The big mystery of the 2012 GOP convention
Can anybody identify that rectangular item in the upper left-hand corner of this AP photo, taken during Paul Ryan’s speech last night to the Republican National Convention?
The vice-presidential nominee seemed to be glancing at it quite a bit last night, almost as if he was reading from it. Anybody got any ideas? In fact, I believe that every single speaker at the convention with one exception — Condi Rice — has been staring at that thing during their speeches. It’s almost as if they needed somebody to tell them what to say.
I’m going to be watching Mitt Romney closely tonight, just to see if he too starts staring at that … whatever it is. Weird, huh?
– Jay Bookman
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Oscar
August 30th, 2012
7:51 pm
Common Freaking
________
Didn’t know Georgia was a state where you could split your vote like that. Good idea.
Adam
August 30th, 2012
7:51 pm
Whatever Thulsa. You once again prove that you do not care about the facts, but only care to make stuff up in order to make yourself feel right. That must work great with the ladies.
Adam
August 30th, 2012
7:51 pm
And NOW I am off. Catch you kooks later, for realz
Soothsayer
August 30th, 2012
7:52 pm
Boy, with a schnoz like that, Callister don’t never have to worry about losing her can opener! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
only in the Bama
August 30th, 2012
7:52 pm
I won;t do your homework for you but you might google all of the Democrats that voted to go to war,
___
Was she the Secretary of State? Were those weapons ever found?
josef
August 30th, 2012
7:52 pm
kayaker
I would agree that even “most” of the Republicans are not so far right as y’all’ve been accused of, but the wacked out loonies have hijacked the party and set the agenda. I had hoped that with the selection of Romney y’all were making a move back toward the center, but his choice of that self-hating closet case Ryan signaled that y’all are headed even further to the nastiest extremes…
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
August 30th, 2012
7:52 pm
First Mickey Kaus and now Michael Moore.
Who will y’all drag out next, Camille Paglia?
Oscar
August 30th, 2012
7:52 pm
And you blame Bush and the Repubs.
_________
Bush was the decider. You can’t wash his hands of that decision. Congress only voted to give him the option, not to pull the trigger.
Doggone/GA
August 30th, 2012
7:52 pm
“but if you ask the Kurds, Sadam did have them and did use them…”
Yes, he did…at least 10 years BEFORE we invaded. And those attacks were one of the main reasons for the no-fly zones that we patrolled for those 10+ years. And the remnents of those weapons that WERE found were too aged and deteriorated to be of any use whatsoever.
If the Kurds are going to be used as an excuse for invasion…we should have done it, as of NOW, 20 years ago.
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
7:53 pm
“You Lily White Party Pup Tenters…”
Lordy. Someone sure is angry. Its that angry white man syndrome again. All those pissed off young white men in those lilly white OWS protests. Someone give all those angry white men OWS folks their own welfare check to shut them up.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
August 30th, 2012
7:53 pm
Charles Douglas Edwards:
“He is respected worldwide and America needs this continuity.”
Condi says no.
Dharma Bum
August 30th, 2012
7:53 pm
I don’t know why anyone would care about elected officials using teleprompters… Republican or Democrat. Very few individuals are gifted with the ability to just speak to large audiences completely unscripted and the flack Obama has received seems a little silly to me. That said, pointing out hypocrisy or double standards isn’t going to enlighten debate in this election by much. : /
Oscar
August 30th, 2012
7:54 pm
Was she the Secretary of State? Were those weapons ever found?
___
They were only a figment of Cheny’s over fertile imagination. Colin Powell was a terrible dissappointment when he supported that idea.
Common Freaking Sense isn't very Common
August 30th, 2012
7:54 pm
Oscar
Yep we sent them ALL to the outer reaches of society.
Kinda like Atlanta gave the homeless bus tickets during the Olympics LOL.
I was born in Bama, but moved to Ga. early.
My cousins there make Ryan/Romney look like liberals. I love them, but understand them NO.
