Seeking the “true” Romney is like seeking Bigfoot
The core problem with Mitt Romney is, well, his core. As in he apparently doesn’t have one. This is a man who can say the following in an interview yesterday with NBC’s Ron Allen, when asked about his lack of empathy …
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“Don’t forget, I got everybody in my state insured. One hundred percent of the kids in our state had health insurance. I don’t think there’s anything that shows more empathy and care about the people of this country than that kind of record.”
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…. and then literally a few minutes later stand in front of a crowd and say this:
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“I will repeal Obamacare and replace it with real health care reform. You see, Obamacare is really Exhibit No. 1 of the president’s political philosophy, and that is that government knows better than people how to run your lives. It is a view that government should stand between you and your doctor. I don’t believe in a bigger and bigger government…I believe in freedom.”
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I think that’s remarkable. If creating such a system is evidence of empathy, what does it say about a person who seeks to dismantle such a system? How can a person go from one statement to another without an apparent hitch, and seemingly with equal sincerity? Which statement reflects the “true” Romney?
I do not know. I am baffled by the man. In fact, given such statements, the more pertinent question may be: Can a “true” Romney even be said to exist?
– Jay Bookman
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Doggone/GA
September 27th, 2012
4:13 pm
“Romney in three words:
“What’d I say?”
or: I said THAT!
Jaynie
September 27th, 2012
4:14 pm
I cannot fathom how Mitt Romney can flop around like a fish out of water and yet some people think he is a great candidate or they don’ think he’s a great candidate, but they are going to vote for him anyway. He was all for Romneycare, but not Obamacare. He is all for states rights, except when he isn’t. He is all for the 47% to be tossed out of consideration in getting his vote at a $50,000 per plate fundraiser for his elite buddies, but supports our troops, our seniors, our struggling middle class all of whom are in that 47%. A whole lot of people don’t make $50,000 per year, much less spend it in one night. He took a $77,000 deduction for his wife’s dressage horse for her therapy, but wants to close tax loopholes. I’ve seen people tased that didn’t flop around as much as Mittens. Paul Ryan is worse than Mittens. What a terrible twosome.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
September 27th, 2012
4:15 pm
Another biased, uninformed article…
Opinion piece, not article.
How many sock-puppets will you create to continue this nonsense?
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:16 pm
Obama in 4 words: let them eat cake
Pass the Cheesy Grits Please
September 27th, 2012
4:16 pm
The real Obama: College records sealed, birth certificate sealed,Chicago background sealed, association with Rev Wright sealed. No one knows where or how this guy is where he is today. But his followers do not care. Is he the dragon who came up out of the sea as depicted in the Bible? Is he the fore runner of the anti-Christ? Who is Barack Hussein Obama?????
This is what we are up against. This is why we are winning.
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:16 pm
Bro
Was jamming to this “ole skool” the other night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3baswqxdYhU&feature=related
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
September 27th, 2012
4:17 pm
BRO,
OK Romney is a dope but what politician doesn’t say anything to be elected? President Trillions promised to end lobbyist control of DC, reduce deficit in half, create tons of jobs, “our image abroad will improve just by virtue of my election…the list goes on …
Even his current BS about folks being better off is not true on a micro level…based on the numbers out today, we aren’t even better off than a year ago..his economy is going in reverse…
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
September 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
Terry
except of course for the liberal BLACK members of the press….
Mr Silly Pants
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
September 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
Even his current BS about folks being better off is not true…
You don’t get to decided whether folks are better off, as you don’t have the authority to speak on their behalf.
Jeffrey
September 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
The difference between those two Romney comments is simple. Independents might watch NBC but people at his campaign stops don’t.
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:20 pm
Romney campaign strategy in 3 words: Contemplating October Surprise
Pass the Cheesy Grits Please
September 27th, 2012
4:20 pm
Even his current BS about folks being better off is not true on a micro level…based on the numbers out today, we aren’t even better off than a year ago..his economy is going in reverse
It is for me. I’m doing a lot better.
My 401k has recovered most of the losses during the Bush years. Have a good job etc.
Maybe you should stop blaming the President for your problems and take some personal responsibility for yourself.
