teaching them to fish........Rocky What President Obama actually did was HE FED THE FISHES WITH A PEOPLE! REMEMBER BIN LADEN? You know the guy Bush quit trying to find....you know...the guy Romney said he would not go after because it cost too much?...Yeah that guy. President Obama actually fed the fishes!!!!

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#1.66 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:21 PM EDT

oops, sorry John Doe

    #1.67 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:21 PM EDT

    Obama:

    Why are you so soft on illegal immigration?

    Why do you feel it is necessary to give those who came into this country illegally special treatment, while those who have been waiting years are still kept waiting?

    Why is it that everytime we ask you to protect our borders you turn a blind eye?

    Why haven't you enforced our laws in this case?

    Why are you claiming to be a christian when outwardly you align yourself more with things that are muslim or things that are incompatible with christianity( abortion, gay rights, etc....)

    Why do you tend to flip- flop on social issues?

    Romney:

    What are your plans for getting us back to work? Will you close the loopholes that send our jobs oversees?

    How would you deal with the problems in the Middle East and are you capable of handling it? - Obama was not.

    We all know Obamacare was set to go into effect next year. How would you reverse that decision?

    What are the ways you would cut down our trillion dollar debt so we don't leave it to our grandchildren?

    I think you would find that most of these candidates are stepping around the issues. The last debate didn't really go into detail about anything. I don't know why the moderators refuse to bring this up.

    • 4 votes
    #1.68 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:23 PM EDT

    I would just like an honest answer as to why 40 Republican lawmakers recently refused to support increases to VA services for disabled vets and disabled military retirees? Do either of these candidates really give a rats behind for those who have sacrificed so much for their country and are now getting the short end of the stick from both parties? Does not seem like it to me. I think disabled vets are being thrown under the bus by both parties!

    • 14 votes
    #1.69 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:23 PM EDT

    How can you be so stupid and NOT believe in Science, global climate change, evolution and reason?

    • 15 votes
    #1.70 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:25 PM EDT

    When will they ask Romney the real questions?

    Like:

    1."Mr. Romney, explain to everybody how placing your money into shelters overseas so you can get away with paying less then 14 percent in annual taxes is helping Americans?"

    2."Mr. Romney, do you send the bulk of your money overseas because you value the trade of other countries over America's, or did you send your money over there so you didn't have to pay as much in taxes as everybody else does?"

    3."Mr. Romney, you like to say that you pay what you owe in taxes and not a dollar more. What if the vast majority of America thinks you should pay a lot more? Do you agree with the majority of American people and pay more taxes or tell them you don't care and don't want their votes anyways?"

    4. "Mr. Romney, do you think all Americans should pay less then 14 percent of their annual incomes to taxes, like you do, even though that would plunge this great nation into third-world status almost immediately by not being able to even pay our debt?

    5. "Mr. Romney only the rich could take advantage of loopholes you have used to insure you pay a smaller portion or your income to taxes then many Americans earning a great deal less then you do. Should that be how America's tax code works? Should rich people, like yourself, pay smaller percent of your income to taxes when people like our military, cops, social workers, firefighters, etc. have to pay more?

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    #1.71 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:29 PM EDT

    Ed-NavDoc:

    Do either of these candidates really give a rats behind for those who have sacrificed so much for their country and are now getting the short end of the stick from both parties?

    You mean you haven't figured out by now that the government views the men and women of the military as simply able bodied muscle and collateral damage?

    • 4 votes
    #1.72 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:39 PM EDT

    Pigotry - Mitt, why don't you care about the 47%?

    Proof you don't give a sh!t about a 100% of US Citizens and can only sling political sound bites of DNC Funded $50,000 Motherjones.

    Question to President Obama and Presidential Candidate Rommey:

    Will either of you reinstate those US Laws to make Illegal once again those Causes of the current $60 Trillion to $100 Trillion Global Economic Crisis consisting of the Mortgage Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Finanical Crisis, Banking Crisis, Credit Crisis, etc..

    As this can be done by a President of ANY Political Party regardless of an "Obstructionist" US Congress "The Will of the People" by, keep clicking "Next":

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions

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    #1.73 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:49 PM EDT

    I've been speaking to more and more so called conservative christians and they are saying they are not even voting in this election period. They are claiming they won't vote for Obama because they think he is Muslim and they won't vote for Rmoney because he is a mormon and they think mormonisn is a secret evil cult.

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    #1.74 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:51 PM EDT

    When you lose a game, you blame the officiating. When you lose a debate, you call the other candidate a liar, although you did not have the courage to call him a liar to his face.

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    #1.75 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:56 PM EDT

    Debi, that was meant to be more of a rhetorical question. Having been an instrument of politicians whims for 20 years of my life that included two wars, I actually know the answer quite well, which is neither! I'd just like to hear their answers.

      #1.76 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:11 PM EDT

      Mr. Wonderful, have you ever heard of "racial discrimination"? That is what the Republicians in Congress are practicing. They have worked with all the other white presidents, but they will not work with Mr. Obama. So you see that racial discrimation is still alive and well in 2012 in the United States of America.

      • 9 votes
      #1.77 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:12 PM EDT

      My question is for Romney and the Republican party:

      We have been cutting taxes and deregulating since Reagan took office. What went wrong that we lost so many jobs and the economy collapsed, and how do your tax cuts and deregulation plans differ so that this doesnt happen again?

      • 7 votes
      #1.78 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:28 PM EDT

      Ed-NavDoc:

      My queried response to your rhetorical question was also meant to be rhetorical.

        #1.79 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:44 PM EDT

        Obama

        Why didn’t you pass a budget? YOU had control of house and senate!

        Why did you waste tax dollars on failed stimulus programs? Coked up monkeys? REALLY????

        Why didn’t you focus like a laser on jobs instead of healthcare?

        How much is Obamacare REALLY going to cost us? Why did you hire IRS agents and not Doctors?

        What are you hiding with Fast and Furious?

        Why are you lying about Libya?

        Why did you pay millions to seal your records?

        Finally, WHY do you hate America?

        Romney

        Why don’t you call out Obama and Biden for lying to Americans?

        • 9 votes
        #1.80 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:45 PM EDT

        I would ask O'Bama why he doesn't take responsibility for his failures and continues to blame others for his failures? Why does he continue to order his appointees to disregard Federal Laws and prevent the DOJ & INS from enforcing our Laws? Why does he use the Constitution when it meets his needs and disregard the same Constitution when it gets in his way (INS,Fast & Furious). Why did you allow Classified Information to leave the White House for the sake of a few votes? If it happens on your watch, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!! Why do you encourage people NOT to work and depend on the Government for their support just to get their vote? Why do you continue to lie to the LEGAL U.S. CITIZENS of this Country? Why do you want to take what I have worked for my whole life and give it to a bunch of deadbeats and Illegals, they did nothing for me? Mr. O'Bama you should just walk away because you are a total failure as a President!!

        • 9 votes
        #1.81 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:50 PM EDT

        Both Men: Paper or Plastic?

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        #1.82 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:53 PM EDT

        Mitt Romney - Those Swiss bank accounts you own. I recently read that those very same banks were filtering and laundering accounts for the drug cartels, for Al Quaeda, for the Taliban, for the Hezbollahs and many other corrupt companies and organisations. What I would like to know is if and just how many of your accounts may now or may have been in the past been associated with any of the corrupt organisations using the very same Swiss banks you are in partner with. Are you willing to open up the information of the corporations regarding those very accounts that are filtering you with profit pay offs. I understand you do not want the american tax payers to find out just how much profit you are making off your silent partnerships you claim you have no knowledge of so censoring the dollar amounts you are aquiring into those accounts, would you be willing to expose to the voting public, the names of the companies and corporations filling those accounts in your name?

        • 11 votes
        #1.83 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:53 PM EDT

        edandbunny -- If you increase the tax on those that create the jobs, there will be no jobs. In Maryland, our A-hole Governor raised takes on the same group, that group then moved out of Maryland! The MD Governor O'Malley has made Maryland the 5th highest taxed state in the nation, and people are moving out of Maryland at a record pace. That's something the Chairman of the Democratic Party doesn't talk about -- you see he is a wigger and O'Bama clone. If I owned a company and had to pay higher taxes to support deadbeats like you, I would close my company fire all the employees and move my operation to Canada. I would then sell my product in the U.S. and charge U.S. customers double what I charge everyone else.

        • 1 vote
        #1.84 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:57 PM EDT

        Remember
        January 3rd 2007..

        The day the
        democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009 it was actually January 3rd 2007
        the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate,
        the start of the 110th Congress. The Democratic Party controlled a majority in
        both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.

        For those
        who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is
        "Bush's Fault", think about this:

        January
        3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress:

        At the
        time:

        The DOW
        Jones closed at 12,621.77

        The GDP for
        the previous quarter was 3.5%

        The
        Unemployment rate was 4.6%

        George
        Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!

        Remember
        the day...

        January
        3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services
        Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.

        The
        economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the
        economy?

        BANKING AND
        FINANCIAL SERVICES!!!

        THANK YOU
        DEMOCRATS for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment... to
        this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic
        loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOS! (BTW: Bush
        asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie - starting in 2001 because
        it was financially risky for the US economy).

        And who
        took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac????

        OBAMA

        And who
        fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie???

        OBAMA and
        the Democratic Congress

        So when
        some one tries to blame Bush...

        REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS
        TOOK OVER!" Bush may have been in the car but the Democrats were in charge
        of the gas pedal and steering wheel they were driving.

        • 10 votes
        #1.85 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:57 PM EDT

        What would you do with the billion plus dollars that have been spent on your campaign that would actually benefit the country?

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        #1.86 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:01 PM EDT

        My question to the president is simple:

        Given the circumstances surrounding the Benghazi terrorist attack, how can you, Sir, stand in front of us now with a straight face, and ask us to trust you with another 4 years?

        • 9 votes
        #1.87 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:08 PM EDT

        OMG!!!!! WHAT A GREAT FORMAT FOR THIS FORUM!!!! What A LOT of GREAT straight-forward questions that were there to be read instead of only one-way and unseen emailed off to NBC. I saw the headline and only have this quick moment that I had to steal to pop in here, but couldn't resist. I think:

        cpsep, #1.34 really NAILED IT, for this one and only thread, anyway; AND, I'd like to present BOTH Candidates the following:

        Please take a full 3 uninterupted minutes and DEFINE The Constitution of the United States of America, 1)1 minute in terms of the different components that make up the Constitution, as a whole and 2) 2 minutes in precise terms of the interplay of those components to the sworn oath to "uphold" the Constitution of the United States of America, as a whole, that the President of the United States takes.

        • 3 votes
        #1.88 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:09 PM EDT

        obumbo............have ya got yur @!$%# packed so you can get the hell out of our house???

        • 6 votes
        #1.89 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:24 PM EDT

        @Joe

        *If I owned a company and had to pay higher taxes to support deadbeats like you,*

        You dont know a thing about me, but you can make claims based on no facts or evidence. Typical Tea bagger.

        Now for the next questions:

        If companies are getting tax breaks in order to create jobs and better wages for workers, yet they use the money for other purposes is it still a tax break or is it now a government subsidy?

        If a company outsources 10,000 jobs overseas who really pays for the increased profits. Could it be called a subsidy if the government loses all the tax income from those 10,000 workers?

        TAX CUTS DO NOT CREATE JOBS! Tax incentives and targeted deductions will give businesses incentive to create jobs while not allowing them to pocket all of the proceeds and put it all into executive pay and bonuses.

        • 3 votes
        #1.90 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:25 PM EDT

        And my question to nominee Romney:

        Sir I am sure you are familiar with the phrase “United we stand, divided we fall”, what will you do to heal the divide amongst our people and how can you ensure the nation unites behind you?

        • 3 votes
        #1.91 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:29 PM EDT

        YOU bought foreign made goods. Its not Romney or Bush or Obamas fault. Its YOUR fault. What did YOU expect would happen to YOUR job if YOU bought "made in China"? I tried to buy American made but you went to Wally world. YOU did it to yourself so stop blaming everyone else for your stupidity

        • 2 votes
        #1.92 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:36 PM EDT

        I would ask Obama why he tried to tell everyone during his first election that he was a Christian, but then acted like he was a heathen, hinted he was Muslim, and tried to take God out of the Democratic platform?

        And I would have to follow with a second question of why he thinks it is ok to murder babies (through abortion) and allow gays to dance down a rosy path to hell instead of loving them enough to tell them the truth of their eternity if they continue with their lifestyle. He says he loves gays, but love means telling someone the truth ... not allowing them to fall off a cliff.

        • 4 votes
        #1.93 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:36 PM EDT

        Another question to president Obama:

        History is recorded by the victor…….Sir how will you be remembered!?

        • 2 votes
        #1.94 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:37 PM EDT

        Mr Obama, what will you do to help the funding of the education of children in countries like Pakisan, and would you provide funding for increased police forces there to keep those children safe.

        Mr Romney why would you fund the rebel forces in Syria when Russia clearly doesn't want such a thing to happen.

        • 1 vote
        #1.95 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:58 PM EDT

        I would like to know where both candidates stand on workers rights to organize. (Unions)

        I would also like to know WHY either of them think senior citizens, who have paid into social security should be shortchanged and where do the funds for ss disability come from? Are they siphoned off from what we have paid in or is it from a different source. I would also like to know why the disability cases are not investigated more thouroughly, and will they be doing anything about this?

        • 2 votes
        #1.96 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:09 PM EDT

        WHY DOES PAUL RYAN HATE WOMEN AND SENIORS? RYAN WANTS TO TAKE AWAY WOMEN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE FOR THEMSELVES ON HEALTHCARE ISSUES, KILLING PLANNED PARENTHOOD WITH ROMNEY!

        WHY DO REPUBLICANS HATE SENIORS? Seniors vote to protect their Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Post Office. Repubs want to privatize it all for greedy profit!

        WHY DO THEY CREATE VOTER SUPPRESSION LAWS TO STOP THE ELEDELY FROM VOTING? WHY HASN'T PAUL RYAN SPOKE OUT AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESION LAWS?

        Seniors vote to protect their Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Post Office. Repubs want to privatize it all for greedy profit! Romney and Ryan want to kill those programs for their greedy rich friends who want part of that action!

        You can ask Romney and Ryan all you want....they won't tell you what they are really for, only what they think you want to hear for that moment.

        Vote President Obama/Biden and Team Democratic Parfty 2012, protect the elderly and your selveves from the greedy rich!

        • 14 votes
        #1.97 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:11 PM EDT

        ...and tried to take God out of the Democratic platform?

        This one is very easy and anyone can answer.

        Because we are a secular government, not a government based on religion.

        If you want a religious based government, you'll have to move to the Middle East.

        • 7 votes
        #1.98 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:18 PM EDT

        I'd ask them both:

        Boxers?

        Briefs?

        Magic Underwear?

        • 4 votes
        #1.99 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:52 PM EDT

        I would ask a couple questions:

        1) What is the minimum amount of money, as a percent, do you think is "fair" that a person should be allowed to keep from their income earned?

        2) Who do you think is more important: Government or the People?

        3) Do you believe that government can run a business?

        (These questions specifically for Barack Obama)

        4) Why should the American people believe you have the ability to create an economy that will create jobs when you have never worked in a private sector business?

        5) Can you explain how increasing taxes on businesses will cause businesses to hire MORE people?

        6) When you say "at some point you have made enough money" can you tell me if money earned by a person is HIS money or do you consider any money earned as the GOVERNMENT'S money and you have simply given us the LUXURY of keeping SOME of our money?