Doggone/GA
August 30th, 2012
7:55 pm
“And you blame Bush and the Repubs.”
Not me. I blame EVERYONE in Congress who voted yes on that authorization, but PRIMARILY I blame Bush. Congress kicked the can to him to decide, and his decision was HIS alone.
only in the Bama
August 30th, 2012
7:56 pm
I hope that those weapons of mass destruction are found! It would be a shame for them to end up in the wrong hands! Maybe they will show up in Iran!!
CONS Are Such Hypocrites
August 30th, 2012
7:56 pm
God Lord, Newt and Calista Gingrich are giving a speech at the RNC,
Calista looks like the wicked witch and newt looks like a white haired frog.
A home wrecker and a blowhard racist liar.
JamVet
August 30th, 2012
7:58 pm
71, I don’t thank that she has been “down out of the trees” (to quote YOU) long enough to meet your exacting standards!
Your Republican record stands on it own.
I believe that the Klan may have had more black members in the past 130 years than the GOP.
Seriously…
josef
August 30th, 2012
7:59 pm
DOGGONE
I agree with much of what you say…however, hindsight is 20/20 as Hillary has said in reference to the WMD’s…she got a lot of points from me when she said that she cast her vote in relation to the information/intelligence at hand and, were she in the same position today with the same information she would vote the same…
It was a canard when used by the Bush behind the scenes manipulators, and to bring it up now against those outside the loop at the time is equally a canard…imauo…
kayaker 71
August 30th, 2012
7:59 pm
joseph, 7:52l
“those whacked out loonies”.?…… I am not so sure that the Republicans are the only ones who have been “highjacked”. Both political parties seem to be run by those at the extremes rather than those in the middle. Take a good look at the posters on this blog. If they represent both political parties and where they find themselves, we have both been highjacked.
Erwin's cat
August 30th, 2012
7:59 pm
j @7:52
don’t sugar coat it….why the outrage?…seriously
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
7:59 pm
“That must work great with the ladies.”
I’m not giving you any tips with the ladies. Except maybe one. Don’t present yourself as a whiner like you do on here. Womens hate whiners.
G Mare
August 30th, 2012
8:00 pm
Geez, lay off of Condi already! She is a brilliant, talented woman. While I don’t agree with most of her politics, I can still admire & respect her. And all of y’all should, too. As to her sexual orientation, who the h— cares except a bunch of bigots – many of whom seem to be posting here!
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
August 30th, 2012
8:00 pm
I don’t know why anyone would care about elected officials using teleprompters…
Oh, the irony.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
August 30th, 2012
8:01 pm
Womens hate whiners. and speedos.
Doggone/GA
August 30th, 2012
8:01 pm
“she got a lot of points from me when she said that she cast her vote in relation to the information/intelligence at hand and, were she in the same position today with the same information she would vote the same”
And even though I would have supported her for President, she only got a few points from me on that statement. When that vote went down *I* knew, from the evidence publically available at the time, that Saddam Hussein was no threat to us at all…AND that we were being lied to routinely and regularly.
If *I* knew that, why in the HELL didn’t she?
Towncrier
August 30th, 2012
8:01 pm
“TC, so how do YOU explain how the GOP has elected exactly four black US Senators since the first year of the Chester A. Arthur administration?”
I can’t. Anymore than you can explain how the Democrats have not appointed a black person to be SoS before Rice…
Now, do you really want us all dead and do you really think we are racists when it seems all of the time liberals like you are the ones making charges of racism.
Do you guys even listen to or hear yourselves?
Politico reporter Joe Williams got into trouble after saying on MSNBC that Mitt Romney was comfortable only among white people
Chris Matthews and MSNBC Now Claim the Word ‘Chicago’ Is Racist
MSNBC’s O’Donnell: McConnell Racist For Saying Obama Golfs A Lot
Villaraigosa: Republicans ‘Can’t Just Trot Out a Brown Face’
Yahoo Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian got into trouble when he said on mic that Romney and the Republicans “are happy to have a party with black people drowning”
Really…what the heck is wrong with you and people like this, JV???
