The leaked footage of Mitt Romney's remarks at a private fundraiser include some statements that are at odds with the Republican candidate's stated views on Israel and Palestine. While the Republican candidate has publicly expressed support for a negotiated two-state solution, in private, he has been recorded suggesting that America should "kick the ball down the field."
"And I look at the Palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, for political purposes, committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel, and these thorny issues," said Romney in leaked footage of a private fundraiser, "and I say, 'There's just no way."
"All right," he went on, "we have a potentially volatile situation but we sort of live with it, and we kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately, somehow, something will happen and resolve it."
That's not what Romney has said in public. In his campaign white paper "An American Century," Romney writes, "the key to negotiating a lasting peace is an Israel that knows it will be secure." But Romney's remarks show that he doesn't believe a U.S.-negotiated peace between Israelis and Palestinian is possible at all. Similarly, the paper states that "as president, Romney will reject any measure that would frustrate direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians." In the video, he makes clear that he think the Palestinians have no interest in making peace, and so negotiations are useless.
“I believe in a two-state solution which suggests there will be two states, including a Jewish state," Romney told Israeli newspaper Haaretz. "I respect Israel’s right to remain a Jewish state. The question is not whether the people of the region believe that there should be a Palestinian state."
On Tuesday's The Ed Show, host Ed Schultz said, "Now that's not what he told his donors. Are we to believe this, or this just lip service?" MSNBC contributor Richard Wolffe added, "it doesn't help Israel to have American leaders disengage," despite what Romney said on the tape.
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http: //www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/18/obama-loyola-speech-leaked-redistribution_n_1894625.html?utm_hp_ref=barack-obama
It turns out Mitt Romney isn’t the only presidential candidate to have a video leak this week.
Fresh on the heels of Romney’s leaked campaign fundraising video, in which the Republican candidate calls 47 percent of Americans "dependent on government" since they don’t pay federal income taxes, a recording from a purported 1998 Loyola University appearance by President Barack Obama has been posted to YouTube.
The sentiments revealed in the more than decade-old Obama video, however, are far different those Romney expressed at a Florida fundraiser this May. Referring to efforts to restore the efficacy of government, then-Illinois state Sen. Obama said:
“The trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some [wealth] redistribution -- because I actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody’s got a shot.”
A request for comment to confirm the authenticity of the leaked Loyola video was not immediately returned by the Obama campaign.
During his 2008 presidential campaign, some 10 years later, it seemed Obama's stance on redistribution had changed little. He garnered Republican criticism when he told an Ohio campaign audience, “When you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”
Obama now may be more wary of such language. Earlier this year when the president pushed for the Buffett Rule, a plan that would have raised taxes on the wealthy, he maintained such a tax increase was not designed to redistribute wealth but to spur investment in the U.S. economy.
ROTFFL......
Yes because everyone should NOT have a fair shot at the American dream here. Everyone shoud have oppurtunity? Outrageous. So evil.
metoo,
what excuse did REAGAN use when HE RAISED TAXES 11 TIMES?
i'm waiting....
Settle in. It's going to be a while.
11:10am and still no answer.
12:46pm.
Prsident Obama's 4 years in office has been the biggest contradiction I've ever seen. And by the way, tastes nothing like StarBurst candy.
Poor davey still drowning no matter how hard he clutches his straws.
Mitt's Dad took welfare? Was on relief?....Good for him.....it gave him an oppertunity to be somebody. Otherwise his dad, and maybe even mitt would have been dead from starvation......Isn't it strange how soon we can forget when we are doing better.......I also like the way she says give him a chance!
Mitts Mom speaks......
http://www.the-peoples-forum.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=30478
Mom Fauxstew is just reminding us the of the timeless American value that everyone is NOT to have a shot at success in the United States. How can one not be behind that idea......no fair shot for anyone
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/19/13971913-in-rest-of-98-clip-obama-speaks-of-competition-and-the-marketplace#comments
FIRST READ: In rest of '98 clip, Obama speaks of 'competition' and 'the marketplace'
Sure he should apologize, but he won't. Don't you know that apologizing is a sign of weakness? He's too much of a tough guy to do that. What a douchebag.
The ideas spoken to the $50,000 a plate dinner was typical for Gov Mitt Romney and his pandering to the room he is in. As a centrist Republican married to a moderate Democrat we both discussed the leaks from Romney and the ones from Senator Obama in 1998, we felt that the comment from 1998 was not disenfranchising nor isolating a large segment of the population, whereas Romney's seemed to deliberately excise a portion of the population. While we realize this is due to the room he was talking to and their ideas that they pay more than their share, such speech does not show a presidential candidate aimed at united all Americans. There is too much movement depending on the room for Romney to be able to feel a sense of trust. We may not always like everything about Obama, but he is consistent and true to what he runs on. Given that we have both decided to cast a unified vote for Obama, Even given that, we believe Romney owes America an apology.
Romney didn't punt with his most recent comments, he fumbled inside the opposing teams Red Zone.
Considering voting Republican 'cuz Romney's a businessman? Consider this: You can't run the country like a buisness. A business is not a democracy!