        • 7 votes
        #1.100 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:21 AM EDT

        I would ask Romney, why the class warfare, when the rich 1% have skewed all tax laws to favor themselves, why do you Romney create more class warfare by eliminating capital gains taxes and sticking the bill to pay your fair share on the middle class?

        30 years of trickle down tax laws and class warfare against the middle class is enough, don't ya think?

        30 years of trickle down economics have shown less jobs creation this way, while trickle up shows win win for everyone......So I am asking you Romney...when is there enough greed? When will your trickle on greed end? How much more can you take from the middle class and poor?.

        • 11 votes
        #1.101 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:28 AM EDT

        Samantha-1783461

        I would ask Obama why he tried to tell everyone during his first election that he was a Christian, but then acted like he was a heathen, hinted he was Muslim, and tried to take God out of the Democratic platform?

        And I would have to follow with a second question of why he thinks it is ok to murder babies (through abortion) and allow gays to dance down a rosy path to hell instead of loving them enough to tell them the truth of their eternity if they continue with their lifestyle. He says he loves gays, but love means telling someone the truth ... not allowing them to fall off a cliff.

        First off, you my dear, are the very reason that we are a divided country. Who do you think you are to say that anyone thinks it is ok to murder babies? And saying that the President should tell gays that they are condemned to hell for all eternity simply because they were born with a different sexual preference than you deem "normal".

        What I find even more interesting is that you used the same wording that I have seen from more than one hateful poster on CNN. So either you got that little paragragh from the Tea Party or you heard it on Republican sites.

        • 4 votes
        #1.102 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:37 AM EDT

        Mr. Romney Sir, where do you think you are, right now, at this moment?

        Mr.Romney Sir, at any given time do you believe your feet are are actually on the ground, I mean right now as we speak, do you think your feet are firmly planted on this floor?

        Mr Romney Sir, do you ever believe yourself capable of walking through the clouds, or even above them?

        Mr Romney Sir, do you actually know what the word "delusion" means?

        Mr Romney Sir, What is happening to your eyes?

        • 5 votes
        #1.103 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:18 AM EDT

        1. What do you both really disagree on?

        2. Isn't the "fiscal cliff" an artificially created boogey man to scare the public into excepting completely unnecessary cuts to Social Security and Medicare (etc.)?

        3. Why is the election limited to a choice between a couple of wealthy sociopaths like you two?

        • 3 votes
        #1.104 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:20 AM EDT

        Mind Games-

        I'm confused there Mindless. Are you going for the "far-left conspiracy theory" or are you just trying to drop the typical, but usually pretty funny, Republican "liberal media" bomb?

        Both equally stupid but at least we may be able to figure-out which side of your head was damaged during your fall...

        • 5 votes
        #1.107 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:56 AM EDT

        Romney: what is it that Romney is trying to hide in the 3 following examples, and not show exactly who he is and what he stands for?

        1- what is behind his taxes?

        2- what is behind hiding the Olympics' records and budgets?

        (Archivists now say most key records about the Games’ internal workings were destroyed under the supervision of a staffer, and The public still can’t see the records left, stored at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott library, named for the same man as Willard Mitt Romney.)

        www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/opinion/dowd-hiding-in-plain-sight.html

        3) why replace office computers at the end of his term as governor before he left office, and also the governor’s staff had e-mails and other electronic communications by Romney’s administration wiped from the state servers?

        (“as part of an unprecedented effort to keep his records secret,” reported Mark Hosenball of Reuters. Eleven Romney aides “bought the hard drives of their state-issued computers to keep for themselves,” )

        • 6 votes
        #1.108 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:39 AM EDT

        Obama: How can you Justify that not even one person has been indicted for all the money and value lost (stealing) in the biggest transfer of money ever that cause this Recession? (money never disappear, it only changes hands..)

        • 5 votes
        #1.109 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:48 AM EDT

        To all the politicians running for Office ( including these two):

        -Aren't you ashamed, embarrassed by the mere act of spending close to 6 billion dollars in this election? ( according to estimates)

        • 4 votes
        #1.110 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:53 AM EDT

        The big question is....obama when you recieve your eviction notice next month to vacate the WhiteHouse this comming January do you plan on moving back to Chicago???.

        • 2 votes
        #1.111 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:25 AM EDT

        Romney walks with the Devil, Mormons Worship !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        • 5 votes
        #1.112 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:12 AM EDT

        Nice going to both sides in coming up with well thought out attacks in the form of a question. Now it would be interesting to read some questions that might yield some real information, such as:

        Mr. Romney, You stress the need to reduce the deficit. You have said you will stop cuts to the military and in fact equip them with hundreds of new tanks, you'll build destroyers and submarines. You say you are going to repeal Obamacare but your plan will make wure people with pre-existing conditions can still get coverage and children of insured people will still have coverage into their twenties and it wont be a voucher system like the president has called it. As far as revenue is concerned, you say you will will eliminate some of the tax loop holes.

        My question is this: Mr. Romney I have been trying to figure out how you are going to do the things you want to do and reduce the deficit at the same time and I confess, I can't see it. How exactly are you planning to reduce the deficit, specifically?

        • 5 votes
        #1.113 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:27 AM EDT

        CPAUL:

        Obama: How can you Justify that not even one person has been indicted for all the money and value lost (stealing) in the biggest transfer of money ever that cause this Recession? (money never disappear, it only changes hands..)

        Bingo!

        • 3 votes
        #1.114 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:54 AM EDT

        Mr. Obama, which of your numerous promises made and broken will you be attempting to fulfill during a second term?

        • 6 votes
        #1.115 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:58 AM EDT

        gordeonw.,

        Yes, I remember January 2008 when we were starting to lose 750,000 jobs a month and the financial crisis that bush and the republicans left us with was just taking hold. No more of that trickle down policy for me! It doesn't work and it has taken 4 years to get us out of the mess we were left with. Obama@ 2012.

        • 5 votes
        #1.116 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:11 PM EDT

        John,

        I mistakenly clicked positive on your site so please subtract one. That is if republicans can do their math. any better than Romney and Lying Ryan. I call him that because I'm, from Janesville, Wisconsin!

        • 5 votes
        #1.117 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:13 PM EDT

        Mr. Romney,

        Can we see your birth certificate, your income tax returns, your off-shore money stockpiles, and your signed agreements to not work with this president like so many republicans have shown and made known????

        • 8 votes
        #1.118 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:41 PM EDT

        QUESTIONS FOR BARRACK HUSSEIN.

        Why do you hate our Constitution?

        Why don't you believe in Federalism?

        Why do you reject our Constitution is a "Charter of Negative Liberties"?

        Why do you enjoy dividing our great Republic?

        Why do you apologize for the incredible benefits our great country has created for the world?

        Why do you hate the successful that fund your failing social programs and entitlements?

        Why do you promote our failed Public Education system yet send your daughters to a $70,000 a year private school?

        Why don’t you believe in true free-market principles?

        Why do you believe in income redistribution rather than economic growth?

        Why do you hate our military and the troops?

        Why do you promote mediocrity rather than excellence?

        Why do you promote apathy rather than ambition?

        Define "fair".

        Define a "level playing field".

        Who is the totally unbiased, honest arbiter that can determine what is "fair" or a "level playing field"?

        Why don't you believe America offers equal opportunity, and instead advocate equal outcomes?

        Why haven’t you passed a budget in 1,264 days?

        Why don’t you believe in a balanced budget?

        Where are our trade agreement reforms?

        Where is the reform of our criminal progressive tax system?

        Where is the reform of our economy destroying 144,000 pages of regulations?

        Where is the union reform we desperately need to attract industry back to our soil?

        Where is the reform of our dysfunctional federal government run Public Education system?

        Why don’t you promote a real all-the-above energy policy?

        Why do you lie to the American people about your true vision for America?

        Why do you hate American exceptionalism?

        Why do you hate America?

        ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 FOR REAL AMERICANS©

        • 11 votes
        #1.119 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:46 PM EDT

        Why is Obama allowing Romney and Ryan to blame the debt and the slow economy on him?

        Where is the backbone and hitting back on this issue?

        The President does NOT pass jobs legislation. He just signs them.

        Growth only happens if the “GOP owned congress” puts bills on the table to sign.

        The uncompromising GOP has blocked, stopped, voted NO, obstructed, filibustered over 500 times and made pledges to NOT create jobs or bring cash to the government just to blame ONE man.

        When is Obama going to say that to the millions watching?

        When is he going to challenge the lies and tell the people that his policies are NOT at fault?

        ALL GOP Policies are at fault because everything is directly involved with them.

        Mr. Romney, let's do some ARITHMETIC...

        #1 - Name the "Obama" POLICIES and the AMOUNTS that you say added trillions to the debt and “ADD” those amounts.

        #2 –“DEDUCT” that Obama total from the current $16 TRILLION.

        The balance = “GOP” spending.

        DO Remember the following…

        Expenses to “FIX” the GOP failed policies like TARP and the stimulus are still GOP spending and NOT Obama's fault so DO NOT count those policies.

        All expenses from the previous GOP administration's “UNFUNDED” policies that Obama ADDED to his budget are ALSO Republican spending.

        The INTEREST on the GOP TRILLIONS of debt is NOT for Obama to be responsible for either, it is GOP spending too.

        The GOP “OWNS” that interest.

        Also,

        The “Bailouts” ARE “loans” to REPAIR more GOP screwed up policies, the GOP wanted those to be FREE of charge, a "going away gift" to the Banks and Wall Street, from Bush. Obama made them loans.

        Do not add policies before Reagan because there was NO DEBT PROBLEM before that, Reagan took office when the DEBT had ONE TRILLION and could have been tackled and fixed with comprehensive tax reform but Reagan did the opposite..

        “Entitlements” are a tiny fraction of the debt and they always bring their own revenues through payroll deductions as premium payments. Entitlements are NOT free, it's paid.into insurance.

        Saying that the Democrats had a "majority" doesn't count either, because we all know the DO NOTHING, BLOCKING GOP have the "CONTROL" with record filibusters.

        All those failed GOP policies were drafted by Republicans AND all passed with GOP majority of votes going back to Reagan.

        The RepubliCONS will NEVER have policies or numbers to blame on the Democrats because they DO NOT exist.

        Look them up, I tried.

        Every single policy at fault is GOP owned, drafted and vigorously voted by RepubliCONS.

        DO NOT get fooled into thinking it is Obama's fault. It is time to stop that Myth.

        The Republican Fox-Rush-bots are going to try more diversions and ridicules to change the subject on this.

        This is a win on the economy.

        This is NOT blaming the GOP or BUSH, this is ARITHMETIC !!!!

        • 9 votes
        #1.120 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:12 PM EDT

        My Obama, if you are so proud of your first term why don't you run on your accomplishments instead of a never ending attack campaign? Why did you not keep your word about how you were going to pass massive legislation like the health care law?

        • 4 votes
        #1.121 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:22 PM EDT

        No representation without TAXATION

          #1.122 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:32 PM EDT

          Former Governor Romney, What differences will you instigate between youre program and former President Bush's Program?

          • 6 votes
          #1.123 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:36 PM EDT

          Spence,

          The title you have given shows the narrow minded, misinformed, nature of you and your comments from the extremist right!

          • 4 votes
          #1.124 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:05 PM EDT

          Heh heh, like Pig my first thought would be to ask something with political advantage - like, "Why can't we see Mitt's tax returns?" Then I'd think about asking why none of the banksters went to jail over the multi-bubble derivatives rape and what the chances are under the next administration (realizing that neither one is going to do damn thing since no one fusses with the money changers). Next I think about the wars, the soldiers there and returning, and the future military "expenditures and ventures" question. Finally I guess I'd settle on one of two I think both candidates could answer.

          What, if any, criteria do you personally hold in mind as determining what constitutes a sufficient security threat for you to authorize that U.S. citizens be 1) eavesdropped upon (1a/b) held and interrogated/tortured or killed without legal representation or recourse by agents of government?

          Should we initiate plans to build an "insulated US internet system" in some similar way as Iran apparently intends (?) and give reasoning behind answer.

          (Then I'd think of asking what the Constitutional Separation between religion and politics means to them, and about women's rights and Privacy Rights in general) !

          • 2 votes
          #1.125 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:11 PM EDT

          I would ask Mittens where is the planet Kolob?

          • 6 votes
          #1.126 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:40 PM EDT

          I would ask Mittens if it is true that he has a tattoo on his a$$hole that says reserved for Koch.

          • 4 votes
          #1.127 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:43 PM EDT

          None of you liberals understand the difference between a successful man and a failure. Obama has demonstrated how to be a failure and not be a decent president and get along with both democrats and republicans.

          Romney has been a successful governor and businessman. He has so much money he can't be bought like Obama has. Obama has admitted that his pastor is a socialist and Marxist and that he has listened to him for over 20 years, right there in the front pew.

          Give me a successful businessman to run the country than a failed socialist who can't get along with anyone.

          It is common sense to put a successful man who knows how to make money and spent his entire life being a success and knowing how to run businesses in power than to reelect a failed 2nd rate Daley Chicago political socialistic hack to keep on ruining a country.

          • 4 votes
          #1.128 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:11 PM EDT

          As we are talking about tax returns, OBAMA when are you going to show your education records???? We all know that Romney is a successful businessman and has earned millions and got a MBA and a legal degree at the same time. Who paid for your schooling and while Romney held summer jobs to earn money to pay for his schooling, who paid for your schooling and what summer and odd jobs did you have?

          Obama why did your wife at an official news conference state that your mother was definitely single when you were born? Why was the news of your birth highlighted and announced as a special event in every paper in Hawaii? Obama why did you declare you never had another name when you were enrolled in the Indonesian school as Barry with you adopted father's last name? Obama why did you say you grew up in poor circumstances when you went to the most elite school in Indonesia?

          There are so many misstatements in the press and your books, you owe the American Public a clear and honest statement of the real facts of your birth, why your mother left with you to live in Washington State, never lived with your father and why your father was told to leave Harvard and get out of the U.S.?

          Time that the public learned everything about you and your family and how it has affected you. From your book and the many sources that are available, it appears, you have perjured yourself many times in the public's eyes, or you are a congenital liar.

          • 4 votes
          #1.129 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:31 PM EDT

          I have spent hours searching, reading and verifying information about Obama, his mother and father and I have many indelicate questions based on the uncontested facts surrounding Obama's mother, father, birth and the time directly after his birth.

          The uncontested facts are that his mother was a socialist/communist and had a relationship with Obama's biological father that resulted in her getting pregnant. As she was a liberal and not religious, there was nothing to stop her from getting an abortion. We will put aside the questions why she didn't use anticontraceptives or at least demand the use of a condom. The second incontestable fact is that Obama's father had at least one and probably two wives in Kenya and a few children. He was as big a liar as Obama is as he deliberately committed bigamy when he married Obama's mother AFTER she was pregnant with Obama. Now immigration was looking for Obama as he had problems with his student visa. The marriage to Obama's mother and getting her pregnant was all too convenient for Obama's father. The next very strange thing was the definite and deliberate planned insertion of large advertisement in Hawaiian papers of the birth of Obama. WHY? Immediately after Obama was born, his mother took Obama, left Hawaii without Obama's father and went to Washington State to live with Obama. After Obama's father left Hawaii, Obama's mother took Obama back to Hawaii to live. As far as the records go, Obama's father and mother never lived as husband and wife. Obama went back to Harvard where he had many difficulties, asked to leave and had immigration on his ass to leave the U.S. which he did and returned to his wive(s) and children and thereafter having a very undistinguished future.

