Your morning jolt: Mitt Romney shows his sensitive side
On Tuesday, Fox News aired what was, by all appearances, a straight-up interview with Mitt Romney, the lead survivor in the GOP race for president.
Bret Baier asked the logical questions: The New Hampshire Union Leader had just endorsed Newt Gingrich, yet another of Romney’s surging opponents – at the same time alluding to the former Massachusetts governor’s multiple positions.
Last night, in a conversation with Bill O’Reilly, Baier said that, off-camera, Romney declared he had been mistreated:
Said Baier:
“He said he thought it overly aggressive….As we were walking in the walk-and-talk, and then after we finished he went to his holding room — and then came back and said he didn’t like the interview and thought it was uncalled for.”
And in today’s New York Times, columnist Gail Collins has this account of Romney’s on-camera reaction as his interrogator went down a roster of his flip-flops:
Romney looked approximately as comfortable as the three wealth managers who had to appear on camera claiming the $254 million they won with a $1 Powerball ticket.
“Your list is just not accurate so, one, we’re going to have to be better informed,” Romney began.
His other responses included: “This is an unusual interview. Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh.”
The Washington Post reports this morning that the Romney camp has been caught slightly off-guard by the surge of Newt Gingrich. There is, of course, the question of whether Gingrich will follow the trajectory of Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Herman Cain:
Increasingly, Romney’s advisers believe he will not. They are calculating that primary voters will overlook Gingrich’s rocky career in public life — including ethics charges, extramarital affairs and a decade of trading his influence to enrich himself.
Voters “know all that, and they’ve discounted those things,” said a third Romney adviser. “The leadership of the campaign recognizes that Gingrich has got staying power, that he’s a very serious candidate.”
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But Texas congressman Ron Paul thinks the former House speaker can be lowered a notch or two. Late Wednesday, he posted this Internet ad – almost a doppelganger of the one that the Democratic National Committee produced against Mitt Romney:
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By now, you know that Herman Cain says he needs to have a face-to-face conversation with his wife before he decides whether his presidential campaign will continue. In the meantime, his campaign – perhaps in an effort to reassure jittery Iowa supporters – launched this TV ad in the state:
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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Jon
December 1st, 2011
10:19 am
Is there any GOPer that doesn’t complain about the media?
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
10:24 am
#1: Why do I get the feeling that Herman isn’t looking forward to having a fae-to-face meeting with his wife.
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
10:34 am
#2: Why does Cain want copies of Ms. White’s phone records? The same call logs are on his phone. What he should be worried about is Mrs. Cain wanting to know how many other “people” have logged more than 60 calls in a four month period with him.
Ga Values...Just call me heartless
December 1st, 2011
10:37 am
Why are people for Newt & against Herman.. Herman has been married to the same woman for over 30 years, Newt 3 women in the same time period. Herman has kept the same girl friend for 13 years, how many sluts has Newt had in the same time period? On the good side at least they both like woman.
Eon Paul is dead on as George Wills said Newt is just a Cheap Ploitician who sells himself Expensively.
Ga Values...Just call me heartless
December 1st, 2011
10:38 am
Why are people for Newt & against Herman.. Herman has been married to the same woman for over 30 years, Newt 3 women in the same time period. Herman has kept the same girl friend for 13 years, how many sluts has Newt had in the same time period? On the good side at least they both like woman.
Ron Paul is dead on as George Wills said Newt is just a Cheap Ploitician who sells himself Expensively.
ByteMe
December 1st, 2011
10:38 am
That Ron Paul guy is a LIBERAL AND HATES/FEARS NEWT!!!!
Just had to say that to the wingnut morons out there.
Nancy Pharr
December 1st, 2011
10:39 am
Romney was treated unfairly – bits and pieces of years comments made years ago have been piece-mealed together to form a “flip-flop” appearance. I challenge ANYONE to look over the decades and find ONE SINGLE person who hasn’t changed his/her views over the years – c’mon! Mitt is clearly the candidate who respects women more than Gingrich and certainly more than Cain! See this article entitled, Newt Gingrich Cheated on His Wives for America By Dan Amira then decide who is more conservative and respectful of women. Romney has my vote! I’m a native Atlantan know Newt’s history and would advise any female voters to votte for Romney if they want to be treated with respect – check out their personal lives!!! We women know that how they treat their wives is how they’ll treat women in general – they either respect women or not! Gingrish and Cain DO NOT respect women! Romney does! Exerpt from article, “Gingrich has an extra burden in his efforts to explain his marital history to socially conservative primary voters. Gingrich didn’t just get divorced, he also cheated on both of his first two wives. And furthermore, he left both of them when they were sick. As Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall recaps today: Newt famously dumped wife #1 for wife #2 while wife #1 was in the hospital recovering from cancer surgery. As in literally went to the hospital to present her with divorce papers while she was recovering from surgery for uterine cancer. He eventually dumped wife #2 for wife #3 shortly after wife #2 was diagnosed with MS back in 1999. And he was having the affair on wife #2 with wife #3 while he was turning the country upside down trying to drive Bill Clinton from office over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. He eventually dumped wife #2 for wife #3 shortly after wife #2 was diagnosed with MS back in 1999. David Frum, George W. Bush’s former speechwriter, believes it’s not so much the infidelity,but the aforementioned “arrogance, hypocrisy, and — most horrifying to women voters — the cruelty” that will be so “politically lethal.”
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
10:44 am
#3: The more I listen to Mitt and Herm, the more I realize how worthless CEOs really are when it comes to organization. The more I see Rick and reminded of GWB, I realize how little sense these TX governors have of civics and community. Maybe that’s why they dislike the attributes of a community organizer.
Tom
December 1st, 2011
10:49 am
Nancy, the “divorce papers in the hospital” BS has been shown to be false.