If you aren’t doing better that’s a you problem.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
September 27th, 2012
4:20 pm
KAMCHAK,
As suggested to DDR earlier..prove you talking point that Romney shipped jobs overseas…I’m sick of this allegation that has no legs..
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/president-obamas-jab-at-mitt-romney-all-youve-done-is-send-china-our-jobs/2012/09/17/86dae6f8-0116-11e2-b257-e1c2b3548a4a_blog.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/4-pinocchios-for-obamas-newest-anti-romney-ad/2012/06/20/gJQAGux6qV_blog.html
Find some other BS to peddle..you can’t substantiate your allegations..
Desert Dave
September 27th, 2012
4:21 pm
The author is confusing “empathy” with “sympathy”. Empathy means understanding another person’s situation because you have had a similar experience. Sympathy is an acknowledgment of another person’s situation and offering support. I would wager that Mitt has never gone without health insurance, or an income, or a home or food or any of the other situations many American citizens have been in. Therefore, he cannot offer empathy, only sympathy.
Moderate Line
September 27th, 2012
4:21 pm
Matt
September 27th, 2012
3:53 pm
Typical Bookman, taking everything out of context. Understand the difference between federal and state government and try to write an informative article with more than 100 words. (quotes don’t count)
++++++++++++++
Jay
September 27th, 2012
3:57 pm
Explain it to us, Matt.
Explain how it is an act of empathy and a great victory to use the powers of state government to mandate purchase of health insurance, insure 100 percent of children and extend coverage to almost every adult in the state, yet doing that exact same thing on the federal level is socialism, an infringement on freedom and liberty and government interference between you and your doctor.
Please. You seem to think the explanation is obvious, so share it with the rest of us. Because I’m sure Mitt Romney would like to know the answer as well, given that he’s likely to be asked about it during the debates.
So Matt, the floor is yours ….
++++++++++
The difference is people in Mass may want socialism and the people in Texas may not. If the people in Texas want socialism they can move to Mass. If the people Mass do not they can move to Texas. However, it much easier to move to another state than a foreign country.
Thurston Howard Romney III
September 27th, 2012
4:21 pm
Has anyone seen my etch a sketch game, dammit!!!
I need more ideas…
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:21 pm
“Romney campaign strategy in 3 words: Contemplating October Surprise”
If things stay as they are, he will need one…….
Even you do not buy into the, all the polls are wrong mantra.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
September 27th, 2012
4:21 pm
…I’m sick of this allegation that has no legs..
So?
Pass the Cheesy Grits Please
September 27th, 2012
4:22 pm
Romney campaign strategy in 3 words: Contemplating October Surprise
Change the word Suprise to Miracle and id agree.
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:22 pm
Stevie ray
Funny thing is, Obama didn’t say much at all to get elected
Other than: hope and change
USMC
September 27th, 2012
4:22 pm
“Seeking the “true” Romney is like seeking Bigfoot”–JAY BOOKMAN
Okay Silly Jay Bookman needs to slow down on the Ganja!
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
September 27th, 2012
4:23 pm
PASS GRITS,
Well I’m so happy for you! But what about those 25 million out of work, stopped looking or underemployed? I guess they are better off as well..I’m sure their 401K’s have recovered nicely..
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:23 pm
“Funny thing is, Obama didn’t say much at all to get elected
Other than: hope and change”
That should have been your 1st clue as to how weak his opponents were………..
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:24 pm
TBs 4:21
I think it’s closer than the polls suggest, but I also think Obama is still winning at this point
I’m not loco man
The liberals are
Doggone/GA
September 27th, 2012
4:24 pm
“The difference is people in Mass may want socialism ”
Each and every one of them? ALL of them? Don’t take any bets on that.
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:24 pm
“Okay Silly Jay Bookman needs to slow down on the Ganja!”
Or just “puff, puff…….. pass” and stop Bogarting
JamVet
September 27th, 2012
4:25 pm
More and more, Romney reminds me of George “the Walking Gaffe a Minute” Bush.
And Obama must be LHAO at how lucky he was to get the dysfunctional GOP’s versions of Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis as his back to back opponents…
DebbieDoRight - Conservatives have always been great storytellers; it is their fatal weakness. They love casting their eyes back to the past to avoid seeing what lies right under their noses.
