November 14, 2012

12 Aug, 2026

In Final Phoner with Funders, Romney Says Obama Won by Bribing Voters with ‘Free Contraceptives’ and Other Perks – Also Confirms He Won’t Run in 2016

November 14, 2012November 15, 2012 Jon Ponder

After losing his election bid for California governor in 1962, Richard Nixon held a news conference in which he lashed out at the press. “[As] I leave you,” Nixon said to a roomful of the reporters who had covered his campaign, “I want you to know…. just think how much you’re going to be missing. You don’t have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.”

Mitt Romney — who refused to speak with the press for the final 24 days of the presidential election — gave his farewell address, fittingly, on a conference call with fatcat donors on his national finance committee.

In his own robotic way, Romney was just as petulant as Nixon. But instead of attacking the media, Romney took the opportunity to kick around Americans who voted for Pres. Obama — by accusing them of trading their votes for perks like “free contraceptives” and insurance coverage:

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80 Percent of Americans Want Compromise on ‘Fiscal Cliff’

November 14, 2012 Buck Banks

8 in 10

Americans say it is extremely or very important for Congress and President Obama to agree on a plan to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” A majority want both sides to compromise equally, but few have faith they will.

19 States Are Circulating Secession Petitions Among Racists

November 14, 2012 Buck Banks

19

Number of states in which petitions to secede from the union have been circulated since Barack Obama’s re-election as president of the United States of America. In other words, if you’re a racist, sign here.

Day: November 14, 2012

In Final Phoner with Funders, Romney Says Obama Won by Bribing Voters with ‘Free Contraceptives’ and Other Perks – Also Confirms He Won’t Run in 2016

80 Percent of Americans Want Compromise on ‘Fiscal Cliff’

8 in 10

Americans say it is extremely or very important for Congress and President Obama to agree on a plan to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” A majority want both sides to compromise equally, but few have faith they will.

19 States Are Circulating Secession Petitions Among Racists

19

Number of states in which petitions to secede from the union have been circulated since Barack Obama’s re-election as president of the United States of America. In other words, if you’re a racist, sign here.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%