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
8:02 pm
“Kinda like Atlanta gave the homeless bus tickets during the Olympics LOL.”
Liberal compassion. Get the hell outta here bums.
Erwin's cat
August 30th, 2012
8:02 pm
i gotta admit Craig Romney is rockin’ it!
josef
August 30th, 2012
8:02 pm
only in the Bama…
Those weapons may well have been transferred to Sadam’s fellow Baathists in Syria…
Towncrier
August 30th, 2012
8:03 pm
I’m out. Goodnight all.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
August 30th, 2012
8:03 pm
Speaking of irony:
The GOP is playing a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.” Perhaps missing that the song was an Obama 2008 campaign theme — and that Wonder performed it at the DNC convention in Denver that year.
AngryOld WhiteGuys Unite
August 30th, 2012
8:03 pm
Womens hate whiners
Declares the voice of experience.
B-troll
August 30th, 2012
8:04 pm
Good speech in Spanish
Big tent
USMC
August 30th, 2012
8:04 pm
The Clintons see the writing on the wall…
Hillary Clinton staying as far away from Charlotte as physically possible…
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/08/30/clinton_staying_as_far_away_from_charlotte_as_physically_possible
Joseph
August 30th, 2012
8:04 pm
Obama’s brother George is supposed to speak to the DNC in Kenyan right?
Common Freaking Sense isn't very Common
August 30th, 2012
8:05 pm
G Mare
they started it….
I was talking about her golf game.
B-troll
August 30th, 2012
8:05 pm
Jeb was on the turnpike on Sunday
B-troll
August 30th, 2012
8:06 pm
More Spanish yeah!
DannyX
August 30th, 2012
8:06 pm
“Good speech in Spanish”
Yah, that will net Romney/Lyin’ about 9 votes. Obvious pandering without substance works really well on minorities.
kayaker 71
August 30th, 2012
8:06 pm
So, it’s Dirty Harry. That oughta add some spice to this convention. Maybe he will say what Christie should have said. Maybe that’s why they are bringing him in.
Joseph
August 30th, 2012
8:07 pm
Gotta get that Kenyan vote. Might be a future Obama daddy running around.
JamVet
August 30th, 2012
8:07 pm
I can’t.
Thank you.
The entire 130 year track record of the Republican Party and American minorities is inexplicable.
UNLESS, you want the ugly truth.
Which you don’t. Because then it isn’t so hard to explain.
But I’m open to reading any plausible explanations from the Republicans here…
Dixie Chicks
August 30th, 2012
8:07 pm
Is George W. Bush scheduled to speak at the RNC tonight?
Dharma Bum
August 30th, 2012
8:07 pm
Kamchak, what is ironic about not feeling that the use of teleprompters for elected officials is an important topic for national debate? I’m quite confident 95% of the US population has no idea what the term “irony” actually means.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
August 30th, 2012
8:07 pm
USMC:
Speech by RADM J. Stark, USN, President of the Naval War College.
“The first reason I like Marines: They set high standards for themselves and those around them, and will accept nothing less.
I like the way Marines march.
I like the way Marines do their basic training whether it’s Quantico, San Diego, or Parris Island.
I like the idea that Marines cultivate an ethos conductive of producing hard people in a soft age.
I like the fact that Marines stay in shape.
I like the fact that the Marines only have one boss – The Commandant.
And I like the directness of the Commandant.
I like the fact that Marines are stubborn.
I like the way Marines obey orders.
I like the way Marines make the most of the press.
I like the wholehearted professionalism of the Marines.
It occurred to me that the services could be characterized by different breeds of dogs.
The Air Force reminded me of a French Poodle. The poodle always looks perfect…sometimes a bit pampered and always travels first class. But don’t ever forget that the poodle was bred as a hunting dog and in a fight it’s very dangerous.