Cindy - I would rather have the country run by a businessman than a 'Community Organizer'. What the hell is that anyway? Organize the community to protest for more goverment handouts!
Romney/Ryan 2012
Of course you would because you are rather clueless that there were only 2 businessmen elected president, the first created the great depression of the 1930's and the second created the great recession of 2008. So go pretend that you know more then what American stinker puts into your mouth back at free republic.
Considering voting Republican 'cuz Romney is a businessman? Consider this: You can't run a country like a business. A business is not a democracy.
http://www.teamwarfare.com/forums/showthread.asp?forumid=9&threadid=483596
I think the protests, violence, and murders in the Middle East are a prime example of why the US should not be involved in solutions to the problems in the region. It is obvious US influences of the past have led us to where we are today. Romney is right in my opinion, let nature take its course. Perhaps in time the problems will be resolved by the primary parties.
http://www.teamwarfare.com/forums/showthread.asp?forumid=9&threadid=483596
Hey that is a great speech by Obama, and even then he believed there were kind ways to work out differences, so that every body has a shot at life, and know one will be just put out on the streets. He says he doesn't know what to do about it at that point, but he believes that we can give everyone some quality of life if we can manage to find a way to make it happen. So what is wrong with saying that. He wasn't trying to create a division like willard ripoff does.
HatefulMom - you are obviously part of the handout crowd which is the reason you adore Obama and believe all his lies!
free republic sully you are as well I have yet to see a tea bagged republican who didn't have his hand out while whining that he was entitled to more.
Your candidate is Pinocchio and he would not know the truth if it came up and bit him on his only claim to manhood. In addition, he running mate is Lying Ryan he even lies about his Marathon time. The 47% are not the "handout crowd", they are:
For 50 percent of those that don’t pay federal income taxes, standard deductions and personal exemptions are enough to counteract their taxable earnings. A couple with two children earning less than $26,400, for example, will pay no federal income tax in 2011 because their $11,600 standard deduction and four exemptions of $3,700 cuts their taxable income to nil.
22 percent are senior citizens who get a more generous standard deduction, can exclude some or all of their Social Security income and may have tax-exempt interest from mutual funds and municipal bonds. For those who itemize, ccharitable contributions and medical expense deductions also subtract from their tax liability.
15 percent are working families, many of them low-income, who qualify for one or all of the Earned Income tax credit, the Child tax credit, the Child and Dependent Care tax credit. The earned-income credit is fully refundable, and the Child credit is partially refundable this year, meaning some households may get refunds from the government even if they owe no income taxes.
The remaining 13 percent are a mix of mostly higher-income individuals with enough itemized deductions for items like mortgage interest, health payments, or charitable contributions, education tax credits, or tax exempt interest to zero out their income taxes.
Does your contempt apply to those Corporations who do not pay Federal Income Tax? How about to your zero - oh I mean your hero- he uses tax loopholes to avoid paying taxes and what about those Swiss Accounts and Cayman Island accounts again to avoid paying taxes.
Reason to see Complete Returns for more than 2 years on Romney/Ryan:
1. During Romney’s tenure as a Marriott director, the company repeatedly utilized complex tax-avoidance maneuvers, prompting at least two tangles with the Internal Revenue Service, records show. In 1994, while he headed the audit
committee, Marriott used a tax shelter known to attorneys by its nickname: “Son
of BOSS.” Marriott had to pay huge penalties and I wonder have similar methods been used on Romney’s tax returns? Was Romney ever issued amnesty?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-22/romney-as-auditing-chairman-saw-marriott-son-of-boss-tax-shelter-defy-irs.html
2. Need to see Romney’s tax return to see how according to Romney’s disclosure documents, the candidate has between $20.7 million and $101.6 million parked tax-free in his IRA -- a significant proportion of his total wealth, as noted by Mark Maremont in the Wall Street Journal. It’s a whopping sum by most standards; according to the nonprofit Employee Benefit Research Institute, the average IRA held $67,438 in 2010. There are limits to the amount of money individuals can contribute to their IRAs. Before Romney was elected Massachusetts governor, federal law capped annual pre-tax IRA contributions at $2,000 and annual 401(k) retirement contributions at $30,000 with a company match as the Journal notes. There were two articles on this: Huffington Post and Rueters.
3. Would his tax return show the following: Paul Ryan’s financial disclosure forms for Congress that were made public, showed he and his wife own stake in 4 family companies that lease land in Texas and Oklahoma to energy companies that benefit from the tax subsidies in Ryan’s Budget plan. “Ryan’s father-in-law, Daniel Little, who runs the companies, told Newsweek and The Daily Beast that the family companies are currently leasing the land for mining and drilling to energy giants such as Chesapeake Energy, Devon, and XTO Energy, a recently acquired subsidiary of ExxonMobil”
When asked about the blatant conflict of interest, Ryan’s spokesperson offered up the newly-popular “wife” defense: Ryan’s office says the congressman wasn’t
thinking about himself or the oil companies that lease his land when he drafted
the budget blueprint that extended the energy tax breaks. “These are properties that Congressman Ryan married into,” spokesman Kevin Seifert said. “It’s not something he has a lot of control over.” http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/06/17/247570/paul-ryan-family-beneft-subsidies-for-big-oil-in-his-budget/
4. Did Paul Ryan benefit from news Congress received about the financial crisis in 2008 and would it show on his tax returns. Is there any truth to this story: “September 18, 2008 the day Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson broke the news to congressional leaders that they would have to approve a bailout to avert a complete meltdown of the financial system.
