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Tag Archives: Mitt Romney
Can You Tell Me How to Get to Deficit Street?
Of course one of the most memorable lines to come out of the Presidential debate was Mitt Romney’s assertion that one of the ways (in fact the only one he has actually articulated) in which he would offset the costs … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bird, Jim Lehrer, Mitt Romney, PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, Romney budget, Sesame Street
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Yachtboating; the New Swiftboating?
In the 2004 Presidential campaign the political gloves came off, so to speak, when a group of Vietnam War veterans was enlisted by a Republican special interest group (known as a 527 or the equivalent of today’s SuperPac) released negative … Continue reading
Can’t Steal Thunder That Wasn’t Yours
538Refugees predicted back in April why Marco Rubio would be the VP pick because of Romney’s lagging support amongst the latino/hispanic community. There was also the perception that it wouldn’t hurt Romney’s chances to carry the swing state of Florida despite … Continue reading
President Obama Delivers a Lamerse Hacia Abajo (Smackdown)
(Note: That translation may be a butchered Internet search but hopefully it gets the point across) President Obama just delivered a proclamation that amounts to an abbreviated version of the DREAM Act that Republicans in Congress refused to pass. The House passed … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Caller, DREAM Act, Immigration, Joe Wilson, Mitt Romney, Obama mad, Obama Smack Down, Tucker Carlson
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The Multiple Mendacity of Mitt
We did an article a while back where we noticed a pattern in Mitt Romney’s public statements. He makes statements that are demonstrably false or misleading and even when the media points out that these statements are incorrect, the Romney camp refuses … Continue reading
Vampire Capitalism
Rick Perry probably did more to help the Obama campaign by coining the phrase ‘vulture capitalism’ than anything the Obama campaign could have done. Actually, he didn’t coin the phrase but he did introduce it into the public arena during … Continue reading
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Tagged Ampad, Bain Capital, Gordon Gekko, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Richie Rich, Thurston Howell III, Vulture Capitalism
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And the Republican Nominee For President of the United States is…Ron Paul! Wait…What?!?
Ron Paul? You gotta be kidding, right? Actually, no. It could very well happen according to the nominating rules of the Republican National Committee. While the rest of the nation has been focused on the cat fight between Romney, Santorum, … Continue reading
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