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
10:50 am
#4: The more the GOP candidates are diagnosed with foot-in-mouth disease, the more I think they need to rethink bashing the use of teleprompters.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
10:50 am
Romeny or Newt….cant wait to see either one debate Obama. They should put that brawl on PPV.
BitterEXdemocrackkk
December 1st, 2011
11:03 am
WOW — Who knew Ron Paul could come forth with such a powerful ad about Newt so fast! Finally Ron Paul competes well with the big boys, and still running #3. SORRY, but Gingrich NOR Romney are the choice
Ron Paul / Herman Cain 2012 !!!
Centrist
December 1st, 2011
11:03 am
Typical liberal media bashing of Republicans (mostly Romney, now) – both this blog and the reference to the equally biased New York Times columnist snarky comment.
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
11:07 am
The GOP highlighted the phase flip-flop when John Kerry made an honest statement that he voted for the war before he found out he had been misinformed (Joe Wilson would have said lied to) and then he voted against it. There has not been any cut-and-paste with Mitt on any other issues, he has altered his explaination on a number of issues to the point that either he has been lied to or the opposite.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
11:07 am
bitter….spoken like a true democrat. haha.
BitterEXdemocrackkk
December 1st, 2011
11:07 am
Newt took $1.6 MILLION of YOUR taxmoney from Fannie for ‘consulting’…now the unanswered question IS, WHY was HE, a history professor hired for FNME ‘consulting’??? Yet all the Newtie folks think theres nothing wrong with this…
the Herman Cain allegations are just that…unfounded manufactured allegations by the racist democrackkk machine. Ron Paul has a steller
record with NO skeletons anywhere. These two men can lead America out of the abyss.
I need a job doing that! oh well, here comes ANN COULTER on GlenBeck!
Centrist
December 1st, 2011
11:08 am
Saw this, which is dead on:
DEAR ABBY:
‘I have always wanted to have my family history traced, but I can’t afford to spend a lot of money to do it. Any suggestions?’
Sam in California
DEAR SAM:
‘Register as a Republican, and run for public office.’
Abby
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
11:14 am
So what is the snarky right wing biased media saying about Mitt? At this point, much more than the left wing, and liberals aren’t bashing him because he is a Morman. BTW, what ever happened to “tax cuts don’t cause deficits?”
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
11:17 am
Smoke….tax cuts dont cause deficits…..a spendaholic president does.
DannyX
December 1st, 2011
11:18 am
Typical conservative media bashing of Republicans (mostly Romney, now)-both this blog and the reference to the equally biased Fox News hosts snarky comment.
And don't you dare...
December 1st, 2011
11:21 am
…refer to “African-Americans” as “black folks”, as they will get their sanctimonious selves up in arms and call you everything from “racist” to “klansman under a white sheet” to “pot calling the kettle black” (their words, not mine).
And then they will say you need diversity training – what a bunch of hypocrits – if it was Cain running against an incumbent white/caucasion/whitey/SAWB, etc they would be behind him 100% just because he is black – no questions asked. And, if these “allegations” against Cain were made while running against a white opponent, they would be all up in arms about how the media and everyone else was doing this because he was black – they want it both ways, but life is not fair, and who told them it was?
And, yes, I get diversity training every year at my employer, thank you very much, and I pass their test, too – but when I speak the truth you guys just cast me as an uninformed red neck who is lucky to even be able to put words on paper – wow, talk about calling the kettle “African-American”…
findog
December 1st, 2011
11:23 am
Willard is right; Fox News never goes after a republican like the rabid Baier did during that interview. But he needs to take it like a man; we are not going to elect a wimp who cannot stand a little heat from cable news talking heads as Putin is soon to regain control of the evil empire.
DannyX
December 1st, 2011
11:24 am
“Smoke….tax cuts dont cause deficits…..a spendaholic president does.”
That has to be one of the strangest comments ever. How the heck do you hand out trillion dollar tax cuts at the same time spending huge amounts of money on unfunded trillion dollar wars, socialist medicare part D, and a brand new cabinet level Dept of Homeland Security?
What is the Republican plan to pay for all those things when they regain power?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
11:26 am
repubs sure do whine about the media a lot. SPERMIN HERMAN, NEWT THE WH@RE, now the STORMIN MORMON,lol. dont these folks take responsibility for anything?
Frederick Douglass
December 1st, 2011
11:27 am
Beware of someone who’ll say or do anything to acheive an objective. Romney seems to be sacrificing his charachter for higher office, kind of suspect to me.
yuzeyurbrane
December 1st, 2011
11:27 am
The capacity of the right for self-delusion as to facts is always a bit mind-boggling. But “beliefs” and “faith” are OK so long as it is kept in the religious realm.
findog
December 1st, 2011
11:28 am
Tom, the papers were his terms for settlement on a legal pad; while not quite serving papers, he was trying to get her to sign off on the legal process while she was sedated in the hospital. He is a very busy man and some people do not understand time management…
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
11:29 am
and dont u dare11;21
IF CAIN was running against HILLARY CLINTON he still wouldnt get the black vote
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
11:32 am
ROMNEY needs to get some PEE PARTY street cred real quick. i think if he called the president the “N” word then he will soar in the polls.
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
11:34 am
Newt is a great debater to some, until you listen to what he says and find that he contradicts himself in the same sentence and then comes up with a conclusion that is the same . Mitt is an great debater to some, until you compare what he said as a moderate in MA to what he says now as a candidate. To independents, the concern is will both hide behind their spinning top smoke screens and turn out to be like Scott Walker. BTW, what have Boehner, McConnell and Kyl have in common? All three said that tax cuts don’t need to be offset.
double
December 1st, 2011
11:37 am
Male reading dear abby,possibly is a true Centrist after all.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
11:41 am
DannyX…also Obama is the one that kept the tax code low. Ask him.
gm
December 1st, 2011
11:41 am
General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan sales up in November
Had we listen to Mitt, all these people would have been out of work.