Checking through Ryan’s financial disclosure reports, the Richmonder discovered that Ryan had sold the stocks of several major banks that day, while purchasing – surprise! – stock in Paulson’s old firm Goldman Sachs. The story quickly circulated through the media. The Romney campaign rapidly issued denials, based on three separate — and clearly false — claims: 1) the trades were not individual stock trades, but trades made as part of an index that trades big blocs of stocks according to preset formulas; 2) the meeting took place in the evening, after markets were closed, so the meeting could not have played a role in Ryan’s trading decisions; and 3) the stocks traded within a trust over which Ryan had no direct authority.” http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/08/lynn-parramore-revealed-romney-campaigns-attempts-to-deny-paul-ryans-insider-trading-dont-add-up.html
The gop theme song.....but a bitting sorcasim.
http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/reverb-blogpost.aspx?post=43a093ab-3a7a-487c-912e-3554840e101c
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At last sully makes the best post he has ever mind and it is a reflection of his opinion as well.
Well this is not that much of a stupid comment from Romney on the Israel-Palestine thing. There is no settlement for peace on the rise, I don't see that happening in eight years no matter what the international community does. Obama has himself voted down staehood for Palestine, this was a wise decision. Fact of the matter is any Palestinian "government" will have too many direct ties to terror to be endorsed. Those two people's have been content to kill over this worthless stretch of land for centuries and that won't end until BOTH sides put down the hate and that is no one of mankind's strong points.
This year's Democratic Party Platform is an interesting document to read. Aside from radical stances on things like same-sex marriage and unlimited, government-funded abortion on demand including partial birth abortion, it's noteworthy in that it focuses on attacking Mitt Romney by name rather than merely stating the party's position on the issues. This use of platform planks as attack vehicles is something unique in the history of platforms from either party. One interesting part of this year's Democrat party platform is its anti-Israel language.
The United States should continue to isolate Hamas until it renounces terrorism, recognizes Israel's right to exist, and abides by past agreements.
The Obama administration has both funded and legitimized Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood while strongly pressuring Israel to retreat to the indefensible 1948 border lines, not recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and supporting the re-division of the city so that it is not accessible to people of all faiths...especially Jews. In fact, the Obama administration went so far as to actually lie about the commitments made to Israel on Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria by President Bush as part of the Road Map. Also the Obama administration has implemented a de facto six-month freeze on arms sales to Israel. The hostile climate the Obama administration has created between the U.S. and Israel since this president took office does not enhance Israel’s confidence in a peace deal brokered by this administration.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/09/the_democrats_anti-israel_party_platform.html#ixzz26tdM5DBh
Is that all you got...unfact checked BS from a radical site?
I guess you wouldn't believe it if it came from the horses mouth huh?
http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/national_world/article_30086f94-0198-11e2-9c13-001a4bcf887a.html
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Funny thing is, 70% of Jews support Obama in this election.
Funny how sully thinks American stinker is a credible source of information.
kathy Sine - I am not jewish although I have many friends who are. Many of them live in Florida, and the problem is they want to vote for Romney. They are seniors, who stand to lose a lot if Romney/ Ryan get elected. Many of them are not that well off financially. How is it that they want to do that? It makes no sense to me.
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Woolard's goose is cooked and because of this video! I guess you could call it a TV dinner!
Much like a pig with an apple in its mouth Woolard has a foot in his! Hah!
Romney has an attitude that should be dealt with the same as the French dealt with their problem during the French Revolution...OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.
It wouldn't matter he would still be flip-flopping around!
I love how the liberal and the OWS crowd refer to the bloody, frenzied French Revolution as the one they aspire to instead of the American Revolution. Maybe because deep down you know Obama is the tyrant! You would prefer to execute anyone you deem a 'threat' to your cause than face the truth, much like you rejoice when a conservative gets banned here! You don't want to hear apposing viewpoints, you just want to wallow in your ignorance with your compatriots!
xxx is a prime example. He accuses others but does nothing but spew hate and lies!
Re: #16
OK I get it now.
The way your mind works -- Take a statement someone makes - twist it - distort it - make a grand generalization out of it - state it as fact - and then believe it as truth.
Never mind that the 2 revolutions were about 2 completely different issues. Typical tea bagged republican non thought.
maphi-I do believe you've got it.
whom - everything has to be explained to you! The American Revolution was about Independence and getting rid of a tyrant. Today Obama is the tyrant! Which is why the liberal and OWS crowd aspire to the French Revolution. As Voiceinmyhead (apt name for all you liberals) stated: he didn't like Romney's attitude so "off with his head" like the French did during their revolution.
Wrong again sully gee sully keep on proving that you know less then a 5th grader. The American revolution was about the colonies not having a say in the government. The French revolution was caused by the wealthy who were eating good while the working man starved, see the wealthy French Aristocrats enjoyed tax freedom everyone else had to pay taxes, oh and for your information it was that same type of wealthy Aristocrats that gave rise to the legend of Robin Hood. You know what the republicans are creating in the US today.