The Army is kind of like a St. Bernard. It’s big and heavy and sometimes seems a bit clumsy. But it’s very powerful and has lots of stamina. So you want it for the long haul.
The Navy, God bless us, is a Golden Retriever. They’re good natured and great around the house. The kids love ‘em. Sometimes their hair is a bit long….they go wandering off for long periods of time, and they love water.
Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties: big and mean or skinny and mean. They’re aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They’ve got really short hair and they always go for the throat. That sounds like a Marine to me!
So what I really like about Marines is that first to fight isn’t just a motto, it’s a way of life.
From the day they were formed at Tun Tavern 200 plus years ago, Marines have distinguished themselves on battlefields around the world. From the fighting tops of the Bonhomme Richard, to the sands of Barbary Coast, from the swamps of New Orleans to the halls of Montezuma, from Belleau Wood, to the Argonne Forest, to Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima, and Okinawa and Inchon, and Chosin Reservoir and Hue City and , Quang Tri and Dong Ha and Beirut, and Grenada, and Panama, and Somalia and Bosnia and (Iraq and Afghanistan) a thousand unnamed battlefields in godforsaken parts of the globe, Marines have distinguished themselves by their bravery, and stubbornness and aggressive spirit, and sacrifice, and love of country, and loyalty to one another. They’ve done it for you and me, and this country we all love so dearly.
They asked for nothing more than the honor of being a United States Marine.”
TRANSLATION: Some walk the walk and some talk the talk.
DannyX
August 30th, 2012
8:07 pm
“Maybe that’s why they are bringing him in.”
I’m pretty sure it is because conservatives idolize Hollywood.
Joseph
August 30th, 2012
8:08 pm
DannyX:
It’s worked for years with dummycrats…
AngryOld WhiteGuys Unite
August 30th, 2012
8:08 pm
Jeb Bush is stumping for President Obama at the Republican Convention. Thank you, Jeb.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
August 30th, 2012
8:08 pm
Hillary Clinton staying as far away from Charlotte as physically possible…
Top of the page, left hand column at drudgey.
They BOTH suck
August 30th, 2012
8:11 pm
What office is Hillary running for in 2012?
None, so that bit of information means exactly nothing
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
8:11 pm
only in the Bama
August 30th, 2012
7:56 pm
“I hope that those weapons of mass destruction are found! It would be a shame for them to end up in the wrong hands! Maybe they will show up in Iran!!”
Don’t fret missy. What got all yellowcake uranium which can be enriched into nuclear weapons grade material- out of Iraq. Now what was that you were saying about no weapons programs or WMDs in Iraq?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25546334/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/secret-us-mission-hauls-uranium-iraq/#.UEAqn9aPU3k
josef
August 30th, 2012
8:11 pm
DOGGONE
Well, I’m glad YOU knew…I didn’t and I followed it very, very closely as anybody with a boy about to be sent in harm’s way would…I had my doubts about it, but I didn’t know…
KAYAKER
“If they represent both political parties and where they find themselves, we have both been highjacked.”
Not a party person myself, but insofar as the dialogue is concerned, you are right in that…
USMC
August 30th, 2012
8:12 pm
Semper Fidelis Scout.
BTW, I told my brother about you. He is on the Biden detail. (unfortunately)
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
August 30th, 2012
8:12 pm
I’m quite confident 95% of the US population has no idea what the term “irony” actually means.
I’m quite confident that none of your other sock-puppets have said anything dismissive about attitudes towards teleprompters until now.
B-troll
August 30th, 2012
8:13 pm
Jeb
Secretary of education
USMC
August 30th, 2012
8:13 pm
“None, so that bit of information means exactly nothing”
Someone lacks the intelligence to read between the lines… Oh well…
DannyX
August 30th, 2012
8:14 pm
“It’s worked for years with dummycrats…”
Ronald Reagan, Sonny Bono, Charlton Heston, Fred Thompson, Chuck Norris, Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, John Wayne…
Its always fun to watch Republicans get hysterical over Hollywood with their history idolization. Kinda like the teleprompter hypocrisy.