Thanks Obama for your sound judement, rep southerners would not understand this unless it happens to them, they care less about the rest of Americans, but go around waving the flag, what hypocrites ”’
DannyX
December 1st, 2011
11:47 am
Dear Abby, my life is so depressing, the liberal media controls me. The liberal media is out to destroy my beliefs. The liberal media is brainwashing me. I am forced to watch and read things that are biased. The liberal media is out to get me. How should I cope?
Signed, Centrist in Georgia
Dear Centrist in Georgia, first thing stop whining. Second, turn the channel. Third, don’t click on websites that make you cry. And lastly seek professional help, NOW!
Signed Dear Abby
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
11:49 am
GM….delusional alittle?
Sean Smith
December 1st, 2011
11:52 am
Pretty bad when you cant count on your own propaganda machine to give you a softball interview….sucks to be Mitt
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
11:54 am
PO ROMNEY has to appease the religious bigots in his own party who would never vote for a mormon. lol.
gm
December 1st, 2011
11:56 am
UGA 1999
We could have 0 unemploment $1 gas and you people will still find something to take shots at this great President.
I guess we should have listen to Mitt and let millions of people from the suppliers to car salesmen be unemployed, Obama will never get credit for anything from you people, but history will show the his accomplishment dispite a country filled with 20% bigots that rather see America failed then to work with him.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
11:57 am
Liveralefty. I would easily vote for a mormon, over what we have now. That is easy.
Will Jones - Atlanta Jeffersonian Exegesis
December 1st, 2011
11:57 am
Romney’s a draft-dodging fascist pansy…but who else would run for office acting as if Bush and Cheney didn’t commit 9/11?
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
11:58 am
Gm….oh poor Obama….haha you guys all sound the same. You are right in some sense. We will not work with his failed policies.
Tell me this…what are his accomplishments?
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:01 pm
Will Jones….Well…..wait a minute your ignorance is not worthy of a comment.
carlosgvv
December 1st, 2011
12:02 pm
I’ll bet that “face-to-face conversation with his wife” will be very interesting.
carlosgvv
December 1st, 2011
12:04 pm
And don’t you dare – 11:21
Simply call them what they are – professional victims.
DannyX
December 1st, 2011
12:05 pm
“We will not work with his failed policies.”
Speaking of failed policies, how the heck do you hand out trillion dollar tax cuts at the same time spending huge amounts of money on unfunded trillion dollar wars, unfunded socialist medicare part D, and a brand new unfunded cabinet level Dept of Homeland Security?
What is the Republican plan to fix all of their mistakes when they regain power?
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:08 pm
DannyX…..You didn’t answer my question.
“What is the Republican plan to fix all of their (Democrat) mistakes when they regain power?”
Well first it is glad to see that you feel that Obama is going to lose the 2012 election and repubs are going to “regain power” in the Senate as well as the Presidency”.
Au contraire, liberalefty...
December 1st, 2011
12:11 pm
…they would, too, vote for Herman if he was running against Hillary; ask most of the current Obama supporters WHY they support this incumbent and almost all will say because of his skin color – end of story…
Carry on…
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:13 pm
AU…..nice comment.
new1
December 1st, 2011
12:13 pm
@ UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
11:58 am
Gm….oh poor Obama….haha you guys all sound the same. You are right in some sense. We will not work with his failed policies.
Tell me this…what are his accomplishments?
If your head were not so far up your @ss you would know all the President’s accomplishments, but all you and the rest of the conservatives want to do is constantly state he hasn’t done anything.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:16 pm
new1…..Just like I thought…you could not list even one! Instead you did a personal attack…..great job.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:18 pm
AU CONTRAIRE
sorry if racists like u think blacks cant be trusted ti vote who we think are best for us. and since HERMIE is a republican so he would not get the black vote.carry on racist….
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:19 pm
uga
OBAMA has kept america safe un like DUBYA …remember 9/11
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:20 pm
liberalefty….what did AU say that was “racist”? What a worn out word anyways….it virtually has NO meaning anymore. Such a tired arguement.
It is a shame too…..if you look at all that the repubs have done for the black race. They are just brainwashed by the media. Nice!
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:21 pm
@uga
we dont need the repubs to do for us, we do for ourselves. u racists are just brainwashed by talk radio
John S
December 1st, 2011
12:22 pm
Poor Mitt. He made the mistake of being interviewed by one of Fox New’s few actual journalists.Next time he needs to stick to talking to the hacks like Hannity and O’Reilly where he can be sure he will not be called upon to explain his flip flops.
OSAMA
December 1st, 2011
12:24 pm
UGA
You’re right, Obama is a failure. i sure miss DUBYA
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:24 pm
liberalefty…..Actually you show your intelligence again. Can you say “Ft. Hood”? Sorry brother you are wrong again.
BTW…Didnt Clinton admit that he had an opportunity to kill Osama but neglected to do so. NOW, who is to blame for 9/11?
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:25 pm
liberalefty…see THAT is the problem…you DO NOT do for yourselves. You depend on the “gubament” to take care of all of your shortcomings. That is ok, us “rich” repubs will always be here to pay the debts that you amass.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:28 pm
uga
keep trying u insecure fool.OSAMA made a fool out of DUMB DUBYA,LOL. thank god OBAMA is strong on defense.but i know youre mad that OBAMA made OSAMA his biatch. JUST like OSAMA MADE BUSHY BOY his biatch on 9/11. hahahahaha
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:29 pm
liberalefty…..see more personal attacks. This is GREAT! Keep up the good work.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:29 pm
uga
i dont depend on the government, sorry to disappoint you .