Foriegn Policy - here is what matters
Is the world better off than 4 years ago?
Don't think so!!
4.5 million times better
Bin Laden DEAD....Oh yeah we are way better off....
That's right always look at the short term - the potential problems out there now are greater than we have faced in decades. In history, there are many times when the killing of the founder of a movement has only strengthened it, let hope that is not the case here. The violence in the Muslim world could point otherwise. 4.5 million? don't get the reference?
NBC/WSJ Poll: Approval of Obamas foreign policy plunges. Must be Bush's fault.
If you look back through history and not fox news history...you will find that when a democratic president is in office we as a country do far better in all areas of the world. You see greywolf we have to come in and clean up or clear up the mess you republicans start all the time. We are not the world cops as you clearly think we should be. You live by the fear tactics the the republicans always thrown down as that is all they have. Get real! Get a life! And stop listening to the lies that have no basis of truth....wow...
NBC/WSJ Poll: Approval of Obamas foreign policy plunges. Must be Bush's fault
I think even Obama is getting tired of that excuse.....maybe he will try using the Tsunami excuse this time.....
It's like a recipe.....4 scoops of Bush's Fault, with 2 ounces of Arab Spring, 4 pounds of Europe and a Dash of Tsunami......Bake it 3.5 years and Bing.....You have the answer to all our troubles....
GrayWolfl-All those things were true 8 years ago. And most of them were true 20 years ago.
And Bush is the one who made a disaster out of Iraq, and removed them as a steadying influence on Iran.
Darn I forgot ......6 Tons of Congress....
It is a shame it has come to this....when all we really need is On ounce of a Leader.
And the lying Ryan plan will address the budget some time around 2040, maybe. Funny how the budget is always the worst problem today yet every republican plan doesn't address the budget problem for at least 20 years or never.
And only during Democratic administrations.
whom - got facts? Didn't think so. The liberals here repeat the Democrat talking points that the reason the economy is still so bad is because the Republicans are not cooperating with Obama. Remember Obama and the Democrats who held both the houses in 2009 telling the Republicans to "either go along for the ride or go to the back of the bus"? Barney Franks also joked about Republicans suffering from post-bipartisan depression, indicating the Democrats had no intention of working with the Republicans. The liberals in the room thought it was oh-so-funny… then!
Ryan. who is known for his specificity about how the nation should move forward to address the fiscal challenges of debt, deficit, and entitlements. Mr. Obama, on the other hand, seems to be distancing himself as much as possible from his record as president and what that record reveals regarding his plans and intentions for America's future; instead, he is running a campaign of contempt and personal attacks against Mr. Romney.
Go back to American stinker sullly, I'm sure they would love your non opinion there.
sully, you must have missed this.
http:/ /www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2012/08/14/paul-ryans-real-goal-its-not-a-balanced-budget/
(Remove the space between the //'s when you copy & paste the link to your search engine.)
What's changed and when?
The democrats have no intention of working with republicans because republicans have no intention of working. They've not done anything to work with the dems in the house and have wasted time repealing obamacare 30 times even know they've known from the beginning will not pass the senate. They've released zero bills to create jobs instead they've voted to keep their own congressional healthcare benefits...you know the ones obamacare gives to everyone....that thing they want to take away. The house republicans apparently believe they should keep benefits they think the people don't deserve to have. They've voted to keep unnecessary oil subsidies. They've voted for needless deregulation policies....deregulation has never created a single job.....od how the GOP wants less regulation on the financial sector after all it's not like that was a major factor in what crashed the economy in the first place. Nice improvement there guys.
Oooh they've rewritten the rules to gives themselves more vacation. Gee wish I could "work" for two weeks and then take a whole week off. Cantor has already sent them on a break for the next two and half months after they just got off break a week and half ago
Now on Paul Ryan since he's so specific which loopholes in the tax code does he want to get rid of?
Where's the rest of his budget? You know the part that would actually make it possible to do all the things he claims will happen?
The GOP is the party of foreign policy illiterates and has not added one single solution of substance to any foreign policy issues. They still think the Soviets are coming and we're going to have to fight them off like Red Dawn. Rocky 4 was a long time ago.
Why is the Obama campaign allowing Paul Ryan to say that it was "Obama policies" at fault for the growing number of dependent people and the debt?
I'd like Ryan to name those Obama policies at fault.
He'll just tell a lot of lies. Ryan's a lost cause. Soon to be "former vice-presidential candidate Ryan."
BO...Are you serious.? It was Obama that escalated our debt to 16 trillion. It was Obama who removed the food stamp requirement that one must be working to qualify. It was Obama who has kept unemployment above 8% for 4 years , forcing people who would be working otherwise, to go on dissability.
Every statement a lie.
BO - if you can't figure that one out for yourself it would be a waste of time for anyone to try and explain it to you. You wouldn't want to believe it anyway! Like whom and Sad Chris your posts have no basis in facts, just the propaganda you hear from MSNBC!
Projecting yourself onto others sully typical say nothing post by the guy who reads American stinker.
Ryan's going to be on the WI ballot as Senator AND VP candidate and could end up losing BOTH! We can only hope!