September 27th, 2012
4:25 pm
Here ya go Stevi-O:
EXCLUSIVE: Romney Invested Millions in Chinese Firm That Profited on US Outsourcing
Last month, Mitt Romney’s campaign got into a dustup with the Washington Post after the newspaper reported that Bain Capital, the private equity firm the GOP presidential candidate founded, invested in several US companies that outsourced jobs to China and India. The campaign indignantly demanded a retraction, claiming that these businesses did not send jobs overseas while Romney was running Bain, and the Post stood by its investigation. Yet there is another aspect to the Romney-as-outsourcer controversy. According to government documents reviewed by Mother Jones, Romney, when he was in charge of Bain, invested heavily in a Chinese manufacturing company that depended on US outsourcing for its profits—and that explicitly stated that such outsourcing was crucial to its success.
Pass the Cheesy Grits Please
September 27th, 2012
4:25 pm
The difference is people in Mass may want socialism and the people in Texas may not. If the people in Texas want socialism they can move to Mass
Id bet you 5 bucks the people running around using the word Socialism have no idea what it really means.
They just hear it on Fox News and repeat it over and over.
What about the people on Medicare in Texas ? Are they Socialists too ?
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:25 pm
Obama: NFL settlement is a “great day for US”
Seriously? What a joke.
You know what was a bad day? The downgrade day.
Obama in 3 words: the downgrade President
DebbieDoRight - Conservatives have always been great storytellers; it is their fatal weakness. They love casting their eyes back to the past to avoid seeing what lies right under their noses.
September 27th, 2012
4:25 pm
Romney in 3 words: Outsourcer In Chief.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
September 27th, 2012
4:26 pm
“Romney campaign strategy in 3 words: Contemplating October Surprise”
and lining up his defense team for it….
(I wanted to say “and putting on his cast iron jockey pants in preparation for it”, but didn’t want to make a scared undergarments joke)
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:26 pm
Bibi’s bomb chart blows
Pun intended
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:27 pm
Jm
I would agree. I think the RCP average is probably closer reality than the Rasmussen even or Gallup 6% Obama lead……
It is all about the swing states. As I have mentioned before, ti will not shock me to see Obama lose the popular vote.
He is going to lose bad in numerous red states
GT
September 27th, 2012
4:27 pm
I use to go to parties where look a likes were hired from some studio that looked like celebrities. They would walk around the crowd hobnobbing with the guess. I would walk up to one and start talking and they quiet often didn’t know what to say getting this unaccustomed attention. Romney reminds me of them. He looks like a president, he just doesn’t talk like one.
Aquagirl
September 27th, 2012
4:27 pm
If the people in Texas want socialism they can move to Mass. If the people Mass do not they can move to Texas.
Yet conservatives wring their hands and insist on state funded charter schools or vouchers, because asking someone to move 20 miles means you hate chiilllldrennnnn.
DebbieDoRight - Conservatives have always been great storytellers; it is their fatal weakness. They love casting their eyes back to the past to avoid seeing what lies right under their noses.
September 27th, 2012
4:27 pm
Romney in 3 words: Foot In Mouth
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
September 27th, 2012
4:28 pm
KAMCHAK,
Prove it’s true…..symptom that confirm blue sheep is they buy every single talking point spewed by this dope, msnbc, NYtimes et al don’t you? No original thoughts..
JM,
He said plenty but basically won because of the backlash from Bush…how else could this unqualified candidate get elected? I know he outspent McCain 10 to 1..
He said: lobbyist will no longer control DC agenda (magic to my ears but he had me fooled), cut deficit, have meaningful energy policy…a chicken in every pot etcetera…even if he didn’t mean need to…
Thurston Howard Romney III
September 27th, 2012
4:28 pm
LOL@jm..
JerseyPunker
September 27th, 2012
4:28 pm
He’s proud of Romneycare 1.0 but wants to repeal Romneycare 2.0bama. Seriously?
Krystal'sBalls
September 27th, 2012
4:29 pm
“we all know that the healthcare needs of the citizens of Mass are drastically different than the healthcare needs of the citizens of other states…right?”
YESSS!!!! Because a heart attack is much more severe in Mass. than it is in Colorado. Diabetes MUCH more difficult to treat in Philly than Miami. Yes!!!
