September 10, 2012

Even FOX Is Beginning to Demand Specifics From Romney

September 10, 2012September 11, 2012 Trish

Romney seems to have internalized the Mormon culture of secrecy

Apparently we have a better chance of seeing Mitt Romney’s tax returns than we do of knowing his plans for balancing the budget through changes in the tax code, which is how he says he would do it. You know that when even FOX News (although I don’t think Gregg Jarrett is one of the most egregious Republican tools who anchor shows on the network) is trying to pin down Romney and his policy wonks, there is some serious evasion going on.

Romney’s platform up to now has been for us to trust him, but he keeps too many secrets to allow it. For example, along with those tax returns, there are the records he sealed as he left the office of governor of Massachusetts. Good luck glimpsing those.

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North Carolina Republicans Delusional Over Osama Bin Laden

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 Trish

15%

North Carolina Republicans that answered the question, “Who do you think deserves more credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?” with Mitt Romney. Another 56% of Republicans told Public Policy Polling (PPP) they weren’t sure, while only 29% could bring themselves to admit that Pres. Obama should get more credit. While the president is enjoying a post convention bounce nationwide, he moved up only one point in the battleground state, from 48-48 the week before the event to 49-48 immediately after.

Pat Robertson, Fresh Off the Campaign Trail with Mitt, Advises a Man to Beat His Wife

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 Trish

Keep in mind as you watch Pat Robertson advise a man whose wife insults him that he needs to move to Saudi Arabia so he can “become a Muslim and beat her,” that Mitt campaigned this weekend with Pat at his side. Make no mistake about the “conservative” attitude toward women: we are to submit to male authority and if we don’t, well a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do.

Nice try by the CBN host to save Pat from saying more, and to laugh off his comments, but we get it. It’s called the Republican War on Women, and it just keeps escalating.

Update: Someone on Facebook reminded us that Vice Pres. Joe Biden was the author of the Violence Against Women Act, and that our choice in November couldn’t be clearer.

H/T to MBH

Paul Ryan Refuses to Say How Romney Will Fix the Economy But Bristles At the Idea It Is a Nixonian ‘Secret Plan’

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 Jon Ponder

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Yesterday, while David Gregory was lobbing softballs at Mitt Romney on “Meet the Press” on NBC, over on the ABC News Sunday show, George Stephanopoulos gave Congressman Paul Ryan a tougher time, especially when — at about 02:50 on the video above, which is transcribed below — Ryan refused to name a single loophole he and Romney would close in order to help pay for the massive tax cut they are promising to give the 1 Percent.

Watch how Ryan bristles when Stephanopoulos characterizes the Republican campaign’s refusal to lay out what it will do to restore economic growth as a “secret plan.”

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Charlie Crist Likely Democratic Challenger in 2014 Fla. Gov. Race

September 10, 2012 Buck Banks

61% to 25%

Margin by which a new St. Pete Polls survey in Florida shows former Gov. Charlie Crist (I) crushing Alex Sink (D) as the choice of likely Democratic voters for governor in two years.

Flint Offers $1 Million for Info on Romney’s Taxes

September 10, 2012October 16, 2017 Buck Banks

$1 million

Amount Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine, is offering for “documented evidence concerning Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s unreleased tax returns and/or details of his offshore assets, bank accounts and business partnerships,” CNN reports.

Putin Explains Cause of the Failure of Communism

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 Buck Banks

Group sex is better than one-on-one because, as in any sort of collective work, you can shirk off.

— Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by The Guardian, recalling the orgy performed by a radical art group to protest against the election of Dmitry Medvedev in 2008.

Romney’s Economic Plan a Mystery — Even to Republicans

September 10, 2012 Buck Banks

He says he’s got a 53-point plan or whatever, I don’t know.

— Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), quoted by the New York Times Magazine, commenting on Mitt Romney’s economic agenda.

Is a Defense Cut a ‘Cut’ If It’s Never Cut?

September 10, 2012 Buck Banks

The goal was never that these defense cuts actually occur.

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), quoted by The Hill, defending his vote for sequestration that Mitt Romney is now saying was a mistake.

#RomneyHardships Shows Life for a Rich Corporate Raider is Harder Than You Think

September 10, 2012 Trish

MittHuffy — It's not as easy as it looks

A new hashtag is lighting up on Twitter: #RomneyHardships. Among those listed:

So many connecting flights to get to your Swiss banks
“I can’t hire illegals, I’m running for President for Pete’s sake.”
So annoying that they won’t just let me buy Twitter outright…
Nobody ever has change for a $10,000 bill.
Car elevator becomes stuck between Bentley and Ferrari floors
Having to pretend the greatest achievement of your time as Mass. governor never happened
Not being able to “retroactively retire” from this miserable loser of a race
Fact-checkers
Trying to avoid situations where he’ll have to admit he thinks his mormon god lives on the planet Kolob

A promoted tweet from Paul Ryan appears at the top of the search: “Our economy runs on freedom, not government. It’s time we put our faith back in the American people #BelieveInAmerica #RomneyRyan2012”

In addition, there are a few tweets of support for Romney, including these completely not angry contributions:

Having to deal with the tremendous amount of morons who think 4yrs of failure isn’t enough…#fail
Paying $4,000,000.00 in taxes in one year, only to have zero-paying recipients whine he’s not paying his “fair share”

Day: September 10, 2012

Even FOX Is Beginning to Demand Specifics From Romney

North Carolina Republicans Delusional Over Osama Bin Laden

15%

Pat Robertson, Fresh Off the Campaign Trail with Mitt, Advises a Man to Beat His Wife

Paul Ryan Refuses to Say How Romney Will Fix the Economy But Bristles At the Idea It Is a Nixonian ‘Secret Plan’

Charlie Crist Likely Democratic Challenger in 2014 Fla. Gov. Race

61% to 25%

Margin by which a new St. Pete Polls survey in Florida shows former Gov. Charlie Crist (I) crushing Alex Sink (D) as the choice of likely Democratic voters for governor in two years.

Flint Offers $1 Million for Info on Romney’s Taxes

$1 million

Amount Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine, is offering for “documented evidence concerning Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s unreleased tax returns and/or details of his offshore assets, bank accounts and business partnerships,” CNN reports.

Putin Explains Cause of the Failure of Communism

Group sex is better than one-on-one because, as in any sort of collective work, you can shirk off.

— Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by The Guardian, recalling the orgy performed by a radical art group to protest against the election of Dmitry Medvedev in 2008.

Romney’s Economic Plan a Mystery — Even to Republicans

He says he’s got a 53-point plan or whatever, I don’t know.

— Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), quoted by the New York Times Magazine, commenting on Mitt Romney’s economic agenda.

Is a Defense Cut a ‘Cut’ If It’s Never Cut?

The goal was never that these defense cuts actually occur.

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), quoted by The Hill, defending his vote for sequestration that Mitt Romney is now saying was a mistake.

#RomneyHardships Shows Life for a Rich Corporate Raider is Harder Than You Think

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

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