Wow, liberalefty...
December 1st, 2011
12:30 pm
…laughing about 9/11 – you are truly sick…
Hazel
December 1st, 2011
12:30 pm
Tell me this…what are his accomplishments?
http://obamaachievements.org/
Obama has overhauled the food safety system
Advanced women’s rights in the work place
Ended Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) in our military
Stopped defending DOMA in court.
Passed the Hate Crimes bill.
Appointed two pro-choice women to the Supreme Court.
Expanded access to medical care and provided subsidies for people who can’t afford it.
Expanded the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Fixed the preexisting conditions travesty [and rescissions] in health insurance.
Invested in clean energy.
Overhauled the credit card industry, making it much more consumer-friendly.
While Dodd-Frank bill was weak in many respects, it was still an extremely worthwhile start at re-regulating the financial sector.
He created a Elizabeth Warren’s dream agency: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
He’s done a lot for veterans
He got help for people whose health was injured during the clean-up after the 9/11 attacks.
None of these things were priorities for Republicans. They actively opposed, directly or indirectly through obstruction, every single item on this list. In fact, they succeeded in killing a Cap & Trade bill in the Senate after it had passed through the House.
All of these things are improvements that would not have occurred under a McCain-Palin administration. Moreover, a McCain-Palin administration would have moved in the other direction on most of these issues, or come up with even worse compromises.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:31 pm
liberalefty….but you said earlier that you did. I guess you are either a flip flopper or a liar. Either way keep up the good work.
Wow, liberalefty...
December 1st, 2011
12:31 pm
…and, I hope, truly in the minority of others who lean toward the left…
Alabama Communist
December 1st, 2011
12:33 pm
More Breaking News On Ron Paul TV AD Exposing Newt As A Fat Old
Overweigh Hypocrate Bear… A source with the Jenny Craig weight program said today, ” We have try many times to enrolled Newt into our program but he claims it was God that made him fat by using a Gay Bear to convinced him to stay Fat. Frankly! We even offer him 2 million diet free meals but he insisted that it be Cash.”
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:33 pm
uga
why do racists call black folks brainwashed ,because we vote for who we want to vote for? dont racists like u think blacks are capable of making a rational decision? sorry if we dont listen to hateful junkies like LIMBAUGH who called the first lady uppity (which u probaly agree with)
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:34 pm
uga
i said earlier i did what?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:36 pm
@wow
i’m not laughing about 9/11. i just remember the stupid look on DUBYAS face.
Hey Hazel...
December 1st, 2011
12:38 pm
Obama has overhauled the food safety system – HOW?
Advanced women’s rights in the work place HUH?
Ended Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) in our military ALREADY IN THE WORKS
Stopped defending DOMA in court. WOW
Passed the Hate Crimes bill. WHO DOESN’T HATE CRIME…
Appointed two pro-choice women to the Supreme Court. – EXCELLENT
Expanded access to medical care and provided subsidies for people who can’t afford it. CALLED OBAMACARE
Expanded the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) CALLED OBAMACARE
Fixed the preexisting conditions travesty [and rescissions] in health insurance.SAYS WHO?
Invested in clean energy. YES, SOLYNDRA REALLY WORKED OUT WELL
Overhauled the credit card industry, making it much more consumer-friendly. YEAH, RIGHT
While Dodd-Frank bill was weak in many respects, it was still an extremely worthwhile start at re-regulating the financial sector. WHAT?
He created a Elizabeth Warren’s dream agency: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. AND JUST WHO IS IT PROTECTING
He’s done a lot for veterans – LIKE WHAT?
He got help for people whose health was injured during the clean-up after the 9/11 attacks. SEE OBAMACARE
DIDN’T WE DO THIS YESTERDAY?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:39 pm
dumb dubya who the GOP says was strong on defense looked like a fool on 9/11. a pitiful fpathetic fool.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:40 pm
@hey hazel
why does marriage need to be defended? and from whom?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:41 pm
hey hazel
whats wrong with giving treatment to the people who cleaned up the 9/11 debris.
gm
December 1st, 2011
12:42 pm
UGA 1999
Obama will go down as the greatest in history even with a 20% bigots he still got the job done
Now name 10 important things Bush or Reagan Did””
1 The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, makes it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform equal work(yet you have stupid rep women going around trashing him, shows their mentality)
2.The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provided hundreds of billions of dollars into infrastructure, research and job creation
3. Saved the American auto industry and its hundreds of thousands of jobs from disappearing by preventing Chrysler and GM from going bankrupt
.
4. The Matthew Shepard Act, expands hate crime definitions to include gender, sexual orientation, gender
5. The Credit Card Bill of Rights, outlaws hidden fees and deceptive lending practices from credit card companies
6. The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act, allows gay soldiers to serve openly in the United States military
7. The Affordable Care Act, will establish universal health care for the first time in the history of the United Stat
8. Bin Ladin dead
9, Kadafi dead
10.
Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, provides health care to 11 million children who live in poverty.
Carol
December 1st, 2011
12:42 pm
Liberallefty
why do racists call black folks brainwashed ,because we vote for who we want to vote for? dont racists like u think blacks are capable of making a rational decision? sorry if we dont listen to hateful junkies like LIMBAUGH who called the first lady uppity (which u probaly agree with)
+++++
Many times you have a very strong argument in dealing with Repubs on this board. Don’t let them reduce you to just calling them racists because you have far better ammunition.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:43 pm
Hazel…Ok you asked for it…..
Obama has overhauled the food safety system – No he didnt. Facts please
Advanced women’s rights in the work place – Facts please.
Ended Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) in our military – We will see if this plays out to be a positive thing.
