I'm pretty sure there's a fork stuck in Romney's foot, which happens to be located deep inside his mouth

Jesus H...

9/17/2012 11:39:48 PM

what romney said about obama supporters seems fairly accurate to me.

9/18/2012 12:01:18 AM

This pic just popped up on my facebook feed, sort of goes with what you said. Starting with his olympics gaffe to the video leak, it really has been amateur hour month and a half over at the Romney campaign. Can't handle many more of those with early voting starting in under a month.

9/18/2012 12:01:45 AM

The funny thing is, I mostly agree with the "huge embarrassing super private video leak" that the liberals are hoisting like some kind of end-game for Romney. A good portion of America is still so caught up in the idea of Obama is president and the "change" he preaches. Keep in mind he had barely a 40% approval rating before he claimed he single-handedly killed UBL last year

9/18/2012 12:23:10 AM

when did he ever claim that?

9/18/2012 12:48:45 AM

you mean you didn't see obama fly out to a carrier and announce it?

9/18/2012 12:58:44 AM

Are you 1 of the 47% or Americans that Romney wants to cut off. This guy is so disconnected with real America. Its sad that people are actually gonna vote for this religious, selfish, rich, asshole.

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 8:45 AM. Reason : .]

9/18/2012 8:44:29 AM

Quote :

"Keep in mind he had barely a 40% approval rating before he claimed he single-handedly killed UBL last year"

I don't much recall this. Surely you can find a link?

9/18/2012 8:50:29 AM

What was Bush's approval rating.

9/18/2012 9:03:00 AM

9/18/2012 9:11:59 AM

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 9:23 AM. Reason : more recently]

9/18/2012 9:21:18 AM

Recently? That's over 2 years old. And a year older than when OBL was killed. We aren't talking geology here.

And no one is asking for the approval numbers. They're asking for a source for this claim: "he claimed he single-handedly killed UBL"

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 9:32 AM. Reason : .]

9/18/2012 9:27:11 AM

When did he single-handedly kill OBL or take credit for single-handedly killing him?

9/18/2012 9:27:41 AM

Double postin'

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 9:31 AM. Reason : .]

9/18/2012 9:29:54 AM

Obama was fast-roping down into the compound with NVGs on and an M4 on his cheek. FOUR MORE YEARS

9/18/2012 9:38:51 AM

Romney has a car elevator.

9/18/2012 10:01:07 AM

^^ find that quote yet?

9/18/2012 10:07:54 AM

Meh, what he said seems legit.

9/18/2012 10:14:21 AM

BobbyDigital needs a quote, ya'll. Pretty tricky to read between the lines if you're part of the 47%, I know. You're blind if you think Obama didn't play that raid up for his own political agenda. Re-watch the speech if you've forgotten.

9/18/2012 10:19:36 AM

you mean to say he politicized the succeful raid to take out US's #1 public enemy? what a sneaky politician. it's a good thing romney and other politicians don't politicize things.

9/18/2012 10:37:56 AM

Hey look, a thread about Romney and Obama

9/18/2012 10:47:36 AM

This is playing up a raid. RAID ON IRAQ.

9/18/2012 11:23:03 AM

Quote :

"Pretty tricky to read between the lines if you're part of the 47%, I know"

more than likely I pay more in taxes than you earn in a year. Sit your ass down.

you made up some shit and got called on it.

9/18/2012 11:28:44 AM

If you take Obama's balls out of your mouth for a bit, you might see the big picture. No one called me out on anything, especially you. Obama took far too much credit for what our military and intelligence services did, and you're hoping for a direct quote? Get back to work and stop bragging about your income and your white wife.

9/18/2012 11:31:27 AM

Irrational Romney support ITT

Big fucking deal Obama got credit for killing Osama. What has Romney done?

Government assistance separates this country from third world countries. If 47% of the country is broke, poor, homeless, what do you think happens to your standard of living?

9/18/2012 11:35:09 AM

Hey just because I don't like Obama, don't get me confused with a Romney supporter

9/18/2012 11:38:01 AM

I'm sure the single handedly comment was hyperbole. There were quite a few instances of:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Z0tm_-XDU

to get the crowd going at the DNC. Not really surprising, anyone that was president would want to cash in all the political points they could in that situation.

9/18/2012 11:40:05 AM

I'm not really sure what your point is.

9/18/2012 11:43:29 AM

Quote :

"Hey just because I don't like Obama, don't get me confused with a Romney supporter"

you're doing the same thing, champ.