USMC
August 30th, 2012
8:14 pm
Jeb Bush 2020!
St Simons - he-ne-ha
August 30th, 2012
8:15 pm
Clint’s a genius.
After the cons burnt all those vcr tapes in hate-pyres.
Now they’ll lap it up and buy em all over again.
Then he does another GM commercial.
hahaha
better than a con walkin the casino
heheh
getalife
August 30th, 2012
8:15 pm
get,
It does not work here.
Doggone/GA
August 30th, 2012
8:15 pm
“Well, I’m glad YOU knew…I didn’t and I followed it very, very closely as anybody with a boy about to be sent in harm’s way would…I had my doubts about it, but I didn’t know”
Well…if you think back, at the time I was LIVID about that vote and I said so loud and clear. I never had any doubt that it was the wrong decision. And I was right, and she was wrong.
I am seldom definite about such things, but that time I was…and events justified my certainty.
bman
August 30th, 2012
8:16 pm
So is Clint Eastwood really the mystery speaker or not? He’s great on the big screen, but how is he at delivering a speech?
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
8:16 pm
“The entire 130 year track record of the Republican Party and American minorities is inexplicable.”
Brother JamVet,
You might want to review your history. Blacks voted for the R party right up until ww2. The shift began in the 30s I think but up until WW2 they still voted majority for the GOP. And lets not forget which party fought a war to end slavery and which party fought to preserve slavery.
AngryOld WhiteGuys Unite
August 30th, 2012
8:16 pm
Bain Capital began looking at investing in the steel start-up in late 1993. At the time, Steel Dynamics was weighing where to locate its first plant, based in part on which region offered the best tax incentives. In June 1994, Bain put $18.2 million into Steel Dynamics, making it the largest domestic equity holder. It sold its stake five years later for $104 million, a return of more than $85 million.
As Bain made its investment, the state and county pledged $37 million in subsidies and grants for the $385-million plant project. The county also levied a new income tax to finance infrastructure improvements to benefit the steel mill over the heated objections of some county residents.
So is Mitt going to be telling us by way of this example how his company took advantage of tax subsidies in order to make his money before he then turned around and cheated us out of even paying income taxes on it. If he does, I sure hope he at least shares with us the details so all of us can enjoy making such a living off the hard work of the people that built all that.
B-troll
August 30th, 2012
8:17 pm
Education
Yeah
Democrats are the party of the status quo and the past
Republicans are the party of the future
They BOTH suck
August 30th, 2012
8:17 pm
USMC
You lack of intelligence to know it doesn’t mean $hit, except to you.
If she runs in 2016, how much traction is going to be had by saying Hillary was at the 2012 Convention.
That is just plain dumb, but carry on and swim in it if that makes you happy and boost your little ego
B-troll
August 30th, 2012
8:18 pm
Bman
Supposedly confirmed Clint is mystery speaker
AngryOld WhiteGuys Unite
August 30th, 2012
8:18 pm
And lets not forget which party fought a war to end slavery and which party fought to preserve slavery.
And let’s not forget to tell everyone that the current Republican Party is nothing even remotely similar to that original Republican Party. Let’s not forget that little fact.
DannyX
August 30th, 2012
8:18 pm
John Wayne was the biggest hypocrite of all. A great big chickenhawk. While other Hollywood actors went off to fight in WWII Wayne stayed home and made movies. No wonder conservatives love him so much.
They BOTH suck
August 30th, 2012
8:18 pm
TD
You called out a quote earlier from 1968, but want to reference the Civil War now
hahahahaha
Doggone/GA
August 30th, 2012
8:20 pm
“but how is he at delivering a speech?”