I knew it! Ryan is keeping one eye on the prize. Gotta keep that government pension under close scrutiny.
Ryan got his mind on his money and his money on his mind. That poser ain't going to voluntarily leave government-- big or little!
Yeah, who was the President that got us in to the Viet Nam war. And who pulled us out?
Eisenhower got us in. Nixon got us out 'cause we made him.
Let's see WWII - Democrates - Korea - Democrates - Viatnam - Democrates (only advisors before) Not saying they were not justified - another whole question. To say that Dems don't get us into as many messes as Rep is silly. But what has Obama got us out of? The plan for leaving Iraq was negociated by Bush. Afganistan is a mess. The point of the 10 item is that nothing is better, only worst!
The point of your post is propaganda, nothing else.
The Chris..............One day when your kids are living under Obamas Shiria law, just call it propaganda.
What is not true?
turnout-Your statement definitely is.
graywolf-already answered.
Gray and Turnout - don't even bother to respond to SadChris. He is obviously not very smart, believes everything Ed says, then gets offended when anyone challenges Ed becasue in effect you are challenging his intelligence. SadChris and whom are a complete wastes of space and oxygen!
Romney/Ryan 2012!
And you are a dumbass racist jerk.
Liberals hate the truth and Romney told the truth. Obama has created a voting block of people who are expecting something from government, that is the truth and no one can deny it. I believe he will get re-elected because of these people. True americans do not take from government, true americans seek and find work and those who don't the liberals say, "come on in, we'll help you, here is some money for your drugs and for your booze, now remember to vote for us". This counrty will not be the same in 2016, if we survive that long under this clown.
It's been a long time coming. I think that Liberals just don't understand that Conservatives don't mind helping people but that it should be help that gets them on thier feet with dignity. We have spent trillions on proverty programs since the early '60s and the poor are in no better shape now. The percentage living under the poverty level is basicly the same or worst. So you can continue to do the same old programs which do not cure the problem or you can try something different. After I have hit my head against a wall for 50 years & it is not moving, I would hope I had the sense to change the present course of action. Liberals not only want to continue the same old but want to double down on what has not worked!
WASHINGTON — A look at where Democratic
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a
selection of issues, in brief:
ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL:
Obama: Supports abortion rights. Health care law requires contraceptives to
be available for free for women enrolled in workplace health plans.
Romney: Opposes abortion rights. Previously supported them. Says state law
should guide abortion rights, and Roe v. Wade should be reversed by a future
Supreme Court ruling. Said he would end federal aid to Planned Parenthood.
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DEBT:
Obama: Promises to cut projected deficits by $4 trillion over 10 years, a
goal that will require Congress to raise the capital gains tax, boost taxes on
households earning over $250,000 a year, impose a minimum 30 percent tax on
incomes above $1 million, and more. First-term pledge to cut deficit he
inherited by half is falling well-short.
Romney: Promises to cut $500 billion per year from the federal budget by 2016
to bring spending below 20 percent of the U.S. economy and to balance it by
2020, but vital specifics are lacking. At same time would increase military
spending, reverse $716 billion in Medicare cuts and cut taxes. Favors
constitutional balanced budget amendment.
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ECONOMY:
Obama: Term marked by high unemployment, a deep recession that began in
previous administration and gradual recovery. Persistently high jobless rates
over 8 percent — 8.1 percent in August, up from 7.8 percent in February 2009.
Businesses have added jobs for more than two years straight while public sector
jobs have lagged. Responded to recession with a roughly $800 billion stimulus
plan, expanded auto industry bailout begun under George W. Bush, inherited and
carried forward Wall Street bailout.
Romney: Lower taxes, less regulation, balanced budget, more trade deals to
spur growth. Replace jobless benefits with unemployment savings accounts.
Proposes repeal of the law toughening financial-industry regulations after the
meltdown in that sector, and the law tightening accounting regulations in
response to corporate scandals.
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EDUCATION:
Obama: Has approved waivers freeing states from the most onerous requirements
of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. "Race to the Top" competition has
rewarded winning states with billions of dollars for pursuing education policies
Obama supports.
Romney: Supported the federal accountability standards of No Child Left
Behind law. Has said the student testing, charter-school incentives and teacher
evaluation standards of Obama's "Race to the Top" competition "make sense"
although the federal government should have less control of education.
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ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT:
Obama: Ordered temporary moratorium on deep-water drilling after the massive
BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but U.S. produced more oil in 2010 than it
has since 2003 and all forms of energy production have increased under Obama.
Achieved historic increases in fuel economy standards that will save money at
the pump while raising the cost of new vehicles. Achieved first-ever regulations
on heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming and on toxic mercury pollution
from power plants. Spent heavily on green energy and has embraced nuclear power
as a clean source. Failed to persuade a Democratic Congress to pass limits he
promised on carbon emissions. Set goal of cutting oil imports by half by
2020.