          Now all this can be verified. It certainly opens up a very large can of worms. Why did Obama's mother not use contraception or have an abortion? Why did Obama's mother go through a sham marriage? Why did Obama's mother never live with her husband? When and how did Obama's mother know that her marriage to Obama's father was fraudulent? Why did someone take the time and money to spread the word that Obama was born in Hawaii and to publicize it so much? I am sure that every answer will lead to more questions. And of course the biggie is how did all these terrible transgressions psychologically affect Obama. Then of course you can go into his taken from his mother, sent to his grandparents who were socialists/communists and how the influence of known socialists and communists affect the political thinking of Obama? One has to do a lot of thinking and reading to come up with these questions and finally ask oneself, this psychologically damaged person, do we really want him as president of the U.S.?

          • 3 votes
          #1.130 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:58 PM EDT

          We got 7.8 unemployment even with Republicans doing what
          they said was there one mission to do whatever it take to make Obama one term
          even turn down their own Jobs plans.

          We have a saved and thriving Automotive industry with over
          1.7 million jobs saved in a area Romney said let them go bankrupt.

          We have a house industry that has the lowest number of
          forecloses in the last 5 years now and many of the programs the Administration
          has implemented are helping people stay in there homes and in many cases regain
          funds lost by greedy tactics of banks. Romney's plain was to let them all hit
          rock bottom and have everyone settle there debt with the bank themselves with
          no assistance and the banks in a position to prey of them even further then
          what they did when Bush pushed for every American to rush out and buy there own
          home without any help by limiting the practices of predatory banks.

          Bin Laden is Dead as is much of the Terrorist who attacked
          us on 9/11. Obama said Would do whatever it took to bring him to Justice and if
          given the opportunity to get rid of him he would and DID. Romney said "He
          would not move heaven and earth to get Bin laden" Bush said "He was
          not very concerned about finding Bin Laden" I know why they were not it
          was defense contractors that were funding there campaigns and Bush as Romney is
          are in agreement that killing Americans in wars we don't need to keep enormous
          funding in Defense is there only concern not ending wars and protecting
          Americans.

          Obama has ended the wars in Iraq and set a ironclad deadline
          for withdraw in Afganistan. Romney just said he Would bring back another 30,000
          troops to Iraq and gave no Deadline in Afganistan saying the 2014 deadline in
          Afganistan was up for debate which it is NOT!!!

          Romney blamed a Terror attack on Obama and went on TV even
          before we had the facts knocking the Administration. After the 9/11 attacks
          Bush faced we passed a Bi- Partisan Bills to go after them. We DID NOT attack
          our own administration to try to score political points. Even though the
          Administration did ask for funding to protect the people we have overseas
          Republicans voted it down rejecting the funding but were the first to knock the
          administration for not protecting them and providing more protection when it
          was a lack of funding that caused this issue.

          We have turned around a economy that Bush and republicans
          left us losing 750,000 jobs a months and truned it around into 44 straight
          months of positive job growth. Added over 5.4 million jobs and took
          Unemployment from the high of the 10.7 percent that Bush and republican
          policies cause to the 7.8 percent it is currently at and projections from the
          CBO that we will ADD another 12 million jobs in our recovery Under are current
          Administration.

          We are asking the people who are very well off and don't
          struggle to pay a little more after having had Bush tax cuts and reduced taxes
          for over 12 years which is a result of 3 percent increase in the tax rate for those
          making over 250,000 a year returning to the Clinton rate for just that upper
          income tax bracket. Romney plan would be unpaid for cut Tax rates by 20 percent
          giving less revenue to Pay all programs such as Education, SS, Medicare,
          Medicaid, Or any program many rely on and have paid into. The cost has to go
          somewhere and 5 trillion more in cuts alone either will balloon the deficit
          more including the 2 trillion more Romeny wants for dense which is 7 trillion
          total has to be wither funded there Debt increases or Cuts to programs we rely
          on the math just doesn't not add up unless they Hit the Middle class like a TON
          of BRICKS into a paper cup economy and crashing our economy.

          Choice is Clear here we move Forward and continue Job Growth
          under Obama and return control of Congres from the 7 percent apporval rating
          republican deserved and pass Jobs bill under Obama to keep our enonomy
          thriving. We can not go Back to Bush 2.0 policies and crash the economy into a
          overdrive downward spiral That Romney wants to bring about.

          Obama 2012 -- Romney 1040...

          • 5 votes
          #1.131 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:20 PM EDT

          LyingRepublicans The terrorists who attacked the world center were killed because they committed suicide when they killed over 3000 Americans. Bin Laden should have been captured alive to get information from him. Why did Obama want him killed? The house market is coming up due to the low prices and cheap mortgages, exactly what caused it to fall in the first place. Obummer doesn't realize that the Afghan war is unwinnable and should have gotten out years ago. Carpet bomb the area and get the hell out. What would have been your response to 9/11? The economy is not turned around. Obama just threw out more U.S. jobs to South Korea, Australia and New Zealand with new free trade agreements.

          The real economists have displayed time and again that increasing the tax burden on the rich will provide minimum relief. What will help the economy turn around is faith in a true leader, which Obama of course is not. He had two years with an all democratic congress and fought with them as much as he is fighting with a split congress. GM and Chrysler should have been left to go through chapter 11 instead of having government interference. How many billions of dollars were lost when the real old shares were wiped off the books? Who lost that money? All levels of people in the country, the rich, the pension funds and the retired people who suddenly lost all the money they shoved into the car companies.

          The war in Iraq petered out and stupid Obama never stopped and worked on the political fallout. He never worked on establishing a prowestern government. What the fu*k were we there for? Try reading some history and looking at geography. BTW there were no wars in Iraq. There WAS A WAR IN IRAQ. There will be many years of fighting between the Kurds, Sunnis and @!$%#es.

          Hillary finally acknowledged that the Libyan attack was a terrorist attack after her people declared it a terrorist attack. Obama is Commander in Chief. Ordering a 100 troops to the Libyan Embassy after there were more than 43 incidents there, was not a major decision he could not have handled on his own and did not have to go to congress for permission.

          The more I read the more moronic I find your inane and completely stupid that your comments are.

          • 3 votes
          #1.132 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:46 PM EDT

          LyingRepublicans, as ofcourse1 so eloquently pointed out above Barak Obama is the President and Commander in Chief of the United States! The buck stops with him since the day he took the Oath of Office. If he wants to sit in the big chair in the Oval Office for another four years, he better start accepting responsibility for that and quit trying to pass the blame off on others for the foul ups of himself and his minions!

          • 2 votes
          #1.133 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:19 PM EDT

          Right ON Doc! There is no political leadership on foreign policy! What the fu*k were we in Iraq if not to TRY at least to assist in forming a prowestern or at least an independent government? Afghanistan is an winnable war. Just carpet the place, get the troops out and let them go back to growing poppies and enslaving their people. We can't teach them or change their culture. Afghanistan has never been defeated and they are going to become if not the most corrupt country in the world, one of the most corrupt. Obama again never thought of the political outcome. He and the other countries never worked on the political aspect. It is a lost cause. Time to bring the troops home today and protect our borders and put a businessman in charge of the country who knows what he is doing.

          • 2 votes
          #1.134 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:33 PM EDT

          typing error. Afghanistan is an UNwinnable war.

          • 2 votes
          #1.135 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:03 PM EDT

          Why are both parties continuing to bow and scrape to the defense of Israel when it costs us so much in American lives and treasure every year?

          Why can't we take the $770 billion we spend on defense every year and put it toward developing alternative energy,....for just ONE damn year?

          • 2 votes
          #1.136 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:54 PM EDT

          It's not just Israel. We're shelling out bucks to everyone in the Middle East except Iran and Syria! Do some research instead of pinging just on Israel. And where do you figure American blood has been spilled in direct defense of Israel? They are more than capable of defending themselves.

          • 1 vote
          #1.137 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:50 PM EDT

          Stop all foreign aid before it Bankrupts this Nation !!!!!!!!!!!!!

          What happens when we need aid, like now ???????????????

          • 1 vote
          #1.138 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:42 PM EDT

          Ed-NavDoc

          It's not just Israel. We're shelling out bucks to everyone in the Middle East except Iran and Syria! Do some research instead of pinging just on Israel.

          True. But Israel gets more foreign aid from the US than all the other mid east countries combined. 3.1 billion in 2011! That's more than the GDP of many countries.

            #1.139 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:46 PM EDT

            Mr. Romney,

            I am one of the 47%, what are you going to do for us in this 47% in regards to taxes, education loans, health care, jobs, unemployment benefits, welfare, our right to make the choices about our own bodies, our ability to choose whom we will marry, our ability to serve in the armed forces regardless of our sexual orientation, affirmative action, social security, medicare...you stated you do not worry about us and yet you would govern us...how is that supposed to make us feel?

            Such a statement from a person running for the President of the United States of America is unconscionable..and of the lowest caliber of character..................so far from Presidential it is futile to try to calculate it.

            As a nation we must come together but the republicans have made certain that as a government of this nation that will never happen and seem to work tirelessly to make sure that our entire nation is divided................and in this premise lies the down fall of a nation once destined for greatness but now mired in the blackness of greed and corruption.

            Too bad, those who came to America had such high hopes.........what a waste of time, effort and lives to end up headed for a civil war again........and this begs the question.........

            why do the republicans see this as a viable path?

            • 1 vote
            #1.140 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:28 AM EDT

            Willard, are you going to invest your money in this country, or keep it in foreign bank accounts?

            When will you take a firm stand and stop taking a new stand when you feel like it?

            Why should we trust you?

            Why won't you show us all your tax returns?

            You say it is your "turn" to be president, why?

            How do you really feel about the middle class?

            Do you plan to manage the affairs of the US or will you just sit back and let someone else do it?

            Do you have a heart felt feeling for the people of this country or is money more important to you?

            Will you sell us out?

            • 2 votes
            #1.141 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:12 AM EDT

            For Romney,

            1) You say you'll cut taxes across the board by 20%, say that this will NOT cost $5 Trillion, but will be revenue neutral, will not lower the taxes on the rich and will not raise the taxes on the middle class, all by broadening the tax base... please restate this again, just so we know for sure what it is you're saying...

            2) The only tax base expansion possible is to the 47% that pay no taxes, how will you tax them?

            3) And if your tax cut, which is supposedly to stimulate the economy, provides no net difference for the rich nor the middle class on their taxes, exactly HOW does it STIMULATE?

            4) Why are you such a f#$king idiot? Do you even believe the crap you spew? Oh, I see... it doesn't matter as long as the voters swallow it for at least thirty days. I see.

            • 1 vote
            #1.142 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:38 AM EDT

            For both candidates:

            It was said by a very wise man that “Leadership is the art of getting others to do what you want done because you Make them Want to do it.” (Dwight D. Eisenhower).

            What will you do to lead the individual Senators and Representatives toward a goal that will benefit the country as a whole and away from the hard party line and the Ideologues that have become the tail wagging their respective dog’s?

            • 1 vote
            #1.143 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:40 AM EDT

            Pro-Business,

            In Wisconsin we have a right wing nut governor who barely survived recall by 53% who has given $800,000,000 to businesses, large and small, of Education money in the forms of grants loans and give a ways. All this to create jobs and so far in almost 2 years he has a total of 29,000 created. He has two more years to create the other 221,000 jobs he promised. Top down economics just doesn't work. bush proved that, and you want more of the same? Since you didn't ruin the economy the first time you want to try it again? Oh, the one thing we have noted here in Wisconsin is that business profits are up to record highs. Guess where that money went? Dividends

            • 1 vote
            #1.144 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:56 AM EDT

            Romeny: can you with a straight face explain how replacing the current system of Medicare with a voucher will somehow save the government money but not cut benefits to those who are going to enter the system within a few years (ie those 50+ but not yet receiving benefits)?

            Romney: can you explain how Ryan's current budget plan voted to pass by Republicans in the House has the exact same figure you indicate the President is "stealing" from Medicare?

            Obama: can you explain why you feel that judging teachers based on a standarized test given to their students reflects on their ability and performance as a teacher? Explain why the ebbs and flows of intelligence among all students and grade levels won't negatively affect the teacher's salary even though they do not control who is in their classroom and/or what their home life is like.

              #1.145 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:46 PM EDT
              Reply

              Mitt, are you going to cut taxes just for yourself and your fellow 1%, thus to worsen the deficit?? What about your detailed plan to have a tax cut worth $5 trillion?

              • 36 votes
              #2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:13 PM EDT

              Mr Romney: Why is it so difficult for people to understancd the 'CHOICE' (theri choice) between Medicare and a voucher vs. being forced into Medicare (as it is lib-twisted)? What can you do for educaing children first, then continued education for these adults next?

              If the money for green wasted on Solyndra and others would have enabled 5x the amount of teachers, what can we do to educate the adults at the same priotirty as our children? Our kid's education depends on BOTH!!!

              Is there something you can do you enforce the Press to report facts?

              I know Hilary has respect throughout, however, why has she not stepped up to discuss the Sept. 11 issues and allowed Rice and the Administration to sweep this away. Therefore, my question: is this current Administration so inept they can't determine how to use their resources to obtain facts, or do they really wish to continue to think that that those of us who fund this mess are really that stupid?

              • 6 votes
              #2.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:36 PM EDT

              Willard Romney - if you do win election to POTUS, will you select your staff and advisors from the Mormon Mafia?

              • 19 votes
              #2.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:31 PM EDT

              @ dodoover.. Force the Press to state the facts? Its called FREEDOM OF PRESS .. 1st amendment @!$%#.. Learn about it. The Press can say whatever. How about Mittens telling the truth. 1990-2009 taxes and 2011.. WHY NOT 2010 TAXES?? WHERE IS MITTS 2010 TAXES?? MITT??? LMAO stop watching Faux news and maybe you'll get the facts.

              Choice of a voucher is this: With it you get a certain amount from the feds, They say go get your own health care. Here's the problem. Those providing the health care insurance as would be allowed under Mittens plans would ensure that NOONE could afford health care with what the government gives them. You would be forced to spend extra money if your on SS to make up the differences. Money that those who are on SS don't have to afford the extra costs.

              5x the amount of teachers? WTF are talking about? Bush wasted a surplus. Instead of investing in Americans and America he spent it on rebates that did nothing to prop up the economy, hire people or same peoples jobs.. But instead. Bush gave out 3 "rebates" aka stimulus in the real world. Bush started 3 wars which have cost 45K+ Americans permanent injuries. Over 5000+ dead combined between the 2 wars. Trillions spent on said wars and still stuck in Afghanistan, something the GOP wants to ramp up again. Bush say the largest drop in workforce in history since the Great Depression. He oversaw the largest amount of bankrupted or defunct businesses since the GP..

              • 14 votes
              #2.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:55 PM EDT

              Lets not forget that RobMeHood was rejected by the GOP in 2008 because he was a loser then and he's a loser now, nothing new - just more lies from a Phony !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

              • 20 votes
              #2.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:01 PM EDT

              mitt: did you know 84% of veterans have complete lack of respect for you and the idea of being commander in chief repulses these vets because you were a draft dodger during the vietnam era?

              • 21 votes
              #2.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:44 PM EDT

              Robmehood is most likely figuring on making a Flat Tax.

              That means that we will no longer have deductions such as dependents, college, nothing that would help reduce the tax we pay..

              by cutting those everyone no matter what you make will be paying tax.. and forget getting a refund.

              The Rich will be paying but you can sure bet they won't lose the tax shelters they have..

              • 10 votes
              #2.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:21 PM EDT

              I'd ask Pigotry if he's as stupid as he sounds!

              Obama has cut taxes to the 1% by giving them billions of dollars. Are you too stupid to see this.

              Obama borrows 60 cents on the dollar that he spends. Does the word BANKRUPTCY come to mind.