My dislike of Obama doesn't also include validating moronic arguments against his presidency. There's more than enough valid material out there without resorting to dumbass bullshit.

Same goes for Romney. The tax return thing is as moronic as the birther thing.

9/18/2012 11:53:05 AM

^ I disagree with that ... There is a good reason Romney doesn't want to show his tax returns ... Or he would.

9/18/2012 11:59:28 AM

Someone sum up why I should vote for Obama instead of Romney in 3-5 sentences.

9/18/2012 12:03:10 PM

Uh...umm...uh.
well, you see...ummm
because, uhhhhh, wellll
Yeah, I got nothing
Just vote for Romney.

9/18/2012 12:06:22 PM

Yeah, that's what I figured.

I have a lot of money and no conscience / compassion.

He's my perfect candidate.

9/18/2012 12:09:08 PM

Quote :

"^ I disagree with that ... There is a good reason Romney doesn't want to show his tax returns ... Or he would."

Because he isnt required to and because he already released one and because the opposition wants it so bad.

There is a good reason why Obama doesn't want to show his ________ or he would.
You can fill in the blank with:
Actual long-form birth certificate (NOT an easily-forged electronic copy of a short-form document that is not even officially accepted in Hawaii)
Passport files
University of Chicago Law School scholarly articles
Harvard Law Review articles
Harvard Law School records
Columbia University records
Columbia University senior thesis, “Soviet Nuclear Disarmament”
Occidental College records, including financial aid that he may have received
Punahou School records, where Mr. Obama attended from the fifth grade until he finished high school
Noelani Elementary School records, where Barack Obama attended kindergarten (according to the Hawaii Department of Education, students must submit a birth certificate to register — but parents may bring a passport or student visa if the child is from a foreign country)
Complete files and schedules of his years as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004
Obama’s client list from during his time in private practice with the Chicago law firm of Davis, Miner, Barnhill and Gallard
Illinois State Bar Association records
Baptism records

9/18/2012 12:14:12 PM

^ If you don't see the difference between Tax Returns and that fishing expedition, I can't help you ...

9/18/2012 12:19:12 PM

Quote :

"^ I disagree with that ... There is a good reason Romney doesn't want to show his tax returns ... Or he would."

your logic is pretty flawed. That's the same logic those who justify warrantless wiretaps/searches use-- "if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to be worried about"

if he broke laws, then the IRS already has all the info it needs-- so we can assume that his tax returns don't show any law breaking.

More than likely it shows him taking advantage of all sorts of legal tax loopholes, and should the become public, he and his campaign will spend so much time and effort defending each and every one that it'll take the campaigns focus away from the presidency. Now, that said, given the number of gaffes he's made, that might be a good thing.

9/18/2012 12:19:45 PM

Why the hell shouldn't Obama have taken the political credit for the OBL raid? He fuckin' ordered it. If it would have failed, he sure as shit would have taken the political blame.

To my knowledge he never once took operational credit for the raid. All that was heaped upon the military and the SEALs (rightly so).

9/18/2012 9:36:39 PM

9/18/2012 9:47:00 PM

the rest of the fundraiser video was released:

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/watch-full-secret-video-private-romney-fundraiser

9/18/2012 9:58:40 PM

Quote :

"so we can assume that his tax returns don't show any law breaking."

for what it's worth, i think the reason why a lot of people think Romney is afraid to release his tax returns is that they'll show how little taxes he actually paid- NOT because he's broken the law or anything; rather, a multi-millionaire who pays little in taxes, but proposes huge tax hikes to 'fix' the budget, isn't very appealing to middle class voters.

This whole gaffe of his sorta illustrates my point

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 10:04 PM. Reason : .]

9/18/2012 10:03:00 PM

I think many in both the media and on TWW need to familiarize themselves with the word "gaffe."

You're implying that he made an error or embarrassed himself-

...negative on both counts.

This statement is EXACTLY what Romney believes and EXACTLY what his donors want to hear.

Romney doesn't give two shits what you punks on TWW think, honestly, n does he care about the people that are actually upset over this.

The poor white trash that he insulted wasn't going to vote for Obama anyway, probably because they're racist and stupid.

It's not like he suddenly just lost a big chunk of the welfare minority vote.

So maybe the big story is he lost the votes of some retirees? Big deal, we will just sign up more dead people to vote like the Democrats have been doing (what, 60k in NC alone)?

Please.

Fake. Manufactured. Drama.

Welcome to the reality TV programming that is modern American politics! Don't forget to keep up with the Kardashians!