Every great speech giver is a good actor. Clint Eastwood is a good actor.
B-troll
August 30th, 2012
8:20 pm
Romney Romney Romney
USMC
August 30th, 2012
8:20 pm
“If she runs in 2016, how much traction is going to be had by saying Hillary was at the 2012 Convention.”
Not the sharpest tool in the shed are you?
I can’t believe this ignoramus still doesn’t get it.
Get back on the bus! Carry on, Lad.
Donovan
August 30th, 2012
8:20 pm
God, what a pathetic hateful left wing messenger you are!
Let me guess, Jay Bookman…you will chum the waters for your little sharks tomorrow morning, continue to poison the well, and tear apart the goodness and the American spirit of the GOP tonight.
That suport you have towards a losing cause and destruction of the righteous American way is repulsive.
We shall win in November and bulldoze your ideology into a grave of unmarked disgust.
B-troll
August 30th, 2012
8:21 pm
Remember Clint’s persona plays better in a movie than it probably does on a stage
That said, still cool
AngryOld WhiteGuys Unite
August 30th, 2012
8:21 pm
BTW, I told my brother about you. He is on the Biden detail. (unfortunately)
That narrows down your real identity considerably. (unfortunately)
They BOTH suck
August 30th, 2012
8:22 pm
USMC
In your Blaze.Com and Moonie Time.com mind, you don’t get get, but again swim in your stupidity if that makes you happy
You do it on a regular basis. Nothing new for you
Dharma Bum
August 30th, 2012
8:22 pm
“I’m quite confident that none of your other sock-puppets have said anything dismissive about attitudes towards teleprompters until now.”
I’m not quite sure what you mean by this. : /
Regardless, I’m still wondering what is ironic about not finding teleprompters to be a very important issue in the 2012 election.
AngryOld WhiteGuys Unite
August 30th, 2012
8:23 pm
Clint Eastwood is a most excellent actor. I can’t wait to see his starring role tonight.
getalife
August 30th, 2012
8:23 pm
Good hit piece on bain:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829#ixzz254SHM1Jh
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
8:24 pm
AngryOldWhiteguys,
Funny how you leave out all the taxes including employee taxes, sales taxes, and economic activity that was generated due to Bain employees that was injected right back into the local economy. But then that wouldn’t fit your narrative now would it?
And can you prove where Mitt cheated us out of paying his taxes? Last I saw he paid 7 million in taxes. How much did you pay?
USMC
August 30th, 2012
8:24 pm
“In your Blaze.Com and Moonie Time.com mind, you don’t get get, but again swim in your stupidity if that makes you happy”
Quitting are you?? Par for the course.
Your the uneducated one who espouses ‘da guvmint’ supporting your dumb arse!
Get a job, ANGRY Blog LOSER
They BOTH suck
August 30th, 2012
8:26 pm
USMC
Did that make you feel better?
Bless your little heart cry baby heart
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
8:28 pm
“Let me guess, Jay Bookman…you will chum the waters for your little sharks tomorrow morning,”
Donovan,
You give them way too much credit. Sharks? More like minnows.
They BOTH suck
August 30th, 2012
8:28 pm
“Your the uneducated one who espouses ‘da guvmint’ supporting your dumb arse!”
And when your dumb ASS can post exactly something from me that backs that up, get back with me………..
Peace out, you punk
josef
August 30th, 2012
8:28 pm
THULSA
“You might want to review your history. Blacks voted for the R party right up until ww2. The shift began in the 30s I think but up until WW2 they still voted majority for the GOP. And lets not forget which party fought a war to end slavery and which party fought to preserve slavery.”
*************
Oh, please you and Big Daddy and y’all’s Sharia version of history…you need to review yours. The shift came following the Flood of ‘27, Blacks voted overwhelmingly for FDR and he recognized that support by appointing the first Black (and woman, that liberal love of twofers) to the cabinet.