Stopped defending DOMA in court. – This WILL prove to be a horrible idea. Just wait.
Passed the Hate Crimes bill.- With Republican help.
Appointed two pro-choice women to the Supreme Court.- And?
Expanded access to medical care and provided subsidies for people who can’t afford it.- And who gets stuck with that bill? You and I. Great!
Expanded the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – This is a GOOD thing. But again who pays this bill.
Fixed the preexisting conditions travesty [and rescissions] in health insurance.- Not a travesty. Forcing insurance companies to provide coverage on a bad investment will prove to be costly to us all.
Invested in clean energy.- Yep that Gulf oil spill worked out great.
Overhauled the credit card industry, making it much more consumer-friendly.- Yet the average credit debt has increased under this administration.
While Dodd-Frank bill was weak in many respects, it was still an extremely worthwhile start at re-regulating the financial sector. DODD AND FRANK ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MESS!!! Thank God Frank is going away.
He created a Elizabeth Warren’s dream agency: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.- Good
He’s done a lot for veterans – Pretty generic dont you think?
He got help for people whose health was injured during the clean-up after the 9/11 attacks. Good
Ok, are you not going to mention these things???
SUED STATES FOR ENFORCING THE CONSTITUTION AND FEDERAL LAWS.
GAVE CIVILIAN TRIALS TO TERRORISTS
HAS HELPED TO RUN OUR DEBT UP TO OVER $15TRILLION
9% UNEMPLOYMENT
CREDIT RATING LOWERED TO AA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
HELPED LIBYA TO BRING IN A NEW SHARIA LAW REGIME
DELAY IN ACTING ON GULF OIL SPILL
DENYING NOTION OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM
BOWING TO OUR ENEMIES
FAILING TO CLOSE GITMO
BLEW THE ELECTIONS FOR THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS
FAILING TO KEEP UNEMPLOYMENT BELOW 8% AFTER PROMISING TO DO SO WITH THE STIMULUS BILL.
Care for more?
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:44 pm
gm….are you sure you want to keep that moniker? hahah busted.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:44 pm
Oh look liberlefty has found a girlfriend in Carol. That is sweet.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
12:46 pm
Lord please let Obama run on the fact that “he killed Obama”…..I will love watching that firing range.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:49 pm
uga
nope but he can run on killing OSAMA. after all u dont want this president looking weak and foolish like DUBYA did, do you.
Carol
December 1st, 2011
12:50 pm
I predict that by Monday our conversation regarding Herman Cain will be about his decision to withdraw from the race. I think that even his wife has to admit that there is a lot more to this story than her husband is letting on to.
Let’s be real, if you had a friend of the opposite sex that you give/loan money to, wouldn’t your wife of 43 years know about them? After all, you would taking money from your family to give to this person. Casually loaning small amounts of money wouldn’t raise a flag, and probably wouldn’t call much for mentioning, but if the situation calls for 60+ calls and texts; if there are records of calls and texts over 2 years, this is more than a casual acquaintance. I don’t know any casual acquaintances well enough to pay their rent or help them out of financial binds.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
12:51 pm
@uga
why do u need the president to tell u that you’re exceptional? are u a child or something that u need validatioin from the president? lol
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
12:53 pm
I double dog dare any Dixiecrat to prove that Sen. Kyl didn’t first say and McConnell confirmed that tax cuts don’t add to the deficit. Now they are pretending to know how to do simple math. They aren’t flip-flopping, they are spinning tops. That’s like their thoughts on spending cuts, because they know their constituents have no clue as to the makeup of the federal budget. If Perry could remember the agencies, eliminating the Departments of Ed, Commerce, and Energy would reduce the budget by $116B annually, and the dreaded EPA a total of $9B.
gm
December 1st, 2011
12:54 pm
UGA 1999
Georgia Bush
1. 3500 Americans dead in Ny under his watch
2. 4500 American Troops dead in Irag
3. Helped cause the worst economy crises in American history, banks failed, housing fail , auto collaps, wall street collaps.
4. Started 2 wars that cause billions in our debt, never paid for them
Obama: auto are making record profits, wall street strong, banking is strong
unemployment in Ky, Co, Wym, Nh, Ut, Nd, Sd, Mn 6% below
honested
December 1st, 2011
12:58 pm
You guys are hilarious.
You get some bogus talking points from am radio and faux newz and run with it like it were clearly elucidated fact.
Like ‘Dodd and Frank are responsible for the mess’. Really? In what way? Were they Committee Chairs when the disaster that started the ball rolling, Gramm-Leach-Bliley (repeal of Glass-Steagall) was squeezed into a must-pass budget bill?
Did they invent a new type of bogus ’security’ allowing the comingling of depositer funds and ’securities’ funds?
If you don’t understand what caused the shrub depression, please don’t pretend!!
Hazel
December 1st, 2011
1:02 pm
Ok, are you not going to mention these things???
SUED STATES FOR ENFORCING THE CONSTITUTION AND FEDERAL LAWS.- Only against certain folk
GAVE CIVILIAN TRIALS TO TERRORISTS-As did Bush
HAS HELPED TO RUN OUR DEBT UP TO OVER $15TRILLION-Headstart by Bush
9% UNEMPLOYMENT-See Above
CREDIT RATING LOWERED TO AA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY-Ask Grover and the GOP
HELPED LIBYA TO BRING IN A NEW SHARIA LAW REGIME-You would prefer it stay as before? And isn’t Sharia Law what the Bible folk want here?
DELAY IN ACTING ON GULF OIL SPILL-Too many regulations I thought-trust the market to ensure the drillers will be careful
DENYING NOTION OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM-If this blog is an example. . .
BOWING TO OUR ENEMIES-Not holding hands with the oil guys?