Besides, Gallup and Rasmussen have him up 1 or 2 points today alone?

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 10:27 PM. Reason : -]

9/18/2012 10:21:31 PM

He insulted people who didn't pay income taxes. There are a lot of people who work full time and don't pay income taxes. This number has grown because of the Bush tax cuts Romney wants to extend. Romney insulted people that he wants to keep not paying income taxes.

9/18/2012 10:28:31 PM

^^ lol

that's the saddest thing you've ever posted.

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 10:30 PM. Reason : ]

9/18/2012 10:29:48 PM

Good, the more it upsets you the better.

I hope Romney and I are both inescapably under your skin.

9/18/2012 10:31:59 PM

Uh, perhaps YOU should look up the meaning of the word gaffe.

It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, it was something he shouldn't have said during a run for the White House.

Obviously he thinks it's true, otherwise he wouldn't have said it. But it was a mistake to make a sweeping, insulting generalization about a lot of hardworking Americans who don't 'technically' pay taxes for a variety of reasons. It didn't win him any brownie points or make him appear more likeable.



[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 10:34 PM. Reason : It might very well cost him the election]

9/18/2012 10:33:48 PM

^ you're letting yourself get sucked in to yowilly's trolling.

He knows a presidential candidate shouldn't say he doesn't care about 47% of the country, no one needs this explained to them...

Just sit back and watch the squirming as long as this lasts.

9/18/2012 10:41:48 PM

Aw shucks he got me

Gaffe's on me!

9/18/2012 10:48:23 PM

ITT 47 > 53

9/18/2012 10:50:43 PM

Quote :

"Forty-seven percent of the country, he said, are people "who are dependent upon government, who believe they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to take care of them, who believe they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it." This comment suggests a few things. First, it suggests that he really doesn't know much about the country he inhabits. Who are these freeloaders? Is it the Iraq war veteran who goes to the V.A.? Is it the student getting a loan to go to college? Is it the retiree on Social Security or Medicare? It suggests that Romney doesn't know much about the culture of America. Yes, the entitlement state has expanded, but America remains one of the hardest-working nations on earth. Americans work longer hours than just about anyone else. Americans believe in work more than almost any other people. Ninety-two percent say that hard work is the key to success, according to a 2009 Pew Research Survey. It says that Romney doesn't know much about the political culture. Americans haven't become childlike worshipers of big government. On the contrary, trust in government has declined. The number of people who think government spending promotes social mobility has fallen. The people who receive the disproportionate share of government spending are not big-government lovers. They are Republicans. They are senior citizens. They are white men with high school degrees. As Bill Galston of the Brookings Institution has noted, the people who have benefited from the entitlements explosion are middle-class workers, more so than the dependent poor. Romney's comments also reveal that he has lost any sense of the social compact. In 1987, during Ronald Reagan's second term, 62 percent of Republicans believed that the government has a responsibility to help those who can't help themselves. Now, according to the Pew Research Center, only 40 percent of Republicans believe that. The Republican Party, and apparently Mitt Romney, too, has shifted over toward a much more hyperindividualistic and atomistic social view - from the Reaganesque language of common citizenship to the libertarian language of makers and takers. There's no way the country will trust the Republican Party to reform the welfare state if that party doesn't have a basic commitment to provide a safety net for those who suffer for no fault of their own. The final thing the comment suggests is that Romney knows nothing about ambition and motivation. The formula he sketches is this: People who are forced to make it on their own have drive. People who receive benefits have dependency. But, of course, no middle-class parent acts as if this is true. Middle-class parents don't deprive their children of benefits so they can learn to struggle on their own. They shower benefits on their children to give them more opportunities - so they can play travel sports, go on foreign trips and develop more skills. People are motivated when they feel competent. They are motivated when they have more opportunities. Ambition is fired by possibility, not by deprivation, as a tour through the world's poorest regions makes clear. Sure, there are some government programs that cultivate patterns of dependency in some people. I'd put federal disability payments and unemployment insurance in this category. But, as a description of America today, Romney's comment is a country-club fantasy. It's what self-satisfied millionaires say to each other. It reinforces every negative view people have about Romney."

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/opinion/brooks-thurston-howell-romney.xml

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 11:02 PM. Reason : http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/opinion/brooks-thurston-howell-romney.xml]

9/18/2012 10:58:15 PM

i can only assume that pryderi posted some lame picture he got from his email or the "Being Liberal" facebook page

set em up ----------->

9/18/2012 11:02:35 PM