              Obama sends billions of borrowed moey to countries controlled by terrorists. You wouldn't question that?

              Obama will not release any record from his past, college records, birth certificate. BTW on the last birth certificate he released. Kenya was not Kenya in 1961 and the hospitals name became what was on the certificate one year later.

              Obama is using the social security number issued in Connecticut, though he never lived in or traveled to the state until 2008.

              Obama famously said, "The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide."

              Where are Obamas college records?? Where are any of Obamas records??

              • 11 votes
              #2.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:58 PM EDT

              Obama:

              Why are you so soft on illegal immigration?

              Why do you feel it is necessary to give those who came into this country illegally special treatment, while those who have been waiting years are still kept waiting?

              Why is it that everytime we ask you to protect our borders you turn a blind eye?

              Why haven't you enforced our laws in this case?

              Why are you claiming to be a christian when outwardly you align yourself more with things that are muslim or things that are incompatible with christianity( abortion, gay rights, etc....)

              Why do you tend to flip- flop on social issues?

              Romney:

              What are your plans for getting us back to work? Will you close the loopholes that send our jobs oversees?

              How would you deal with the problems in the Middle East and are you capable of handling it? - Obama was not.

              We all know Obamacare was set to go into effect next year. How would you reverse that decision?

              What are the ways you would cut down our trillion dollar debt so we don't leave it to our grandchildren?

              I think you would find that most of these candidates are stepping around the issues. The last debate didn't really go into detail about anything. I don't know why the moderators refuse to bring this up.

              • 5 votes
              #2.8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:16 PM EDT

              Actually, I'd start with what has been done. Thus, my first question would be to Obama: What have you done to improve the economy, how was it designed to improve the economy and how has it improved the economy? It's guaranteed that he'd hmmm and hwwww around and talk about stimulus (which he admitted was a failure "I guess the jobs weren't as shovel ready as we thought (chuckle, chuckle)").

              Then I'd ask him how an increase of less than one-tenth of one percent of the number of jobs created can result in a decrease in the unemployment rate of three--tenths of one percent. Of course, there's the question as to whether, if he had attended the daily briefings, whether he would have known that the Libyan Ambassador had requested additional security. Plus, why couldn't he figure it out on his own that on the anniversary of 9/11 that there is always an increase in danger to our embassies in that region, especially in light of the US invasion of Libya. The list goes on and on.

              • 10 votes
              #2.9 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:19 PM EDT

              We have many comments here that come straight from Fox. Please refrain from using their biased and false information unless you also include the source, which in the case of Fox is non existent except in LaLa land, in which case they just might go after you for improper use of their material.

              • 7 votes
              #2.11 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:27 PM EDT

              When we are seeing the national debt increasing, social security being threatened, why are congressional and presidental receiving such an increase? This would be a good question for the debates.

              • 2 votes
              #2.12 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:52 PM EDT

              Frank, I have one question for you....who makes the budget each year? You seem to have forgotten the basics of our government so before you call pigotry stupid you might want to check your facts half the crap you are blaming Obama for is from a Republican lead House of Reps.

              As for the rest of the people on here please people use facts and not myths perpetuated by either side of the isle.

              A. Congress sets the budget.

              B. Economies can be somewhat helped by policy, but in this day an age of global economies what is happening in the rest of the world affects what happens to our own economy.

              C. Stock market is up, CEO pay is up, Company Profits are up, yet wages and employment are stagnant....now think, think hard what does this say. It says that TRICKLE DOWN economics/Job Creator economy does not work. If it worked why is not some of this wealth trickling down to the middle and lower classes.

              D. If you honestly think men who have based their whole campaign on lies and flip flopping would make a good president I question your judgement. If he cannot show backbone when it comes to his own beliefs, how will he ever show backbone as a President.

              • 2 votes
              #2.13 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:50 PM EDT

              Mr Obama, since your "Hope & Change" policies have made so much difference in our everyday lives... why is Mitt Romney's campaign doing so well against you?

              • 3 votes
              #2.14 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:38 PM EDT

              Starsailing?

              I would ask Romney, why the class warfare, when the rich 1% have skewed all tax laws to favor themselves, why do you Romney create more class warfare by eliminating capital gains taxes and sticking the bill to pay your fair share on the middle class?

              Now you made me spit out my coffee. What a joke. Joe Biden always tells the truth and under Obama the middle class has been destroyed. Class warfare is the only thing that the democrats know. This comment is the pot calling the kettle black.

              Since you brought it up where did Romney say that he is going to get rid of the capital gains tax? I'm sure you can lead me to the exact quote. Starstuck stick to the things that you do well and stop posting the junk. It makes you a liar.

                #2.15 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:24 AM EDT

                Mr Obama, after Mitt hands you your ass tonight where will you and your Michelle be looking to move? Please stay away from California.

                  #2.16 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:28 AM EDT

                  Commonsense: From Mitt Romney.com regarding capital gains: Mr. Romney wants to maintain the 15 percent rate for wealthier people and eliminate the tax entirely for everyone else.

                  • 1 vote
                  #2.17 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:33 PM EDT

                  President Obama - With less people working now than when you took office in 2009 and with our national debt over $16 Trillion, are you proposing any policy changes from what you have done the last 4 years? If so, what are the changes and how will they affect us? Why weren't these changes instituted before now?

                  President Obama - Vice President Biden stated last week that neither you nor the VP were aware of the requests for security in Libya sent repeatedly to the State Dept. Your spokesperson has also said that the State Dept. provided incorrect information to you that the Libya terror attack was a protest that got out of hand. The State Dept. also provided the inaccurate information to the American public for more than a week after the attack. With these major lapses in communication, do you believe the top State Dept. official, Hilary Clinton, should explain why you, the VP and the American public were either not given information or given inaccurate information?

                  Governor Romney - You propose to eliminate loopholes in the tax code and have said you want to work with Congress before you determine which will be cut. In a perfect world where you are elected and have majorities in both the House and Senate, what loopholes would your administration push for?

                  Governor Romney - You spoke out rather quickly as the events in Libya were still unfolding. Do you regret your comments made before most of the facts were available? If you had been President the day of the attacks in Libya, what would you have done differently than President Obama?

                    #2.18 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:10 PM EDT

                    Hey LMarcT: "...it doesn't matter as long as the voters swallow it for at least thirty days. I see."

                    That seems to be the thinking...that, somehow, if Mitt can show his 'polished Frank Luntz'd' side then we should forget about his utter refusal to show tax returns, his off-shoring of jobs and personal accounts, his horrible judgement in his hasty press release when the Libya attacks happened - attacks which he still tries to use for political gain (his gross abuse of having met Glen Doherty!), the fact that his own running mate referred to him as "the Stench", that he has been on every side of every important issue with a straight face, that he and his ticket support dropping medicare and social security as we know it, they support getting rid of women's right to choose, support increasing defense spending and more tax cuts for the wealthiest 'job creators'... well, maybe there will be a huge uptick in the sales of magic underwear or something is all I can think - because otherwise they seem to have no plan beyond eating Big-Bird for Thanksgiving Dinner.

                      #2.19 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:25 PM EDT

                      Mr Romney, you pointed to PBS as a Non Profit org that gets hundreds of millions in tax payer support and cited one example of the Billionaire Big Bird as a reason the funds are not needed. Plus the addition that they are exempt from taxes in the first place.

                      My question is: Putting any moral issues aside on abortion, can you explain to the American public the real issue with Planned Parenthood's government funding? How much of that is actually spent on "Free services" Spent on "political and other fundraising" and non-taxed revenue from preforming actual abortions.

                      2010 Tax returns show.

                      600 million generated from abortions at 1300 clinics.

                      400 million from donations and government funding.

                      Total spent on fundraising- 170million

                      Total spent on Free womens health- 140 million <-"Free" Pre and Post Abortion check-ups a part of this.

                      Total taxes paid....70,000

                      It's not about abortions now is it? It's about using taxpayer funds to pay for elections not abortions.

                      • 1 vote
                      #2.20 - Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:11 PM EDT
                      Reply

                      Mitt, why are you for tax cut after you were against it?

                      Mitt, why are you for abortion after you were against it?

                      Mitt, why are you for gay marriage after you were against it?

                      Mitt, why are you for Iraqi war after you were against it?

                      Mitt, why are you for Afghan was after you were against it?

                      Mitt, why are you for China after you were against it?

                      Mitt, why are you for job oursourcing after you have always been for it.

                      • 47 votes
                      #3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:18 PM EDT
                      Comment author avatarPigotryExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

                      Mitt, why are you for job oursourcing after you have always been for it.

                      .

                      Haha, I thought it's funny for one second?

                      .

                      the only thing Mitt the Flop has not flipped on, after he flipped sth (a vulture, a bird, big bird?) to American workers.

                      • 30 votes
                      #3.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:32 PM EDT

                      Pigotry

                      This is the comment section the ask question place is above here. LOL...

                      Click here to e-mail us your question.

                      • 3 votes
                      #3.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:52 PM EDT

                      It's funny how all the big issues - our economy, our future, our military conquests, Obama is an utter failure, yet pig and others want to know if Romney thinks Obama is a Muslim? And when talking about flip-flopping, Obama is said to evolve, whereas pig calls Romney a flip-flopper.

                      The thing is that our media has built their business on "gotcha" questions and sound bytes, not on getting to the truth or educating. The truth is that many of the issues of the day are complex, and half answers and sound bytes do not do these issues justice. So while you might think a candidate or politician is flip flopping on and issue, it's far more complicated. Yet the juvenile posts online continue to rage about these supposed facts.

                      No wonder Obama was elected the first time.

                      • 17 votes
                      #3.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:25 PM EDT

                      BTW - Obama IS a Muslim. Google is a simple resource for those who have a moment beyond this Lid $h1t. There are plenty of Videos (Yes, videos, where he says this himself). One at hand is #t=28

                      Now, a Muslim who does not believe in Qur'an is a hypocrite (as in a Christian who does not believe in Jesus is a hypocrite). If a Muslim admits to worshiping Qur'an, watch out:

                      Qur'an 2:191 (Kill Jews and Christians if they do not convert...);

                      Qur'an 9:29 (Make war on infidels in your neighborhood);

                      Qur'an 9:2123 (Kill infidels wherever you catch them);

                      Qur'an 3:85 (Any religion other than Islam is not acceptable).

                      Wake up libs!!! There are many more if you have checked these out. Get an education and remove your head from the sand (or your place of preference).

                      • 6 votes
                      #3.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:49 PM EDT

                      Your birth should have been a "DoOver"

                      • 10 votes
                      #3.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:48 PM EDT

                      Mitt.. Where is your 2010 taxes? 1990-2009 and 2011.. WHERE IS 2010.. What is in the 2010 taxes that he is hiding and hardly anyone is speaking of!!

                      • 14 votes
                      #3.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:57 PM EDT

                      @ doodoo.. Where do you get your facts about Obama is a Muslim? Do you not know that he attends a Christian crutch? I don't subscribe to any religions because they are ALL full of hatred and lies. Nothing in ANY "holy" book is real. It was written by men who are flawed so therefore said book is flawed.

                      If a Christian admits to worshiping the babble watchout. Hey DOODOO head, have you ever heard of the Crusades? Look it up moron. Google is a wonderful tool. Unlike you!

                      • 10 votes
                      #3.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:59 PM EDT

                      I would like to know how Mitt is going to do anything on his first day in office. He has to have congress to most things. Just another lie from the mittstir.

                      • 12 votes
                      #3.8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:21 PM EDT

                      To both candidates:

                      When are you going to legalize marijuana?

                      • 5 votes
                      #3.9 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:52 PM EDT

                      Hey, Stoned Asbestos...

                      .

                      why legalize it? Just move to Iran, to get stoned.

                      • 3 votes
                      #3.10 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:53 PM EDT

                      To the supporters of both candidates.

                      Why are you so gullible?

                      Do you honestly think that either of these candidates or their respective party's actually give a sh*t about you?

                      Do any of you even remotely understand how both of these party's have taken us to the economic brink?

                      Do any of you realize that we are the reason this country is fiscally spiralling out of control because we continue to elect career politicians in term after term?

                      We actually have a President and Vice President who lied to us about Benghazi for 2 weeks and half of us don't even care and actually make excuses for him.

                      Wake the F*CK up before it is to late. Vote every incumbent out regardless of party affiliation.

                      • 6 votes
                      #3.11 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:53 PM EDT

                      jri37, Here is a teabagger in disguise, pretending to dislike both parties and then throwing a Molotov cocktail at the President. I am not sure if you have any common sense at all and can understand who among the two men, to a LARGE EXTENT is on the side of COMMON MAN. UNEQUIVOCALLY, it's and has been OBAMA and ROMNEY DOESN'T EVEN COME CLOSE. Romney is all but a buffoon and devoid of ideas. If you carefully look at his so-called 5-point it is all BALONEY. You Wake the F*CK up before it is too late. By the way, it is "too" and not "to".

                      • 9 votes
                      #3.12 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:25 PM EDT

                      Where do you get your facts about Obama is a Muslim? Do you not know that he attends a Christian crutch?

                      420FreestheMind:

                      Obama used to go to a church by REV. Jeremiah Wright who as you know was a muslim for 30 years. At that time, he listened to each of his "sermons". Obama grew up muslim, because of his stepfather and when to a muslim school.

                      Obama is seen praying in every mosque on the planet, but not one is seen of him inside a church. In fact, he skipped out on National Prayer Day. So yeah.... people think he is a muslim.

                      • 4 votes
                      #3.13 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:41 PM EDT

                      Remember
                      January 3rd 2007..

                      The day the
                      democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009 it was actually January 3rd 2007
                      the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate,
                      the start of the 110th Congress. The Democratic Party controlled a majority in
                      both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.

                      For those
                      who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is
                      "Bush's Fault", think about this:

                      January
                      3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress:

                      At the
                      time:

                      The DOW
                      Jones closed at 12,621.77

                      The GDP for
                      the previous quarter was 3.5%

                      The
                      Unemployment rate was 4.6%

                      George
                      Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!

                      Remember
                      the day...

                      January
                      3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services
                      Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.

                      The
                      economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the
                      economy?

                      BANKING AND
                      FINANCIAL SERVICES!!!

                      THANK YOU
                      DEMOCRATS for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment... to
                      this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic
                      loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOS! (BTW: Bush
                      asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie - starting in 2001 because
                      it was financially risky for the US economy).

                      And who
                      took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac????

                      OBAMA

                      And who
                      fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie???

                      OBAMA and
                      the Democratic Congress

                      So when
                      some one tries to blame Bush...

                      REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS
                      TOOK OVER!" Bush may have been in the car but the Democrats were in charge
                      of the gas pedal and steering wheel they were driving.

                      • 1 vote
                      #3.14 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:00 PM EDT

                      Pigotry, did you see Rommey on Letterman Thursday night? It was just as you said, he flipped off the audience and Letterman, never even acknowledged they were there. David is right, he was yellow and he proved it big time. Friday Letterman never even mentioned it as I think it stood on its own for people to judge.

                      • 3 votes
                      #3.15 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:29 PM EDT

                      jri37, Here is a teabagger in disguise, pretending to dislike both parties and then throwing a Molotov cocktail at the President. I am not sure if you have any common sense at all and can understand who among the two men, to a LARGE EXTENT is on the side of COMMON MAN. UNEQUIVOCALLY, it's and has been OBAMA and ROMNEY DOESN'T EVEN COME CLOSE. Romney is all but a buffoon and devoid of ideas. If you carefully look at his so-called 5-point it is all BALONEY. You Wake the F*CK up before it is too late. By the way, it is "too" and not "to".