DebbieDoRight - Conservatives have always been great storytellers; it is their fatal weakness. They love casting their eyes back to the past to avoid seeing what lies right under their noses.
September 27th, 2012
4:30 pm
Romney in 3 Words: Sitffing Uncle Sam
luangtom
September 27th, 2012
4:30 pm
Where is the real story here? How come the mainstream media does not show us the “real” Obama? The one that lied about being a foreign-student to get college scholarships for foreign nationals, how about the one that has NO classmates from any of his purported schools coming forward to endorse their classmate, how about the one that spoke of distributing the wealth of others, how about the President that gave the go-ahead to revamp even more FEMA re-education camps, how about the President that okayed purchase of over a billion rounds of hollow-point ammo for the DHS to use “in case” of a civil disturbance? How about a President that costs the US tax-payers $1.4-billion per year to keep himself and his family in vacation digs and on shopping sprees at tax-payer expense? The Royal Family in Great Britain only costs their tax-payers $58-million per year and we do not have “royals” in this country. The list goes on…….
Ol' Timer
September 27th, 2012
4:30 pm
Do you guys remember that ol’ television program, “To Tell The Truth” where three people would answer questions and they’d try to guess who the real John Doe was. The MC after the questioning was over would say, “Would the real John Doe, please stand up!?”
At the first Presidential Debate, the moderator should ask, “Would the real Mitt Romney, please stand up!”
The amazing thing it that Mitt is either oblivious to the inconsistencies in his responses, or he thinks he can pee pee on our shoes and convince us it’s raining.
In either incidence, the ol’ boy’s got some problems with those who have an IQ above 40. That being said, I expect him to handily carry Georgia.
And, so it goes. . . .in the land of cotton.
Welcome to the Occupation
September 27th, 2012
4:30 pm
Romney in 3 words:
Just ask Rafalca
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:31 pm
Jam @ 4:25
I think that is very true. Obama is beatable and it has nothing to do with all the welfare moochers (did I get that term correct right leaning bloggers?).
It is the opponent and his messaging, however most of the right will not admit it because it is the horse they have to ride.
Just like Kerry in 04
Pass the Cheesy Grits Please
September 27th, 2012
4:31 pm
I would agree. I think the RCP average is probably closer reality than the Rasmussen even or Gallup 6% Obama lead……
It is all about the swing states. As I have mentioned before, ti will not shock me to see Obama lose the popular vote.
He is going to lose bad in numerous red states
Agree 100 percent. He could lose popular vote.
Electoral College would take a miracle though. Romney has to win almost every toss up.
Obama just needs a couple.
Is there something unique and different about Obama which would make his lose so badly in the South?
Nah… Couldnt be that….Could it ?
Lord Help Us
September 27th, 2012
4:31 pm
Obama in three words:
Four More Years
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
September 27th, 2012
4:31 pm
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:25 pm
Obama: NFL settlement is a “great day for US”
Seriously? What a joke.
You know what was a bad day? The downgrade day.
Obama in 3 words: the downgrade President
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MAJOR CORRECTION
Moodys in 3 words “Congress screwed it”
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
September 27th, 2012
4:32 pm
Prove it’s true…
You seem to be laboring under the misapprehension that I work for you, sport.
…..symptom that confirm blue sheep is they buy every single talking point spewed by this dope, msnbc, NYtimes et al don’t you? No original thoughts..
Is this supposed to be coherent?
Quit foaming on your keyboard champ, it’s along ways until the election.
Pass the Cheesy Grits Please
September 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
In either incidence, the ol’ boy’s got some problems with those who have an IQ above 40. That being said, I expect him to handily carry Georgia.
Correct. The lower the education level and lower percentage of college graduates.
The redder the state.
Krystal'sBalls
September 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
…Medicine is just PRACTICED differently in Massachusetts than in Michigan. Just has that extra little “oompph!” I guess. Gotta give Michigan some credit though..”the trees are just the right height” there.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
September 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
luangtom
September 27th, 2012
4:30 pm
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Sorry about the brain injury dude.