Romney: Pledges U.S. will become independent of energy sources outside of
North America by 2020, through more aggressive exploitation of domestic oil,
gas, coal and other resources and quick approval of Keystone XL pipeline from
Canada. Supports opening Atlantic and Pacific outer continental shelves to
drilling, as well as Western lands, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and offshore
Alaska. Says green power has yet to become viable and causes of climate change
are unproved
FOREIGN POLICY:
Obama: Opposes near-term military strike on Iran but holds that option open
if it proves the only way to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. Declined to
repeat the Libya air power commitment for Syrian opposition, instead seeks
international pressure against Syrian government. Chastised Israel for
continuing to build housing settlements in disputed areas and pressed both sides
to begin a new round of peace talks based on land borders established after 1967
Arab-Israeli conflict. Signed law to expand military and civilian cooperation
with Israel. Sought penalties against China for unfair trade but opposes
branding China a currency manipulator.
Romney: Appears to present a clearer U.S. military threat to Iran and has
spoken in more permissive terms about Israel's right to act against Iran's
nuclear facilities, without explicitly approving of such a step. Has spoken in
favor of covert action by the U.S. and regional allies in Syria but "the right
course is not military" intervention by the U.S. Associates himself more closely
with hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pledges more military
assistance to Israel. Branded Russia the "No. 1 geopolitical foe" of the U.S.
and threatened to label China a currency manipulator in a move that could lead
to broad trade sanctions.
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GAY RIGHTS:
Obama: Supports legal recognition of same-sex marriage, a matter decided by
states. Opposed that recognition in 2008 presidential campaign and in 2004
Senate campaign, while supporting the extension of legal rights and benefits to
same-sex couples in civil unions. Achieved repeal of the military ban on openly
gay members. Has not achieved repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, which
denies federal recognition of same-sex marriages and affirms the right of states
to refuse to recognize such marriages. Administration has ceased defending the
law in court but it remains on the books.
Romney: Opposes legal recognition of same-sex marriage and says it should be
banned with a constitutional amendment, not left to states. "Marriage is not an
activity that goes on within the walls of a state." Also opposes civil unions
"if they are identical to marriage other than by name," but says states should
be left to decide what rights and benefits should be allowed under those unions.
Says certain domestic partnership benefits — largely unspecified — as well as
hospital visitation rights are appropriate but "others are not." Says he would
not seek to restore the ban on openly gay military members.
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GUNS:
Obama: Has not pushed for stricter gun laws as president. Signed laws letting
people carry concealed weapons in national parks and in checked bags on Amtrak
trains. Favors "robust steps, within existing law" to address gun issues, White
House says. Voices support for renewed ban on assault-type weapons but has not
tried to get that done. Previously backed stronger gun controls.
Romney: Opposes stricter gun control laws. Suggested after the Colorado
theater shooting that he favors tougher enforcement of existing gun laws. As
Massachusetts governor, vowed in 2002 to protect the state's "tough gun laws,"
and in 2004 signed a Massachusetts ban on assault weapons.
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TAXES:
Obama: Wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and ensure they pay 30 percent of
their income at minimum. Supports extending Bush-era tax cuts for everyone
making under $200,000, or $250,000 for couples. But in 2010, agreed to a
two-year extension of the lower rates for all. Wants to let the top two tax
rates go back up 3 to 4 percentage points to 39.6 percent and 36 percent, and
raise rates on capital gains and dividends for the wealthy. Health care law
provides for tax on highest-value health insurance plans. Together with
Congress, built a first-term record of significant tax cuts, some temporary.
Romney: Keep Bush-era tax cuts for all incomes and drop all tax rates
further, by 20 percent, bringing the top rate, for example, down to 28 percent
from 35 percent and the lowest rate to 8 percent instead of 10 percent. Curtail
deductions, credits and exemptions for the wealthiest. End Alternative Minimum
Tax for individuals, eliminate capital gains tax for families making below
$200,000 and cut corporate tax to 25 percent from 35 percent. Does not specify
which tax breaks or programs he would curtail to help cover costs.
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TERRORISM:
Obama: Approved the raid that found and killed Osama bin Laden, set policy
that U.S. would no longer use harsh interrogation techniques, a practice that
had essentially ended late in George W. Bush's presidency. Largely carried
forward Bush's key anti-terrorism policies, including detention of suspects at
Guantanamo Bay despite promise to close the prison. Expanded use of unmanned
drone strikes against terrorist targets in Pakistan and Yemen.
Romney: No constitutional rights for foreign terrorism suspects. In 2007,
refused to rule out use of waterboarding to interrogate terrorist suspects. In
2011, his campaign said he does not consider waterboarding to be torture.
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WAR:
Obama: Ended the Iraq war, increased U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan then
began drawing down the force with a plan to have all out by the end of 2014.
Approved U.S. air power in NATO-led campaign that helped Libyan opposition
topple government. Major cuts coming in the size of the Army and Marine Corps as
part of agreement with congressional Republicans to cut $487 billion in military
spending over a decade.
Romney: Endorses 2014 end to U.S. combat in Afghanistan, subject to
conditions at the time. Would increase strength of armed forces, including
number of troops and warships, adding almost $100 billion to the Pentagon budget
in 2016.
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Associated Press writers Ben Feller, Matt Apuzzo, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar,
Stephen Ohlemacher, Alan Fram, Dina Cappiello, Ken Thomas, Jim Kuhnhenn and
Christopher S. Rugaber contributed to this report.