And that “war to end” and “war to preserve” slavery…oy! The war was to preserve the union and to put down a rebellion and the Democrats in the North were right up there on the front lines…
And the Republicans gave us such great advances in human rights as the blood genocide of the Plains Indians, the imperialist ventures in Hawaii, the Spanish American War…
Oh, yeah, and let’s not forget Plessy v Ferguson and Williams v Mississippi, two truly GREAT gifts to the po ole Colored Folks…
Get real and go back and read your own American history…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
August 30th, 2012
8:29 pm
Funny how you leave out all the taxes including employee taxes, sales taxes, and economic activity that was generated due to Bain employees that was injected right back into the local economy
Oh I see…when talking about the 1% and corporations, those things count…. but not when talking about a portion of the 47% who “don’t pay taxes”.
USMC
August 30th, 2012
8:29 pm
“Bless your little heart cry baby heart”
Yeah, my little ego needed stroking. That made me feel much better.
That’s it.
Man you need to balance your life with the real world and spend a little less time on the blogs and video games:-).
Erwin's cat
August 30th, 2012
8:30 pm
Dhrama Bum (?)
too funny
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
8:30 pm
they both suck,
Well it fits my narrative you see. Tee hee. Seriously Jamvet brought up 130 years of history. So if the subject is history then its appropriate to talk about it since it was the subject.
USMC
August 30th, 2012
8:31 pm
“Peace out, you punk”
That’s what we thought. Blog bully. you big tough guy! LOL!
“Peace Out” punkin!
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
August 30th, 2012
8:32 pm
I’m not quite sure what you mean by this.
Too bad.
G Mare
August 30th, 2012
8:36 pm
Common freaking, yeah, right. And if I believe that, where’s that bridge you want to show me?
Thulsa Doom- pompous ass extraordinaire
August 30th, 2012
8:37 pm
“but not when talking about a portion of the 47% who “don’t pay taxes”.
Looks like keep need an economics lesson he do. If you don’t pay taxes and you in fact pay a negative tax rate then you’re not really contributing much to economic growth or the tax base for that matter. Transfer payments are just that- transfer payments. They are not economic stimulators or promoters of economic growth. If they were then we could all sit on our asses and just trade transfer payments and spend that money in the economy and the economy would boom. Reality is otherwise. Silly keep.
They BOTH suck
August 30th, 2012
8:37 pm
TD
I get it. When I read your post I thought of that 1968 quote or whatever it was.
AngryOld WhiteGuys Unite
August 30th, 2012
8:40 pm
Funny how you leave out all the taxes including employee taxes, sales taxes, and economic activity that was generated due to Bain employees that was injected right back into the local economy. But then that wouldn’t fit your narrative now would it?
Those employee taxes such as payroll taxes go into the trust funds to help make sure that folks are not left homeless and destitute after Gordon Gekko comes through and loads down their company with debt and then takes all that money as fees and cheats the government out of its taxes to boot. Sales taxes, when collected typically go back into the state and local economies until the company is driven into banruptcy by the Mitt Gekkos or until the employees are forced out of their jobs by the Mitt Gekkos. But that wouldn’t fit your narrowitve, would it.
And can you prove where Mitt cheated us out of paying his taxes?
Of course, can’t you read. I paid a higher percentage than he did on less. He cheated. He still cheats and he wants to cheat even more.
How much did you pay?
Keep Up the Good Fight!
August 30th, 2012
8:43 pm
Hmmmm.. oh I get it. GE and other corporations who pay zero taxes are not really contributing to economic growth.
Those Bain companies that went bankrupt were of course adding to economic growth when they took all those government funds and pocketed them. 
Dharma Bum
August 30th, 2012
8:43 pm
“Dhrama Bum (?)
too funny”
I am a huge fan of Jack Kerouac
catlady
August 30th, 2012
8:45 pm
Not a trapezoid; a parallelogram. 3rd grade math GPS.
With all the rain, probably a mushroom.