Rightwing Troll
September 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
“He is going to lose bad in numerous red states”
Yep… the fatter the state’s population and the higher the number of welfare dollars that flow to a state, the more likely that state will end up in the red column…
Irony at it’s finest… 47%er’s trying to elect a president that heaps disdain and insult on them…
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
Mitt is ahead in the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, Nebraska and Wyoming if anyone was wanting to know…….
That is good for 7 or 8 electoral votes.
JamVet
September 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
The almost always awesome Luckovich nailed Mitt the other day.
He drew Mitt, hands on the knobs of the etch-a-sketch with the line screaming towards the bottom of it, and Paul Ryan next to him, yelling, “Pull up Mitt! Pull up!”
You gotta whip it up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4VFFBCa5Aw&feature=related
pogo
September 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
I still want my free “Obama Phone” TBS!
And it is not stereotyping, it is reality (whether you chose to believe it or not, that is your decision). Just go to the grocery store and watch how people pay for their food with cash and and how many pay with a “SNAPS” card. “Something for nothing!” is the mantra of the typical Obama supporter whether it be the ignorant (as displayed in this video) or the selfish old baby boomer who couldn’t give a rats ass about what happens when they die in a few years. And make no mistake, I don’t think for one minute that some of the whites and the hispanics aren’t just as pathetic as the person in this video. But soon, the money is going to be gone and in fact it already has, but the feds incessant printing is hiding it for a short time. QE is kind of “Fiscal Chemotherapy” if you will. It will slow down the cancer for a short period but ultimately the cancer will win. And when the money runs out, who will they all turn to then? The answer to that is that hey will turn on each other just as Greece and Spain are doing now. The young will feed on the old and what little assets they have left and after that, hello third world nation and total government control. And everyone will be poor and as for Obama? He will be living in luxury in Hawaii laughing at all you suckers that voted for him.
Rightwing Troll
September 27th, 2012
4:34 pm
Mittens in 3 words: Stink stank stunk…
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
September 27th, 2012
4:35 pm
DDR,
I guess you didn’t read either fact check is sent you…check out the middle of the page where it is also proven that the Post (although i do really like that paper as they offer strong bi-partisan commentary) “exclusive” research was BS as well..
Mother jones?
jconservative
September 27th, 2012
4:35 pm
As I said 2 years ago that the former “liberal Republican governor of Massachusetts” will have a problem trying to stay on message as the Republican nominee for president of the US.
He has a problem with message. And not staying on message is a deadly to a political campaign.
His message changes weekly. It’s like he used to buy a company and if it was not a money maker, get rid of it. He does politics the same way. If a message does not instantly move him into 1st place, get rid of it and try another.
Obama is not winning; Romney is giving it away.
The economy is the worst in 80 years, unemployment is over 8% for 3+ years, the deficits has been $1 trillion+ for 4 straight years, the middle east policy is in shambles and the Romney forces have millions more in campaign money and they are losing the campaign for president.
“The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”
Krystal'sBalls
September 27th, 2012
4:36 pm
@Granny luangtang is kinda out there huh?? LOL Wanna shut it up?
factcheck.org
DebbieDoRight - Conservatives have always been great storytellers; it is their fatal weakness. They love casting their eyes back to the past to avoid seeing what lies right under their noses.
September 27th, 2012
4:36 pm
Romney in 3 Words: Won’t Disclose Taxes
iTiSi
September 27th, 2012
4:37 pm
Headline: “Seeking the true Romney is like seeking Bigfoot” AND seeking the real Obama is like seeking King Kong! He leaps tall building in a single bound, and rescues damsels in distress. He is everything to everybody! He is GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (in his own mind anyway). (and maybe Michelle’s) (and maybe Nancy Pelosi’s, and Hairy Reids) (oh, and Al Gore’s, and Madonna’s-well, she’s thinks he’s a Black Muslim god based on her statements yesterday)(did I leave out anybody?) The “real” truth is he is the closest thing to a dictator this country has ever had!!!!!!!! It’s downright scary, folks!
josef
September 27th, 2012
4:37 pm
All this sounds pretty much like the same sh*t a week or so ago…there’s only so much you can say about this drag show without beginning to repeat oneself…let’s forego the pro forma and get to the nasty ad hominem personal attacks…lot more fun, lot more interesting, and where we’re headed anyway…
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:37 pm
pogo
You have proof that all people on government assistance vote Democrat or even vote at all? None ever vote Repub, do they?
