Not to mention how pissed Maid Marian is going to be when she finds out how much she'll now have to pay for her birth control under R&R.

Romney chose Ryan because he used to drive a car with a dog on top...
http://cellar.org/2012/oscarmeyar.jpg
Just like himself.

Joe Biden 8/14/2012
Biden was telling his black audience that a Romney-Ryan administration would put the people to whom he was speaking (“y’all”), i.e., black people, back in chains. What other meaning could his statement possibly carry?

Biden's remarks were certainly ill advised, but both sides seem to be playing low and dirty.

And the fun is only just beginning...

He's accurate. Conservatives and repubicans want a cheap labor force, and want to keep all the power and money for themselves. They even want to keep the vote to themselves!

Taking quotes out of their context, as always.

I don't assume when someone says y'all or even 'you people' (as in you people are ruining MY LIFE...oft heard phrase in my business) to mean black people. THAT'S outrageous in a overly PC when it suits you kind of way.


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ins/?hpt=hp_t2

Is it me or has this whole campaign been mostly about both sides telling people why they shouldn't vote for the other guy instead of outlining why people should vote for their guy?

It's like neither side's marketers/PACs/advertisements can present a good argument to put their guy in the White House for the next four years, so both of them want to be sure we know why it shouldn't be the other guy.

I agree with Cyber. Biden's remarks may have been controversial, but read what Romney has to say about Obama:

Attack, anger, hatred from Obama? I think Romney is mixing up the president with Rush Limbaugh. IMO, the far right is hands down the winner of the Oscar for hatefulness. They hate single Mom's, no matter what the reason for their plight - they're all welfare queens.

They hate the deperate people who cross the border illegally looking for work. The right's claim is that they come here to jump on all those government "hand-outs" and live a life of ease, smoking pot and watching cable TV. The right forgets to mention that one of the first things most of these programs require is proof of citizenship. It's difficult for an American citizen to get any help from the so-called government "safety net" and next to impossible for an illegal to do so.

The tea party hates the elderly and the disabled and in their online forums they often post that such parasites on society should be left to die. Many states have ridiculous limits for annual income to be eligible for Medicaid. Texas puts the line at $5,000/year. Colorado sets it at $9,000 a year. What a joke! Someome who earns $5,000 a year can pay for medical expenses out of pocket? Yeah, right.

The reason the Romney campaign can offer only attacks and never a solution is that Romney's "solutions" would be rejected by most. Vouchers instead of Medicare? Cutting defense spending costs by going after the VA which is already wildly under funded? Doing away with HUD in an era of recession where more and more families are looking at life on the streets?

No, Romney won't discuss such things. Like the bully on the playground, he'd rather shout nasty names at his opponents then actually stand up for what he believes in. Because what he believes in is a government that benefits the few at the cost of the many. :mad:

I'm in a quandary.
Usually, I despise Maureen Dowd's opinions and
her syrupy soft diatribes on Face The Nation.

But this time, I agree with her.
To post or not to post ? Oh well...

NY Times
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: August 14, 2012
When Cruelty Is Cute
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Fuck, that's brilliant.

Agreed!

You are forgetting one thing. As McCain noted when the Supreme Court said we want anyone to speak this way. We want the richest to say these things without anyone knowing who said it. No responsibility need exist in free speech, according to the Court. Therefore politicians must also set new records for cheapshot, insults, and swiftboating. They must appeal to what is, for many, the only source of knowledge: emotions.

Anyone can now buy all the advertising they want. And nobody has the right to know who is making those lies. That is good since over 50% of us automatically believe the first thing we are told. Also good because corporations doing that lying are people. Therefore are not responsible for insults and lying. Holding people responsible for their statements is wrong.

Five Justices on the Supreme Court said it is good. Politicians are only doing what the Supreme Court has encouraged. Lies. Nastiness. Fuck intelligence and logic. Profanity is the best proof of knowledge. Because someone, who you have no right to know, said it.

To stay on equal footing, all politicians must appeal to your emotions. It must get even worse. We want it. The Tea Party, Limbaugh, and other extremists thrive on it. That proves it is it good.

Libertarian Party Prepares Philly Ballot Access Fight with Help From Other Third Parties

Looks like same old shit in PA.

It doesn't make sense. With more parties (candidates) for a particular office, it's much easier to manipulate the electronic voting, scattering the Democrats' votes around the minority parties undetected.

The Wrong Side Absolutely Must Not Win
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