                      Yes, I was using the Benghazi incident as an example of how you and the rest of the lemmings walk around with a fish hook protruding from your lip. Do yo deny what the content of my example?

                      As far as being a "teabagger" goes if it makes you feel more secure to categorize me as one then have at it.

                      I apologize for my grammatical miscue but the post still stands both party's and their candidates offer nothing for us. They are only interested in maintaining the status quo which is 16 trillion of growing debt and an incoherent foriegn policy.

                        #3.16 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:58 AM EDT

                        No representation without TAXATION

                          #3.17 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:40 PM EDT

                          I too thought that the Tea Bag comment to compleatly change the make up of our Representatives had merit,until you,yes i consider you a T.B. with all of their patter,started to voice the T.P. claim throw them out . You should at least admit that that is you're platform and views before you spout their claims and I proudly admit to being a Liberal Democrat. You jri37 are a T.P.

                            #3.18 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:57 PM EDT

                            I too thought that the Tea Bag comment to compleatly change the make up of our Representatives had merit,until you,yes i consider you a T.B. with all of their patter,started to voice the T.P. claim throw them out . You should at least admit that that is you're platform and views before you spout their claims and I proudly admit to being a Liberal Democrat. You jri37 are a T.P.

                            So another fish on the line. Do you sport the hook scar also? As proud as you are of being a "Liberal Democrat" i am as equally proud of being a person who evaluates each issue separately so I don't have any pre conceived notions before I formulate an opinion. If it makes you more comfortable to put me in a category then knock yourself out. I know what and who I am a tad better than you know me.

                              #3.19 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:32 PM EDT

                              Dear Mr. Obama, Could you please explain the reason why many US citizens send their cash out of the country? And follow up: How will your policies of raising taxes on them not make them do it mor?.

                                #3.20 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:32 AM EDT

                                Drill Baby Drill: The taxation of interest in bank accounts is taxed as income because it is the passing of funds between unrelated parties. Based upon our tax code this is common. A better question for you would be A) what rate would you have it be on that type of income (since the countries being used by the uber-rich charge 0% we would need to match it to be on par and a viable option which is what you're implying) and B) who would be most to benefit from interest not being taxed as you're implying? I think answering both of those questions will lead you to understand why interest in bank accounts needs to be taxed as income at the standard personal/corporate tax rates.

                                  #3.21 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:44 PM EDT
                                  Reply

                                  Mr. Romney what are your comments on the Sensata Tech take over by Bain Capital? And how do you feel about American workers teaching their jobs to Chinese workers as the jobs are being outsourced? And finally, why was a Chinese flag flying over a Bain-owned factory in Freeport, IL?

                                  • 35 votes
                                  Reply#4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:22 PM EDT

                                  Gee maybe because China owns everything in the US. Instead of always asking about Bain, why do you not care that Obama's cronies would rather keep everyone on welfare instead of reforming it and let this welfare mama start working to take care of her kids and start paying her share of taxes. Pelosi's favorite line " Its easier to write a check than put these people to work". Here's a good one why Obama did you not protect the middle class paying for healh care, when you passed your second welfare program. My insurance when up $400.00 and to make matters worst, Obama did you even thing that cities would stop health care and tell their employee's to go on Obama Care? No you did not because you thought cities would still keep paying for employees insurance and not smart enough to get on the free ride. All you liberals who want a socialize government, go live in China for a year or any other communist country and tell me how you enjoyed it. As for the 47% that you jackass's keep mentioning DOES NOY INCLUDE MILITARY, SENIOR CITIZENS, PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED HELP, DISABLED, ITS THE ONES THAT HAVE MADE WELFARE A CAREER AND CALIFONIA IA THE WELFARE CAPITAL OF THE US, THANKS DO YOU LIBERALS.

                                  • 9 votes
                                  #4.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:59 PM EDT

                                  welfare helps those who have children and cannot work. it is very expensive to put your children in day care and have transportation to and from a job. the children are better off with a stay at home mom who can cook for the children and spend time with them.

                                  the mom can go back to work when the children are much older or have moved on.

                                  as long as there is affordable housing and inexpensive good food, the welfare given would not be so much.

                                  • 9 votes
                                  #4.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:29 PM EDT

                                  Gee, Susan, what about other mothers who traipse to work everyday because they have bills to pay? Should we pay them to stay home?

                                  • 12 votes
                                  #4.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:01 PM EDT

                                  susan

                                  Do you know that there is a woman in Wisconsin making 43,200 per year for her child care? Do you make 43,200 per year tax free?? How much is to much? She does have 8 kids. When is it her responsibility to stop having kids? Why should the tax payer have to support her life style?

                                  • 13 votes
                                  #4.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:09 PM EDT

                                  So Vicki,

                                  You are saying that the best answer to my 3 questions is to change the subject and blame President Obama. You know, that's pretty much how I would expect Mr. Romney to answer as well.

                                  • 11 votes
                                  #4.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:53 PM EDT

                                  @ Vicki.. Step away from your hamster driven tv showing fuzzy clips of Faux News.

                                  President Obama did NOT make America a welfare state. he didn't make America a Socialist nation. Its called the Affordable Care Act. FYI Vicki, learn to spell first and use CORRECT words before you ramble..

                                  There is no Obamacare, I looked it up. What it does Vicki is it forces the insurance companies to stop playing with your lives and being the true death panels!!. There is NO government agent going out and telling you what you can have for insurance, unless that agent works under the Wormney-Pauley Shore regime if they get elected. Goodbye choices if Wormney is elected. Vicki, FYI, Wormneycare is/was the model for the Affordable Care Act. So don't beLIEve Faux News!! The Affordable Care Act still gives EVERY American who chooses to get insurance a chance at doing so with competitive rates that EVERYONE can afford. If you don't like that stuff it. FYI Vicki most if not all the parts of the law haven't kicked in yet. So DO NOT blame this law for your rise in health insurance. EVERYONE's insurance usually goes up. Called risks!

                                  @!$%#ING morons like Vicki who are allowed to vote make me nervous that Mittens could actually win. What a catastrophe that would be for the working class, military and seniors. Especially from Draft Dodger Mittens. 5 times he was allowed to skip the duty to his nation and instead went to Paris to force his religion on people. Shame!! Mittens will march our broken and tired military right back to a much longer and more deadly war with Iran, Syria, Russia & China.. I served during the 1st Gulf War Vicki.. Mittens and the GOP love to pretend to be all patriotic of the military but don't care if they die for this nation based on lies. FYI Vicki.. Mittens said they best way for his 5 bastards to serve America wasn't in the Military, but in his Admin if he is elected.. HE said that. Not me.. Nice huh.. He is a Pusscake!

                                  • 18 votes
                                  #4.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:09 PM EDT

                                  420 Free the Mind......well said, but unfortunately the right will never believe it, just like they don't believe that $700 billion that the Romney/Ryan say Obama is robbing Medicare to pay for Affordable Care Act, never mind that Obama is taking that money from Insurance companies and the providers and puts in back into the plan.

                                  I guess Ignorance is just plain Ignorance!

                                  • 14 votes
                                  #4.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:22 PM EDT

                                  Susan....... I worked when my children were small.. I made enough to pay childcare and just enough left over to pay for groceries.. That is why I worked. If you could not afford to stay at home then you should be working. That is no excuse for staying at home. Those that can and thier husbands make enough so that they can stay at home, I applaud that they can. But if you have kids knowing that you need income as well then that is the choice you needed to make, go back to work. My kids are just fine, we had plenty of quality time and my kids were reading before they went to kindergarten.

                                  I am voting for Obama but that doesn't mean I think you should be milking the system.

                                  • 5 votes
                                  #4.8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:34 PM EDT

                                  Bain has closed a plant in IL and moving the equipment to China. Bain brought some Chinese workers to the plant to be trained by the people who worked there, holding the workers hostage with a last payment or something, I don't quite remember. Talk about an in-your-face, a size 11 on your arse.

                                  The most hurtful act, as reported by a Union member who had volunteered to help these workers even tho this was not a Union shop, he said there was an American Flag, our U.S. Flag, hanging in the plant. Our Flag, Red White and Blue U.S. Flag, was REMOVED and REPLACED with a China Flag.

                                  How's that for an act of treason? How's that from a man who is running for the presidency. How's that from a man who has to be mentally off balance. Disgraceful. The Union fellow told his story on MSNBC Ed Schultz program.

                                  My question: Romney, what are you and your family getting from whom to run for the highest office in these United States. You have shown disdain for our country and ALL Americans since you stepped on the stage. There has to be a big payoff, from whom?

                                  • 7 votes
                                  #4.9 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:44 PM EDT

                                  Earthgirl, wow, now that should hit the news, a pictue would be devastating if you can get it. CEO types have this mentality in their DNA, you can get the image after talking to any one of them it seems and Rommey is a poster boy.

                                  • 3 votes
                                  #4.10 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:37 PM EDT

                                  occupyamerica.crooksandliars.com/diane-sweet/chinese-flag-flying-freeport-illinois

                                  I think the Company's' Officials took down the american flag when the Chinese workers got to Freeport-Illinois to get trained. but see the video...

                                  • 3 votes
                                  #4.11 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:11 AM EDT

                                  Mr. Romney : Question 1 - Why if your talking about transparency on the Campaign trail can you now be transparent and show your taxes as the president has done for the last 12 years and is there something in there that may sway Americans away from you as it did John McCain when he seen 25 years of your returns in 2008 and picked Sarah Palin over you and still says she is a better candidate then you.

                                  Question 2 - At Bain can you describe your reasoning for closing all the American Factories you have closed after raking up debt on them and why did you relocate those jobs Overseas at reduced cost for labor and manufacturing to ship those same goods right back to the USA to sell here and how does that help The Americans workforce looking for jobs here in America not Overseas.

                                  Question 3 - Why do you Blame 47 percent of Americans and say they are Lazy and don't pay taxes when many are retired or in the Military and do pay taxes at tax rates much higher then your average of two partial returns you did show means you paid 13 percent rate over last two years.

                                  Question 4 - At 13 percent tax rate what you paid the last two years and saying you want to cut tax rates by 20 percent won't you be one of the worthless people that pay no taxes that you love to attack in your speeches with donors?

                                  Question 5 - Sept 11 happened to be a terror attack but if you happen to become president do you think its fair to have a political party attack you as the leader of the nation without finding out what the facts are and without merit Or should we stand behind the president as one United nation and bring to Justice and right the wrongs of the terrorist who committed the acts. Because you have already Attacked the Leader of the free nation do you think you should apologize for it or is that your weakness not being able to admit your mistakes?

                                  Obama 2012 - Romney 1040 transparency request for at least 12 years of returns and not a Note from and Bain accountant.

                                  • 5 votes
                                  #4.12 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:08 PM EDT

                                  Dear Mr Obama, please explain the process a company takes when deciding to move it's operations overseas. How will your policies of taxing the crap out out of these companies stop the bleeding and have them return back to the USA with their cash and jobs?

                                    #4.13 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:49 AM EDT

                                    Drill Baby Drill, you realize that absolutely zero decision made about where to put your Company in the world has to do with tax rates right? The other costs associated with a business outweigh it by a lot.

                                      #4.14 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:25 PM EDT
                                      Reply

                                      Mitt, be specific on anything and stick to it.

                                      • 21 votes
                                      #5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:22 PM EDT
                                      Comment author avatarTopeka StJohnvia Facebook

                                      Priceless!!

                                      • 8 votes
                                      #5.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:08 PM EDT

                                      Obama, be honest about anything - and tell the whole truth.

                                      • 23 votes
                                      #5.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:26 PM EDT

                                      @Mister...

                                      Priceless!!!

                                      • 11 votes
                                      #5.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:39 PM EDT

                                      Mr. Obama,

                                      Mr. Romney has been ask what is his plan if he becomes president, but no one has ask you exactly what is YOUR plan for the next four years... so tell us Mr. president and be very specific!

                                      • 21 votes
                                      #5.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:55 PM EDT
                                      Comment author avatarjw101Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

                                      Mr Obama,

                                      Why do you keep playing the black race card when you are really half-white?

                                      Which black people were actually involved in raising you as a child or was your birth a hit and run?

                                      • 15 votes
                                      #5.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:03 PM EDT

                                      A question for the RWNJ's

                                      If we are all 100% human and 100% American, why does it matter what ethnicity or religion a candidate is? The constitution is clear about the seperation of church from state, and also clear about equality of all.

                                      • 13 votes
                                      #5.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:27 PM EDT

                                      A question for Thinking Citizen-#######

                                      Why do you LWNJ's think that Romney's wealth or religion matters??

                                      • 9 votes
                                      #5.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:23 PM EDT

                                      Mr Obama

                                      Where is Oprah?

                                      Why don't we see Oprah out there supporting your re-election? What did you do to her?

                                      • 10 votes
                                      #5.8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:54 PM EDT

                                      @Slodon: A candidate's wealth may predispose him or her to be biased toward those of similar wealth. A candidate's religion might do the same. It appears that the Republican party is prone to both although that party seems to trumpet the Constitution the loudest.

                                      I fear any elected official who puts more emphasis on his or her religion instead of honoring his or her oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. There is nothing in the Constitution or any oath of public office of which I am aware that requires an official to swear to uphold any religious philosophy or dogma. And, yes, I do know that a hand is placed on the bible and the final phrase of the oath is "So help me God". Those are traditional trappings that still do not provide the right or ability to allow an official to elevate their religious beliefs over Constitutional law.

                                      And finally, a personal observation. I frankly believe that neither Democrat or Republican "leaders" have anyone's interest but their own and those who support (although I prefer the more accurate term "bribe") them with cash and other measures of value. Want a better government? Support the repeal of Citizens United. Demand an end to lobbyists who provide limitless cash to buy an elected official. And support term limits for all federally elected officials. The longer an official stays in office, the more corrupt they become, no matter which party.

                                      • 4 votes
                                      #5.9 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:28 PM EDT

                                      To both candidates:

                                      When are you going to legalize marijuana?

                                      • 3 votes
                                      #5.10 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:51 PM EDT

                                      Jw101 asked the president: "Why do you keep playing the black race card when you are really half-white?"

                                      JW101, I would like to know why people say that the president "plays the race card." I cannot think of a time when the president brought up race on his own unless he was asked by a reporter. And what does "playing the race card" mean?

                                      If you are concerned that he is half-white but is called black, please realize that if he was not the president and was just walking down the street, no one would point to him and identify him as a half-white person. He would be identified as black and treated as such.

                                      Therefore, JW101, you need to stop playing the race card, in a game in which you were given a winning hand that can complain about issues that you are not willing to understand. Please stop assuming that you are an expert on issues of race and privilege, which you obviously are not.

                                      • 11 votes
                                      #5.11 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:42 PM EDT
                                      Comment author avatarjw101Expand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

                                      LouG1000....well, allow me to retort...

                                      I notice you ignored the part of my post questioning which black people had raised Obama...the answer appears to be none. Obama's dad did his business, bailed out of his responsibility and Obama's white grandparents took care of him.

                                      Second...the black race card. Obama is supposed to be prez of the U.S., not the prez of U.S.'s black "folks." And yet, over and over, Obama has shown his contempt for whites by defending a black Harvard professor that fought with a white cop, by defending Treyvon, when the facts still aren't known, by appointing incompetent blacks like Holder to positions of power.

                                      Obama has screwed over white middle class America for the next 20 years, so the "winning hand" has been removed. Please pick up your Obamaphone and whine about how the white folks are keeping you down.

                                      • 4 votes
                                      #5.12 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:10 PM EDT

                                      JW101: Your racism is showing! Are you aware? or just ignorant.