Again, there will be plenty who have excelled you in every category you can mention except for your own ignorance.
JOE COOL............
September 27th, 2012
4:38 pm
Romney in 3 words: Flippity Flip Flopper
Doggone/GA
September 27th, 2012
4:38 pm
“47%er’s trying to elect a president that heaps disdain and insult on them…”
Am I the only one that heard the greater insult in that? What he said, basically, was that ALL voters who will vote for Obama regardless are in the 47% he thinks so little of. He’s saying WE are ALL poor moochers who can’t take care of ourselves. ALL of us.
DebbieDoRight - Conservatives have always been great storytellers; it is their fatal weakness. They love casting their eyes back to the past to avoid seeing what lies right under their noses.
September 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
Mother jones?
Mother Jones gave us that Romney 47%ers tape. You’re saying they made that up too?
Will the repuglican hysteria NEVER end?
PS: Three words for your boy that might help his election: Etch – A – Sketch. Hope that helps……..
Welcome to the Occupation
September 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
Obama in 3 words:
Luckiest politician evah
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
September 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
KAMCHAK,
Debates are generally conceded when the name calling or characterizations begin…you are dodging the main debate by diversion to “I don’t have to prove anything I say” and “the other guy is not worthy of challenging me cuz he’s stupid” crap…
Yes, I guess you don’t have to prove anything..how could you when you got no game..just blue sheep talking points..I’m sorry your reading comprehension is lacking…
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
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MAJOR CORRECTION
Moodys in 3 words “Congress screwed it”
Obama Translation in 3 words:
Buck stops elsewhere
Doggone/GA
September 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
“His message changes weekly”
Weekly? More like hourly
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
pogo
So you know, thanks to my 18.5 yrs at one of the major corporations headquartered here in the ATL……. I have a nice defined retirement coming to me as well as a hefty 401k from that company……..
Now I do my own thing
You? Still in a cube after 20 yrs.
Frederick Douglass
September 27th, 2012
4:40 pm
freeobamaphones guy @3:41
Romney himself takes a lot of time telling us how awful he is…..like everytime he opens his yap.
Thomas
September 27th, 2012
4:40 pm
More garbage- we get it. moveon.bookmanblog
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
September 27th, 2012
4:40 pm
DDR,
I guess you will divert attention away from the issue at hand…citing Mother Jones and expecting credibility is like me citing Sean Hannity…
APB for Matt
September 27th, 2012
4:40 pm
If you think the campaign is a joke, the first 100 days would be disastrous. There’s no way to put “country first” (remember those words) while voting for Mitt Willard Romney. Given their lineup of potential candidates, the rebuplicans party has failed in 2008 and 2012 to provide any viable alternative to our current POTUS.
Rightwing Troll
September 27th, 2012
4:40 pm
“You have proof that all people on government assistance vote Democrat or even vote at all?”
No, but I can give you proof that 7 of the top ten states that have the highest number of people on welfare are severely red states… ( and severely obese…)
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:41 pm
Obama: empty seat prez
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:41 pm
josef
You were not on sabbatical that long to actually think this blog had changed……
:D
September 27th, 2012
4:42 pm
I can’t wait for the debates!! Romney can barely hold his own at a rally so it’ll be great fun to watch Obama tear him to ribbons! Ha!
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:43 pm
Obama: no jobs President
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:43 pm
pogo
Nothing wrong with a cube if that is where you are stuck. I worked in one for several years.
Keep your feet on the ground and reaching for the stars
Rightwing Troll
September 27th, 2012
4:43 pm
“Obama in 3 words:
Luckiest politician evah”
Or… Better presidential choice
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
September 27th, 2012
4:44 pm
DDR,
I’m not voting for either..it’s idiotic to vote for the status quo as it doesn’t matter who wins…the economy is going to remain difficult..(we are even not better off on macro level today than a year ago according to data released), we will still be screwing things up overseas, congress will remain 9% trusted by all of us,and the lobbyist, PACS and other cash laiden special interests will continue to make sure our interests in the eyes of politicians is subordinated to re-election cash requirements.
