xp I'm enjoying that that the Obama campaign is treating them as such, just staring them down, daring them to actually put on the hayseed clownsuit on national TV. It's not like he's going to win Kansas anyway.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 14 September 2012 15:11 (eleven years ago) link
Atheists vs. Christians is probably the biggest red herring in the deal. Pretty much none of the Republican policies are in line w anything Christ The Lord and Savior Who Liberals Hate espoused or practiced
First you wanna talk about Christians, then you wanna talk about Christ - pick a subject and stick to it!
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 14 September 2012 15:19 (eleven years ago) link
have we done this one? this is some LOL-ass buffoonery right here
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/romney-adviser-under-president-romney-libya-attack-never-would-have-happened.php
Romney foreign policy adviser/ W. remnant Richard Williamson said that if Romney had been President, the attack in Libya would not have happened
He blamed the attack that killed Stevens on Obama’s handling of the region, arguing that the Muslim world would have held the hypothetical Romney administration of 2008-2012 in much greater esteem, which would have prevented violent protests over an anti-Muslim film like the one that led to Stevens’s death.
― it's smdh time in America (will), Friday, 14 September 2012 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
lolwhut
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Friday, 14 September 2012 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not voting Republican but the way people talk Mitt Romney is worse than Ronald Reagan!
He is. Judged in the context of the times, so is the other guy.
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 September 2012 15:42 (eleven years ago) link
(xposts) Much like "the muslim world" held W. in such great esteem that 9/11 never happened. I see...
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Friday, 14 September 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
The logic is pretty baffling, in that one would believe Obama is a secret Muslim yet is not held in high enough esteem in the Muslim world?
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 14 September 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
He's too secret!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 September 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
*dying*
― it's smdh time in America (will), Friday, 14 September 2012 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
He cannot go a day, literally a day, without something like this happening.
BOSTON (AP) — Mitt Romney is promising to reduce taxes on middle-income Americans.But how does he define "middle-income"? The Republican presidential nominee defined it as income of $200,000 to $250,000 a year.Romney commented during an interview broadcast Friday on ABC's "Good Morning America."The Census Bureau reported this week that the median household income — the midpoint for the nation — is just over $50,000.
But how does he define "middle-income"? The Republican presidential nominee defined it as income of $200,000 to $250,000 a year.
Romney commented during an interview broadcast Friday on ABC's "Good Morning America."
The Census Bureau reported this week that the median household income — the midpoint for the nation — is just over $50,000.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/14/romney-middle-income_n_1883819.html
― a shark with a rippling six pack (Phil D.), Friday, 14 September 2012 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
haha wow
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Friday, 14 September 2012 16:20 (eleven years ago) link
lol just came here to post that
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 14 September 2012 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
how many douchechills can he
― Nhex, Friday, 14 September 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
you are fucking kidding me
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
if a democrat nominee had said that the press wouldn't have enough nails for his coffin
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
And yet I have plenty of struggling relatives making well under that $50k figure that think Romney is their saviour.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
he did (link taken from gawker story): "In a recent speech, President Barack Obama referred to the "middle class" 14 times, defining it as a family that makes up to $250,000 a year."
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0718/What-does-it-mean-to-be-middle-class
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
but "up to" means a hell of a lot more than "$200k-$250k"
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
is more inclusive of, y'know, reality
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
i'm guessing that was a misphrasing on romney's part? number aside, it would be weird to define middle income with a range of just $50,000. but maybe i'm being overly charitable.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:06 (eleven years ago) link
like what proportion of americans would fall under "middle income" if he was defining it literally as $200,000 to $250,000 in income?
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
good god
“I think the challenge that I’ll have in the debate is that the president tends to, how shall I say it, to say things that aren’t true,” Romney said. “I’ve looked at prior debates. And in that kind of case, it’s difficult to say, ‘Well, am I going to spend my time correcting things that aren’t quite accurate? Or am I going to spend my time talking about the things I want to talk about?”
― backed by regular small people (Hunt3r), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
i think its just a reflection of how completely out of touch he is with what most Americans actually earn. in his view, that probably seems like a reasonable estimate. the $250,000 has been a number kicked around a lot as kind of a middle-class upper limit this cycle, so i can see why he picked that as an upper limit. he probably can't even fathom how people making under $200k even live, so he just threw that one in.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
yeah when youre dealing with numbers that small, whole orders of magnitude are indistinguishible. scale becomes a huge problem.
― backed by regular small people (Hunt3r), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
sorry guys, this is bullshit - the whole quote is “Middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less."
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/14/mitt_romney_defines_middle_income_as_200_250000/
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
i.e. more or less the way Obama has been defining it
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
And less
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 14 September 2012 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
you guys are really masters of freaking out over one guy's BS vs another guy's high crimes.
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:19 (eleven years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41MR6E2REZL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― free-range chicken pox (Matt P), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRB2h37tedkN_3Sz0ilydnf3OpPRo1_BY9AzuKHCksZKSajGyFY-8LJfbYTtA
high crimes
― Mordy, Friday, 14 September 2012 17:31 (eleven years ago) link
freaking out? it's more like pointing and laughing
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
Morbs-ese has no room for subtlety.
― the only problem, i find, is juggling my cock (Old Lunch), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:46 (eleven years ago) link
just because "freaking out" is the only reaction Morbs can handle...
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
man i forgot about High Crimes amidst all those other early 00s Ashley Judd thrillers.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
does a child killed by an american drone in pakistan care about how much money middle class people make?
― Mordy, Friday, 14 September 2012 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
If that ain't the question of the month...
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
savage-mule Democrat 'humor'
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:56 (eleven years ago) link
"Is $100,000 middle income?" Stephanopoulos asked.
"No, middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less," Romney responded.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 14 September 2012 17:57 (eleven years ago) link
The homeless guy outside my office will be thrilled when I tell him the $5.24 he's collected this week qualifies him as "middle class".
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:58 (eleven years ago) link
i don't know why the democratic party has (had) a reputation for being doves. from WW2 to Vietnam to Afghanistan, democrats are always are the forefront of the killing foreigners industry.
― Mordy, Friday, 14 September 2012 18:03 (eleven years ago) link
Americans love killing foreigners. Hell, Americans love killing full stop. We're a violent bunch.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:04 (eleven years ago) link
Meantime:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-filmmaker-20120914,0,6397127.story
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 September 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
xp WW1 too
― Brad C., Friday, 14 September 2012 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
People with power in questionably using power shockah.
― the only problem, i find, is juggling my cock (Old Lunch), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
xp I keep making the mistake of thinking HuffPo is a reliable news source.
― Get wolves (DL), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
i'll field that. though it's something of a "trade secret", the american democratic party is actually allied with liberal/progressive ideals and voters! these tend to pacifism and a distrust of the military-industrial complex. though democratic presidents have often been just as hawkish as their republican counterparts, this is much less true of the party as a whole.
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:18 (eleven years ago) link
ooh, a sarcasm detector, that's a real useful invention!
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
the american democratic party is actually allied with liberal/progressive ideals and voters
i'm gonna let morbz field this one
― Mordy, Friday, 14 September 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
this is true when "allied with" means "smiles fatuously while paying lip service to"
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, if pacifist values don't seem to guide the democratic party's leadership, then i suppose it's fair to wonder whether they really mean anything to the party at all. want to compare this to the republicans' cynical alliance with socially conservative christians, but at least they go to bat for those values.
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link