                                      • 5 votes
                                      #5.13 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:51 PM EDT

                                      I'm allowed to call the president a half-white clown, because you can say anything you want about white people and not get in trouble. If I called him a half -"anything else", I am a racist.

                                      There are 2 sides to every coin

                                      If our president was Oriental and did what Obama has done, what would be said then? In America, you can't ever talk ill of a black person's actions or you are a racist. (the race card)

                                      • 3 votes
                                      #5.14 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:53 AM EDT

                                      My goodness,jw101, you see what you want to see don't you? Your argument is all over the place.

                                      I am not sure why the president represents everything that you don't understand about issues of race. I am not sure why you feel white people are victims. White people are the ones with the power and privilege in this society. I am not sure why you think that no one can say anything bad about a black person without being labeled a racist. That is simply not true. Michael Vick, the Gateway Snipers, O.J. Simpson are some examples of black people who have done bad things. Call them what you like. The problem comes with people like you, jw101. You paint people with a broad brush, which is what is racist.I am not quite sure why you want to view everything through a lens of race. Your examples (the murdered child Trayvon Martin, the scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Eric Holder) really do not stand up as examples of the president running amok and plying the black community with power and privilege.

                                      You can continue viewing the world through your paranoid eyes. I guess all is not fair unless you say it is. It is impossible to engage with people like you with such closed minds. You should know that your paranoia is your own undoing.

                                      • 3 votes
                                      #5.15 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:27 AM EDT

                                      LouG1000...it is YOU that is showing your racism

                                      Some blacks will STILL insist that OJ is innocent and in the last election, about 97% of blacks voted for Obama....maybe because of his race?

                                      The scholar Gates?....fighting with a policeman (I don't care what color ) and Obama immediately defends the "scholar" who happens to be black. That is racism.

                                      The "murdered" child, Treyvon? ("Murdered"....you haven't made your mind up on this one, have you?...LOL) I'm from the Miami area and saw Treyvon's gangsta photos that the media was hiding.....I would wait for all the facts to come out before I pointed fingers. Obama didn't wait. That is racism....a preconceived notion based on race.

                                      When people blindly run around and defend anyone that is similar to themselves, JUST BECAUSE they are similar, is acting like a racist.

                                      I expect more from a President of the United States.

                                        #5.16 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:54 AM EDT

                                        So, "some" black people equals "all" to you? This is why it is impossible to engage with people like you. You are obviously not educated and will never take a moment to understand real issues surrounding race. Enjoy doing what you complained about but in the opposite: "When people blindly run around and [attack] anyone that is [different from] themselves, JUST BECAUSE they are [different], is acting like a racist."

                                        You are not an authority on these issues. Good luck to you.

                                        • 2 votes
                                        #5.17 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:50 PM EDT

                                        You are correct - 97% of blacks voting for Obama is not "all" blacks.

                                        I might know a little bit about prejudice....I am Jewish. I don't support Jews that have done things like Bernie Maddoff, etc JUST BECAUSE they are Jewish. It appears that most blacks will support other blacks JUST BECAUSE they are black. This creates resentment towards blacks.

                                        We are all Americans and we should care about our country, not just CERTAIN people in our country.

                                        If we had a Jewish president (LOL) and Jewish people in America had a 15% unemployment rate, like Obama has with the blacks, I would vote his Kosher rear out of office IMMEDIATELY.

                                        I understand prejudice, and I care about my people, but at some point you have to think with your head, not with your heart.

                                          #5.18 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:18 PM EDT

                                          Dear Mr Obama, how come your latest birth certificate says your dad's nationality was Kenyon when you were born in 1962? Do you realize kenya wasn't even a country until 1964?

                                            #5.19 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:54 AM EDT

                                            Dear Mr Obama, how come your latest birth certificate says your dad's race was African American when you were born in 1962? Do you realize African American wasn't even a term used until the early 1980s? It would have said "Negro"

                                              #5.20 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:56 AM EDT
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                                              Mr. President, Why did you, for a FULL WEEK, try and tie the Libya attack to a months old video, when everyone (excepting yourself) knows there WAS NO demonstration?

                                              • 35 votes
                                              Reply#6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:23 PM EDT

                                              Romney why did you put words in the President's mouth after the attack just like the terrorists wanted?

                                              • 25 votes
                                              #6.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:34 PM EDT

                                              Mr.Romney why did you think it was okay to make a speech in time of turmoil for the United States. You are not the President of the United States. You should have kept your mouth shut. Period.

                                              • 29 votes
                                              #6.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:07 PM EDT

                                              But slightlyold, he soon will be.

                                              • 9 votes
                                              #6.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:40 PM EDT

                                              Someone needed to tell the truth since Obama has not.

                                              • 10 votes
                                              #6.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:03 PM EDT

                                              At the time of the Libya attack there were demonstrations throughout the Islamic nations of the world protesting the video, a portion of which had recently been translated into Arabic and posted online. Before the nature of the Libya attack became clear, it was totally reasonable to assume it was related to those other protests.

                                              • 4 votes
                                              #6.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:27 PM EDT

                                              Obama why did you go to a fund raiser in Neavada just hours after 4 Americans were killed in Libya. Was the party good for you while our embassy was on fire?

                                              • 6 votes
                                              #6.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:42 PM EDT

                                              Mr President, can you now admit that your middle east policy is a failure and that that is the reason why you and your state department lied to the American people for two weeks after 4 Americans were killed in a terrorist attack?

                                              Come clean Mr President. You won't be re-elected but it may give you a semblence of self-respect and dignity as you move on to the private sector.

                                              Do you not understand that your political dreams come secondary to American lives?

                                              • 3 votes
                                              #6.8 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:38 AM EDT

                                              Hey Earth Cat... Don't buy the Kool Aid... It's bad for you.

                                                #6.9 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:59 AM EDT
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                                                Comment author avatarPigotryExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

                                                Another questionm...

                                                .

                                                you told Regis and Kelly show that you wear as little as possible to bed with one of your concubines... please specify!

                                                • 9 votes
                                                Reply#7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:23 PM EDT
                                                Comment author avatarPigotryExpand Comment Comment collapsed by the community

                                                ....did you offer her cucumber as snack?

                                                ..

                                                a followup question on the same subject...

                                                • 8 votes
                                                #7.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:25 PM EDT

                                                Mitt told Regis and Kelly about how he wore as little as possible to bed.

                                                • 6 votes
                                                #7.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:51 PM EDT
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                                                Mitt, are you going to force all those that voted for George Bush II twice, costing $3-4 trillion in debt and over 10,000 lives apologize to those that didn't vote for him?

                                                • 13 votes
                                                Reply#8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:24 PM EDT

                                                10,000 lives, where did you get these facts?? Wars aren't cheap these days.

                                                • 7 votes
                                                #8.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:50 PM EDT

                                                I love that question, he would flip flop on that also.

                                                • 5 votes
                                                #8.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:51 PM EDT

                                                Right after Joe Biden admits that he did actually vote for these same wars, did vote to fund them, and then LIED about it on national TV this week during the debate.

                                                • 24 votes
                                                #8.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:27 PM EDT
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                                                Mr. President, can you finally level with the American people and admit that even if you taxed the top 1% at a 100% rate, the budget deficit would only be marginally cut (To the order of rasing enough revenure to run the government for just a matter of a few days)? Tell us what your follow on plan is.

                                                • 28 votes
                                                Reply#9 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:25 PM EDT

                                                Romney what the HELL is your plan!???!!!

                                                • 27 votes
                                                #9.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:33 PM EDT

                                                "If you tax the top 1% at a 100% rate, the budget deficit would be only marginally cut."

                                                This is a common argument but a very weak one. (1) It's a straw man, in that no one is suggesting taxing anybody at 100%. (2) By an extension of that logic, we should take no steps to reduce the deficit unless they solve the entire problem overnight. Any smaller steps would only "marginally cut" the deficit. So why defund Planned Parenthood and PBS? They'd make an even smaller dent.

                                                • 24 votes
                                                #9.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:48 PM EDT

                                                Marxwell, it is you that is promoting a straw man argument. If the Obama tax cuts signed into law two years ago are allowed to expire they will raise five times more revenue than letting them expire for "the rich". The divisiveness this President spreads is truly evil.

                                                • 18 votes
                                                #9.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:56 PM EDT

                                                Wow, does Robert ever misunderstand the meaning of a straw man argument.

                                                Cutting spending is a real measurable thing.

                                                Cutting or expanding the percentage of which we tax is a moving target. When Kennedy cut tax rates, tax revenue to the government exploded. Same with Reagan. Same under Bush to a smaller degree.

                                                Bottom line is that democrats are like our teenagers. They think they know everything, are irresponsible with money, and always have a good excuse for their irresponsibility.

                                                We are borrowing what, $1.1 trillion annually? Every dollar we cut directly reduces this irresponsible borrowing/spending.

                                                If you raise rates on the rich, or anyone, as Obamacare does (and liberals keep ignoring), you reduce the number of dollars in the taxpayer pocket, and you discourage reporting of income. You also encourage a rush to tax shelters to avoid paying higher taxes. So just like the Kennedy Luxury tax around 1980, the intent sounded great, the reality was that it destroyed the yacht building industry in the US, and was ultimately eliminated a couple of years later as it was another liberal class-warfare stupid idea that failed miserably.

                                                • 14 votes
                                                #9.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:33 PM EDT

                                                Romney, why do you flip flop over every issue? How are we supposed to know what you will do when you say one thing and then deny and flip to another one?

                                                • 15 votes
                                                #9.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:41 PM EDT

                                                Do you mean like the President who is against gay marriage and then before the election changes his mind?

                                                • 16 votes
                                                #9.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:53 PM EDT

                                                Mr.Obama, exactly what is YOUR plan for next four years. Please include both foreign policy and the economy.

                                                • 9 votes
                                                #9.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:32 PM EDT

                                                Mister Wonderful.. they rich hide their money so they wouldn't have to pay the tax? What a concept.. Hasnt that what Robmehood has already been doing?

                                                • 4 votes
                                                #9.8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:43 PM EDT

                                                There's a misconception about taxing the wealthy. The Prez is not out to take from the rich. The Prez feels that those who have more should pay more, taxes should be equitable. It's worked throughout most of our history. Doesn't anyone read any more?

                                                • 6 votes
                                                #9.9 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:54 PM EDT

                                                How is it that you tax experts don't recognize that closing loop holes is a tax increase on the wealthy? It is otherwise known as a deductible expense so when it is removed the bottom line on the 1040 increases. The wealthy are the ones that are hit by closing loopholes so why do they support such an idea? I give up on these deficit hawks. They have a greater personal debt in the form of a house mortgage compared to annual income than the government debt to revenue but that doesn't seem to matter does it.

                                                • 1 vote
                                                #9.10 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:14 PM EDT

                                                Robert, what you and most democrats fail to understand is that the revenue gained by raising taxes is finite. Worse it does little to get us out of the jam we are in. But, lowering taxes on the other hand, creates capital for businesses (small and large) to use for new jobs. It results in economic growth. More people working, equals more people paying taxes (even at reduced rates) equals more revenue for the government. Less money borrowed from China, smaller deficits, slower debt growth.

                                                The math is fairly simple. Cut up a medium pizza 5 ways or hundred....you still only have a medium pizza to work with. All you get is smaller pieces of the pie. I'd rather we make more pizzas.

                                                • 2 votes
                                                #9.11 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:48 AM EDT

                                                Eathgirl. Do you really want fair? I agree. Let's let everyone pay thier "fair share" (to use the President's words). I'm all for it. Flat tax across the board...no deductions. Let Congress fight it out to decide what the rate should be (10%, 15%, 20% or thereabouts)...Let's do it. You make a dollar, you pay a percentage. You make a million dollars, you pay the same percentage. Now that is FAIR

                                                Something tells me you wouldn't agree. Fair to you is to penalize success and reward the rest.

                                                • 1 vote
                                                #9.12 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:54 AM EDT

                                                Brian, Earthgirl may or may not agree -- but I sure don't. Look up "marginal utility." Ten percent of a bag lady's income means a lot more to her than ten percent of a millionaire's income means to him.

                                                • 1 vote
                                                #9.13 - Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:02 PM EDT
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                                                But the principles they foist demand comprehensive acceptance of homosexual conduct — by force of law — through federal edicts such as "hate crimes" legislation, the so-called "Employment Non-Discrimination Act" (ENDA) and by imposing government sanctioned "same-sex marriage." All such government mandates grant special protected "minority" status to those who define themselves by aberrant sexual preferences and changeable sexual behaviors. These laws put people wit traditional values directly in the crosshairs of official government policy.

                                                Throughout society, homosexual activists demand that homosexual behaviors not only be "tolerated," but celebrated. (That's what the euphemistic slogan "celebrate diversity" supposes). They have masked their true political agenda by hijacking the language of the genuine civil rights movement and through the crafty and disingenuous rhetoric of "tolerance" and "diversity."

                                                Anyone who believes the Biblical directive that human sexuality is a gift from God, to be shared between man and wife within the bonds of marriage, is branded "homophobic," "hateful" or "discriminatory." They are to be silenced by all means possible.

                                                The homosexual lobby is pushing a specific agenda. It is often called the "gay agenda." At its core is a concerted effort to remove from society all traditional notions of sexual morality and replace them with the post-modern concept of sexual relativism. That is to say, when it comes to sex, there is never right or wrong. All sexual appetites are "equal." If it feels good, do it.

                                                Ultimately, the homosexual lobby's primary objective is to radically redefine our foundational institutions of legitimate marriage and the nuclear family by unraveling God's natural design for human sexuality. In so doing, they hope to elevate their own spiritual and biological counterfeit and establish a sexually androgynous society wherein natural distinctions between male and female are dissolved.

                                                This creates cultural and moral anarchy.

                                                • 5 votes
                                                Reply#10 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:26 PM EDT

                                                But many do not believe in your bible and think your religion is a myth. You want to shove your sharia and biblical laws on others. Do you prefer the old laws where people were put to death for homosexual activity?. You should move to Saudi Arabia-they are in line with your thinking.

                                                • 21 votes
                                                #10.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:44 PM EDT

                                                LOL, is there a question in there or just an expression of your opinion?

                                                • 6 votes
                                                #10.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:44 PM EDT

                                                and do you believe that the minorities should run this country and to hell with the majority?

                                                • 4 votes
                                                #10.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:50 PM EDT

                                                tom, B. White, did ask a question? Please re read.

                                                • 1 vote
                                                #10.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:10 PM EDT

                                                Clearly B White failed to understand what Ray posted. The point is that our government is creating "protected" classes that have in essence more rights than others.

                                                I personally don't care what anyone does or believes. But, and this is a big but, there should not be special laws making a crime worse because the criminal is a special kind of idiot. Criminals are idiots. They are mean, nasty, rotten people. Whether a person assaults another because of the money in their pocket or the color of their skin or their sexual preference, these scumbags need to be brought to justice. Making a certain class more important than the rest of us is decidedly un-American.

                                                Hate is hate. If we simply hold criminals accountable, that should be enough.

                                                The further we go down the road of "what was the criminal thinking" we open ourselves to have a minority of people (law makers / justice system and law writers) go too far, which these systems have done over and over, and this is what many of us object to.

                                                • 4 votes
                                                #10.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:39 PM EDT

                                                You know all of you that want to bring "GOD" into the public eye. You have to be ready for the following.

                                                You are whats wrong with this country. God says to love everyone. do not judge anyone. ect. When you can introduce me to God and he tells me that Homosexuals are the demises of human sexuality then and that it is ok to judge others because of their believe system then I will radically change my point of view. But from a personal perspective it was a bunch of drunks and radicals that wrote the bible. So you really can not believe a word of it. But again it is your right under our Constitution for freedom of speech and religion. But from where I can see or stand you are just plan old prejudice and you should just pray to your god and repent get forgiveness of your sins.