@ dave 3254139; Romney generalized my friend. He put all 47% in the same box.
I can generalize too, why should the rich think they are "Entitled" to get paid millions for doing very little work? Come on, do these people really think they are worth that much over anyone else?
So the investor deserves a bigger return than the inventor?
Investors do not invent new things except when it comes to inventing ways to screw people over.
I will repeat, THE ONLY ONES WHO DESERVE TO MAKE MILLIONS FROM AN IDEA OR AN INVENTION ARE THE INVENTORS THEMSELVES and NOT THE INVESTORS. Investors should get no more than a couple % on the money they invest.
This is the primary problem in business. The people at the top think they are "Entitled" to make millions as compared to the ones who actually design and make the products.
So, let's get rid of that feeling of entitlement too.
I myself do not think I am entitled to anything from the government except a return on the taxes I pay. In other words, infrastructure investment, research investment, education investment and some protections for the consumers. That is what I feel we are all entitled to expect from our government. If you pay into SS and medicare, then you should expect a return on that future investment. If there is not a return, then you should not have to pay SS or medicare.
Why should we believe him this time?
Hey The Chris............I'll give you another chance. Now think hard, or maybe ask EDD or Maddow for a hint. Who was the president that got us in to the Viet Nam war and who got us out. ?
Already answered.
The Chris........Youre either to young to remember or you need to catch up on youtr history.
You can't remember a post from 5 hours ago.
Oh look-turnoutthelights has rereged already.
"Democratic Party is a philosophy of failure , the creed of ignorance , and the gospel of envy , its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read: UNFORTUNATELY , MOST VOTERS DON'T KNOW THIS. #1 You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity , by legislating the wealth out of prosperity. #2 What 1 person receives without working for , another person must work for without receiving. #3 The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. #4 You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. #5 When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them; and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work , because somebody else is going to get what they work for , that is the beginning of the end of any nation.
GOP failures give wealthy tax breaks and they create jobs. Only every republican president saw jobless recoveries gee and you whine democrats don't fix GOP problems fast enough. Here is a clue robme hood plans on more tax cuts to the wealthy the workers gets tax increases, so how is robme hood going to let someone keep more of what they work for when he plans on taxing them more. And we get another example of the tea bagged republican circle jerk.
999, I have a feeling most voters don't know this including that blogger you copied and pasted from.
When FDR was President
http:/ /www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt
(Remove the space between the //'s when you copy and paste the link to your search engine.)
And in case you aren't aware, 13,000,000 unemployed was 25% back then.
http:/ /ingrimayne.com/econ/EconomicCatastrophe/GreatDepression.html
(Remove the space between the //'s when you copy and paste the link to your search engine.)
You can not address serious budget matters by taking more from those with least to give that to those who did not need it. Taxing those already in financial hardship into further poverty will only result in those people more dependent on government. That is your solution you don't get to say that isn't the case because you don't want that, that's the consequence of what you advocate.
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Title: 'If I were a fanatic
I'd let off nuclear bomb in Chicago': Romney brands Iran 'crazy people' in new
secretly filmed outburst
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Mitt Romney’s White House bid took another blow last night after he appeared
to suggest a pro-Iranian terrorist could hold America to ransom by threatening
to blow up Chicago with a nuclear bomb.
In one of the most bizarre remarks ever made by a presidential candidate, the
Republican challenger outlined how he might carry out an attack – comments
critics claimed exposed America’s weaknesses.
They were revealed just hours after videotapes of Mr Romney showed him making
a series of derogatory remarks about Americans, Palestinians, Mexicans and the
Chinese.
‘If I were Iran – a crazed fanatic, I’d say let’s get a little fissile
material to Hezbollah, have them carry it to Chicago, and then if anything goes
wrong, or America starts acting up, we’ll just say, “Guess what? Unless you
stand down, why, we’re going to let off a dirty bomb.
‘I mean this is where we have – where America could be held up and
blackmailed by Iran, by the mullahs, by crazy people. So we don’t have any
option but to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon.’
In another secretly filmed video clip, Mr Romney claimed there was no point
trying to appeal to Democratic voters because they were ‘freeloaders who don’t
pay taxes’.
‘There are 47 per cent who are with Barack Obama, who are dependent upon
government, who believe they are victims,’ he said.
‘These are people who pay no income tax. My job is not to worry about those
people.’
In another video, he fires a broadside at the Palestinians, saying: ‘I look
at the Palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, committed to the
destruction of Israel, and I say there’s just no way [there will be peace].’
And he can be heard joking he would have an easier time winning the US election in November if his father had Mexican parents, instead
of being a state governor and wealthy car company boss.
In the same video, Mr Romney also tells how he considered investing in a
sweatshop-like factory in China when he was head of US private equity giant Bain
Capital.
The businessman – who recently criticised Mr Obama for ‘spending 43 months
failing to confront China’s unfair trade practices’ was given a tour of the
factory in the 1990s, where 20,000 women earned tiny wages and lived in squalid
conditions.
He said: ‘As we were walking through this facility, seeing them work, the
number of hours they worked the pittance they earned.
‘And around this factory was a fence, a huge fence with barbed wire and guard
towers. And we said gosh, I can’t believe that you, you know, keep these girls
in.