FAILING TO CLOSE GITMO-GOP won’t allow it-fraid of them
BLEW THE ELECTIONS FOR THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS-??????
FAILING TO KEEP UNEMPLOYMENT BELOW 8% AFTER PROMISING TO DO SO WITH THE STIMULUS BILL. Brought a 10 foot ladder to the 30 foot hole GWB dug
But, it would have been so much better under John & Sarah!
Truth Squad
December 1st, 2011
1:02 pm
Read your history books people. African-Americans where Republicans and voted Republicans for decades. Why? Because President Lincoln was a Republican and they figured the Republicans would be the least harmful to them.
Even Nixon got some 30% of the African-American vote. But since the Republicans made the previously Democratic Dixiecrat segregationists their own, African-Americans saw that the Democratic Party was the least harmful to their interests.
That was true when the Civil Rights Act passed, and it’s true now. The segregationists haven’t gone away, they and their children are now mainstream Republicans. They just call themselves the Moral Majority, the Religious Right, Evangelicals, etc…
I find it fascinating that people thought all the segregationists just disappeared in the 60’s and 70’s. They and their offspring are alive and well and love to comment in code in these type forums.
MD
December 1st, 2011
1:03 pm
gm it was Chris Dodd and Barney Frank that caused the housing crisis.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
1:04 pm
UGA like most conservatives need the president to tell them how exceptional(great) they are. they seem like kids who want a pat on the back from an adoring parent, and if they dont get that pat, they pout and have hissy fits
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
1:05 pm
truth squad
u know racist christians hate the facts
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
1:08 pm
OBAMA need to teach wh@remongers NEWT and HERMAN about family values,.
yellowdog
December 1st, 2011
1:09 pm
same old, same old; all of these people make Alfred E. Neuman look good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MD
December 1st, 2011
1:09 pm
By the way your opinion as a liberal mean nothing in this state.Georgia is a conservative state and will have a majority republican vote when the ax falls.
ed
December 1st, 2011
1:10 pm
Hey, what’ss all the fuss about? So Herman and Newt don’t have lily white (no pun intended) personal backgrounds. What do you want running the country? A homossexual with HIV?
gm
December 1st, 2011
1:11 pm
Hazel
Another submissive Rep women, not one Rep passed the The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, I guess the rep men were to busy telling you rep women to take last pay and shut up:
This shows the mentality of the Rep women, they love the Newt and the Caines the men that have several wifes and mistress yet they run around on fox news saying they are looking for family values in a President, ha ha
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
1:25 pm
Gm….submissive Rep women or woman? hahaha you continue to amaze us all with your intelligence. Great work.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
1:31 pm
Our candidate (Herman) is blacker than your candidate (Barack)….vote for our guy or you are a “racist”! haha
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
1:32 pm
You know you are dealing with a brain dead Limbaugh redneck as soon as Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are blamed for the Wall St meltdown.
Tom DeLay wouldn’t let Barney Frank schedule a meeting room (true) much less “block” something (which an individual can’t do).
honested
December 1st, 2011
1:32 pm
md,
Define HOW Dodd and Frank ’caused the housing crisis’ or ‘banking crises’ or whatever name you want to give the disaster created by foolish bank deregulation or stop parroting that nonsense.
This isn’t talk radio so repeating a bogus pseudo-statement does NOT make it true!
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
1:34 pm
Buck…..and we know that you are a lunatic left leaning libtard if you believe they didnt.
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
1:39 pm
UGA 1999 – as long as you get your “news” from Limpy and Boortz you will remain uninformed and ignorant.
Barney Frank has NOTHING to do with the Wall St meltdown. If Lehman could have sold their MBS to Fannie Mae to avoid collapse – THEY WOULD HAVE.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
1:41 pm
UGA
why do u need the president to tell u that you’re exceptional? didn’t get enough attention from moimmy and daddy growing up? lol
Bill
December 1st, 2011
1:41 pm
What really scares me is someone who NEVER changes their mind or their position. It suggests that they really aren’t thinking or growing.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
1:42 pm
Buck – Barney Frank has NOTHING to do with the Wall St. meltdown….HAHAH OMG THAT IS HILARIOUS.
Bill
December 1st, 2011
1:45 pm
UGA,
If you had been paying attention back them, Clinton tried more than once to kill bin laden. He authorized strikes in North Africa and in Afghanistan against him. The republicans gave him hell for it.
oldtimer
December 1st, 2011
1:46 pm
I thought Bill “I did not have sex with that woman” would have put an end to all of this….You can find someone who will say anything…at least ole Newt isup front about his life….
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
1:47 pm
Bill……you did not see the Clinton/Osama documentary did you?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
1:48 pm
@bill
the lie that repubs want less government and are strong on defense just goes to show that if u repeat a lie often enough then idiots will believe it to be true.
oldtimer
December 1st, 2011
1:48 pm
And Buck…Barney is ultimately responsible for the housing industry meltdown. banks should have never been “encouraged” to give loans to those who could not afford them. And his boyfriend worked for Freddie…
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
1:50 pm
liberalefty – yep keep up on telling your lies……I think you already believe your lies.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
1:50 pm
oldtimer
of course hes upfront about his wh@remongering. he has no choice, duh!
Hazel
December 1st, 2011
1:51 pm
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/newsletters/chartfocus/2009_10.htm
Let’s get more specific.The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 is a favorite boogeyman for some, despite the numbers that so easily disprove it as a cause.It is a statistical invalid argument, as the data show.
For example, if the CRA was to blame, the housing boom would have been in CRA regions; it would have made places such as Harlem and South Philly and Compton and inner Washington the primary locales of the run up and collapse. Further, the default rates in these areas should have been worse than other regions.