                                                • 1 vote
                                                #10.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:54 PM EDT

                                                Will each of you release your college records?

                                                • 1 vote
                                                #10.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:32 PM EDT

                                                and your tax records.

                                                • 5 votes
                                                #10.8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:00 PM EDT

                                                Ray.. so your saying that only christians should be allowed to be treated fairly and have the advantages? That only your view of a loving couple is the correct view? So by that alone would make you a bigot, homophobic and discrimnatory

                                                • 1 vote
                                                #10.9 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:46 PM EDT

                                                Protected classes? Because the LGBT community wants the same rights afforded to you? Who the hell do you people think you are? You are not God, nor Jesus, nor Moses. You did not write the Bible, much less hear anyone actual speak from the Bible. You want to throw your religion in the faces of Americans that are not like you! You are the problem with this country!

                                                Unless you were born gay or have a gay family member, then you can not speak to what our community goes through. You don't know anything about me or my community's birth or upbringing. Yet you condemn my community to hell because you don't agree with the fact that someone could actually be born gay! I am so sick of you and your "christian" friends coming onto these public forums and spewing your hate speech.

                                                God said to love thy neighbor. God said that there were many sins. Do you actually think you are free of sin? Your hate speech is just as sinful. Remember, God said all sins are condemned. There wasn't a weight system on levels of sin. So take your religious cult talk to another location!

                                                • 1 vote
                                                #10.10 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:56 AM EDT

                                                Romney
                                                got rich bankrupting 8 companies in 9 years. He did it by using investor’s
                                                money (not even his own) buying companies, then taking out a loan against the
                                                business to pay himself and his buddies back first. The business would not be
                                                able to pay the massive debt load along with Bain’s 20% “fee” so it would cut
                                                employees salaries, benefits, and pensions, then liquidate everything or move
                                                the business offshore. Is this your vision of American Business or is this
                                                Vulture Capitalism?

                                                a.
                                                AMPAD - Profit: $102 million - Bankrupt: 2002.

                                                b. DDI CORP - Profits: $36 million - Bankrupt: 2003.

                                                c. DAMON CORP - Profits: $1.5 million - Bankrupt: 2009.

                                                d. DADE BEHRING. Profits: $365 million - Bankrupt: 2002.

                                                e. STAGE STORES. Profits: $100 million - Bankrupt: 2000.

                                                f. GS INDUSTRIES. Profits: $65 million - Bankrupt: 2001.

                                                g. DETAILS. Profits: $93 million - Bankruptcy: 2003.

                                                h. WORD WIDE GRINDING. Profits $16.5 million - Bankrupt: 2001.

                                                Total
                                                take: $779 million.

                                                Even
                                                Republicans agree - Gingrich: "A story of greed, playing the system for a
                                                quick buck. A group of corporate raiders led by Mitt Romney, more ruthless than
                                                Wall Street. For tens of thousands of Americans, the suffering began when Mitt
                                                Romney came to town

                                                • 3 votes
                                                #10.11 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:11 PM EDT
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                                                • "Anti-homophobic curriculum in the schools." (Translation: pro-homosexual, government-mandated indoctrination. This is already occurring in thousands of public schools throughout America. Children are being force-fed the absurd notion that male-male anal sodomy is a perfectly acceptable, "alternative" sexual "orientation." This calculated propaganda continues to expand, despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has acknowledged that such behaviors place participants at extremely high risk for dangerous and often deadly infectious disease.)
                                                • "The government should ensure all public education programs include programs designed to combat lesbian/gay prejudice. ... Institutions that discriminate against lesbian and gay people should be denied tax-exempt status and federal funding." (This means churches, religious schools and religious businesses. Some jurisdictions, such as the state of New Jersey, have already begun removing tax-exempt status from church related ministries that refuse to provide "commitment ceremonies" to homosexuals.)
                                                • 5 votes
                                                Reply#11 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:28 PM EDT

                                                I guess tolerance was not in your curriculum?

                                                • 9 votes
                                                #11.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:34 PM EDT

                                                Wow Ray. Do you walk just like Romney, because he seems to have something stuck up his a$$ too! And what exactly does your little rant have to do with this article?

                                                • 12 votes
                                                #11.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:36 PM EDT

                                                Civil Rights issue not sexual, a bit obsessed are you. Gays and Lesbians are not a threat to anybody.

                                                • 11 votes
                                                #11.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:38 PM EDT

                                                Woodbutcher. Tolerance seems to be a one way street. Gays don't tolerate anyone that is against their thinking. The US have tolerated gays in our community for years. Gays go off the deep end when you oppose them in any way.

                                                • 14 votes
                                                #11.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:44 PM EDT

                                                Guess you haven't known any gays. Must be a good friend of Ray's though.

                                                • 9 votes
                                                #11.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:48 PM EDT

                                                You will not teach my son that it is ok to be gay or lesbian, not the right of the school or gov!!

                                                • 4 votes
                                                #11.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:48 PM EDT

                                                personaly, I think all religions should be taxed. No church or affiate should be exempt from paying tax. My Step brother is a minister and he makes 80k a year.. why doesn't he have to pay tax, and why shouldn't his church pay tax? It is a business, a service industry.

                                                • 4 votes
                                                #11.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:52 PM EDT
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                                                Mitt, why do you think he American people are to stupid to understabd your tax returns? Mitt why don't you offer any details about hat Tax loophole you will close to balance the budget. Mitt, why are you now a middle of the road Consertative instead of the radical right wing politician that was nominated by the Republican party. Mitt why are you now against overturning Roe vs Wade when you were for the overturn last week? Mitt, why are you now NOT in favor of the %$5 Trillion Tax break for the super weathly that you were FOR last week? Mitt can you or Mr. Ryan show a Balance Budget instead of listing all the things you are going to do to balance the budget?

                                                • 18 votes
                                                Reply#12 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:29 PM EDT

                                                He doesn't offer specifics because he knows that it will embolden a bunch of new protestors, instead of promoting thoughtful discussion. You know, like the President himself promotes ideas instead of specifics. You know, Hope and Change, rather than the same partisan politics that HE HIMSELF PRACTICES.

                                                • 12 votes
                                                #12.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:59 PM EDT

                                                Mitt..does Paul Ryan wear dentures?..It looks like he left them at the hotel the night of the debate with that smirk on his face while Joe Biden was chewing into his butt..LOL

                                                Obama/Biden 2012/Romney 1040

                                                • 3 votes
                                                #12.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:19 PM EDT

                                                Mr Obama, how are you going to feel if Mitts starts blaming you for all his problems like you do Bush? Afterall, Mitt will be inheriting twice the debt, less workers, Higher inflation, gas prices and higher costs than you did.

                                                Obama, time for you to step aside and see how it's done boy.

                                                  #12.3 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:04 PM EDT
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                                                  I would ask Mitt why he will not give any specifics concerning closing tax loopholes and also does he really believe that he can cut taxes, expand the military (he said he would build 15 new ships a year) and do other things he has mentioned, without expanding the revenue base and rasing the debt limit. To me, the numbers just don't add up.

                                                  • 17 votes
                                                  Reply#13 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:29 PM EDT

                                                  Ok David, you say you don't understand?

                                                  Mitt proposing cutting tax RATES. Go look back at the history of cutting tax RATES. Kennedy did it. Reagan did it, and others have as well. Look at the tax REVENUE that GREW after the tax RATES were CUT.

                                                  I emphasize so that you might better understand.

                                                  This isn't voodoo, it is actual measurable fact. Unlike the Obamanomics voodoo we have been living under.

                                                  • 8 votes
                                                  #13.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:42 PM EDT

                                                  Obama is President why didn't he close the loophole's? I bet you take advantage of every loophole you can.

                                                  • 5 votes
                                                  #13.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:44 PM EDT

                                                  Dick, please study civics 101. The president does not control what's in the tax code, congress does.

                                                  • 4 votes
                                                  #13.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:30 PM EDT

                                                  The Lie of Taking in More Money to pay our nations bills by cutting our tax rates is an outright Lie.

                                                  If you really think that go into your work tomorrow March right up to your Boss tell them to cut your pay by 20 percent because you got Mitt math to pay your bills with and see how that works out for you.

                                                  Obama 2012 - Romney 1040

                                                  • 3 votes
                                                  #13.4 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:17 PM EDT
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                                                  With the millions you maded last year, how many NEW USA jobs have created last year,if it's starts from top down ?

                                                  • 11 votes
                                                  Reply#14 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:32 PM EDT

                                                  Nice comment about Obama. Only job increase is the amount of maids at the White House. Never created a job himself. Good comment.

                                                  • 13 votes
                                                  #14.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:38 PM EDT

                                                  It's for Mitt, Obama is the only I am vting for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                  • 4 votes
                                                  #14.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:18 PM EDT

                                                  And yet Kris, Mitt grew jobs with the millions he paid in taxes, the millions he gave away in donations (unless you think working for a church or charity isn't a real job) whereas Obama has only created jobs using government (our money) as the one job category with an unemployment rate below 5% is government workers.

                                                  • 9 votes
                                                  #14.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:44 PM EDT

                                                  Kris take off the rose tinted glasses. Effecting your eyesight.

                                                  • 5 votes
                                                  #14.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:06 PM EDT

                                                  Government Workers have been cut to the bone and them some never seen Wisconsin I guess or Ohio or every state in The USA they have reduced Government workers by far to much and our infrastructure has suffered because of this. The Private sector though Has create 5.4 million jobs after reversing the trend Bush and Republicans left Obama which was losing more then 750,000 jobs a month and 10.6 Unemployment which is now at a 5 year low at 7.8 percent.

                                                  Obama 2012 --- Romney 1040 for the fact challenged 13 tax rate with a 20 percent cut makes Mitt one of the freeloaders he hates in his 47% speech to his rich buddies.

                                                  • 3 votes
                                                  #14.5 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:24 PM EDT
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                                                  Mitt -

                                                  The US government expects $2.1T in revenue from income tax next year. Your 20% across the board tax cut totals $420B. Over 10 years, with growth in the economy, that does add up to $5T. There is not $5T in loopholes that you can close. And yet you claim this will not add to the deficit.

                                                  How will you do this? Specifics - no hand-waving, no vague promises to be worked out later and no recourse to 5 reports that aren't reports at all. How will you do this?

                                                  • 17 votes
                                                  Reply#15 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:32 PM EDT

                                                  creating jobs adds to the tax base,or tax money coming in to the government this lowers the deficit, SO Mr. Obama have you ever thought this might work??

                                                  • 9 votes
                                                  #15.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:56 PM EDT

                                                  Rocky is spot on, as history actually supports Mitt's plan, whereas Obama's "plan" has only resulted in stagnation, more debt and government growth.

                                                  • 7 votes
                                                  #15.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:45 PM EDT

                                                  I can bet he wants to install a flat tax.. the 47% he says pays no tax will all have to start paying at least 10% so if your making 20k a year you will have to pay 2k in tax.......... that is what he is thinking.

                                                  • 1 vote
                                                  #15.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:55 PM EDT

                                                  creating jobs adds to the tax base,or tax money coming in to the government this lowers the deficit,

                                                  Oh, holy crap! That is the exact same argument George W. Bush used when he enacted his tax cuts! Does anyone remember how that worked out?

                                                  • 2 votes
                                                  #15.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:53 PM EDT
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                                                  Flip flop ROmney why do you feel you do not need to disclose your tax returns?

                                                  • 16 votes
                                                  Reply#16 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:32 PM EDT

                                                  He disclosed more than ANY candidate is required, which is TWO years. He summarized much more. How about Obama releasing a REAL birth certificate, college application, ssn, registration card. Get real.

                                                  • 12 votes
                                                  #16.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:35 PM EDT

                                                  A REAL birth certificate? Robert, you are a REAL certified IDIOT.

                                                  • 18 votes
                                                  #16.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:39 PM EDT

                                                  Been proven that his COMPUTER generated birth certificate was FALSE. Israel and every computer genius proved it. Who is then the IDIOT? Remember the 9 on the birth certificate meant the box was to be empty and they FILLED in TWO of the boxes. Get real. Get wise.

                                                  • 9 votes
                                                  #16.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:46 PM EDT

                                                  "Israel and every computer genius proved it" CooCoo for CoCo Puffs!

                                                  I rest my case.

                                                  • 8 votes
                                                  #16.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:08 PM EDT

                                                  How about Obama release real details on what he knows of Benghazi? How about he release the real details of why he uses tax payer money like its his? Better yet, why when Romney did release tax returns did still catch crap because he paid too much in taxes and gave too much to charity? Tell me why the liberals are NEVER happy?

                                                  • 7 votes
                                                  #16.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:20 PM EDT

                                                  Since when is 15% too much in taxes? And he didn't give away money without it benefiting him such as in a tax break?

                                                  • 3 votes
                                                  #16.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:57 PM EDT

                                                  Remember
                                                  January 3rd 2007..

                                                  The day the
                                                  democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009 it was actually January 3rd 2007
                                                  the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate,
                                                  the start of the 110th Congress. The Democratic Party controlled a majority in
                                                  both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.

                                                  For those
                                                  who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is
                                                  "Bush's Fault", think about this:

                                                  January
                                                  3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress:

                                                  At the
                                                  time:

                                                  The DOW
                                                  Jones closed at 12,621.77

                                                  The GDP for
                                                  the previous quarter was 3.5%

                                                  The
                                                  Unemployment rate was 4.6%

                                                  George
                                                  Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!

                                                  Remember
                                                  the day...

                                                  January
                                                  3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services
                                                  Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.

                                                  The
                                                  economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the
                                                  economy?

                                                  BANKING AND
                                                  FINANCIAL SERVICES!!!

                                                  THANK YOU
                                                  DEMOCRATS for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment... to
                                                  this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic
                                                  loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOS! (BTW: Bush
                                                  asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie - starting in 2001 because
                                                  it was financially risky for the US economy).

                                                  And who
                                                  took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac????

                                                  OBAMA

                                                  And who
                                                  fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie???

                                                  OBAMA and
                                                  the Democratic Congress

                                                  So when
                                                  some one tries to blame Bush...

                                                  REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS
                                                  TOOK OVER!" Bush may have been in the car but the Democrats were in charge
                                                  of the gas pedal and steering wheel they were driving.

                                                  • 4 votes
                                                  #16.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:01 PM EDT
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                                                  Heard two debates and the President and VP has not answered how they would create more jobs in the second term. NOTHING is said. There is no plan???? They complain about the republicans and not fully telling their plans, which by the way, they have. But tell me how the Democrats plan to make more jobs??? Silence abounds.

                                                  • 15 votes
                                                  Reply#17 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:34 PM EDT

                                                  Just take a look at the Jobs Act that the RepubliCons blocked. It is all there.

                                                  • 18 votes
                                                  #17.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:06 PM EDT

                                                  Robert, the republicans are the ones blocking the Jobs Act. What makes you love them so much?

                                                  • 14 votes
                                                  #17.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:49 PM EDT

                                                  They didn't have control of the HOUSE or SENATE the first two years. WHAT JOBS DID HE CREATE? All the Solyndra and his buddies went belly up so he can get his share later.

                                                  • 5 votes
                                                  #17.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:08 PM EDT

                                                  There was never a 60 Dem majority in the Seanate to break the record number of philibusters by the (R) minority. So, no matter what was attempted to fix things, the minority blocked all progress. Party over country is the RWNJ way!