‘And they said, no, no, no. This is to keep other people from coming in.
Because people want so badly to work in this factory that we have to keep them
out’. US news channel CNN said sources revealed Bain did not invest in the firm
or buy it.
The videos, which were all taped during a $50,000-a-plate dinner for wealthy
donors in Florida, surfaced as the presidential campaign enters its final 50
days.
Snippets were placed online in YouTube films by Mother Jones, a liberal
magazine, which said it obtained them from a guest at the dinner hosted by
millionaire US financier Marc Leder on May 17.
The footage was unearthed with the help of former Democrat president Jimmy
Carter’s grandson, James, who is credited with ‘research assistance’ on its
website.
Last night, Jim Messina, Mr Obama’s campaign manager, said: ‘It’s shocking
that a candidate for President would go behind closed doors and declare to a
group of wealthy donors that half the American people view themselves as
‘victims’ entitled to handouts, and are unwilling to take 'personal
responsibility' for their lives.
‘It’s hard to serve as a president when you’ve disdainfully written off half
the nation.’
Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian lawmaker and scholar, said Mr Romney’s remarks
were ‘irresponsible and dangerous’.
However, the politician said he stood by the remarks which were ‘not
elegantly stated’.
The fundraiser where Romney made the fateful remarks was thrown in May by
hedge fund manager Marc Leder, who has developed a reputation as a party boy.
Mr Leder, who is worth a reported $400million, runs Sun Capital Partners in
Boca Raton, Florida.
The New York Post reports that he threw a lurid end-of-summer party in the
Hamptons last year at a mansion he rented for $500,000 a month.
The raucous gathering included at least one couple that stripped down naked
in the pool and then had sex on the pool deck in full view of other party
guests. All of this took place to the backdrop of go-go dancers, fire twirlers
and throbbing techno music.
Mr Leder, 50, reportedly kicked up his partying lifestyle after his wife of
22 years cheated on him with her 23-year-old tennis instructor.
Obama has been working hard to make political hay out of Romney's comments at
the fundraiser. During an interview with David Letterman late Tuesday, the
president accused his Republican challenger of dividing the nation.
'My expectation is that if you want to be president, you have to work for
everyone, not just for some,' he said. 'What I think people want to be sure of
is you are not writing off big chunks of the country because the way our
democracy works.'
He also criticized Romney for saying 47 percent of Americans think of
themselves as 'victims,' saying the American Dream is alive and well among all
of the voters he meets.
Romney didn't score marks for his choice of words -- even from his own
running mate, who called the comments 'obviously inarticulate.'
Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan made the comment in an interview aired
Tuesday by KRNV-TV in Reno, Nevada.
Asked what he thought of Romney's remarks, Ryan told the Nevada station: "He
was obviously inarticulate in making this point." Ryan went on to say the point
the Republicans are making is that, under the Obama economy, government
dependency is up and economic stagnation is up.
Meanwhile, Republican launched a counteroffensive in an attempt to regain
momentum. Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday, Romney pointed to a secret 1998 tape
of Obama saying he wants to redistribute wealth in the United States. Hitting
back: President Obama said Romney's remarks were not fitting for a national
leader. He said a president must represent all Americans
Hitting back: President Obama said Romney's remarks were not fitting for a
national leader. He said a president must represent all Americans
Then-Illinois state senator said: 'The trick is figuring out how do we
structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some
redistribution.
'Because I actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to
make to make sure everybody has got a shot.'
The audio of the tape was posted on YouTube on Tuesday and dated October
1998.
Romney says it shows a clear division between the vision of America that he
is offering and the ideals that Obama espouses.
'Frankly, we have two different views about America. The president’s view is
one of a larger government. There is a tape that came out where is the president
is saying he likes redistribution. I disagree,' Romney told Fox News. 'I think a
society based upon a government-centered nation where government plays a larger
and larger role, redistributes money, that’s the wrong course for America. That
will not build a strong America or help people out of poverty.'
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I wish James Carter would find out if there is any footage on the the fundraiser Cheney held for Romney and unearth that. I bet that would be interesting.
This is like writing an essay and then you realize its so bad, you just throw it in the trash
So throw your essay in the trash.
I guess the peanut didn't fall far from the plant......President Carter...you are very nice person....but as president....you harmed this great country....just like Bush and Obama.
BREAKING NEWS!
MITT ROMNEY HAS A(nother) SILVER SPOON MISHAP:(O.M.G.!
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'Romney is also heard saying that the campaign trail is not a good place for
specifics...."We have a website that lays out white papers on a whole series of issues
that I care about. I have to tell you, I don't think this will have a
significant impact on my electability," he says. "I wish it did. I think our ads
will have a much bigger impact." Romney adds that "in a setting like this, a
highly intellectual subject - discussion on a whole series of important topics
typically doesn't win elections. And there are, there are, there are - for
instance, this president won because of 'hope and change.'"' (emphasis mine.)
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Above, Mitt Romney is heard telling the "beautiful people" and the" lovelies" what he really thinks about you "little people". Its nice to be able to take off your wig and scarves every now and again, yes?
Oh, cheers the video! (video link left.)