What occurred was the exact opposite: The suburbs boomed and busted and went into foreclosure in much greater numbers than inner cities. The tiny suburbs and exurbs of South Florida and California and Las Vegas and Arizona were the big boomtowns, not the low-income regions. The redlined areas the CRA address missed much of the boom; places that busted had nothing to do with the CRA.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
1:52 pm
uga1999
u need a pat on the head ,u poor poor thing. u need the president to validate your sorry existence,lol. u actually said the president should tell u that you’re exceptional! what a pathetic joke u r.
honested
December 1st, 2011
1:53 pm
uga
You appear to be old enough to remember when President Clinton launched cruise missiles (not the cain kind but the military kind) into Afghanistan the wrong-wingers went nuts and started whining about some ‘wag-the-dog’ nonsense.
Dealing with real terror threats has never been a concern for the gop. Especially not when there are petroleum resources in another country that can generate a war of choice.
Bill
December 1st, 2011
1:53 pm
UGA, you are clearly the most mean-spirited presence I have ever seen on these discussion boards.
Liberal lefty, you have allowed yourself to be dragged down to the same level.
Why don’t you two take it outside and let the rest of us have an adult conversation.
Donna P.
December 1st, 2011
1:54 pm
Romney is so boring. I can’t stand to watch him at the debates. I think Herman Cain should put his high priced lawyer to work and find the dirt on this Ginger White; like who is paying her to speak out? Newt is interesting but I’m not sure he can beat Obama.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
1:55 pm
liberalefty…..Actually nope, I am not a democrat that needs the government to help pay my bills or my healthcare or my mortgage.
NO, I dont need anyone to tell me that I am exceptional, I already know that. However I do believe that our leader and cheif should believe that America is the greatest nation that has ever existed on planet earth.
Bill
December 1st, 2011
1:55 pm
Hazel,
thank you for the informative comment. And…you didn’t even watch a documentary!
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
1:56 pm
Donna P…..I am not sure he can beat Obama? Really. I think any of the top three can and will.
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
1:58 pm
yep, Hazel, not one single Tea Nut in Congress has tried to undo the CRA or introduced legislation freeing up banks from that nasty red-lining.
Barry Ritholz recently wrote The Big Lie – about how conservatives attempt to blame the free market Wall St meltdown on any Democrat they could think of.
They are consistently as ignorant and fact free as their Creationist pals.
honested
December 1st, 2011
1:59 pm
Please gop, nominate cain or newtsie.
Neither one of them could win in the General Election even if you let wrong-wing morons vote TWICE!
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
1:59 pm
uga
if u already know youre exceptional then why did u write OBAMA fails to call AMERICA exceptional? if you know we are exceptional why do you want the president to repeat what we already know?jeez u sound like a little whiney child
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:00 pm
Honested….were you a Clinton supporter? Do you believe that one of his biggest acheivements was balancing the budget?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:00 pm
uga
we both know the repub party wont nominate a black man for president…keep dreaming thnough lol
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:01 pm
liberalefty…..Good job keep name calling, this is great. Did you ever take a debate class in school?
I dont want Hussein to call me exceptional, I want him to reconginize the greatness of America. Do you know how to read?
Smoke
December 1st, 2011
2:02 pm
Let’s see what happens if. Boenher and the Dixiecrats don’t pass a clean payroll tax cut bill. They should stand on their principles that taxes don’t cause deficits. If Obama and the Liberals cave on this one, they don’t deserve to be in office.
uga
December 1st, 2011
2:02 pm
bwwaaaa bwaaaa the mean ole president wont tell me i’m exceptional..bwaaaaa bwaaaa whine whine
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:03 pm
liberalefty……A black man for president. Really? How do you know that? Look at the republicans record on the black race. We are more likely to vote for a black man than the democrats. Do a little research!
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:04 pm
liberalefty….good job on stealing my moniker. You guys are pretty used to stealing things right? Nice job.
honested
December 1st, 2011
2:05 pm
uga,
Yes, and YES.
Despite what the mis-leading sources would mis-lead you to believe.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:05 pm
uga
u did say that OBAMA failed to call America exceptional(arent u american) dont change what u said now.obviously u need validation from the government,lol.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:06 pm
the party of JUNKIE LIMBAUGH would never nominate a black man.
honested
December 1st, 2011
2:07 pm
Smoke,
I don’t see any caving on this one.
The pain might help the most hard headed to see where the problem is.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:07 pm
liberalefty…twisting words and misinterpreting information….I wouldnt expect less from you.
uga
December 1st, 2011
2:08 pm
mr president please tell me i’m exceptional
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:08 pm
Leftyliberal…..Smack talk Rush all you want…that is fine. Hey, why did Talk America fail?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:09 pm
didnt they say that HERMAN CAIN’S wife voted for OBAMA in 2008?
Bill
December 1st, 2011
2:09 pm
Clearly UGA and Liberal lefty are too caught up in their pissing contest to have a discussion. I have better things to do. See ya later.
Unemployed workers
December 1st, 2011
2:10 pm
Mr. President…where are jobs? Why is my dollar worth nearly nothing in foreign countries? But you said………..
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:11 pm
uga
gee why dont u tell me why TALK AMERICA failed. i’m waiting with bated breathe for your unbiased explanation,lol.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:11 pm
liberalefty….”didnt they say that Herman’s wife voted for Obama in 2008″……prove it.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:12 pm
unemployed workers
herman cain said if u dont have a job its your fault. stop looking for the government to get u a job.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:13 pm
uga
she’ll probaly vote for BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA this time too.
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:14 pm
Obama said he believed in American Exceptionalism but then added he could understand other peoples belief in their own country’s exceptionalism.
Which is rational, of course. The Brits are exceptional in monarchy and pageant. China in population.