                                                  I'll never vote for another republican for the rest of my life. Dem or third party for me.

                                                  • 12 votes
                                                  #17.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:35 PM EDT

                                                  How about for the first two years Obama was busy taking care of the financial downspiral we were in.. then your Republican idiots took the house and aimed at keeping any job growth from being enabled. Good grief get with the program

                                                  • 6 votes
                                                  #17.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:59 PM EDT

                                                  @ AnIndividual;

                                                  By your comment "Just take a look at the Jobs Act that the RepubliCons blocked. It is all there."

                                                  May I assume that you are referring the the "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or JOBS Act? May I also assume that you have read the Act in it's entirety as I have? As I am sure that you have read the entire Act and are familiar with ALL of it's provisions, revisions, etc., then I am SURE that you are aware that the JOBS Act passed the House and was sent to President Obama's desk for singature on March 27,2012 @ 2:22pm.

                                                  Now that we have that part out of the way, can you now show anyone hear where in the JOBS Act there is ANY Provision or Plan to CREATE even ONE Job? You are aware that the ENTIRE Act is aimed at businesses and startups gaining easy access to raise capital by loosening various Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. The ONE thing that the JOBS Act does NOT do is address JOBS, and it was passed by both the House and the Senate and sent to the President's desk for signature. Oh, by the way, the Act passed the House by a vote of 380 - 41 and passed the Senate by a vote of 73 - 26.

                                                  You are aware of those FACTS aren't you AnIndividual? Right? You understand that correct?

                                                  • 2 votes
                                                  #17.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:43 PM EDT
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                                                  I would ask the Pancake Man, Mitt Romney, how he can change his positions on the issues so easily and without embarrassment. He switches his views as fast as a man making pancakes. Flip-flop, flip-flop. The Pancake Man!

                                                  • 11 votes
                                                  Reply#18 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:35 PM EDT

                                                  Didn't Obama change on DOMA, gays, transparency of Government, cutting the debt in half, unemployment never going above 5.9%. How about a BUDGET which is required by law. Only one he ever made was turned down in the senate 99-0. Talk about a guy over his head!!

                                                  • 13 votes
                                                  #18.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:42 PM EDT
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                                                  Obama its been 4 long years and no jobs ..nothing but campaigning ...its to late to ask you when you going to go to work because Democrats are afraid of the word ...JOBS...Im voting Republican like I hope most will.

                                                  • 17 votes
                                                  Reply#19 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:35 PM EDT

                                                  Romney since we are acquiring more jobs than Bush how are you going to change that?

                                                  • 9 votes
                                                  #19.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:37 PM EDT

                                                  dal is waiting for a welfare check.

                                                  • 8 votes
                                                  #19.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:39 PM EDT

                                                  Most all libs are waiting on a handout ...the word jobs scares them ..they want it free...give it to me free ..you owe me . They actually afraid Romney will put them to work.

                                                  • 10 votes
                                                  #19.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:44 PM EDT

                                                  Joe66, Crawl out of your trailer to see if your weekly welfare check and food stamps are in the mailbox yet today?

                                                  • 6 votes
                                                  #19.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:11 PM EDT

                                                  Joe66, quit being a jerk of the third kind. What makes you think that Republicans are not on welfare, on food stamps, unemployment benefits, lost a home and are now homeless, are in need of health insurance, etc.

                                                  You are a complete fraud, just like the man you wish to become President of the United States. You lie just like Mr. Romney and Lyin' Pual Ryan.

                                                  • 14 votes
                                                  #19.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:30 PM EDT
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                                                  Several for Romney:

                                                  Governor Romney, on your tax plan do you support Congressman Ryan's statement that it is a framework?

                                                  If he responded yes I would follow up with:

                                                  Consider the following:

                                                  Think of a house while it is under construction. The first thing that is created is the blue print; this is the first stage. The blue print tells the foremen where they need to finish the project at, it tells them the goal. The second stage is the framework of a house where the required construction is completed. This includes things like wall and ceiling supports and is essentially the 'skeleton' of the house. Finally the 'facade' of the house is built: the walls, the roof, stairs, etc.

                                                  Within this context isn't what you and Congressman Ryan have submitted a blue print and not a framework?

                                                  If no:

                                                  Then why does your plan have no specific deductions which you are requiring Congress to remove? The precept of a framework is that there is a required amount of building done which to then fluff is added. Isn't your plan not qualified to be described as such? Does it not state only the goal to be achieved and not how to get there specifically? And is it not the job of a framework to provide a structurally sound base for more to be built on to it?

                                                  more on my reasoning for this here: http://geowil.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14398521-why-the-romneyryan-tax-plan-is-not-a-framework

                                                  On Bain:

                                                  Governor Romney, we have heard stories from people in Ohio and in other states that have told their horror stories about what happened to themselves and their jobs after a Bain takeover. One such confident has stated that they were told to build a stage but they did not know what for. The day after the stage had been completed you, Governor Romney, and others from the company called for a meeting and around this stage the workers were told that their plant was closing down and that they were being fired.

                                                  Is this an accurate representation of how you wanted Bain to operate and in addition to that please explain these two comments that you made during a college interview in 2004:

                                                  "For an economy like ours to grow, there will be many people who- who suffer because of that" and "creative destruction does cause productivity".

                                                  On taxes:

                                                  Governor Romney, how do you plan to pay for a $200,000,000,000 increase in defense spending, costing the nation a total of $2,000,000,000,000 over the next ten years?

                                                  and finally:

                                                  Governor Romney, why does your campaign office have a habit of changing your positions? The day you came out and said in Iowa that you did not know of any legislation in Congress, right now, on abortion that you would pass your campaign came out with a press release stating that this was not your position and that you would be a pro-life President. Were you aware that your campaign was doing this? Contradicting your campaign speeches around the nation?

                                                  • 18 votes
                                                  Reply#20 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:37 PM EDT

                                                  Another one on social issues:

                                                  Governor Romney, why do you support a position that is anti-Constitutional when it comes to abortion, contraception, and Gay rights? Does not the First Amendment guarantee all the right to freedom of religion and is no part of this tenant that the Government can make no law to restrict the practice of religion or belief thereof? Does not restricting a Woman's choice to obtain an abortion contradict this tenant by telling the Women that her beliefs are wrong?

                                                  For both candidates:

                                                  If elected what do you plan to do about the obscene amount of spending that we have seen in this election? Do you think that billionaires should be able to donate to political funds in anonymity or do you support a movement to force every single campaign donation to any politically affiliated group to have to state, on public record, their name and their donation amount? Why or why not?

                                                  Also, to follow up, do you believe that Citizens United has been or has not been abused by both parties in this election cycle?

                                                  • 13 votes
                                                  #20.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:06 PM EDT
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                                                  I'd like to hear some discussion of the obvious climate change.

                                                  • 8 votes
                                                  Reply#21 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:38 PM EDT

                                                  That will just polarize the debate and viewers. We want to try and bring out the moderate side of viewers and also try and highlight some of the bigger issues that have not yet been covered. If Obama is leading after this debate maybe we can get off some Eco question in #3 but we need to hold off until we know the outcome of #2. #2 should be muc about showing that Obama now has his head in the game and make him look good to moderates, Indies, and Undecideds.

                                                  It can also be used strategically as well, holding off those topics, for the last debate.

                                                  • 3 votes
                                                  #21.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:08 PM EDT

                                                  Finally, somebody suggested talking about climate change. It is by far the most serious problem facing the United States and the world, and yet nobody is mentioning it. Our leaders need to begin discussing the options. If we cannot do enough to stop climate change, then at least they should talk about what they are going to do to help people when it causes problems. The farmers in the midwest this year would appreciate that, I am sure.

                                                  • 1 vote
                                                  #21.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:44 PM EDT

                                                  Why nothing on climate change? Well one side has its head in the sand and wants to deny it exists because it might interrupt the multinationals from increasing their already obscene profits.

                                                  On the other side you have chicken little's crying the sky is falling. They make predictions that fail to come true but refuse to admit that they or their data is wrong. We cant predict tomorrows weather with 100% accuracy but one scientist did say that by a certain year snow would be rare in Great Britain. Great Britain got record snowfall amounts that year.

                                                  The truth, the people of this earth are not doing a good job of taking care of the planet that we live on. That needs to change.

                                                  • 1 vote
                                                  #21.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:04 PM EDT
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                                                  I'd ask Obama why he has divided this country. Also is he aware that he is an incompetent who is in over his head ?

                                                  • 15 votes
                                                  Reply#22 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:38 PM EDT

                                                  Mr. Romney, how do you find such brain dead fools as Rob-####### to vote for you?

                                                  • 13 votes
                                                  #22.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:42 PM EDT

                                                  Eric you need to go get counseling for anger management. Play nice.

                                                  • 4 votes
                                                  #22.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:09 PM EDT

                                                  eric in oregon just proved Rob-######'s statement.

                                                  • 4 votes
                                                  #22.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:01 PM EDT

                                                  Slodon and robert mead we were divided well before Obama came in office or did you forget the Bush years?

                                                  The lying on both sides needs to stop.

                                                    #22.4 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:50 AM EDT
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                                                    Mr Romney, you have repeatedly said that you would repeal Obamacare. The CBO reports that a repeal would increase the deficit. Repeal would also remove those that have insurance due to Obamacare, those that now qualify for insurance and cost those on Medicare Part D hundreds of dollars more per year. What specifically are your plans to cover the millions of citizens affected by this action, if you are elected?

                                                    • 16 votes
                                                    Reply#23 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:39 PM EDT

                                                    Mr obama, explain to us how, if Obamacare is repealed that it will INCREASE the deficit.?? Also is it ture as the CBO reports that if obamacare is enacted fully, that by the year 2018, that 7 million of the 14 million {fully HALF}americans now on Medicare will no longer be eligible to recieve that benifit....And why did you know that 7 million medicare users under the bus..

                                                    • 2 votes
                                                    #23.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:37 PM EDT
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                                                    Mr. President, why did you and your gang from chicago, place your re-election above the importance of telling the American people the truth, that we were again attacked on 9/11.

                                                    Mr. President, don't you think it was wrong to force that pathetically week UN spokesperson (Rice) to lie to the American People.

                                                    PS- I think you are a complete embarrassment, and I am ashamed to have you as my President.

                                                    • 13 votes
                                                    Reply#24 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:40 PM EDT

                                                    What would you have done if he had told you, run for the hills. You are the embarrassment. No one, even the President has to tell you anything. If you want to know something that will help the people, not just you, ask your Republican friends to explain, in detail, what they are going to do to help the average American people and not just their "rich" friends. Get real, 9/11 is gone. If you want to dance back in the past, call Bush and ask him why he didn't let the American people know about the mess he left.

                                                    • 1 vote
                                                    #24.1 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:04 PM EDT
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                                                    Mr Obama, in the last debate you were proved to be incorrect about your lies on Romneys tax plan and several other topics. How can we trust anything you say when we have proof you have lied in the debate, about Benghazi, about the cost of Obamacare, about having an open door policy, about having fewer lobbyist in the white house, about taking unemployment to under 6%, about creating economic growth with your excessive and almost criminal spending, about helping the middle class, and about virtually every promise you made 4 years ago? We do know you werent lying when you said you make energy costs rise tremendously, severely damage job security for thousands in the coal and oil industry, and that if youre in the entertainment industry and can donate millions, you are their friend.

                                                    Amazing that you and the left attack the 1% when over 90% of that 1% group are liberals. Why do you think forcing people that create jobs and grow the economy deserve to face your socialist ideals is okay? I guess youre happy for your pal Hugo Chavez for doing what you did to win the election, fraudulently.

                                                    • 10 votes
                                                    #25 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:41 PM EDT

                                                    Mitt, whatcha hiding, huh, why not show your taxes? Why do you think WE think WE have a right to health insurance? Why are you such a LIAR?

                                                    • 9 votes
                                                    #25.1 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:17 PM EDT

                                                    Why are you so proud of your vice president's performance when he was rude and disrespectful in the VP debate, Mr. President? Do you think that condescending attitude is what we need for dealing diplomatically and peacefully with other nations? Do you think that the laughing and all was necessary when discussing the serious issues that will determine the future of our nation?

                                                    • 9 votes
                                                    #25.2 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:56 PM EDT

                                                    I wish to ask both candidates the same question: Gentlemen without disparaging your opponent, please tell us exactly what you intend to do to help Americans over the next 4 years and be as specific on how as time allows, and tell us why we should give you or vote.

                                                    • 5 votes
                                                    #25.3 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:03 PM EDT

                                                    Why are you not embarrassed by Mitt Romney's performance of his bullying, rude, and constant interruptions.

                                                    • 7 votes
                                                    #25.4 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:33 PM EDT

                                                    JackieK, independent -

                                                    What were you watching???? Mitt Romney is not Joe Biden!

                                                    • 7 votes
                                                    #25.5 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:30 PM EDT

                                                    Mitt, why do republicans like liars?

                                                    • 9 votes
                                                    #25.6 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:55 PM EDT

                                                    Why isn't anybody talking about the Congress? Romney and Ryan claim the Democrats are partisan and that they would work across the aisle. Has everybody forgotten Mitch McConnell and his declaration that the number one goal of the GOP legislators was to make sure Barack Obama was a one term president? Or the cabal that occured on the night of the election where the GOP strategists got together to begin undermining the President before he had even been sworn in? Or the Grover Norquist pledge? Come on folks...its amazing that we have accomplished as much as we have considering the opposition we have faced? Lets throw those bums out; re-elect the president and Joe Biden and continue getting this country moving in the right direction.

                                                      #25.7 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:20 PM EDT

                                                      In order to lie about Romney's plan....Romney has to have a plan....which, Romney doesn't have a plan, just talk of a plan......and I personally really don't care about Benghazi anymore....that has nothing to do with what is going on in the states, or Obama's ability to be a better president then Romney....we shouldn't even be over there in the first place.

                                                      • 2 votes
                                                      #25.8 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:46 PM EDT

                                                      not true --- get ur head out of your butt !!!

                                                      • 3 votes
                                                      #25.10 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:35 PM EDT

                                                      Earthycat777

                                                      There is a nice little cozy corner of Hell with your name on it that awaits you...Right behind the child molesters and the queers..I wish you a toasty ever after..

                                                      • 1 vote
                                                      #25.11 - Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:40 PM EDT

                                                      Hey Guys, Lindsay Lohan is a Moron, "OOPS" Mormon and she worships the Devil in white lightening !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                      Lindsay walks with Satan, "OOPS" ROBMEHOOD for the 1% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                      • 3 votes
                                                      #25.12 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:03 AM EDT

                                                      A dumbocrats typical ranting. Muslims are killing Americans, I can only guess that you must be a terrorist, not a Patriotic American. I cant believe the importance you idiots place on Romneys Tax returns. Why dont you have any concern over Libya and dead Americans and the safety of this country. Sorry your President has failed so miserably that you resort to smear campaigns to take attention away from serious issues that concern this Nation. Certainly the deaths of Americans should hold more interest as to how, why, and who........ Of course you know your attempts to hide the real Obama will fail, and there will be a successful businessman in the White House. I can imagine that you might be jealous of Mitt Romneys success. Sorry about your luck...

                                                        #25.13 - Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:03 PM EDT

                                                        If our President tells us what happened in Lybia ,the FBI will have to kill him.

                                                        DONT YOU KNOW THAT INVESTIGATION IS STILL GOING ON?

                                                          #25.14 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:18 AM EDT

                                                          I would like to ask Stinky (BO) why he has his campaign speaking on official gov't business? Does Stinks trust Davie Axelrose more than his state department? Where is Cankles Clinton on this?

                                                            #25.15 - Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:16 AM EDT
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