Marc
September 27th, 2012
4:44 pm
Jay would you please pay as much attention to Obama’s weakness as you do his opponents! Like his comments on the economy, the attacks on 9/11/2012. I could go on almost endlessly. Be a journalist not an Obama cultist. If you and the rest of the Obama supporting media held Obama’s feet to the fire we wouldn’t be where we are. Why can’t you hold Obama accountable?
Aquagirl
September 27th, 2012
4:45 pm
go to the grocery store and watch how people pay for their food with cash and and how many pay with a “SNAPS” card.
I want a SNAP card just to irritate the hell out of nosy, judgmental a-holes. I want to wave that thing in the air while walking thru the grocery store with a cart full of chips, beer, and twinkies.
GT
September 27th, 2012
4:45 pm
Oct. 3 all this is in the rear view mirror. The debates will make the convention bump look like an ant hill. O will leave Romney on stage talking to himself days later. ” I bet ya 10,000 dollars”. I bet old Perry is glad he is back in Texas, and when he sees what is going to happen to Romney he may even pardon a couple of those killers on death row to show his appreciation. O is leading and he hasn’t even swam his best event, debating, even I didn’t see that coming.
DebbieDoRight - Conservatives have always been great storytellers; it is their fatal weakness. They love casting their eyes back to the past to avoid seeing what lies right under their noses.
September 27th, 2012
4:46 pm
I guess you will divert attention away from the issue at hand…citing Mother Jones and expecting credibility is like me citing Sean Hannity…
Hey, you asked for steak — don’ t get mad at me ’cause I had to kill the cow to get it. Sorry.
TaxPayer
September 27th, 2012
4:47 pm
Mitt Romney, He’s an unreal nowhere man.
Welcome to the Occupation
September 27th, 2012
4:47 pm
Stevie Ray, 4:44.
First time I’ve basically been in agreement with you.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
September 27th, 2012
4:47 pm
Debates are generally conceded when the name calling or characterizations begin…
Awww, you don’t have to be that way.
What way?
This way — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQtpRjBLXic
Like I said, the election is still a few weeks off so you better get control of yourself.
Pass the Cheesy Grits Please
September 27th, 2012
4:48 pm
Be a journalist not an Obama cultist
He is paid to give his opinions.
Move along.
Tom(Independent Viet Vet-USAF)
September 27th, 2012
4:48 pm
Jay nice, you could really just replace the name of Romney and put in Obama at the heading of your article! We may never know the real Obama either?
Rightwing Troll
September 27th, 2012
4:48 pm
“Jay would you please pay as much attention to Obama’s weakness as you do his opponents! Like his comments on the economy, the attacks on 9/11/2012. I could go on almost endlessly. Be a journalist not an Obama cultist. If you and the rest of the Obama supporting media held Obama’s feet to the fire we wouldn’t be where we are. Why can’t you hold Obama accountable?”
Err… ahhh… psst… Marc… (whispering…) You DO realize that Jay Bookman is an opinion columnist, don’t you? He may be a reporter, but his job is to write OPINION pieces… if you need some Mittens affirmation (and I believe you do…) please see Kyle’s columns or head on over to Brietbart, or go get some drudgey gooey goodness… but here you’ll find OPINION columns…
They BOTH suck
September 27th, 2012
4:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMdBs7uTLHw&NR=1&feature=endscreen
JamVet
September 27th, 2012
4:48 pm
Poor cons, there was a two month run there where they actually got their hopes up a tad, but alas, reality has set back in and thought they won’t ever acknowledge it, they have the worst Republican presidential nominee arguably ever…
Thurston Howard Romney III
September 27th, 2012
4:48 pm
@jconservative…Romney problem is that he’s a moderate pretending to be a conservative, or to use his word a “extremely conservative”. Hence, the gaffes. Newt mentioned during the primaries, that it would be difficult to distance Romney policies from Obama during the general elections.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
September 27th, 2012
4:49 pm
Jm
September 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
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MAJOR CORRECTION
Moodys in 3 words “Congress screwed it”
Obama Translation in 3 words:
Buck stops elsewhere
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Moody parked buck.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
September 27th, 2012
4:49 pm
And here I thought josef was in Mass doing those war whoops and telling people how they don’t look like an indian, because of course you can tell just by looking.