What is the USA exceptional at? Exploiting resources for profit. That’s about it.
Unemployed workers
December 1st, 2011
2:14 pm
It is ok I stil gets my 99 weeks of unemplymont. kep dos gubament cheqs cumin me way! I luv me sum Barak Obamas!
uga
December 1st, 2011
2:15 pm
i’m exceptional i’m exceptional i’m exceptional i’m exceptional i’m exceptional i’m ex ceptional
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:15 pm
Buck….wow you hate America. I am sure Europe would welcome you. Why dont you try to sneak into Europe and get Amnesty. See how that works out for ya.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:17 pm
Yes I AM, I glad that you realize that now. Great work!
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:17 pm
unemployed worker
dontcha love AMERICA?
gm
December 1st, 2011
2:17 pm
Any one ever notice the right can not name one single accomplishment of Bush?
They always skip over Bush and go to Reagan, the right never want to admit Reagan raised taxes 14 times while in office, First Reagan increased the debt by $1.9 Trillion (see for yourself), then Bush brought that to $3.4 Trillion. Reagan lovers he did not have the worst enconomy in the history of our country.
Great Job President Obama”””
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:18 pm
What is the US exceptional in, UGA?
Truly better than EVERYONE else?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:18 pm
buck hayek
conservatives believe only america is exceptional.lol hence their need for validation
Unemployed Workers
December 1st, 2011
2:19 pm
I lovs amerka! (az longs az thay keeps sendn me mys gubament cheqs)!
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:19 pm
buck
see how conservatives attack u for telling the truth
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:19 pm
Reagan also ran like a girl after 241 US Marines were killed by Islamic terrorists.
He knew what “quagmire” meant.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:20 pm
unemployed worker
GOD SHO NUFF IZ GOOD
Unemployed Workers
December 1st, 2011
2:21 pm
Mes hates ragun too! He trys to tak awy mes gubament cheqs!
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:22 pm
buck
but RONNIE REGEAN is the JESUS CHRIST of conservatism. he can do no wrong
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:22 pm
Yeah – I am used to it, liberalefty.
On logic and reason conservatives are clueless.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:23 pm
I meant “REAGAN” but he forgot how to spell his name anyway
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:23 pm
liberalefty….if you dont believe America is exceptional, there are other places to live. You wont be missed, I promise. Well maybe by your Mother and Father (Wait a minute, you do know who your Father is dont you?)
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:23 pm
liberalefty….class
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:24 pm
They are always Rah Rah American Exceptionalism – but can’t define it (past the one I gave).
And I am correct on the definition.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:25 pm
Buck….yep keep thinking you are correct. Again if you hate it – leave it.
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:26 pm
“America #1 at Exploiting Resources for Profit.”
Buck Hayek
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:28 pm
Blacks of all people should realize American exceptionalism…..think where you would be now without America. Great work!
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:32 pm
You cannot say what we are #1 in, UGA 1999.
Obviously, I know more about American Exceptionalism than you do.
Newt A.k.A Boss HoGG
December 1st, 2011
2:33 pm
I will tell you what’s funny: Ask Cain two questions
1. What do you think about the US foreign policy?
2. Who is this new woman?
Look at his body language, LoL
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:35 pm
Newt….You should have asked that first question to Obama before the election. Nice job.
RetiredSoldier
December 1st, 2011
2:50 pm
Good point UGA. I thought Obama was going to sit down with all these bad world leaders. Guess he got to busy with Healthcare and playing golf.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:01 pm
Retired…..agreed. Thank you for your service. You helped to continue to make America Exceptional!
gm
December 1st, 2011
3:23 pm
IRetiredSoldier
He was not to busy to help pass the Veterans Act and bring our troops home from Irag and fighting for jobs for Vets:
This is what I am talking about with these hypocrites rep, Obama has done more for vets then the 2 prior President, solider do your reseach before you shoot your mouth off, turn off uninformed fox news””’
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:24 pm
Gm…to or too? hahaha
Learn grammar first before you post. Talk about research! Educate yourself.
gm
December 1st, 2011
3:30 pm
UGA 1999
I know you have no facts to come back with, what do I expect from a loser from UGA.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:34 pm
gm….”loser” haha more personal attacks. Did you graduate 3rd grade?
gm
December 1st, 2011
3:37 pm
UGA 1999
You are making the attacks, because you can not argue facts about this great commander and chief, but I understand you are a conservative from Georgia you guys can not help your self.
By the way do you guys still date your cousins? ha, ha
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:39 pm
Gm….However, much better job on your grammar. Good boy!
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:42 pm
Gm….see there is the problem….it is impossible to debate with someone that is brainwashed into believing Hussein is a “great commander and chief”. No we do not date our cousins. Mature comment.
honested
December 1st, 2011
4:07 pm
uga,
You realize this blog can be read anywhere in the world right?
Do you want the rest of the world to thing Georgians are dolts?
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
4:20 pm
Honested…..Actually SEC East Champions is just fine.
td
December 1st, 2011
4:50 pm
Can any of you libs explain to me how gas prices were $1:81 per gallon the day Bush left office and it is now $3:05 per gallon? How much money has this cost each of you for the past three years?
I guess you could call this a Bush success and an Obama failure?
gm
December 1st, 2011
4:53 pm
UGA 1999
Just playing with you man, lighting up, Its hard for conservatives from Georgia to accept Obama no matter what he does, this is your tradition, this why georgia is looked as one of the backwood of the south.
There are certain states Obama can not go too campaign and their in the south, Al, Ms, Ga, Ky, Wv if it was not for Atlanta, georgia would not even be on the map, now its ok for those states to have blacks running and throwing a football but its not ok to accept leadership from them, like Obama, when you southerners conservatives admit this to yourself you will feel better.